Welcome to this special episode of TVP, where Juan and Andrew Williams will take you behind the scenes of the New York Value Conference. Recorded live on the conference floor, just as we've done in the past at the London Value Conference in the London Quality and Growth Conference. We are fortunate to line up an incredible slate of guests ranging from those who presented on stage to attendees at the conference itself. In today's episode, we were joined by some stalwarts and rising stars in the v...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 155
In this Allocator’s Edge episode of the Value Perspective we’re joined by Greg Dean, the founder of Langdon Equity Partners, an asset management firm he launched just two and a half years ago after an impressive career at Cambridge Global Asset Management. This is the first in at least four episodes where we will dive deep into the challenges of launching an asset management business, exploring the tough decisions risks and insights that come with setting up a boutique firm. We discuss Greg’s jo...
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 154
In this episode of the Value Perspective we’re joined by Nick Train, co-founder of Lindsell Train and a legendary figure in the investment world. Nick is the portfolio manager for UK equity portfolios and jointly manages Global equity portfolios. With over 40 years’ experience, he made a name for himself as a high conviction buy and hold investor. This episode is co-hosted by the head of the Value Team Nick Kirrage and the newest member of our team, analyst Tom Grady. Tom is an experienced UK ma...
Mar 24, 2025•42 min•Ep. 153
In this episode in our Allocator’s Edge mini-series we welcome Craig Thomas, Chief Investment Officer of Verger Capital Management. In this role, he oversees all aspects of the firm’s investment process, including asset allocation, portfolio construction and manager selection. Prior to co-founding Verger, Craig spent ten years performing similar investment duties for Wake Forest University’s Office of Investments where he most recently served as Director of Investments. He also serves as a mento...
Mar 20, 2025•42 min•Ep. 152
Welcome back to part two of our special 150th episode celebration. If you haven’t listened to part one yet, we highly recommend that you start there. In the first episode, we explored David Marcus’s early years at Mutual Shares, his experience working with the legendary Michael Price, and his journey into deep value investing in the US and Europe. In this second episode, we continue our conversation with David, diving into the second half of his remarkable career. We cover his transition from st...
Mar 10, 2025•57 min•Ep. 151
It’s out 150th episode this week and we celebrate this milestone with a special two-part conversation with David Marcus, who was kindly introduced to us by Stacy Havener. David began his career in 1987 at Mutual Shares working under the legendary investors Max Heine and Michael Price. Mutual Shares was the boutique where Seth Klarman launched his career in the late 1970s. This episode is particularly meaningful as we have long wanted to pay tribute to Michael Price, following his passing a coupl...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 150
This week we welcome Alliance Bernstein’s materials’ analyst Bob Brackett back to the Value Perspective as part of our Allocator’s Edge mini-series. We also welcome back Mark Walker, CIO of Coal Pension Trustees as co-host for the episode to share his perspective as a capital allocator navigating today’s commodity landscape. In the episode we discuss a range of topics shaping the energy and materials’ world today including; the impact of a new Trump era on oil and gas over the next four years; G...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 149
This week on the Value Perspective we’re delighted to be joined by Jim Osman. Jim is the founder and Chief Vision Officer at The Edge, a research firm dedicated to identifying and analysing unique investment opportunities, with a particular focus on spin-offs, demergers and distressed credit opportunities. With decades of experience in equity research and portfolio strategy, Jim has built a reputation for delivering deep, actionable insights to investors. In this episode we discuss; the intricac...
Feb 17, 2025•45 min•Ep. 148
We are delighted that a good friend of the Value Perspective podcast, Jake Taylor, has returned to converse with us for a third time. Jake is a value investor, the author of the Rebel Allocator and co-host of the excellent podcast, Value After Hours, which he co-hosts with Tobias Carlisle. In this episode we dive into the kindness and power of simply making yourself available to listen; why value investors must continue to evolve; the business of chicken sexes; the psychological safety of holdin...
Feb 03, 2025•54 min•Ep. 147
In this Allocator’s Edge series episode of the Value Perspective we’re joined by Madison McCall, an active product specialist at Vanguard, where she has worked since 2017. With eight years at the firm, she is halfway to the impressive 16-year average tenure for fund managers at Vanguard. Her family’s background in journalism has sharpened her ability to communicate how fund research creates an edge in active management. Pus, as a triplet, she is no stranger to cutting through noise in a crowded ...
