Abbey Capital Limited (Dublin)


Abbey Capital Limited is a large advisory firm based in Dublin. It manages $3.07 billion of regulatory assets for 14 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010.

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Abbey Capital Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies and 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.

Abbey Capital Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Abbey Capital Limited is $3.07 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 92% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.32 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $3.07 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $219.6 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Abbey 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 Abbey Capital Limited serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Abbey Capital Limited is pooled investment vehicles with 12 clients and $2.32 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Abbey Capital Limited has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.07 billion for 14 clients. 80% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Abbey Capital Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $40,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Abbey Capital Limited

The company employs 45 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 31 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.

Peter Gerard Carney joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operating Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Anthony Nmn Gannon Chief executive officer, shareholder, director 1 Apr 2000 50% - 75% 5775808
Timothy Joseph Brosnan Chairman, director, shareholder 1 Apr 2000 25% - 50% 5775809
Anthony Gannon Chief executive officer 1 Apr 2000 50% - 75% 5775808
Claire Catherine Gately Director, shareholder 1 Jun 2000 Other 5775812
Anthony Gannon Chief executive officer 1 Dec 2000 Other 5775808
Timothy Joseph Brosnan Non-executive chairman 1 Dec 2000 Other 5775809
Michael Gerard Swift Risk director, shareholder 1 Apr 2002 Other 5775802
Michael Gerard Swift Deputy chief executive officer 1 May 2002 Other 5775802
Claire Catherine Gately Director, shareholder 1 Jul 2002 Other 5775812
Peter Gerard Carney Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2003 Other 5775806
Andrew Nmn Meleady Chief operating officer 1 Jun 2005 Other 5775803
Andrew Meleady Chief operating officer 1 Jun 2005 Other 5775803
Andrew Meleady Chief operating officer 1 Jan 2006 Other 5775803
Andrew Nmn Meleady Chief operating officer 1 Jan 2006 Other 5775803
Louise Eileen Harris Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2009 Other 5775813
Louise Eileen Harris Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2010 Other 5775813
David Mccarthy Non-executive director 1 Jan 2011 Other 2444155
Michael Gerard Swift Deputy ceo and director of research, shareholder 1 Nov 2011 Other 5775802
Claire Catherine Gately Non-executive director 1 Mar 2013 Other 5775812
Cavendish Capital Limited Holding company - owns 100% of abbey capital limited 1 Aug 2013 75% - 100% 523298
Louise Eileen Harris Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2017 Other 5775813
Peter Gerard Carney Chief operating officer 1 Apr 2018 Other 5775806
David Mcinerney Chief financial officer 1 Apr 2018 Other 7026457

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Anthony Gannon Shareholder and non-executive director 1 Aug 2013 50% - 75% 5775808
Timothy Joseph Brosnan Shareholder and chief executive officer and chief investment officer 1 Aug 2013 25% - 50% 5775809

Based in Dublin

The principal office where Abbey Capital Limited performs its advisory services is located at 1 2 Cavendish Row, Dublin, 1, 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 00-353-1-8280400 or by fax 00-353-1-8280499. The normal business hours are 8am to 6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at abbeycapital.com and its LinkedIn profile.