Ecofin Limited (London)

Name: Ecofin Limited
Address: 15 Buckingham Street, London, Wc2 N 6 Du
Telephone: 44-207-451-2929

Ecofin Limited is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $1.11 billion of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.

Ecofin Limited provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and portfolio management for private investment 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.

Ecofin Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ecofin Limited is $1.11 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 0% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.11 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.11 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $221.23 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities 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 Ecofin 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 Matthew R Breidert serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Matthew R Breidert is sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions with 1 clients and $735.74 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Ecofin Limited has the highest percentage of sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.11 billion for 5 clients. 75% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ecofin Limited also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund and one liquidity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $500,000 for each fund.

Careers at Ecofin Limited

The company employs 23 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 48 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.

Matthew R Breidert has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2016. Bernard Lambilliotte has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jun 1991. Lisa Jayne Anderson joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
John Hyde Murray	Chairman and chief compliance officer	1 Jun 1991	Other	1444951
Bernard Lambilliotte	Chief investment officer	1 Jun 1991	Other	5055430
Ltd Ecofin Holdings	Shareholder - common stock	1 Sep 1992	75% - 100%	foreign
Vincent Georges Barnouin	Managing director	1 May 2004	Other	2000352
Aule De Bournet	Managing director	1 May 2004	Other	5055433
Bernard Lambilliotte	Chief investment officer	1 Oct 2004	Other	5055430
Denis Lionel Chatterton	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2005	Other	4347159
Stuart Johnston Spence	Chief administrative officer	1 Feb 2008	Other	5513291
Bernard Lambilliotte	Director, vice-chairman	1 Jul 2016	Other	5055430
Vincent Georges Barnouin	Director, chief executive officer, shareholder	1 Jul 2016	Other	2000352
Matthew R Breidert	Director	1 Jul 2016	Other	4296681
Deirdre Mary Cooper	Director	1 Jul 2016	Other	6756117
Jean Hugues De Lamaze	Director	1 Jul 2016	Other	6756121
Maximilian Slee	Shareholder	1 Dec 2016	Other	6756125
Michel Sznajer	Shareholder	1 Jan 2017	Other	6756126
Halogen Investments Limited	Shareholder - common stock	1 Dec 2017	Other	foreign
Lisa Jayne Anderson	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2018	Other	7051816
Tortoise Borrower Llc	Shreholder common stock	1 Nov 2018	75% - 100%	82-4203481

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 18 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Bernard Lambilliotte	Shareholder	1 Jan 1992	25% - 50%	5055430
Astro 2004 Trust	Shareholder	1 Sep 2005	50% - 75%	foreign
Abacus (Ci) Limited	Trustee of astro 2004 trust	1 Sep 2005	Other	foreign
Lovell Minnick Equity Advisors Iv Lp	General partner	1 Jan 2014	Other	46-5104838
Harold Kevin Birzer	Chief executive officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	1410255
Gary Paul Henson	President	1 Jan 2018	Other	2130871
Michelle Ross Kelly	Chief strategy officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	4131976
Connie Jean Savage	Chief operating officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	6481188
Tortoise Parent Holdco Llc	Sole member	1 Jan 2018	75% - 100%	82-4180414
Llc Tortoise Investments	Sole member	1 Jan 2018	75% - 100%	27-0904673
Lm Tortoise Holdings Llc	Member	1 Jan 2018	50% - 75%	82-3110164
Lm Tortoise Investment Holdings Iv Co Investment Llc	Member	1 Jan 2018	50% - 75%	83-3172108
Lm Tortoise Holdings Co Investment Llc	Member	1 Jan 2018	25% - 50%	82-3139022
Hcf4 Holdings Llc	Member	1 Jan 2018	25% - 50%	81-3059511
Lm Tortoise Investment Holdings Iv Llc	Managing member	1 Jan 2018	50% - 75%	82-3071148
Lovell Minnick Equity Partners Iv Lp	Member	1 Jan 2018	50% - 75%	46-5097191
Lm Tortoise Investment Holdings Iv A Inc	Member	1 Jan 2018	25% - 50%	82-3057611
Lovell Minnick Equity Partners Iv A Lp	Owner	1 Jan 2018	75% - 100%	46-5084347

Based in London

The principal office where Ecofin Limited performs its advisory services is located at 15 Buckingham Street, London, Wc2 N 6 Du, 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 44-207-451-2929 or by fax 44-207-930-9714. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ecofin.co.uk.