J.Dennis Jean-Jacques on His Idea Search Criteria and Selection Process

October 26, 2023 in Audio, Diary, Discover Great Ideas Podcast, Equities, European Investing Summit 2023, Ideas, Member Podcasts, Transcripts

J.Dennis Jean-Jacques of Ocean Park Investments discussed his investment approach, idea generation process, and selected areas of opportunity at European Investing Summit 2023.

Dennis has also authored an illuminating article on investing in dislocations.

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J.Dennis Jean-Jacques serves as Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Ocean Park Investments LP. He is an accomplished and seasoned investor having invested approximately more than $3.2 billion of client capital in the US and European public markets during various market cycles over 20 years.

For a decade, prior to Ocean Park, Mr. Jean-Jacques was a Managing Director and portfolio manager at alternative platforms including Verition Fund. Prior to running low net, alternative strategies, Mr. Jean-Jacques was an investor in the Public Equities Division at Olayan Investment Group and apprenticed at Mutual Shares focusing on companies undergoing or likely to undergo significant change, dislocations and other unique special situations with a strategy and asset mix consisting of domestic and foreign equities, arbitrage positions, shareholder activism and bankruptcy positions. For ten years, Mr. Jean-Jacques served as a board advisor and as an actively engaged shareholder in several campaigns including in the operational restructuring of a global industrial company, the outright sale of an American appliance manufacturer, and, at the boardroom level, helped lead the break-up of an S&P 500 conglomerate where his work was profiled in BARRON’s, Business Week and The Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Jean-Jacques is also an author on portfolio construction, valuation and risk management where his published work, “The Five Keys to Value Investing” is used at many universities and has been translated into three languages including Mandarin Chinese. He began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in equity research in 1993. Mr. Jean-Jacques received a BSSE from Boston University College of Engineering and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Invirtiendo en una era de disrupción

October 25, 2023 in Editor's Pick, MOI Global en Español, Traducciones

NOTA DEL EDITOR: El siguiente artículo es una traducción de una charla que dio Chris Tsai, presidente y CIO de Tsai Capital Corporation, en The Zurich Project, evento anual presencial de MOI Global.

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Hay tres puntos que me gustaría resaltar y luego podemos abrir esto a preguntas y respuestas.

  1. Los inversores subestiman continuamente la velocidad a la que la disrupción transforma los negocios y la sociedad.
  2. En una era de rápidos cambios tecnológicos, debemos abordar la valoración, no con heurísticas, sino con nuevos ojos.
  3. Deberíamos utilizar la diversificación, no sólo para jugar a la defensiva, sino también para jugar al ataque. No necesitamos una cartera de 3 acciones increíbles para batir al mercado.

Pero primero, dado que esta charla se titula “Invirtiendo en una era de disrupción”, definamos qué es “disrupción”.

Qué es la disrupción y cómo transforma los negocios y la sociedad

Los diccionarios dicen que disrupción es una ruptura o interrupción en el curso normal de las cosas. En los negocios, esa ruptura o interrupción puede tomar la forma de una nueva tecnología o un nuevo modelo de negocio.

Piensa en Dollar Shave Club, por ejemplo, que abordó con éxito a Gillette. Fundada en 2011, esta empresa, impulsada por el Internet, lanzó un modelo de negocio directo al consumidor que tuvo tanto éxito en atraer clientes que rompió el alguna vez impenetrable moat de Gillette y redujo su poder de fijación de precios. En la primavera de 2017, sólo seis años después de la fundación de Dollar Shave Club, Gillette no tuvo más remedio que reducir el precio de sus navajas de afeitar en una media del 12%.

La historia muestra que la disrupción a veces es impulsada por la convergencia de nuevas tecnologías que, a su vez, desencadenan ciclos de retroalimentación causal. El iPhone es un ejemplo de esto y hablaré más sobre Apple más adelante. Pero por ahora, hay que tener en cuenta que estos bucles de retroalimentación aceleran exponencialmente la adopción del nuevo sistema y la desaparición del antiguo.

Hablemos de un par de ciclos de retroalimentación por un segundo. Como inversor a largo plazo, los bucles de retroalimentación son muy importantes para mí porque pueden impulsar un crecimiento exponencial al otorgar el combustible para que una compañía capitalice sus beneficios de manera duradera.

Por ejemplo, hoy el bucle de retroalimentación volumen-coste está ayudando a acelerar la adopción de vehículos eléctricos de batería (BEV, por sus siglas en inglés) y energías renovables, incluida la solar. Piensa en ello de esta manera: Cuando incrementan los volúmenes de nuevas tecnologías, los costes bajan. Esto, a su vez, estimula una mayor adopción por parte de los consumidores y mayores volúmenes. Por el contrario, la caída de los volúmenes para las compañías en turno significa menores tasas de utilización, colapso de los beneficios, más activos varados, mayores costes, menor uso por parte de los consumidores y menores volúmenes.

