Special situations: How to spot a good management team

'We prefer management teams that are considered rather than overly promotional'

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Henry Flockhart and Andy Gray co-manage the Artemis UK Special Situations fund. Here they explore how to tell if a management team will turn a business around or hasten its downfall...

Every active fund manager will tell you about the importance of a good management team when investing in a company. This is arguably even more important when running a special situations strategy. We class a special situation as a good company that has fallen out of favour with the market but has the potential to return to its former glory. Often it is the arrival of a new management team that is the catalyst for a recovery. So how can you tell if a team will turn a business around or hasten its downfall? In our experience, it comes down to distinguishing those who are capable of spin...

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