Investment Week, James Baxter-Derrington 26 August 2021 • 2 min read
Gresham House has expanded its strategic equity team with the appointment of two investment managers across its UK equity fund range.
Amber Stone-Brown and Cassie Herlihy join the Ken Wotton-led team, and will work across the firm’s UK equity rang, including LF Gresham House UK Multi Cap Income, Strategic Equity Capital and Baronsmead VCT…
Wotton, managing director, public equity at Gresham House, said: “While investors have started to return to the UK market, we believe the value potential across the market remains substantial.
“There remain tremendous growth prospects in underappreciated companies across public and private markets, which the addition of Cassie and Amber will help us identify. Their transactional experience makes them a good fit for our hands-on team and will allow us to maintain high levels of engagement across our investments.”…
Jayna Rana, investment company analyst at QuotedData, said: “These are good hires for Gresham House, which specialises in alternative assets, including private equity and smaller companies.
“Having team members from different backgrounds and with varying expertise is always a good thing and, as we all know, diversification is key, which has boded well for Gresham House’s fund offerings.
“Strategic Equity Capital in particular, has provided NAV and share price returns that are significantly ahead of the MSCI UK Smaller Companies and even the broader MSCI UK Index. The new hires should be pivotal in building upon this success.”
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