Crimson Ventures, Ltd. (San Francisco)

Name: Crimson Ventures, Ltd.
Address: 601 California Street, San Francisco, CA, 94108
Telephone: 4159705800

Crimson Ventures, Ltd. is a related adviser based in San Francisco. It manages $45.55 million of regulatory assets for 8 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Crimson Ventures 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.

Crimson Ventures: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Crimson Ventures, Ltd. is $45.55 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -73% since the beginning of its operation, and $45.55 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $45.55 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $5.69 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Crimson Ventures, Ltd. 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 Crimson Ventures serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Crimson Ventures is pooled investment vehicles with 8 clients and $45.55 million of assets under management. Among the 4 most similar advisory firms, Crimson Ventures has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $45.55 million for 8 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Crimson Ventures also advises several private funds. Namely, eight private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $10,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Crimson Ventures, Ltd.

The company employs 12 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 92 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
John Paul Ho	Managing partner, founder, managing member	1 Mar 2000	Other	1874061
Ltd. Crimson Asia Advisors	Parent company	1 Mar 2000	75% - 100%	foreign entity
John Paul Nmn Ho	Managing partner, founder, managing member	1 Mar 2000	75% - 100%	1874061
Ian Macgregor Morton	Cco, partner	1 May 2009	Other	2436533
Yintung Nmn Chen	Chief financial officer and chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2015	Other	6586631
Chen (Nmn) Yintung	Chief financial officer and chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2015	Other	6586631

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Crimson Ventures, Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at 601 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108, 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 4159705800 or by fax 4155449844. The normal business hours are 9:00am-6:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at crimsoninvestment.com.