EFGAM launches New Capital Healthcare Disruptors fund

Managed by Mike Clulow and US growth equity team

Pedro Gonçalves
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EFG Asset Management (EFGAM) has launched the New Capital Healthcare Disruptors fund to target innovative healthcare companies that are seizing market share through disruptive technologies and services.

Benchmarked against the MSCI World Health Care index, the fund will have up to 30 holdings across the market cap spectrum. It is managed by Mike Clulow and EFGAM's US growth equity team, Tim Butler, Joel Rubenstein and Chelsea Wiater, all of whom are based in Portland, Oregon. Rather than focusing on single segments of the healthcare sector, the team looks across the spectrum. This includes biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare services and pharmaceutical outsourcing. Go big or go home: Will size matter for certain sectors in 2021? Clulow said: "We search for companies...

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