Yen Liow

Yen Liow founded Aravali Asset Management after working at Ziff Brothers Investments and other firms. Aravali runs a highly concentrated portfolio focused on identifying dominant franchise businesses — companies with sustainable competitive advantages in large markets — and holding them for very long periods. He developed the "30-30" framework concept: focusing on identifying the 30 best franchise businesses globally and holding them for 30-year periods. His investment philosophy draws on the teachings of Phil Fisher, Warren Buffett, and Charlie Munger applied specifically to high-quality franchise businesses. Based in Singapore, he bridges Asian and US investment perspectives. Liow's synthesis of long-duration American quality investing principles with an Asia-Pacific market perspective gives Aravali a distinctive lens for identifying high-quality businesses across both developed and emerging Asian markets that may be underfollowed by both regional and global investment managers.