Fintan Partners LLC (Redwood City)


Fintan Partners LLC is a large advisory firm based in Redwood City. It manages $94.13 million of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Fintan Partners 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.

Fintan Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Fintan Partners LLC is $94.13 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -61% since the beginning of its operation, and $630.42 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $94.13 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $31.38 million each.
Fintan Partners has custody of $548 million in cash and securities for 7 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Fintan Partners LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Fintan Partners serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Fintan Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $94.13 million of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Fintan Partners has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $94.13 million for 3 clients. 22% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Fintan Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Fintan Partners LLC

The company employs 1 person that is either a part- or full-time employee. 100 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
Christopher Paul Montclare Member, chief operations officer and chief compliance officer 1 May 2005 Other 5055327
Adam Niven Mcnicol Member 1 May 2005 Other 2491147
Alexander Nicholas Klikoff Managing member 1 May 2005 50% - 75% 2484330
Erik Cavitt Mayo Member 1 May 2005 Other 4077905
Regis Management Llc Member 1 May 2005 25% - 50% 91-2190016
Alexander Nicholas Klikoff Senior managing director 1 Feb 2014 Other 2484330
Llc Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management Holdings Member 1 Feb 2014 75% - 100% 00000000
Fintan Partners Llc Sole member and manager, fintan partners specialty credit gp, llc 1 Feb 2014 75% - 100% 137897
Shawn Peter Matthews President and chief executive officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 2016970
James Michael Bond Chief operating officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 4714631
Stephen M Merkel Executive managing director and general counsel 1 Feb 2014 Other 2366318
Douglas Rankin Barnard Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 2798079
Stephen Marcus Merkel General counsel and secretary 1 Feb 2014 Other 2366318
Christopher Paul Montclare Managing director and chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 5055327
Fintan Partners Llc Sole member and manager, fintan partners specialty credit ii gp, llc 1 Feb 2015 75% - 100% 137897
Josephine Cheung Managing director of finance and operations and cco 1 Mar 2015 Other 5055327
Steven Bisgay Chief financial officer 1 Apr 2015 Other 4424156
Fintan Partners Llc Sole member and manager, fintan irusan gp, llc 1 Mar 2017 75% - 100% 137897
Michael Gerard Millard Global head of asset management 1 Nov 2017 Other 722703
Stephen Michael Hart Compliance officer 1 Apr 2018 Other 5021146
William Michael Shields Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2018 Other 2380166
Walter Desmond Karle Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2018 Other 5782922

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Howard William Lutnick Shareholder 1 Sep 1992 75% - 100% 1157026
Inc. Cf Group Management Managing g.p. 1 Sep 1992 25% - 50% 13- 3679422
Robert Francis Burlinson Managing member 1 Jan 2003 50% - 75% 2986137
John Freidenrich Managing member 1 Jan 2003 50% - 75% 4709596
L.P. Cantor Fitzgerald Member 1 Jun 2005 75% - 100% 13-3680189
Howard William Lutnick Sole trustee 1 May 2009 75% - 100% 1157026
Howard William Lutnick Sole trustee 1 Jan 2010 25% - 50% 1157026
Inc. Cf Group Management Managing general partner 1 Jan 2010 75% - 100% 13- 3679422
Howard W. Lutnick Revocable Trust Shareholder 1 Nov 2011 75% - 100% xxx-xx-xxxx
Howard W. Lutnick Personal Asset Trust Limited partner 1 Nov 2011 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors Sole member 1 Feb 2014 75% - 100% 159296

Based in Redwood City

The principal office where Fintan Partners LLC performs its advisory services is located at 303 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065, 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 650-687-3400 or by fax 650-618-0313. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at fintanpartners.com.