Siguler Guff Advisers LLC (New York)

Name: Siguler Guff Advisers LLC
Address: 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10166
Telephone: 212-332-5100

Siguler Guff Advisers LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $12.77 billion of regulatory assets for 130 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida, Massachusetts, New York, and Texas.

Siguler Guff Advisers provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Siguler Guff Advisers: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Siguler Guff Advisers LLC is $12.77 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 1552% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.05 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $11.34 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.43 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $96.92 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $110.23 million.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 77% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-exchange traded securities, which make up 18% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 3% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Siguler Guff Advisers LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed 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 Siguler Guff Advisers serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, business development companies, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Siguler Guff Advisers is pooled investment vehicles with 103 clients and $10.14 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Siguler Guff Advisers has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $12.77 billion for 130 clients. 6% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Siguler Guff Advisers also advises several private funds. Namely, four hedge funds, twelve real estate funds, four other private funds, and one hundred five private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $15,000 to $50,000,000.

Careers at Siguler Guff Advisers LLC

The company employs 117 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 52 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 11 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Lp Siguler Guff & Company	Owner	1 Dec 1995	75% - 100%	13-3855630
Donald Paul Spencer	Managing director; partner of holding company and its general partner	1 Dec 1995	Other	1528149
Andrew Joseph Guff	Managing director; partner of holding company and its general partner	1 Dec 1995	Other	4420006
George William Siguler	Managing director; partner of holding company and its general partner	1 Dec 1995	Other	1921438
L.L.C. Siguler Guff & Company	Owner	1 Dec 1995	75% - 100%	13-3855630
Maria Boyazny	Vice president	1 Jul 1997	Other	2650041
Kenneth James Burns	Managing director; chief operating officer; partner of holding company and its general partner	1 Mar 2000	Other	1637365
Thomas Edward Mcgowan	Managing director; director of marketing	1 Nov 2000	Other	1013645
David Dubinsky	Chief financial officer	1 Jan 2008	Other	6022468
Terri Ambron Liftin	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2011	Other	5196394
Jay Lee Koh	Managing director; partner of holding company and its general partner	1 Dec 2012	Other	5394626
Michael John Ruggeri	Chief financial officer	1 Jan 2014	Other	6295866
Daniel Joseph Whitcomb	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2015	Other	4353082

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Kenneth James Burns	Managing member	1 Jan 2005	Other	1637365
Donald Paul Spencer	Voting interest holder	1 Oct 2009	Other	1528149
George William Siguler	Voting interest member	1 Oct 2009	25% - 50%	1921438
Andrew Joseph Guff	Voting interest holder	1 Oct 2009	25% - 50%	4420006
Kenneth James Burns	Voting interest holder	1 Oct 2009	Other	1637365
Llc Siguler Guff Holdings Gp	General partner	1 Oct 2009	Other	26-3803838
Jay Lee Koh	Partner	1 Jan 2014	Other	5394626

Based in New York

The principal office where Siguler Guff Advisers LLC performs its advisory services is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166, 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 212-332-5100 or by fax 212-332-5120. The normal business hours are 9 - 5:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sigulerguff.com.