J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC (New York)


J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $5.4 billion of regulatory assets for 32 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008.

J.C. Flowers & provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

J.C. Flowers &: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC is $5.4 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -45% since the beginning of its operation, and $5.21 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $5.21 billion in discretionary accounts and $192.03 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $173.51 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $96.02 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients J.C. Flowers & serves?

The only and largest group of clients of J.C. Flowers & is pooled investment vehicles with 32 clients and $5.4 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, J.C. Flowers & has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.4 billion for 32 clients. 97% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

J.C. Flowers & also advises several private funds. Namely, thirty private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC

The company employs 40 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 33 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Christopher Flowers Managing director 1 Nov 2000 75% - 100% 1050979
David Ira Schamis Managing director 1 Nov 2000 Other 3133033
Sally Ann Rocker Managing director & general counsel 1 Dec 2000 Other 5286094
Jcf Services Management Co. Llc Managing member 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 45-0473257
Ravi Shankar Sinha Managing director 1 Oct 2003 Other 1549442
Avshalom Yitzhak Kalichstein Managing director 1 Apr 2004 Other 2782966
John Joseph Oros Managing director 1 Jan 2006 Other 353421
Daniel James Katsikas Chief financial officer & managing director 1 May 2007 Other 5447614
Edward Grebow Managing director 1 May 2008 Other 4731953
Loren David Felsman Managing director 1 Jul 2008 Other 5022823
Kristin Hazen Johnson Managing director & chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2008 Other 5625115
Timothy Hanford Managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 5655677
Timothy John Hanford Managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 5655677
Thierry Georges Porte Operating partner 1 Feb 2009 Other 1814117
Callum Mccarthy Chairman of london office 1 Oct 2009 Other 2158972
David Morgan Managing director 1 Nov 2009 Other 5762363
David Raymond Morgan Managing director 1 Nov 2009 Other 5762363
Michael Christner Managing director 1 Dec 2009 Other 5762361
Michael Johannes Christner Managing director 1 Dec 2009 Other 5762361
Jon Stevens Corzine Operating partner 1 Mar 2010 Other 811812
Jordan Bradley Robinson Managing director & head of business development 1 Jun 2011 Other 5582709
Thierry Georges Porte Managing director 1 Jan 2012 Other 1814117
Cristin Heather Brown Managing director & chief financial officer 1 Oct 2012 Other 6128587
Cristin Brown Chief financial officer 1 Oct 2012 Other 6128587
Todd Freebern Managing director 1 Jan 2013 Other 5377701
Todd Michael Freebern Managing director 1 Jan 2013 Other 5377701
Eric Christian Rahe Managing director 1 Mar 2014 Other 2177913
David James Moffitt Managing director 1 Sep 2014 Other 4336832
J.C. Flowers Asset Management Llc Relying adviser 1 Sep 2014 Other n/a
J.C. Flowers & Co. Llc (J.C. Flowers Asset Management Llc) Sole member 1 Sep 2014 75% - 100% n/a

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Christopher Flowers Managing member 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 1050979
J.C. Flowers & Co. Llc Sole member 1 Sep 2014 75% - 100% 142529

Based in New York

The principal office where J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC performs its advisory services is located at 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-404-6800. The normal business hours are 9am to 6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at jcfco.com.

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