Investing News – 8 Tech Stock Picks for 2019

Andrey Omelchak, together with other fund managers, shared optimistic views on the tech sector as they made their top picks for 2019 in a panel discussion at the recently held Cantech Investment Conference in Toronto on January 29th.

In the News

Andrey Omelchak’s Top Picks:
Canadian Equities
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Andrey Omelchak’s Top Picks:
Canadian Equities
BNN Market Call – September 10, 2024

Awards & Recognition

BarclayHedge Recognition Award for Excellence Top 10 June 2022 for LionGuard Opportunities Fund

Quebec Emerging Managers Program acknowledges the performance of LionGuard Capital Management

BarclayHedge Recognition Award for Excellence Top 10 September 2020 for LionGuard Opportunities Fund

Top contender for Best 1 Year Return (Market Neutral Category): Canadian Hedge Fund Awards 2020

BarclayHedge Recognition Award for Excellence Top 10 November 2019 for LionGuard Opportunities Fund

LionGuard Capital Management set to accelerate growth through new partnership with Walter Global Asset Management

Quebec Emerging Managers Program acknowledges the performance of LionGuard Capital Management

Top contender for Best 1 Year Return (Equity Focused Category): Canadian Hedge Fund Awards 2017

LionGuard Capital Management Inc. has been selected for another institutional mandate allocation, by the Québec Emerging Managers Program (the “QEMP”)

LionGuard Opportunities Fund is now registered and open for purchases through FundSERV

Quebec Emerging Managers Program announced selected Québec fund managers (including LionGuard Capital Management Inc.)

AI 2016 International Fund Awards Winner: “Best Canadian Fund (Risk-Adjusted Returns Since Inception): LionGuard Opportunities Fund LP”.

Best Long/Short Equity Manager – Canadian & Best Canadian Long/Short Equity Fund (1 Year)

Team

Andrey Omelchak, CFA, CIM, FRM, M.Sc.

President, CEO & Chief Investment Officer

Andrey Omelchak is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer of LionGuard Capital Management, which he founded in 2014. As President & CEO, Andrey sets the company’s strategic direction, makes key hiring decisions, and ensures that the highest ethical and professional standards are upheld throughout its operations. He also manages relationships with the firm’s sophisticated client base, which includes institutional investors, family offices, fund-of-funds, investment advisers, and high-net-worth individuals.

Sylvain Brosseau

Board Member

Sylvain Brosseau is a Founding Partner of Walter Global Asset Management and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since the company was founded in 2018. His proven expertise in generating growth allows him to support independent asset management firms in reaching new heights.

Josh Wilson

Chief Compliance Officer

Josh Wilson has over 25 years of experience in Compliance and Risk Management. As Chief Compliance Officer, he is responsible for monitoring, overseeing and managing all aspects of Compliance within the organization.

SAHIB SINGH, CPA

Controller

Sahib Singh works as a Controller at LionGuard Capital Management. He is responsible for overseeing the internal accounting processes and acting as a liaison with service providers in regards to corporate and financial accounting matters. Sahib is in charge of internal audit functions related to the company and funds’ financial statements.

Jay Tan, CFA

Partner, Portfolio Manager

Jay Tan is a Partner, Portfolio Manager at LionGuard Capital Management Inc. He conducts fundamental research on companies and industries of interest, writes detailed research reports based on thorough due diligence and analysis. Jay also attends companies annual shareholders meetings and numerous industry conferences, reviews financial statements of the companies of interest, ensures to be on top of any changes to the regulatory environment as it pertains to the securities of interest, etc.

Luxiang Wu, MBA, M.SC.

Senior Investment Analyst

Luxiang Wu is a Senior Investment Analyst at LionGuard Capital Management. In this role, he conducts in-depth fundamental research on companies and industries of interest, working under the supervision of the Chief Investment Officer. Luxiang engages in various activities, including meeting with company management teams, participating in conference calls, visiting company operations, building detailed financial models, and attending industry conferences.

Varun Agrawal, MBA

Investment Analyst

Varun Agrawal is an Investment Analyst at LionGuard Capital Management Inc. As an Investment Analyst, Varun undertakes in-depth fundamental research on companies and industries, guided by the oversight of the Chief Investment Officer. His role entails engaging with company management teams, actively participating in conference calls, visiting company facilities to gain firsthand insights, constructing detailed financial models, attending industry conferences etc.

Legal Disclaimer

Accredited Investor Status Questionnaire

Units of the Funds are offered to qualified investors resident in the provinces and territories of Canada (the “Offering Jurisdictions”) pursuant to applicable exemptions from the prospectus requirements of the securities laws in the Offering Jurisdictions. Qualified investors must rely on one of the following exemptions available to purchase units of the Funds:

1. ACCREDITED INVESTOR EXEMPTION:
The Funds will accept subscriptions from investors who qualify as an “accredited investor” under the meaning of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus  Exemption ("NI 45-106") or, for Ontario residents, Section 73.3 of the Securities Act (Ontario). Some of the most common ways to qualify as an accredited investor are:

(d) a person registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as an adviser or dealer;

(e) an individual registered or formerly registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as a representative of a person referred to in paragraph (d);

(j) an individual who, either alone or with a spouse, beneficially owns financial assets having an aggregate realizable value that before taxes, but net of any related liabilities, exceeds $1,000,000;

(k) an individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 in each of the 2 most recent calendar years or whose net income before taxes combined with that of a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of the 2 most recent calendar years and who, in either case, reasonably expects to exceed that net income level in the current calendar year;

(Note: If individual accredited investors wish to purchase through wholly-owned holding companies or similar entities, such purchasing entities must qualify under section (t) below, which must be initialed.)

(l) an individual who, either alone or with a spouse, has net assets of at least $5,000,000;

(m) a person, other than an individual or investment fund, that has net assets of at least $5,000,000 as shown on its most recently prepared financial statements;

(n) an investment fund that distributes or has distributed its securities only to:

(i) a person that is or was an accredited investor at the time of the distribution,

(ii) a person that acquires or acquired securities in the circumstances referred to in sections 2.10 [Minimum amount investment] or 2.19 [Additional investment in investment funds] of NI 45- 106, or

(iii) a person described in paragraph (i) or (ii) that acquires or acquired securities under section 2.18 [Investment fund reinvestment] of NI 45-106;

(o) an investment fund that distributes or has distributed securities under a prospectus in a jurisdiction of Canada for which the regulator or, in Québec, the securities regulatory authority, has issued a receipt;

(p) a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be;

(q) a person acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by that person, if that person is registered or authorized to carry on business as an adviser or the equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction;

(r) a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity to give advice on the securities being traded;

(s) an entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) or paragraph (i) in form and function;

(t) a person in respect of which all of the owners of interests, direct, indirect or beneficial, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors, are persons that are accredited investors;

(u) an investment fund that is advised by a person registered as an adviser or a person that is exempt from registration as an adviser, or;

(v) a person that is recognized or designated by the securities regulatory authority or, except in Ontario and Québec, the regulator as an accredited investor.