Un bucle de retroalimentación tecnológico añade impulso a este flywheel o círculo virtuoso. Por ejemplo, a medida que la tecnología solar mejora la reducción del coste de conducción por kilovatio hora, se acelera la adopción de la energía solar. Esto a su vez incentiva una mayor innovación. Por otro lado, el pico de demanda de combustibles fósiles desincentiva la investigación y el desarrollo de energías tradicionales. Esto, a su vez, sofoca la innovación, lo que entonces lleva a una demanda aún menor de combustibles fósiles. Pero como una rana colocada en la estufa dentro de una olla con agua, no necesariamente notamos los cambios que suceden a nuestro alrededor hasta que es demasiado tarde.

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Sika y la tendencia del Green Building

October 23, 2023 in Ideas de inversión, MOI Global en Español

NOTA DEL EDITOR: Esta idea de inversión es obtenida de una carta de NAO Sustainable Asset Management.

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Los edificios y construcciones residenciales o comerciales son los responsables de una gran parte de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en nuestro planeta. Se estima actualmente que esta cifra podría rondar un tercio del total de emisiones. De ellas, en torno a un 6% se deben solamente a la actividad de construirlos, siendo el resto (la parte más importante) consecuencia de su uso a lo largo de su vida útil. Con estas cifras, no es de extrañar que muchas naciones hayan articulado ya planes, y dictado normas para reforzar las exigencias a la hora de diseñar y construir edificios en aras a poder cumplir con objetivos medioambientales tales como los del tratado de París. Un claro ejemplo es la Unión Europea, que, como parte del plan europeo “FIT FOR 55” ha puesto en marcha la directiva de eficiencia energética por la cual, todos los edificios nuevos tendrán que ser libres en emisiones (0 emisiones) a partir de 2030.

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Eurofins: Quality Business With Continuing Structural Growth

October 20, 2023 in Audio, Diary, Discover Great Ideas Podcast, Equities, Europe, European Investing Summit 2023, Ideas, Member Podcasts, Transcripts

Stuart Mitchell of S. W. Mitchell Capital presented his investment thesis on Eurofins (France: ERF) at European Investing Summit 2023.

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Stuart Mitchell is the Managing Partner and CIO of S. W. Mitchell Capital and the Investment Manager of the SWMC European Fund, as well as a number of managed accounts.

Prior to founding SWMC in 2005 Stuart was a Principal, Director and Head of Specialist Equities at JO Hambro Investment Management (JOHIM, now Waverton Investment Management). At JOHIM he set up and managed the Charlemagne Fund, a long/short European fund, and the JOHIM European Fund, a long only European fund. The JOHIM European Fund rose by 133% since inception in December 1998 until March 2005 compared with 8% for the benchmark index and was number 1 rated by Micropal within its sector and three star ranked by S&P.

Upon leaving university in 1987 Stuart joined Morgan Grenfell Asset Management (MGAM) and soon afterwards assumed responsibility for managing the continental European equity assets for MGAM’s British pension fund clients. Stuart was appointed a director of MGAM in 1996. He was then made Head of European Equities and was responsible for $27 billion of equity assets. Whilst at MGAM he managed the Morgan Grenfell European Fund which rose by 123% from January 1990 to June 1996 compared with 85% for the benchmark index and was awarded 1st place by Micropal (5 year awards) in 1996.

Stuart was born in Scotland and educated at Fettes College and St. Andrews University where he read Medieval History. He is also a graduate of the Owner/President Management programme from the Harvard Business School. Stuart speaks English and French.

ISS: Facility Management Services Leader With Customer Behavior Moat

October 20, 2023 in Audio, Diary, Discover Great Ideas Podcast, Equities, Europe, European Investing Summit 2023, European Investing Summit 2023 Featured, Ideas, Member Podcasts, Transcripts

Markus Matuszek of M17 Capital Management presented his investment thesis on ISS A/S (Denmark: ISS) at European Investing Summit 2023.

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Markus Matuszek is an investor and entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of M17 Capital Management, who invests into long/short value positions as well as private opportunities, biased towards European ideas. His group also acquires ownership positions in companies and seeks to maximise their long-term potential by working with management and other shareholders. It invests its own capital and works with a select group of co-investors. Markus aims for controlling positions yet is flexible in holding periods and transaction structures. His focus is to invest in stable companies which are undergoing change and he does not shy away from distressed situations or structural dislocations, provided the risks are acceptable and he believes in a company’s long-term value creation potential.

Prior to M17, Markus ran asset management and advisory firm Hermes Capital Management as well as he was a managing partner at hedge fund Gabelli & Partners. He has been investing in listed securities, private companies and real estate over 20 years with a solid track record. Earlier in his career, Markus was a senior advisor / interim manager with extensive advisory and hands-on work in strategy, restructuring, organizational change, corporate finance/M&A and risk management in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the US. He started his professional career with McKinsey & Company. His education includes a M.A. in finance, accounting and controlling from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), a master degree from CEMS and dual MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School (with honors). Furthermore, he studied at the Warsaw School of Economics and University of Geneva and received several merit-based fellows and scholarships. He is also a CFA charterholder and a long-term jury member for the CFA Institute’s Research Challenge in Switzerland as well as for EMEA.

