Candlewood Investment Group, LP (Rye)

Name: Candlewood Investment Group, LP
Address: 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY, 10580
Telephone: 212-493-4495

Candlewood Investment Group, LP is a large advisory firm based in Rye. It manages $394.35 million of regulatory assets for 15 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010.

Candlewood Investment Group 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.

Candlewood Investment Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Candlewood Investment Group, LP is $394.35 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 $294.54 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $394.35 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $26.29 million each.

Candlewood Investment Group has custody of $330.59 million in cash and securities for 13 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Candlewood Investment Group, 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 Candlewood Investment Group serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Candlewood Investment Group is pooled investment vehicles with 15 clients and $394.35 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Candlewood Investment Group has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $394.35 million for 15 clients. 50% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Candlewood Investment Group also advises several private funds. Namely, four hedge funds and three private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Candlewood Investment Group, LP

The company employs 9 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 56 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 5 people 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
Michael Jung Awn Lau	Chief executive officer and managing partner (limited partner) of cig, lp	1 Jun 2010	50% - 75%	2498677
David Erwin Koenig	Managing partner (limited partner) of cig, lp	1 Jun 2010	Other	3093064
Llc Candlewood Investment Group General	General partner of cig, lp	1 Jun 2010	Other	27-2886356
Indra Chandra	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2010	Other	3089333
Inc. Credit Suisse Alternative Capital	Partner	1 Sep 2010	Other	109517
Indra Chandra	Managing partner (limited partner) of cig, lp	1 Oct 2010	Other	3089333
Gurdev Dillon	Chief financial officer and chief compliance officer of cig, lp	1 Oct 2010	Other	2954941
Janet Elise Miller	General counsel / chief operating officer / partner (limited partner) of cig, lp	1 Apr 2011	Other	6046594
Lp Candlewood Investment Group	Managing member of candlewood investment group financial advisors, llc	1 Jul 2013	75% - 100%	154254
Philip Frank Desantis	President and managing partner (limited partner) of cig, lp	1 Aug 2013	Other	1724239
Jonathan Warren Weiss	Managing partner (limited partner) of cig, lp	1 Aug 2014	Other	4000179
Erika Leigh Iachello	Chief financial officer	1 May 2018	Other	4972227

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Credit Suisse Holdings (Usa)	100% shareholder	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	13-2853402
Credit Suisse Ag	100% shareholder	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Credit Suisse Group Ag	Sole shareholder	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Csam Americas Holding Corp.	100% shareholder	1 Feb 2003	75% - 100%	51-0327865

Based in Rye

The principal office where Candlewood Investment Group, LP performs its advisory services is located at 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY 10580, 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 212-493-4495 or by fax 212-493-4492. The normal business hours are 8:00am-6:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at candlewoodgroup.com/.