{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"4055","rtpr_id":"nGNE4X2YLV","ticker":"MWDP","exchange":"Euronext Paris","all_tickers":["MWDP"],"title":"REG-WENDEL: Wendel completes the acquisition of a controlling stake in Committed Advisors, adding expertise in secondary markets to its third-party asset management business","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-04-22T06:31:01.161Z","article_body":"PRESS RELEASE – APRIL 22ND, 2026\n\nWendel completes the acquisition of a controlling stake in Committed Advisors,\nadding expertise in secondary markets to its third-party asset management\nbusiness\n\nStrengthens partnership with BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts’ GP stakes\nplatform, which is also participating in the transaction\n\nWendel announces today the closing of the acquisition of a controlling stake\n(56% of the capital) in Committed Advisors (“Committed Advisors” or\n“CA”) from its founding partners who also reinvested all of their net\nproceeds in Committed Advisors funds, as part of the transaction.\n\nFounded in 2010, Committed Advisors is a global private investment firm\nfocusing on the mid-market, providing a broad range of solutions to investors\nand general partners seeking liquidity solutions for their private equity\nassets. The firm, with its 55 professionals, manages €7.7 billion of private\nassets on behalf of third-party investors, and has completed over 250\ntransactions since inception.\n\nFor Wendel, this transaction constitutes a new milestone in its third-party\nasset management business, Wendel Investment Managers, which is aimed at\ngenerating additional sources of recurring income and intrinsic value\ncreation. The remaining 44% of Committed Advisors’ share capital will be\nacquired by Wendel through subsequent transactions scheduled between 2029,\n2032 and 2035, as described at the transaction announcement.\n\nFurthermore, BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts (BNPP AM Alts), through its GP\nStake investment strategy managed by the Prime unit(1), for a diversified pool\nof investors, has announced the agreement to acquire a 5.9% stake in Committed\nAdvisors from Wendel(2) . This investment reflects BNPP AM Alts’ strong\nconviction in the secondaries market, as well as the trusted and longstanding\nrelationship between all parties. As a reminder, a similar (joint) operation\nwas done back in March 2025 with Monroe Capital.(3) This new transaction is\npart of the ongoing active deployment of the BNPP AM Alts’ GP Stake strategy\nby its investment team, who currently manages €540 million(4) and who aims\nto identify blue-chip private market players to accompany them in their\ndevelopment through strategic and operational support.\n\nWith this partnership, Committed Advisors becomes the secondary market\nspecialist within Wendel Investment Managers (Wendel’s asset management\nplatform), which already covers buyout through IK Partners and private credit\nthrough Monroe Capital. Committed Advisors will benefit from the platform’s\nresources and support to consolidate its development and keep generating\ngrowth in a secondary market that has more than doubled in size since 2021.\nFollowing this transaction, Wendel Investment Managers is expected to manage\nover €49bn in Assets Under Management and to generate over €200 million in\nFee Related Earnings on a pro forma basis in 2026 across private equity,\nprivate debt and private market solutions\n        \nLaurent Mignon, CEO of Wendel, said: \n“It’s a great privilege for Wendel to partner on the next chapter of\nCommitted Advisors’ growth with such a renowned investor as BNPP AM Alts and\nits full ecosystem. Their commitment to our business will provide meaningful\nand stable capital to thoughtfully further scale our platform and better\ncapture the attractive and expanding opportunity in middle market private\nmarkets”.