Davis Selected Advisers

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Davis Selected Advisers is an independent investment firm based in Boston, MA.

The firm was establiished by Shelby M.C. Davis in 1969 whose father Shelby Cullom Davis was a well known investment advisor to major political figures, and who over a 50 year period had reportedly turned a $100,000 investment into $800 million. He was also the United States Ambassador to Switzerland.

The company operates several types of funds, from venture capital to emerging markets. In December 2007 the firm made a $1.2 Billion investment in Merrill Lynch.

According to the company's web site, several of the managers and directors have the last name Davis.

[edit] References

• Davis Funds http://www.davisfunds.com/probios.html

• International Herald Tribune http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/25/business/25merrill.php