Sandell Asset Management Corp. (New York)


Sandell Asset Management Corp. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $491.21 million of regulatory assets for 16 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010.

Sandell Asset Management Corp 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.

Sandell Asset Management Corp: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sandell Asset Management Corp. is $491.21 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -55% since the beginning of its operation, and $247.92 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $491.21 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $30.7 million each.
Sandell Asset Management Corp has custody of $72.9 million in cash and securities for 7 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sandell Asset Management Corp. 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 Sandell Asset Management Corp serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Sandell Asset Management Corp is pooled investment vehicles with 10 clients and $289.23 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Sandell Asset Management Corp has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $289.23 million for 10 clients. 83% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Sandell Asset Management Corp 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 Sandell Asset Management Corp.

The company employs 12 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 33 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
Thomas Eric Sandell Chief executive officer, sandell asset management corp. 1 Oct 1997 Other 1990339
Sandell Advisors Llc Relying adviser 1 Nov 1997 Other 13-3979695
Thomas Eric Sandell Managing member, sandell advisors llc 1 Nov 1997 Other 1990339
Daniel Mignon Director, sandell asset management europe limited 1 Mar 2001 Other 5060187
Thomas Eric Sandell Chief executive officer, sandell asset management europe limited 1 Mar 2001 Other 1990339
Serge Karim Adam Senior managing director 1 Jan 2006 Other 5783992
Richard A Gashler General counsel 1 Apr 2006 Other 5060176
Liberatore John Iannarone Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2009 Other 5783989
Anthony Bavaro Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2010 Other 5783982
Sandell Asset Management Europe Limited Foreign advisor 1 May 2010 Other 196447
Melvin Alejandro Mazier Senior managing director, sandell asset management corp. 1 Jan 2011 Other 2612345
Richard A Gashler Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2011 Other 5060176
Adam L Hoffman General counsel, sandell asset management corp. 1 Oct 2012 Other 3166682
Daniel Mignon Director, sandell asset management corp. 1 Jan 2013 Other 5060187
Adam L Hoffman Secretary, sandell asset management europe limited 1 Mar 2013 Other 3166682
Thomas Eric Sandell Managing member, sandell partners llc 1 Dec 2013 Other 1990339
Sandell Partners Llc General partner, samc partners lp 1 Dec 2013 Other 46-4345622
Samc Partners Lp Owner, sandell asset management corp. 1 Dec 2013 75% - 100% foreign
Daniel Borenstein Chief financial officer, sandell asset management corp. 1 Jul 2014 Other 6372860
Thomas Eric Sandell Director, sandell asset management corp. 1 Jul 2014 Other 1990339
Triet Leminh Chief compliance officer, sandell asset management corp 1 Feb 2017 Other 6762500
Sandell Holdings Llc Owner 1 Dec 2017 75% - 100% 82-3808861

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Samc Partners Lp Sole member 1 Dec 2017 75% - 100% 61-1727474

Based in New York

The principal office where Sandell Asset Management Corp. performs its advisory services is located at 540 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Boca Raton, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-603-5700 or by fax 212-603-5710. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sandellmgmt.com.