About us
Our History
The Founders
Arisaig is an independent investment management firm, established in 1996 in Singapore by our three Founders, James Alexandroff, Lindsay Cooper and Torquil McAlpine.
The founders built a business that aimed to capture emerging market growth for enlightened capital and instilled a long term outlook and the importance of stewardship, which we now articulate as Purposeful Growth. As part of the succession to the new team of Partners, the Founders stepped away from the running of the business in 2016 and remained as Directors on the Fund Boards until the end of 2020.
The three Founders, Torquil McAlpine, Lindsay Cooper and James Alexandroff.
The firm was named Arisaig after a location close to the hearts of the Founders.
The word means ‘safe place’ in Scottish Gaelic.
Timeline
Arisaig founded by James Alexandroff, Lindsay Cooper and Torquil McAlpine, headquartered in Singapore. Our first fund launches with a European client base.
ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS begins, 8 months following our launch.
Founders, James Alexandroff and Torquil McAlpine, relocate to London.
SARS EPIDEMIC IN ASIA.
Arisaig Partners Foundation established and makes its first grants.
Arisaig celebrates its 10th Anniversary.
GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS.
Funds are refocused around a tighter and more disciplined consumer sector definition and become more concentrated. Asia went from 120 investments across four funds, to under 30.
Arisaig is the first EM Investment Manager to become a signatory of the PRI.
We host our first Symposium in Shanghai & Mumbai.
We host our second Symposium in Peru.
The new Partners group, which includes Rebecca Lewis, as Managing Partner, and Hugo Robinson, is formed and succession begins. We host our third Symposium in Capetown.
Arisaig celebrates its 20th Anniversary.
We host our fourth Symposium in Mumbai.
Arisaig is awarded Best Responsible Investment Report 2017 by Responsible Investor.
Gordon Yeo and David Lanning become Partners.
We become founder signatories to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative.
Arisaig Partners becomes a certified B Corporation and Desmond Tan is appointed as the newest Partner.