Sherborne Investors Management LP
Sherborne Investors is a private equity firm specialising in "turnaround" investments. It targets publicly-quoted European and US companies that have underperformed due to operational, rather than capital structure, issues. Sherborne develops a turnaround thesis, acquires a significant equity position, and then obtains a shareholder mandate to effect a change in board composition.ref Once onboard, Bramson cank yank the reins to force the company to bend to his will.
Company
Ownership
Sherborne & Company Incorporated is General Partner of Sherborne Investors Management LP, which controls the voting stocks of Sherborne & Co. Edward Bramson is the controlling shareholder of Sherborne & Co.
Members of Sherborne Investors Management LP are Edward Bramson and Stephen Welker.ref Former (?) members are Craig L McKibben (1986-?)ref, Gerard L Eastman Jr (Mar.2006-?),ref and W Peter Slusser (Mar.1992-?).ref
Entities
Sherborne Investors acts as the managing member or general partner of tax haven-registered entities which invest in publicly traded securities.ref Current and former affiliations include:
- Dec.2018: Sherborne Investors Ltd, OC, reg. Guernsey
- May.2017: Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) C Ltd, OC, reg. Guernsey May.2017, website
- Limited partner in SIGC LP, a hedge fund, PO, reg. Guernsey
- Investment Manager is Sherborne Investors Management (Guernsey) LLC, B'berg. Owned and controlled by Sherborne Investors Management LP.ref
- Managing Partner is Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) GP, LLC, ref, Sherborne Investors LP is the sole member, reg. Delaware
- Nov.2012: Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) B Ltd, OC, website, reg. Guernsey Nov.2012
- Limited partner in SIGB LP, a hedge fund, PO, OC, reg Guernsey
- Investment Manager is Sherborne Investors Management (Guernsey) LLC, B'berg. Owned and controlled by Sherborne Investors Management LP.ref
- Managing Partner is Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) GP LLC, ref Sherborne Investors LP is the sole member, reg. Delaware
- Nov.2012: Sherborne Strategic Fund E LLC, OC, reg. Delaware
- Oct.2012: Sherborne Strategic Fund D LLC, OC, reg. Delaware
- Jan.2010: Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) A Ltd, OC, liquidated May.2014, Website, reg. Guernsey
- Limited partner in SIGA LP, hedge fund, OC, dissolved Apr.2014, reg. Guernsey Jan.2010
- Jul.2008: Sherborne Strategic Fund C LLC, OC, reg Delaware
- Jul.2007: Nottingham Investors LLC, OC, reg. Delaware
- Jul.2006: Hayden Investors Partners II LLC, OC, reg. Delaware
- May.2006: Hayden Investors Partners LLC, OC, reg. Delaware
- May.2006: Sherborne Strategic Fund B LLC, OC, reg. Delaware
- Jul.2005: Sherborne Strategic Fund A LLC, OC, reg. Delaware
*.ships
Director-, Partner-, Chairmanships, etc. ref
- Electra Private Equity, Electra Private Equity Investments plc
- G10 Capital Limited
- Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Sherborne Holdings Inc OC, First Jeffson Corporation (was Sherborne Investments Corporation) OC, and Second Jeffson Corporation was Sherborne Carpital Inc, OC
- AFC Holdings Corporation
- BMO Asset Management (Holdings) plc
- Hanover Investors Management LLP
- iNEXTV Corporation
- Nautilus Inc
- Newhill Partners LP
- Pacific Assets Trust plc
- Spirent Communications plc
- F&C Asset Management plc, Feb.2011-Oct.2011.ref
- Nautilus Inc, Dec.2007-May.2011
- Spirent Communications plc, Dec.2006-May.2010
- Elementis plc, Jun.2005-Sept.2006
- 4imprint Group plc, Jul.2004-Apr.2005 + Dec.2007-May.2011
- AFC Holdings Corporation, 1987-Feb.2007
- Ampex Corporation, 1987-Feb.2007 + Jan.1991-Feb.2007
- Hillside Capital Inc, 1976-?
Timeline
- ?date?: Bramson was employed at Goldman Sachs & Company LLC.
- May.2006: Sherborne Investors Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership, was registered.ref
- 2002: Bramson co-founded Hanover Investors in London, but withdrew in Jun.2006.
- 1986: Bramson (co?)founded Sherborn Investors. At some point, Craig McKibben and Stephen Welker came on board.ref
- Sept.1984: Sherborne & Company Inc, a Delaware corporation, was registered.ref The (defunct) website states: "Sherborne & Company was founded in 1986 to hold various private equity investments of the principals." The company has not filed since Oct.2007.ref
- 1977: Bramson co-founded Hillside Capital, one of the first specialist private equity firms in the United States.
- 1975: Edward Bramson emigrated to the USA, and took up residence in New York.