Ac Investment Management, LLC (New York)


Ac Investment Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $201.55 million of regulatory assets for 55 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Ac Investment Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles 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.

Ac Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ac Investment Management, LLC is $201.55 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 68% since the beginning of its operation, and $149.88 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $201.55 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.66 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ac Investment Management, 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.

What kind of clients Hans Kumar serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Hans Kumar is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $201.55 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Ac Investment Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $201.55 million for 5 clients. 40% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ac Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, five hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Ac Investment Management, LLC

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 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.

Hans Kumar has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2008. Aurelian Capital Ltd joined the executive team most recently as the Owner (Agr Management, Ltd).

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ernest Aurel Scalamandre Chief compliance officer/chief executive officer/managing member 1 Feb 2006 75% - 100% 2364549
Hans (Nmn) Kumar Member (aurelian capital gp, llc, general partner of agr master lp, agr power llc and ac scout lp) 1 Feb 2006 Other 4576520
Ernest A Scalamandre Chief compliance officer/ managing member 1 Feb 2006 75% - 100% 2364549
Ernest Aurelian Scalamandre Chief compliance officer/ chief executive officer 1 Feb 2006 Other 2364549
Hans (Nmn) Kumar Director and member 1 Jan 2008 Other 4576520
Hans Kumar Director 1 Jan 2008 Other 4576520
Llc Aurelian Holdings Majority owner 1 Dec 2008 75% - 100% 20-0037204
Ltd. Eos Capital Minority owner 1 Dec 2008 Other foreign
Llc Eagle I Member 1 Jan 2011 Other 45-1256418
Aurelian Capital Ltd Owner (agr management, ltd) 1 Jan 2012 75% - 100% 98-0499115

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ernest A Scalamandre Managing member 1 Jan 2009 75% - 100% 2364549
Ernest Aurel Scalamandre Managing member 1 Jan 2009 75% - 100% 2364549
Ernest Aurelian Scalamandre Managing member 1 Jan 2009 75% - 100% 2364549

Based in New York

The principal office where Ac Investment Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1350 Avenue Of The Americas, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10019, 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) 245-8200 or by fax (212) 245-8205. The normal business hours are 8am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at acimfunds.com.