24 June 2013

San Francisco, California. Artisan Partners will launch a new active equity fund, Artisan Global Small Cap Fund (ARTWX) on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. The fund will be managed by the Artisan Partners Global Equity team. The Global Equity portfolio management team is comprised of Mark L. Yockey, Charles-Henri Hamker, Andrew J. Euretig and David Geisler. Mr. Yockey and Mr. Hamker have worked together on the Global Equity team since 2000, Mr. Euretig joined in 2005 and Mr. Geisler in 2007. Mr. Yockey, Mr. Hamker and Mr. Geisler will be the portfolio co-managers driving decision making in this new fund.

Artisan Partners CEO Eric Colson said, "Mark and his team have proven to be successful global investors managing Artisan Global Equity, Artisan International and Artisan International Small Cap Funds. We are excited to launch this new fund, which will provide the team with the freedom to invest in small-cap stocks without regional constraints. In addition, we are pleased to see the continued development of decision making on the team with the promotion of Dave Geisler to portfolio manager."

In regards to the new fund Mr. Yockey said, "Artisan Global Small Cap Fund is a natural extension of our global research. We find a lot of U.S. small-cap ideas with attractive growth prospects and competitive advantages. We will now be able to leverage those ideas into a portfolio."

Learn more about Artisan Partners Global Equity Team.

 

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