Pacific Assets Trust Plc is a closed-end investment trust, which engages in investing on behalf of institutional investors and pension funds, wholesale distributors and platforms, financial advisers, and clients. Its objective is to achieve long-term capital growth through investment in selected companies in the Asia Pacific region and the Indian Subcontinent, but excluding Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. The company was founded on December 21, 1984 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.