John Armitage (banker)

John Armitage
Born John Christopher Armitage
December 1959 (age 58)
Nationality British
Alma mater Pembroke College, Cambridge
Occupation hedge fund manager
Known for co-founder, Egerton Capital
Net worth £540 million (May 2017)[1]
Title chief investment officer, Egerton Capital

John Christopher Armitage (born December 1959) is a British hedge fund manager, the chief investment officer and a co-founder of Egerton Capital.

Early life

John Christopher Armitage was born in December 1959.[2] He earned a degree in modern history from Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1981.[3][4]

Career

Armitage joined Morgan Grenfell in 1981, and was a director of Morgan Grenfell Asset Management from March 1991 until he left in 1994.[5]

Armitage and William Bollinger co-founded Egerton Capital in 1994.[6][7][8] Armitage is the chief investment officer.[3]

In 2006 Armitage became a member of the investment board of the University of Cambridge.[4]

In the year to 31 March 2014, Egerton made a profit of £141.4 million, which was divided between its 12 partners.[9] As at the end of 2017, Egerton had $18.8 billion in assets under management.[6]

Personal life

In May 2017, he gave £500,000 to the Conservative Party.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Sunday Times Rich List". Sunday Times (Magazine, page 65). 7 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "John Christopher ARMITAGE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 CMS, Copia. "Website Disclaimer". www.egertoncapital.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Cambridge announces Investment Board". cam.ac.uk. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "John Armitage - Fund Manager Fact Sheet - Schroders - Citywire". citywire.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 CMS, Copia. "Website Disclaimer". www.egertoncapital.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Egerton Capital (UK) LLP: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "RPT-Hedge fund firm Egerton shuts door to new money - sources". reuters.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Hedge fund pays 12 people £141m after stellar year". efinancialcareers.com. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Cahill, Helen (18 May 2017). "Party donors: Here are the big names bank-rolling the Conservative campaign". cityam.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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