First Eagle seeks distribution partners for Asia

New York-based First Eagle Investment Management, a value equities manager with $38 billion of assets under management, is looking to expand distribution in Asia ex-Japan, to complement a new relationship with Japan's Nikko Securities. John Arnhold, of the firm's founding Arnhold family, says September marked First Eagle's first sub-advisory deal in the Asia-Pacific region, running a global value strategy for Nikko. The firm also has a similar deal with Amundi (made with Société Géné…