Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C. (Mount Kisco)


Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C. is a large advisory firm based in Mount Kisco. It manages $5.01 billion of regulatory assets for 38 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

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Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C provides 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.

Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C. is $5.01 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 47% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.88 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $4.9 billion in discretionary accounts and $106.15 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $132.54 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $106.15 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 James Andrew Kohlberg serves?

The only and largest group of clients of James Andrew Kohlberg is pooled investment vehicles with 38 clients and $5.01 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.01 billion for 38 clients. 29% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C also advises several private funds. Namely, thirty private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C.

The company employs 48 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 71 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.

James Andrew Kohlberg has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2007. Gordon Woodward has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Aug 2010. Daniel Stewart Gewanter joined the executive team most recently as the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Christopher Lacovara Partner 1 Jan 1995 Other 1715569
James A. Kohlberg Revocable Trust Member - katonah capital, l.l.c. 1 Dec 1999 75% - 100% 11-3388703
Llc Kat Associates Member - katonah capital, l.l.c. 1 Dec 1999 Other 13-4091865
Shant Zaven Mardirossian Chief operating officer & chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2000 Other 4112245
Evan Donald Wildstein Partner 1 Jan 2000 Other 2413231
Samuel Philip Frieder Managing partner 1 Jan 2006 50% - 75% 4132445
Christopher William Anderson Partner 1 Jan 2006 Other 2925410
James Andrew Kohlberg Chairman 1 Jan 2007 25% - 50% 4109025
Seth Hollander Partner 1 Jan 2009 Other 6028150
Gordon Woodward Chief investment officer 1 Aug 2010 Other 6028143
Benjamin Jauyi Mao Partner 1 Jan 2011 Other 3272426
Mv Investors General Partnership Member - katonah capital, l.l.c. 1 Dec 2012 Other 65-1177583
Mark P Nappi Chief financial officer 1 Jun 2013 Other 3260522
Ahmed I Wahla Partner 1 Jan 2014 Other 4870846
Andrew Paul Bonanno Partner 1 Jan 2016 Other 2499831
L.P. Kohlberg & Co. Member 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% 13-3850539
Daniel Stewart Gewanter General counsel & chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2018 Other 4811549

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Andrew Kohlberg Trustee 1 Dec 1999 Other 4109025
Gst Exempt 2003 U Trust Partner 1 Apr 2003 75% - 100% 30-6049360
Samuel Philip Frieder Managing partner & (sole member to kohlberg gp management, l.l.c., the general partner to kohlberg & co., l.p. 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% 4132445
James Andrew Kohlberg Chairman 1 Jan 2017 Other 4109025

Based in Mount Kisco

The principal office where Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C. performs its advisory services is located at 111 Radio Circle, Mount Kisco, NY 10549, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Portola Valley, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 914-241-7430 or by fax 914-241-1012. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at kohlberg.com.