Asset Management

Martin Gilbert’s AssetCo eyes deal for Somerset Capital funds

Veteran dealmaker could acquire parts of the funds business set up by Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg

Martin Gilbert is on the acquisition trail again
Martin Gilbert is on the acquisition trail again Photo: Jason Alden/Getty Images

AssetCo, the dealmaking company headed up by City veteran Martin Gilbert, is lining up a bid to salvage some of the funds from the collapsed Somerset Capital Management.

Somerset Capital, an emerging-markets boutique co-established by Conservative MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, announced it was winding down last week.

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