About us
We relentlessly seek out game-changing companies and other assets that can sustain long-term growth and remain resilient in a changing world. As an investment manager, we aim to deliver strong returns for our clients while supporting the firms we back on their behalf to succeed.
Quick facts
Figures as at 30 June 2025.
1,640 people
Representing 65 nationalities from across the globe.
£209bn
Invested for clients in some of the most exciting companies in the world.
11 worldwide
From our head office in Edinburgh to New York, Shanghai, Amsterdam, and more. In 2024 we opened an office in Singapore.
59 partners
Our partners, who wholly own the firm, have an average tenure of 20 years.
7 years
We typically back companies for five to ten years and sometimes much longer.
50% per full-time employee
Our goal is to halve our operational emissions per full-time employee by the end of 2025, using 2019 as the baseline.
Driving progress together
We share your passion for progress and your commitment to championing the companies and visionaries shaping the future. Watch our bite-sized video to learn how we build portfolios whose value unfolds over time and aligns with your vision for a better tomorrow.
Philosophy and values
Finding the small number of companies with outstanding potential takes time, rigour and resource. We source ideas by building relationships with exceptional entrepreneurs and forward-thinking academics who lead us to look in promising places.
What makes us different?
Being Edinburgh-based gives us stability and perspective, but we are truly global in our investment approach. We accept uncertainty, look through the financial markets’ short-term noise and are, above all, patient as we seek opportunities on your behalf.
Responsible investment
We believe companies that contribute usefully to society are more likely to thrive over time. And we can play a role by supporting management in pursuing long-term goals.
Our history
Discover how the past informs our future as we chart our company's growth.
Inclusion
We're creating a workplace that fosters curiosity and innovation, where we want everyone to develop and maximise their potential.
Disclosures and documents
Find out more about our decision-making, policies and privacy notices.
Long-term vision
It takes time to achieve transformational change. So we invest in companies for years, even decades. And we support their leaders in making decisions that can deliver strong, sustainable returns to you.
Important information
Qualified Investors include those that the Financial Services Act (FinSA) defines as Professional or Institutional Clients, which range from central banks to private investment structures with professional treasury operations created for a high-net-worth retail client. If you are not a qualified investor please select “Change” at the top of this page.
Baillie Gifford Investment Management (Europe) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (Reference number C182354) as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager and UCITS Manager to Baillie Gifford Worldwide Funds plc. Its registered office is 4/5 School House Lane East, Dublin 2, D02 N279, Ireland.
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC (the “Company”) is an alternative investment fund for the purpose of Directive 2011/61/EU (the “AIFM Directive”). Baillie Gifford & Co Limited is the alternative investment fund manager (“AIFM”) of the Company and has been authorised for marketing to Professional Investors in this jurisdiction. This website is made available by Baillie Gifford Investment Management (Europe) Limited (“BGE”), which has been engaged by the AIFM to carry out promotional activities relating to the Company. BGE is authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland as an AIFM under the AIFM Regulations and as a UCITS management company under the UCITS Regulation. BGE also has regulatory permissions to perform promotional, advisory and Individual Portfolio Management activities. BGE has passported its authorisations under the mechanisms set out in the AIFM Directive.
This website is informative only and the information provided should not be considered as investment or other advice or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a particular investment. You can read details of our Legal and Important Information here.