Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. (New York)


Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $4.52 billion of regulatory assets for 17 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006.

Owl Creek Asset Management 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.

Owl Creek Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. is $4.52 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 311% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.42 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.52 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $265.98 million each.
Owl Creek Asset Management has custody of $902.35 million in cash and securities for 4 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. 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 Owl Creek Asset Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Owl Creek Asset Management is pooled investment vehicles with 17 clients and $4.52 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Owl Creek Asset Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.52 billion for 17 clients. 56% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Owl Creek Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, ten hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P.

The company employs 31 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 35 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 compensates 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
L.L.C. Owl Creek Gp General partner 1 Aug 2001 Other 20-1441940
Jeffrey Alan Altman Managing partner 1 Aug 2001 50% - 75% 2143110
Llc Owl Creek Advisors General partner 1 Aug 2001 Other 13-4177072
Llc Owl Creek Gp General partner 1 Aug 2001 Other 20-1441940
Daniel Joe Sapadin Managing director / chief operating officer 1 Dec 2001 Other 3142207
Daniel Edrich Krueger Senior analyst 1 Jan 2002 Other 3051385
Shai Simon Tambor Senior analyst 1 Jan 2002 Other 3154578
Daniel Edrich Krueger Managing director 1 Jan 2006 Other 3051385
Shai Simon Tambor Managing director 1 Jan 2006 Other 3154578
Jane Elizabeth Korach General counsel / chief compliance officer 1 May 2007 Other 5646772
Jeffrey Fu Jen Lee Managing director 1 Jul 2007 Other 5411930
L.P. Owl Creek Asset Management Owner (sole) of owl creek hong kong limited 1 Oct 2007 75% - 100% 139371
Jane Elizabeth Korach General counsel / chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 5646772
Owl Creek Europe Limited Corporate member of owl creek europe management, llp 1 Mar 2010 75% - 100% 99-9999999
Eduard Christian Sent Partner - owl creek europe management, llp 1 Oct 2010 Other 6034350
Ran Landmann Partner - owl creek europe management, llp. 1 Oct 2010 Other 6034351
Michelle Fung Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2011 Other 5906138
Michelle Yunchee Fung Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2011 Other 5906138
Christopher Min Fang Wang Responsible officer owl creek hong kong limited 1 May 2011 Other 6034349
Stephen Ira Back Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 3088304
L.L.C. Owl Creek Advisors Relying adviser 1 Jan 2012 Other 13-4177072
Reuben Kopel General counsel 1 Mar 2012 Other 4838321
Atsushi Oshiba Responsible officer owl creek hong kong limited 1 Dec 2014 Other 4415407

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jeffrey Alan Altman Managing member 1 Dec 2007 75% - 100% 2143110
L.P. Owl Creek Asset Management Sole shareholder of entity that owns relying adviser owl creek europe management, l.l.p. 1 Mar 2010 75% - 100% xxx-xx-xxxx

Based in New York

The principal office where Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 640 Fifth Avenue, 20 Th Floor, New York, NY 10019 6102, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Miami Beach, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-688-2550 or by fax 212-753-2760. The normal business hours are 8:30am-6:00pm on Monday - Friday.