Savencia: Well-Managed French Cheese and Dairy Leader at Discount

October 20, 2023 in Audio, Diary, Discover Great Ideas Podcast, Equities, Europe, European Investing Summit 2023, Ideas, Member Podcasts, Transcripts

Brian Chingono of Verdad presented his investment thesis on European equities and Savencia (France: SAVE) at European Investing Summit 2023.

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Brian Chingono worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors and Credit Suisse before joining Verdad. Brian earned an AB from Harvard College and an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. As a graduate student, Brian co-authored two research papers related to Verdad’s investment strategy: Leveraged Small Value Equities and Forecasting Debt Paydown Among Leveraged Equities.

Por qué invertir en Latinoamérica

October 20, 2023 in Miscelánea, MOI Global en Español

NOTA DEL EDITOR: El siguiente texto es obtenido de una carta trimestral de los fondos de Bestinver.

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En el frente macroeconómico, las estimaciones de inflación siguen cayendo en todos los países de la zona. En Brasil, por ejemplo, se sitúa en el 3,94% —el mismo nivel que EE. UU. y sensiblemente por debajo que el de la Eurozona— y, sin embargo, su banco central mantiene los tipos de interés al 13,75%. Su estrategia de haber realizado subidas agresivas al comienzo del gran episodio inflacionario global y mantenerlas a niveles tan altos durante tanto tiempo está dando los frutos deseados: las tasas de inflación han caído sustancialmente y su economía se ha mantenido fuerte y su mercado laboral estable. Esta dinámica positiva, concede al Banco Central de Brasil —y a otros de la región que se encuentran en una situación similar— la oportunidad de empezar a bajar tipos en los próximos meses, aspecto que consideramos muy positivo.

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SolidWorld: Fast-Growing Italian 3D Digital Systems Integrator

October 19, 2023 in Audio, Diary, Discover Great Ideas Podcast, Equities, Europe, European Investing Summit 2023, Ideas, Member Podcasts

Massimo Fuggetta of Bayes Investments presented his investment thesis on SolidWorld Group (Italy: S3D) at European Investing Summit 2023.

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Massimo Fuggetta is the founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Bayes Investments. He started his investment management career in 1988 at JP Morgan Investment Management in London, where he rose to become Head of the Global Balanced Group, with responsibility for international balanced portfolios. In 1999 he left JPMIM to become Chief Investment Officer, Director General and then CEO at Sanpaolo IMI Asset Management in Milan. He left the company in 2001 to start Horatius, an investment advisory company incorporated in 2004, which in 2007 became an asset management company. He left Horatius in 2012 to go back to London, where in 2014 he founded Bayes Investments. Massimo holds a Doctorate (DPhil, 1991) and Master’s Degree (MPhil, 1987) in Economics from the University of Oxford (Trinity College). He graduated in Economics at LUISS, Rome in 1984. He taught Behavioural Finance in the Master in Economics course at Bocconi University in Milan in 2000-2002 and in the same period served in the Editorial Board of the Financial Analysts Journal. In 2012 Massimo started the Bayes blog at www.massimofuggetta.com, which has acquired popularity in the Value Investing community.

Stellantis: Deeply Undervalued, Well-Financed, Well-Managed Auto OEM

October 19, 2023 in Audio, Diary, Discover Great Ideas Podcast, Equities, Europe, European Investing Summit 2023, Ideas, Member Podcasts, Transcripts

Adam Crocker of Logbook Investments presented his investment thesis on Stellantis (Italy: STLAM, US: STLA) at European Investing Summit 2023.

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Adam Crocker, CFA is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Logbook Investments, a value fund with core positions based on insights from books. Logbook launched in 2016 and is seeded by his former employer. Prior to Logbook, Adam was a co-manager at Metropolitan Capital Advisors, a long/short equity fund founded in 1992. Before joining Metropolitan, he was an analyst at Morgan Stanley Investment Management conducting research on behalf of growth and value investment teams. He began his career in Leveraged Finance investment banking at JPMorgan. Adam is a 2005 graduate of the Value Investing Program at Columbia Business School and has an undergraduate degree in Economics from Columbia University.

Eurofins: Fast-Growing, Best-in-Class, Family-Owned Lab Operator

October 19, 2023 in Audio, Diary, Discover Great Ideas Podcast, Equities, Europe, European Investing Summit 2023, European Investing Summit 2023 Featured, Ideas, Member Podcasts, Transcripts

Independent wealth manager Samuel Weber presented his investment thesis on Eurofins Scientific (France: ERF) at European Investing Summit 2023.

Samuel also updated his investment theses on four ideas he had presented at previous editions of European Investing Summit. Samuel commented on Deutsche Bank (Germany: DBK, US: DB), Lanxess (Germany: LXS), Swatch Group (Switzerland: UHR), and Holcim (Switzerland: HOLN).

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Samuel S. Weber is an independent wealth manager based in Zug, Switzerland. He is a value investor, who is focused on generating long-term, market beating returns by investing in high-quality opportunities in the stock market (www.samuelsweber.com). Samuel holds a master’s degree in strategy and international management from the University of St. Gallen and is a member of the Board of Trustees of HBM Fondation.

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