Brendan McGoldrick

M&T Bank Corp.'s Discretionary Portfolio segment invests primarily in the stocks of US large-cap companies. The segment employs fundamental bottom-up research that is combined with initial quantitative screens. It seeks to identify the intrinsically undervalued stocks of companies with strong cash flows and good p/b book ratios. Their portfolios are benchmarked using the S&P 500 and Barra indices.

Provides brokerage services

LAM offers products across a broad spectrum of asset classes, designed for different client types. The firm’s traditional and alternative investment services cover listed equity and fixed income investments in a wide range of global, regional and country specific strategies. Risk management is integral to their portfolio construction. They rely heavily on fundamental, bottom-up investment research.

Functions as a College/University

Connacht's investment approach is conviction driven, with a focus on quality and bottom-up, fundamental analysis. The firm seeks superior risk-adjusted absolute returns for their clients. They focus on long and short equity positions in a portfolio that consists primarily of small and medium-cap issuers in the US. Certain of the clients focus on the financials, healthcare, technology, media and telecom (TMT) and consumer sectors.

Six Columns Capital is a high-conviction, fundamentally driven, long/short equity firm focused on names in the consumer-facing sectors.