Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (New York)


Solus Alternative Asset Management LP is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $6.43 billion of regulatory assets for 30 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007.

Solus Alternative Asset Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and providing investment advisory services to managed accounts. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Solus Alternative Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Solus Alternative Asset Management LP is $6.43 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 173% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.81 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $6.43 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $214.36 million each.
Solus Alternative Asset Management has custody of $6.42 billion in cash and securities for 28 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in non-exchange traded securities the most. They account for 57% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 28% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-investment grade corporate bonds form 9% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Solus Alternative Asset Management LP 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 Solus Alternative Asset Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Solus Alternative Asset Management is pooled investment vehicles with 28 clients and $6.42 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Solus Alternative Asset Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $6.42 billion for 28 clients. 43% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Solus Alternative Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, eleven hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Solus Alternative Asset Management LP

The company employs 59 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 32 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
Christopher Anthony Pucillo Limited partner, chief executive officer and chief investment officer 1 Apr 2007 25% - 50% 1697828
Solus Gp Llc General partner 1 Apr 2007 Other 26-0173207
Colette Klisivitch Chief compliance officer 1 May 2007 Other 5340258
Nicholas Signorile Chief financial officer and chief operating officer 1 Jul 2007 Other 2758073
Christopher A. Bondy Evp, chief economist and strategist 1 Jul 2007 Other 4370053
Steven John Renehan Evp, chief executive officer 1 Jul 2007 Other 1289531
Gordon Yeager Managing director, chief risk and operations officer 1 Jul 2007 Other 2436016
Joseph William Lonetto Chief legal officer 1 Aug 2007 Other 5416345
Gordon Yeager Limited partner, evp, chief risk and operations officer 1 Jan 2010 Other 2436016
David Scott Brosgol General counsel 1 Apr 2010 Other 5785689
David Scott Brosgol General counsel and chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2011 Other 5785689
Charles Lanktree Limited partner, evp and portfolio manager 1 Mar 2012 Other 4645434
Richard T. Cosgrove Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2012 Other 6045933
Scott Martin Limited partner, evp and portfolio manager 1 Mar 2012 Other 2457623
Wight Martindale Limited partner, evp and director of business development 1 Mar 2012 Other 1541665
Charles J Lanktree Evp & portfolio manager 1 Mar 2012 Other 4645434
Scott Gregory Martin Evp & portfolio manager 1 Mar 2012 Other 2457623
Steven John Renehan Retired partner--no longer actively involved in business 1 Jan 2013 Other 1289531
Bsch Master I Sub (Sol Mgr) L.P. Limited partner 1 Mar 2015 Other none
Richard Dennis Chase Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2016 Other 1770815

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Limited partner 1 Dec 2013 50% - 75% 92-6001185
Bsch A Intermediate L.P. Limited partner 1 Jan 2014 50% - 75% 46-4620182
Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings L.P. Limited partner 1 Jan 2014 25% - 50% 80-0956089
Blackstone Strategic Capital Associates L.L.C. General partner 1 Mar 2015 Other 90-1022649
Bsch Master I L.P. Limited partner 1 Mar 2015 75% - 100% 46-4629101
Bsch A (Sol Mgr) L.L.C. General partner 1 Mar 2015 Other 47-2592516
Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings (Cayman) L.P. Sole member 1 Mar 2015 75% - 100% 98-1135363
L.P. Asf Pollock Limited partner 1 Apr 2018 25% - 50% 82-4411915

Based in New York

The principal office where Solus Alternative Asset Management LP performs its advisory services is located at 410 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Summit, NJ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-284-4300 or by fax 212-284-4338. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at soluslp.com/.