Unlike most investment managers, Investment Strategies by Exponent takes a fiduciary approach to its clients and is legally bound to put their interests ahead of its own. This means that Exponent’s advisors are not motivated by quotas, account size minimums, or sales commissions.
The firm’s latest fund has invested in a series of founder or business-owned companies that are growing and are poised to unlock their full potential. One example is Xeinadin Group, the professional services company with operations in Ireland. It has just announced the acquisition of bostockwhite, a leading provider of accounting, tax, capital raising and due diligence practices, to boost its presence in this country. This add-on follows a significant minority investment in the company via Fund IV in 2022.
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Another is the veterinary and pharmaceutical generic drugs producer Chanelle Pharma, which was backed by Fund III in 2014. The company has a strong market position in Ireland and recently sold its international media business to trade for about PS300 million. Exponent has made several other successful investments in Irish-based founding or corporate-owned businesses, including payments firm Fintrax and environmental services group Enva.
The company has also been active in investing in the branded entertainment sector, acquiring the Racing Post in 2016. It bought Spotlight Sports Group, which owns West End and Broadway venues for musicals such as Wicked, from FL Partners in 2021 and a stake in irish telemarketing business Xeinadin in 2022. It has also backed the carve-out of a Dublin-based technology services company from quoted distribution group DCC.