Sussex Partners has been appointed by MCP Asset Company Limited (MCP) to provide access for the Oasis Value Long Fund and the Oasis Value Alpha Fund to its institutional clients in Switzerland, parts of Europe and the United States.
The Funds run on MCP’s hedge fund platform and are advised by Norinchukin Value Investments Co., Ltd. (NVIC), whose parent company, The Norinchukin Bank, with USD828.1 billion in assets as of 30 September 2014 is one of the largest institutional investors in the world.
NVIC pursues a high conviction, concentrated and long-term fundamental approach to liquid equity investing in Japan and, under the leadership of its CIO, Kazushige Okuno, has delivered outstanding, risk-adjusted returns over its five year track record, significantly outperforming its index with substantially lower volatility and smaller draw downs. Okuno brings over 22 years of experience in the Japanese financial markets to the Funds including responsibility for both hedge fund and private equity investments with The Norinchukin Bank before setting up in 2007 the team for the equity investment strategy used by the Oasis Value funds.
Patrick Ghali, Managing Partner of Sussex Partners, says: "We believe the Oasis Value funds provide unparalleled opportunity for access into the Japanese market for institutional investors keen to tap into the unique return opportunities presented by investing in Japan and we are delighted to be able to offer our clients this opportunity in partnership with an institution of the prestige and size as NVIC. With its experienced team, deep local network and on-the-ground market insight, NVIC is well placed to continue providing institutional clients with very attractive long term risk adjusted exposure to Japan".
