Difesa Capital Management, LP (New York)

Difesa Capital Management, LP is a mid-sized advisory firm based in New York. It manages $64.24 million of regulatory assets for 57 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2019.

Difesa Capital Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses 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.

Difesa Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Difesa Capital Management, LP is $64.24 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $64.24 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.13 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 67% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

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

The firm provides services to individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Difesa Capital Management is individuals with 55 clients and $57.03 million of assets under management. Among the 1 most similar advisory firms, Difesa Capital Management has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $64.24 million for 57 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 2% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

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

Careers at Difesa Capital Management, LP

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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
Llc Difesa Capital Partners	General partner	1 Feb 2019	Other	83-3894626
Peter Anthony Cohen	Managing member of general partner, chairman	1 Feb 2019	25% - 50%	50111
Andrew Hamilton Cohen	Member of general partner, chief investment officer	1 Feb 2019	25% - 50%	2909909
Gregory Wallace Davis	Member of general partner, chief compliance officer, portfolio manager	1 Feb 2019	Other	4363809

Based in New York

The principal office where Difesa Capital Management, LP performs its advisory services is located at 40 West 57 Th Street, New York, NY 10019, 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 212-201-4860. The normal business hours are 9am-5pm on Monday - Friday.