Great Hill Partners, LP (Boston)


Great Hill Partners, LP is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $4.81 billion of regulatory assets for 15 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.

Great Hill Partners 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.

Great Hill Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Great Hill Partners, LP is $4.81 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 73% since the beginning of its operation, and $159.35 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.81 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $320.4 million each.
Great Hill Partners has custody of $4.81 billion in cash and securities for 15 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Great Hill Partners, LP 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 Great Hill Partners serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Great Hill Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 15 clients and $4.81 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Great Hill Partners has the 6th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.81 billion for 15 clients. 40% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Great Hill Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, fifteen private equity funds.

Careers at Great Hill Partners, LP

The company employs 51 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 69 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
Great Hill Chris Trust Limited partner 1 Feb 1999 Other 04-3463168
Christopher S Gaffney Executive officer 1 Feb 1999 Other 5930660
Great Hill John Trust Limited partner 1 Feb 1999 Other 04-3463232
John G Hayes Executive officer 1 Feb 1999 Other 5930656
Laurie Gerber Chief financial officer / chief compliance officer 1 May 2002 Other 5930665
Great Hill Matt Trust Limited partner 1 Jan 2008 Other 05-6149495
Matthew T Vettel Executive officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 5930663
Michael Andrew Kumin Executive officer 1 Jul 2012 Other 2526659
Mark Douglas Taber Executive officer 1 Jul 2012 Other 6174329
Llc Great Hill Advisors General partner 1 Apr 2014 Other 46-5489268
Llc Great Hill Holdings Limited partner 1 Apr 2014 75% - 100% 46-5463964
John Stephen Dwyer Chief financial officer / chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2018 Other 6900930

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Christopher S Gaffney Manager 1 Apr 2014 Other 5930660
Matthew T Vettel Manager 1 Apr 2014 Other 5930663
Michael Andrew Kumin Manager 1 Apr 2014 Other 2526659
Mark Douglas Taber Manager 1 Apr 2014 Other 6174329
John G Hayes Manager 1 Apr 2014 Other 5930656

Based in Boston

The principal office where Great Hill Partners, LP performs its advisory services is located at 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116, 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 617-790-9400 or by fax 617-790-9401. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (est) on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at greathillpartners.com.