| About Us |
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Unicorn Asset Management was established
in July 2000. |
Building value over time for our shareholders and clients depends
on one factor, and one factor alone – performance: investment
performance and business performance. If you believe, as we do, that
a ‘share’ represents a long-term ownership claim on a
business, then business success and investment success go hand in
hand.
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| Unlike many City investment management firms, around
a quarter of the share capital is owned by the people who run the business,
adding an incentive to ensure our funds consistently perform. Operating
this philosophy over time has led to rewards for clients in the shape
of market leading performances from Unicorn Free Spirit, Unicorn UK Smaller Companies, Unicorn UK Income and Unicorn AIM VCT (Sources: Citywire May 2010). |
| We make every effort to concentrate our resources to
the maximum extent possible where we believe they count – on
identifying worthwhile investments that deliver long-term performance
for clients. |
| We understand that setting high standards is essential
if Unicorn’s owners, employees and clients are to continue to
prosper in the future as they have done in the past. |
| Senior Management Team |
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John McClure, Investment Manager
John has specialised in investing in UK smaller companies for over
20 years. He managed smaller companies portfolios at Guinness Flight
Global Asset Management Limited (April 1992 – October 1997)
before joining the team in 1997. Prior to this he worked for United
Friendly Assurance (September 1987 – January 1989) and Hermes
Asset Management (January 1989 – April 1992).
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Chris Hutchinson, Investment Manager
Prior to joining Unicorn, Chris was a fund manager at Montanaro
Investment Managers Limited for over eight years where he specialised
in smaller companies. At Montanaro, he was lead manager for the Recovery
Trust and acted as support manager on all other funds at various
stages of their development. As a key member of the team, he was
extensively involved in all aspects of the firm's operation and development
and helped oversee growth in funds under management from around £50m
in 1997 to over £300m towards the end of 2005.
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Philip John, Finance Director
Philip graduated in 1982 from UCL with a degree in Economics and
qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Touche Ross. He joined the
merchant bank Granville in 1987 where he worked with John McClure from 1997. Philip helped set up Unicorn while at Granville
and joined the team in September 2001.
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