Wealth & Finance International - Fund Awards 2016

www.wealthandfinance-intl.com 31 Greiff Capital Management AG Best Absolute Return-Oriented Equity Fund (5 Years): Greiff Special Situations Fund OP & Best Investment Fund Manager 2016 - Germany Greiff capital management AG is an investment manager and analyst for fund-based investment strategies. We invited Robert Habatsch to tell us more about the firm and its award winning fund. Company: Greiff Capital Management AG Website: http://www.greiff-ag.de/ Greiff capital management AG is a Freiburg/ Germany, based regulated Investment Management Company uniquely reflecting the spirit and requirements of today’s international financial markets. The firm is dedicated to catering to its clients’ individual needs. Since its establishment in 2005 as an independent Investment Man- agement Company, the firm has grown into a multiservice and product advisor to its clients and partners. Our clients are pension funds, banks, wealth managers, family offices, Fund of Funds, insurers, consultants, independent financial advisors. The core focus and strength of the investment team are intelligent derivative, equity event driven strategies and disciplined fund of fund management in liquid financial markets. Greiff capital management AG is fully bank independent, the equity is owned by its employees and its non-executive Partners. The Investment Team consists of a seasoned group of Professionals with multi-year experience in Fund of Funds Management, Banking and Asset Management. The current division of responsibilities, between Portfolio Management, Trading, Analysis, and Risk Management, is identical to the proven and successful structure, which was implement- ed at our previous firm. In combination with our partner companies, we have assembled a highly professional team and a state of the art infrastructure combining local expertise and global reach. Within the last twelve months, Greiff has been growing fast and over- seas approximately 0,6 bn € in AUM. Since more than ten years, Greiff special situations Fund OP is one of our most successful strategies in our fund range. It is an innovative absolute return fund in the category of M&A Stocks. The investment process is stock based but with hardly any systematic stock risk. The fund provides an asymmetrical risk/return profile and has daily liquidity. Looking ahead, we are looking forward to continue to deliver the highest asset management standards to our clients. Ultimately, we are very pleased to receive the award, which we see as recognition for our focus on long-term orientated quality standards in managing absolute return portfolios. LA16001