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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATTN: BUSINESS/FINANCIAL EDITORS |
MEDIA CONTACT:
KATHLEEN CARDOZA
312-917-7813
KATHLEEN.CARDOZA@NUVEEN.COM
KATHLEEN CARDOZA
312-917-7813
KATHLEEN.CARDOZA@NUVEEN.COM
Nuveen Investments Announces Strategic Combination with FAF Advisors
Advisor of First American Funds to Join Nuveen Asset Management Affiliate
Chicago, IL, July 29, 2010 Nuveen Investments, Inc., a leading global provider of
investment services to institutions and high-net-worth investors, today announced that U.S. Bancorp
will receive a 9.5% stake in Nuveen Investments and cash consideration in exchange for the
long-term asset business of U.S. Bancorps FAF Advisors (FAF). FAF, which manages $25 billion of
long-term assets and serves as the advisor of the First American Funds, will be combined with
Nuveen Asset Management, which manages $75 billion in municipal fixed income assets and serves as
advisor of the Nuveen funds. Upon completion of the transaction, Nuveen Investments, which
currently manages $150 billion of assets across several high-quality affiliates, will manage a
combined total of $175 billion in institutional and retail assets.
We are combining two highly respected investment organizations and capabilities. The resulting
business will bring together Nuveen Asset Managements market-leading municipal bond expertise with
FAFs proven and distinct investment capabilities including taxable fixed income, real assets,
equities and asset allocation, said John Amboian, Chairman and CEO of Nuveen Investments. The
FAF investment teams joining Nuveen Asset Management will continue to follow their established
investment processes under their current investment leaders. Additionally, and importantly, the
combination will help scale and diversify Nuveen Investments mutual fund line up by building upon
the successes of First American Funds and Nuveen Funds both of which were featured recently among
the top five fund families by Barrons Magazine. This combination will provide us even more ways
to meet the needs of investors who work with financial advisors and consultants.
Together the acquired FAF business and Nuveen Asset Management, which will operate under the name
of Nuveen Asset Management with operations in Chicago and Minneapolis, will create a substantial
affiliate within Nuveen Investments multi-boutique business model. Were excited to bring into
one business two strong
investment platforms and to leverage the scaled distribution, marketing and service capabilities
provided by both organizations, said Tom Schreier, Chief Executive Officer of FAF. We look
forward to maintaining our strong partnership with U.S. Bank, particularly with its Wealth
Management business, and we intend to strengthen even further our commitment to FAFs current
mutual fund, retirement and institutional clients.
Tom Schreier will become Vice Chairman, Wealth Management, of Nuveen Investments and oversee the
firms efforts to further scale and develop its wealth management platforms and to enhance related
shared-service functions of Nuveen Investments. Bill Huffman, current co-head and Chief Operating
Officer of Nuveen Asset Management, will become the President of the combined Nuveen Asset
Management businesses, taking on responsibility for all business activities of Nuveen Asset
Management and reporting to the Office of the Chairman of Nuveen Investments through Tom Schreier.
Huffman and Schreier will work together to combine and leverage the respective strengths of FAF and
Nuveen Asset Management. Products managed by the investment teams within Nuveen Asset Management
will be offered under the Nuveen brand name and possibly, for legacy First American Funds, the
Nuveen FAF brand name.
The combination of FAF with Nuveen Asset Management will further enhance the multi-boutique model
of Nuveen Investments which also includes the highly respected investment boutiques of NWQ
Investment Management, Santa Barbara Asset Management, Symphony Asset Management, Tradewinds Global
Investors, Winslow Capital and Nuveen HydePark.
The transaction is expected to close later this year, subject to customary conditions. Nuveen was
advised by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Conference Call
Nuveen Investments will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Central Time today to discuss this
announcement. The conference call can be accessed via audio webcast on the Investor Relations page
of our website, www.nuveen.com, or by dialing 866-658-3991 (U.S. callers) or 973-935-8714 (non-U.S.
callers) and entering access code 1473848. There will be no Q&A during the call. Slides to
accompany the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations page of our website. A
replay will be available on the website or by dialing 888-266-2081 and entering access code
1473848. The replay will be available through Thursday, August 12, 2010.
About FAF Advisors
FAF Advisors, Inc., a registered investment advisor, is a U.S. asset-management firm with more than
$86 billion under management/administration in equity, fixed income, specialty and cash investment
strategies, as of June 30, 2010. Headquartered in Minneapolis, FAF Advisors has more than 300
employees, and its portfolio managers
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average more than 20 years of industry experience. FAF Advisors, Inc., serves as the investment
advisor to First American Funds. First American Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC,
an affiliate of the investment advisor. FAF Advisors, Inc. is a subsidiary of U.S. Bank National
Association. U.S. Bank is not responsible for and does not guarantee the products, services, or
performance of its affiliates and third parties.
About U.S. Bancorp
U.S. Bancorp, with $283 billion in assets as of June 30, 2010, is the parent company of U.S. Bank,
the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 3,002 banking offices
in 24 states and 5,309 ATMs and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance,
investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and
institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.
About Nuveen Investments
Nuveen Investments provides high quality investment services designed to help secure the long-term
goals of institutions and high net worth investors as well as the consultants and financial
advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments markets its growing range of specialized investment
solutions under the high-quality brands of NWQ, Nuveen, Santa Barbara, Symphony, Tradewinds,
Winslow Capital and Nuveen HydePark. In total, the Company managed $150 billion of assets on June
30, 2010.
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Certain statements made by the Company in this release are forward-looking statements. The
Companys actual future results may differ significantly from those anticipated in any
forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. These include, but are not limited to, the
effects of the substantial competition in the investment management business, including competition
for access to brokerage firms retail distribution systems, the Companys reliance on revenues from
investment management contracts which renew annually, regulatory developments, accounting
pronouncements, and other additional risks and uncertainties as set forth in the Companys filings
with the SEC. The Company undertakes no responsibility to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking statements.
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