Jan 30, 2025•45 min•Ep. 146
In this episode of the Value Perspective, we’re joined by Eva Shang, the co-founder and CEO of Legalist, a tech enabled investment firm specialising in litigation assets, based out in San Francisco. Eva started the company after dropping out of Harvard at the age of nineteen and has since built Legalist into a notable player in the alternative credit space. At the time of this recording in October 2024, Legalist was in the process of raising for their fourth fund and their previous funds have sh...
Jan 20, 2025•45 min•Ep. 145
In this Allocator’s Edge series episode of the Value Perspective we’re excited to welcome Swen Lorenz as our guest. Swen is the founder and CEO of Sarnia Asset Management. He also runs the deep value research platform Undervalued Shares and organises the one-of-a-kind Weird Shit Investing Conference. If you’re drawn to unconventional off-the-beaten-path investing ideas, Swen is the man to know. From litigation finance to biotech to just downright weird assets, Swen uncovers some of the most intr...
Jan 16, 2025•44 min•Ep. 144
We’re thrilled to kick off the New Year with our first guest Stephen Clapham. You may remember Stephen from our episode at the Quality Growth Conference, but he’s widely recognised in both City and Wall Street circles for his impressive career. He’s been a sell side and a buy side analyst, founded his own research boutique and launched the popular website Behind the Balance Sheet, which offers courses on understanding accounting in complex situations. Stephen is also the host of a highly regarde...
Jan 06, 2025•57 min•Ep. 143
In this special Christmas episode of the Value Perspective we welcome back Stacy Havener to dive into the business of branding, PR and content creation in asset management. Stacy, a frequent Value Perspective guest is the founder of Havener Capital, a firm dedicated to helping boutique asset managers to launch, build and grow funds. In this episode we cover: the biggest challenge in getting investors to embrace the branding journey; the asset management industry’s obsession with performance; the...
Dec 16, 2024•50 min•Ep. 142
Our guest this week, on the Value Perspective is Adam Rozecwajg, a deep value investor with a specialised focus on the materials and commodities industry. Together with his partner, Adam co-founded Goehring and Rozencwajg, a firm dedicated exclusively to investing in natural resources. Commodities are perhaps the best example of the capital cycle theory, and Goehring and Rozencwajg’s investment process reflects this perfectly. They are a fundamental research firm focused exclusively on contraria...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 141
This week, in an Allocator’s Edge episode of the Value Perspective, we’re delighted to be joined by Khaled Said, one of the founders of Capital Generation Partners, also known as CapGen. CapGen specialises in managing large pools of capital for families, endowments and individuals, helping clients build portfolios that not only protect wealth but also put it into productive use through diverse and dynamic strategies. Khaled bring a unique perspective as the ‘voice of the client’ to CapGen, advoc...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 140
This week on the Value Perspective podcast, we’re delighted to be joined by Alex Roepers, a guest at this year’s London Value Investment Conference. Alex is the Founder, President and Portfolio Manager of Atlantic Investment Management and a legend in the value investing world. With nearly 40 years of experience, he has navigated countless market cycles and gained a reputation as a ‘gentleman activist’, someone who engages constructively with management to unlock value, especially in the industr...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 139
In this Allocator’s Edge episode of the Value Perspective we welcome Dan Zwirn, the CEO and CIO of Arena Investors. Dan co-founded Arena in 2015, creating innovative solutions in special situations and distressed debt markets. Arena now manages around $3.5 billion, specialising in complex investments across various sectors globally. Before Arena, Dan led multiple speciality finance ventures and founded DB Zwirn and Co, a $6 billion firm in global special situations. He brings decades of experien...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 138
This week on the Value Perspective podcast, we’re joined by Harry Crane, Professor of Statistics at Rutgers University. Harry is a master in probability, risk and their real world applications. His book Probability, Intuition and Common Sense covers how the role of intuition and common sense is often diminished in decision making in professional contexts. This episode is co-hosted by returning guest Luca Dellanna. We discuss: the differences between studying probability and statistics; challenge...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 137
This week in an Allocator’s Edge episode of the Value Perspective we’re joined by John Husselbee, Head of Multi-Asset at Liontrust. John last joined us for our Meet the Manager series and it’s good to have him back. With 38 years of experience, John is a seasoned fund manager and analyst, specialising in multi-asset, multi-manager funds. He leads a team managing target risk portfolios and bespoke investment solutions. Before joining Liontrust in 2013, John co-founded North Investment Partners an...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 136
This week on the Value Perspective podcast we’re delighted to bring together two leading practitioners, who sit at different ends of the Value investing spectrum, to discuss and debate their similarities and differences. The fascinating conversation, split over two episodes, features Nick Kirrage, Head of the Value Team at Schroders and Jacob Mitchell, Chief Investment Officer and Lead Portfolio Manager at Antipodes Partners. Antipodes is a global equities manager with a pragmatic approach to Va...
