JPMorgan adds new string to China bow with 10% stake in CMB wealth business

Buying a 10% stake in China Merchants Bank’s wealth management arm for $415 million gives JPMorgan greater access to China’s vast private wealth market. It is a deal that benefits both parties, and underscores JPMorgan’s quiet but concerted success story in Asia’s largest economy.

JPMorgan’s latest China deal – a direct investment in the wealth management arm of China Merchants Bank – is a timely reminder, not just of the vast untapped potential in the onshore private wealth space, but also the value of thinking long term in Asia’s largest economy.

The deal announced on March 19 will see JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) buy a 10% stake in CMB Wealth Management, for Rmb2.7 billion ($415 million), with the remainder to be owned by the Shanghai- and Hong Kong-listed lender.

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