West Merger Sub, Inc. (Los Angeles)

Name: West Merger Sub, Inc.
Address: 624 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90017
Telephone: (213) 620-1850

West Merger Sub, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Los Angeles. It manages $1.04 billion of regulatory assets for 2,936 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 41 other states.

West Merger Sub provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

West Merger Sub: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of West Merger Sub, Inc. is $1.04 billion. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $530.4 million in discretionary accounts and $513.43 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $397.6 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $320.5 thousand.

West Merger Sub has custody of $898.48 million in cash and securities for 2,484 clients in total and acts as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay West Merger Sub, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. Commissions are paid and earned by the adviser when a trade or a sales of an investment is made. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at West Merger Sub, Inc.

Donald Warren Crowell has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2013. James Lee Cronk joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operations Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Davidson Companies	Holding company	1 Apr 2013	75% - 100%	81-0439153
James Lee Cronk	Chief operations officer	1 Aug 2013	Other	1104799
Andrew Edward Crowell	Chief executive officer	1 Aug 2013	Other	1288101
Donald Warren Crowell	Director	1 Aug 2013	Other	1320520
Antonios Karantonis	Chief financial officer	1 Aug 2013	Other	2331154
James Roy Kruger	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2013	Other	1171805
William Adam Johnstone	Director	1 Aug 2013	Other	2783493
James Patrick Kerr	Director	1 Aug 2013	Other	824040
Thomas Steven Nelson	Director	1 Aug 2013	Other	1108782

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
As Trustee For Employee Stock Ownership Plan And Trust Davidson Trust Co	Trustee	1 Apr 2013	25% - 50%	81-6032703
Davidson Trust Co. As Trustee For Employee Stock Ownership Plan And Trust	Shareholder	1 Apr 2013	25% - 50%	81-6032703
Davidson Trust Co.	Trustee	1 Apr 2013	25% - 50%	81-0330104

Based in Los Angeles

The principal office where West Merger Sub, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 624 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Westlake Village, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (213) 620-1850 or by fax (213) 622-6525. The normal business hours are 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.crowellweedon.com.