Eric Florent Bonvin

Owns and operates hospitals

BZ Fund Management is an active, value-oriented manager which performs fundamental analysis to make investment decisions in their equity funds, aiming to achieve long-term captial growth. The firm's BZ Agro fund is invested primarily in equities of companies which extract, produce, transport or distribute agricultural products. The fund focuses exclusively on equities and does not invest in commodities, agro-futures or agro-derivatives. The investment focus is on Europe, but US and Asian companies are also considered. The firm conducts fundamental analysis to select companies which benefit from promising trends in agro-business such as growing demand for food, feed and biofuel. They follow a bottom-up approach to construct a concentrated equity portfolio, aiming to achieve long-term capital growth. BZ Fund Management's BZ Infra fund is invested in firms providing electricity, water, transportation infrastructure as well as utility firms which serve these sectors. The regional focus of the fund is Europe, with selected investments outside of Europe. The firm selects equities based on fundamental analysis, employing a bottom-up approach to construct a focused portfolio which seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Their BZ Senior fund is an equity fund which invests primarily in mid- to large-cap Swiss companies, complemented by European companies, whose intrinsic value differs significantly from market value. The firm conducts fundamental analysis, including company visits, to make investment decisions and utilizes a bottom-up approach to select equities and construct a diversified portfolio, aiming to achieve long-term capital growth.

Provides brokerage services

BZ Bank-IM pursues a fundamental, long-term approach to portfolio management and investment advice.