Entities

ValueAct Capital

Acronym
VAC
Entity Type
Founding Date
2000

ValueAct Capital is a leading investment company that manages assets on behalf of some of the world's largest institutional investors. It offers data-driven insights to managers and directors and aims to invest for the long-term. VAC has made over 100 core investments and served on over 50 public company boards. It regularly holds positions for 3 to 5 years and occasionally for 10 years or more.

VAC focuses on obtaining significant ownership stakes in businesses that may be momentarily mispriced for several reasons, including:

  • perceived unfavorable market conditions;
  • unfavorable business results;
  • changes in leadership or ownership;
  • reorganizations; or
  • other external variables.


Assets under management: $16 billion (as of March 2021)