\n\nGilles Dusaintpère, Head of GP Stake Investments at BNPP AM Alts said: \n“We are delighted and enthusiastic to build on our long-standing\nrelationship with Wendel to partner with Committed Advisors. As a minority\nshareholder, we will accompany Committed Advisors on its next stage of growth,\nleveraging its key position as a high-quality, leading secondary manager. This\npartnership underscores the strength of the franchise and reflects our strong\nconviction with regards to the broad development of the secondaries market\nacross all its dimensions.”\n\n-Ends-\n\nPRESS CONTACTS\n\nBNP Paribas Asset Management Alts (PRIME unit)\nJulie Marie – +33 6 85 59 73 95 \njulie.marie@axa-im.com\nJamie Wynn-Williams - +44 207 003 2680\nJamie.wynn-williams@axa-im.com\n\nProsek Partners\nMatthieu Roussellier and Milo Larkin / pro-BNPPAMAltsPrime@prosek.com\n\nWendel        \nChristine Anglade-Pirzadeh: +33 (0)1 42 85 63 24        \nc.anglade@wendelgroup.com         \nCaroline Decaux: +33 (0)1 42 85 91 27        \nc.decaux@wendelgroup.com         \n\nPrimatice\nOlivier Labesse : +33 (0)6 79 11 49 71\nolivierlabesse@primatrice.com \nHugues Schmitt : +33 (0)6 71 99 74 58\nhuguesschmitt@primatice.com\n\nAbout Wendel\nWendel is one of Europe’s leading listed investment firms. Regarding its\nprincipal investment strategy, the Group invests in companies which are\nleaders in their field, such as ACAMS, Bureau Veritas, Crisis Prevention\nInstitute, Globeducate, IHS Towers, Scalian, Stahl and Tarkett. In 2023,\nWendel initiated a strategic shift into third-party asset management of\nprivate assets, alongside its historical principal investment activities. In\nthis context, Wendel completed the acquisitions of a 51% stake in IK Partners\nin May 2024 and 72% of Monroe Capital in March 2025 and announced the\nacquisition of Committed Advisors in October 2025. As of December 31, 2025,\nWendel Investment Managers manages 47 billion euros on behalf of third-party\ninvestors, pro forma of the acquisition of Committed Advisors, and c.5.5\nbillion euros invested in its Principal Investments activity.\n\nWendel is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris.\nStandard & Poor’s ratings: Long-term: BBB, negative outlook – Short-term:\nA-2 \nWendel is the Founding Sponsor of Centre Pompidou-Metz. In recognition of its\nlong-term patronage of the arts, Wendel received the distinction of “Grand\nMécène de la Culture” in 2012.\n\nFor more information: wendelgroup.com\nFollow us on LinkedIn: @Wendel  \n\nAbout BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts\nBNP Paribas Asset Management Alts (BNPP AM Alts) is the alternative\ninvestments platform of BNP Paribas Asset Management. It is the largest\nalternatives asset manager in Europe and a global leader, with approximately\n€300 billion in assets under management across Real Estate, Infrastructure,\nAlternative Credit and Private Equity.  \n\nWith more than 30-year track record, BNPP AM Alts has built a reputation as a\npioneering and innovative asset manager, combining an entrepreneurial\ninvestment culture with strategic discipline.\n\nBNPP AM Alts finances the real economy by providing equity and debt to help\ncompanies to expand by developing, managing and financing infrastructure and\nbuildings essential to economic growth.\n\nSustainability is at the core of our investment decision-making processes,\nwith a particular focus on decarbonization.\n\nAppendix: Glossary\n* AUM (Assets under Management): Corresponding – for a given fund – to\ntotal investors’ commitment (during the fund’s investment period) or total\ninvested amount (post investment period). \n* FRE (Fee-Related Earnings): This indicator is used by Wendel Investment\nManagers. It corresponds to operating income from third-party asset management\nactivities, excluding Performance Related Earnings (see below). FRE also\nincludes net income from Monroe Capital's Fund O. It does not take into\naccount other financial results, (with the exception of financial income from\ninvestment activities), impairment of non-current assets, non-recurring income\nand expenses (in particular restructuring costs), income and expenses\nunrelated to the business, entries relating to mergers and acquisitions (in\nparticular gains and losses on disposals, impairment of goodwill allocations,\nearn-out and deferred payment expenses) and taxes.