Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. operates as an investment management company, which provides investment strategies to clients globally. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and currently employs 549 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2013-03-07. The firm is engaged in attracting, retaining and developing investment professionals by creating an environment, in which each investment team is provided resources and support, transparent and direct financial incentives, investment autonomy, and a long-term time horizon. The company offers its investment management capabilities primarily to institutions and through intermediaries that operate with institutional-like decision-making processes by means of separate accounts and pooled vehicles. The company accesses traditional institutional clients primarily through relationships with investment consultants. The company accesses other institutional-like investors primarily through consultants, alliances with defined contribution/401(k) platforms and relationships with financial advisors and broker-dealers. it offers clients a range of actively managed investment strategies diversified by asset class, market cap and investment style.