Credit Suisse Alternative Capital, Inc. (New York)

Credit Suisse Alternative Capital, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $16 billion of regulatory assets for 66 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Credit Suisse Alternative Capital provides portfolio management for investment companies and market timing services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Credit Suisse Alternative Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Credit Suisse Alternative Capital, Inc. is $16 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 17% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $15.31 billion in discretionary accounts and $688.57 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $246.96 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $172.14 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Credit Suisse Alternative Capital, Inc. 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.

Careers at Credit Suisse Alternative Capital, Inc.

John Gerard Popp has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2005. Thomas Michael Sipp joined the executive team most recently as the Director, Chairman And President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Csam Americas Holding Corp.	100% shareholder	1 Feb 2003	75% - 100%	51-0327865
Roger Mitchell Machlis	Chief legal officer	1 Jun 2004	Other	2947195
George Ronald Hornig	Director and chairman	1 Jul 2004	Other	1817508
Timothy Barnes	Chief operating officer	1 Jul 2004	Other	4837127
Edward A Poletti	Chief financial officer	1 Jan 2005	Other	1532626
John Gerard Popp	Director	1 Mar 2005	Other	1497733
James Hayden Vos	Director and president	1 Mar 2005	Other	1689839
Emidio Morizio	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2005	Other	1614446
Ajay Mehra	Chief legal officer	1 Nov 2005	Other	4888834
Roger Mitchell Machlis	Chief legal officer	1 Nov 2005	Other	2947195
Michael Joseph Bessel	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2007	Other	2963742
Thomas Michael Sipp	Director, chairman and president	1 Oct 2010	Other	2407526

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Credit Suisse Group	Sole shareholder	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Inc. Credit Suisse First Boston	100% shareholder	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	13-2853402
Credit Suisse (Formerly Credit Suisse First Boston)	100% shareholder	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Inc. Credit Suisse Holdings (Usa)	100% shareholder	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	13-2853402
Credit Suisse	100% shareholder	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Credit Suisse Group Ag	Sole shareholder	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Credit Suisse Ag	100% shareholder	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	foreign entity

Based in New York

The principal office where Credit Suisse Alternative Capital, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 11 Madison Avenue, 13 Th Floor, New York, NY 10010, 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)325-2000 or by fax (212) 325-6100. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.