Opengate Capital Management, LLC (Los Angeles)

Name: Opengate Capital Management, LLC
Address: 10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 3000, Los Angeles, CA, 90067
Telephone: 310-432-7000

Opengate Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Los Angeles. It manages $802.04 million of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Opengate 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.

Opengate Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Opengate Capital Management, LLC is $802.04 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 354% since the beginning of its operation, and $802.04 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $802.04 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $160.41 million each.

Opengate Capital Management has custody of $373.99 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Opengate Capital Management, LLC 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 Opengate Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Opengate Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $802.04 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Opengate Capital Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $802.04 million for 5 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Opengate Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, five private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Opengate Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 22 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 77 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.

Shahram Haghighi joined the executive team most recently as the General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Andrew Kaveh Nikou	Manging member	1 Mar 2011	50% - 75%	3264339
Jisang Jay Yook	Member	1 Mar 2011	Other	2820002
Julien Lagreze	Member	1 Mar 2011	Other	6492384
Robert Lezec	Member	1 Mar 2011	Other	6492808
Llc Akn Holdings	Managing member	1 Mar 2011	50% - 75%	20-1322587
Andrew Kaveh Nikou	Chief executive officer	1 Apr 2012	Other	3264339
Next Step Consulting Sarl	Member	1 Apr 2012	Other	foreign
Sebastien Kiekert Le Moult	Member	1 May 2012	Other	6492386
Daniel Abrams	Chief compliance officer and general counsel	1 Apr 2014	Other	6492832
Next Step Holding Limited	Member	1 Mar 2016	Other	foreign
Shahram Haghighi	General counsel and chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2018	Other	7041424

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Andrew Kaveh Nikou	Managing member	1 Dec 2004	75% - 100%	3264339
Julien Lagreze	Sole shareholder	1 Jan 2008	75% - 100%	6492384
Julien Lagreze	Sole shareholder	1 Mar 2016	75% - 100%	6492384
Nikou 2018 Grat	Member	1 Mar 2018	75% - 100%	xxx-xx-xxxx
Andrew Kaveh Nikou	Trustee	1 Mar 2018	Other	3264339

Based in Los Angeles

The principal office where Opengate Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 3000, Los Angeles, CA 90067, 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 310-432-7000 or by fax 310-870-8670. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at opengatecapital.com and its LinkedIn profile.