Oct 24, 2024•51 min•Ep. 135
This week on the Value Perspective podcast we’re delighted to bring together two leading practitioners, who sit at different ends of the Value investing spectrum, to discuss and debate their similarities and differences. The fascinating conversation, split over two episodes, features Nick Kirrage, Head of the Value Team at Schroders and Jacob Mitchell, Chief Investment Officer and Lead Portfolio Manager at Antipodes Partners. Antipodes is a global equities manager with a pragmatic approach to Va...
Oct 21, 2024•39 min•Ep. 134
Recently we attended the London Quality Growth Conference and we’ve put together a special quilt episode, featuring many of the key speakers at the event. One of the things we love about recording this podcast and attending this type of conference, is it gives us a chance to step outside of our usual circle and have conversations with people who think differently. Whether it’s Value, Growth or Quality it’s all investing at the end of the day, and hearing new perspectives sharpens our own thinkin...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 133
This week we’re delighted to welcome Andrew Walker to the Value Perspective. Andrew is a portfolio manager at Rangeley Capital and the voice behind the popular podcast Yet Another Value Podcast. He authors a Substack under the same name. He is also a huge fantasy reader and has given us some of excellent book recommendations, that you’ll hear at the end of the episode. In the episode we discuss: Andrew’s take on whether the value investing philosophy is still alive and what it's like building a ...
Sep 30, 2024•54 min•Ep. 132
This episode is the second part of our conversation with Willian Green. William is the bestselling author of Richer, Wiser, Happier and one of the most respected voices in the world of investing. If you missed part one, we encourage you to check it out at we covered some thought-provoking topics, from the challenges of writing a new book to the value of independent thinking. This episode picks up right where we left off, continuing our dive into the wisdom Wiliam has gleaned over decades of inte...
Sep 19, 2024•43 min•Ep. 131
This week’s special episode features Willian Green, bestselling author of Richer, Wiser, Happier and the host of the podcast with the same name, which has featured some of the greatest minds in investing. Educated at Eton, William has been a journalist for decades and has had the privilege of sitting down with some of the most influential investment personalities of the last 30 years. He takes us on a deeply personal journey, filled with wisdom and anecdotes from his conversations with legendary...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 130
This week on the Value Perspective, we’re joined by a lovely but anonymous guest, who, for legal reasons, we’re going to call Lionel Hutz. Lionel is the author of the Substack Valorem Research, where he provides research for investors on uncorrelated legal special situations, covering issues such as merger arbitrage, patent litigation and international arbitration. By day, he is a legal expert who specialises in special situations. In this episode, we discuss: what legal special situations are a...
Sep 02, 2024•53 min•Ep. 127
In this episode we welcome Andrew McDermott from Mission Value back to the Value Perspective. He’s here to help unpack the recent turmoil in the Japanese market that kicked off in early August. We discuss: whether anyone could have seen this coming; the concept of recency bias, especially during the latest downturn; strategies for managing portfolios in such extreme environments; the fascinating concept of convexity within equity investing; and finally the broader narrative around Chinese and Ja...
Aug 22, 2024•28 min•Ep. 129
In this episode of the Value Perspective we welcome Andrew McDermott and Yohei Yamada from Mission Value. Mission Value specialises in the Japanese market, with over two decades of experience in a value investing philosophy. Their network includes legends like Martin Whitman, Peter Cundill, Richard Oldfield and even Warren Buffett, whom Andrew visited in Omaha to discuss Japanese companies. In this episode we cover: human biases in the Japanese market over the last 30 years; long cycles in value...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 128
This week on the Value Perspective, we’re joined by Anthony Cheung, the Chief Content and Culture Officer at AmplifyME. AmplifyME provides financial simulations in markets, banking and technology while partnering with universities to enhance finance programmes and with financial institutions to recruit and upskill their graduate talent. Anthony is also the cohost of the Market Maker podcast. We sat down with Anthony to discuss: how he balances his research with short-term market noise; the quest...
Aug 05, 2024•48 min•Ep. 126
