Financial Investments
Cara stands at the forefront of investment management with a strategic presence in Frankfurt and London. Pioneering a dynamic approach to asset management, we integrate traditional methods with innovative strategies, delivering long-term value across diverse asset classes.
Cara is committed to creating and managing a resilient and sustainable investment program with human capital and intellectual honesty at the forefront. Our goal is to ensure real-term capital appreciation, mitigating short-term market fluctuations.
We manage the intricacies of the financial world with a thoughtfully compiled global portfolio of traditional and alternative asset classes.
A few key tenets define our investment philosophy.
- Investment discipline and experience
- Alignment with our investment partners and team
- Opportunistic, flexible approach, seeking out short-term dislocations
Cara is committed to creating and managing a resilient and sustainable investment program with human capital and intellectual honesty at the forefront. Our goal is to ensure real-term capital appreciation, mitigating short-term market fluctuations.
We manage the intricacies of the financial world with a thoughtfully compiled global portfolio of traditional and alternative asset classes.
A few key tenets define our investment philosophy.
- Investment discipline and experience
- Alignment with our investment partners and team
- Opportunistic, flexible approach, seeking out short-term dislocations
- Global footprint to optimise connectivity and idea generation.
We aim to safeguard capital and ensure enduring growth by collaborating with, and investing alongside, best-in-class specialists in their field.
Our investments are thoughtfully balanced and diversified, shaped by in-depth, bottom-up manager selection.
Cara manages capital across traditional asset classes (e.g., public equities and fixed income) and alternative investments (e.g., private equity, hedge funds, real estate funds). This allows for the construction of a diversified portfolio tailored to unique goals and risk profiles. We are proud of our excellent risk-adjusted track record.
Cara has a dedicated team of investment professionals with expertise in areas including asset allocation, manager selection, and portfolio construction.
Overall, Cara aims to provide a comprehensive, integrated approach to managing our investors’ wealth in a way that preserves and grows their assets over the long-term.
Alpha Strategies: Our alternative strategies, which include Global Macro, Multi-Strategies, and Long-Short Equity, are intended to deliver attractive returns per unit of risk with minimal market correlation.
Fixed Income: We delve into credit markets with a nimble approach, investing in everything from ETFs to funds, focusing on niche and more esoteric market segments as and when dislocations present themselves (Cat Bonds, AT1s).
Directional Equity: Our portfolio primarily consists of ETFs and actively managed funds known for exceeding the MSCI World index's performance.
Specialty Finance: In this sector, we're engaged in unique, lowly correlated market strategies.
Private Equity: Our focus lies in funds and co-investments in middle-market buyouts in the US and Europe. For specific sectors, we gravitate towards specialist GPs. We complement this core allocation with investments in growth equity and a Venture sleeve.
