Jana Partners LLC (New York)


Jana Partners LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $3.56 billion of regulatory assets for 26 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009.

Jana 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.

Jana Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Jana Partners LLC is $3.56 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 78% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.01 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.56 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $137.1 million each.
Jana Partners has custody of $2.74 billion in cash and securities for 17 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 42% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 39% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 20% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Jana 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 Jana Partners serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Jana Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 21 clients and $3 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Jana Partners has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3 billion for 21 clients. 46% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Jana Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, eleven hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Jana Partners LLC

The company employs 42 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 24 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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
Barry Rosenstein Managing partner and co-portfolio manager 1 Apr 2001 25% - 50% 1148016
Barry Stuart Rosenstein Managing partner 1 Apr 2001 25% - 50% 1148016
Gary E Claar General partner 1 Apr 2001 25% - 50% 1386725
Gary Claar General partner 1 Apr 2001 Other 1386725
Daniel Z Reich Chief operating officer 1 Mar 2005 Other 4623842
Charles Penner Chief legal officer and partner 1 Apr 2005 Other 5705189
Charles Gordon Penner Partner and chief legal officer 1 Apr 2005 Other 5705189
Charles G Penner General counsel 1 Apr 2005 Other 5705189
Joseph D Salegna Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 5705167
David Howard Kanefsky Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2009 Other 2994534
David Kanefsky Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2009 Other 2994534
Scott Ostfeld Partner and co-portfolio manager, jana strategic investments 1 Dec 2009 Other 4573741
Scott David Ostfeld Partner 1 Dec 2009 Other 4573741
Dominic Varrialle Chief financial officer 1 May 2010 Other 5787950
Dominic Joseph Varrialle Chief financial officer 1 May 2010 Other 5787950
Barry Rosenstein Direct owner of relying adviser 1 Sep 2010 Other 1148016
Charles Penner Direct owner of relying adviser 1 Sep 2010 Other 5705189
Scott Ostfeld Direct owner of relying adviser 1 Sep 2010 Other 4573741
Jana Partners Llc Direct owner of relying adviser 1 Sep 2010 50% - 75% 151318
David Didomenico Partner and co-portfolio manager 1 Apr 2011 Other 4585635
David Mauro Didomenico Partner 1 Apr 2011 Other 4585635
Jay Young Chief administrative officer 1 Sep 2011 Other 5987700
Jay Hyun Young Chief operating officer 1 Sep 2011 Other 5987700
Nikhil Mittal Partner 1 Jan 2012 Other 3112269
Lorelei B Martin Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2012 Other 2697689
Gary Claar Senior advisor 1 Jul 2012 Other 1386725
Gary Claar Non-managing member 1 Jan 2013 Other 1386725
Dyal Capital Partners (A) Lp Non-managing member of jana partners llc 1 Mar 2015 Other 46-0525083
Dyal Capital Partners Ii (A) Lp Non-managing member of jana partners llc 1 Mar 2015 Other 98-1130800
Dyal James Co Investment Partners A Lp Non-managing member of jana partners llc 1 Jun 2015 Other 61-1761942
John Joseph Mckenna Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2017 Other 5755949
Nikhil Mittal Non-managing member 1 Jan 2018 Other 3112269
Jennifer Fanjiang Chief legal officer & chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2019 Other 7053316
Craig Brian Marshal Chief financial officer 1 May 2019 Other 6025570

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 16 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Nb Dyal Associates Lp General partner 1 Feb 2010 Other 98-0657386
Nb Dyal Gp Holdings Llc General partner 1 Feb 2010 Other 27-2302165
Nb Alternatives Gp Holdings Llc Managing member 1 Feb 2010 75% - 100% 80-0357937
Nb Alternatives Holdings Llc Managing member 1 Feb 2010 75% - 100% 80-0357916
Neuberger Berman Group Llc Managing member 1 Feb 2010 75% - 100% 61-1591182
Nb Dyal Associates Ii Lp General partner 1 Feb 2010 Other 98-1130391
Dyal U.S. Llc Limited partner 1 Feb 2010 50% - 75% 27-2302032
Dyal Offshore Investors Lp Member 1 Feb 2010 25% - 50% 98-0657373
Nb Dyal Associates Ii Lp General partner 1 Sep 2013 Other 98-1130391
Nb Dyal Gp Holdings Llc General partner 1 Sep 2013 Other 27-2302165
Dyal Ii Us Investors Lp Limited partner 1 Jul 2014 25% - 50% 80-0951992
Dyal U.S. Ii Llc Limited partner 1 Jul 2014 50% - 75% 46-4989710
Dyal Ii Offshore Investors Lp Member 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 98-1130608
Dyal James Gp Llc General partner 1 Apr 2015 Other 36-4809366
Nb Dyal Gp Holdings Llc Managing member 1 Apr 2015 75% - 100% 27-2302165
Dyal James U.S. Llc Limited partner 1 Jun 2015 75% - 100% 38-3971199

Based in New York

The principal office where Jana Partners LLC performs its advisory services is located at 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153, 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 212-455-0900 or by fax 212-455-0901. The normal business hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at janapartners.com.