Asset Value Investors was established in 1985 to manage the assets of British Empire Securities & General Trust plc (British Empire), then a £6 million London listed investment company. A group of UK institutional and private US investors supported a 4 for 1 rights offering to enlarge the company to £30 million. British Empire is now capitalised at over £725 million.

AVI's other clients include The European Asset Value Fund - launched in 1994 to invest into listed European property; CF Asset Value Investors Global Fund - a UK Open ended Investment company; AVI Value Fund - a US limited liability corporation; and funds managed for leading US endowments and foundations.

Funds under management total over £1.6 billion ($2.5 billion).

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Our Performance Record

British Empire Securities & General Trust plc 1,835.2%
MSCI World (£adj) 653.5%

Source: Fundamental Data [Since 30 June 1985, total return performance to 31 December 2009]

The European Asset Value Fund 461.5%
European Public Real Estate Association 306.2%

Source: Fundamental Data, Bloomberg [Since inception, August 1994, total return (Euros) to 31 December 2009