ALPhagen Capital Limited (London)


ALPhagen Capital Limited is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $2.09 billion of regulatory assets for 16 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Iowa, and 7 other states.

ALPhagen Capital Limited provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and portfolio management for hedge funds. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

ALPhagen Capital Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of ALPhagen Capital Limited is $2.09 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -35% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.69 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.09 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $130.42 million each.
ALPhagen Capital Limited has custody of $1.22 billion in cash and securities for 7 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in cash and cash equivalents the most. They account for 82% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 14% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in derivatives form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay ALPhagen Capital Limited 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 Lesley Elaine Cairney serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Lesley Elaine Cairney is pooled investment vehicles with 11 clients and $1.87 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, ALPhagen Capital Limited has the 3rd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.87 billion for 11 clients. 75% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

ALPhagen Capital Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, seven hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at ALPhagen Capital Limited

The company employs 49 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 73 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 5 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Lesley Elaine Cairney has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2013. Susan Kelly Wold joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Richard Patrick Mcnamara Head of group finance 1 Aug 2011 Other 4489453
Paul James Graham Managing director 1 Dec 2012 Other 6148438
Yinka Osindero Chief compliance officer 1 May 2013 Other 4377154
Lesley Elaine Cairney Director 1 Jun 2013 Other 6408717
David John Elms Director 1 Jun 2013 Other 6408723
Christopher Benjamin Chaloner Director 1 Feb 2014 Other 6408722
Martin Robert Skinner Head group finance - henderson 1 Sep 2015 Other 5287522
John Graham Foggin Director 1 Oct 2016 Other 6771357
Charles Edward Jones Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2017 Other 6823197
Rhiannon Willow Chaudhuri Director 1 Sep 2017 Other 6864158
Albert Giral Mayol Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2017 Other 6864174
Susan Kelly Wold Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 2197638

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Hgi Group Limited Shareholder 1 Sep 2009 75% - 100% foreign entity
Henderson Holdings Group Limited Shareholder 1 Sep 2009 75% - 100% foreign entity
Henderson Global Group Limited Shareholder 1 Sep 2009 75% - 100% foreign entity
Henderson Global Investors (Holdings) Limited Shareholder 1 Jul 2010 75% - 100% foreign entity
Henderson Group Plc Shareholder 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% foreign entity
Henderson Group Holdings Asset Management Limited Shareholder 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% foreign entity
Hgi Asset Managment Group Limited Shareholder 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% foreign entity
Janus Henderson Group Plc Shareholder 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% foreign entity

Based in London

The principal office where ALPhagen Capital Limited performs its advisory services is located at 201 Bishopsgate, London, Ec2 M 3 Ae, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Denver, CO. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +442078181818 or by fax +442078181819. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at henderson.com and its LinkedIn profile.