About us

(We power success across the financial world for individuals and institutions through unique insights, thinking and actions) EL FARGO is well known in the industry for professional investment and fund management. Most importantly, we are a reliable and long-term partner for our clients. El Fargo is successfully established in almost all asset classes and offers clients the best investment opportunities. Since the Year 2020, we’ve been offering clients geographical, asset, and risk diversification across investment products, Investments through regulated funds, single asset mandates. Consistently producing positive and competitive returns for institutional investors. EL FARGO is one of the world's leading Trading and Assets management firm with 24 million private and corporate customers in more than 60 countries and Our clients rely on an investment process that has been tested in virtually every market environment. As investment managers, we respond to the ideas and wishes of our clients. With our expertise and advice, we provide the best possible support for realising individual investment ideas. Long-term relationships with employees and clients are of great importance for our entrepreneurial success. This relationships have developed from trust in EL Fargo as a reliable partner. We support our employees to perform their duties in the best possible way and we are proud of our partnership-based corporate culture, from which our investors profit sustainably..

Entrepreneurship and an industrial approach have been the core of the El Fargo business model since the start and from the very beginning, the focus has been on sustainable portfolio company development. We have been in the system since 2020 owing our market success to a value-oriented corporate culture that focuses on long-term returns. We invest sustainably. And we are committed to long-term partnerships: as an investor, we work with our expert brokers, project developers, property developers, and operators who pursue the same interests as we do. In co-investments, we become our clients’ investment partners. In this way, we offer them the opportunity to participate directly in diverse market.

Since it was founded 2020, El Fargo has transformed itself into a differentiated European leader within private markets, with a global focus. Over this period,El Fargo has raised EUR 61 billion of Assets, and EL Fargo have invested in more than 240 portfolio companies, through 31 separate funds across several business lines. The driving force has been a passion for supporting the development of companies that are strong and sustainable in the long-term – a passion that has remained the same for long and which the Company believes to be a key differentiator for EL Fargo.

We have a distinct, investment-led culture and manage assets on behalf of institutional investors, private banks and family offices. Our Portfolio Managers use original research and rigorous analysis to drive the investment process across Global, Multi-Asset, and Specialist strategies.

We’ve evolved alongside international finance itself For more than 2 years, we’ve built our understanding of markets and with it our ability to help our clients. Our partnerships run deep. We’re still working with our first UK charity client from back in 2020, for example. Over 2 years in a nutshell.

Founded in London by Gilbert Connor & Co in 2019 and official launched 2021, our first 2 years saw us building a client base around the world. We were busy financing trade between America and Europe and funding major infrastructure projects like railways, ports and power stations. And moving into new areas such as bonds and corporate finance.

By the start of the year 2020, we had clients across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Come the 2021s, we had a presence in the major financial markets, including Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Brazil, Switzerland and many more.

In 2021, we’ve also expanded into private markets, Forex trading and launched 4 new cannabis farms worldwide.

Today, we are active in 6-7 diverse markets opening up a new dimension to our clients.

Acquisitions have always been part of our growth story, adding key capabilities and helping us to meet the evolving needs of our clients and drive growth in an ever-changing world.

With more than a dozen transactions since 2020, we’ve expanded our expertise in private assets, from real estate to infrastructure financing and a visible expansion in expertise concentrating in the Cannabis, Forex and Crypto segments. We’ve expanded our wealth management offering, including a market-leading offering for financial advisers. And we’ve grown our specialist expertise in solutions, where we aim to be the provider of choice for pension schemes, offering an end-to-end solution through to buy-out.

Our secret to success? We only make acquisitions that fit with our overall culture and values. It’s about adding to our expertise, rather than simply buying for growth.

Partnerships have further broadened our horizons, coupling our investment expertise with our clients’ distribution networks, to meet the needs of their customers. Our partnership strategy gives us access to new distribution opportunities around the world, including some of the world’s highest growth markets.

Like our 2021 joint venture with the Bank of Communications in China, And our recently-established joint venture with Lloyds Banking Group, which employs over 600 financial advisors all across Europe.

Our investing goes beyond profit We’re proud to say we were ahead of the curve when it comes to sustainability, publishing our first responsible investment policy in 2020.

Our role as an active investment manager gives us the ability to drive significant change while protecting our clients’ capital from the long-term risks. In 2021, we fully integrated environmental, social and governance – or ESG – analysis into all our investment strategies.

These moves support our ongoing strategy of helping our clients meet their investment goals – all while playing our part in accelerating to a poverty free and decarbonised future.

We have a strategy for growth based on achieving long-term results for our existing clients, while also improving the distribution and penetration of our products among new client markets. To achieve our ambition, we rely on attracting and retaining bright, motivated individuals focused on working diligently, efficiently and with integrity. We look to foster a workforce that is mindful of its responsibilities to one another and of our wider corporate responsibilities as a firm

An entrepreneurial spirit, operational approach and a high sense of urgency are the most central characteristics of EL Fargo and mirrors well the values and strong corporate culture.EL Fargo has an enduring commitment to responsible investment and has since inception had a multi-stakeholder approach, with the original concept from ELF founded in 2020. This concept still embodies the fundamental mindset that defines EL Fargo and our active ownership approach. With an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for future proofing company, El Fargo continues to further incorporate the long-term ownership philosophy of the Founder Mr Gilbert Connor .

