Peter McCammon

Atlantic Capital Management (ACM) employs quantitative analysis to narrow the universe of securities to a list of potential investment candidates. This process considers a company's size and growth and seeks to identify a catalyst that may propel future earnings. The firm uses qualitative analysis to evaluate the industry, management quality, financial statement strength and the probability of a successful investment. ACM's proprietary research process continues with a review of the market's expectations for the company. This process consists of comparing Wall Street analysts' published reports, including models and industry fundamentals, to management's remarks, press releases, conference calls, SEC filings, models and business dynamics. ACM looks for companies with proven management teams, well-defined corporate strategies, accelerating market shares and solid revenue and earnings growth. Using this information, the firm then determines if the company has the potential to exceed Wall Street's expectations and decides whether to purchase the security, continue to monitor the price of the security for valuation purposes or pass altogether.

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Scott & Stringfellow is a large-cap value manager. They invest primarily in the stocks of US companies in the technology, energy minerals and consumer non-durables sectors. The firm maintains a medium turnover rate

For active fixed-income, LBAM's decision-making process incorporates controlled duration decisions, sector decisions, and individual issue valuation decisions. They base interest rate and sector-related investment decisions on our economic growth forecast. The firm uses risk exposure analysis and risk budgeting models to quantify and manage risks associated with strategies that they design to add value relative to the benchmark index. Individual issue selections result from internal research generated by research specialists. They diversify holdings to reduce credit exposure to individual issuers. Eligible investments for core strategies include US dollar denominated investment-grade securities; for core plus strategies the universe of securities expands to include high yield. For passive bond indexing, LBAM seeks to take advantage of risk premiums as they are reflected in individual security prices. These premiums offer compensation for accepting credit and structure risks associated with individual issues. Explicit quantification and control of risks are at the heart of this investment process. The firm uses proprietary risk exposure analysis to analyze yield curve factors and spread-related factors. For each yield curve and spread factor, the portfolio is very closely matched to the index to ensure that the portfolio earns the same return as the index for any change in interest rates or change in sector spreads. Based on internally generated research, they integrate individual issue selections into the portfolio without disrupting the integrity of the portfolio structure. Holdings are diversified to reduce credit exposure to individual issuers. Eligible investments include securities included in the index, plus those that are their equivalents in terms of credit and structure risks. LBAM's high yield bond management decision-making process begins with a macro-economic framework for determining the appropriate portfolio structure according to defensive versus cyclical industries and appropriate quality orientation (between high BB to low B). Once they have established the overall structure, the firm determines specific industry weights and individual issuer selections. Their research analysts focus on identifying securities that exhibit improving credit fundamentals while avoiding those that experience deterioration in their credit quality. LBAM diversifies holdings to reduce credit exposure to individual issuers. Eligible investments include dollar denominated bonds rated below investment-grade including Rule 144A securities and the full range of structures such as pay-in-kind bonds, interest reset bonds and other instruments that are consistent with high yield investing.

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Shamrock's theory of activist investing relies on the ability of an influential shareholder to steer corporate decisions in a manner that will unlock shareholder value. Their first step involves several rigorous stages of financial analysis to filter for potential targets. The firm's goal is to uncover companies that have a trading value that is discounted to the intrinsic value of the underlying business. From potential targets, Shamrock focuses on companies that can significantly benefit from the implementation of an activist investment approach. An investigation is conducted of the corporation's business strategy, structure and governance, as well as the company's shareholder base. Shamrock then formulates a plan to accumulate an ownership position in the company and a comprehensive strategy to unlock the hidden value of the investment through both activist and non-activist measures After selecting the portfolio company and developing the investment strategy, the firm uses various acquisition strategies to achieve an influential position within the company. They then attempt to work with the company's management and Board to implement the plan. When Shamrock determines that the company's share price reflects the results of their value-enhancement measures, they begin to exit the investment.