Marcato Capital Management LP (San Francisco)


Marcato Capital Management LP is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $624.81 million of regulatory assets for 9 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Marcato Capital Management 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.

Marcato Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Marcato Capital Management LP is $624.81 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -80% since the beginning of its operation, and $148.01 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $624.81 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $69.42 million each.
Marcato Capital Management has custody of $624.81 million in cash and securities for 9 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Marcato Capital Management LP 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 Marcato Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Marcato Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 9 clients and $624.81 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Marcato Capital Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $624.81 million for 9 clients. 67% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Marcato Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Marcato Capital Management LP

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 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
Richard Trainor Mcguire Managing partner 1 Oct 2009 75% - 100% 5829870
Richard D. Van Doren Chief financial officer 1 May 2010 Other 5122065
Neil Suraj Bhatia Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2013 Other 2811175
Marcato Holdings Llc General partner 1 Dec 2013 Other 27-1208542
James David Lindberg Chief financial officer 1 Apr 2014 Other 4012342
Jason Benjamin Breeding Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2015 Other 6486264
Marcato Capital Management Lp Direct owner of relying adviser 1 Jun 2015 75% - 100% 154730
Anne Therese Sullivan Chief compliance officer / finance and business operations 1 Mar 2017 Other 5474207
Huntley Aldo Hanover Chief compliance officer / partner 1 Oct 2017 Other 4411600
Mark Ramsey Shamia Chief financial officer / chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2018 Other 2519405

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Richard Trainor Mcguire Managing member of general partner 1 Dec 2013 75% - 100% 5829870

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Marcato Capital Management LP performs its advisory services is located at Four Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, 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 (415) 796-6350 or by fax (415) 796-6388. The normal business hours are 7:00 am - 6:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at marcatocapitalmanagement.com.