Trust Profile - Jupiter European Opportunities Trust PLC (LSE:JEO)
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FTSE Small Cap Equity Investment InstrumentsMarket cap: £146.556m
The objective of the company is to invest in securities of European companies and in sectors or geographical areas which are considered by the investment manager to offer good prospects for capital growth, taking into account economic trends and business development.
Alex Darwall trained as an investment analyst with de Zoete & Bevan (BZW) before moving to Enskilda Securities in Paris in 1987, where he became head of French equity research. He joined Goldman Sachs in London in 1992, again as a French equity analyst.
In 1995 Alex moved to Jupiter to run the European portion of a number of segregated pension fund accounts, subsequently taking responsibility for other accounts including County Council pension funds (European portion). At the start of 1999 he took over the management of the Jupiter European Investment Trust which rolled over into the Jupiter European Opportunities Trust in November 2000.
| Company | Country of listing | % |
| Neopost | France | 7.0 |
| Novozymes | Denmark | 5.7 |
| Geophysique | France | 5.4 |
| Johnson Matthey | United Kingdom | 5.2 |
| Croda International | United Kingdom | 5.2 |
| Koninklijke Vopak | The Netherlands | 5.2 |
| Ingenico | France | 5.2 |
| Elsevier | The Netherlands | 5.2 |
| Den Norske Bank | Norway | 5.0 |
| Novo-Nordisk | Denmark | 4.9 |
| 53.9 | ||
| as at 31 October 2009 |
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Jupiter provides a comprehensive range of investment management services and products to individuals and institutions worldwide and has been specialising in fund management since 1985. In that time our funds have grown to over £16bn and we have earned a reputation for excellent long-term performance.
Jupiter manages a range of seven investment trusts adopting a range of investment strategies and offering cost-effective access to the world's equity markets. Shares in all the investment trusts may be purchased through the dedicated Jupiter Investment Trust Savings Scheme, ISA and PEP Transfer.