Chris Blum

JPMIM seeks to generate positive excess return through both a bottom-up approach emphasizing security selection and a top-down approach focusing on macro investment themes and trends to aid in determining sector weightings, currency, and yield curve weighting where appropriate. The firm offers a broad range of US, non-US and global investment management products and provides different strategies that span the full spectrum of asset classes including equity, fixed-income, cash liquidity, currency, real estate, hedge funds and private equity.

Provides banking, asset management, investment banking, credit card and mortgage services

JPAM AP uses global fundamental research and applies quantitative valuation tools and a bottom-up approach to construct portfolios. They make investment decisions based on micro-valuation insights. Their research analysts approach the market by sector, while globally based portfolio managers and analysts cover the international capital markets. The firm has expertise across a wide range of asset classes including equities, balanced, fixed-income, liquidity and alternative investments.

A team of portfolio managers, research analysts and traders is responsible for the management of each equity portfolio. They employ a bottom-up approach, using proprietary research to analyze and evaluate securities on a stock-by-stock basis. The research process begins with a diverse universe of companies. For each company in the universe, analysts develop earnings and revenue estimates. The analysts use those forecasts to calculate 13 value, growth and risk variables, which are used to rank each stock. Using the forecast and ranking information, the analysts then code the stocks on a 5-point scale - from 1, which is the most attractive to 5, which is the least attractive. The equity teams review the recommendations and create an overall assessment of the stock. The teams select stocks for the portfolios that are attractively priced with improving fundamentals. In choosing fixed income securities, BOIA seeks to avoid market timing and interest rate speculation in favor of strategies providing more consistent value over time. The teams construct the portfolios by using a process that combines specific security selection with macro bond market factors. The firm's fixed income teams actively manage all aspects of the fixed income market using risk-management techniques to minimize volatility and add value through yield curve, sector, issue and duration decisions.

Pomona Capital invests in companies located in the United States, Europe and Asia. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for growth, buyout, mezzanine and considers secondary transactions. It also makes co-investments.

Functions as a College/University

Vibrant Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firms focuses on companies operating in the fields of clean snacks & beverage, plant based whole foods, mushrooms & adaptogens. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital transactions with an investment size of USD 0.25 - 2 million.