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Simon Reid

Investor

Investor at VAR Capital

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Simon Reid has more than 15 years of experience managing concentrated equity portfolios. He previously served as a fund manager in the Global Equity Income team at Legal & General Investment Management and, before that, as a portfolio manager at Ennismore Fund Management, where he ran a long/short portfolio. He holds an MSci in Mathematical Physics from the University of Nottingham and is a CFA charterholder.

Experience

  1. VAR CapitalInvestment Directorcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. QV Asset Management (working name)Founder2020 — 2022
  3. Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)Fund Manager, Global Equity Income2017 — 2020London
  4. Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)Fund Manager, Inflation Plus Team2016 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
  5. Ennismore Fund ManagementFund Manager2006 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
  6. Ennismore Fund ManagementAnalyst2004 — 2006London Area, United Kingdom
  7. Ennismore Fund ManagementOperations Team2003 — 2005London Area, United Kingdom
  8. RaychemSummer Intern1997 — 2001Swindon

Education

  1. University of NottinghamMSCi, Mathematical Physics1997 — 2001

Skills & more

Strategy2Management1Bloomberg1ExcelEquity ResearchHedge Funds2Equities5Asset Management2Investments3Portfolio Management3Valuation5Financial Modeling11
+4 moreEquity ValuationBusiness StrategyInvestment ManagementFinancial Analysis
  • CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute

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Colleagues at VAR Capital

Amie O'Callaghan
Director at VAR Capital
Amie O’Callaghan
Director at VAR Capital
Amy Stewart
Vice President at VAR Capital
Ashish Vasudeva
Investor at VAR Capital
Chirag Patel
Executive Director at VAR Capital
Dina Geha
Investor at VAR Capital
Jonathan Eldridge
Investor at VAR Capital
Lynn Baker
Executive Director at VAR Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Simon Reid work?
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Also attended University of Nottingham131

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Also worked at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)6

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Also worked at Raychem6

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