Lion Point Capital, LP (New York)


Lion Point Capital, LP is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.52 billion of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015.

Lion Point 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.

Lion Point Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Lion Point Capital, LP is $1.52 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 60% since the beginning of its operation, and $848.4 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.52 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $379.09 million each.
Lion Point Capital has custody of $1.52 billion in cash and securities for 4 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Lion Point Capital, LP 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 Lion Point Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Lion Point Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 4 clients and $1.52 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Lion Point Capital has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.52 billion for 4 clients. 75% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Lion Point Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $100,000 for each fund.

Careers at Lion Point Capital, LP

The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 59 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
Carl Didric Marcus Cederholm Chief investment officer / limited partner 1 Aug 2014 75% - 100% 6450552
James Benjamin Freeman Head of research / limited partner 1 Aug 2014 25% - 50% 4252056
James Daniel Murphy Chief compliance officer / chief financial officer / chief operating officer 1 Aug 2014 Other 6024112
Lion Point Holdings Gp Llc General partner 1 Aug 2014 Other 47-1709814
Irshad S Karim General counsel and chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2015 Other 2846288

Based in New York

The principal office where Lion Point Capital, LP performs its advisory services is located at 250 W 55 Th Street, New York, NY 10019, 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 212-356-6200 or by fax 212-356-6201. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at lionpoint.com.