Silver Creek Advisory Partners LLC (Seattle)

Name: Silver Creek Advisory Partners LLC
Address: 1301 Fifth Avenue, 40 Th Floor, Seattle, WA, 98101 2603
Telephone: 206-774-6000

Silver Creek Advisory Partners LLC is a large advisory firm based in Seattle. It manages $5.72 billion of regulatory assets for 20 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Washington.

Silver Creek Advisory Partners provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Silver Creek Advisory Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Silver Creek Advisory Partners LLC is $5.72 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 873% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.26 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $5.7 billion in discretionary accounts and $15.28 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $300.06 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $15.28 million.

Silver Creek Advisory Partners has custody of $5.7 billion in cash and securities for 19 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Silver Creek Advisory Partners 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 Robert Alan Ratliffe serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Robert Alan Ratliffe is pooled investment vehicles with 19 clients and $5.7 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Silver Creek Advisory Partners has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.72 billion for 20 clients. 75% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Silver Creek Advisory Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, twenty seven hedge funds and two other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $50,000,000.

Careers at Silver Creek Advisory Partners LLC

The company employs 41 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 37 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people 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.

Robert Alan Ratliffe has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2016. Bryan Jon Weeks joined the executive team most recently as the Former Employee/President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Eric Edward Dillon	Managing member and chief investment investment officer	1 Jun 2010	Other	1211368
Bryan Jon Weeks	Managing member, chief executive officer, chief operating officer and president	1 Jun 2010	Other	2525879
Leanne Williamson Kolb	Member and chief financial officer	1 Jun 2010	Other	1401397
Marissa Ann Costales	Senior counsel and chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2010	Other	5183802
Bryan J Weeks	Managing member	1 Jun 2010	Other	2525879
Marissa A. Costales	Associate counsel & chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2010	Other	5183802
Stephen Lionel Prince	Member and portfolio manager	1 Jan 2011	Other	5033916
Inc. Dillon/Flaherty Investments	Member	1 Jan 2011	25% - 50%	91-1622957
Silver Creek Capital Management Llc	Member	1 Jan 2011	Other	122966
Stephen L Prince	Member	1 Jan 2011	Other	5033916
Robert Spencer Potts	Member	1 Jan 2011	Other	2307355
Gideon Gabriel Nieuwoudt	Member	1 Jan 2011	Other	5897781
Warren Michael Clemans	General counsel and secretary	1 Apr 2011	Other	5908075
Warren Clemans	General counsel	1 Apr 2011	Other	5908075
L.L.C. Silver Creek Advisory Partners Holdings	Member	1 Jan 2014	Other	61-1732995
Robert Alan Ratliffe	President	1 Mar 2016	Other	1063757
Bryan Jon Weeks	Former employee/president	1 Jan 2017	Other	2525879

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Eric Edward Dillon	President	1 Nov 1993	50% - 75%	1211368
Timothy Patrick Flaherty	Vice-president	1 Nov 1993	50% - 75%	1156206
Eric Edward Dillon	Managing member and chief investment officer	1 Jun 1999	25% - 50%	1211368
Timothy Patrick Flaherty	Managing member	1 Dec 2001	25% - 50%	1156206
Robert Alan Ratliffe	Member	1 Jan 2014	25% - 50%	1063757
Leanne Williamson Kolb	Member	1 Jan 2015	25% - 50%	1401397

Based in Seattle

The principal office where Silver Creek Advisory Partners LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1301 Fifth Avenue, 40 Th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101 2603, 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 206-774-6000 or by fax 206-774-6010. The normal business hours are 7:30am to 4:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at silvercreekcapital.com and its LinkedIn profile.