Unparalleled experience and continuity among partners and investment professionals
-Experience of managing distressed assets through multiple business cycles, with core competencies in privately-traded instruments such as bank debt, trade claims and rejected real estate leases
An expansive network of proprietary contacts facilitates the sourcing of off-the-run, uncorrelated investment opportunities
-Proven ability to source unique investment opportunities from traditional and non-traditional channels over many years. The best value often resides in private securities sourced directly, rather than through broker-dealers
Intensive proprietary research process aimed at minimizing errors in fundamental analysis
-Opportunities are analyzed by multiple teams from multiple perspectives with a view to going beyond the numbers and finding an edge. The process is enhanced by the breadth of investment professionals’ backgrounds and fluency in European and Asian languages
A unique culture of teamwork and professional development
-Provides employees with a clear career progression path not often available in alternative asset managers and has resulted in minimal employee turnover since 2001
An unlevered track record for the Diversified Distressed Strategy dating back to 1986
-Contrarian does not employ leverage . . . except one-off real estate transactions property level debt