Aberdeen Investments completes MFS closed-end fund asset transition of about $2 billion

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  • Aberdeen Investments completed the takeover of about $2 billion in U.S. fixed income and municipal bond closed-end fund assets from MFS on July 3, 2026.
  • The deal consolidated assets via mergers, creating about $1 billion municipal bond CEF, about $0.8 billion multi-sector taxable fixed income CEF.
  • Aberdeen also assumed advisory contracts for two taxable investment grade CEFs in global credit and government bonds totaling about $419 million.
  • Jonathan Mondillo will lead the transferred assets, expanding Aberdeen’s U.S. fixed income platform relevant to Aberdeen Government Markets Income Fund’s manager.
  • Aberdeen said it manages about $29 billion in closed-end funds globally, positioning the move as a scale play in the sector.


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