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A drunken conversation in the early hours of the morning can lead to many things, but for it to be the establishment of a successful asset management business is pretty rare. Twelve years on and still sitting at the same desk he had at the start, Charlie Porter, co-founder of Thames River Capital, talks about what makes the boutique tick and why he is still as enthusiastic today as he ever was

If he had the intellect of Edward Bonham Carter, the resilience of Martin Gilbert and the timing of Roger Yates, then Charlie Porter, chief executive and co-founder of Thames River Capital, reckons he would be lethal. Looking at his achievements so far, you get the impression he is doing fine without said attributes, but the statement characterises Porter's general outlook on the industry: strive for the best, but make sure you have a hell of a lot of fun on the way. It is an ethos that goes back to the very beginning of Thames River Capital, which evolved out of a 4am drunken conversat...