CoinShares Set to Acquire Bastion Asset Management to Strengthen Actively Managed Digital Asset Capabilities
CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF), Europe's leading digital asset manager with $10 billion in AuM, has announced the acquisition of Bastion Asset Management, a London-based FCA-regulated crypto investment manager. The strategic acquisition aims to enhance CoinShares' actively managed capabilities and strengthen its position as a comprehensive digital asset management platform.
The deal will integrate Bastion's strategies, team, and capabilities into CoinShares' platform, pending UK Financial Conduct Authority approval. Key Bastion executives joining CoinShares include Fred Desobry (CIO) with 17 years of systematic investing experience, and Philip Scott (CEO) with 25 years in financial services.
This acquisition supports CoinShares' U.S. expansion plans by combining Bastion's alpha generation expertise with CoinShares' registered Investment Advisor status, enabling the development of actively managed funds in the U.S. market.
CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF), principal gestore di asset digitali in Europa con $10 miliardi in AuM, ha annunciato l'acquisizione di Bastion Asset Management, un investment manager cripto regolamentato FCA con sede a Londra. L'acquisizione strategica punta a potenziare le capacità gestite attivamente e a rafforzare la posizione della piattaforma di gestione di asset digitali completa.
L'operazione integrerà le strategie, il team e le capacità di Bastion all'interno della piattaforma di CoinShares, in attesa dell'approvazione della Financial Conduct Authority del Regno Unito. Tra i principali dirigenti di Bastion che entreranno in CoinShares figurano Fred Desobry (CIO) con 17 anni di esperienza in investimenti sistematici e Philip Scott (CEO) con 25 anni nel settore finanziario.
Questa acquisizione sostiene i piani di espansione statunitensi di CoinShares combinando l'expertise di generazione di alpha di Bastion con lo status di Investment Advisor registrato di CoinShares, permettendo lo sviluppo di fondi gestiti attivamente nel mercato USA.
CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF), el principal gestor de activos digitales de Europa con $10 mil millones en AuM, ha anunciado la adquisición de Bastion Asset Management, un gestor de inversiones en cripto regulado por la FCA con sede en Londres. La adquisición estratégica busca potenciar las capacidades gestionadas activamente y fortalecer la posición de la plataforma integral de gestión de activos digitales.
La operación integrará las estrategias, el equipo y las capacidades de Bastion en la plataforma de CoinShares, a la espera de la aprobación de la Financial Conduct Authority del Reino Unido. Entre los ejecutivos clave de Bastion que se incorporarán a CoinShares se encuentran Fred Desobry (CIO) con 17 años de experiencia en inversiones sistemáticas y Philip Scott (CEO) con 25 años en servicios financieros.
Esta adquisición respalda los planes de expansión de CoinShares en Estados Unidos al combinar la experiencia de generación de alpha de Bastion con el estatus de asesor de inversiones registrado de CoinShares, permitiendo el desarrollo de fondos gestionados activamente en el mercado estadounidense.
CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF), 유럽 선도 디지털 자산 운용사로 $10B AuM를 보유한 기업이 Bastion Asset Management를 인수한다고 발표했습니다. 런던에 본사를 두고 FCA 규제를 받는 암호화 투자 운용사입니다. 이 전략적 인수는 능동적으로 운용되는 역량을 강화하고 디지털 자산 관리 플랫폼의 포지션을 강화하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
거래는 Bastion의 전략과 팀, 역량을 CoinShares 플랫폼에 통합하는 방식으로 진행되며, 영국 금융행위감독청(UK FCA)의 승인을 espera합니다. Bastion의 주요 간부 중 Fred Desobry (CIO) , 17년의 시스템적 투자 경험과 Philip Scott (CEO), 재무 서비스 분야에서 25년의 경력을 가진 이들이 CoinShares에 합류합니다.
이 인수는 Bastion의 알파 생성 전문성과 CoinShares의 등록 투자자 자문사 상태를 결합하여 미국 시장에서 적극적으로 운용하는 펀드 개발이 가능해짐으로써 CoinShares의 미국 확장 계획을 지원합니다.
CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF), leader européen des gestionnaires d’actifs numériques avec 10 milliards de dollars d’actifs sous gestion (AuM), a annoncé l’acquisition de Bastion Asset Management, un gestionnaire d’investissement crypto basé à Londres et régulé par la FCA. L’acquisition stratégique vise à renforcer les capacités de gestion active et à consolider la plateforme de gestion d’actifs numériques.
