Gc Advisors LLC (Chicago)


Gc Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $45.96 billion of regulatory assets for 83 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Illinois, New York, and North Carolina.

Gc Advisors 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.

Gc Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Gc Advisors LLC is $45.96 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 41452% since the beginning of its operation, and $24.45 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $21.35 billion in discretionary accounts and $24.61 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $388.19 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $879.03 million.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 97% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Gc Advisors 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 David B Golub serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, pooled investment vehicles, business development companies, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of David B Golub is pooled investment vehicles with 65 clients and $41.31 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Gc Advisors has the 5th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $45.96 billion for 83 clients. 34% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Gc Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, twenty seven hedge funds and five securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $2,000,000.

Careers at Gc Advisors LLC

The company employs 380 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 33 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.

David B Golub has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2011. Lp Gcdm Holdings joined the executive team most recently as the Member.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Whitehall Capital Investors N Member 1 Sep 2008 50% - 75% 35-2324743
Llc Cdg2005 Member 1 Sep 2008 25% - 50% 26-2824533
Lawrence Eric Golub Chairman 1 Sep 2008 Other 1311171
David B Golub Vice chairman 1 Sep 2008 Other 1767789
Daniel Leyden Chief financial officer 1 Sep 2008 Other 5631031
Matthew Stephen Hardin Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2009 Other 2366634
Daniel Allan Leyden Chief financial officer 1 Apr 2010 Other 5631031
Francis Patrick Straub Iii Chief financial officer, chief administrative officer 1 May 2010 Other 5544060
Francis Patrick Straub Cfo 1 May 2010 Other 5544060
David B Golub President 1 Apr 2011 Other 1767789
Gila Rivka Cohen Chief administrative officer 1 Jul 2011 Other 2944328
Joshua Mark Levinson Deputy general counsel and chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2011 Other 5973336
Llc Whitehall Capital Investors Pe Member 1 Dec 2011 50% - 75% 61-1153469
Llc Cdgpe Member 1 Dec 2011 25% - 50% 39-2070684
Llc Gc Pe Holdings Member 1 Sep 2012 75% - 100% 46-1164795
Lawrence Eric Golub Chairman, chief executive officer, co-general counsel 1 Dec 2012 Other 1311171
Joshua Mark Levinson Co-general counsel and chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2012 Other 5973336
Pierre Olivier Lamoureux Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2018 Other 4816563
Lp Gcdm Holdings Member 1 Aug 2018 75% - 100% 83-1325039

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 26 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Cdg Exempt 2005 Trust Member 1 Mar 2005 75% - 100% 26-6136563
Stephen Alan Kepniss Trustee 1 Mar 2005 Other 1391511
Bragol Exempt N Trust Member 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% 26-6174801
Stephen Alan Kepniss Trustee 1 Jan 2008 Other 1391511
Bragol Exempt Pe Trust Member 1 Dec 2011 75% - 100% 26-6174872
Cdg Exempt 2005 Pe Trust Member 1 Dec 2011 75% - 100% 26-6174478
Stephen Alan Kepniss Trustee 1 Dec 2011 Other 1391511
Lawrence Eric Golub Manager 1 Jun 2012 Other 1311171
David B Golub Manager 1 Jun 2012 Other 1767789
Llc Whitehall Capital Investors New Pe Member 1 Sep 2012 50% - 75% 61-1698778
Lawrence Eric Golub Manager 1 Sep 2012 Other 1311171
Bragol Exempt Pe Trust Member 1 Sep 2012 75% - 100% 26-6174872
Llc Cdgpe Member 1 Sep 2012 25% - 50% 39-2070684
David B Golub Manager 1 Sep 2012 Other 1767789
David B Golub Manager 1 Jan 2014 Other 1767789
Cdg Exempt 2005 Pe Trust Member 1 Jan 2014 75% - 100% 11-1234567
The Bragol Trust Ii Member 1 Jan 2014 75% - 100% 13-7373610
Llc Cdg 2013 Pe Member 1 Jan 2014 25% - 50% 42-1778585
Cdg Exempt 2013pe Trust Member 1 Jan 2014 Other 35-7045743
David Finegold Trustee 1 Jan 2014 Other 6463961
Cdg Exempt 2005 Trust Member 1 Jan 2014 75% - 100% 25-6136563
Bragol Trust Ii Member 1 Jan 2014 75% - 100% 13-7373610
Lawrence Eric Golub Trustee 1 Jan 2014 Other 1311171
Llc Gcdm Holdings Gp General partner 1 Jul 2018 Other 83-1336881
Stephen Alan Kepniss Trustee 1 Jul 2018 Other 1391511
Gc Pe Holdings Llc Limited partner 1 Aug 2018 75% - 100% 46-1164795

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Gc Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 150 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-205-5050 or by fax 312-205-5050. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at golubcapital.com.