Baillie Gifford

Upfront: Private companies, Chinese equities and unrealised opportunity 

Wednesday 25 June 2025
10.30 - 11am

Join host Cherry Reynard as she engages in lively conversations with investment specialist manager Chloé Darling-Stewart and investment manager Linda Lin.

What to expect in the 30-minute live show:
  • Scottish Mortgage: private companies update
  • Stock Story: Cloudflare - keeping you safe online
  • China: understanding the opportunity with Linda Lin

Please submit your questions when registering or use the live Q&A function on the day. We look forward to seeing you there! If you are unable to attend but would like a copy of the recording, please still complete the registration form.

Please note, as with any investment capital is at risk. 

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Our speakers

Linda Lin
Investment Manager

Linda is the head of the China Equities Team, and a decision maker on our China Equities and China A Share strategies. She is also a member of the Long Term Global Growth Team. Linda joined Baillie Gifford in September 2014 and worked in Edinburgh until relocating to Shanghai in 2019 as Head of the Investment Team. She became a partner of the firm in May 2022 and is now based in Edinburgh. Prior to joining Baillie Gifford, Linda spent four years as a global equity analyst with Aubrey Capital and two years in real estate investment in China. She graduated BComm in Accounting and Finance from the University of Auckland, New Zealand in 2007 and MSc in Finance and Investment from the University of Edinburgh in 2011. Linda is a native Mandarin speaker.

Matthew Brett
Investment Manager, Partner

Matthew is an investment manager in the Japanese Equities Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2003 and became a partner in 2018. He is manager of the Japanese Fund (and related All Cap Strategy segregated accounts), manager of the Baillie Gifford Japan Trust and co-manager of the Japanese Income Growth Fund. Matthew graduated BA (Hons) in Natural Sciences (Psychology) from the University of Cambridge in 2000 and holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Bristol.

Chloé Darling-Stewart
Investment Specialist Manager

Chloé is an investment specialist in the Clients Department. Prior to joining the UK Equity Team, Chloé spent time as an investment specialist in our Japanese Equities Team and our LatEMEA Team. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2013, having started her career in Martin Currie Investment Management. Chloé graduated MA (Hons) in Economics and International Relations from the University of St Andrews in 2011.

Cherry Reynard
Financial Journalist

Cherry has over 20 years’ experience working for a range of national, consumer and trade titles including The Times, the Financial Times, Telegraph, Independent, Interactive Investor, Forbes and the Investors Chronicle. She has co-authored a book on investing in emerging markets and is six-time winner of the Investment Management Association’s freelance journalist of the year award and eight-time winner of the AIC Freelance journalist of the year award. She began her career as a tax accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers, before moving to investment bank J.P. Morgan.

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