Guiding Principles

Across four continents, CarVal Investors is both shaped and united by its Core Values.
CarVal Investors’ Reputation Is Its Most Valuable Asset
Given its roots as a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest privately held companies, this is more than just a platitude. No investment, no employee, no relationship is more important to the organization than its reputation for the highest ethical conduct.
Value Investing Discipline Is Its Unifying Approach
CarVal Investors seeks opportunistic, undervalued assets, with a priority of adhering to the primary tenet of value investing – “preservation of capital.”
Entrepreneurship Sustains the Business
CarVal Investors uses an entrepreneurial eye to search for rewarding opportunities. As a result, it will always contemplate new business propositions that make sense on a risk-and-return basis.
