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Abakkus Asset Manager LLP
Abakkus Asset Manager LLP is an alpha-focused asset manager based in India. Mr. Sunil Singhania founded it in 2018 and called it after the simplest ancient computing device, the abacus. The goal and aim of Abakkus is to become one of India’s most reputable and successful asset managers. This ideology has shaped the Abakkus portfolio’s beliefs: Keep things as straightforward as possible. Be a firm believer in the basics. Focus on the fundamentals and numbers.
Fund Snapshot
| OPPORTUNITY | FEATURES |
|---|---|
| Mid to Late-Stage | Invest in mid to late-stage and soon-to-be-listed companies(Pre IPO) |
| Secondaries | Promoters and/or PE/VC funds approaching the end-of-life stage where the company plans to list in the next 2-3 years |
| PIPE deals | Focus on the listed companies looking for growth capital or recapitalization |
Investment Philosophy
Risk reward equation
- Expected returns must justify the risk / uncertainty taken
- A good company might not necessarily be a good investment opportunity
- Focus on the price we pay, and value derived
- What is in the price?
Patient investors
- Invest in a company as ifinvesting in a business
- Think like a partner
Agile and flexible
- Each investment opportunity is looked upon individual merit
- Not constrained to a particular theme or style
Alpha generators
- Believe in investing with an endeavor to generate alpha over the markets
- Growth companies where profitability is expected to grow higher than market average
- Fundamentally undervalued businesses with reasonable growth expectations
Fundamental driven
- Bottom- up research with focus on balance sheet
- Numbers speak more than presentations and hype
- Returns ultimately are all about earnings
Happy to be contrarian
- Prefer to be first, early and/ or only investors
- Do not chase the momentum
- Open to look at companies across sectors, market caps and business cycles
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Sunil Singhania
Sunil Singhania founded Abakkus Asset Manager LLP, an investment management company, in 2018 after 24 years of work experience. He is a chartered accountant who then became a chartered financial analyst from CFA Institute.
Mr. Singhania was a member of the 15-member international committee that rewrote the Code of Ethics handbook of the CFA Institute. For eight years (2005-13), he headed the Indian Association of Investment Professionals. The CFA Institute also enlisted him as a board member, and he later became the chair of the investment committee.
The renowned CFA worked at Reliance Capital for 15 years, where he initially headed the equity investments with a focus on Indian companies. He then went on to become Global Head- Equity at Reliance Capital. During Mr. Singhania’s leadership, 100% growth occurred in a reliance growth fund in 22 years.
Aman Chowhan
Aman Chowhan knows his stuff when it comes to investing, with over 17 years under his belt in the Indian stock market. He got his MBA from Mumbai University and has a background in managing portfolios, studying stocks, and checking out global markets. Before coming to Abakkus, Aman was at Reliance Asset Management’s PMS division (now Nippon Life India Asset Management). There, he took care of portfolios both here and abroad. Plus, he worked at the company’s Singapore location, picking up insights about investing around the world. Aman’s worked with all sorts of investment styles, which shows he can handle different kinds of markets. Before managing portfolios, he got his start as a research analyst at TAIB Securities, Tata TD Waterhouse, and a bunch of other brokerages. All this experience makes him a solid leader in the investment world.
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