\n * PRE (Performance Related Earnings): (Performance Related Earnings): this\nindicator is used by Wendel Investment Managers. It constitutes the variable\nportion of fees (carried interest allocated to the Group). * GP (General\nPartner): Entity in charge of the overall management, administration and\ninvestment of the funds. The GP is paid by management fees charged on assets\nunder management (AuM).\n1 Previously known as AXA IM PRIME, currently BNPP AM PRIME\n\n2 Post acquisition by BNPP AM alts, Wendel will own 50.1% of Committed\nAdvisors\n\n3 See : Monroe Capital Completes Strategic Partnership with Wendel Group –\nMonroe Capital LLC\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=BSbvg8kMeu-Sh7NtfcmMUtGs643HkNAwLp08Fzre4IIfjFM23wDPk00_e3D3avODFGPNAvJEN9mVvowQnAFP1FMoj8nhBDFalJJgucSVtg9JE4UTueH-0-p7pqUbv-k-ZNaLIYfTQuoKB1kkT2WGz8EyaS5thnzDQZSAhDbkzFJS3W6Jv1bdzA2qWMJU2yIWJsY88wOV9MkRBxgxcckCa1e-mRf0Ic2W8VvP35fpCwEBn2fWTJVEjA-3JfXEsmDEjHeRBfpbDxsVcrvPuPVHWQIl0nW3zOVc0bjIal763EE=)\n\n4 See : BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts, through its PRIME unit, Announces\nc.€540 Million Final Close of First GP Stakes Fund\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=nPcJ5awqIA68JRW6ys-dZ7_d9GFHublakU6rALfF7PSn9hPM5t2iwdSCkyoJsk8yL_B8sNtz1RWZDUVSKUvkc5gRU2n22oWVArkJo1OQMkhoKKtz9qyVPT91wFa7eecSj-ptO9XLMfuubIwK3U-GcY7f6Zp_rocQ-hBwCz5fCbxl6rdN4wKLmB9dZ3dI6DoRavRqEFDat5avhN2hVBP5XHgSdyX0IjGy_PcQj9eo1OEIGM5n4HiPZr4uH3ZZyrYgYclpz_V3JPKnZV1EfpnJ0SNW41gp_0jzPsR9hoyPaq7S4dWipJHmg5-ITeLb43MemuV2zqIArflHFISt3_l-Li3y1FfhMn1JRRzJDrFxWORsSpv9tx9PbAJ2rsS4CdTJQ19T386vETrJT-FyCRDKp38JaB1QJmoFnvMdbDxHgY9xKwQPbKKnMONj2h0x5vis)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nAttachment\n*     Wendel_EN_Closing _CA_APRIL_22_2026_FINAL\n(https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/5e0636af-204d-4aba-bb2a-4504aba11c62)","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNE4X2YLV","title":"REG-WENDEL: Wendel completes the acquisition of a controlling stake in Committed Advisors, adding expertise in secondary markets to its third-party asset management business","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"MWDP","created":"2026-04-22T06:31:01.161Z","tickers":["MWDP"],"exchange":"Euronext Paris","article_body":"PRESS RELEASE – APRIL 22ND, 2026\n\nWendel completes the acquisition of a controlling stake in Committed Advisors,\nadding expertise in secondary markets to its third-party asset management\nbusiness\n\nStrengthens partnership with BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts’ GP stakes\nplatform, which is also participating in the transaction\n\nWendel announces today the closing of the acquisition of a controlling stake\n(56% of the capital) in Committed Advisors (“Committed Advisors” or\n“CA”) from its founding partners who also reinvested all of their net\nproceeds in Committed Advisors funds, as part of the transaction.\n\nFounded in 2010, Committed Advisors is a global private investment firm\nfocusing on the mid-market, providing a broad range of solutions to investors\nand general partners seeking liquidity solutions for their private equity\nassets. The firm, with its 55 professionals, manages €7.7 billion of private\nassets on behalf of third-party investors, and has completed over 250\ntransactions since inception.