Swiss family office to acquire stake in Augustus Capital

Geneva-based family office Preon Capital Partners has agreed on the acquisition of a 34% stake of Spanish asset management firm Augustus Capital AM, subject to the approval of the Spanish Regulator, CNMV. Augustus Capital is led by Juan Uguet, and manages the Lierde Sicav, an equity fund created 25 years ago to manage the assets of the Alierta family. In 2018 Augustus Capital was authorised by the Spanish Regulator, CNMV, to operate as an asset management company. Lierde is an actively ...