Press Release

Amundi welcomes Victory Capital’s acquisition of First Eagle Investments

Paris, 26 August 2026 — Amundi, the European leading asset manager, welcomes the announcement today by Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (“Victory Capital”) of its definitive agreement to acquire First Eagle Investments (“First Eagle”), for a total consideration of approximately $7 billion, thus creating a $571 billion diversified global asset manager (see www.ir.vcm.com), and expresses its full support for this transformational transaction.