Governors Lane LP (New York)


Governors Lane LP is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $2.66 billion of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015.

Governors Lane 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.

Governors Lane: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Governors Lane LP is $2.66 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 133% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.33 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.66 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $665.26 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Governors Lane LP 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 Governors Lane serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Governors Lane is pooled investment vehicles with 4 clients and $2.66 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Governors Lane has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.66 billion for 4 clients. 50% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Governors Lane also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Governors Lane LP

The company employs 19 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 63 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
Governors Lane Gp Llc General partner 1 Nov 2014 Other 47-2783811
Isaac Daniel Corre Managing partner & ceo 1 Jan 2015 75% - 100% 6014528
Justin D. White Partner, coo, & cfo 1 Jan 2015 Other 6028206
Justin Daniel White Partner, coo, & cfo 1 Jan 2015 Other 6028206
Fenil Ghodadra Partner 1 Feb 2015 Other 4813259
Matthew Brest Partner 1 Feb 2015 Other 5006644
Fenil Shailesh Ghodadra Partner 1 Feb 2015 Other 4813259
Matthew Simon Brest Partner 1 Feb 2015 Other 5006644
Olivia Maginley Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2015 Other 6478026
Olivia Alexandra Maginley Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2015 Other 6478026
Danny (Nmn) Yousif Partner 1 Sep 2015 Other 5006885
Andrew Ashton Barnett Partner 1 Jan 2018 Other 5883096

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Isaac Daniel Corre Managing member 1 Nov 2014 Other 6014528

Based in New York

The principal office where Governors Lane LP performs its advisory services is located at 510 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-887-4000 or by fax 212-887-4020. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday.