Hermes US SMID Equity invests in US small and medium-sized (SMID) companies. Lead manager Mark Sherlock, and co-manager Michael Russell, look for quality businesses with minimum debt, in industries with barriers to entry or that provide products or services that cannot easily be replicated. This is done with the help of an in-house tool that tests investment rationale for companies, even in difficult environments.
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