Today,EL Fargo is a differentiated global investment organisation with several years history of responsibly investing in, owning and developing companies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset combined with well-grounded values and a deeply rooted culture, El Fargo has a track record of consistent and attractive returns across geographies, sectors and strategies. We do this by making a real difference. Going forward, we will develop ELF with greater diversity in mind and consciously transition portfolio companies to use renewable energy, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. El Fargo is also committed to publish key ESG data and link incentive schemes to sustainability objectives. El Fargo is committed to future-proofing companies and making a positive impact with everything we do. We believe this will ensure that El Fargo stays successful and relevant for its investors and society as a whole for the long-term. As El Fargo has grown, our philosophy has been further ingrained into theEl Fargo Way of doing business. By taking an active role and working closely with management and the boards,El Fargo supports portfolio companies with hands-on governance, expertise and Advisors Providing both capital and competence constitutes. It allows us not only to invest, but also to be part of the solution and make a positive impact that prevails, while creating attractive returns for investors.

Shouldering the role as an active owner is not done overnight. It requires trust from multiple stakeholders and such trust is earned over time. At El Fargo, we have always been dependent on our license to operate to continue carrying out our mission. This has meant a continuous quest to gain and preserve confidence from a broad set of stakeholders such as portfolio companies’ employees, fund investors, unions, the media, politicians – and since the public listing. El Fargo is committed to future-proofing companies and making a positive impact with everything we do. We believe this will ensure that El Fargo stays successful and relevant for its investors and society as a whole for the long-term.

Purpose
Purpose-why we exist
To future-proof companies and make a positive impact.

Vision-what we strive for To be the most reputable investor and owner. Mission-what we do and how

With the best talent and network around the world,El Fargo uses a thematic investment strategy and distinctive value creation approach to future-proof companies, creating superior returns to it’s investors and making a positive impact with everything we do.

"Investing with a purpose has been a part of ELF’s genetic make-up since the firm was founded in 2020”

GILBERT CONNOR
CEO

In order to achieve commonality of interests with our clients, we pay strict attention to potential conflicts of interests, avoiding them if possible and dealing fairly with them if not. We put clients' interests ahead of our own and treat all clients equally. It is our fundamental operating principle that if all of our practices were to become known, there must be no one with grounds for complaint.

OUR APPROACH

We want our stakeholders to know that El Fargo is a financially solid, trustworthy company that embraces sustainable business as good business. A company whose heart beats for its customers, and its employees. To achieve it, we adapt our business strategy to deliver the needs of our clients. It drives us forward by setting out what we want to achieve and how we will work together to deliver our goals across five key areas. Over the years, we continued to develop and implement our strategic approach, building on the five pillars of success – integrity, financial strength, technical competence, operational excellence and talent base.

Relentlessly Client-Focused

We know it’s not enough to say we’re relentlessly client-focused—so we prove it every day, through adaptability, transparency and professionalism of the ELF Team. It’s how we can proactively respond to environmental, social and governance developments, all while providing peerless client experiences.

Open and Objective

We innovate and collaborate with some of the most influential partners in the world—including our own competitors—to support our clients in reaching new heights. Our open-architecture enterprise platform helps us uncover compelling insights and engineer optimal client experiences to unlock new potential for all

We take an active approach to engaging with our shareholders, both in terms of ongoing performance, and timely insights. Naturally, this is dependent on our shareholders – some of whom just prefer the occasional email. Others prefer to keep in touch more regularly. We provide: Periodic investors update from our Lead Portfolio Managers Regular market news and investment insights Annual and half yearly profits announcements Semi-annual shareholder briefings Navigating your path to prosperity

Experience is critical to successful investing.

We are proactive, think clearly and undertake rigorous and diligent research. We are driven towards identifying undervalued growth companies and scouring the market for mis-pricing opportunities to deliver superior returns for our shareholders. Our history of returns speaks for itself.

Powering the Financial World

Businesses, communities and global economies rely on us because we prioritize client experience, collaboration, innovation and resilience. As one of the best Trading and Assets management firm, our unique perspective, informed by one of the largest datasets in the world, powers the financial industry. At El Fargo, we understand the best way to succeed at anything is to Consider Everything.

Our purpose, values and behaviors are the core of ELF’s culture. We are committed to weaving these words into a dynamic story of growth.

New ideas are born from new perspectives. The varied backgrounds of our leadership team ensure that our clients and the industry benefit from a wide array of insights.

Guided by values and behaviors focused on excellence, integrity, diversity and leadership, our global team brings unique perspectives, experiences and skills to pioneer a new generation of financial services.