Domestic
I/G
Ariel / EMV
Project Black
Fun Facts
100

What is the jump in discount rate as you move from moderate to high on an ESG rating?

25 bps

100

Which analyst on the I/G team is a medical doctor? First & Last name required. 

Barney Rosen

100

What year was Ariel Community Academy (ACA) founded?

1996

100

The length of the Fund's initial investment period upon final closing

7 years

100

What is the full name of the David Rubenstein book we read?

How to Invest: Masters on the Craft

200

Inception date of the Ariel Fund? Format in MM/DD/YY

11/06/1986

200

What's the name of the sellside firm that Rupal joined post MBA?

Crosby Securities

200

Where did Henry Mallari-D’Auria go for undergrad?

Trinity College

200

The Fund plans to pursue up middle-market portfolio companies with this range in revenue

$100 million to $1 billion

200

Which team beat Princeton in the Sweet 16 of 2023 March Madness?

Creighton

300

How much weight should a high conviction / medium discount name get in the portfolio? Answer can be in range.

2-3.5%

300

In step 1 of the process, 60% of the universe is eliminated. What happens to the other 40%?

20% is deemed efficiently priced, and the rest of 20% get a closer look

300

What's the number of employees in the Ariel presentation as of 3.31.23?

122

300

How much ownership did Ariel acquire Sorenson in the initial transaction?

52.5%

300

On the night of Feb 7th, how many points did Lebron need going into the OKC game to break Kareem's all-time scoring record?

36 points

400

What is the longest held name in the SMID strategy?

JM Smucker Co

400

AUM in the DM/EM private fund as of 3.31.23?

$500M

400

What are the target holdings for the EM and EMxC portfolios?

EM: 60-75 / EMxC: 45-60

400

Ariel’s Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Council is led by this Ariel Alternatives Advisory Board Member

Shelley Stewart, Jr.

400

For our first team dinner in Chicago at Aba in the fall of 2022, whose reservation was it under?

Les Coney

500

Largest contributor to the Ariel Fund in the past 5 years? (as of 3.31.23)

Zebra Tech

500

What does the standard fee schedule for a $100M I/G mandate look like?

0.80% on the first $25 million, 0.75% on the next $25 million, 0.65% on the next $50 million

500

What are the 4 reasons for investing in emerging markets now?

1) inefficiency in asset class 2) allocator portfolios underweight 3) attractive valuation 4) high earnings growth potential from secular and cyclical sources

500

Name 5 Project Black Co-investors / LPs excluding JPM

AmerisourceBergen,  Amgen, Ballmer,  Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, Lowe’s, Merck & Co., NextEra Energy, Nuveen, QIA, Salesforce, Synchrony, Truist, Walmart

500

Who is quoted on the cover of the Mindset book?

Bill Gates

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