Edgewater Services, LLC (Chicago)


Edgewater Services, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $2.21 billion of regulatory assets for 16 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Illinois.

Edgewater Services 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.

Edgewater Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Edgewater Services, LLC is $2.21 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 89% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $2.21 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $137.91 million each.
Edgewater Services has custody of $2.21 billion in cash and securities for 16 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Edgewater Services, 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 Edgewater Services serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Edgewater Services is pooled investment vehicles with 16 clients and $2.21 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Edgewater Services has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.21 billion for 16 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Edgewater Services also advises several private funds. Namely, sixteen private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Edgewater Services, LLC

The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone 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
James Alan Gordon Managing member of edgewater growth capital management, llc 1 Dec 2001 Other 6017411
Gregory Knox Jones Member of edgewater growth capital management, llc 1 Dec 2001 Other 6017412
David Mceachern Tolmie Member of edgewater growth capital management, llc 1 Dec 2001 Other 6017414
Jeffrey Michael Frient Member of edgewater growth capital management, llc 1 Dec 2001 Other 2774714
James Gordon Trust Member of edgewater growth capital management, llc 1 Dec 2001 Other 42-6323851
L.P. Gordon Investment Management Member of edgewater growth capital management, llc 1 Dec 2001 Other 03-0515166
Gregory Knox Jones Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management ii, l.p. 1 Nov 2006 Other 6017412
Andrea Schwartz Revocable Trust Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management ii, l.p. 1 Nov 2006 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
David Mceachern Tolmie Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management ii, l.p. 1 Nov 2006 Other 6017414
Llc Del Management Company General partner of edgewater growth capital management ii, l.p. 1 Nov 2006 Other 03-0555024
L.P. Gordon Investment Management Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management ii, l.p. 1 Nov 2006 Other 03-0515166
Jeffrey Michael Frient Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management ii, l.p. 1 Nov 2006 Other 2774714
Llc Lazard Group Managing member of the registrant 1 Jul 2009 75% - 100% 51-0278097
Edgewater Holdco Llc Member of edgewater growth capital management, llc 1 Jul 2009 Other 27-0738952
Llc Egcm Iii General partner of edgewater growth capital management iii, l.p. 1 Jul 2009 Other 45-3449881
Andrea Schwartz Revocable Trust Member of edgewater growth capital management, llc 1 Aug 2011 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Edgewater Holdco Llc Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management iii, l.p. 1 Sep 2011 25% - 50% 27-0738952
Gregory Knox Jones Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management iii, l.p. 1 Sep 2011 Other 6017412
David Mceachern Tolmie Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management iii, l.p. 1 Sep 2011 Other 6017414
Jeffrey Michael Frient Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management iii, l.p. 1 Sep 2011 Other 2774714
James Alan Gordon Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management iii, l.p. 1 Sep 2011 Other 6017411
L.P. Gordon Investment Management Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management iii, l.p. 1 Jan 2012 Other 03-0515166
James Gordon Trust Limited partner of edgewater growth capital management iii, l.p. 1 Jan 2012 Other 42-6323851
Michael James Hornig Chief compliance officer of registrant and relying advisers. 1 Mar 2012 Other 1381752
Matthew Walter Norris Chief compliance officer of registrant and relying advisers 1 Jul 2012 Other 6100861
Llc Egcm Iv General partner of edgewater growth capital management iv, l.p. 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 27-0738952
Llc Egcm Sma General partner of egcm sma. l.p. 1 Feb 2016 75% - 100% 37-1801739
James Alan Gordon Limited partner of egcm sma, l.p. 1 Feb 2016 Other 6017411

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 17 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Alan Gordon Trustee 1 Feb 1975 Other 6017411
James Alan Gordon Trustee 1 Jan 1981 Other 6017411
James Alan Gordon Managing member 1 Apr 2003 Other 6017411
Llc Gordon Investment Management General partner 1 Apr 2003 Other 03-0515166
James Alan Gordon Managing member 1 Dec 2004 75% - 100% 6017411
Lazard Ltd Shareholder 1 May 2005 75% - 100% 98-0437848
Lltd Corp Ii Managing member 1 May 2005 50% - 75% 20-2240387
Lltd 2 S.A.R.L. Managing member 1 May 2005 25% - 50% 98-0467514
Lltd Corp I Shareholder 1 May 2005 75% - 100% 20-2240308
Lltd 2 S.A.R.L. Managing member 1 Dec 2005 25% - 50% 98-0467514
Lltd Corp Ii Managing member 1 Dec 2005 50% - 75% 20-2240387
Lltd Corp I Shareholder 1 Dec 2005 75% - 100% 20-2240308
Lltd 1 S.A.R.L. Shareholder 1 Dec 2005 75% - 100% 98-0457321
Lazard Group Llc Managing member 1 Jul 2009 50% - 75% 51-0278097
Edgewater Holdco Llc Sole member 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 27-0738952
Edgewater Holdco Llc Sole member 1 Feb 2016 75% - 100% 27-0738952
Lltd Holding S.A.R.L. Shareholder 1 May 2017 75% - 100% 98-0457321

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Edgewater Services, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 900 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, 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 312-649-5666 or by fax 312-664-8649. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at edgewaterfunds.com.