Equity Management Associates (EMA) is a Boston-based equity investment management firm. We seek to achieve capital appreciation and superior long-term returns by making investments in a limited number of public and private Growth At a Reasonable Price (GARP) opportunities. Today, over 70% of our holdings are in International growth equity investments, both public and private.

We initially operated on a deal-by-deal basis, each GARP investment funded through our network of institutional and accedited investors. In 2006, we launched the EMA GARP Fund and in 2008 we added the EMA Vietnam Fund to our offerings.

The GARP opportunities that we pursue have significant demonstrated revenue growth (over 20% yoy), are in defensible businesses and are priced to provide a margin of safety and a favorable risk/reward trade-off. We employ a systematic, repeatable deal sourcing process developed through years of investment experience. We apply strict investment criteria in order to identify and select the best long-term opportunities.

We search horizontally across geographies and categories for GARP opportunities, unlike traditional equity investment managers who are often restricted to one vertical target set of companies or a specific geography. Our flexibility allows us to move to markets which are attractively priced as they emerge. It also allows us to ignore or reduce our focus on relatively unattractive markets.

Presently, we are raising capital for our funds to add to our approximately $40 million of capital under management. Parties with an interest in EMA should contact us. We also publish a newsletter for current and prospective investors that details our activities and investment thought process. Individuals must be "accredited investors" as defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.