Bentham Capital Management, LLC (New York)

Name: Bentham Capital Management, LLC
Address: 437 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022
Telephone: 212-488-5331

Bentham Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $396.01 million of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2019 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Texas.

Bentham Capital Management provides 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.

Bentham Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bentham Capital Management, LLC is $396.01 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -1% since the beginning of its operation, and $297.01 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $396.01 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $66 million each.

Bentham Capital Management has custody of $132.6 thousand in cash and securities for 6 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bentham Capital Management, 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 Bentham Capital Management serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies and charitable organizations. The largest group of clients of Bentham Capital Management is insurance companies with 5 clients and $297.01 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Bentham Capital Management has the highest percentage of insurance companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $396.01 million for 6 clients. 75% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Bentham Capital Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Bentham Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 23 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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.

Clive Bowman has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Sep 2019. Stuart Mitchell joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Andrew Saker	Chief executive officer, managing director	1 Jan 2015	Other	7005354
Jeremy Thomas Sambrook	General counsel	1 Jan 2016	Other	5779029
Bentham Holdings Inc.	100% owner	1 Jul 2018	75% - 100%	45-3071310
Christopher J Young	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2018	Other	6072348
Stuart Mitchell	Chief financial officer	1 Nov 2018	Other	7165208
Clive Bowman	Chief investment officer	1 Sep 2019	Other	7183566

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Bentham Holdings Inc.	Active	1 Aug 2011	75% - 100%	45-3071310
Imf Bentham Ltd.	Active	1 Aug 2011	75% - 100%	xxx-xx-xxxx

Based in New York

The principal office where Bentham Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 437 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Houston, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-488-5331. The normal business hours are 9 am - 6 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at benthamimf.com.