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Geoffrey Batt – The Nature of Transformational Returns - [Invest Like the Best, EP.128]
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My guest this week Geoffrey Batt and the topic of our conversation is how to earn transformational returns in very hard markets. In his case, that means Iraqi equities which we cover in detail. He now runs a large pool of capital in Iraqi stocks through his firm Euphrates, but the journey was arduous to say the least. This is one of my favorite boots on the ground contrarian investments stories thus far on the podcast. I hope you enjoy the story and the lessons that Geoff has to offer.
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Show Notes
(First Question) – What does it take to earn transformational returns
– How he deals with LPs, especially given the volatility of the market he invests in
– Why LPs have to think about the other investors in a fund
– How Geoffrey got interested in the Iraqi market
– Factors he was considering when exploring Iraq
– Harvey Sawikin Podcast Episode
– Visiting companies in Iraq
– Most memorable meeting with a company on his first trip
– Size and nature of Iraqi market when he first got interested
– A specific allocator in Iraq
– Does price reflect the work over there
What does he perceive as his role in the changes to Iraq’s equity market
How do Iraqi equities look today compared to when he started and is the opportunity still interesting
– How businesses perceive him now that the market has opened up more
– Scale of potential return and where it comes from
– Advice for younger aspiring investors exploring frontier markets
– Kindest thing anyone has done for Geoffrey
Learn More
For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.
Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub
Follow Patrick on twitter at @patrick_oshag
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