CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuveen Investments, Inc., a leading provider of diversified investment services, today announced the formation of an umbrella fund incorporated as a public limited company in Dublin, Ireland. The objective of the new non-UCITS fund is to bring Nuveen Investments’ value equities investment expertise to institutional and high-net-worth investors outside of the United States.

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The first funds available under this new private placement structure are in global all-cap, international value and large-cap value strategies, respectively. Each fund has an investment objective of long-term capital appreciation. Like their US counterparts, the three Dublin-based funds will be managed by Nuveen Investments’ respected value investing teams, Tradewinds Global Investors and NWQ Investment Management.

“We are very pleased to bring the expertise of our Tradewinds and NWQ investment teams to institutional and high-net-worth investors outside of the United States,” says Alan Brown, Executive Vice President, Nuveen Investments. “With the creation of these funds, we believe that we can better serve US-based advisory firms with growing numbers of sophisticated international clients looking to take better advantage of the global market.”

This release does not constitute or contain an offer, solicitation, recommendation or investment advice with respect to the purchase of the fund described herein or any security. Prospective investors should carefully review the information, including the investment objectives and policies, risk considerations, charges and expenses of the fund and tax considerations, among other things, contained in the relevant Prospectus and consult their professional advisers as to the suitability of any investment in light of their particular circumstances and applicable citizenship, residence or domicile. Nuveen’s Dublin-based fund shares are only available for certain non-U.S. persons in select transactions outside the United States. Prospective investors may contact Anne Thurston at 312-917-8022 for more information.

Nuveen Investments provides high quality investment services designed to help secure the long-term goals of institutions and high net worth investors as well as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments markets its growing range of specialized investment solutions under the high-quality brands of NWQ, Santa Barbara, Tradewinds, Rittenhouse, Symphony, Hyde Park and Nuveen. In total, the Company managed $153 billion of assets on March 31, 2008.

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