Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management, LLC (New York)


Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $263.34 million of regulatory assets for 9 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006.

Oppenheimer Alternative Investment 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.

Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management, LLC is $263.34 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 431% since the beginning of its operation, and $45.66 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $263.34 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $29.26 million each.
Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management has custody of $263.34 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 Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management, 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 John A Blau serves?

The only and largest group of clients of John A Blau is pooled investment vehicles with 9 clients and $263.34 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $263.34 million for 9 clients. 25% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, two other private funds and seventeen private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $150,000 to $6,000,000.

Careers at Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management, LLC

John A Blau has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2013. Douglas Thornley Siegel joined the executive team most recently as the Global Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Dennis Patrick Mcnamara Secretary 1 Apr 2006 Other 2938486
Deborah Kaback Senior vice president 1 Apr 2006 Other 1854501
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. Direct owner 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% 105559
Albert Grinsfelder Lowenthal Chairman 1 Apr 2006 Other 313519
Elaine Kells Roberts Cfo 1 Apr 2006 Other 1367879
Thomas Robert Robinson President 1 Apr 2006 Other 2573055
Stephen Charles Beach Chief compliance officer, svp 1 Apr 2006 Other 867896
Patrick John Kane Senior vice president 1 Apr 2006 Other 2065327
Brian Kahn Williamson Senior vice president 1 Apr 2006 Other 5080622
Brian Keith Williamson Senior vice president 1 Apr 2006 Other 5080622
Bryan Edward Mckigney Senior vice president 1 Mar 2009 Other 4293175
Jeffrey Alfano Cfo 1 Mar 2010 Other 5127693
Brian Altenburg Senior vice president 1 Jan 2012 Other 5733823
John A Blau President 1 Jul 2013 Other 2260441
Kevin Thomas Duffy Interim cco 1 Jan 2015 Other 1852595
James Andrew Capezzuto Cco 1 Feb 2015 Other 1845909
Bryan Edward Mckigney President 1 Apr 2015 Other 4293175
Douglas Thornley Siegel Global compliance officer 1 Feb 2016 Other 1143272

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
E.A. Viner International Co. 100% owner 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% 76-148280
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. 100% owner 1 Apr 2006 75% - 100% 98-0080034

Based in New York

The principal office where Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 85 Broad Street, 24 Th Floor, New York, NY 10004, 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 212-667-4000 or by fax 212-667-4959. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.