Buchanan Street Partners, L.P. (Newport Beach)


Buchanan Street Partners, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in Newport Beach. It manages $1.1 billion of regulatory assets for 21 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

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Buchanan Street Partners provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and real estate investment management. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Buchanan Street Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Buchanan Street Partners, L.P. is $1.1 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 17% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $516.82 million in discretionary accounts and $586.84 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $46.98 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $58.68 million.
Buchanan Street Partners has custody of $152.8 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 Buchanan Street Partners, L.P. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Buchanan Street Partners serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Buchanan Street Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 17 clients and $652.69 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Buchanan Street Partners has the 3rd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $652.69 million for 17 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Buchanan Street Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, one real estate fund.

Careers at Buchanan Street Partners, L.P.

The company employs 25 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 36 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
Robert John Dougherty Trustee of dougherty 2995 family trust 319 dated february 12, 2005 1 Feb 2005 Other 6274503
Geena Bernadette Dougherty Trustee of dougherty 2995 family trust 319 dated february 12, 2005 1 Feb 2005 Other 6274508
Christian Douglas Macdonald Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2013 Other 4441314
Robert Stanley Brunswick Chairman, ceo 1 Dec 2013 Other 4441310
Timothy John Ballard President, chief investment officer and chief financial officer 1 Dec 2013 Other 4441312
Inc. The Tcw Group Limited partner 1 Dec 2013 25% - 50% 95-3703295
Inc. Bsp General Partner General partner 1 Dec 2013 Other 90-1016308
Robert John Dougherty Limited partner [through dougherty 2995 family trust 319 dated february 12, 2005] 1 Dec 2013 Other 6274503
Llc Bsp/Agp General partner 1 Dec 2013 Other 46-4169333
Christian Douglas Macdonald Trustee of christian d. macdonald living trust, established april 16, 2015 1 Apr 2015 Other 4441314
Llc Dujure Limited partner 1 Jan 2017 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 40 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Stanley Brunswick Trustee 1 Dec 1998 Other 4441310
Kathleen Jo Brunswick Trustee 1 Dec 1998 Other 6262445
Timothy John Ballard Trustee 1 Jan 2000 Other 4441312
L.P. Tcg Holdings Cayman Ii Shareholder 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% 98-0206218
L.P. Tc Group V General partner 1 Feb 2007 Other 26-0204255
L.L.C. Tc Group V General partner 1 Feb 2007 Other 26-0204126
L.P. Tc Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub Sole member 1 Feb 2007 75% - 100% 98-1038901
Ltd. Cp V Ilp Gp General partner 1 May 2007 Other 27-1367188
L.P. Tcg Financial Services General partner 1 Oct 2007 Other 98-0570624
Ltd. Carlyle Financial Services General partner 1 Oct 2007 Other 98-0565203
L.P. Tcg Financial Services Investment Holdings Limited partner 1 Oct 2007 50% - 75% 98-0570648
Ltd. Carlyle Financial Services Holdings General partner 1 Oct 2007 Other 98-0567837
L.P. Tcg Holdings Cayman Ii Shareholder 1 Oct 2007 75% - 100% 98-0206218
Inc. The Tcw Group Shareholder 1 Oct 2007 25% - 50% 95-3703295
L.P. Cp V Investment Holdings Limited partner 1 Jul 2009 25% - 50% 26-0318716
L.P. Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners Limited partner 1 May 2010 75% - 100% 98-0571344
L.P. Tcg Financial Services General partner 1 May 2010 Other 98-0570624
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. General partner 1 Jul 2011 Other 45-2831199
Ltd. Dbd Cayman General partner 1 Sep 2011 Other 98-0206216
Ltd. Dbd Cayman Holdings Member 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% 98-0684875
William Elias Conway Non-voting member 1 Sep 2011 25% - 50% 1776820
Daniel Anthony D'aniello Non-voting member 1 Sep 2011 25% - 50% 1723797
David Mark Rubenstein Non-voting member 1 Sep 2011 25% - 50% 1723794
Ltd. Carlyle Offshore Partners Ii Voting member 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% 98-0233709
Ltd. Carlyle Offshore Partners Ii Holdings Member 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% 98-0684878
L.L.C. Carlyle Holdings Ii Gp General partner 1 Nov 2011 Other 80-0783953
L.P. The Carlyle Group Sole member 1 Nov 2011 75% - 100% 45-2832612
L.P. Tc Group Cayman Investment Holdings General partner 1 Feb 2012 Other 98-0339178
L.P. Tc Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub Shareholder 1 May 2012 75% - 100% 98-1038901
L.P. Carlyle Holdings Ii General partner 1 May 2012 Other 98-1036577
Clipper Intermediate Corp. Shareholder 1 Jul 2012 75% - 100% 61-1702013
L.P. Clipper Holding Shareholder 1 Jul 2012 75% - 100% 46-1745036
L.L.C. Clipper Gp General partner 1 Jul 2012 Other 46-1741757
L.P. Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners Sole member 1 Jul 2012 75% - 100% 98-0571344
Clipper Acquisitions Corp. Shareholder 1 Feb 2013 75% - 100% 46-1746913
L.P. Carlyle Partners V Limited partner 1 Feb 2013 25% - 50% 26-0204424
L.P. Carlyle Financial Services Harbor Limted partner 1 Feb 2013 25% - 50% 27-2617916
Timothy John Ballard Trustee 1 Jan 2017 Other 4441312
Dujure Holdings Trust Member 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% xxx-xx-xxxx
Tcw Owners Llc Shareholder 1 Dec 2017 25% - 50% 37-1874602

Based in Newport Beach

The principal office where Buchanan Street Partners, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 3501 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, CA 92660, 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 949-721-1414 or by fax 949-721-1919. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at buchananstreet.com.