Astra Asset Management UK Limited (hereinafter “Astra”, “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Firm”) is
organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the United Kingdom. Astra was
incorporated on 6th August 2012 and is authorised and regulated to perform investment
management business pursuant to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and is
authorised as a full scope Alternative Investment Fund Manager. Anish Mathur is the Chief
Investment Officer and principal owner of Astra.
Astra provides investment management, investment advisory, risk management and bespoke
structuring services for a number of Alternative Investment Funds, segregated client portfolios
and institutional investors.
Astra’s investment strategy focuses primarily on structured credit products. Astra’s
investment management team are experienced in the management of structured credit
products and while the team retain flexibility to invest in a wide range of instruments
generally, the focus is mainly on European and US asset backed securities (“ABS”),
collateralised debt obligations (“CDO”), collateralised loan obligations (“CLO”) and other
structured credit products and other similar instruments, corporate debt securities and illiquid
or esoteric assets that may require longer holding periods to realise value.
Astra has also continued to focus on expanding its business development and structuring
platforms to facilitate growth in a robust and sustainable manner. The business development
section of Astra’s service offering has expanded to include client service offerings for non-
correlated income generated business, securitization and repackaging solutions for
institutional investors, Islamic finance and other boutique investment firm service offerings.
Astra currently provides fee only discretionary investment management services to the
following pooled trading vehicles:
1. Astra Structured Credit Investments Limited, an exempted company and Alternative
Investment Fund domiciled in the Cayman Islands;
2. Astra Cumulative Return Investments 2019, a note issuance platform domiciled in the
Cayman
Islands.
Astra also provides investment advisory services to two separately managed account to the
following separately managed accounts:
1. 2B LLC, a limited liability company incorporated in Delaware;
2. Triaverun LLC, a Delaware limited liability company incorporated in Delaware.
All Astra's trading portfolios are managed in accordance with their respective confidential
Prospectus, Note Purchase Agreement(s) or Investment Management Agreements as
applicable (“Offering Documents”). Astra has broad and flexible investment authority with
respect to its private investment fund clients. All Astra's trading portfolios are managed in
accordance with the investment strategies specified in their respective confidential Offering
Documents.
Each Private Fund's investment strategy seeks to maximize the Fund's total return while
preserving capital. While Astra retains a flexible approach to invest in a wide range of financial
instruments generally, Astra for the private funds under its management and advisement will
seek to achieve each Fund's investment objective through the strategy of investing in fixed
income/structured credit strategy or such other complimentary investment strategies which
Astra believes best meet the investment objectives set by the Fund. Investors should consider
whether investing in a financial product offered by Astra meets their investment objectives
and risk tolerance prior to investing. We do not tailor our advisory services to the individual
needs of any particular investor.
We serve as the investment adviser, with discretionary trading authority, to private, pooled
investment vehicles, the securities of which are offered through a private placement
memorandum to accredited investors, as defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and qualified purchasers, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
We do not currently invest in any Wrap Fee Programmes.
Regulatory Assets Under Management
As of the date of this Brochure, Astra has $102,576,137.20 in regulatory assets under
management on a discretionary basis.