Oceanwood Capital Management LLP (London)


Oceanwood Capital Management LLP is a large advisory firm based in London. It manages $2.57 billion of regulatory assets for 11 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014.

Oceanwood Capital Management provides non discretionary advisory services to an affiliate registered investment adviser. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Oceanwood Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Oceanwood Capital Management LLP is $2.57 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 98% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.09 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.57 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $233.58 million each.

What kind of clients Oceanwood Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Oceanwood Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 11 clients and $2.57 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Oceanwood Capital Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.57 billion for 11 clients. 91% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Oceanwood Capital Management also advises several private funds.

Careers at Oceanwood Capital Management LLP

The company employs 16 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
Christopher Reginald Gate Designated member 1 May 2006 25% - 50% 2270217
Luke J Lynch Designated member 1 May 2006 Other 6048855
Oceanwood Capital Services Limited Corporate member 1 May 2006 25% - 50% foreign
William Christopher Nicholas Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2006 Other 1747490
Julian P Garcia Woods Designated member 1 Mar 2009 Other 4208607
Andrew Waugh Designated member 1 Mar 2009 Other 6309378
John Jenyue Chiang Designated member 1 Apr 2013 Other 3090187
Matthew Joseph Turner Designated member 1 Jul 2017 Other 6872658
Richard John Timms Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2017 Other 6872659
David Vaamonde Juanatey Member 1 Jan 2019 Other 7075331

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Lobelia Pension Plan Discretionary trust 1 Mar 2006 75% - 100% foreign
Capita Trustees Limited Trustee 1 Mar 2006 Other foreign
Oceanwood Holdings Limited Holding company 1 Jan 2008 25% - 50% foreign

Based in London

The principal office where Oceanwood Capital Management LLP performs its advisory services is located at 4 Albemarle Street, London, W1 S 4 Ga, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 44 207 758 5500 or by fax 44 207 758 5515. The normal business hours are 07:30gmt to 17:30gmt on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at oceanwoodcapital.com.