AI Hedge Awards 2017

22 Acquisition International - Hedge Fund Awards 2017 Barington Capital Group, L.P. Best Long-Term Activist Investor – USA & Best US Equities Value-Orientated Hedge Fund (5 Years) Barington Barington Capital Group, L.P. is a fundamental, value-oriented activist investment firm that was established by James A. Mitarotonda in January 2000. Barington invests in undervalued publicly traded companies that it believes can appreciate significantly in value as a result of changes in corporate strategy or improvements in operations, capital allocation and corporate governance. Company: Barington Capital Group, L.P. Address: 888 Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 974-5710 Fax: (212) 586-7684 Email: [email protected] Web: www.barington.com HF170016 As an experienced activist investor, Barington brings a private equity approach to investing in undervalued publicly traded companies. The firm’s investment team, advisors and network of industry experts draw upon extensive strategic, operating and boardroom experience to assist companies in designing and implementing initiatives to improve their long-term financial performance. Barington seeks to deliver superior results through: • identifying attractive undervalued companies with significant upside potential that is not being realized; • developing a detailed plan to unlock value through improvements in operations, corporate strategy, capital allocation and corporate governance; and • effectively engaging with the board of directors and management [over a multi-year period] to support and execute the plan. Prior Awards In 2015, AI awarded Barington “Best Long-Term Activist Investor – USA and Best Activist Fund (under $1 bn).” Barington has also won HFM’s “Best Event Driven Hedge Fund” performance awards for its AUM category in both 2015 and 2016. Profile of James A. Mitarotonda, Chairman and CEO of Barington Founder James A. Mitarotonda is a highly regarded value-oriented activist investor and an experienced public company director. James currently serves as a director of A. Schulman, Inc., OMNOVA Solutions Inc., The Eastern Company and Barington/ Hilco Acquisition Corp. He is a former director of numerous publicly traded companies, including The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack; The Jones Group; Griffon Corporation; Gerber Scientific, Inc.; Register. com, Inc.; Sielox, Inc. and Ameron International Corporation. He received a B.A. in economics from Queens College, where he serves as a member of the Board of Trustees, and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.