Chicago-based Nuveen Investments Inc., which serves institutions and wealthy investors, said U.S. Bancorp will receive a 9.5 percent stake in the company and an $80 million cash payment in exchange for the long-term asset business of U.S. Bancorp’s FAF Advisors.

FAF, which manages $25 billion of long-term assets and is adviser of the First American Funds, will be combined with Nuveen Asset Management, which manages $75 billion in municipal fixed income assets and is adviser of the Nuveen funds. Get the full story »