Equus Capital Partners, Ltd. (Newtown Square)

Name: Equus Capital Partners, Ltd.
Address: Ellis Preserve, Newtown Square, PA, 19073 2304
Telephone: 267-757-0600

Equus Capital Partners, Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in Newtown Square. It manages $1.28 billion of regulatory assets for 11 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania.

Equus Capital Partners provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and real estate investment. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Equus Capital Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Equus Capital Partners, Ltd. is $1.28 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -13% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.28 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $116.39 million each.

Equus Capital Partners has custody of $1.28 billion in cash and securities for 11 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Equus Capital Partners, Ltd. 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 Equus Capital Partners serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Equus Capital Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 11 clients and $1.28 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Equus Capital Partners has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.28 billion for 11 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Equus Capital Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, eleven real estate funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $5,000,000 to $100,000,000.

Careers at Equus Capital Partners, Ltd.

The company employs 90 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 53 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.

Arthur P Pasquarella joined the executive team most recently as the Limited Partner.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Daniel M Dilella	Chief executive officer	1 Jun 1989	Other	5960528
Robert K Maloney	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 1989	Other	5960534
Loretta Mcnulty Kelly	General counsel	1 Sep 1989	Other	6315243
Arthur P Pasquarella	Chief operating officer	1 Jun 1992	Other	5960529
Barry Howard	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2000	Other	5960532
L.P. Management Partnership Benefit	Limited partner	1 Jan 2005	75% - 100%	26-0001563
Llc Meilp Gp	General partner	1 Feb 2013	Other	46-5054396
Llc Equus Gp	General partner	1 Feb 2013	Other	20-2170475
L.P. Management Equity Investors	Limited partner	1 Jan 2014	75% - 100%	26-3619866

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Daniel M Dilella	Limited partner	1 Jan 2005	25% - 50%	5960528
Arthur P Pasquarella	Limited partner	1 Jan 2016	25% - 50%	5960529

Based in Newtown Square

The principal office where Equus Capital Partners, Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at Ellis Preserve, Newtown Square, PA 19073 2304, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Chicago, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 267-757-0600 or by fax 215-569-0329. The normal business hours are 7:20am to 4:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at equuspartners.com.