Gateway Investment Advisers to Acquire Business of Belmont Capital Group

In The News
July 24, 2025

Ropes & Gray advised Gateway Investment Advisers, a pioneer in options-based investment strategies and affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, in its agreement to acquire the business of Belmont Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based provider of customized, options-based separately managed account strategies. The deal was announced in a press release on July 16.

The acquisition reinforces Gateway’s commitment to SMAs, one of the fastest-growing product segments in the U.S. financial services industry.

The Ropes & Gray team includes private equity counsel Mike Gilbert and partner Paul Van Houten, asset management partner James Thomas, employment, executive compensation and employee benefits partners Jenny Whitney and Ellen Sueda, tax partner Chris Roman, and IP transactions partner Emily Karlberg.