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Strategic Equity
The fund targets capital growth over the long term (in excess of five years) as well as consistent annual returns from a quality and fundamentals-focused investment strategy.
Our experienced team identify niche growth businesses with strong long-term financial performance, established management teams and a sound market position to deliver future growth potential.
We believe there is significant opportunity in the segment of the market between Ā£250mn and Ā£1bn market cap at point of investment, because:
A structured and disciplined process designed to insulate us from macro and external factors that might affect companiesā performance.
There is significant opportunity in the segment of the market between Ā£250m and Ā£1bn at point of investment, which our process seeks to unlock:
Watch our latest webinar as Ken Wotton, Brendan Gulston, and Cassie Herlihy reflect on the past five years, highlighting the teamās fundamental, bottom-up approach that focuses on quality companies with good growth prospects.
In our portfolio insights series the Investment Team sit down with Chief Executives from some of the portfolio companies we invest in, where they discuss the impact of our investment in the company.
Brooks Macdonald plc is an investment management firm, offering a range of investment management services to private high net worth individuals, pension funds, institutions, and trusts.
Brooks Macdonald plc is a current SEO portfolio holding as at May 2024.
Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental and engineering consultancy at the intersection of transport, energy and global climate agendas, solving the most complex issues to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.
Ricardo plc is a current Smaller Companies portfolio holding as at May 2023.Ā
Inspired plc is a leading technology-enabled provider of energy and sustainability solutions that allow UK and Irish businesses to transition to net-zero carbon and manage their response to climate change.
Inspired plc is a current Smaller Companies portfolio holding as at March 2023.Ā
Medica is the market leader in teleradiology, providing hospitals with support to address serious capacity issues in both urgent and non-urgent reporting pathways.
Medica is a current SEC portfolio holding as at December 2022.Ā
Prospective investors can purchase shares directly from Waystone Management (UK) Limited or through a professional adviser or other intermediary. Application forms can be obtained from Waystone Management (UK) Limited.
investorservices@waystone.com
0345 922 0044
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Ken is Managing Director, Public Equity, and leads the investment team managing public equity investments. He is lead manager for LF Gresham House UK Micro Cap Fund, LF Gresham House UK Multi Cap Income Fund, Strategic Equity Capital plc and manages AIM listed portfolios on behalf of the Baronsmead VCTs. Ken graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford, before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG. He was an equity research analyst with Commerzbank and then Evolution Securities prior to spending the past 12 years as a Fund Manager at Livingbridge and now Gresham House specialising in smaller companies.
Brendan joined Gresham House in November 2018 having previously been at Livingbridge.
Brendan co-manages the LF Gresham House UK Micro Cap Fund and the LF Gresham House UK Multi Cap Income Fund and leads Gresham Houseās Healthcare sector investment strategy.
Prior to Livingbridge Brendan spent four and a half years in technology investment banking at Canaccord Genuity having studied commerce with a focus on finance at Melbourne University.
David joined Gresham House in October 2022 and is an Associate Director in our Public Equity investment team.
David has five years Investment Banking experience, most recently working at Lazard. Prior to this he worked at Investec providing M&A, ECM, and strategic advisory services to public and private institutions, and spent four years at PwC where he qualified as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant.
David graduated from Oxford University in 2014, with a Masterās degree in Engineering Science.
Cassie joined the Public Equity team inĀ July 2021.
Prior to joining Gresham House, Cassie was part of the Corporate Broking team at Citi, having previously spent two and a half years at Investec.
Cassie graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2015, before completing an MSc at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
George joined the Public Equity investment team at Gresham House permanently in January 2024 having previously undertaken an internship from May 2023. George works across all three open-ended funds and the investment trust within the Public Equity division, conducting sector-agnostic equity research to generate and execute on new investment ideas and support portfolio management.
Prior to joining Gresham House, George worked for a private European fintech company, providing technology services to UK fund managers investing in emerging markets. He then completed the CFA Level 1 in February 2023.
George graduated from Cambridge University with a History degree and three academic awards in July 2022.
Jamie joined Gresham House in October 2022 as a Client Services Associate within our Institutional Distribution team.
He previously spent five years at Cazenove, the wealth management arm of Schroders as a Client Services Executive within their Charities team. Prior to that, Jamie worked within the UK Retail Sales team at Schroders.
Jamie holds the CFA Institute Investment Foundations Certificate and Unit 1 of the IMC.
Belinda joined Gresham House in July 2024 as an Analyst in the Institutional Distribution team.
Prior to Gresham House, Belinda worked at GAM Investments as a Distribution Trainee during her industrial placement year working alongside the RFP, Global Consultant Relations, and Client Service Operations teams.
She holds a BA (Hons) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Loughborough University with a Diploma in Professional Studies.
Keisha-Ann joined Gresham House in November 2020 as part of the Institutional Sales team and is responsible for institutional business development and consultant relations, fundraising across Gresham House’s Real Assets strategies.
Prior to Gresham House, she spent five years at quantitative investment manager, Winton, where she was responsible for investor relations coverage of investment consultants and Winton’s global institutional and wholesale clients including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, investment banks, family offices and endowments.
