Laurus is an employee-owned fundamental investor, searching globally to invest in strong, entrepreneurial small and mid-cap businesses with sustainable competitive advantages – in short, “emerging blue-chip companies”. Using an approach similar to private equity, Laurus conducts deep fundamental research, constructively engages with management, and adopts a very long-term investment horizon to each investment. We believe that owning high-quality, growing businesses will provide our clients with superior risk-adjusted returns. We believe that investing begins, and ends, with people. The primary differentiator to competitors is our culture. Recognized as a high-impact driver of organizational effectiveness, leadership development is paramount, ensuring the ongoing business strategy is in sync with the capabilities and proficiencies of our entire team. Without a strong culture, the individuals managing the investment process, and the company, will be disenchanted and our clients, disappointed. We are closely engaged with the management teams that run the companies we are invested in - high-quality businesses with a unique competitive edge. Management needs to be aligned with their shareholders and be responsible for the safe stewardship of our client’s capital over multiple cycles. And our clients remain singularly the most important aspect of our business – without them, nothing exists. We believe transparency, trust, and empathy are key components of our communication strategy, from the point of first contact through the years of working together. Our corporate symbol represents the Laurus nobilis, whose leaves were fashioned into a wreath and given as the prize in the Pythian Games, the forerunner to the modern Olympic Games. We feel it represents the Olympian spirit – the constant challenge to strive for excellence.