Sanlam Wealth has rebranded to Atomos after it was acquired for £140m by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management.
Sanlam UK sold the wealth management business to the private equity firm in September 2021. Atomos means ‘uncuttable' or ‘indivisible' in ancient Greek, according to the hybrid wealth manager. It said the business aimed to bring together all the "benefits of face-to-face service with the access and convenience of modern digital tools". In February this year, the firm announced changes to its leadership team with the exit of Sanlam Private Wealth chief executive Penny Lovell and new appointments including Haig Bathgate as head of investments, Niral Parekh as chief operating officer and...
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