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Asset managers merge $16.5B empire - here's what it means for your portfolio

Reading time: 2 min • Jul 11, 2025, 08:06 AM (UTC)

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  • Platinum Asset Management and L1 Capital merged to form a $1...

Two of Australia's investment heavyweights just decided they're stronger together than apart. Platinum Asset Management and L1 Capital announced their merger on July 7, creating a $16.5 billion asset management powerhouse that's banking on the old "strength in numbers" theory.

The timing couldn't be more telling. Platinum has been hemorrhaging money faster than a leaky hedge fund, losing $5 billion in assets last fiscal year alone. Meanwhile, L1 Capital has been quietly building a reputation with their long/short strategies - the kind of complex moves that sound impressive at dinner parties a...

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