大都会人寿Investment Management To Acquire Specialist ESG Manager, Affirmative Investment Management

WHIPPANY, N.J., December 15, 2022 /3BL Media/大都会投资管理（MIM）, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Affirmative Investment Management (AIM), a specialist global environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) impact fixed income investment manager with deep capabilities in impact investing, verification, reporting and engagement. As of June 30, 2022, AIM’s assets under management were $1.01 billion. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.

The acquisition will advance MIM’s ESG investment and reporting capabilities as it seeks to deliver client solutions and long-term risk adjusted returns. “By combining AIM’s expertise with MIM’s commitment to sustainable investing, we will be even better positioned to provide comprehensive insight and counsel to clients and consultants on ESG considerations,” said Steven J. Goulart, president of MIM and executive vice president and chief investment officer for MetLife. “MIM will maintain its fundamental investment processes, and AIM brings us additional capabilities to evaluate sustainability and risk considerations across our core competencies in public fixed income, private fixed income and real estate.”

“我们很高兴能够加入MIM的世界一流的机构投资公司，并继续我们的使命，即管理考虑积极的环境和社会影响的高性能投资组合，” 2014年共同创立AIM的Stephen Fitzgerald说。Upon our planned integration with MIM’s investment teams, we believe that we can deliver differentiated insights and analysis to MIM’s growing roster of global clients.”

AIM has won numerous ESG related industry awards, most recently Best ESG Investment Fund: Fixed Income at the ESG Investing Awards 2022, Impact Asset manager of the Year at the 2021 Australian Impact Investment Awards, and Impact Report of the Year (for investors) at the Environmental Finance Bond Awards in 2021.

关于大都会人寿Investment Management

大都会人寿Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), is a global public fixed income, private capital and real estate investment manager providing tailored investment solutions to institutional investors worldwide. MetLife Investment Management provides public and private pension plans, insurance companies, endowments, funds and other institutional clients with a range of bespoke investment and financing solutions that seek to meet a range of long-term investment objectives and risk-adjusted returns over time. MetLife Investment Management has over 150 years of investment experience and,截至2022年6月30日，管理总资产为590.9亿美元.

关于大都会人寿

大都会人寿, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help individual and institutional customers build a more confident future. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 markets globally and holds leading positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visitwww.metlife.com.

关于肯定投资管理

Affirmative Investment Management(AIM) is a specialist global environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) impact fixed income investment manager with deep capabilities in impact investing, verification, reporting and engagement. Established in 2014, AIM focuses on mobilizing mainstream capital to address ESG-related challenges. Its mission is to manage fixed income portfolios that generate positive environmental and social impact without compromising financial returns. AIM’s highly experienced team is solely focused on investing in, and expanding, the impact bond market with a rigorous approach to building impact bond portfolios and generating returns.

前瞻性语句

本新闻稿中的前瞻性陈述使用诸如“意志”，“寻求”，“继续”，“计划”，“相信”和“罐头”之类的词是基于涉及风险和不确定性的假设和期望，包括Metlife，Inc。的“风险因素”在其美国证券交易委员会文件中描述。大都会人寿的未来结果可能会有所不同，并且没有承担任何纠正或更新这些陈述的义务。

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对于媒体：
Dave Franecki
+1 (973) 264-7465
dave.franecki@metlife.com

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詹森·穆拉德（Jansel Murad）
+1（646）722-6537
mim@dlpr.com