Upon completion of the transaction the funds will be renamed the Hennessy Select SPARX Japan Fund and the Hennessy Select SPARX Japan Smaller Companies Fund. Hennessy will be the investment advisor to the funds and
“We look forward to welcoming the SPARX shareholders and the SPARX Asset Management team to the Hennessy Funds Select Series family, and we are thrilled to begin offering our first international fund,” said Neil Hennessy, chairman, CEO and president of Hennessy Advisors.