H2 O Am LLP (London)

Name: H2 O Am LLP
Address: 10 Old Burlington Street, London, W1 S 3 Ag
Telephone: +44 207 292 1600

H2 O Am LLP is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $7.95 billion of regulatory assets for 22 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013.

H2 O Am provides portfolio management for investment companies, 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.

H2 O Am: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of H2 O Am LLP is $7.95 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 121% since the beginning of its operation, and $7.73 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $7.95 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $361.59 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in sovereign bonds the most. They account for 60% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 23% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 13% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay H2 O Am LLP 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 H2 O Am serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of H2 O Am is sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions with 2 clients and $3.77 billion of assets under management. Among the 2 most similar advisory firms, H2 O Am has the highest percentage of sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $7.95 billion for 19 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

H2 O Am also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $100,000 for each fund.

Careers at H2 O Am LLP

The company employs 64 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 41 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.

Vincent Chailley has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Aug 2010 and Bruno Crastes is the Chief Executive Officer of H2 O Am LLP family office. Natixis Investment Managers Participations 1 joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
H2o Am Limited	Shareholder	1 Aug 2010	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Bruno Crastes	Chief executive officer	1 Aug 2010	Other	6249938
Vincent Chailley	Chief investment officer	1 Aug 2010	Other	6249939
Jean Noel Alba	Chief compliance officer and deputy chief executive officer	1 Aug 2010	Other	6249940
Marc Maudhuit	Member of executive committee	1 Aug 2010	Other	6249941
Julie Mulcahy	Chief operating officer	1 Aug 2010	Other	6249942
Natixis Asset Management	Shareholder	1 Aug 2010	50% - 75%	foreign entity

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 31 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Natixis Global Asset Management	Shareholder	1 Aug 2004	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Natixis	Shareholder	1 Dec 2006	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Bpce	Shareholder	1 Jul 2009	50% - 75%	foreign entity
H2o Am Holding Sa	Shareholder	1 Aug 2010	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Jeremy Touboul	Shareholder	1 Aug 2010	Other	6260519
Loic Cadiou	Shareholder	1 Aug 2010	Other	6260520
Gonzague Legoff	Shareholder	1 Aug 2010	Other	6260523
Juliette Pianko	Shareholder	1 Aug 2010	Other	6260524
Cedric Philippon	Shareholder	1 Aug 2010	Other	6260526
Natixis Asset Management	Shareholder	1 Dec 2010	50% - 75%	foreign entity
H2o Am Holding Sa	Shareholder	1 Dec 2010	50% - 75%	foreign entity
Natixis Investment Managers	Shareholder	1 Dec 2010	50% - 75%	foreign entity
Marc Maudhuit	Shareholder	1 Jan 2011	Other	6249941
Jeremy Touboul	Shareholder	1 Jan 2011	Other	6260519
Loic Cadiou	Shareholder	1 Jan 2011	Other	6260520
Gonzague Legoff	Shareholder	1 Jan 2011	Other	6260523
Julie Mulcahy	Shareholder	1 Apr 2011	Other	6249942
Natixis	Shareholder	1 Sep 2011	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Cedric Philippon	Shareholder	1 Dec 2012	Other	6260526
Juliette Pianko	Shareholder	1 Dec 2012	Other	6260524
Stephane Gaillard	Shareholder	1 Jun 2015	Other	6931554
Matthieu Genessay	Shareholder	1 Oct 2015	Other	6931560
Timothee Consigny	Shareholder	1 Jan 2017	Other	6931557
Pascal Dubreuil	Shareholder	1 Oct 2018	Other	7133322
Andrew George Galvin	Shareholder	1 Oct 2018	Other	7133309
Florian Pelissou	Shareholder	1 Oct 2018	Other	7133325
Thomas Delabre	Shareholder	1 Oct 2018	Other	7133327
Philippine Watteaux	Shareholder	1 Oct 2018	Other	7133333
Cyril Beriot	Shareholder	1 Oct 2018	Other	7133338
Loic Guilloux	Shareholder	1 Oct 2018	Other	7133343
Natixis Investment Managers Participations 1	Shareholder	1 Dec 2018	50% - 75%	foreign entity

Based in London

The principal office where H2 O Am LLP performs its advisory services is located at 10 Old Burlington Street, London, W1 S 3 Ag, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +44 207 292 1600 or by fax +44 207 292 1601. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 6:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at h2o-am.