Skybridge Capital Ii, LLC (New York)

Name: Skybridge Capital Ii, LLC
Address: 527 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022
Telephone: 212-485-3100

Skybridge Capital Ii, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $9.46 billion of regulatory assets for 17 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida and New York.

Skybridge Capital Ii provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, 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.

Skybridge Capital Ii: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Skybridge Capital Ii, LLC is $9.46 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 2767% since the beginning of its operation, and $816.01 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $6.16 billion in discretionary accounts and $3.3 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $385.23 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $3.3 billion.

Skybridge Capital Ii has custody of $715.44 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Skybridge Capital Ii, 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.

What kind of clients Brett Stuart Messing serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Brett Stuart Messing is investment companies with 3 clients and $5.09 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Skybridge Capital Ii has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.95 billion for 13 clients. 24% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Skybridge Capital Ii also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $50,000 to $100,000.

Careers at Skybridge Capital Ii, LLC

The company employs 54 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 30 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 7 people 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.

Brett Stuart Messing has been acting as President since 1 Nov 2018. Raymond Carl Nolte joined the executive team most recently as the Manager, Member, Co Chief Investment Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Anthony Scaramucci	Manager, member, president	1 Jun 2007	25% - 50%	1983175
Jason Ralph Wright	Manager, member	1 Jun 2007	Other	2940758
Anthony (Nmn) Scaramucci	Manager, member	1 Jun 2007	25% - 50%	1983175
Scott Steven Prince	Manager, member	1 Jun 2007	25% - 50%	1273736
Victor Miguel Oviedo	Member	1 Jun 2007	Other	3111638
Challenger Skybridge (Capital Ii) Investment Llp	Manager, member	1 Jul 2008	Other	n/a
Robert J Phillips	Chief financial officer, member	1 Jul 2009	Other	5526332
Robert John Phillips	Chief financial officer, member	1 Jul 2009	Other	5526332
Raymond Carl Nolte	Manager, member, chief investment officer	1 Jul 2010	Other	1497313
Robert John Phillips	Member, chief financial officer	1 Jul 2010	Other	5526332
Eric Myles Alper	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2010	Other	4270599
Alexandra Marie Noble	Chief compliance officer, chief legal officer, member	1 Nov 2010	Other	5341828
Ron Transatlantic Offshore Ltd.	Manager, member	1 May 2013	Other	n/a
Alexandra Marie Noble	Member, chief compliance officer, chief legal officer	1 Jan 2015	Other	5341828
Anthony (Nmn) Scaramucci	Manager, member	1 May 2018	25% - 50%	1983175
Brett Stuart Messing	President	1 Nov 2018	Other	2077288
Raymond Carl Nolte	Manager, member, co-chief investment officer	1 Feb 2019	Other	1497313
Brett Stuart Messing	Manager, member, president, chief operating officer	1 Feb 2019	Other	2077288
Troy Adam Gayeski	Member, co-chief investment officer	1 Feb 2019	Other	5081374

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 12 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Challenger Skybridge (Group) Holdings Company Pty Ltd	Partner	1 Jul 2008	75% - 100%	n/a
Challenger Life Company Limited	Shareholder	1 Jul 2008	75% - 100%	n/a
Challenger Life Company Holdings Pty Ltd	Shareholder	1 Jul 2008	75% - 100%	n/a
Challenger Group Holdings Ltd	Shareholder	1 Jul 2008	75% - 100%	n/a
Cfsg Holdings No 2 (Victoria Pty Ltd)	Shareholder	1 Jul 2008	75% - 100%	n/a
Challenger Limited	Shareholder	1 Jul 2008	75% - 100%	n/a
Laurent Albert Roccia	Member	1 Jul 2009	75% - 100%	2511651
Prowes Holding S.A.	Shareholder	1 May 2013	75% - 100%	n/a
Danilo Diazgranados Manglano	Shareholder	1 May 2013	75% - 100%	6197978
Llc Rue Francoise Aune Holdings	Member	1 Dec 2016	75% - 100%	81-5307788
Ron Transatlantic Trust	Shareholder	1 Jan 2017	75% - 100%	81-7104810
Transatlantic Group Partners Llc	Member	1 Jan 2017	75% - 100%	81-3929578

Based in New York

The principal office where Skybridge Capital Ii, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 527 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-485-3100 or by fax 212-485-3137. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at skybridgecapital.com.