Firebird Management, LLC (New York)


Firebird Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $586.77 million of regulatory assets for 14 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

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Firebird Management 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.

Firebird Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Firebird Management, LLC is $586.77 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -57% since the beginning of its operation, and $574.65 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $450.5 million in discretionary accounts and $136.27 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $37.54 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $68.14 million.
Firebird Management has custody of $109.85 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Firebird Management, 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 Firebird Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Firebird Management is pooled investment vehicles with 14 clients and $586.77 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Firebird Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $586.77 million for 14 clients. 92% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Firebird Management also advises several private funds. Namely, twelve hedge funds and one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $50,000 to $555,000.

Careers at Firebird Management, LLC

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 55 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
Harvey Michael Sawikin Principal 1 Apr 1994 75% - 100% 6027716
Ian Christopher Hague Principal 1 Apr 1994 25% - 50% 6027723
Brom Daniel Keifitz Principal of firebird advisors 1 Apr 1994 Other 6027735
Brom Daniel Keifitz Member of firebird advisors ldc 1 May 1994 Other 6027735
Harvey Michael Sawikin Manager of firebird management llc 1 Jan 1998 Other 6027716
Ian Christopher Hague Manager of firebird management llc 1 Jan 1998 Other 6027723
James Christopher Passin Principal of fgs & fg2 advisors 1 Apr 2000 25% - 50% 2509929
Ian Christopher Hague Managing member & principal of fgs advisors llc 1 Aug 2000 Other 6027723
Joanne Michele Tuckman Chief financial officer of firebird management llc & relying advisors 1 May 2002 Other 6027743
James Christopher Passin Member of firebird avrora advisors llc 1 Nov 2003 Other 2509929
Ian Christopher Hague Managing member & principal of fg2 advisors llc 1 Apr 2006 Other 6027723
Sawikin Family 2006 Llc Member of fg2 advisors llc 1 Apr 2006 Other 20-4678123
Passin Management Lp Member of fg2 advisors llc 1 Apr 2006 Other 20-4912612
Sawikin Family 2006 Llc Member of firebird private equity advisors llc 1 Jul 2006 Other 20-4678123
Sawikin Family 2007 Llc Member of firebird avrora advisors llc 1 Jun 2007 Other 20-8657834
Sawikin Family 2007 Llc Member of fg2 advisors llc 1 Feb 2010 Other 20-8657834
Passin Management Ii Lp Member of fg2 advisors llc 1 Feb 2010 Other 27-1845867
Steven Yaroslav Gorelik Member of fg2 advisors llc 1 Feb 2010 Other 6176916
Steven Yaroslav Gorelik Member of firebird private equity advisors llc 1 Oct 2010 Other 6176916
Jamie Scott Kanterman Head of fund operations of firebird management llc & relying advisors 1 Jan 2011 Other 2401903
Sawikin Family 2011 Llc Member of fg2 advisors llc 1 Apr 2011 Other 45-1680221
Passin Management Iii Lp Member of fg2 advisors llc 1 Apr 2011 Other 45-0652185
Blake Adam Horowitz Chief compliance officer of firebird management llc & relying advisors 1 Jan 2012 Other 6027755
Lp Firebird Management Partners Owner of firebird management llc 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 13-3901668
Lp Fg2 Partners Owner of fg2 advisors llc 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 72-1616502
Lp Firebird Advisors Owner of firebird advisors ldc 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 98-0354148
Lp Firebird Avrora Partners Owner of firebird avrora advisors llc 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 71-0955321
Lp Fgs Partners Owner of fgs advisors llc 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 13-4043004
Lp Firebird Private Equity Partners Owner of firebird private equity advisors llc 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 03-0405244
Steven Yaroslav Gorelik Manager & limited partner of firebird value advisors l.p. 1 Jul 2014 25% - 50% 6176916
Harvey Michael Sawikin Manager & limited partner of firebird value advisors l.p. 1 Jul 2014 Other 6027716
Ian Christopher Hague Limited partner of firebird value advisors l.p. 1 Jul 2014 Other 6027723
James Christopher Passin Limited partner of firebird value advisors l.p. 1 Jul 2014 Other 2509929
Sawikin Family 2012 Trust Limited partner of firebird value advisors l.p. 1 Jul 2014 Other 46-6165818

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 27 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Harvey Michael Sawikin Manager 1 May 1994 Other 6027716
Ian Christopher Hague Manager 1 May 1994 Other 6027723
James Christopher Passin Manager 1 Aug 2000 Other 2509929
Harvey Michael Sawikin Manager 1 Aug 2000 Other 6027716
Harvey Michael Sawikin Manager 1 Feb 2002 Other 6027716
Ian Christopher Hague Manager 1 Feb 2002 Other 6027723
Harvey Michael Sawikin Manager 1 Nov 2003 Other 6027716
Ian Christopher Hague Manager 1 Nov 2003 Other 6027723
James Christopher Passin Manager 1 Apr 2006 Other 2509929
Harvey Michael Sawikin Manager 1 Apr 2006 Other 6027716
William Henry Sawikin 2006 Trust Member 1 Apr 2006 25% - 50% 20-6956210
Leo Daniel Sawikin 2006 Trust Member 1 Apr 2006 25% - 50% 20-6956183
Judy Fein Trustee 1 Apr 2006 Other 6176920
Oscar Passin Grantor Trust Member 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% 20-6953305
Peter David Schiff Trustee 1 Apr 2006 Other 1759484
William Henry Sawikin Trust Member 1 Jun 2007 50% - 75% 13-7176744
Leo Daniel Sawikin Trust Member 1 Jun 2007 50% - 75% 13-7176745
Anya Passin Grantor Trust Member 1 Feb 2010 50% - 75% 27-6550505
Camilo Arbelaez Trustee 1 Feb 2010 Other 6177668
William Henry Sawikin 2006 Trust Member 1 Apr 2011 50% - 75% 20-6956210
Leo Daniel Sawikin 2006 Trust Member 1 Apr 2011 50% - 75% 20-6956183
Anya Passin Grantor Trust Member 1 Apr 2011 25% - 50% 27-6550505
Oscar Passin Grantor Trust Ii Member 1 Apr 2011 25% - 50% 27-6550573
Joanne Michele Tuckman Trustee 1 Jul 2012 Other 6027743
Andrea Krantz Trustee 1 Jul 2012 Other 6377419
Llc Firebird Management Advisors General partner 1 Jul 2014 Other 46-5013439
Llc Firebird Global Advisors General partner 1 Jul 2014 Other 46-5019881

Based in New York

The principal office where Firebird Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 152 West 57 Th Street, New York, NY 10019, 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 212-698-9260 or by fax 212-698-9266. The normal business hours are 9:00am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at fbird.com.