Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is a leading independent, multi-product investment management firm that currently manages approximately $50 billion in assets. The Company, founded in 1994, has investment teams located in Milwaukee (its headquarters), San Francisco, and Atlanta. Artisan focuses exclusively on high-value-added investment strategies and has successfully built an experienced team with impressive long-term performance track records in each of these strategies: International, International Small Cap, International Value, Emerging Markets, Mid Cap, Mid Cap Value, Small Cap, Small Cap Value, and Opportunistic Value. The Company offers both mutual fund and separate account management in each strategy to accommodate a broad range of client mandates. Artisan distributes its products through all major distribution channels in the U.S.