Guinness Asset Management s EIS now open for investment

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1 PRESS RELEASE Guinness Asset Management s EIS now open for investment 13 October Guinness Asset Management announces that its EIS offering ( Guinness EIS ) is now open for investment. This is a discretionary managed service that will invest in asset backed companies to prioritise capital preservation. Guinness EIS will invest in UK companies which are asset-backed. To qualify as asset backed, a company must demonstrate at least one of the following three attributes it owns property or land, it holds high value stock or equipment, or it has assets underpinned by contracted cashflows. The investment team have a strong pipeline of investment opportunities, and are looking to make three to six investments before the end of the 2016/17 tax year. Investment opportunities include a crematorium, abattoir services, a children s nursery, classic cars and a rehabilitation centre. The team aims to deliver returns in excess of 1.25 to investors (not including 0.30 EIS Income Tax Relief) net of all fees per 1.00 invested, in a four to five year timeframe. Fees are charged to investee companies rather than investors, enabling investors to claim EIS Income Tax Relief on all of their subscription. Strong team Guinness EIS will be managed by the existing team of Shane Gallwey, Edward Guinness, Dr Malcolm King, Chris Villiers and Hugo Vaux who bring extensive private equity experience with access to diversified asset backed deal flow and invested the 65 million raised into Guinness previous EIS offerings. They are supported by an Investment Committee that complements the team with the experience of Tim Guinness, Andrew Martin Smith, and Lord Flight, Chairman of the EIS Association. Visible pipeline Shane Gallwey, Fund Manager commented on Guinness EIS: Our investment strategy of targeting companies where the business is underpinned by real assets works well with our investment ethos of capital preservation and steady growth. Guinness Asset Management is focused on creating solid investment returns, regardless of tax incentives available to investors. Guinness EIS will continue our strategy of backing diversified UK companies that provide good revenue visibility. 1

2 Diversification and low correlation with equity markets Edward Guinness, Fund Manager said: - Ends - We are seeing many investors making EIS investments as a means of diversifying their portfolios, generating returns with low correlations to the equity markets and making investments that have attractive returns and tax benefits. For further information please contact: Shane Gallwey / Edward Guinness Tel: shane.gallwey@guinnessfunds.com Guinness Asset Management Notes to Editors Background Enterprise Investment Scheme ( EIS ) The EIS benefits for investors are well documented, and include:- 30% Income Tax Relief No Capital Gains Tax CGT Deferral Relief No Inheritance Tax Loss relief Business Investment Relief for UK Resident non Domiciled investors Structure Target Fund Size: 20 million Minimum Individual Investment: 20,000 Closing Dates: Evergreen fund. Subscriptions for investment in the 2016/17 tax year should be received by 31 st March Expected Life of Fund: 4 to 5 years 2

3 Biographies Shane Gallwey CFA, Fund Manager Shane heads up Guinness Asset Management s EIS and IHT investment business. He has advised and invested in growth companies for seventeen years. Initially in corporate finance at HSBC Investment Bank, where he focused on technology companies, and latterly at Northland Capital Partners with a focus on tax-efficient funding. Shane holds an MA from the University of Edinburgh, and is a CFA Charter holder. Edward Guinness Fund Manager Edward manages the Guinness Alternative Energy Fund. In 1998 he joined HSBC Investment Bank, working in the Utilities and Telecoms teams. He subsequently worked in New York as a merger arbitrage analyst at the Tiedemann Investment Group. He graduated from Cambridge with an MA (Hons) in Engineering and Management Studies. Dr. Malcom King Investment Manager Malcolm joined Guinness in 2013 with a wealth of venture capital experience. He joined from the Carbon Trust where he led or managed 15 private equity transactions. He also helped manage the Carbon Trust Angle Incubator, the leading cleantech incubator of its kind in Europe. Malcolm has a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Cambridge University and a BSc(Hons) in Chemistry from the University of Pretoria. Chris Villiers Investment Manager Chris has extensive experience in private equity. Prior to Guinness he was with EcoSecurities (owned by JP Morgan), latterly as Head of Portfolio Management. Between 1999 and 2004 Chris worked in Corporate Finance at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. He holds an MA from the University of Edinburgh and an MSc from Imperial College in Environmental Technology. Hugo Vaux Analyst Hugo joined the Guinness EIS investment management team in His role includes sourcing and assessing potential transactions, monitoring existing investments and assisting on marketing. Prior to joining Guinness Hugo gained experience at SandAire Wealth Management undertaking macro-economic analysis in the investment team. He has an MSc in Finance and Investment from the University of Bristol and a BA in Economics from Exeter. Tim Guinness Investment Committee As founder and Chief Investment Officer of Guinness Asset Management, Tim Guinness is a logic-based value investor with nearly 35 years of experience. He was Joint Chairman of Guinness Flight Global Asset Management Ltd. Tim graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in engineering. He then completed a Master s Degree in Management Science at the Sloan School M.I.T. in the United States. Andrew Martin Smith Investment Committee 3

4 Andrew Martin Smith began his career at Hambros Bank in 1975 as a graduate from Oxford University. He has over 30 years experience in the financial services industry and currently works as a senior adviser with Guinness Asset Management. He is a Director of other investment-related companies including Church House Investments. He was previously Chief Executive of Hambros Fund Management. Lord Flight Investment Committee Howard Flight is Chairman of the EIS Association and a director of Flight and Partners which manages the Flight & Partners Recovery Fund. Lord Flight was the co- founder of Guinness Flight, which merged with Investec in From 1997 to 2005 he served as a member of parliament and as a member of the Conservative Shadow Treasury Team. He is currently the director of businesses with over 50 billion of funds under management, and sits in the House of Lords. Guinness Asset Management Limited Guinness Asset Management Limited is a London-based specialist fund management company that is recognised as being a leader in energy investing. Together with its US sister company, Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc, the firm currently manages US$1.1 billion. Guinness Asset Management manages EIS portfolios for a large number of clients invested across renewable energy companies and AIM quoted companies. The firm also runs seven quoted funds focusing on global long only equity investing. The Guinness range of quoted funds includes The Guinness Global Energy Fund, the Guinness Alternative Energy Fund, the Guinness Global Equity Income Fund and the Guinness Global Money Managers Fund. Tim Guinness founded the company in 2003 following the acquisition of previous business, Guinness Flight Global Asset Management, by Investec Asset Management. Guinness Asset Management Limited and Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc is regulated by the SEC. Guinness Asset Management is a London-based specialist fund management company, established in Guinness is independent and focused purely on investment management. The team s inhouse economic, industry and company research allows Guinness to take an independent view and not be led by the market. The firm s size and specialist nature gives it the ability to respond to market changes and opportunities. Together with its US sister company, Guinness Atkinson Asset Management, the firm currently manages more than 850 million. Since 2010, the Guinness EIS team has raised and invested over 65 million into EIS qualifying companies. Track Record The Investment Management Team leverages the considerable EIS and investment expertise of Tim Guinness, CEO of Guinness Asset Management, Andrew Martin Smith, former-ceo of Hambros Fund Management and Lord Flight, Chairman of the EIS Association. 4

5 In 2016 the Guinness EIS team exited three investee companies, returning in excess of 1.20 per 1.00 invested to Investors (not including EIS Income Tax Relief). As well as its EIS and IHT offerings, Guinness Asset Management provides a range of actively managed, long-only equity portfolios designed to deliver real returns for long-term investors. 5