Ramius Advisors, LLC (New York)


Ramius Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.61 billion of regulatory assets for 20 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002.

Ramius Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies, 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.

Ramius Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ramius Advisors, LLC is $1.61 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 237% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.61 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $80.43 million each.
Ramius Advisors has custody of $869.7 million 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 Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Advisors, LLC

Thomas Wolff Strauss has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2012. Fred Steven Fraenkel joined the executive team most recently as the Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Gordon & Co. L.P. Angelo Member 1 Jun 1997 50% - 75% 23122
John Michael Angelo Manager and managing officer 1 Jun 1997 Other 6118
Michael Laurence Gordon Manager and managing officer 1 Jun 1997 Other 225836
Peter Anthony Cohen Manager and managing officer 1 Jun 1997 Other 50111
Morgan B Stark Manager and managing officer 1 Jun 1997 Other 1959400
Thomas Wolff Strauss Manager and managing officer 1 Jun 1997 Other 438203
Jeffrey Marc Solomon Managing officer 1 Jun 1997 Other 2133254
Fred Berger Managing officer 1 Jun 1997 Other 1367291
Llc Ramius Capital Group Member 1 Jun 1997 50% - 75% 13-3937658
Ramius Llc Managing member 1 Jun 1997 75% - 100% 13-3937658
Andrew Mark Strober Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2002 Other 2815354
Marran Humphrey Ogilvie General counsel 1 Feb 2002 Other 2820779
Patrick Joseph Clough Chief financial officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 4854823
Byron Howard Spivack Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 4863653
Marc Lewis Baum Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2005 Other 1580046
Stephen Lasota Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2008 Other 5511261
Ramius Llc Managing and sole member 1 Nov 2009 75% - 100% 151953
Cowen Investment Management Llc Managing and sole member 1 Nov 2009 75% - 100% 151953
Morgan B Stark Chief executive officer 1 Nov 2009 Other 1959400
John Fiorello Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2009 Other 2883294
Park Exchange Llc Managing and sole member 1 Nov 2009 75% - 100% 151953
Christopher Andrew White Chief operations officer 1 Nov 2009 Other 2963526
Owen Littman General counsel 1 Nov 2009 Other 5736044
Thomas Wolff Strauss Chief executive officer 1 Feb 2010 Other 438203
Jeffrey Marc Solomon Chief operating officer 1 Apr 2010 Other 2133254
Andrea J.S. Sayago Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2011 Other 6042456
Michael G Benwitt General counsel 1 Jan 2012 Other 6046442
Thomas Wolff Strauss Chairman 1 Dec 2012 Other 438203
Michael Evan Singer Chief executive officer 1 Dec 2012 Other 2536117
James David Ryan Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 4269228
Fred Steven Fraenkel Interim chief executive officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 1367622

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Peter Anthony Cohen Executive officer 1 Jul 1997 Other 50111
Thomas Wolff Strauss Executive officer 1 Jul 1997 Other 438203
Morgan B Stark Executive officer 1 Jul 1997 Other 1959400
L.L.C. C4s & Co. Managing member 1 Aug 1997 Other 13-3937658
Jeffrey Marc Solomon Executive officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 2133254
Inc. Cowen Group Parent 1 Nov 2009 75% - 100% 27-0423711
Cowen Inc. Parent 1 Nov 2009 75% - 100% 27-0423711

Based in New York

The principal office where Ramius Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 599 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10022, 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 646-562-1010. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cowen.com/alternativeinvestments.