Auda Private Equity LLC (New York)

Name: Auda Private Equity LLC
Address: 888 7 Th Avenue, New York, NY, 10106
Telephone: 212-863-2300

Auda Private Equity LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $3.74 billion of regulatory assets for 78 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Auda Private Equity 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.

Auda Private Equity: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Auda Private Equity LLC is $3.74 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 269% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $2.68 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.06 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $43.96 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $62.15 million.

Auda Private Equity has custody of $2.61 billion in cash and securities for 60 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Auda Private Equity LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Auda Private Equity LLC

Marcel Alain Giacometti has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2007. Janine Deniece Diljohn joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Stephen Bruce Wesson	Managing director	1 Dec 2004	Other	2274838
Auda Advisor Associates Llc	Holding company	1 Dec 2004	75% - 100%	13-3880235
Marcel Alain Giacometti	President	1 Dec 2004	Other	1931395
David Steven Andryc	Managing director	1 Dec 2004	Other	1181816
Richard Craig Lichter	Managing director	1 Dec 2004	Other	2062947
Robert James Kirby	Chief financial officer/chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2005	Other	2634273
Andrew Jason Levy	Managing director	1 Jun 2006	Other	2504740
Auda U.S. Llc	Managing member	1 Dec 2007	75% - 100%	13-3880235
Marcel Alain Giacometti	Chairman	1 Dec 2007	Other	1931395
Ernest Paul Boles	Chief executive officer	1 Dec 2007	Other	5476831
Timothy Alan Brody	Managing director	1 Dec 2007	Other	5655924
Hq Capital U.S. Llc	Managing member	1 Dec 2007	75% - 100%	13-3880235
Ernest Boles	Chief executive officer	1 Dec 2007	Other	5476831
Christopher Alan Lawrence	Managing director	1 Feb 2008	Other	4194038
Buford Scott Reid	Managing director	1 Aug 2008	Other	4377378
Timmy Jay Avery	Managing director/ chief financial officer	1 Nov 2011	Other	6012258
Georg Fritz Wunderlin	Managing director/ chief operating officer	1 Oct 2012	Other	6173591
Janine Deniece Diljohn	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2015	Other	6454063
Marc Rene Lohser	Managing director	1 Feb 2015	Other	6462262

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 13 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Harald Quandt Holdings Gmbh	Holding company	1 Apr 1995	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Auda Management Inc	Holding company	1 Apr 1995	25% - 50%	58-1486034
Marcel Alain Giacometti	Owner	1 Jan 2000	75% - 100%	1931395
Marcel Alain Giacometti	Shareholder	1 Jan 2003	Other	1931395
Alina Llc	Shareholder	1 Jan 2003	Other	13-4093585
Auda International Lp	Sole shareholder	1 Dec 2007	75% - 100%	98-0569273
Lp Hqfs	Sole shareholder	1 Dec 2007	75% - 100%	75-3266658
Hqfs Limited	General partner	1 Dec 2007	Other	foreign
Auda International G.P.	General partner	1 Dec 2007	Other	98-0569269
Hq Capital International L.P.	Sole shareholder	1 Dec 2007	75% - 100%	98-0569273
Hq Capital International G.P.	General partner	1 Dec 2007	Other	98-0569269
Hq Capital Management Gmbh	General partner	1 Jul 2014	Other	foreign
Hq Capital Gmbh & Co. Kg	Sole shareholder	1 Jan 2015	75% - 100%	98-1206487

Based in New York

The principal office where Auda Private Equity LLC performs its advisory services is located at 888 7 Th Avenue, New York, NY 10106, 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 212-863-2300 or by fax 212-593-2974. The normal business hours are 8:30am-5:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at auda.com.