Chicago Equity Partners LLC (Chicago)

Name: Chicago Equity Partners LLC
Address: 180 North Lasalle Street, Chicago, IL, 60601
Telephone: 312-629-8200

Chicago Equity Partners LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $6.01 billion of regulatory assets for 130 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Chicago Equity Partners provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and reports on investing in equity securities. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Chicago Equity Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Chicago Equity Partners LLC is $6.01 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -28% since the beginning of its operation, and $439 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $6.01 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $46.23 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 39% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 34% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 23% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Chicago Equity Partners 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 Patrick Cornelius Lynch serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Patrick Cornelius Lynch is pension and profit sharing plans with 16 clients and $2.51 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Chicago Equity Partners has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.34 billion for 64 clients. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Chicago Equity Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Chicago Equity Partners LLC

The company employs 39 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 49 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 5 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Patrick Cornelius Lynch has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2004. Keith Erik Gustafson joined the executive team most recently as the Management Committee Member & Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
James David Miller	Chairman, ceo	1 Jan 2000	Other	4346016
Patrick Cornelius Lynch	Senior vice president	1 Jan 2000	Other	4346037
Robert Henry Kramer	Senior vice president	1 Jan 2000	Other	1724735
David Charles Coughenour	Senior vice president	1 Jan 2000	Other	4346047
David Raymond Johnsen	Senior vice president	1 Jan 2000	Other	4346025
Patrick Cornelius Lynch	President	1 Apr 2004	Other	4346037
Peter Charles Williams	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2004	Other	4863241
Patrick Cornelius Lynch	Management committee member & president	1 Dec 2006	Other	4346037
Robert Henry Kramer	Management committee member & managing director	1 Dec 2006	Other	1724735
David Charles Coughenour	Management committee member & chief investment officer - equity	1 Dec 2006	Other	4346047
Llc Chicago Acquisition	Managing member	1 Dec 2006	50% - 75%	04-3554300
James David Miller	Management committee member & chairman	1 Dec 2006	Other	4346016
David Raymond Johnsen	Management committee member & managing director	1 Dec 2006	Other	4346025
Alexander Gonzalez	Chief financial officer	1 Jul 2014	Other	4588790
Robert Alan Nanney	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2014	Other	5961868
Keith Erik Gustafson	Management committee member & managing director	1 Jan 2016	Other	1861613
Patricia Ann Halper	Management committee member & managing director	1 Jan 2016	Other	2915076
Curt Alan Mitchell	Management committee member & chief investment officer - fixed income	1 Jan 2016	Other	1351358

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Amg / Midwest Holdings	Sole member and manager	1 Dec 2006	75% - 100%	04-3554300
Inc Affiliated Managers Group	Shareholder	1 Dec 2006	75% - 100%	04-3218510
Llc Affiliated Managers Group	Shareholder	1 Dec 2006	75% - 100%	04-3218510

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Chicago Equity Partners LLC performs its advisory services is located at 180 North Lasalle Street, Chicago, IL 60601, 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 312-629-8200 or by fax 312-629-2701. The normal business hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at chicagoequitypartners.com.