Seven Bridges Advisors LLC (New York)

Name: Seven Bridges Advisors LLC
Address: 9 West 57 Th Street, New York, NY, 10019
Telephone: 212-490-6320

Seven Bridges Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $5.07 billion of regulatory assets for 125 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Seven Bridges Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 25 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Seven Bridges Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Seven Bridges Advisors LLC is $5.07 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 167% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.16 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.22 billion in discretionary accounts and $2.85 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $111.17 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $27.1 million.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 60% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 18% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Seven Bridges Advisors 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 Matthew Ram Lee serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Matthew Ram Lee is high net worth individuals with 100 clients and $3.54 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Seven Bridges Advisors has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.07 billion for 125 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Seven Bridges Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, five hedge funds and four private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Seven Bridges Advisors LLC

The company employs 23 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 43 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.

Matthew Ram Lee has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2013. Richard Samuel Gardiner has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Oct 2011 and Laurence William Cohen is the Chief Executive Officer of Seven Bridges Advisors LLC family office. Kevin Barcelona joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer; Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Laurence William Cohen	Chief executive officer	1 Jul 2011	75% - 100%	4378482
Jeffrey Mark Gittleman	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2011	Other	5961256
Richard Samuel Gardiner	Chief investment officer	1 Oct 2011	Other	1995160
Todd Alan Neufeld	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2011	Other	2257301
Kevin Barcelona	Chief compliance officer; chief financial officer	1 May 2012	Other	4958307
Matthew Ram Lee	President	1 Aug 2013	Other	6314829

Based in New York

The principal office where Seven Bridges Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 9 West 57 Th Street, New York, NY 10019, 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 212-490-6320 or by fax 212-490-6349. The normal business hours are 9:00 to 5:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sevenbridgesadvisors.com.