Centaur Capital Partners, L.P. (Southlake)

Name: Centaur Capital Partners, L.P.
Address: 1460 Main Street, Southlake, TX, 76092
Telephone: 817-488-9632

Centaur Capital Partners, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in Southlake. It manages $103.11 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

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

Centaur Capital Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Centaur Capital Partners, L.P. is $103.11 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1189% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $103.11 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $51.55 million each.

Centaur Capital Partners has custody of $77.66 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Centaur Capital Partners, L.P. 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 Centaur Capital Partners serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Centaur Capital Partners is pooled investment vehicles with 1 clients and $77.66 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Centaur Capital Partners has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $103.11 million for 2 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Centaur Capital Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $500,000 for each fund.

Careers at Centaur Capital Partners, L.P.

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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Malcolm Ezekial Ashton	Limited partner and chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2002	50% - 75%	4533387
Llc Ashton Enterprises	General partner	1 May 2002	Other	120456
Llc Glennon Centaur Capital	Limited partner	1 Jun 2003	Other	061729975
John L. Schwartz Trust	Limited partner	1 Nov 2003	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Llc Montecito Venture Partners	Limited partner	1 Oct 2004	Other	68-0594855
Llc West Coast Venture Fund	Limited partner	1 Oct 2004	Other	68-0594855
Matthew Holmstrom Richey	Limited partner	1 Jan 2009	Other	4838585

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
John Leonard Schwartz	Trustee	1 Oct 1992	75% - 100%	4837985
Thomas Joseph Glennon	Sole member	1 Jul 2004	75% - 100%	4837988
Lance William Helfert	Member	1 Oct 2004	25% - 50%	2692919
Paul James Orfalea	Member	1 Oct 2004	25% - 50%	4379254
Ryan Atticus Lowe	Member	1 Oct 2004	25% - 50%	4766979

Based in Southlake

The principal office where Centaur Capital Partners, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 1460 Main Street, Southlake, TX 76092, 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 817-488-9632 or by fax 817-488-9648. The normal business hours are 10am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at centaurcapital.com.