Blackrock Kelso Capital Advisors LLC (New York)


Blackrock Kelso Capital Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.26 billion of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Illinois and New York.

Blackrock Kelso Capital Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies 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.

Blackrock Kelso Capital Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Blackrock Kelso Capital Advisors LLC is $1.26 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 120% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $1.26 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $632.08 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Blackrock Kelso Capital Advisors LLC 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.

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Blackrock Sole shareholder 1 Sep 1994 75% - 100% 51-0380803
Inc. Blackrock Us Newco Sole shareholder 1 Sep 2006 75% - 100% 12-3456789
Inc. Blackrock Holdco 2 Majority shareholder 1 Sep 2006 50% - 75% 68-0635711
Llc Blackrock Holdco 1 Sole shareholder 1 Sep 2006 75% - 100% 68-0635710
Inc Blackrock Sole shareholder 1 Sep 2006 75% - 100% 51-0380803
Inc. Blackrock Sole shareholder 1 Sep 2006 75% - 100% 51-0380803
Inc. Blackrock Capital Holdings Sole shareholder 1 Sep 2006 75% - 100% 12-3456789

Based in New York

The principal office where Blackrock Kelso Capital Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 40 East 52 Nd Street, New York, NY 10022, 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 212-810-5800 or by fax 212-810-5801. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.