Calera Capital Advisors, LP (San Francisco)


Calera Capital Advisors, LP is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $1.36 billion of regulatory assets for 9 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Massachusetts.

Calera Capital Advisors 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.

Calera Capital Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Calera Capital Advisors, LP is $1.36 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -11% since the beginning of its operation, and $72.47 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.36 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $150.6 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Calera Capital Advisors, LP 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 Calera Capital Advisors serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Calera Capital Advisors is pooled investment vehicles with 9 clients and $1.36 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Calera Capital Advisors has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.36 billion for 9 clients. 11% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Calera Capital Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, nine private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Calera Capital Advisors, LP

The company employs 25 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 48 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
Mark N Williamson Managing partner 1 Jan 2007 25% - 50% 6028033
James Thomas Farrell Managing partner 1 Jan 2007 25% - 50% 2348009
Kevin R Baker Managing director/general counsel 1 Jan 2007 Other 6028040
Inc. Calera Capital Management General partner 1 Jan 2007 Other 26-1218559
Mark Neville Williamson Managing partner 1 Jan 2007 25% - 50% 6028033
Kevin Ray Baker Managing director/general counsel 1 Jan 2007 Other 6028040
David P Lorsch Managing director 1 Jan 2007 Other 6028034
Jeremy Alan Thatcher Managing director/chief compliance officer/chief financial officer 1 Sep 2007 Other 2958255
James Andrew Halow Managing director 1 Jan 2011 Other 3103980
Michael Sangjin Moon Managing director 1 Jan 2011 Other 2526695
Lance Riley Taylor Managing director/chief compliance officer/chief financial officer 1 May 2012 Other 5892984
Daniel Barry Dumais Chief compliance officer and chief financial officer 1 Sep 2014 Other 6306452
Ethan Emil Thurow Managing director 1 Jan 2015 Other 4810836
Paul Francis Walsh Senior managing director 1 Sep 2015 Other 2068753
Brian Ford Fearnow Managing director 1 Aug 2017 Other 4231159

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Calera Capital Advisors, LP performs its advisory services is located at 580 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, 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 415-632-5200 or by fax 415-632-5201. The normal business hours are 8 am - 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at caleracapital.com.