First Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC (Houston)

Name: First Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC
Address: 2800 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX, 77056 6172
Telephone: 713.337.7980

First Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Houston. It manages $1.21 billion of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

First Infrastructure Capital Advisors provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

First Infrastructure Capital Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of First Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC is $1.21 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 20% since the beginning of its operation, and $982.01 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $982.01 million in discretionary accounts and $226.2 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $982.01 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $226.2 million.

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 First Infrastructure Capital Advisors, 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 First Infrastructure Capital Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of First Infrastructure Capital Advisors is pooled investment vehicles with 1 clients and $982.01 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, First Infrastructure Capital Advisors has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.21 billion for 2 clients. 50% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

First Infrastructure Capital Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $230,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at First Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC

The company employs 13 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 92 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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
Inc. Qsi	Managing member	1 Dec 2016	75% - 100%	76-0574731
Gardner Francis Boulmay	Partner	1 Dec 2016	Other	2761278
Bengt Arne Jarlsjo	Partner	1 Dec 2016	Other	6734680
Daniel Joseph Shapiro	Managing partner, chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2016	Other	6734979
Brett David Buchanan	Chief financial officer	1 Nov 2017	Other	6929604

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Quanta Services	Shareholder	1 Dec 2016	75% - 100%	74-2851603

Based in Houston

The principal office where First Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2800 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056 6172, 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 713.337.7980. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at firstinfrastructurecapital.com/.