Acres Capital, LLC (Westbury)

Name: Acres Capital, LLC
Address: 865 Merrick Avenue, Westbury, NY, 11590
Telephone: (516) 882-1662

Acres Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Westbury. It manages $503.67 million of regulatory assets for 11 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Acres Capital provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and acres presents investment opportunities to its clients and provides investment advice regarding the structuring of such opportun. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Acres Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Acres Capital, LLC is $503.67 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -2% since the beginning of its operation, and $28 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $394.56 million in discretionary accounts and $109.11 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $98.64 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $15.59 million.

Acres Capital has custody of $3.74 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Acres Capital, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 Acres Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Acres Capital is investment companies with 2 clients and $28 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Acres Capital has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $28 million for 2 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Acres Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, one real estate fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Acres Capital, LLC

The company employs 27 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 22 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 5 people 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
Mark Steven Fogel	President & ceo, managing member	1 May 2012	50% - 75%	6550222
Mark Ernest Reasoner	Executive vice president	1 Jan 2013	Other	6550231
Priority One Productions Llc	Owner	1 Jan 2013	Other	47-2588728
Martin Ernest Reasoner	Executive vice president	1 Jan 2013	25% - 50%	6550231
Joseph Michael Cancellieri	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2015	Other	6550224
Jaclyn Alyce Jesberger	General counsel & cco	1 Jun 2015	Other	4776262
Linda Su Jing Chan	Chief credit officer	1 Aug 2015	Other	6550230
Andrew Dodd Fentress	Managing partner	1 Jan 2017	Other	2759511
Gregory Hayes	Managing director	1 Sep 2017	Other	4353140
Acres Capital Corp.	Member	1 Jun 2018	75% - 100%	83-0777913
Richard Paul Sicoli	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2018	Other	6994601

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Wendy Prior Fentress	Owner	1 Jan 2013	Other	6552593

Based in Westbury

The principal office where Acres Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 865 Merrick Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Downers Grove, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (516) 882-1662 or by fax 516 500-9149. The normal business hours are 9am-6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at acrescap.com/.