<div id="readability-page-1">  <p><time datetime="2026-04-15T07:09:24+01:00">    Wednesday 15 April 2026 7:09 am  </time></p>         <div>                                                                                                                 Add as a preferred        source on Google                        </div>    <figure>    <div>       </div> <img width="742" height="495" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MP_Thumbnail.jpeg/query-dz03NDI?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MP_Thumbnail.jpeg/query-dz03NDI"/>  <figcaption>Standard Life boss, Andy Briggs.</figcaption> </figure> <p>Standard Life has snapped up the UK’s largest investment platform Aegon UK in a £2bn deal.</p><p>The FTSE 100 giant – previously known as Phoenix Group – said the deal would create the UK’s top retirement savings and income business with near 16m customers and £480bn in assets under administration.</p><p>Standard Life expects an annual £160m profit boost from the deal, as well as it to deliver around £400m in excess cash over the next five years following integration.</p><p>It will also move the blue-chip giant from a smaller retail provider to the UK’s second largest retail pensions and savings platform.</p><p>The deal will be funded by a combination of cash, debt and shares in Standard Life, with Aegon set to become a strategic shareholder.</p><p>Andy Briggs, Standard Life chief executive, said: “The transaction accelerates our shift to capital-light whilst strengthening our cash, capital and earnings position to create increased value for shareholders.”</p><p>Following the firm’s full-year results in March, Briggs hinted to <strong><em>City AM</em></strong> that M&amp;A would be on the table with the coming financial year marking the final year of Standard Life prioritising debt repayment, which the firm expects to leave over £500m in extra cash.</p><p><em>This is a breaking news story more to follow.</em></p> </div>

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