Merchant Capital Inc (New York)

Merchant Capital Inc is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $804.17 million of regulatory assets for 52 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Merchant Capital provides market timing services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Merchant Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Merchant Capital Inc is $804.17 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 108% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $804.17 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $15.46 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Merchant Capital Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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.

Careers at Merchant Capital Inc

David Ames Denunzio has been acting as President since 1 Jan 1994. Eileen E Ryan joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Merchant Holding	100% owner	1 Jan 1994	75% - 100%	13-3751234
David Ames Denunzio	Director	1 Jan 1994	Other	1905388
John Michael Hennessy	Chairman	1 Jan 1994	Other	814814
Allen Dennis Wheat	Director, investment committee member	1 Jun 1995	Other	1498734
Stephen A.M. Hester	Investment committee member	1 Sep 1997	Other	4378974
Charles Gould Ward	Director, investment committee member	1 Sep 1997	Other	872995
Mark Richard Patterson	Director, investment committee member	1 Dec 1997	Other	1155279
Henry Grossman Robin	Investment committee member	1 Jun 1998	Other	1883585
Richard Edward Thornburgh	Director	1 Mar 2000	Other	828020
Frank Peter Quattrone	Director, investment committee member	1 Mar 2000	Other	1312126
Charles Gerald Thoroton Stonehill	Investment committee member	1 Mar 2000	Other	1772667
Mark Lawrence Levitt	Investment committee member	1 Mar 2000	Other	2451205
Nicole I Sincek Arnaboldi	Vice president	1 Mar 2003	Other	1427291
George Ronald Hornig	Chief financial & administrative officer	1 Mar 2003	Other	1817508
Ivy B Dodes	Vice president & counsel	1 Mar 2003	Other	2306196
Kenneth John Lohsen	Vice president	1 Mar 2003	Other	4571019
Joseph Fowler Huber	President & ceo	1 Mar 2003	Other	251929
David C. O'leary	Vice president	1 Mar 2003	Other	4380128
Eileen E Ryan	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2003	Other	2014783

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Credit Suisse First Boston Merchant Bank	100% shareholder	1 Jan 1994	75% - 100%	13-3569241
Credit Suisse First Boston Management Corporation	100% shareholder	1 Jan 1994	75% - 100%	13-2972600
Inc. Credit Suisse First Boston	100% shareholder	1 Jan 1994	75% - 100%	13-2853402
Credit Suisse First Boston (Swiss Bank)	57% voting; 100% non-voting shareholder	1 Jan 1994	50% - 75%	foreign entity
Credit Suisse First Boston Management Llc	100% shareholder	1 Jan 1994	75% - 100%	13-2972600
Credit Suisse Group	100% shareholder	1 Feb 1998	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Credit Suisse First Boston (Usa) Inc	100% shareholder	1 Mar 2003	75% - 100%	13-1898818
Inc. Credit Suisse First Boston (Usa)	Shareholder	1 Mar 2003	75% - 100%	13-1898818

Based in New York

The principal office where Merchant Capital Inc performs its advisory services is located at 11 Madison Avenue, 7 Th Floor, New York, NY 10010, 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 212-325-2000 or by fax 212-325-6100. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm on Monday - Friday.