Serafin Asset Management acquires majority stake in Artico Partners Ltd

• Artico Partners expands Serafin Asset Management’s equity-expertise into emerging markets and sustainable investments
• Funds in emerging markets follow a multi-factor approach
• All Artico Funds have a sustainable investment objective and are classified under Article 9 SFDR

Frankfurt am Main/Zug, 28 March 2023: Serafin Asset Management continues to grow with an acquisition of a majority stake in the Swiss asset manager Artico Partners Ltd. Serafin Asset Management shortly before increased its stake in AMG Fondsverwaltung AG and changed the company's name to Serafin Asset Management Ltd (read more on this here).

Serafin Asset Management acquires a 51 percent majority stake in Artico Partners Ltd, Zurich ("Artico"). The transaction is part of the strategy of Serafin Asset Management to expands its expertise via acquiring specialized active fund management boutiques. The planned closing of this transaction is still subject to approval of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. The acquisition of 100 percent in Artico is planned for mid-2024. The entire Artico team will stay together and become the specialist for systematic emerging market and global equities with sustainable investment objectives within Serafin Asset Management.  Silvio Halsig, co-founder of Serafin Asset Management, commented on the cooperation: "Artico’s products add to our fund range in systematic and innovative equity investing. The experienced and eager appetite for continuous quantitative research of the team around Artico CEO Gabriel Herrera as well as their extensive data repository provide a strong resource for examining new investment ideas”.

Added value for clients through impact investments

Artico Partners Ltd is a systematic asset manager based in Zurich that invests in developed and emerging equity markets. Since its launch in July 2011, Artico is growing its track record of investing in companies that are superior in terms of growth, profitability, balance sheet strength and valuation.  In recent years, Artico has added ESG criteria and a decarbonization target to its portfolio construction and aligned all its funds with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. In January 2023, Artico funds were classified under Article 9 SFDR and offer a unique combination of superior fundamental characteristics, very high ESG ratings and a low carbon footprint. Artico Partners Ltd is a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). Gabriel Herrera, CEO at Artico Partners, stated: "Investors can replace a higher proportion of their traditional investments with our sustainable equity funds to achieve a greater impact. This is because they do not compromise on investment performance or diversification." He is enthusiastic about the merger with Serafin Asset Management: "Serafin's corporate culture and its own growth ambitions make it an ideal strategic partnership. We will benefit greatly from the expansion of quantitative research resources, significant database synergies and access to new client segments as well as markets."

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