Global Thematic Partners, LLC (New York)

Name: Global Thematic Partners, LLC
Address: 681 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10022
Telephone: 212-223-6978

Global Thematic Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $3.77 billion of regulatory assets for 13 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Global Thematic Partners 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.

Global Thematic Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Global Thematic Partners, LLC is $3.77 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -60% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.75 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.77 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $289.7 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 97% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Global Thematic Partners, 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 Global Thematic Partners serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Global Thematic Partners is pension and profit sharing plans with 7 clients and $2.85 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Global Thematic Partners has the 2nd highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.27 billion for 8 clients. 82% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Global Thematic Partners doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Global Thematic Partners, LLC

The company employs 13 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 38 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.

Llc. Global Thematic Partners Holdings joined the executive team most recently as the Direct Owner.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Dolores Ann Eliot	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2010	Other	2497823
Michael Ray Colon	Chief operating officer and chief financial officer	1 Mar 2010	Other	4675449
Oliver Kratz	Chief executive officer and managing director	1 Mar 2010	Other	5769660
Ralf Oberbannscheidt	Managing director	1 Mar 2010	Other	5769791
Oliver Stephen Kratz	Chief executive officer	1 Mar 2010	Other	5769660
Llc. Global Thematic Partners Holdings	Direct owner	1 Jul 2010	75% - 100%	27-2093087

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Oliver Kratz	Indirect owner	1 Jul 2010	50% - 75%	5769660
Oliver Stephen Kratz	Managing member	1 Jul 2010	50% - 75%	5769660

Based in New York

The principal office where Global Thematic Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 681 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-223-6978 or by fax 212-223-6931. The normal business hours are 9:00 to 5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gtpartners.com/.