Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners LP (West Conshohocken)

Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners LP is a large advisory firm based in West Conshohocken. It manages $5.91 billion of regulatory assets for 29 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania.

Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners provides portfolio management for investment companies and serve as general partner to limited partnerships. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners LP is $5.91 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 867% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $5.91 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $203.75 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners 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.

Careers at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners LP

John Spencer Coates has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Nov 2000. Christopher Leroy Odell joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Legal Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Bernard Vincent Peterson	Chief legal officer	1 Sep 2000	Other	4278347
Mas Capital Management Partners Lp	100% owner	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	23-3041851
Rufus Putnam Coes	Chief operating officer	1 Nov 2000	Other	2531293
John Spencer Coates	Chief investment officer	1 Nov 2000	Other	4181115
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investments Inc.	General partner of registrant	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	23-306088
Paul Anthony Frick	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2000	Other	1610381
Arthur Jason Lev	Chief legal officer	1 Feb 2002	Other	2760145
James Peter Wallin	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2002	Other	1228876
Barry Fink	Chief legal officer	1 Jul 2002	Other	1568039
Jeffrey Hiller	Managing director and global director of compliance	1 Oct 2002	Other	2612970
Cory Scott Pulfrey	Co-business head & head of private markets team	1 Mar 2003	Other	4181124
J Baesel	Chief investment officer, liquid markets team	1 Mar 2003	Other	1676706
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.	Limited partner	1 Dec 2003	Other	13-3040307
Carsten Otto	Managing director & chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2004	Other	2688833
Arthur Jason Lev	Chief legal officer	1 Dec 2006	Other	2760145
Melissa Marasigan Chia	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2009	Other	2326117
Jacques P Chappuis	Business head	1 Jul 2009	Other	1908265
Mary Jane Maloney	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2010	Other	4602798
Christopher Leroy Odell	Chief legal officer	1 Nov 2010	Other	3149189

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 13 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Holdings Inc.	General partner of morgan stanley investments lp	1 Jan 1996	75% - 100%	13-3846525
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.	Beneficial partner	1 Jan 1996	75% - 100%	13-3040307
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investments Inc	General partner	1 Jan 1996	75% - 100%	23-306088
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investments Llc	General partner	1 Jan 1996	75% - 100%	23-306088
Weyerhaeuser Company	100% owner of gryphon asset management inc.	1 Jul 1996	75% - 100%	91-0470860
Gryphon Asset Management Inc.	Managing member of gryphon holding llc	1 Jul 1996	75% - 100%	99-9999999
Morgan Stanley	100% owner of morgan stanley investment management, inc.	1 May 1997	75% - 100%	36-3145972
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investments Gp Inc.	General partner of morgan stanley dean witter aip gp lp	1 Oct 2000	Other	23-3060884
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investments Inc.	General partner of morgan stanley aip gp lp	1 Oct 2000	Other	23-3060884
Morgan Stanley Aip Gp Lp	General partner of applicant	1 Nov 2000	Other	23-3060887
Morgan Stanley Investments Lp	General partner of mas capital management partners lp	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	23-1744122
Gryphon Holding Llc	50% limited partner interest in mas capital management partners lp	1 Nov 2000	50% - 75%	99-9999999
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.	Limited partner of aip gp lp and owner of alternative investments inc.	1 Jan 2001	25% - 50%	13-3040307

Based in West Conshohocken

The principal office where Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners LP performs its advisory services is located at 100 Front Street, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 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 610-260-7600 or by fax 610-260-1890. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.