H2O Asset Management passes €3 billion mark in assets under management

H2O Asset Management is a London-based entrepreneurial asset management firm co-founded by Bruno Crastes, the company’s CEO, and Vincent Chailley, its CIO. An expert in bonds and international equities, H2O Asset Management serves institutional and corporate clients as well as individual investors, in France and around the world, who are interested in achieving high risk-adjusted returns with daily liquidity and full transparency. H2O Asset Management’s team of 19 investment professionals, including seven senior fund managers and one senior analyst, are guided by an investment philosophy that stresses optimal value diversification at the portfolio level while setting out clear risk and liquidity objectives. H2O AM offers a comprehensive range of eight UCITS: H2O Adagio, H2O Moderato, H2O Allegro, H2O Vivace, H2O Patrimoine, H2O Tempo, H2O MultiBondsand H2O MultiEquities.Thanks to its alliance with Natixis Asset Management, H2O Asset Management is able to leverage the support of its partner’s sales teams in France, and those of Natixis Global Asset Management abroad. H2O AM LLP is a limited liability partnership authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the number 529105. Head office: 10 Old Burlington Street, London W1S 3AG.

Withassetsunder management of €297.2 billion and 682 employees⁽¹⁾, Natixis Asset Management ranksamong the leadingEuropeanasset managers.Natixis Asset Management offersits clients (institutionalinvestors, companies, privatebanks, retailbanks and other distribution networks) tailored, innovative and efficient solutions organisedinto 6 investment divisions: Fixedincome, Europeanequities, Investment and client solutions, Structured and volatility (developed by Seeyond⁽²⁾),

Global emerging, and Responsibleinvesting (developed by Mirova⁽²⁾).Natixis AssetManagement’sofferisdistributedthrough the global distribution platform of Natixis Global Asset Management, whichoffersaccess to the expertise of more thantwenty management companies in the

United States, Asia and Europe.⁽¹⁾

Natixis Global Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis, comprises management and distribution firms based in Europe, the United States and Asia. Assets under management totaled more than €602.5 billion worldwide. It employed more than 3,200 staff as of June 30, 2013.

Bruno Crastes, CEO of H2O Asset Management

Bruno Crastes started his career in 1989 as a bond portfolio manager on the fixed-income team of Indosuez Asset Management. He was appointed deputy head of the team in 1994. Following the creation of CAAM in 1997, he became head of global fixed-income management. He was promoted CIO of the London office of CAAM in November 2002, and CEO in April 2005. From 2007 to 2010, while actively managing international bond portfolios, he sat on the Executive Committee of CAAM (now Amundi) in charge of the United Kingdom, South-East Asia and Australia. A founding partner, he has been Chief Executive Officer of H2O Asset Management and manager of the H2O Multibonds fund since August 2010.

Vincent Chailley, Head of Financial Management of H2O Asset Management

Vincent Chailley started his career in 1995 in the Research & Development team of the Capital Markets department of CPR (Compagnie Parisienne de Réescompte). In 1996, he joined CAAM, first as an analyst in the Strategy team and then as an investment manager with the Asset Allocation team. In July 1998, he transferred to the Global Fixed Income department and became an investment manager. From 2002 to 2010, he headed the Global Fixed Income and Absolute Performance team of the London branch of CAAM (then Amundi). He is a founding partner of H2O Asset Management and has been the Chief Operations Officer and manager of the H2O Adagio, H2O Moderato and H2O Patrimoine funds since August 2010.