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Recently installed CEO Hugh Grootenhuis explains how JOHIM's boutique approach continues through big bank ownership

JO Hambro Investment Management’s ability to thrive as an independently managed boutique a decade after being acquired by Credit Suisse is no mean feat, Hugh Grootenhuis believes. Grootenhuis, the recently-installed CEO of the discretionary fund manager, says while large parent banks traditionally tend to believe they do all things best, JOHIM’s consistent focus on client relations and strong investment track record has allowed the group to follow its own path.  “I cannot think of many, if any, other examples of what was a self-owned company being acquired by a large investment bank a...