\n\nFor Wendel, this transaction constitutes a new milestone in its third-party\nasset management business, Wendel Investment Managers, which is aimed at\ngenerating additional sources of recurring income and intrinsic value\ncreation. The remaining 44% of Committed Advisors’ share capital will be\nacquired by Wendel through subsequent transactions scheduled between 2029,\n2032 and 2035, as described at the transaction announcement.\n\nFurthermore, BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts (BNPP AM Alts), through its GP\nStake investment strategy managed by the Prime unit(1), for a diversified pool\nof investors, has announced the agreement to acquire a 5.9% stake in Committed\nAdvisors from Wendel(2) . This investment reflects BNPP AM Alts’ strong\nconviction in the secondaries market, as well as the trusted and longstanding\nrelationship between all parties. As a reminder, a similar (joint) operation\nwas done back in March 2025 with Monroe Capital.(3) This new transaction is\npart of the ongoing active deployment of the BNPP AM Alts’ GP Stake strategy\nby its investment team, who currently manages €540 million(4) and who aims\nto identify blue-chip private market players to accompany them in their\ndevelopment through strategic and operational support.\n\nWith this partnership, Committed Advisors becomes the secondary market\nspecialist within Wendel Investment Managers (Wendel’s asset management\nplatform), which already covers buyout through IK Partners and private credit\nthrough Monroe Capital. Committed Advisors will benefit from the platform’s\nresources and support to consolidate its development and keep generating\ngrowth in a secondary market that has more than doubled in size since 2021.\nFollowing this transaction, Wendel Investment Managers is expected to manage\nover €49bn in Assets Under Management and to generate over €200 million in\nFee Related Earnings on a pro forma basis in 2026 across private equity,\nprivate debt and private market solutions\n        \nLaurent Mignon, CEO of Wendel, said: \n“It’s a great privilege for Wendel to partner on the next chapter of\nCommitted Advisors’ growth with such a renowned investor as BNPP AM Alts and\nits full ecosystem. Their commitment to our business will provide meaningful\nand stable capital to thoughtfully further scale our platform and better\ncapture the attractive and expanding opportunity in middle market private\nmarkets”.\n\nGilles Dusaintpère, Head of GP Stake Investments at BNPP AM Alts said: \n“We are delighted and enthusiastic to build on our long-standing\nrelationship with Wendel to partner with Committed Advisors. As a minority\nshareholder, we will accompany Committed Advisors on its next stage of growth,\nleveraging its key position as a high-quality, leading secondary manager. This\npartnership underscores the strength of the franchise and reflects our strong\nconviction with regards to the broad development of the secondaries market\nacross all its dimensions.”\n\n-Ends-\n\nPRESS CONTACTS\n\nBNP Paribas Asset Management Alts (PRIME unit)\nJulie Marie – +33 6 85 59 73 95 \njulie.marie@axa-im.com\nJamie Wynn-Williams - +44 207 003 2680\nJamie.wynn-williams@axa-im.com\n\nProsek Partners\nMatthieu Roussellier and Milo Larkin / pro-BNPPAMAltsPrime@prosek.com\n\nWendel        \nChristine Anglade-Pirzadeh: +33 (0)1 42 85 63 24        \nc.anglade@wendelgroup.com         \nCaroline Decaux: +33 (0)1 42 85 91 27        \nc.decaux@wendelgroup.com         \n\nPrimatice\nOlivier Labesse : +33 (0)6 79 11 49 71\nolivierlabesse@primatrice.com \nHugues Schmitt : +33 (0)6 71 99 74 58\nhuguesschmitt@primatice.com\n\nAbout Wendel\nWendel is one of Europe’s leading listed investment firms. Regarding its\nprincipal investment strategy, the Group invests in companies which are\nleaders in their field, such as ACAMS, Bureau Veritas, Crisis Prevention\nInstitute, Globeducate, IHS Towers, Scalian, Stahl and Tarkett. In 2023,\nWendel initiated a strategic shift into third-party asset management of\nprivate assets, alongside its historical principal investment activities. In\nthis context, Wendel completed the acquisitions of a 51% stake in IK Partners\nin May 2024 and 72% of Monroe Capital in March 2025 and announced the\nacquisition of Committed Advisors in October 2025. As of December 31, 2025,\nWendel Investment Managers manages 47 billion euros on behalf of third-party\ninvestors, pro forma of the acquisition of Committed Advisors, and c.5.5\nbillion euros invested in its Principal Investments activity.