Brandes Investment Partners

Brandes Investment Partners is an investment advisory firm, managing assets for institutional and private clients worldwide. It was founded by Charles Brandes in 1974.

Since the firm’s inception in 1974, Brandes has applied the value investing approach, pioneered by Benjamin Graham, to its investment in stocks and fixed-income assets. Among the first investment firms to bring a global perspective to value investing, Brandes manages a variety of investment strategies. As of June 30, 2017, the firm manages approximately $29.7 billion (USD) for a broad range of clients worldwide.

Headquartered in San Diego, the firm and its related entities have offices in Dublin, Milwaukee, Singapore, and Toronto and employ more than 290 employees worldwide.

The firm's strategy involves buying out-of-favor securities trading at discounts to their intrinsic value and holding them until their true worth is realized.

Brandes was founded in 1974 in Del Mar, California under the name Branco Investors. In 1977, the firm launched the Brandes Global Equity Strategy, which invested in stocks around the world. In 1996, Brandes began offer mutual funds to investors and clients. In order to expand their fixed-income offerings, Brandes acquired strategies from Hilltop Capital in 1999. In 2002, Brandes founded The Brandes Insitute to lead thought leadership and research initiatives into investing and other areas.

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