2019 Performance Review
United Technologies ("UTX")
United
Technologies
We exited our position in UTX after the company announced a
value-destructive merger with Raytheon
Investment thesis to unlock the conglomerate discount was on track
High-quality industrial conglomerate with market-leading businesses in aerospace,
elevators and HVAC that would benefit from separation into three focused
businesses
► Privately engaged with management to help catalyze a separation
UTX entered into a value-destructive aerospace merger with Raytheon
▸ Implied valuation of UTX's crown-jewel aerospace business was a significant
discount to intrinsic value
Antithetical to the company's articulated rationale for a separation
We lost confidence in management
Regaining confidence in capital allocation and strategic direction would have
required us to engage in a comprehensive battle to replace company's leadership
We decided to exit our position at a small profit and redeploy our capital elsewhere rather
than fight the transaction and replace management
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