Ramius Alternative Solutions LLC (New York)


Ramius Alternative Solutions LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $3.56 billion of regulatory assets for 24 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009.

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Ramius Alternative Solutions provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ramius Alternative Solutions: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ramius Alternative Solutions LLC is $3.56 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 43% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $1.15 billion in discretionary accounts and $2.41 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $71.86 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $300.78 million.
Ramius Alternative Solutions has custody of $2.88 billion in cash and securities for 14 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ramius Alternative Solutions LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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.

Careers at Ramius Alternative Solutions LLC

Vadim Zlotnikov has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Sep 2016 and Michael Evan Singer is the Chief Executive Officer of Ramius Alternative Solutions LLC family office. Mark Randall Manley joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Thomas Wolff Strauss President and chief executive officer 1 Mar 1997 Other 438203
Stephen Lasota Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2008 Other 5511261
Roger Ethan Anscher Chief operating officer and general counsel 1 Oct 2008 Other 4926300
Ramius Llc Member 1 Nov 2009 50% - 75% 151953
John Fiorello Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2009 Other 2883294
Inc. Cowen Holdings Member 1 Nov 2009 50% - 75% 84-1702964
Andrea J.S. Sayago Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2011 Other 6042456
Michael G Benwitt General counsel 1 Jan 2012 Other 6046442
Michael Evan Singer Chief executive officer 1 Dec 2012 Other 2536117
Vikas Kapoor Co chief executive officer / member 1 Jan 2013 Other 6139813
Stuart Davies Co chief executive officer / member 1 Jan 2013 Other 5269344
James David Ryan Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 4269228
Mark Randall Manley Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2016 Other 1294370
Laurence Edward Cranch General counsel 1 Sep 2016 Other 4828314
David Michael Lesser Assistant secretary 1 Sep 2016 Other 2822514
Edward Joseph Farrell Chief financial officer 1 Sep 2016 Other 2069171
Vadim Zlotnikov Chief investment officer 1 Sep 2016 Other 2362840
Alliance Capital Management Llc Sole member 1 Sep 2016 75% - 100% 11-3559441

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Cowen Group Parent 1 Nov 2009 75% - 100% 27-0423711
Alliancebernstein L.P. Sole member 1 Sep 2016 75% - 100% 108477

Based in New York

The principal office where Ramius Alternative Solutions LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1345 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10105, 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 212-969-1000 or by fax 212-969-2293. The normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ramiusmutualfunds.com.