Odyssean Investment Trust is a UK investment company whose shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange. Its investment objective is to achieve attractive total returns per share principally through capital growth over a longer-term period. It has been managed since its 2018 IPO by Odyssean Capital LLP, an award-winning boutique fund manager, which focuses on investing in smaller quoted companies. OIT’s investment strategy is to manage a concentrated portfolio of small- and mid-cap companies that the Portfolio Manager identifies as undervalued, where it has identified scope for “self-help” to drive shareholder returns. The Portfolio Manager takes an engaged, long-term ownership approach to support portfolio companies to undertake strategic, operational, and/or governance improvements. Presenter: Edward Wielechowski, Partner Edward is a Fund Manager at Odyssean Capital LLP in London, where he has worked since December 2017. He focuses on investing in small to mid-sized companies across both public and private markets, bringing a private equity philosophy to public market investments. As portfolio manager for the Odyssean Investment Trust, he co-manages a concentrated portfolio of well-researched UK smaller companies, typically outside the FTSE 250, aiming to deliver 15% annualised returns over five years by targeting businesses with transformation potential trading below intrinsic value. His approach emphasises mid- to long-term holding, quality assessment, and disciplined focus on £100m–£1bn market cap companies, differentiating from pure growth or value strategies.
