Jupiter Fund Management is a UK fund management group, managing equity and bond investments for private and institutional investors. The company manages assets across a wide range of international and UK based mutual funds, investment companies and institutional mandates, as well as providing wealth management services. The Company offers a variety of equity portfolios specialising in markets such as the UK, Europe, Asia and other emerging European nations, as well as multi-manager funds and specialist thematic investments such as absolute return funds, socially responsible investment funds and global financial funds. It also has a growing fixed interest franchise, with a focus on investing in high grade corporate bonds, strategic bonds and convertibles. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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 Headquarters at 70 Victoria Street | |
| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Investment management |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Nichola Pease, Chairman Andrew Formica, CEO |
| Revenue |  £405.6 million (2023)[1] |
 £86.0 million (2023)[1] | |
| £(12.9) million (2023)[1] | |
| AUM | £52.2 billion (2023)[1] |
| Website | www.jupiteram.com |
History
editThe company was established by John Duffield in 1985[2] and later sold to German bank Commerzbank in two tranches in 1995 and 2000. John Duffield left in 2000 after a public row with the company's new owners and set up a rival fund group, New Star Asset Management in 2001.[2] Between 2000 and June 2007 Jupiter was headed by Joint Group Chief Executives Jonathan Carey and Edward Bonham Carter. Jonathan Carey retired in 2010 after 23 years at the company.[3] Between June 2007 and March 2014, Jupiter was headed by Edward Bonham Carter (brother of British actress Helena Bonham Carter).[4]
Jupiter bought itself out from Commerzbank in a management buyout (MBO) in June 2007.[5] Around 95% of the company's staff then became shareholders. US private equity firm TA Associates supported the MBO and held a minority stake in the business.[3] On 21 June 2010, Jupiter floated on the London Stock Exchange at 165p a share. Employees retained around 41% ownership of the Company on the day it listed and TA Associates reinvested in the business, taking its shareholding to around 22% on the day of admission to the London Stock Exchange.[6] In December 2013, it was announced that Edward Bonham Carter would step down as chief executive of Jupiter in March 2014 and be replaced by Maarten Slendebroek.[7][8]
The company acquired Merian Global Investors for consideration of £370 million in July 2020.[9]
Key people
editJupiter is home to a number of well-known fund managers. John Chatfeild-Roberts joined Jupiter with his team from Lazard Asset Management in 2001: he manages fund of fund portfolios and in February 2010 took over as chief investment officer.[10] Ben Whitmore manages the Jupiter Income Trust[11] while Mark Nichols runs the Jupiter European Fund.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Annual Results 2023". Jupiter Fund Management. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b John Duffield rebounds from fall of New Star Daily Telegraph, 15 April 2009
- ^ a b Jupiter deputy chairman Carey to retire City Wire, 8 December 2010
- ^ Jupiter's £1bn IPO will brave market Daily Telegraph, 19 May 2010
- ^ "Commerzbank agrees to sell Jupiter to its management and TA Associates". Jupiter. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Jupiter valued at £755m after 2x oversubscribed IPO". Investment Week. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Jupiter chief quits amid rising pressure". FT.com. December 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Chief Executive Bonham Carter to step down". eFinancial News. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Jupiter faces challenges avoiding Standard Life Aberdeen fate as Merian deal completes". Portfolio Adviser. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Jupiter's Chatfeild-Roberts advises caution on bonds". Portfolio Advisor. 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Ben Whitmore". Citywire. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Alex Darwall steps down as manager of Jupiter European". Investors Chronicle. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.