Mig Capital, LLC (Newport Beach)


Mig Capital, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Newport Beach. It manages $1.04 billion of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Mig Capital 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.

Mig Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Mig Capital, LLC is $1.04 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 94% since the beginning of its operation, and $285.71 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.04 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $259.17 million each.

Fees & Commissions

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

The only and largest group of clients of Mig Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 4 clients and $1.04 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Mig Capital has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.04 billion for 4 clients. 25% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Mig Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Mig Capital, LLC

The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 59 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 Paul Merage Chief executive officer; manager; trustee of the falcon 2005 management trust and the e-richard merage gst 09 trust 1 Aug 2003 Other 4367550
Paul Parviz Merage Manager; trustee of the falcon 2005 management trust and the paul merage gst 02 trust 1 Aug 2003 Other 4367504
Gregory Verley Merage Trustee of the falcon 2005 management trust and the l-greg merage gst 09 trust 1 Aug 2003 Other 4259854
Falcon 2005 Management Trust Member 1 Aug 2003 Other 20-6475493
Paul Merage Gst 02 Trust Member 1 Aug 2003 25% - 50% 20-6360252
E Richard Merage Gst 09 Trust Member 1 Aug 2003 50% - 75% 27-6366261
L Greg Merage Gst 09 Trust Member 1 Aug 2003 Other 27-6366233
Falcon 2005 Management Trust Member 1 Aug 2005 Other 20-6475493
Paul Merage Gst 02 Trust Member 1 Aug 2005 25% - 50% 20-6360252
Allison Naomi Moriya Controller 1 May 2006 Other 4727064
E Richard Merage Gst 09 Trust Member 1 Sep 2009 50% - 75% 27-6366261
L Greg Merage Gst 09 Trust Member 1 Sep 2009 Other 27-6366233
Jeffrey Scott Andrews Chief operating officer and chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2012 Other 2701220
Peter Woong Choe Controller 1 Feb 2014 Other 2242571

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Gregory Verley Merage Trustee 1 Aug 2005 Other 4259854
Richard Paul Merage Trustee 1 Aug 2005 Other 4367550
Paul Parviz Merage Trustee 1 Aug 2005 Other 4367504
Richard Paul Merage Trustee 1 Sep 2009 Other 4367550
Gregory Verley Merage Trustee 1 Sep 2009 Other 4259854

Based in Newport Beach

The principal office where Mig Capital, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 660 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660, 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 949-474-5800 or by fax 949-474-5801. The normal business hours are 7am- 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at migcap.com.