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At Mazu Trust, we strive for absolute returns and aim to outperform industry benchmarks, consistently delivering superior returns across the alternative investment universe. Our competitive advantages are driven by an experienced team of investment professionals, a global platform, and a unifying investment philosophy supported by core business principles.

We seek excess returns by investing across the capital structure in private and public markets, with a focus on Credit, Equity, and Real Estate. Our approach is opportunistic, value-oriented, and risk-controlled, ensuring that we identify key opportunities while managing risk effectively. We take a patient, creative, and rigorous approach, providing businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth and long-term value creation.
Our strength lies in three key areas: exceptional talent, innovative technology, and rigorous risk management. We bring together bright minds from diverse fields, fostering a collaborative environment that drives innovation and growth. Our proprietary tools and technologies are designed to tackle complex challenges, while our dedicated risk management team ensures every decision is informed, balanced, and focused on long-term success.
We serve a wide array of institutional investors, including public pension plans, corporate plans, endowments, foundations, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds. With a global reach, deep expertise, and disciplined strategies, we are committed to consistently delivering results that exceed market expectations.

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At Mazu, our global private equity strategy focuses on creating value through strategic investments in both private and public companies. With some of the top global financial services managers in the world, bringing over 120 years of combined experience, we are uniquely positioned to deliver exceptional results. We work alongside our partners, LPs, and investors, positioning ourselves at the intersection of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Debt Capital Markets (DCM), Strategic Acquisition Finance, and Strategic Equity Transactions.

Our Strategic Approach

  1. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): We guide companies through the complexities of M&A, advising on acquisitions, sales, and mergers to drive growth and market consolidation.
  2. Equity Capital Markets (ECM): Our ECM expertise helps businesses raise capital through IPOs, follow-on offerings, and equity-related transactions to fuel expansion and innovation.
  3. Debt Capital Markets (DCM): We provide tailored debt financing solutions, ensuring optimal capital structures for businesses seeking to raise funds through bonds, loans, and other debt instruments.
  4. Strategic Acquisition Finance: Mazu supports both private and public companies in securing the right financing for acquisitions, driving growth through strategic investments.
  5. Strategic Equity Transactions: We advise on secondary market transactions and private placements, offering strategic solutions to meet the evolving needs of our clients.

Why Mazu?

With over 120 years of combined experience in global financial services, Mazu combines deep market insights, strategic investment expertise, and a long-term commitment to value creation. Whether it’s through M&A, ECM, DCM, or other key financial strategies, we work to unlock growth and deliver strong returns for our investors.

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At Mazu, our credit strategies are diverse in investment objectives and risk/return profiles. However, they are all rooted in a unifying investment philosophy focused on risk control and consistency. Our team of global alternative investment managers brings world-class talent, ensuring that every strategy is executed with the highest standards of expertise and precision.

Our credit strategies span both liquid and illiquid instruments, sourced directly from borrowers and public markets. We primarily invest in rated and non-rated debt of sub-investment-grade issuers across developed and emerging markets. Our portfolio includes high-yield bonds, convertible securities, leveraged loans, structured credit instruments, distressed debt, and private credit.

In Pursuit of the Next Opportunity

We identify and invest in opportunities in debt and equity markets across the globe. Our diversified, market-neutral approach allows us to pursue attractive, risk-adjusted returns across market cycles.

Our investment teams have expertise across a variety of strategies and a deep understanding of corporate issuers. We passionately believe in working together to apply these strengths. Using a rigorous investment process, we actively deploy capital.

Research-Driven Approach

Research is an integral part of our investment strategy. We excel in both fundamental and quantitative research, a combination that enables us to analyze markets through a differentiated lens. This disciplined approach enhances our ability to identify value and manage risk effectively.

Areas of Focus:

  • Opportunistic Credit
  • High Yield Bonds
  • Senior Loans
  • Private Credit
  • Multi-Asset Credit
  • Emerging Markets Debt
  • Convertible Securities
  • Structured Credit

Mazu’s Convertible and Equity Derivatives Advisory team provides transparency and guidance throughout the execution process.

While convertibles offer attractive opportunities, they also bring complexity. We analyze capital structures and provide unbiased advice on structuring and executing transactions, ensuring a seamless process.

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Mazu’s Equity Capital Markets (ECM) Capabilities and Comprehensive Support:

Mazu provides a robust equity platform to help clients achieve their strategic objectives, offering services such as IPOs, capital increases, equity-linked products, and strategic equity solutions. In addition to our ECM services, we offer a full suite of financial solutions to support your goals,
including:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Equity Capital Markets
  • Debt Capital Markets
  • Strategic Acquisition Finance
  • Rating Advisory
  • Strategic Equity Transactions
  • Positive Impact Finance

By leveraging our own investment banking industry relationships, we offer tailored solutions that integrate expertise in equity derivatives, cash equities, and research, ensuring you have the tools needed to navigate global markets.

