Cantillon Capital Management LLC

Cantillon Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund sponsor based out of New York. The company was established in 2003 by William Alexander von Mueffling, who continues to have an active role in the firm as its CEO and CIO. The company is not to be confused with Cantillon Capital Management LLP, which is its European counterpart that is based out of London. The firm has a long term perspective and invests in diversified portfolio of equities and equity related securities, focusing on the belief that there is a direct correlation between long term sustainable financial productivity and intrinsic value. Cantillon Capital Management utilizes a fundamental analysis to make its investment decisions, allocating its assets in the value stocks of selected companies in various public equity markets on a global scale. The company has grown to 21 employees, all of which are investment professionals. Cantillon Capital Management invests most heavily in the information technology sector, which alone makes up over a third of its total asset allocations, and also invests in the finance, consumer discretionary, industrials, and materials sectors, among others to a lesser degree, in order of decreasing allocation. The company currently holds over $12.4 billion in total assets under management spread across 20 accounts, all of which are discretionary. Both of the company’s total number of accounts and total assets under management have been increasing in recent years with its total number of accounts growing from 10 five years ago to twice that amount today and its total managed assets growing significantly from $4.5 billion in 2010 to almost three times that amount, although it has been as low as under $2 billion back in 2011. Cantillon Capital Management mainly caters to pension and profit sharing plans, which alone makes up over three quarters of its client base, and also provides services to charities, pooled investment vehicles, and others, in order of decreasing clientele.