Hansberger Growth Investors Joins Madison

MADISON, WI--(Marketwired - Jul 31, 2014) - Madison Asset Management (Madison), parent to Madison Investment Advisors, and the international growth equity team of Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. (Hansberger) completed the formation of Hansberger Growth Investors, L.P. (HGI). The Toronto-based HGI team is retaining its investment autonomy and has gained an equity stake in its new business.

The international growth team, led by HGI Chief Investment Officer Tom Tibbles, has been working together since 1996 with a focus on growth-oriented international, global and emerging market equity mandates. Clients include foundations, endowments, corporations and public funds. Prior to the transaction, the international growth team worked at Hansberger, a wholly owned subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management. HGI operates as a separately registered affiliate of Madison.

"A key attraction to partnering with Madison is its history of independence, both in terms of business metrics and thinking," noted Hansberger international growth's Chief Investment Officer Tom Tibbles. "We're very much looking forward to this next chapter for our team, where we can concentrate on our investment strategy, gain a direct ownership interest in our business and utilize the operational and distribution support of Madison."

About Madison Asset Management:
The Madison organization was founded in 1974 by current chairman Frank Burgess. Madison Asset Management, the parent of Madison Investment Advisors, is independent and employee controlled. The Madison organization, including its affiliates, managed more than $15 billion in assets as of June 30, 2014. Madison employs a 100-person staff, including personnel at its Madison, Wis. headquarters and offices in Scottsdale, Ariz., Chicago, and New York City. Madison manages multiple asset classes in separate accounts, SMA and UMA programs as well as the Madison Funds mutual fund family. Its clients include institutions, high-net-worth individuals and insurance companies and we work with brokerage and credit-union based financial advisers throughout the country. 

References to assets under management include assets such as those found in UMA programs and other assets that are considered non-discretionary.

Contact:
Larry Tabak
800-368-3195