Ramius Advisors, LLC (New York)

Name: Ramius Advisors, LLC
Address: 599 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10022
Telephone: 646-562-1010

Ramius Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.61 billion of regulatory assets for 20 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002.

Ramius Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies, 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.

Ramius Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ramius Advisors, LLC is $1.61 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 237% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.61 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $80.43 million each.

Ramius Advisors has custody of $869.7 million in cash and securities for 14 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ramius Advisors, LLC 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.

Careers at Ramius Advisors, LLC

Thomas Wolff Strauss has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2012. Fred Steven Fraenkel joined the executive team most recently as the Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Gordon & Co. L.P. Angelo	Member	1 Jun 1997	50% - 75%	23122
John Michael Angelo	Manager and managing officer	1 Jun 1997	Other	6118
Michael Laurence Gordon	Manager and managing officer	1 Jun 1997	Other	225836
Peter Anthony Cohen	Manager and managing officer	1 Jun 1997	Other	50111
Morgan B Stark	Manager and managing officer	1 Jun 1997	Other	1959400
Thomas Wolff Strauss	Manager and managing officer	1 Jun 1997	Other	438203
Jeffrey Marc Solomon	Managing officer	1 Jun 1997	Other	2133254
Fred Berger	Managing officer	1 Jun 1997	Other	1367291
Llc Ramius Capital Group	Member	1 Jun 1997	50% - 75%	13-3937658
Ramius Llc	Managing member	1 Jun 1997	75% - 100%	13-3937658
Andrew Mark Strober	Chief financial officer	1 Feb 2002	Other	2815354
Marran Humphrey Ogilvie	General counsel	1 Feb 2002	Other	2820779
Patrick Joseph Clough	Chief financial officer	1 Sep 2004	Other	4854823
Byron Howard Spivack	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2004	Other	4863653
Marc Lewis Baum	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2005	Other	1580046
Stephen Lasota	Chief financial officer	1 Feb 2008	Other	5511261
Ramius Llc	Managing and sole member	1 Nov 2009	75% - 100%	151953
Cowen Investment Management Llc	Managing and sole member	1 Nov 2009	75% - 100%	151953
Morgan B Stark	Chief executive officer	1 Nov 2009	Other	1959400
John Fiorello	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2009	Other	2883294
Park Exchange Llc	Managing and sole member	1 Nov 2009	75% - 100%	151953
Christopher Andrew White	Chief operations officer	1 Nov 2009	Other	2963526
Owen Littman	General counsel	1 Nov 2009	Other	5736044
Thomas Wolff Strauss	Chief executive officer	1 Feb 2010	Other	438203
Jeffrey Marc Solomon	Chief operating officer	1 Apr 2010	Other	2133254
Andrea J.S. Sayago	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2011	Other	6042456
Michael G Benwitt	General counsel	1 Jan 2012	Other	6046442
Thomas Wolff Strauss	Chairman	1 Dec 2012	Other	438203
Michael Evan Singer	Chief executive officer	1 Dec 2012	Other	2536117
James David Ryan	Chief financial officer	1 Aug 2015	Other	4269228
Fred Steven Fraenkel	Interim chief executive officer	1 Jan 2017	Other	1367622

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Peter Anthony Cohen	Executive officer	1 Jul 1997	Other	50111
Thomas Wolff Strauss	Executive officer	1 Jul 1997	Other	438203
Morgan B Stark	Executive officer	1 Jul 1997	Other	1959400
L.L.C. C4s & Co.	Managing member	1 Aug 1997	Other	13-3937658
Jeffrey Marc Solomon	Executive officer	1 Oct 2004	Other	2133254
Inc. Cowen Group	Parent	1 Nov 2009	75% - 100%	27-0423711
Cowen Inc.	Parent	1 Nov 2009	75% - 100%	27-0423711

Based in New York

The principal office where Ramius Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 599 Lexington Ave., 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 646-562-1010. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cowen.com/alternativeinvestments.