Capital at risk

Imagine the future

To find you great growth opportunities, we seek the innovations and individuals that will drive change. Then we take a long-term approach, investing with conviction on your behalf. 

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About us

We are research-driven, patient and prepared to stand apart from the crowd. And because we’re an independent partnership without outside shareholders, you are our priority. 

Actual investors

Long-term vision

It takes time to achieve transformational change. So we invest in companies for years, even decades. And we support their leaders in making decisions that can deliver strong, sustainable returns to you.

Our history

Continuity and heritage

Since its inception, Baillie Gifford has dedicated itself to discovering global growth opportunities. Today, we leverage the stability and expertise honed over many decades to serve you.

Our culture

Curious, patient, brave

We are inquisitive, act with a long-term mindset and are prepared to stand
apart from the noisy crowd. These characteristics guide all the decisions
we take on your behalf.

Responsible investment

Invest, responsibly

Growth comes when companies innovate to meet society’s needs. That can involve the electrification of transport or using AI to develop better medicines. We support management’s focus on long-term goals.

Event

Disruption Week

Our Disruption Week investment webinar series took place in November 2023, focusing on important innovation trends and disruptive technologies.

Sessions covered disruption’s next wave, AI, nuclear innovation, and the energy transition.

Find out more and watch the recordings

Insights

Our investment managers and specialists tell you about groundbreaking companies and other forces influencing their pursuit of growth.

In the spotlight

Why growth, why now?

Tough times play to the partnership’s strengths: analysing what enables us to adapt and thrive amid rapid change.
December 2023
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Trust magazine

Trust matters

Explore our investment trust managers’ thinking with Trust magazine. Discover the exceptional qualities of the companies they back and the entrepreneurs they empower. You can also read interviews with renowned non-fiction authors, immerse yourself in our infographics and enter a competition to win a prize.

 

Sponsorship

Books for curious thinkers

We sponsor literary festivals across the UK throughout the year. In addition, the annual Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction celebrates the world’s finest factual writing.

Investment beliefs

Clear and concise

Explore our investment philosophy and how we seek out the best assets on your behalf. Our decision makers get straight to the point in these brief video explainers.

Podcast

Short briefings

Frank, often contrarian opinions from our investors and other experts on the importance of long-term thinking.

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