Laminar Direct Capital Gp, Inc. (Houston)


Laminar Direct Capital Gp, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Houston. It manages $2.37 billion of regulatory assets for 1 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004.

Laminar Direct Capital Gp 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.

Laminar Direct Capital Gp: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Laminar Direct Capital Gp, Inc. is $2.37 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 3439% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $2.37 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.37 billion each.

Careers at Laminar Direct Capital Gp, Inc.

Robert Thomsen Ladd has been acting as President since 1 May 2004. Daniel Eric Posner joined the executive team most recently as the Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
D E Shaw & Co Lp Sole stockholder 1 Mar 2004 75% - 100% 108679
Julius Ralph Gaudio Managing director 1 Mar 2004 Other 2406744
Stuart Steckler Managing director 1 Mar 2004 Other 2022720
Achim Maximilian Holmes Managing director 1 Mar 2004 Other 1632390
Robert Thomsen Ladd President 1 May 2004 Other 4393225
Rochelle Assael Elias Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 724288
Daniel Eric Posner Managing director 1 Feb 2005 Other 2977659

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
D. E. Shaw & Co Inc. General partner 1 Nov 1992 Other 13-3839469
David Elliot Shaw Sole stockholder, chairman and president 1 Nov 1992 75% - 100% 1557735
David Elliot Shaw Limited partner,chairman and president of d. e. shaw & co., inc. 1 Jan 1993 75% - 100% 1557735
D E Shaw & Co Lp Sole shareholder 1 May 2004 75% - 100% 108679

Based in Houston

The principal office where Laminar Direct Capital Gp, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 10000 Memorial Drive, Suite 500, Houston, TX 77026, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in San Francisco, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 713-292-5400 or by fax 713-292-5040. The normal business hours are 9am - 5 pm cst on Monday - Friday.