Gcg Management, LLC (Chicago)


Gcg Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $526.04 million of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, and New York.

Gcg 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.

Gcg Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Gcg Management, LLC is $526.04 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 156% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $526.04 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $105.21 million each.
Gcg Management has custody of $381.53 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Gcg Management, 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 Gcg Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Gcg Management is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $526.04 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Gcg Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $526.04 million for 5 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Gcg Management also advises several private funds. Namely, five private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Gcg Management, LLC

The company employs 10 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 90 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
Llc Greyrock Capital Group Owner 1 Jun 2002 75% - 100% 123456789
Llc Reservoir Capital Group Owner 1 Jun 2002 Other 04-1111111
Mark Shufro President and managing member 1 May 2011 Other 6024824
Stephen Etter Senior vice president 1 May 2011 Other 6024830
Todd Osburn Senior vice president 1 May 2011 Other 6024834
Tracy Perkins Senior vice president 1 May 2011 Other 6024837
Jeffery Birch Chief compliance officer, treasurer, cfo, vice president 1 May 2011 Other 6024843
Steven Dempsey Vice president 1 May 2011 Other 6024838
Mark William French Vice president 1 May 2011 Other 2899765
Steven Dempsey Senior vice president 1 Dec 2012 Other 6024838

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Gcg Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 230 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Wilton, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-849-0008 or by fax 312-849-0000. The normal business hours are 9:00 to 5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at greyrockcapitalgroup.com.