Keisha-Ann holds a BA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Leeds.
Heather is Managing Director, Institutional Business and a member of the GHAM Board.
Prior to joining Gresham House, Heather spent seven years at Fidelity International, latterly as Head of Institutional Distribution for UK & Ireland. She also previously held business development and client relationship positions at BankInvest, Capital International and Gartmore where she focussed on U.K & Ireland and Nordic institutional investors.
Heather has over 25 years of financial experience and holds a BA (Hons) in Politics from Durham University and the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Society of the UK.
Claire joined Gresham House in August 2023 as Head of Business Development in the UK and Irish Institutional market.
Prior to Gresham House, Claire worked at Schroders for ten years and held positions as Head of Sustainability UK and Co-Head of the UK Institutional Business.
Claire started her career at M&G Investments, before moving to Baring Asset Management where she spent 11 years with the last six years in a UK Institutional Business Development role.
Claire is IMC qualified and has obtained the CFA ESG certificate.
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Ben is Head of Institutional Business, and joined Gresham House in May 2024.
Prior to joining the firm Ben was the EMEA Commercial Officer at Cambridge Associates, where he was responsible for Business Development & Marketing focussing on Institutional investors, Endowment & Foundations and Family Offices. Before, joining Cambridge Associates, Ben spent 18 years at Mercer Investments in several leadership roles including European Head of Mercer Sentinel and the UK Head of Fiduciary Management. In his previous roles Ben has been responsible for developing propositions across Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including spending time as the Head of Mercerās Middle East business based in Dubai.
Ben holds a MSc in Accounting and Finance from DeMonfort University and a BSc (Econ) in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Buckingham. He is also a qualified Actuary, has passed the Investment Management Certificate and has over 20 years-experience in the financial industry.
David joined Gresham House in June 2023 as an RFP Analyst within our Institutional Distribution team. He is responsible for ensuring the consistency and quality of the firmās investment proposal content and processes as well as contributing to the production of marketing materials.
David has over 15 years of experience within financial services distribution, having worked with a number of global fund management firms as an investment and RFP writer and business manager.
He holds an MA (Hons) in Modern Languages from the University of St Andrews and the Investment Management Certificate.
Alastair joined Gresham House in 2023 and is responsible for growing and maintaining relationships with institutional asset owners and consultants.
Alastair has over 15 yearsā experience working with institutional investors. Prior to Gresham House, Alastair worked at Ninety One where he was responsible for business development with UK institutions. Prior to Ninety One, Alastair held business development and client management positions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, focussing on the UK and Ireland.
Alastair holds a BA in Management Studies from Nottingham University, the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing and is a CFA charter holder.
Harry joined Gresham House in December 2023 as an Analyst in the Institutional Sales team.
Prior to this he completed a 3-month internship with the team.
He holds a First Class BA (Hons) in Geography from Durham University having graduated in 2022.
Liz joined Gresham House from Legal & General Investment Management, where she was an Investment Reporting Analyst working with Institutional clients.
Prior to Legal & General, Liz held roles as a Client Service Analyst at Wellington Management, covering the Global Wealth channel in Europe and Asia, and as an Investor Relations Specialist at NewSmith Asset Management.
Liz holds the Investment Management Certificate and has a BA in French & Spanish from University College London.
Anthonyās background is in investment banking, having previously worked for international firms in London, New York and South America, including Macquarie and Merrill Lynch.Ā At Gresham House, he is responsible for business development, marketing and sales for our forestry and new energy assets, also managing one of the funds.
Anthony has a BA (Hons) in History from Newcastle University and is an Investment Management Certificate holder. He is also a registered adviser with the Financial Conduct Authority.
Chris is a Managing Director in the Wholesale Distribution team and joined Gresham House in July 2021.
Prior to this he was Head of Strategic Partnerships at LGBR Capital where he focused on developing key strategic relationships in the UK discretionary market. He was one of the founding members of LGBR Capital, helping to grow the business from launch in 2012 into one of the largest outsourced distributors in the UK.
Chris previously held business development and client relationship positions at Matrix Asset Management and Goldman Sachs.
Chris has 14 years’ industry experience and holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from Queen Mary, University of London. He is a CAIA Charterholder and has passed both the Certificate in ESG Investing and the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Society of the UK.
Andy has over 20 yearsā industry experience and joined Gresham House in October 2019 after spending two years at BNP Paribas. Prior to this he spent six years as investment sales director at BNY Mellon, focusing on family offices and the London discretionary market.
He has also worked in the business development team at Skandia Investment Management, helping launch the Spectrum range of funds. He holds a BA (Hons) in Economics, the CFA Certificate in Investment Management, the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing, the CII Certificate In Discretionary Investment Management, the CII Certificate in Investment Operations and the CII Diploma in Financial Planning.
Rees joined the Wholesale Distribution team in July 2022.
Prior to joining Gresham House, Rees worked within the UK Investor Relations team at Comgest Asset Management and within the Asset Management team at Willis Towers Watson.
Rees is currently studying for his Investment Management Certificate.
Waystone Management (UK) Limited
investorservices@linkgroup.co.uk
0345 922 0044
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