The years that followed the credit crisis badly damaged the reputation of long/short hedge funds, whose volatility is now greater than macro hedge funds, traditionally viewed as the gunslingers of the sector. Lansdowne Partners, however, has weathered the storm far better than many of its peers by combining risk hedging with dedicated stock-picking, to generate steady returns since it launched in 2001.

These factors, together with a particularly steady performance over the past two years and careful succession planning, played a significant role in the firm taking home three accolades in the Financial News Awards for Excellence in Institutional Hedge Fund Management, Europe, 2014.