Vincent Marie Rene Bourgeois

Zadig is an active, contrarian manager that invests in temporarily unloved companies that they think are undervalued despite strong fundamentals. The firm builds a risk-controlled concentrated portfolio based on in-depth fundamental analysis that yields long-term superior returns.They employ bottom-up approach and performs an in-depth review of the company’s financial statements, with an emphasis on cash flow generation, return on capital employed and track record of shareholder value creation.

HCM-UK is primarily an alternative investment manager who also advises traditionally-managed portfolios. The firm invests globally in equity, fixed income, and alternative asset classes with a particular focus on Russia and emerging markets. The bulk of their assets are invested in European equity and fixed income. The firm is an active investment manager with a long-term investment horizon. Fundamental analysis and decentralized decisions are paramount to the firm's investment approach, and they occasionally follow a contrarian investment style. The investment process is conviction-driven. Within strategies, the firm does not customize or tailor their approach. Traditionally-managed equity portfolios are diversified with relatively low turnover. Extensive fundamental analysis informs the firm's bottom-up investment process and aims at identifying mispriced stocks of European companies with superior profitability potential. Company visits are part of the research process, as is quantitative analysis. Investment decisions are made autonomously by small focused teams specialized in an asset class or a strategy, and not following any particular investment style. HCM-UK specializes in portfolio construction, hedge fund analysis, and management of funds of hedge funds.