Gill Capital Partners, LLC (Denver)

Name: Gill Capital Partners, LLC
Address: 600 S. Cherry St., Denver, CO, 80246 1710
Telephone: 303-296-6260

Gill Capital Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Denver. It manages $246.56 million of regulatory assets for 639 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and Texas.

Gill Capital Partners provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 25 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Gill Capital Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Gill Capital Partners, LLC is $246.56 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 16% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $169.1 million in discretionary accounts and $77.46 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $274.96 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $3.23 million.

Gill Capital Partners has custody of $13.96 million in cash and securities for 26 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 24% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 23% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 20% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Gill Capital Partners, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Gill Capital Partners serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Gill Capital Partners is high net worth individuals with 46 clients and $93.67 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Gill Capital Partners has the 3rd lowest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $246.52 million for 223 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Gill Capital Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Gill Capital Partners, LLC

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 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
James Robert O'brien	Director, president	1 Feb 2004	Other	1594632
John Sherwood Winslow	Director, secretary	1 Feb 2004	Other	3084607
Leslie Squires Rojas	Chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2014	Other	4046779
Llc Obw	Member	1 Jan 2017	75% - 100%	77-0601130
Inc. O'brien Capital Management	Elected manager	1 Jan 2017	Other	01-0616477

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
James Robert O'brien	Trustee	1 Feb 2002	25% - 50%	xxx-xx-xxxx
Ocmi Employee Stock Ownership Trust	Owner	1 Jun 2003	75% - 100%	01-0616477
John Sherwood Winslow	Member	1 Jan 2017	75% - 100%	xxx-xx-xxxx
Llc Obw Partners	Member	1 Jan 2017	25% - 50%	82-0919213

Based in Denver

The principal office where Gill Capital Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 600 S. Cherry St., Denver, CO 80246 1710, 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 303-296-6260 or by fax 303-296-6213. The normal business hours are 7:30-5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gillinvest.com.