Mintz Levin Advises Mercatus Partners LLC in Acquisition of Financial Research Corporation
2/9/2009
Boston, MA – Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. announced that it represented Mercatus Partners LLC, a financial services strategy consulting and investment firm, in its acquisition of Boston based Financial Research Corporation (FRC), from parent company Citigroup Inc.
FRC is a mutual fund data company, whose monthly reports on mutual fund companies' assets under management are highly regarded in the financial services industry. Mercatus Partners has announced that it plans to maintain the FRC company brand.
Representing Mercatus Partners were Mintz Levin attorneys John Pomerance and Bram Shapiro, in the firm's Corporate section, and David Halpert and Mike Lieberman, in the firm's Tax section.
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