Essex Large Cap Growth Fund

Essex Investment Management Company, LLC

Essex Investment Management Company, LLC ("Essex") is the subadvisor for the Managers AMG Essex Large Cap Growth Fund (formerly Managers Capital Appreciation Fund).  Essex, located at 125 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts, was founded in 1976.  Essex specializes in growth equity investments on behalf of institutional and private clients.  The firm employs fundamental research combined with active portfolio management. Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. owns a majority interest in Essex.

Portfolio Managers

David Goss is the portfolio manager for the Fund.

David M. Goss, CFA
Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager
Prior to joining Essex in 2004, David spent ten years at Alliance Capital Management, L.P. where he was a Senior Portfolio Manager for five years and an Equity Analyst for five years. Previously, David was an Engineer/Scientist at McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Co. in California. David received his B.S. in Engineering at the University of Michigan and his M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. In 1998 David received honorable mention in Institutional Investor's annual "Best of the Buyside" survey.

Disclosure
Investors should carefully consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call 800.835.3879 or download a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.

The performance shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. From time to time the advisor has waived fees or reimbursed expenses, which may have resulted in higher returns. The listed returns and yields on the Fund are net of expenses and the returns and yields on the indices exclude expenses. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.