Altamont Capital Management, LLC (Palo Alto)


Altamont Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Palo Alto. It manages $2.45 billion of regulatory assets for 18 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Altamont Capital Management 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.

Altamont Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Altamont Capital Management, LLC is $2.45 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 363% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.91 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.45 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $136.11 million each.
Altamont Capital Management has custody of $151.48 million in cash and securities for 4 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Altamont Capital Management, LLC 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 Altamont Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Altamont Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 18 clients and $2.45 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Altamont Capital Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.45 billion for 18 clients. 56% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Altamont Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, eighteen private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $25,000.

Careers at Altamont Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 50 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 74 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
Jesse T Rogers Managing director 1 May 2010 Other 6024107
Keoni Andrew Schwartz Managing director 1 May 2010 Other 6028808
Randall Braham Eason Managing director 1 May 2010 Other 6028809
Llc Acp Intermediate Management Member 1 Aug 2010 Other 27-3206180
Llc Acp Fee Holdco Member 1 Aug 2010 Other 27-3206180
Kristin Alane Fix Johnson Director of business development 1 Sep 2010 Other 2772125
Kristin Alane Fix Horne Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2010 Other 2772125
Casey Lynch Managing director 1 Jan 2011 Other 6028807
Carol Merrick Turner Pereira Chief financial officer/ chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2012 Other 2162036
Llc Acp Management Holdco Member 1 Mar 2012 75% - 100% 90-0812096
Carol Merrick Turner Chief financial officer/ chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2012 Other 2162036
Steven Thomas Brownlie Managing director 1 Jan 2014 Other 2996907
Kristin Alane Fix Johnson Managing director of business development and capital markets 1 Jan 2017 Other 2772125
Alex John Rolfe Managing director 1 Jan 2017 Other 4426770
Jennifer Brown Mello General counsel and chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 6302524

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jesse Thomas Rogers Member 1 Aug 2010 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx
Jesse T Rogers Member 1 Mar 2012 25% - 50% 6024107

Based in Palo Alto

The principal office where Altamont Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 400 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301, 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 650-264-7750 or by fax 650-681-3801. The normal business hours are 8a-6p on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at altamontcapital.com.