Arsenal Venture Partners, Inc. (Winter Park)

Name: Arsenal Venture Partners, Inc.
Address: 750 S Orlando Avenue, Winter Park, FL, 32789
Telephone: 407-838-1400

Arsenal Venture Partners, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Winter Park. It manages $300.22 million of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

Arsenal Venture Partners provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Arsenal Venture Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Arsenal Venture Partners, Inc. is $300.22 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 31% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $127.26 million in discretionary accounts and $172.96 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $42.42 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $86.48 million.

Arsenal Venture Partners has custody of $140.12 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Arsenal Venture Partners, Inc. 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 Arsenal Venture Partners serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Arsenal Venture Partners is charitable organizations with 2 clients and $172.96 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Arsenal Venture Partners has the highest percentage of charitable organizations out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $300.22 million for 6 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Arsenal Venture Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, six venture capital funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $8,000,000.

Careers at Arsenal Venture Partners, Inc.

The company employs 16 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 75 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
Christopher N. (Mi Only) Fountas	Managing partner	1 Apr 2000	25% - 50%	6019118
Christopher Fountas	Managing partner	1 Apr 2000	25% - 50%	6019118
Jason Lawrence Rottenberg	Managing partner	1 Jun 2000	25% - 50%	6019114
John Patrick Trbovich	Managing partner	1 Mar 2004	25% - 50%	2382869
John Vertrees Starr	Chief compliance officer, vp of finance	1 Dec 2010	25% - 50%	6019167
Jennifer Ellen Laird	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2013	Other	6221242
Charles Bondurant Dudley	Cfo	1 Sep 2014	Other	5201962

Based in Winter Park

The principal office where Arsenal Venture Partners, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 750 S Orlando Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Palo Alto, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 407-838-1400 or by fax 407-659-0447. The normal business hours are by appointment only on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at arsenalvp.com and its LinkedIn profile.