Falcon Edge Capital, LP (New York)


Falcon Edge Capital, LP is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $2.21 billion of regulatory assets for 18 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

Falcon Edge Capital 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.

Falcon Edge Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Falcon Edge Capital, LP is $2.21 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 80% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.99 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.21 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $122.85 million each.
Falcon Edge Capital has custody of $2.18 billion in cash and securities for 16 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 63% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is derivatives, which make up 37% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Falcon Edge Capital, LP for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Falcon Edge Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Falcon Edge Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 16 clients and $2.18 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Falcon Edge Capital has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.18 billion for 16 clients. 56% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Falcon Edge Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds and ten private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Falcon Edge Capital, LP

The company employs 23 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 48 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
Richard Matthew Gerson Founder, chairman and chief investment officer 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 6020114
Navroz Darius Udwadia Co-founder and partner 1 Jul 2011 Other 6020115
Llc Falcon Edge General partner 1 Jul 2011 Other 35-2438247
Falcon Edge Investments Limited Designated member of falcon edge capital, llp (relying adviser) 1 Aug 2011 75% - 100% 98-1038182
James Richard Minshull Chief operating officer 1 Dec 2011 Other 6020118
Andrew Wright Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2012 Other 6306223
Owen Matthew Schmidt General counsel and chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2013 Other 4825554
Kristen Carroll Masino Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2015 Other 6469399
Lp Falcon Edge Capital Shareholder of falcon edge capital (hk), limited (relying adviser) 1 Oct 2015 75% - 100% 160894
Scott Christopher Carpenter Chief operating officer 1 Mar 2017 Other 6771538
Mark Sun Cho Chief compliance officer/general counsel 1 Aug 2018 Other 6630662

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ltd Falcon Edge (Cayman) Gp General partner 1 Jul 2011 Other foreign
Richard Matthew Gerson Limited partner 1 Aug 2011 50% - 75% 6020114
Ltd Falcon Edge (Cayman) Gp General partner 1 Aug 2011 Other 98-1037969
Lp Falcon Edge Management Company Shareholder 1 Aug 2011 75% - 100% 98-1037989
Navroz Darius Udwadia Limited partner 1 Aug 2011 25% - 50% 6020115
Lp Falcon Edge Management Company Sole member 1 Oct 2011 75% - 100% 98-1037989
Lp Falcon Edge Management Company Shareholder 1 Nov 2011 75% - 100% foreign
Richard Matthew Gerson Shareholder 1 Mar 2012 50% - 75% 6020114
Navroz Darius Udwadia Shareholder 1 Mar 2012 25% - 50% 6020115
Richard Matthew Gerson Shareholder 1 May 2012 50% - 75% 6020114
Navroz Darius Udwadia Shareholder 1 May 2012 25% - 50% 6020115

Based in New York

The principal office where Falcon Edge Capital, LP performs its advisory services is located at 660 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10065, 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 212 803-9080. The normal business hours are 8am-6pm on Monday - Friday.