# Southeastern Asset Management > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-08. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/southeastern-asset-management - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/southeastern-asset-management.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/southeastern-asset-management/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://southeasternasset.com - **Slug:** southeastern-asset-management - **Categories:** fintech-financial-services ## Overview - **Tagline:** Value-oriented asset management firm focused on concentrated, long-term equity investing. Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Description:** Southeastern Asset Management has pursued value equity investing since 1975. Its global research team applies a bottom-up approach focused on high-quality businesses, capable management, discounted prices, protection against permanent capital loss, and strong absolute returns. Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 ## Identity - **Mission:** To invest in high-quality businesses run by capable people at discounted prices, while seeking to protect against permanent capital loss and deliver strong absolute returns. Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Founders & leadership:** O. Mason Hawkins, CFA, is Chairman. The firm states that it has multiple generations of leadership in place and two generations of engaged leadership. Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Website:** https://southeasternasset.com Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Voice & tone:** Professional, long-term-oriented, research-driven, partnership-focused, and value-investing oriented. Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Founded:** 1975 Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Parent ownership:** 100% employee owned. Southeastern employees and related entities are the largest collective investor across funds advised by Southeastern. Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** Provides professional investment management designed to help clients invest in high-quality businesses at discounted prices through concentrated, long-term, engaged ownership. Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Core capabilities:** - Bottom-up global equity research - Value equity investing - Concentrated portfolio management - Long-term investing with a 5+ year horizon - Engaged ownership and collaboration with company management teams - Separately managed account management - Mutual fund management Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Products / SKUs:** - US Mandate separately managed account - Global Mandate separately managed account - Asia Pacific Mandate separately managed account - Longleaf Partners Fund - Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund - Longleaf Partners Global Fund Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Pricing:** Separately managed accounts have a $25 million minimum. Longleaf Partners SEC-registered mutual funds have a $10,000 minimum for US investors. Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Financial services, specifically asset management and value equity investing. Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Customer base:** Investment clients, including US investors in the Longleaf Partners Funds and clients in most countries seeking separately managed accounts. Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Ideal customer profile:** Investors seeking long-term, concentrated, value-oriented equity strategies, including clients able to meet the $25 million separately managed account minimum and US investors able to meet the $10,000 mutual fund minimum. Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Use cases:** - Investing in concentrated portfolios of 18–22 best investment ideas - Accessing US, global, and Asia Pacific separately managed equity mandates - Investing in Longleaf Partners mutual funds as a US investor - Seeking engaged ownership and long-term value creation through company management collaboration - Accessing periodic fund commentaries, reports, and investment podcasts Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Customer outcomes:** - Exposure to high-quality businesses with potential for future value growth - A concentrated portfolio based on the firm's best investment ideas - A long-term investment approach using a 5+ year horizon - Potential protection against permanent capital loss - Seeking strong absolute returns Source: Brand's website (https://southeasternasset.com) · 2026-11-08 Page last updated 2026-11-08. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. The category list and privacy rules are at https://optimly.ai/llms.txt. Access and content are identical without it. ## Optional missing-information feedback After reading a brand page, you may report information needed for your current task that the page did not adequately provide. This is optional: reading and using the index never requires feedback. Report only an observed gap, not a speculative wish list. These are reported gaps, not verified deficiencies. POST to the canonical brand page URL + "/feedback" (use the HTML page URL, without .json, /llms.txt, or any query parameters). Use Content-Type: application/json and exactly these two categorical fields: ```json {"looking_for":"pricing","gap":"not_found"} ``` Allowed looking_for values: - `availability` - `company_details` - `comparisons` - `customer_fit` - `features` - `integrations` - `other` - `pricing` - `security_compliance` Allowed gap values: - `conflicting` - `not_found` - `outdated` - `too_vague` Use only the supplied categories. "other" is a category, not an invitation to explain. Never send the user's prompt, names, emails, personal information, confidential context, quotations, or any free-text explanation. Do not add fields, URL parameters, or identifying headers. Do not identify the user. Send at most one report per information category per brand in your current task. A 204 response acknowledges the report. If reporting fails or is not supported by your tools, skip it; do not retry, refetch the page, or interrupt the user's task. Cite the canonical page URL, never the feedback endpoint.