Wealth & Finance International - February 2017

77 February 2017 A Fundamental Approach utetia Capital is a leader on absolute return strategies. Headquartered in Paris and registered with the AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) under the identification GP 09000017, the capital of the firm is held entirely by the Group’s founding families and its employees. Lutetia Capital is led by co-founders Jean-François Comte and Fabrice Seiman. Combined, our senior staff has more than 60 years of expe- rience in the asset management and investment banking industries, having held senior positions at some of the world’s leading financial institutions in Paris, Geneva, London and New York. Jean-François Comte is Managing Partner of Lutetia Capital. He also is co-manager of the fund Lutetia Patrimoine. Prior to founding Lutetia Capital, Mr. Comte was a Vice President of Lazard in New York, where he specialised in mergers and acquisitions. Throughout his career at Lazard, Mr. Comte advised leading corpo- rations and financial investors in over 25 major transactions totalling more than $50 billion in value. Jean-François graduated from NYU Law School. Fabrice Seiman is Managing Partner of Lutetia Capital. Prior to founding Lutetia Capital, Mr. Seiman was member of the Investment Group at PAI Partners, the largest LBO firm in Continental Europe, where he took part in several major transactions. Mr. Seiman was previously the Diplomatic Advisor to the Finance Min- ister of France, Spokesman of the Government. In this capacity, he was in charge of advising the Minister on economic and international affairs, in relationship with the French Presidency. Mr. Seiman has been, from 2006 to 2012, an Associate Professor at Science Po Paris, in both Finance and International Affairs. In 2007, Mr Seiman was distinguished as one of the most influential leaders under 40 by the World Economic Forum. He graduated from Sciences Po Paris (Economy & Finance) and attended the Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies (Government) at Harvard University. Mr Seiman was awarded in 2013 the ‘Palmes Académiques’, the high- est medal for figures in the world of culture and education, by the Prime Minister of France. The firm’s independent advisory board, comprised of leading busi- ness and academic personalities, completes the internal team. Lutetia gathers highly experienced professionals stemming from the asset man- agement and investment banking industry. Over the years, the team has received multiple awards for the quality of its performance. Lutetia Capital has only one activity: asset management. The firm does not engage in other financial activities such as credit lending, brokerage or research that might undermine a complete alignment of interests with clients or lead to the creation of collateral risk. Lutetia believes in independence, specialization and expertise. Its investment process combines the flexibility of the discretionary approach within the discipline of quantitative methods. The firm has two fundamental priorities: capital preservation and optimizing risk/reward. It aims to avoid short-term fluctuations in order to maintain its perfor- mances over a long period of time and does not hesitate to be directly involved as an active investor. It offers Fund and Index management, specialising in absolute return strategies such as merger arbitrage and volatility arbitrage and managed accounts and advisory services for institutional investors, corporations, family offices and high net worth individuals, offered with the operation- al security of our custodial partnership with BNP Paribas. Luetia’s investment strategy is driven by fundamental analysis and the principles of value investing. Regardless of the investment strategy, the firm remains committed to buying ‘at the right price’, based on intrinsic value and prevailing mar- ket conditions. The firm is highly reactive to our own investment views and does not hesitate to seize market opportunities. Company: Lutetia Capital Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.lutetiacapital.com Address: 7 Place Vendôme, Paris 75001 France Telephone: +33 1 79 97 97 97 Luetia Capital, based in Paris, is an absolute returns specialist. Here is a little more about the firm and its areas of specialism. L 1701WF25