Lyon Street Capital, LLC (San Francisco)


Lyon Street Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $195.52 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Lyon Street Capital 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.

Lyon Street Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Lyon Street Capital, LLC is $195.52 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -48% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $195.52 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $97.76 million each.
Lyon Street Capital has custody of $195.52 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Lyon Street Capital, LLC 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 Lyon Street Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Lyon Street Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 2 clients and $195.52 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Lyon Street Capital has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $195.52 million for 2 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Lyon Street Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $500,000 for each fund.

Careers at Lyon Street Capital, LLC

The company employs 3 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 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
Brian Crown Freckmann Manager 1 Nov 2008 75% - 100% 4003029
Aileen Henry Kazmierowski Coo & cco 1 Mar 2012 Other 6177949

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Lyon Street Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 275 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, 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 415-418-2202. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 4:00 pm on Monday - Friday.