Gi Manager L.P. (San Francisco)

Gi Manager L.P. is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $15.34 billion of regulatory assets for 12 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, and New York.

Gi Manager 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.

Gi Manager: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Gi Manager L.P. is $15.34 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 163% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $13.38 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.95 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.22 billion each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.95 billion.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Gi Manager L.P. 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 Gi Manager serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Gi Manager is pooled investment vehicles with 12 clients and $15.34 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Gi Manager has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $15.34 billion for 12 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Gi Manager also advises several private funds. Namely, twelve private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $75,000,000.

Careers at Gi Manager L.P.

The company employs 84 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 63 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

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 19 indirect owners.

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Gi Manager L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 188 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Greenwich, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-688-4800 or by fax 415-688-4801. The normal business hours are 8 am to 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gipartners.com.

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