Spitfire Capital LLC (Mill Valley)

Name: Spitfire Capital LLC
Address: Two Belvedere Place, Mill Valley, CA, 94941
Telephone: 415-878-1908

Spitfire Capital LLC is a large advisory firm based in Mill Valley. It manages $135.47 million of regulatory assets for 5 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

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

Spitfire Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Spitfire Capital LLC is $135.47 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -3% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.67 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $135.47 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $27.09 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 78% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 22% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Spitfire Capital 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 Spitfire Capital serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Spitfire Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $120.6 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Spitfire Capital has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $135.47 million for 5 clients. 20% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Spitfire Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Spitfire Capital LLC

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 75 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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
Julian Andrew Lawrence Allen	Managing member	1 Mar 2007	75% - 100%	4374011
Patrick D Ryan	Chief operating officer / chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2013	Other	4920507

Based in Mill Valley

The principal office where Spitfire Capital LLC performs its advisory services is located at Two Belvedere Place, Mill Valley, CA 94941, 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 415-878-1908 or by fax 888-667-8211. The normal business hours are 7am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at spitfirecap.com.