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On December 1, 2025, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Innovator Capital Management (Innovator), a pioneer of defined outcome ETFs.

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The transaction consideration is expected to be approximately $2 billion. Innovator manages $28 billion across 159 defined outcome ETFs as of September 30, 2025, with capabilities to drive outcomes for clients across income, targeted buffer, and growth strategies.

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This strategic transaction marks an important milestone for Innovator. The deal will significantly expand Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s ETF lineup and future product roadmap, enhancing the firm’s offerings in one of the fastest-growing active ETF categories.

Vedder is serving as legal advisor to Innovator. The team is led by <a href="/people/joseph-m-mannon/">Joseph Mannon</a> from the firm’s Investment Services Group with assistance from <a href="/people/adam-s-lewis/">Adam Lewis</a>, <a href="/people/david-w-soden/">David Soden</a>, <a href="/people/joseph-t-bueche/">Joseph Bueche,</a> <a href="/people/brian-k-mccalmon/">Brian McCalmon</a>, <a href="/people/matthew-p-larvick/">Matthew Larvick</a> and <a href="/people/daniel-b-lange/">Daniel Lange</a> and Associates <a href="/people/adam-s-goldman/">Adam Goldman</a>, <a href="/people/olivia-liska/">Olivia Liska</a>, <a href="/people/devin-eager/">Devin Eager</a> and <a href="/people/joe-dongye-zhou/">Joe Zhou</a>.

Additional details on this acquisition can be found&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.innovatoretfs.com/pdf/2025.12.1_goldman_sachs_acquisition.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.

Chicago

Shareholder

Chair, Private Fund Formation

Member, Board of Directors

Joseph M. Mannon

Adam S. Lewis

David W. Soden

Joseph T. Bueche

Washington DC

Brian K. McCalmon

Chair, Tax &amp; Estate Planning Group

Matthew P. Larvick

Daniel B. Lange

Adam S. Goldman

Associate

Olivia Liska

Devin Eager

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Vedder represents Innovator in $2 Billion acquisition by Goldman Sachs

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