Partnering with Mazu provides access to world-class equity research and an expansive investor network, empowering your business to grow and succeed on a global scale.

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A Thoughtful, Methodical Strategy

Mazu’s Fixed Income and Macro strategy stands as one of our foundational pillars.

Our trading and research teams constantly originate, analyze, and assess new ideas through rigorous qualitative and quantitative methods.

Collaborating closely, we identify opportunities by following a strict investment process. Our expertise covers macroeconomic outlooks, monetary policy, and the integration of public and proprietary data.

Key Focus Areas

  • Interest rates (swaps, sovereign bonds, inflation)
  • Currencies
  • Emerging markets
  • Equities
  • Commodities
  • Credit

Extensive Industry Experience Committed to Creating Long-Term Value

Mazu is defined by a strong corporate governance framework focused on integrity,
transparency, and accountability. With over two decades of collective experience, Mazu’s
Management Team is responsible for the company operations and the implementation of its strategy. Mazu’s Board of Directors serves as the ultimate governing body, overseeing management and approving key strategic decisions.

Commitment to Exceptional Growth Opportunities

We’re dedicated to attracting and developing the top talent in the industry, from creating a robust intern program each year to recruiting seasoned professionals. Our team consists of individuals passionate about applying their understanding of the macroeconomic landscape to financial markets.
Operating in an entrepreneurial environment, we maximize talent, fueling growth and career advancement. Most of our senior portfolio managers have risen from within.

Our teams collaborate extensively to identify and debate ideas. We encourage creativity, fresh strategies, and innovative approaches from all members.

We prioritize sharing knowledge and fostering learning. Beyond hands-on experience, we offer resources for professional development, including career management courses, personalized coaching, technical training, leadership programs, and speaker series. We believe this makes us a premier destination for growth.

Best-in-Class Platform

Our relentless commitment to investing in our team, tools, and resources helps us identify and act on opportunities.

We utilize a top-tier computational platform that enables us to process an exceptional volume of data, allowing us to perceive trends more swiftly and clearly.
Our portfolio construction and risk management techniques are continuously refined. Our teams build the confidence to take risks at scale, even during periods of volatility. Our scale ensures that our engineers, quantitative researchers, economists, and traders collaborate to leverage their collective expertise.
Our deep market insight and experience have made us a sought-after partner for pioneering market transparency initiatives, SEFs, and other market structure projects.

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Global Quantitative Strategies

Introduction: In an increasingly complex financial landscape, successful investing demands precision, speed, and an ability to identify trends across global markets. Global Quantitative Strategies use advanced mathematical models, vast datasets, and algorithmic execution to optimize investments across multiple asset classes, including Credit, Equity, and Real Assets. These data-driven approaches aim to uncover opportunities, manage risks, and achieve consistent returns in diverse market conditions.

What are Global Quantitative Strategies? Global Quantitative Strategies combine cutting-
edge data analysis and sophisticated mathematical models to develop investment strategies that are applied across various asset classes. These strategies rely on statistical insights to inform decisions, removing biases and human error while navigating the global markets efficiently.

Key Components:

  1. Data Collection and Analysis:
    • Advanced quantitative models identify patterns, trends, and inefficiencies across multiple asset classes, offering deeper insights into global financial dynamics.
  2. Algorithmic Modeling:
    • Advanced quantitative models identify patterns, trends, and inefficiencies across multiple asset classes, offering deeper insights into global financial dynamics.
  3. Risk Management:
    • Risk is managed through quantitative techniques such as portfolio optimization, diversification strategies, and dynamic risk assessment across various sectors
      and regions.
  4. Automation and Execution:
    • Algorithmic trading ensures rapid execution of trades, optimizing returns while minimizing potential slippage and ensuring precise market entries and exits.

Strategies Across Asset Classes:

  1. Credit:
    • Quantitative models assess credit risk, analyze bond yield curves, and identify
      mispriced credit instruments. These strategies might involve credit arbitrage, yield curve trading, and credit default swaps to take advantage of opportunities in the credit market.
    • Key Focus: Credit spreads, bond ratings, macroeconomic indicators, and
      corporate debt analysis.
  2. Equity:
    • Quantitative strategies in equities involve stock selection, sector rotation, and market timing, based on data-driven insights. Models might track stock momentum, valuation metrics, or volatility to identify optimal trading signals and market inefficiencies.
    • Key Focus: Price momentum, earnings predictions, corporate governance, and
      sector trends.
  3. Real Assets:
    • Real Assets, including real estate, commodities, and infrastructure investments, are increasingly integrated into quantitative strategies. These assets offer inflation protection and diversification, and quantitative models help identify trends and valuation opportunities in these less liquid markets.
    • Key Focus: Real estate price indices, commodity price volatility, interest rates, and geopolitical risks affecting asset valuations.

