Four Gartmore managers to leave under Hellman & Friedman deal

All of Gartmore's managers bar four are to remain on their current funds as part of the deal with private equity firm Hellman & Friedman. As a result of these changes, Roger Bartley, Charles Beazley, Philip Ehrmann and Jon Thornton will be leaving the company. Philip Ehrmann ran the Gartmore China Opportunities, Gartmore Pacific Opportunities and the Gartmore Emerging Market Opportunities funds. US managers Gil Knight and Chris Baggini remain as employees of the group's former parent company Nationwide Mutual but will continue to manage the US Opportunities and US Focus portfolios under ...