Bramdean Assets Management (BAM) was founded in 2005 by Nicola Horlick[1] with Derek Higgs as chair.
[2] Bramdean Alternatives Limited was an investment company based in Guernsey, which was a distinct organisation from BAM and had a board chaired by Brian Larcombe,[2] former CEO of 3i.
[3] In the summer of 2007 it aimed to benefit from changes introduced by the Financial Services Authority to allow retail investors greater access to alternative investments.
[3] In the summer of 2009 the fund became of interest to the entrepreneur Vincent Tchenguiz, who in June gained control through his company Elsina at an Extraordinary General Meeting.
[5] Following the 2017 merger of Standard Life with Aberdeen, it became a subsidiary of the company known as Abrdn.