Artisan Partners

About Artisan Partners (adapted from Artisan Partners prospectus):
Artisan Partners is an independent investment management firm that provides a range of U.S., non-U.S. and global equity investment strategies. They derive essentially all of their revenues from investment management fees, which primarily are based on a specified percentage of clients' average assets under management.

Artisan Partners currently offers their clients 12 equity investment strategies spanning different market capitalization segments and investing styles in both U.S. and non-U.S. markets. In addition to their investment teams, Artisan Partners has a seasoned management team that supports their investment management capabilities and manages a centralized infrastructure, allowing their investment professionals to focus primarily on making investment decisions and generating attractive returns.

This description is adapted from Artisan Partners prospectus. This description is not intended to be a recommendation to buy stock from this company. We do not claim that all of the statements above were researched and found to be true. We present them as a general description based on what the company has said about itself at the time that they submitted their prospectus for an IPO offering. To see the company's full description, view their prospectus..