Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited operates as a closed-ended investment company, structured as a fund of funds, under the management of Boussard & Gavaudan Asset Management, LP. Its investment objective is to gain exposure to public equity and fixed income markets worldwide, targeting companies across a wide array of sectors. The company primarily allocates its capital to units of BG Umbrella Fund Plc - BG Fund, which serves as a feeder fund, channeling investments into BG Master Fund Plc. This master fund then focuses on value-oriented stocks and various fixed-income instruments. The construction of the portfolio is based on a thorough blend of fundamental and quantitative analysis, employing a bottom-up security selection methodology. To achieve its aims, the fund implements a diverse range of advanced strategies, including convertible bond arbitrage, volatility arbitrage, gamma trading, merger arbitrage, special situations, equity long/short, value investing, capital structure arbitrage, credit long/short, and restructuring/distressed securities. Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited was incorporated in the Channel Islands on October 3, 2006.