Aristeia Capital, LLC (Greenwich)


Aristeia Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Greenwich. It manages $5.22 billion of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Connecticut and New York.

Aristeia Capital 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.

Aristeia Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Aristeia Capital, LLC is $5.22 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 450% since the beginning of its operation, and $5.15 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $5.22 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.3 billion each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Aristeia Capital, 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 Edward Andrew Martin serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Edward Andrew Martin is pooled investment vehicles with 4 clients and $5.22 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Aristeia Capital has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.22 billion for 4 clients. 75% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Aristeia Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Aristeia Capital, LLC

The company employs 48 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 33 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.

Edward Andrew Martin has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2004. Andrew Benjamin David joined the executive team most recently as the General Counsel; Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Anthony Michael Frascella Manager 1 Jul 1997 Other 2157009
Robert Henry Lynch Manager 1 Jul 1997 Other 1851336
Kevin Christopher Toner Manager 1 Jul 1997 Other 1789969
Harry Jean Hjardemaal Chief operating officer; chief compliance officer 1 May 2003 Other 4990478
Edward Andrew Martin Director 1 Jun 2004 Other 4990479
William Robert Techar Manager 1 Jan 2005 Other 4990476
Satyajit Bose Principal 1 Jan 2005 Other 4990468
Stephen Paul Enquist Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2008 Other 2441799
L.P. Aristeia Holdings Sole member 1 Dec 2008 75% - 100% 26-3885473
Lp Aristeia Holdings Sole member 1 Dec 2008 75% - 100% 26-3885473
Andrew Benjamin David General counsel; chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2009 Other 5039105

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
L.L.C. Aristeia Holdings Gp General partner 1 Dec 2008 Other 26-3885418
Anthony Michael Frascella Member 1 Dec 2008 25% - 50% 2157009
William Robert Techar Member 1 Dec 2008 25% - 50% 4990476
Robert Henry Lynch Member 1 Dec 2008 25% - 50% 1851336
Kevin Christopher Toner Member 1 Dec 2008 25% - 50% 1789969

Based in Greenwich

The principal office where Aristeia Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-842-8900 or by fax 212-842-8901. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at aristeiacapital.com.