Third Point LLC (New York)

Name: Third Point LLC
Address: 390 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10022
Telephone: 212-715-3880

Third Point LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $19.28 billion of regulatory assets for 24 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005.

Third Point provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and portfolio management for managed accounts and non 40 act investment company. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Third Point: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Third Point LLC is $19.28 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 475% since the beginning of its operation, and $15.47 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $19.28 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $803.3 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in cash and cash equivalents the most. They account for 72% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is government bonds, which make up 23% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in sovereign bonds form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Third Point 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 Third Point serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Third Point is pooled investment vehicles with 22 clients and $18.43 billion of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Third Point has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $18.43 billion for 22 clients. 79% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Third Point also advises several private funds. Namely, thirteen hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $50,000,000.

Careers at Third Point LLC

The company employs 87 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 44 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.

Munib Ziaul Islam joined the executive team most recently as the Head Of Equity Research.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Daniel Seth Loeb	Chief executive officer	1 Jun 1995	75% - 100%	2141296
Justin Samuel Nadler	Cfo / cco	1 Jul 2005	Other	5054034
Keith Joseph Waller	Managing director operations	1 Jul 2005	Other	2044806
James Patrick Kelly	President / coo	1 Aug 2005	Other	2186740
Zachary Snow	General counsel	1 Jul 2006	Other	704774
Zachary Snow	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2006	Other	704774
Justin Samuel Nadler	Chief operating officer	1 Feb 2007	Other	5054034
Laurie Ann Fredericks	Chief financial officer	1 Feb 2007	Other	5310559
Bruce Ivan Wilson	Chief operating officer	1 Feb 2008	Other	4141169
Richard Mendy Haas	Chief financial officer	1 Mar 2008	Other	5065291
William Song	Chief compliance officer and deputy general counsel	1 Apr 2008	Other	5322457
Joshua Laurence Targoff	General counsel	1 May 2008	Other	4718811
Ian Geoffrey Wallace	Head of credit research	1 Feb 2009	Other	1495130
Joshua Laurence Targoff	Chief operating officer and general counsel	1 Jun 2009	Other	4718811
James Peter Gallagher	Chief administrative officer and head of operations	1 Jun 2009	Other	4027532
Munib Ziaul Islam	Head of equity research	1 Apr 2011	Other	3086987

Based in New York

The principal office where Third Point LLC performs its advisory services is located at 390 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Menlo Park, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-715-3880 or by fax 212-224-7401. The normal business hours are 8:00a.m to 6:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at thirdpointventures.com.