Acer Tree Investment Management

Name

Acer Tree Investment Management

Legal name

Acer Tree Investment Management LLP

Website

https://acerim.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Credit Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Asset-Backed Securities (6189)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Strategy — Credit + Structured Products (FSAHAFAE)

Keywords

• Credit investment management
• European leveraged loans
• CLO management
• High yield credit
• Investment grade credit

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Asset Management Fees: Generates revenue through management fees and performance fees charged on assets under management across credit strategies, CLOs, and managed accounts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Acer Tree Investment Management manages European-focused credit strategies, principally the Acer Tree Credit Opportunities Fund (a long/short credit strategy spanning Investment Grade, High Yield, Leveraged Loans, Special Situations and related derivatives) and Logic Lane CLOs I and II (a CLO management platform with disciplined fundamental selection). The firm targets uncorrelated absolute returns and capital preservation for institutional investors and qualified family offices via research-led credit selection and trading overlays.

Product overview

Acer Tree Investment Management is a European-focused credit investment manager founded in 2019, offering a unified platform of two core credit strategies. The Acer Tree Credit Opportunities Fund provides a long/short credit strategy across European liquid credit instruments (Investment Grade, High Yield, Leveraged Loans, Special Situations, and related derivatives), while the Logic Lane CLOs I and II comprise a CLO management platform. Both products share the firm's research-led investment philosophy emphasizing fundamental credit selection, capital preservation, ESG integration, and collaborative engagement with management teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acer Tree Credit Opportunities Fund Long/short credit strategy focusing on European liquid Investment Grade, High Yield, Leveraged Loans, Special Situations and related derivatives, combining fundamental analysis with stressed, event-driven, relative value and capital structure arbitrage techniques. Targeted at institutional investors and qualified investors seeking uncorrelated absolute returns and capital preservation.
• Logic Lane CLOs I and II CLO management platform focusing on detailed credit analysis incorporating quantitative and qualitative factors; fundamental selection based on asset coverage and cash flow ratios, return of capital and value building over the medium and long term, with sell discipline when analysis indicates significant short fall in cash flow or impairment. Serves CLO investors across the European credit market.
• European Credit Managed Accounts Bespoke European credit managed accounts for institutional investors and family offices, leveraging the same research-led process as the flagship fund.

Quantifiable outcome

• Target uncorrelated absolute returns
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Logic LanecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcer Tree manages Logic Lane CLOs I and II as part of their CLO platform, demonstrating a strategic relationship in collateralized loan obligation management.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• TwentyFour Asset Management: London-based fixed income specialist managing CLOs, ABS, and corporate credit strategies. A directly comparable boutique competitor in the European liquid and structured credit space with overlapping product set.
• Arrowgrass Capital Partners: London-based multi-strategy alternative asset manager with a credit franchise including long/short credit. Directly comparable as Acer Tree PM Askin Aziz previously managed a long/short credit book at Arrowgrass.
• Angelo Gordon: US-based alternative asset manager with significant European credit and CLO capabilities. Directly comparable as Acer Tree Co-Head of Research Sven Olson previously worked at Angelo Gordon where he helped launch their first European CLO.
• CVC Credit Partners: European credit platform within CVC, focused on performing credit, CLOs, and special situations. Most directly comparable as Acer Tree CEO Jonathan Bowers was a founding partner at CVC Credit Partners, and operations head Julia Agafonova was previously Head of European Operations there.
• Alcentra (BNY Mellon): Global credit and CLO manager owned by BNY Mellon with significant European CLO platform. Comparable as a CLO competitor where Acer Tree's Head of Operations Julia Agafonova previously worked at Aladdin Capital Management in a similar capacity.
• Camares Capital: Long/short European credit hedge fund. Directly comparable as Acer Tree PM Askin Aziz was a co-founding partner and PM at Camares Capital before joining Acer Tree.
• Castle Hill Asset Management: Special situations and high-yield credit manager. Directly comparable as Acer Tree's Sven Olson and Sasha Vlahcevic were founding partners at Castle Hill prior to founding Acer Tree, and the firms share a focus on stressed/event-driven credit.

Broad incumbents

• Muzinich & Co: Global credit specialist managing corporate credit, CLOs, and private credit across Europe and the US. A broader incumbent directly overlapping with Acer Tree's investment grade, high yield, and CLO strategies.
• CQS (Citadel Global Credit): Large multi-strategy credit manager with deep European credit, CLO, and structured credit franchises. A broader incumbent in the same product categories where Acer Tree competes for institutional mandates.
• Man Group: Large global alternative asset manager with significant fixed income and credit capabilities. A broader incumbent with overlapping strategies; Acer Tree's risk analyst Sonny Parker previously worked at Man Group's fixed income risk and performance team.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acertreeim

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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