La transaction intégrera les stratégies, l’équipe et les capacités de Bastion dans la plateforme CoinShares, sous réserve de l’approbation par la Financial Conduct Authority du Royaume‑Uni. Parmi les principaux responsables de Bastion qui rejoindront CoinShares figurent Fred Desobry (CIO) avec 17 ans d’expérience en investments systématiques et Philip Scott (CEO) avec 25 ans dans les services financiers.
Cette acquisition soutient les plans d’expansion des États‑Unis de CoinShares en combinant l’expertise de génération d’alpha de Bastion avec le statut de conseiller en investissements enregistré de CoinShares, permettant le développement de fonds activement gérés sur le marché américain.
CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF), Europas führender Vermögensverwalter für digitale Assets mit $10 Milliarden AUM, hat die Übernahme von Bastion Asset Management angekündigt, einem in London ansässigen, FCA-regulierten Crypto-Investment-Manager. Die strategische Übernahme zielt darauf ab, die aktiv verwalteten Fähigkeiten zu erhöhen und die Position der umfassenden Digital-Asset-Management-Plattform zu stärken.
Der Deal integriert Bastions Strategien, Team und Fähigkeiten in die CoinShares-Plattform und steht unter Vorbehalt der Zulassung durch die britische Financial Conduct Authority. Zu den wichtigsten Bastion-Führungskräften, die zu CoinShares wechseln, gehören Fred Desobry (CIO) mit 17 Jahren Erfahrung in systematischem Investieren und Philip Scott (CEO) mit 25 Jahren im Finanzdienstleistungssektor.
Diese Akquisition unterstützt CoinShares' US-Erweiterungspläne, indem Bastions Alpha-Generierungsexpertise mit CoinShares' registriertem Investment Advisor-Status kombiniert wird und so die Entwicklung aktiv verwalteter Fonds auf dem US-Markt ermöglicht.
CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF)، أفضل مدير أصول رقمية في أوروبا وبواقع 10 مليارات دولار أمريكي كأصول تحت الإدارة، أعلن عن استحواذه على Bastion Asset Management، مدير استثمارات تشفيري مقره لندن ويخضع لتنظيم FCA. يهدف الاستحواذ الاستراتيجي إلى تعزيز قدرات الإدارة النشطة وتقوية موقع المنصة الشاملة لإدارة الأصول الرقمية.
ستدمج الصفقة استراتيجيات Bastion وفريقه وقدراته في منصة CoinShares، انتظاراً لموافقة هيئة الرقابة المالية البريطانية (FCA). من بين التنفيذيين الرئيسيين في Bastion الذين سينضمون إلى CoinShares: Fred Desobry (CIO) مع 17 عاماً من الخبرة في الاستثمار المنهجي وPhilip Scott (CEO) مع 25 عاماً في الخدمات المالية.
هذه الاستحواذ يدعم خطط توسيع CoinShares في الولايات المتحدة من خلال دمج خبرة توليد ألفا من Bastion مع وضع المستشار الاستثماري المسجل لـ CoinShares، مما يمكّن تطوير صناديق مُدارة بنشاط في السوق الأمريكية.
CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF)，欧洲领先的数字资产管理公司，资产管理规模达 $100亿，宣布收购 Bastion Asset Management，一家在伦敦注册、受英国金融市场行为监管局（FCA）监管的加密投资管理公司。此次战略收购旨在提升主动管理能力并加强其作为全面数字资产管理平台的地位。
交易将把 Bastion 的策略、团队与能力整合到 CoinShares 平台，需待英国 FCA 批准。将加入 CoinShares 的 Bastion 关键高管包括 Fred Desobry（CIO），具备 17 年系统性投资经验，以及 Philip Scott（CEO），在金融服务领域拥有 25 年经验。
此次收购通过将 Bastion 的 Alpha 生成专长与 CoinShares 已注册的投资顾问（Investment Advisor）身份相结合，支持 CoinShares 在美国的扩张计划，使在美市场开发主动管理基金成为可能。
- Strategic expansion of actively managed digital asset capabilities
- Addition of experienced leadership team with proven track record
- Enhancement of U.S. market presence through registered Investment Advisor status
- Integration of Bastion's quantitative alpha investment approach
- Potential for new sophisticated, institutional-grade product offerings
- Acquisition subject to UK Financial Conduct Authority regulatory approval
- Integration risks associated with merging teams and strategies
- No disclosed financial terms of the acquisition
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CoinShares' acquisition of Bastion strengthens its active management capabilities and accelerates U.S. expansion in the digital asset space.
