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Advised Aviva Investors North America on its acquisition of River Road Asset Management, a value-oriented US equity manager with $3.6bn of assets as of November 30, 2009. The acquisition of the Louisville, KY-based company fulfills Aviva’s strategic objective of adding US equities to its established fixed income capabilities and accelerates its drive into the US institutional marketplace while providing River Road with global distribution benefits. River Road serves domestic and international clients through institutional separate accounts and mutual fund sub-advisory contracts. Its management team and the autonomy and integrity of its investment process will remain intact.