Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. (Chicago)


Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $9.69 billion of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Illinois.

Alyeska 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.

Alyeska Investment Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. is $9.69 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 324% since the beginning of its operation, and $9.68 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $9.69 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.38 billion each.
Alyeska Investment Group has custody of $1.81 billion in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

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

The only and largest group of clients of Alyeska Investment Group is pooled investment vehicles with 7 clients and $9.69 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Alyeska Investment Group has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $9.69 billion for 7 clients. 57% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Alyeska Investment Group also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000.

Careers at Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.

The company employs 50 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 64 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.

Brent Metrick Cunningham joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Anand Christopher Parekh Chief executive officer 1 Feb 2008 Other 4643522
Jason Aaron Bragg Chief financial officer and chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2008 Other 4591794
Llc Alyeska Investments Limited partner 1 Feb 2008 75% - 100% 26-0834740
Alyeska Investment Holdings Corp. General partner 1 Feb 2008 Other 26-0834740
Llc Dbah Capital Limited partner 1 Apr 2008 Other 13-3645372
Randy Stephen Mitchell Limited partner and portfolio manager 1 Dec 2015 Other 1652280
Brent Metrick Cunningham Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2018 Other 6918207

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Deutsche Bank Ag Owner 1 May 1999 75% - 100% 13-2944988
Taunus Corporation Owner 1 Aug 2000 75% - 100% 13-4060471
Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp. Owner 1 Feb 2001 75% - 100% 13-3645372

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60601, 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 312-899-7900 or by fax 312-899-7952. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at alyeskagroup.com.