CoinShares' acquisition of Bastion Asset Management marks a strategic expansion of their digital asset management capabilities. With
The acquisition addresses three critical strategic objectives: First, it diversifies CoinShares' product offering beyond ETPs into actively managed strategies, creating a comprehensive platform that serves various investor needs. Second, it brings on board experienced talent—particularly Fred Desobry with 17 years in systematic investing and Philip Scott with 25 years in financial services—enhancing CoinShares' institutional credibility. Third, it accelerates the company's U.S. expansion by combining Bastion's active management expertise with CoinShares' recently acquired Investment Advisor status.
This transaction positions CoinShares to capture greater market share in the rapidly evolving institutional digital asset management space. By offering both passive beta products and sophisticated quantitative strategies, CoinShares is creating differentiation from both traditional asset managers dabbling in crypto and crypto-native infrastructure players. The pending FCA regulatory approval represents the primary contingency before deal completion.
The strategic alignment with Bastion, following a year of collaboration, suggests thorough due diligence and tested operational integration, reducing execution risk. This calculated expansion aims to establish CoinShares as a one-stop digital asset management solution for institutional investors seeking both passive and active exposure to the crypto markets.
A strategic acquisition complementing CoinShares'
SAINT HELIER, Jersey, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CoinShares International Limited ("CoinShares" or "the Group") (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS; US OTCQX: CNSRF), the leading European asset manager specializing in digital assets with
Strategic Vision: Building a Digital Asset Management One-Stop Shop
The acquisition of Bastion represents another step towards CoinShares' strategic objective to become a global leading asset manager specializing in digital assets. By combining passive beta products like ETPs with sophisticated actively managed strategies, CoinShares aims to offer investors a complete solution spanning the entire digital asset investment spectrum.
"This acquisition perfectly aligns with our vision to provide our global investor base with comprehensive digital asset management solutions," said Jean-Marie Mognetti, CEO and Co-Founder of CoinShares. "Having worked closely with Bastion over the course of the last year, we have experienced firsthand the performance of their strategies and witnessed their expertise in systematic digital asset investing. Bastion's institutional-grade approach and proven track record in quantitative alpha generation significantly enhances our ability to serve sophisticated investors seeking actively managed digital asset solutions."
"We are delighted to be joining the CoinShares group and to become a new part of its digital asset investment solution," said Philip Scott, CEO and Co-Founder of Bastion. "Over the last three years we have built a strong market neutral strategy and a broad and growing range of investors. This acquisition will enable us to further scale our investor base, accelerate the build out of our innovative alternative program whilst increasing our investor outreach."
Enhancing Active Asset Management Capabilities
Bastion brings to CoinShares a market-leading quantitative alpha investment approach applied to digital assets.
As part of the transaction, Fred Desobry (Bastion CIO) with over 17 years of experience in systematic investing and quantitative research, and Philip Scott (Bastion CEO / Co-Founder) with over 25 years of financial services experience and extensive operational expertise, will join CoinShares upon completion and support CoinShares' continued scaling and expansion initiatives, serving a broad range of institutional clients.
Accelerating U.S. Market Expansion
Combining Bastion's alpha generation expertise with CoinShares' registered Investment Advisor (1940 Act) status will enable the development of sophisticated, actively managed funds in the U.S. market. This capability establishes CoinShares as a uniquely positioned provider of institutional-grade, actively managed digital asset products, clearly differentiating it from traditional asset managers and crypto infrastructure players.
About CoinShares
CoinShares is the leading European asset manager specializing in digital assets, that delivers a broad range of financial services across investment management, trading and securities to a wide array of clients that includes corporations, financial institutions and individuals. Focusing on crypto since 2013, the firm is headquartered in Jersey, with offices in
This information is information that CoinShares International Limited is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014. The information in this press release has been published through the agency of the contact persons set out below, at 6:30 am CET on 1st October 2025.
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