Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (New York)

Name: Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC
Address: 590 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022
Telephone: 212-351-7900

Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $2.65 billion of regulatory assets for 12 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

Odyssey Investment 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.

Odyssey Investment Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC is $2.65 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 5% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $2.65 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $220.7 million each.

Odyssey Investment Partners has custody of $1.99 billion in cash and securities for 12 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

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

The only and largest group of clients of Odyssey Investment Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 12 clients and $2.65 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Odyssey Investment Partners has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.65 billion for 12 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Odyssey Investment Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, twelve private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC

The company employs 43 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 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
Stephen Berger	Managing member	1 Nov 1997	Other	2264687
Brian Kwait	Managing member	1 Nov 1997	Other	6025173
William Hopkins	Managing member	1 Nov 1997	25% - 50%	6025175
Berger Odyssey Investment. Lp	Associated member	1 Jun 2004	25% - 50%	20-1213836
Lp Kwait Odyssey Investment	Associated member	1 Jun 2004	25% - 50%	20-1213898
Lp Mirza Odyssey Investment	Associated member	1 Jun 2004	Other	20-1213979
Douglas Mitchell Hitchner	Chief operating officer	1 Jan 2008	Other	2816765
Douglas Mitchell Hitchner	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	2816765
Vivian Hadis	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	6898282

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Berger Family 1996 Trust B	Limited partner	1 Sep 1996	50% - 75%	13-7230827
Kwait Family 1997 Trust B	Limited partner	1 Sep 1997	25% - 50%	13-7129809
Cynthia Anne Wainwright	General partner	1 Jun 2004	25% - 50%	1672764
Brian Kwait	General partner/limited partner	1 Jun 2004	25% - 50%	6025173
Stephen Berger	General partner/limited partner	1 Jun 2004	25% - 50%	2264687
Mirza 1997 Family Trust A	Limited partner	1 Jul 2006	50% - 75%	13-7131228
Susan Mirza	General partner	1 Aug 2009	25% - 50%	6029478
Susan Mirza A Investment Trust	Limited partner	1 Dec 2009	25% - 50%	xxx-xx-xxxx

Based in New York

The principal office where Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 590 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Woodland Hills, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-351-7900 or by fax 212-351-7925. The normal business hours are 9am to 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at odysseyinvestment.com.