Pamplona Capital Management LLC (New York)


Pamplona Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $10.27 billion of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

Pamplona Capital 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.

Pamplona Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Pamplona Capital Management LLC is $10.27 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 690% since the beginning of its operation, and $10.27 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $10.27 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.71 billion each.
Pamplona Capital Management has custody of $10.27 billion in cash and securities for 6 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Pamplona Capital Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Pamplona Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Pamplona Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $10.27 billion of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Pamplona Capital Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $10.27 billion for 6 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Pamplona Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, six private equity funds.

Careers at Pamplona Capital Management LLC

The company employs 21 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 62 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
Pamplona Pe Investments Us Limited Managing member of pamplona capital management llc 1 Dec 2011 75% - 100% 99-0372642
Kevin Finbarr O'flaherty Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2011 Other 6028929
Brian K Ratzan Managing partner, us private equity 1 Dec 2011 Other 2281267
Brian K Ratzan Principal 1 Jan 2012 Other 2281267
Kevin Finbar O'flaherty Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 6028929

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Alexander Mark Knaster Shareholder 1 Oct 2009 25% - 50% 1923132
John Combothekras Halsted Shareholder 1 Oct 2009 50% - 75% 1542547
Pamplona Pe Investments Holding Limited Shareholder 1 Dec 2011 75% - 100% 111111
Pamplona Pe Investments Holding Ii Limited Shareholder 1 Dec 2015 50% - 75% xx-xx-xxx
Llc Pcm Pe Investments Holdings Shareholder 1 May 2018 75% - 100% 61-1897474

Based in New York

The principal office where Pamplona Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 375 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10152, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Boston, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212 207 6820 or by fax 212 207 8821. The normal business hours are 8:00 am-5:30pm on Monday - Friday.