The UK Multi Cap Income Fund, launched on 30 June, runs alongside the firm’s existing CF Livingbridge UK Micro Cap Fund which was launched in 2009.
Both are managed by Wotton, director and lead fund manager at Livingbridge which has an AUM of around £2.1bn.
He said he has adopted a “private equity mind-set” with equity funds and takes a high conviction approach to investments.
Wotton said: “Our success to date is based on our deep understanding of the businesses we invest in. This, along with our differentiated approach enables us to bring a razor-sharp focus to our bottom-up investing.
“We assess companies through our four cornerstones of investing: people, platform, position and performance. We analyse a company’s financial performance, work to ensure the right people are in place, the business is prepared for growth and that it has the right strategy in place.
“Finding and backing scalable cash generative businesses early in their growth journey is our core focus. We bring a private equity lens to equity funds, which allow us to find companies with the strongest potential to deliver long-term returns.”
Livingbridge said it invests in sectors that “drive the UK economy” such as consumer markets, technology, media and telecommunications, business, healthcare and education.
