Tetragon Financial Group Limited
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019-02, 2020, 2021-01 to 2021-06, 2022, 2022-01 to 2022-06, 2023, 2023-01 to 2023-06)
Reporting Period: 2019-02
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Awards & Recognition
- Investment Company of the Year Award (2017 and 2018 nominations)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the global economy and markets, adversely affecting several investments and the industries in which they operate.
- Corporate credit fundamentals deteriorated due to the pandemic, resulting in losses in the CLO portfolio and real estate investments.
- Challenges in consummating deals and launching businesses in a remote-work environment.
Mitigation Strategies
- Obtained a 10-year $250 million revolving credit facility, replacing the previous shorter-dated facility and lowering its annual cost.
- Repurchased $50.3 million of shares, accretive to NAV per share.
- Returned $36.4 million to shareholders in dividends.
- TFG Asset Management and Brandon Baer launched Contingency Capital, a multi-product global asset management business.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: AIC Code of Corporate Governance
Awards & Recognition
- Investment Company of the Year Award (2017, 2018)
Reporting Period: 2021-01 to 2021-06
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2022-01 to 2022-06
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Weakness in the British Pound affecting Equitix valuation.
- Decrease in market multiples for comparable asset managers.
- Project-specific delays in Hawke's Point investments due to flat gold prices.
- Weakness in technology and equity capital markets.
- Broad sell-off in growth and technology equities.
- Losses in biotechnology exposures.
Mitigation Strategies
- Increased credit facility from $250 million to $400 million.
- Completed a $42.0 million share repurchase.
- Diversification of investments across asset classes, investment vehicles, durations, and investor types.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Community Investment
- Employee Wellbeing
Social Achievements
- Launched Tetragon in the Community initiative, partnering with local organizations in London and New York to provide educational enrichment and community beautification projects.
- TFG Asset Management sponsored One Young World’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2023.
- Acasta Partners launched the Acasta Partners Further Education Scholarship.
- The Equitix Foundation raised over £120,000 for three charities.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Market uncertainty driven by persistent inflation and aggressive central bank rate hikes.
- Solvency crisis gripping U.S. regional banks.
- Weakening U.S. jobs market.
- Recovery in public valuations.
- Emerging pressures in global shipping and supply chains.
- Growing geopolitical tensions.
Mitigation Strategies
- Defensive capital preservation.
- Diversified investment approach focusing on low-correlation assets.
- Active cash management to cover future commitments and capitalize on opportunities.
- Adaptive approach to portfolio construction to navigate uncertain environments.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: AIC Code of Corporate Governance
Third-party Assurance: KPMG Channel Islands Limited
Reporting Period: 2023-01 to 2023-06
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Market challenges in 2022 included geopolitical crisis, supply chain stresses, and aggressive interest rate hikes by central banks, leading to losses in various asset classes.
- In March 2023, losses in U.S. regional bank investment portfolios raised solvency concerns and prompted deposit flight, resulting in bank failures and tighter lending standards.
- Concerns about regional access to credit and a potentially slowing economy, particularly impacting the smaller-cap segment of the U.S. market.
Mitigation Strategies
- Tetragon's diversified investment strategy across credit, equity, interest rate, inflation, and real estate cycles helped mitigate some of the market challenges.
- Opportunistic portfolio construction allowed Tetragon to invest in situations where other investors were rebalancing unbalanced, illiquid, or impaired portfolios.
- Share repurchases of $25.1 million in April 2023.