The E Squared Asset, LLC philosophy is focused on investing in unique public and private corporate events, or special situations, that we believe present opportunities for a company to outperform the market. Special situations and events include mergers, takeovers, IPOs, secondary offerings, spin-offs, liquidations, bankruptcies, asset plays, earnings releases, analyst/investor days, conference appearances, trading levels, etc.  Bottoms-up fundamental analysis is used in conjunction with event identification to make sound investment decisions.