Waverton Investment Management

Waverton Investment Management
Private
Industry Finance
Founded 1986
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Website waverton.co.uk

Waverton Investment Management is an investment management firm headquartered in Westminster, London, United Kingdom.

History

The firm was established as J. O. Hambro Investment Management in 1986.[1] It was co-founded by Richard Hambro, Lord Balniel, and David Chaplin.[2] It was named in honor of Richard Hambro's father, Jocelyn Olaf Hambro.[2] It is a completely separate company from J.O. Hambro Capital Management.[2]

The firm was acquired by Credit Suisse in 2001,[2][3] who sold it to Somers Limited in 2013.[4]

The firm had GBP£4.3 billion of assets under management as at 30 Sept 2015.[5] It was renamed Waverton Investment Management in 2014,[1] after Richard Hambro's family home.[4] Its Chief Executive is Andrew Fleming.

References

  1. 1 2 Tanzeel Akhtar, JO Hambro rebrands as Waverton Investment Management, Interactive Investor, 13 January 2014
  2. 1 2 3 4 Emiliya Mychasuk, Emiko Terazono, Hambro era shift, Financial Times, 28 May 2009
  3. ↑ Anousha Sakoui, Haig Simonian, Credit Suisse weighs up JOHIM sale, Financial Times, 20 May 2012
  4. 1 2 James Phillipps, JO Hambro Investment Management rebrands as Waverton, Citywire, 13 January 2014
  5. ↑ "About Us - Waverton Investment Management". www.waverton.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
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