Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Investment Focus/Specialty: Small Cap Value/Wealth Management
Firm Summary
Opus Capital Management ("Opus") is a 100% employee-owned registered investment advisory firm specializing in small
capitalization value equity management. Opus offers separate account management for institutional clients including
public funds, corporations, endowments, foundations and registered investment companies. Additionally, Opus also
provides wealth management services to high net worth individuals and smaller institutions, focusing on the development
and execution of diversified investment strategies.
Transaction Summary
Opus partnered with AMF to facilitate two of the firm’s long-term strategic goals: expanding the firm’s equity
ownership across the firm’s key employees and ensuring long-term continuity of the investment process and leadership
within the organization.
Partner Firm Perspective
"We were being inundated with offers, but wanted to take care of others in the firm - those who helped us build
Opus, not just ourselves," said Jakki Haussler, Chairman and CEO. "We were never looking to walk away from the
business, and the options being offered just did not fit with our culture or goals. AMF understands how an investment
firm works. With other options we considered, we felt like they were trying to squeeze us into their culture, but
that was never a concern with AMF."
"Independence gives us so much flexibility to implement the processes and build the infrastructure that we believe is best for the long-term," says Len Haussler, President and Portfolio Manager. "AMF provided us with a competitive source of capital, but more importantly, an alignment of interests based on a deep understanding of our business. We didn’t want to give up the flexibility in how we run our business. With AMF we didn’t have to."