Stone Tower Debt Advisors LLC (New York)

Stone Tower Debt Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $10.74 billion of regulatory assets for 27 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Stone Tower Debt Advisors 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.

Stone Tower Debt Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Stone Tower Debt Advisors LLC is $10.74 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 268% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $9.65 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.1 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $385.83 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $548.71 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Stone Tower Debt Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 Stone Tower Debt Advisors LLC

James Charles Zelter has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2012. St Management Holdings Llc joined the executive team most recently as the Partner.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
William John Sheoris	Principal and chief financial officer	1 Mar 2003	Other	5066938
William Anthony Edson	Principal and chief operating officer	1 Mar 2003	Other	2506535
Michael Jeffrey Levitt	Chairman and chief investment officer	1 Mar 2003	Other	2388809
Michael William Delpercio	Director of operations	1 Nov 2004	Other	5072050
Marian Lyia Brancaccio	General counsel and chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2005	Other	5072052
Michael Jeffrey Levitt	Partner	1 Aug 2005	Other	1616128
Stone Tower Operating Lp	Sole member	1 Oct 2005	75% - 100%	06-1755442
Gregory Marlin Stover	Principal and senior portfolio manager	1 Oct 2005	Other	5072043
James Edward Galowski	Senior managing director - structured credit	1 Nov 2006	Other	4456927
Jonathan Israel Berger	Senior portfolio manager	1 Feb 2007	Other	2768382
Francis Joseph Hager	Senior managing director - marketing	1 May 2008	Other	1305519
Jeffrey Deutschman	Partner	1 Jun 2009	Other	5259941
St Management Holdings Llc	Partner	1 Apr 2012	75% - 100%	20-8351017
Marc Jeffrey Rowan	Vice president	1 Apr 2012	Other	1410799
Joshua Jordan Harris	Vice president	1 Apr 2012	Other	1593925
James Charles Zelter	President	1 Apr 2012	Other	1336776
John Joseph Suydam	Vice president and chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2012	Other	5217822
Barry John Giarraputo	Vice president and chief financial officer	1 Apr 2012	Other	4132675
John Francis Xavier Phinney	Vice president and chief operating officer	1 Apr 2012	Other	2314321
Leon David Black	Vice president	1 Apr 2012	Other	847662
Eugene Edward Donnelly	Vice president	1 Apr 2012	Other	5859856

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 18 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Michael Jeffrey Levitt	Manager	1 Sep 2001	75% - 100%	1616128
Michael Jeffrey Levitt	Limited partner	1 Oct 2005	50% - 75%	1616128
Stone Tower Capital Llc	General partner	1 Oct 2005	Other	22-3826532
L.P. Apollo Management Holdings	Sole member - manager	1 Aug 2007	Other	20-8351017
Leon David Black	Shareholder	1 Aug 2007	25% - 50%	847662
Llc Apollo Management Holdings Gp	General partner	1 Aug 2007	Other	20-8350720
L.P. Ap Professional Holdings	Limited partner	1 Aug 2007	50% - 75%	98-0541993
Apo Corp.	Sole member	1 Aug 2007	Other	20-8880200
Llc Apollo Global Management	Sole shareholder	1 Aug 2007	75% - 100%	20-8880053
Ltd. Brh Holdings Gp	General partner	1 Aug 2007	Other	98-0547533
L.P. Brh Holdings	Limited partner	1 Aug 2007	75% - 100%	98-0541994
Marc Jeffrey Rowan	Shareholder	1 Aug 2007	25% - 50%	1410799
Joshua Jordan Harris	Shareholder	1 Aug 2007	25% - 50%	1593925
L.P. Black Family Partners	Limited partner	1 Aug 2007	25% - 50%	26-0194398
Llc Mjr Foundation	Limited partner	1 Aug 2007	25% - 50%	xxx-xx-xxxx
L.P. Mjh Partners	Limited partner	1 Aug 2007	25% - 50%	26-0664903
Llc Apollo Capital Management Gp	General partner	1 Oct 2011	Other	20-8350720
L.P. Apollo Capital Management	Managing member	1 Apr 2012	75% - 100%	143161

Based in New York

The principal office where Stone Tower Debt Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 9 West 57 Th Street, New York, NY 10019, 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 212-515-3200 or by fax 212-515-3251. The normal business hours are 8:00-5:00 on Monday - Friday.