CPR AM CPRAM and BFT IM join forces to create a new leader in active management in France

CPRAM and BFT Investment Managers announce their plans to join forces. This merger will create the 10th largest asset management company in France with around €100 billion in assets under management.

Thanks to the creation of this new entity, institutional investors, corporates and retail networks, and wealth advisors will access to a more diversified and specialized range of solutions.

The new entity will offer the agility of a human-scale structure backed by Amundi (complementary group).

The combination is based on a shared culture and strong fields of expertise. Both CPRAM and BFT IM have placed clients at the heart of their activity and share strong values of innovation and commitment to accompanying transition and fostering  Europe's strategic autonomy.

This new entity will build on CPRAM's recognized expertise in thematic and quantitative management and BFTM IM's leadership in fixed income, including Buy&Watch investment solutions and liquidity solutions.

Alice de Bazin

Chief Executive Officer of CPRAM
By combining our strengths, our brands and our resources, we are giving ourselves firm ground to accelerate our development in France and abroad.

Gilles Guez

Chief Executive Officer of BFT Investment Managers
By pooling our research and innovation capabilities, we will benefit from a diversified, clear and high-performing offering, enabling to respond with great agility to the diverse needs of our clients across different market cycles.

The transaction is expected to be finalized by the end of 2025, after consultation with the employee representatives bodies. It is subject to regulatory and competition authorities approvals.

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Amundi, the leading European asset manager, ranking among the top 10 global players1, offers over 200 million investors a complete range of savings and investment solutions in active and passive management, in listed and private assets. Developed for a range of distributors (banks, wealth managers, financial advisors…) as well as for institutional investors and corporates, this offering is enhanced by services and technology tools covering the entire savings value chain. A subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole group and listed on the stock exchange, Amundi currently manages close to €2.6 trillion of assets2.

Its six international investment hubs3, its financial and extra-financial research capabilities and its long-standing commitment to responsible investment make Amundi a leading player in the international asset management landscape.

Thanks to its strong local presence, particularly in Europe and Asia, Amundi offers its clients the expertise and advice of 5,400 professionals across 34 countries.

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  1. Source: IPE “Top 500 Asset Managers” published in June 2026, based on assets under management as at 31/12/2025
  2. Amundi data as at 30/06/2026
  3. Paris, London, Dublin, Milan, Tokyo and San Antonio (via our strategic partnership with Victory Capital)

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