• Responsible value investor expands research and investor relations teams

• Hires comes amidst 2022 growth spike for the business

• Boutique structure allows for greater one-to-one client focus

LONDON, 19 MAY 2022: Mayar Capital, the responsible value investing specialist, today announces three new hires, including one key hire in the investment team and two investor relations roles.

Mayar has increased resource within its research department, as Felix Kruse has been appointed to the role of Analyst. Prior to joining Mayar, Felix worked across consulting, private equity and international trade roles. Felix earned a BSc (Hons) in Business, Economics & Social Sciences from the WU Wien and passed the MSc Finance & Economics at the LSE with distinction.

Alongside an expanded research team, Isobel Digby joins as an Investor Relations Specialist having spent seven years at Impartial Financial Advice in Dublin. Currently studying for her CFA Certificate in ESG investment, Isobel obtained her Bachelor of Laws from Maynooth University in 2020. In her new role at Mayar Capital, Isobel will focus on relationship management for clients based in the Middle East.

Sophie Hamilton has also joined the Mayar team as an Investor Relations Specialist. The expansion of the Investor Relations team comes after a significant growth in the number of clients over the past 12 months. Prior to joining Mayar, Sophie spent four years in the communications industry, most recently at Tulchan Communications. Sophie gained her certificate in Investor Relations from the IR Society in 2021.

Abdulaziz Alnaim, Managing Director & Lead Portfolio Manager, commented:

“2022 is an exciting time for Mayar Capital following the launch of our UCITS vehicle and subsequent renaming of our flagship fund. We have enjoyed a decade of success with the Mayar Global Responsible Equity Fund and as a business we are now looking ahead to the next ten years of growth, bringing our unique responsible value investing ethos to a wider pool of potential investors. The welcoming of our new team members will be instrumental in enabling the investment team to deepen its capabilities and maintain our client-centric approach  following a period of increased interest from both retail and professional investors.