"Superior Returns Through Constructive Involvement; Catalyzing Change Through Consensus Building; Adding Value Through Responsible Stewardship"

Relational Investors LLC seeks to produce superior returns by using its combination of capital and experience to influence the direction of its portfolio companies.

Relational Investors LLC is a San Diego based registered investment adviser, regulated by the Security and Exchange Commission.

Relational invests in the common stock of companies that it believes are undervalued in the marketplace. Relational is neither a hedge fund, nor does it manage hedge funds. Relational is a registered investment adviser serving some of the largest pension funds in the world.

Relational believes that proper shareholder stewardship requires active involvement with the companies in which it invests. Through intense and focused research, Relational develops a strategic plan to unlock latent value of its portfolio companies. Relational actively engages the management, boards of directors, and shareholders of its portfolio companies in a productive dialogue designed to build a consensus for positive change to improve share value.

  • Relational, a registered investment adviser, is a privately owned asset management firm founded in 1996.

  • Relational invests in U.S.-listed companies with market capitalizations over $5 billion.

  • Relational manages approximately $6.5 billion.

  • Relational, from inception in 1996 through March 31, 2008, has materially outperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index, on a cumulative basis.

  • Relational’s management has, on average, 22 years of investment management experience. Relational’s two founders have worked together since 1985.
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