Global Reach: By applying quantitative models across Credit, Equity, and Real Assets, these strategies can identify investment opportunities globally. With data from markets worldwide, these approaches offer enhanced diversification and the ability to navigate different asset classes based on their individual characteristics.

Benefits of Global Quantitative Strategies:

  • Objective Decision Making: By removing human biases, quantitative strategies lead to more disciplined, data-driven decision-making.
  • Scalability: Able to handle vast amounts of data across multiple asset classes and
    geographies.
  • Speed and Precision: Automation and algorithmic trading allow for timely market
    entries and exits, crucial for dynamic financial markets.
  • Diversification: Exposure to a wide variety of asset classes, reducing risk by spreading investments across different sectors and regions.

Applications:

  • Credit: Trading corporate bonds, credit default swaps, and debt instruments while
    managing risk based on economic conditions and market volatility.
  • Equity: Identifying undervalued stocks, managing portfolio risk through sector rotation, and trading using statistical arbitrage techniques.
  • Real Assets: Analyzing property market trends, assessing commodities for inflation
    protection, and evaluating infrastructure projects for long-term growth.

Why Choose Global Quantitative Strategies? Global Quantitative Strategies are designed to bring together data from Credit, Equity, and Real Assets markets, allowing investors to benefit from a holistic, data-driven investment approach. With the ability to analyze and optimize investments across multiple asset classes and global regions, these strategies provide a comprehensive solution to achieving superior risk-adjusted returns.

Conclusion: At Mazu, our global quantitative strategies are built on data, precision, and speed. We specialize in applying advanced models across Credit, Equity, and Real Assets to deliver innovative investment solutions that maximize returns while managing risks in a complex and ever-changing market.

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Mazu is a leading global energy commodities merchant and infrastructure asset investor, recognized for its strategic approach to energy markets. With years of experience navigating the complexities of the energy sector, Mazu excels in identifying and capitalizing on opportunities that drive long-term value.

Expertise in Energy Commodities

Mazu specializes in the trading and investment of energy commodities, including oil, natural gas, electricity, and renewable energy. Leveraging cutting-edge market insights and data analytics, they aim to enhance liquidity, optimize supply chains, and provide strategic solutions to clients across the globe. Texcon is a prevalent participant in both the physical and financial commodities arena, bridging the gap between real-world energy assets and market-based instruments.

Physical and Financial Commodities Trading

With deep expertise in both physical trading (where tangible commodities are bought and sold) and financial commodities (which focus on futures, options, and other derivative instruments), Texcon provides a comprehensive solution for energy market participants. This dual approach allows the company to manage risk effectively, hedge exposure, and gain strategic access to both immediate market needs and future price movements.

Infrastructure Investments

Texcon doesn’t just trade commodities—they also invest in critical energy infrastructure. From pipelines to storage facilities, their investments are designed to support energy markets, enhance delivery systems, and improve market access. By combining trading with infrastructure, Texcon creates a seamless ecosystem that adds value at every stage of the energy supply chain.

Driving Sustainable Growth

As the world shifts towards renewable energy, Texcon remains at the forefront of energy market innovation. By integrating sustainable and future-focused solutions, they aim to create a balanced portfolio that meets the demands of a rapidly evolving global economy while staying committed to environmental stewardship.

Global Reach, Local Impact

With a presence in key energy markets around the world, Texcon has the expertise and reach to navigate complex geopolitical environments, ensuring that both their clients and investments benefit from a dynamic and evolving marketplace.

For more information, visit Texcon’s official website.

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At Mazu, we believe that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations are critical drivers of long-term investment success. We understand that ESG factors can directly and materially impact investment outcomes, and we integrate these considerations throughout our investment process to mitigate risk and uncover valuable opportunities.

As long-term investors, we recognize the importance of incorporating ESG analysis into every stage of the investment lifecycle. This approach allows us to not only avoid undue risk but also to better identify opportunities that align with our commitment to sustainable growth and responsible investing.

By prioritizing ESG factors, we ensure that our strategies are in line with the values and goals of our clients and their beneficiaries. These efforts are seamlessly integrated into our rigorous, bottom-up investment analysis, reinforcing our dedication to delivering exceptional outcomes for all stakeholders.

We’re also committed to advancing real-world progress toward a more sustainable future. Our work on landmark projects supports large-scale efforts to decarbonize the global economy. We recognize the urgency of addressing climate change and are proud to invest in projects that represent tangible, lasting change on the path to a greener world.

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