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Mikhail Zverev
Mikhail Zverev joined Amati in February 2022 as a fund manager to create and launch the WS Amati Global Innovation Fund.
Between 2007 and 2021 Mikhail managed high conviction global funds and was Head of Global equities at Standard Life Investments (now Abrdn) and Aviva Investors.
Mikhail started his career in finance in 1998 with boutique investment bank Trigon Capital, helping to raise growth capital for Eastern European technology companies. Following a spell with Citigroup, where he was a Mergers & Acquisitions analyst, he joined First State Investments as a Senior Equity Analyst, working alongside Paul Jourdan on the FSI British Smaller Companies Fund and FSI AIM VCT.
Mikhail holds BSc in Semiconductor Physics from St Petersburg State Technical University and MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.
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Michael Crawford
Michael is a partner of Castlebay Investment Partners LLP. In his career he has held senior roles at Bessemer Trust, Deutsche Asset Management and Credit Suisse Asset Management. His career has spanned global equity investing, wealth stewardship and strategic financial oversight. He holds an MBA from Cranfield and combines deep technical expertise with the patience required to deliver long-term, sustainable wealth creation.
Michael launched the YFS Chawton Global Equity Income Fund in May 2019. The investment objective is to deliver capital growth, a meaningful income stream and growth in this income over the long term.
The fund is managed using a quality value approach centred around corporate cashflow lifecycles. A select number of companies are identified that exhibit strong economics and low financial risk. These businesses are then mapped onto the five-stage lifecycle stretching from early-stage growth to maturity, to test whether management’s capital allocation is likely to drive shareholder value creation. Investment is made where the estimated intrinsic value of the company is well in excess of the current market value.
A company’s share repurchases and dividends increase as it moves through its lifecycle. This allows the Fund to deliver value creation through growth and to build an attractive income stream over time.
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Greg Dean
Greg founded Langdon Equity Partners in 2021 and is the lead investor for the Global Smaller Companies portfolios. Greg has over 18 years’ experience in investment management. Before founding Langdon he was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Cambridge Global Asset Management (a boutique within CI Investments). While at Cambridge Greg was the joint recipient of the prestigious Morningstar Breakout Fund Manager of the Year in 2015 and his funds have won numerous industry awards over the years.
Previously he spent 3 years at Fidelity Investments in Boston and Toronto. Greg has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and a Bachelors of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. He is also a CFA charterholder.
Above all, Greg’s proudest achievement is his family. He and his wife, Kathryn, are raising two smart and energetic children, and enjoy seeing the world through them every day.
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