Arindam Mandal
Prior to joining Marcellus, Arindam spent nearly a decade in the United States working for Principal Global Investors (PGI).
Arindam brings over a decade of global investing experience, having spent nearly 10+ years in the United States with Principal Global Investors (PGI). He began his career as a Quantitative Analyst before transitioning to fundamental equity research, where he served as the lead analyst covering U.S. and Global Industrials and Utilities. In early 2019, he broadened his investment mandate to include Emerging Markets and oversaw India public equity investments across PGI’s global equity platform. PGI manages more than 100B in equities. His primary fund during this period managed $5B+ in assets. Prior to his investment career, Arindam worked as a Lead Software Engineer in product research and development at Oracle Corporation.
Qualifications: Arindam holds a Bachelor of Technology (First Class with Distinction) from NIT Warangal and earned his MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, where he graduated with highest honours in Finance.
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Portfolio performance and update on fundamentals - June 2025
Global Compounders Portfolio (GCP): June was a constructive month for the portfolio and the broader index. However, the portfolio underperformed the index by approximately 190 bps, as markets were led higher by a sharp rebound in a handful of large-cap semiconductor names—despite elevated valuations. In contrast, our more defensive holdings, including Waste Connections, Berkshire Hathaway, […]
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Global Compounders: Greatness and Value Capture
Marcellus’ Global Compounders Portfolio (GCP) strategically invests in 25-35 deeply moated global companies aligned with megatrends which aid the delivery of mid-to-high teens compounding of free cash flow/earnings. To identify such compounders, one of the markers that we look for is the amount of value companies are able to capture from broader opportunities. This is […]
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The Eighth Commandment: Relax & Refresh (Don’t reflect)
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