Bluemountain Capital Management, LLC (New York)


Bluemountain Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $30.44 billion of regulatory assets for 52 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Bluemountain 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.

Bluemountain Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bluemountain Capital Management, LLC is $30.44 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 712% since the beginning of its operation, and $26.76 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $30.44 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $585.3 million each.
Bluemountain Capital Management has custody of $9.62 billion in cash and securities for 40 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bluemountain Capital 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 Bluemountain Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Bluemountain Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 52 clients and $30.44 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Bluemountain Capital Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $30.44 billion for 52 clients. 77% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Bluemountain Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, seventeen hedge funds and twelve securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $500,000,000.

Careers at Bluemountain Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 227 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 41 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
Andrew Todd Feldstein Chief executive officer; co-chief investment officer 1 Jul 2003 Other 2494017
Stephen Miles Siderow Managing partner; co-president 1 Jul 2003 Other 4698584
Gery Marius Sampere Managing principal 1 Jul 2003 Other 4479167
Gery Marius Sampere Managing principal 1 Aug 2003 Other 4479167
Alan Jeffrey Gerstein Managing partner 1 Jan 2004 Other 2399509
Michael Liberman Managing partner; chief operating officer 1 Mar 2005 Other 4500926
Samuel Allen Cole Managing director; chief operating officer 1 Mar 2005 Other 5030822
Stephen Miles Siderow Managing principal; president; chief compliance officer 1 May 2005 Other 4698584
Samuel Allen Cole Managing director; chief operating officer 1 May 2005 Other 5030822
David Alan Rubenstein Managing partner; chief executive officer of bluemountain (london); general counsel; secretary 1 Dec 2006 Other 5314316
David Rubenstein Chief financial officer; secretary 1 Dec 2006 Other 5314316
Bryce Markus Managing partner; co-president; chief financial officer; chief risk officer 1 Dec 2007 Other 4252624
Amg New York Holdings Corporation Member 1 Dec 2007 25% - 50% 04-3546127
William Huntington Reeves Member 1 Dec 2007 Other 2578169
Llc Bluemountain Capital Management Manager of blue mountain capital partners (london) llp 1 Dec 2007 75% - 100% 128132
Derek Smith Managing partner; co-chief investment officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 2476948
Derek Stephen Smith Senior adviser 1 Jan 2009 Other 2476948
Paul Alexander Friedman Chief compliance officer; head of u.s. legal; chief administrative officer 1 Jan 2011 Other 5883124
Peter Douglas Greatrex Managing partner; head of research 1 Jan 2011 Other 4558403
Llc Bluemountain Capital Management Managing member of bluevirgo capital management, llc 1 Jan 2013 75% - 100% 128132
Virgo Management Llc Member of bluevirgo capital management, llc 1 Jan 2013 Other 27-0572248
James Edward Staley Managing partner 1 Feb 2013 Other 1942217
Nicholas Thomas Pappas Chief executive officer of bluemountain (london) 1 Jun 2015 Other 3181129
Eric Milo Albert Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 6533938
Bluemountain Fuji Bmfv Holdings (Delaware) Inc. Member of bluemountain fuji management, llc 1 Nov 2015 Other 475672978
Bluemountain Fuji Bmlo Holdings (Delaware) Inc. Member of bluemountain fuji management, llc 1 Nov 2015 Other 475673175
Bluemountain Fuji Bmmf Holdings (Delaware) Inc. Member of bluemountain fuji management, llc 1 Nov 2015 25% - 50% 475673571
Bluemountain Fuji Bmst Holdings (Delaware) Inc. Member of bluemountain fuji management, llc 1 Nov 2015 25% - 50% 475673750
Charles Chisato Kobayashi Chief executive officer of bluemountain fuji management, llc 1 Nov 2015 Other 6104843
Louisa A Church Chief executive officer of blue mountain capital partners (london) llp 1 Dec 2016 Other 6772066
Louisa Ann Church Chief executive officer of blue mountain capital partners (london) llp 1 Dec 2016 Other 6772066
Bryce Markus Member 1 Dec 2016 Other 4252624
Dava Elaine Ritchea Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2017 Other 4964545
Dava Ritchea Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2017 Other 4964545

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Affiliated Managers Group Shareholder 1 Dec 2000 75% - 100% 04-3218510
Llc Blackstar Holdings Member 1 Jan 2013 50% - 75% 27-0458299
Gapstow Holdings Llc Member 1 Jan 2013 50% - 75% 27-0388677
Joanna Sun Alpert Member 1 Jan 2013 50% - 75% 6551140
David Mitchell Alpert Member 1 Jan 2013 50% - 75% 6551142
Nicole Marie Anderson Member 1 Jan 2013 75% - 100% 4491366
Llc Bluemountain Capital Management Voting shareholder 1 Nov 2015 75% - 100% 128132

Based in New York

The principal office where Bluemountain Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 280 Park Avenue, 12 Th Floor, New York, NY 10017, 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 212-905-3900 or by fax 212-905-3901. The normal business hours are 9am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bluemountaincapital.com.