The Derby Street Managers can only be promoted to certain categories of potential investors. In order for you to gain access to the relevant information on this website, you must confirm that you are one of the following:

  • An Eligible Counterparty or a Professional client; or
  • A Retail client who is:
    (i) a High Net Worth Investor*;
    (ii) a Certified Sophisticated Investor*; or
    (iii) a Self-Certified Sophisticated Investor*.

The information contained in these pages should only be used or relied upon if you are sure you fall into one of the above categories.


Where you are unsure, contact us at info@eschlerasset.com.


(*) Please click here for an explanation of these terms.

(i) High Net Worth Investor – i.e. someone who is able to make the following statement:

I can receive promotional communications which are exempt from the restriction on promotion of non-mainstream pooled investments. The exemption relates to certified high net worth investors and I declare that I qualify as such because at least one of the following applies to me:

  • I had, throughout the financial year immediately preceding today’s date, an annual income to the value of £100,000 or more;
  • I held, throughout the financial year immediately preceding today’s date, net assets to the value of £250,000 or more. Net assets for these purposes do not include:
    a) the property which is my primary residence or any money raised through a loan secured on that property;
    b) any rights of mine under a qualifying contract of insurance; or
    c) any benefits (in the form of pensions or otherwise) which are payable on the termination of my service or on my death or retirement and to which I am (or my dependants are), or may be, entitled.

I accept that the investments to which the promotions will relate may expose me to a significant risk of losing all of the money or other property invested. I am aware that it is open to me to seek advice from an authorised person who specialises in advising on non-mainstream pooled investments.

(ii) Certified Sophisticated Investor – i.e. someone who is able to make the following statement:

I have a written certificate signed within the last 36 months by an FCA regulated firm confirming that I have been assessed by that firm as sufficiently knowledgeable to understand the risks associated with engaging in investment activity in non-mainstream pooled investments.

I can receive promotional communications which are exempt from the restriction on promotion of non-mainstream pooled investments. The exemption relates to certified sophisticated investors and I declare that I qualify as such.

I accept that the investments to which the promotions will relate may expose me (or the entity that I am legally empowered to make decisions on behalf of) to a significant risk of losing all of the money or other property invested. I am aware that it is open to me to seek advice from an authorised person who specialises in advising on non-mainstream pooled investments.

(iii) Self-Certified Sophisticated Investor – i.e. someone who is able to make the following statement:

I am a self-certified sophisticated investor for the purposes of the restriction on promotion of non-mainstream pooled investments. I understand that this means:

  • I can receive promotional communications made by a person who is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority which relate to investment activity in non-mainstream pooled investments;
  • the investments to which the promotions will relate may expose me to a significant risk of losing all of the property invested.

I am a self-certified sophisticated investor because at least one of the following applies:

  • a) I am a member of a network or syndicate of business angels and have been so for at least the last six months prior to today’s date;
  • b) I have made more than one investment in an unlisted company in the two years prior to today’s date;
  • c) I am working, or have worked in the two years prior to today’s date, in a professional capacity in the private equity sector, or in the provision of finance for small and medium enterprises;
  • d) I am currently, or have been in the two years prior to today’s date, a director of a company with an annual turnover of at least £1 million.

I accept that the investments to which the promotions will relate may expose me to a significant risk of losing all of the money or other property invested. I am aware that it is open to me seek advice from someone who specialises in advising on non-mainstream pooled investments.