Ortelius Capital Partners, LLC (New York)


Ortelius Capital Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $195.76 million of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.

Ortelius Capital Partners 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.

Ortelius Capital Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ortelius Capital Partners, LLC is $195.76 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 83% since the beginning of its operation, and $176.21 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $195.76 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $27.97 million each.
Ortelius Capital Partners has custody of $195.76 million in cash and securities for 7 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ortelius Capital Partners, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Ortelius Capital Partners serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Ortelius Capital Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 7 clients and $195.76 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Ortelius Capital Partners has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $195.76 million for 7 clients. 57% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ortelius Capital Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds and one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Ortelius Capital Partners, LLC

The company employs 4 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Peter David Desorcy Managing member/chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2002 25% - 50% 5055987
Hrh Prince Pavlos Of Greece Managing member 1 Oct 2002 25% - 50% 5055991
Of Greece Hrh Prince Pavlos Managing member 1 Oct 2002 25% - 50% 5055991
Boston Ventures Iv A Sphi Investment Corporation Member 1 Jul 2005 Other 04-3237996
Paul Ryan Knollmeyer Coo/cco 1 Sep 2005 Other 4919933

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Search International Limited Parent company 1 Dec 1986 75% - 100% foreign
Search Investment Office Limited Parent company 1 Nov 1991 75% - 100% foreign
Inc. Chamarac Properties Holdings Parent company 1 Jul 1996 75% - 100% 51-0375721
Inc. Chamarac Properties Parent company 1 Jul 1996 75% - 100% 52-1113312
The Micharo Trust Parent company 1 Dec 2004 75% - 100% foreign
The Mountain Trust Company Trustee 1 Dec 2004 Other foreign

Based in New York

The principal office where Ortelius Capital Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 450 Park 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 917-595-5010 or by fax 917-595-5050. The normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at orteliuscapital.com.