Artisan Partners Asset Management ( APAM ) is a traditional investment manager with ~$167bn of assets under management (or AUM) across a range of active strategies. The differentiator here is its “talent-driven business model”, which emphasizes acquiring ‘star’ portfolioAnalyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opin ...