#1 Two Titans - John Armitage & Brent Hoberman on Hedge Funds, Entrepreneurship & Two Very Different Paths to Investment Success

#1 Two Titans - John Armitage & Brent Hoberman on Hedge Funds, Entrepreneurship & Two Very Different Paths to Investment Success

Author: Stephen Clapham's Podcast on Value Investing | Stockmarket Analysis | Equities August 19, 2021 Duration: 48:23

Two investors who went to the same school, then to Oxbridge, and have been awarded the CBE (*). They are both titans in their fields but through very different routes. One has run his hedge fund firm for 27 years, has been incredibly successful as evidenced by $28bn AUM, yet is so under the radar that few have heard of him. The other has started multiple companies, is a business celebrity and is recognised as one of the most successful people in UK tech.


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