\n\nWendel is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris.\nStandard & Poor’s ratings: Long-term: BBB, negative outlook – Short-term:\nA-2 \nWendel is the Founding Sponsor of Centre Pompidou-Metz. In recognition of its\nlong-term patronage of the arts, Wendel received the distinction of “Grand\nMécène de la Culture” in 2012.\n\nFor more information: wendelgroup.com\nFollow us on LinkedIn: @Wendel  \n\nAbout BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts\nBNP Paribas Asset Management Alts (BNPP AM Alts) is the alternative\ninvestments platform of BNP Paribas Asset Management. It is the largest\nalternatives asset manager in Europe and a global leader, with approximately\n€300 billion in assets under management across Real Estate, Infrastructure,\nAlternative Credit and Private Equity.  \n\nWith more than 30-year track record, BNPP AM Alts has built a reputation as a\npioneering and innovative asset manager, combining an entrepreneurial\ninvestment culture with strategic discipline.\n\nBNPP AM Alts finances the real economy by providing equity and debt to help\ncompanies to expand by developing, managing and financing infrastructure and\nbuildings essential to economic growth.\n\nSustainability is at the core of our investment decision-making processes,\nwith a particular focus on decarbonization.\n\nAppendix: Glossary\n* AUM (Assets under Management): Corresponding – for a given fund – to\ntotal investors’ commitment (during the fund’s investment period) or total\ninvested amount (post investment period). \n* FRE (Fee-Related Earnings): This indicator is used by Wendel Investment\nManagers. It corresponds to operating income from third-party asset management\nactivities, excluding Performance Related Earnings (see below). FRE also\nincludes net income from Monroe Capital's Fund O. It does not take into\naccount other financial results, (with the exception of financial income from\ninvestment activities), impairment of non-current assets, non-recurring income\nand expenses (in particular restructuring costs), income and expenses\nunrelated to the business, entries relating to mergers and acquisitions (in\nparticular gains and losses on disposals, impairment of goodwill allocations,\nearn-out and deferred payment expenses) and taxes.\n * PRE (Performance Related Earnings): (Performance Related Earnings): this\nindicator is used by Wendel Investment Managers. It constitutes the variable\nportion of fees (carried interest allocated to the Group). * GP (General\nPartner): Entity in charge of the overall management, administration and\ninvestment of the funds. The GP is paid by management fees charged on assets\nunder management (AuM).\n1 Previously known as AXA IM PRIME, currently BNPP AM PRIME\n\n2 Post acquisition by BNPP AM alts, Wendel will own 50.1% of Committed\nAdvisors\n\n3 See : Monroe Capital Completes Strategic Partnership with Wendel Group –\nMonroe Capital LLC\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=BSbvg8kMeu-Sh7NtfcmMUtGs643HkNAwLp08Fzre4IIfjFM23wDPk00_e3D3avODFGPNAvJEN9mVvowQnAFP1FMoj8nhBDFalJJgucSVtg9JE4UTueH-0-p7pqUbv-k-ZNaLIYfTQuoKB1kkT2WGz8EyaS5thnzDQZSAhDbkzFJS3W6Jv1bdzA2qWMJU2yIWJsY88wOV9MkRBxgxcckCa1e-mRf0Ic2W8VvP35fpCwEBn2fWTJVEjA-3JfXEsmDEjHeRBfpbDxsVcrvPuPVHWQIl0nW3zOVc0bjIal763EE=)\n\n4 See : BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts, through its PRIME unit, Announces\nc.€540 Million Final Close of First GP Stakes 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