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Part of Liontrust Asset Management Plc, Liontrust Fund Partners LLP is a British specialist fund management company. The company is based in London, UK. The company takes pride in having a distinct culture and approach to fund management. Welcome to Liontrust Insights, where you can discover the latest investment views and ideas of their experienced fund managers.

Schroder Investment Management Ltd. (SIM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Schroder International Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Great Britain-based Schroders Plc (LSE: SDR, ADR: SHNWY). Established in 1985, SIM is headquartered in London and caters to a range of clients such as corporations, insurance firms, local and public authorities, charities, pension funds, high net-worth individuals and retail investors.

Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. They are a subsidiary of Alliancebernstein Corp. of Delaware, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. Founded in 1999, the firm provides fundamental research and full service execution services to institutional clients globally. They offer bottom-up coverage and portfolio strategies supported by sophisticated quantitative tools.

Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd. (GIB UK) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1978 and formerly known as Al-Bank Al-Saudi Al-Alami Ltd. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf International Bank B.S.C., which was established in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 1975. GIB-UK primarily provides portfolio management services to separate accounts of institutions and pension plans.

Altera Capital LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Moscow, Russian Federation. The Russian company was founded in 2011 by Vyacheslav Viktorovich Pivovarov, Kirill Gennadievich Androsov. The CEO is Vitaliy Aleksandrovich Deev.

Imagine Mortgages Ltd. provides mortgage finance services. The company was founded on July 16, 2018 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Herald Investment Management Ltd. (Herald) is the fund management subsidiary of HIML Holdings Ltd. in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded by Katie Potts in 1993 to manage Herald Investment Trust plc. Herald specializes in achieving capital growth through investments in companies in the areas of technology, media and communications. These sectors comprise over 5,000 quoted companies, and many more unquoted globally. Their investment activities include fund management, trust management and venture capital investments. Herald is a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code, UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), and Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

Polar Capital LLP is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of Polar Capital Partners Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Polar Capital Holdings, Plc (LON: POLR) in Great Britain. Founded in 2001, Polar Capital offers its services primarily to Polar Funds and managed accounts, all of which are pooled investment vehicles. Investors in Polar Funds include individuals, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies (including mutual funds), pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles (such as hedge funds), high net-worth individuals, collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s), charitable organizations, trusts and estates, corporations and other business entities, and state or municipal government entities.

Highclere International Investors LLP (Highclere) is a hedge fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2006 and is a subsidiary of Highclere Investment Management Ltd. Highclere provides discretionary investment management services to investors based in the US through privately offered, unregulated collective investment schemes. They are a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Sloane Robinson LLP is the alternative investment management subsidiary of Sloane Robinson Investment Services Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded by Hugh Sloane and George Robinson in 1993 as Sloane Robinson Investment Management Ltd. They changed their name to Sloane Robinson Investment Partners LLP in 2004. Headquartered in London, Sloane Robinson manages assets with an absolute return focus on behalf of professional investors throughout the world.

Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd. (Mondrian) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by David Tilles and Clive Gillmore in 1990. Formerly known as Delaware International Advisers Ltd., the firm was renamed in 2004 after a management buyout. They are a subsidiary of Mondrian Investment Partners Holdings Ltd., which is owned by Atlantic Value Investment Partnership LP in the US. Mondrian provides investment management services to a broad-based group of international institutional investors. In addition to separately managed accounts, Mondrian acts as investment adviser to the Gallery Trust, an SEC-registered investment company that consists of six Mondrian funds.

Part of Bank of Montreal, BMO Capital Markets Ltd. is a leading, full-service financial services provider. The company is based in London, UK. The British company offers corporate and investment banking, treasury management, as well as research services. The company was founded in 1994. William Kenneth Spinney Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2004.

Mobius Capital Partners LLP is an independent mutual fund manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Mark Mobius and Carlos von Hardenberg in 2017 as MCP Capital LLP. Mobius Capital Partners is an emerging and frontier markets asset manager that offers an innovative private equity approach to public markets.

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets as a dealer, market-maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk-based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets.

FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Ltd. (FIA UK) is a Great Britain-based fund management firm headquartered in Tadworth, Surrey. Founded in 1984, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIL Holdings (UK) Limited, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIL Ltd. in Bermuda. FIA UK provides a range of global investment products and services to institutional accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles.

Premier Fund Managers Ltd. (PFM) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of Premier Investment Group Ltd., ultimately held by Premier Miton Group Plc (LON: PMI) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Guildford. PFM manages a range of authorized UK and offshore funds and provides tailor made discretionary management services for private and corporate clients including professional advisers, retail investors, institutions and charities.

Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. (Threadneedle AM) is the wholly-owned global asset management subsidiary of TC Financing Ltd., ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1994 and manages assets for a range of clients which includes pension schemes, insurance companies, private investors and corporations. Threadneedle AM is a socially responsible investor which believes they have a responsibility to, and will benefit from, exercising environmental and social stewardship throughout their firm.

Syngenta Ventures is a venture capital firm in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Switzerland.

Lightman Investment Management Ltd. (Lightman) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in London UK. The firm was founded by Robert W. Burnet in 2018. They manage the assets of a UK domiciled OEIC, the LF Lightman European Fund and a Luxembourg domiciled SICAV, the Lightman European Equities Fund. Lightman is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Barclays Bank Plc (Private Banking) (BPB-UK) is the private banking division of Barclays Bank Plc, itself a subsidiary of Barclays Plc (LSE: BARC, ADR: BCS) in Great Britain. Founded in 1971, Barclays-PB is headquartered in London and offers wealth management products and services to high-net worth individuals, families and charities.

Invesco Asset Management Ltd. (IAML) is the wholly-owned Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Invesco UK Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) in the US. The firm was founded in 1969 as Cavalier Securities Ltd. and became Invesco Asset Management Ltd. in 1993. They are headquartered in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. IAML provides investment management services on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to pension and profit-sharing plans, educational institutions, investment companies, insurance companies, individuals and holding companies. The firm also acts as investment advisor for a number of mutual funds on a sub-advised basis.

Newton Investment Management Ltd. (Newton) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Newton Management Ltd., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) (BNY Mellon) in the US. The firm was founded in 1978 as a joint venture with Scottish insurance broker Reed Stenhouse. In 1986 they were acquired by Alexander & Alexander and were renamed Newton Investment Management. Headquartered in London, Newton provides investment products and services to a wide range of clients, such as pension funds, charities, corporations and individuals (via BNY Mellon). Newton is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Magellan Asset Management Ltd. (dba MFG Asset Management) is the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Magellan Financial Group Ltd. (ASX: MFG) in Australia. The firm was founded by Hamish Douglass and Chris Mackay in 2006. Headquartered in Sydney, MFG Asset Management offers global equity, infrastructure and global sustainable investment strategies to institutional investors located throughout the world and intermediated investors in Australia and New Zealand. The firm also manages these strategies in segregated, advisory, sub-advisory relationships and via globally focused investment funds for institutional and retail investors internationally.

Liberum Capital Ltd. (Liberum) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Shane Le Prevost in 2007 to provide a different style of broking. They were acquired by Panmure Liberum Ltd. from TN Holdings (BVI) Ltd. in 2024. Headquartered in London, Liberum provides trading and execution services for institutional clients. They bring liquidity into the niches that matter and are market-makers in various large, mid and small-cap stocks.

Cooper Investors Pty Ltd. (CI) is an independent specialist equity fund management firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm was founded in 2001 by Peter J. Cooper and is wholly-owned by their employees. CI manages money for a range of clients which include large pension and superannuation funds, listed Australian companies, religious institutions, Australian State Government agencies, school endowments, charities and high net worth families and individuals.

EFG Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (EFGAM UK) is the asset management subsidiary of EFG International AG (SWX: EFGN) in Switzerland. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1994. EFGAM UK provides actively managed investment products and services to professional advisers and institutional investors.

Part of G10 Capital Ltd., Arbrook Investors Ltd. is a British company that provides investment advice. The company is based in London, UK. The company was founded in 2017 by Robin John Milway. Robin John Milway has been the CEO since 2017.

Independent Franchise Partners LLP (IFP) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2009 to offer the Franchise investment approach to institutional investors through a dedicated, independent investment management partnership. The Franchise strategy is available in a Global equity product (that excludes tobacco companies) and a US equity product.

River Global Investors LLP is the investment management subsidiary of River & Mercantile Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by AssetCo Plc (LSE: ASTO) in Great Britain. Formerly known as River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP, the firm was founded by James Barham as a limited liability partnership in 2006 with Pacific Investment as a cornerstone investor. They became part of AssetCo Plc in 2022. Headquartered in London, River Global Investors advises institutional clients such as employee benefit plans, foundations, endowments and other charitable organizations.

E&P Funds Asset Management Pty Ltd. (E&P Funds) is a specialist global fund manager headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 2007 as Walsh & Company Asset Management Pty Ltd. They are a subsidiary of E&P Operations Pty Ltd. E&P Funds provides investment products and services to individuals and institutional investors.