Sands Capital Management, LLC is a Delaware-registered limited liability company established in 2005, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm manages $56 billion in client assets as of December 2025 and employs 177 total employees, with 64 performing investment advisory functions. The company maintains international operations with offices in Nevada, Singapore, California, London, New York, and Puerto Rico, serving clients globally with 17% of clients being non-U.S. persons. The firm has been led by CEO Frank Sands Jr. since 2008, with Co-Chief Investment Officers Frank Melville Sands and Thomas Perry Williams. Approximately half of the firm's roughly 200 employees own a stake in the company, aiding key personnel retention.

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The fund seeks to own the best growth businesses outside of the United States, focusing on companies with durable, above-average earnings growth underpinned by secular change in both developed and emerging markets. The investment philosophy is based on the belief that over time, stock prices will reflect the earnings power and growth of the underlying businesses. The team focuses on companies with sustainable above-average earnings growth, leadership positions, competitive advantages, financial strength, and reasonable valuations. As long-term investors, they don't manage risk through hedges or derivatives but adhere to their six investment criteria and focus on the durability of long-term earnings potential as the best way to mitigate long-term risk as business owners.

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