Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $4.3 billion of regulatory assets for 10 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia 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.
The assets under management (AUM) of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Inc. is $4.3 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 7215% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.87 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Inc. 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.
The only and largest group of clients of John Joohahn Moon is pooled investment vehicles with 10 clients and $4.3 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.3 billion for 10 clients. 88% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia also advises several private funds. Namely, ten private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $200,000 to $10,000,000.
The company employs 78 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 40 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.
John Joohahn Moon has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2010. David Grove Stafford joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.
The principal office where Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036, 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 1 212 761-7160 or by fax 212 507-8474. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at morganstanley.com/what-we-do/investment-management/merchant-banking/private-equity-asia/.