Guardian Capital Group Ltd. GCG-A-T has agreed to be taken private by Desjardins Global Asset Management in a $1.67-billion deal, the financial services firm said on Thursday.

Desjardins will pay $68 per share for all class A and common shares of Guardian, representing a premium of 66 per cent and 48 per cent over the last closing price of each share class.

Guardian provides investment management services to institutional, retail and private clients, and manages $164.1-billion worth of assets. Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

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