LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aristotle Capital Management, LLC (“Aristotle”), a value-oriented investment management firm for institutional and high net worth clients with $8.3 billion of assets under management as of August 31, 2014, today announced Ranjit Sufi has joined the firm as Managing Director, Institutional Sales and Marketing. Sufi will be based in Aristotle’s Los Angeles office and will lead its team of institutional client service and sales professionals.
“Ranjit will be a valuable asset to our team as we continue to expand our investment product platform and enhance our institutional presence,” said Gary Lisenbee, Aristotle’s Co-CEO and Co-Chief Investment Officer. “He has 20 years of experience in executive management and leadership of institutional client service and marketing teams, having worked with some of the top firms in the country. Having started his career as a plan sponsor at Pacific Telesis, Ranjit has a deep understanding of facets within the investment business industry and will be an important bridge between our clients and our investment research, sales and client services teams.”
“Aristotle has an impressive, focused team of investment professionals,” Ranjit said. “The firm is disciplined and investment-driven with a unique value-equity approach to their investment decision process. I look forward to working closely with Aristotle’s hands-on leadership team and helping the firm’s clients as we continue to grow.”
Prior to joining Aristotle, Sufi was Executive Vice-President at Martin Currie, where he headed the sales and client service team in North America and led the firm’s business development in the U.S. and Canada. Before that, he was a Managing Director at Tradewinds Global Investors, an affiliate of Nuveen Investments. He previously spent nine years at Nicholas Applegate Capital Management where he led a 33-person global sales team and was a member of the company’s Executive Committee. Earlier in his career, he was a Principal at Barclays Global Investors.
Ranjit holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University Fresno.
About Aristotle Capital Management, LLC
With offices in Los Angeles and Orange County, California, Aristotle Capital Management, LLC is a value-oriented investment management firm with a unique and highly disciplined approach focused on investing in what we believe to be high-quality companies. Investment decisions are based on our investment team’s collective experience, in-depth fundamental research and our ability to assess and act on change. Our long-term investment horizon is aligned with our clients’ goals to grow assets and control risk. Aristotle offers multiple investment solutions including Value Equity, International Equity, Global Equity and Global Opportunities. Our clients include public and ERISA funds, corporations, foundations, endowments, Taft-Hartley, charitable organizations and high net worth individuals. Please visit http://www.aristotlecap.com for more information.
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC is an independent investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. More information about Aristotle including our investment strategies, fees and objectives can be found in our ADV Part 2, which is available upon request.
