Investments
30Portfolio Exits
14Funds
3Partners & Customers
10About John Hancock Financial Services
John Hancock Financial is a division of Manulife Financial, a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were C$567 billion (US$539 billion) as at June 30, 2013. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK.

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Latest John Hancock Financial Services News
Jun 21, 2018
Jun 21, 2018 @ 3:09 pm Advisor Group will acquire Signator Investors, a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser with more than 1,800 advisers overseeing approximately $50 billion in assets. Advisor Group said it plans on rolling Signator, which is owned by John Hancock Financial Services, into Royal Alliance, one of four firms in its network of 5,000 advisers overseeing about $190 billion in client assets. Advisor Group is owned by private equity firm Lightyear Capital, which has also been identified as one of the firms interested in acquiring Cetera Financial Group. Daniel Seivert, chief executive of investment bank Echelon Partners, said John Hancock was looking to "offload the orphan broker-dealer." "Signator is kind of a tweener in that they are not small enough to get by on a boutique business model and not big enough to enjoy true economies of scale that can come with this business," he said. "Given that we're long in the tooth on this economic expansion, Hancock is looking at the business cycle risk ....[and] they concluded they better sell because of the prospect of stormy seas ahead." Royal Alliance and Signator both operate using a Super Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction business model, which creates an ideal situation for Signator's managing partners to affiliate with a firm of "like-minded peers and business owners," Advisor Group said in a statement. "With Signator and Royal, we immediately saw the compatibility between the two firms, which have a shared focus on the Super OSJ business model and independent advisor community," Jamie Price, president and CEO of Advisor Group, said in a statement. "This is an exciting new chapter for us all," Signator's advisors will gain access to Royal Alliance's technology, holistic wealth management solutions, comprehensive marketing services, and broad-based business-building support, according to Advisor Group's statement. John Hancock Financial Services responded to a request for comment with the following statement: "We are pleased to enter into this agreement to sell Signator to Advisor Group. The capital from this transaction will help us execute on our growth priorities and will provide Signator's firms and advisors with significant growth opportunities of their own." An email to Signator advisers, obtained by InvestmentNews, stated that Advisor Group has relationships with both Pershing and National Financial that are expected to continue. It also emphasized Royal Alliance's "state-of-the-art" technology resources, as well as the access to a wide range of investment products. The acquisition, which is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of this year, comes on the heels of a record-breaking recruiting year for Royal Alliance, which saw the addition of 171 new advisers, representing a combined $4 billion in assets.
John Hancock Financial Services Investments
30 Investments
John Hancock Financial Services has made 30 investments. Their latest investment was in Silicon Ranch as part of their Private Equity - VII on December 12, 2021.

John Hancock Financial Services Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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12/29/2021 | Private Equity - VII | Silicon Ranch | $775M | Yes | 15 | |
10/15/2020 | Corporate Minority | ExteNet Systems | Yes | 2 | ||
3/4/2019 | Corporate Minority | COIN | Yes | 1 | ||
1/2/2018 | Corporate Minority - II | |||||
12/13/2017 | Biz Plan Competition |
Date | 12/29/2021 | 10/15/2020 | 3/4/2019 | 1/2/2018 | 12/13/2017 |
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Round | Private Equity - VII | Corporate Minority | Corporate Minority | Corporate Minority - II | Biz Plan Competition |
Company | Silicon Ranch | ExteNet Systems | COIN | ||
Amount | $775M | ||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 15 | 2 | 1 |
John Hancock Financial Services Portfolio Exits
14 Portfolio Exits
John Hancock Financial Services has 14 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Signator Financial Services on June 21, 2018.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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6/21/2018 | Acquired | 2 | |||
10/9/2015 | Acquired | Undisclosed Investors | 1 | ||
9/1/2015 | Acq - Fin | 1 | |||
Date | 6/21/2018 | 10/9/2015 | 9/1/2015 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acq - Fin | ||
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Acquirer | Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
John Hancock Financial Services Acquisitions
5 Acquisitions
John Hancock Financial Services acquired 5 companies. Their latest acquisition was Transamerica on November 03, 2015.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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11/3/2015 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
5/26/2015 | ||||||
10/1/2013 | ||||||
10/23/2006 | ||||||
2/15/2006 |
Date | 11/3/2015 | 5/26/2015 | 10/1/2013 | 10/23/2006 | 2/15/2006 |
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Note | Acquired | ||||
Sources | 1 |
John Hancock Financial Services Fund History
3 Fund Histories
John Hancock Financial Services has 3 funds, including JH Symphony Co-Invest Feeder 2.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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9/12/2019 | JH Symphony Co-Invest Feeder 2 | $51.6M | 1 | ||
9/12/2019 | JH Symphony Co-Invest Feeder 1 | ||||
7/2/2018 | John Hancock Infrastructure Fund |
Closing Date | 9/12/2019 | 9/12/2019 | 7/2/2018 |
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Fund | JH Symphony Co-Invest Feeder 2 | JH Symphony Co-Invest Feeder 1 | John Hancock Infrastructure Fund |
Fund Type | |||
Status | |||
Amount | $51.6M | ||
Sources | 1 |
John Hancock Financial Services Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
John Hancock Financial Services has 10 strategic partners and customers. John Hancock Financial Services recently partnered with GRAIL on September 9, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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9/20/2022 | Partner | United States | John Hancock has partnered with GRAIL , LLC 's exclusive reinsurance partner , Munich Re Life US , to bring this offering to life insurance customers for the first time , with support from Swiss Re and SCOR . | 3 | |
1/27/2022 | Sponsored | United States | M Financial Celebrates 30-Year Partnership with John Hancock. `` M 's 30-year partnership with our Partner Carrier John Hancock has ensured our sustained delivery of exceptional life insurance solutions for our high net worth clients , '' says Steve Lundin , M Financial Group Chief Operating Officer , Sales Operations . | 1 | |
6/1/2021 | Partner | United States | |||
8/31/2020 | Partner | ||||
1/15/2020 | Partner |
Date | 9/20/2022 | 1/27/2022 | 6/1/2021 | 8/31/2020 | 1/15/2020 |
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Type | Partner | Sponsored | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | United States | ||
News Snippet | John Hancock has partnered with GRAIL , LLC 's exclusive reinsurance partner , Munich Re Life US , to bring this offering to life insurance customers for the first time , with support from Swiss Re and SCOR . | M Financial Celebrates 30-Year Partnership with John Hancock. `` M 's 30-year partnership with our Partner Carrier John Hancock has ensured our sustained delivery of exceptional life insurance solutions for our high net worth clients , '' says Steve Lundin , M Financial Group Chief Operating Officer , Sales Operations . | |||
Sources | 3 | 1 |
John Hancock Financial Services Team
13 Team Members
John Hancock Financial Services has 13 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, President, Andrew G Arnott.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Andrew G Arnott | Chief Executive Officer, President | Current | |
Name | Andrew G Arnott | ||||
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Title | Chief Executive Officer, President | ||||
Status | Current |
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