Freeport Financial Partners LLC (Chicago)


Freeport Financial Partners LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $1.33 billion of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Illinois.

Freeport Financial Partners provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Freeport Financial Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Freeport Financial Partners LLC is $1.33 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1721% since the beginning of its operation, and $553.84 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.33 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $190.41 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Freeport Financial Partners LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Freeport Financial Partners serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Freeport Financial Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 7 clients and $1.33 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Freeport Financial Partners has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.33 billion for 7 clients. 57% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Freeport Financial Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, five hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $500,000 for each fund.

Careers at Freeport Financial Partners LLC

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 79 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 3 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
Joseph Vincent Walker Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2012 Other 6127494
Matthew M Gerdes Managing director 1 Sep 2012 Other 6128198
Joshua Stanley Howie Managing director 1 Sep 2012 Other 6129089
Stephen Anthony Papalas Managing director 1 Sep 2012 Other 6131923
Moelis Freeport Holdings Llc Sole and managing member 1 Sep 2012 75% - 100% 30-0753233
Moelis & Company Freeport Holdings Llc Sole and managing member 1 Sep 2012 75% - 100% 30-0753233
David James Allen Managing director 1 Feb 2013 Other 6166604

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Moelis & Company Manager Llc Sole and managing member 1 Jun 2007 75% - 100% 26-0360603
Kenneth David Moelis Member 1 Jun 2007 75% - 100% 1015047
Moelis & Company Holdings Gp Llc General partner 1 Jul 2011 Other 45-2485605
Moelis Asset Management Lp Sole and managing member 1 Sep 2012 75% - 100% 37-1748521
Moelis & Company Holdings Lp Member 1 Sep 2012 75% - 100% 20-89803070

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Freeport Financial Partners LLC performs its advisory services is located at 200 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606 3916, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Mequon, WI. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-281-4600 or by fax 312-281-4646. The normal business hours are 9:00 amto 6:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at freeportfinancial.com.