Jamie Farnham

TCW maintains a value-oriented investment approach and their investment process focuses on preserving capital for their clients. The firm’s integrated top-down and bottom-up investment process emphasizes global and multi-sector diversification to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns from income and capital appreciation. They offer a range of investment strategies across fixed income, equities, and emerging markets.

MLAM's worldwide approach to equity investing uses a philosophy of identifying relative value among individual stocks and stock markets by focusing primarily on two variables: reinvestment rate and the price-to-book value ratio. There are seven additional screens employed to further refine the process. The factors used to identify value include price-to-cash flow, price-to-earnings ratios, past and future earnings growth and dividend payouts. For asset allocation, a country whose market valuation measurements seem consistently above or below world averages or its own historical averages are over or under-weighted accordingly. The degrees of over or under-weighting are determined by relative economic prospects as measured by the outlook for GNP, inflation and interest rates of each country and their impact on currency movements. By combining a value approach to individual stock selection with asset allocation by country, the firm seeks to achieve consistent performance relative to international equity indexes. MLAM combines top-down and bottom-up analysis and uses proprietary models as part of their research process. Their funds are team-managed.

TCW offers investment management services in a variety of different investment strategies for which they have portfolio managers with an established investment style. Their integrated fundamental top-down and bottom-up investment process emphasizes global and multi-sector diversification to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns from income and capital appreciation.

Arena is an active manager which specializes in short duration high yield investing. Their focus is on high yield fixed income, primarily the corporate bond and leveraged loan markets. The firm seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns with an emphasis on capital preservation and lower volatility. Arena utilizes bottom-up fundamental research and analysis and emphasizes downside protection throughout the investment process.

Primus Capital invests in companies located in the United States and Canada with an enterprise value of up to USD 250 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of healthcare, tech-enabled services and software/technology sectors. It provides financing for buyout, recapitalization and growth stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 20 - 100 million. It acquires minority and controlling interests. It also takes a seat on the board of directors.

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MWAM is a value investment manager that focuses on preserving capital for their clients, while extracting value utilizing deep, fundamental, bottom-up research and analysis. They employ quantitative research that is driven by a number of powerful and dynamic proprietary models that aid in the analysis of fixed income securities. The firm specializes in traditional fixed income management of low duration, intermediate fixed income and total return portfolios, but they also offer a variety of more focused strategies and products. Their integrated top-down and bottom-up investment process emphasize global and multi-sector diversification to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns from income and capital appreciation.

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