Pharo Management LLC (New York)

Pharo Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $21.8 billion of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Pharo 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.

Pharo Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Pharo Management LLC is $21.8 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 566% since the beginning of its operation, and $21.8 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $21.8 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $5.45 billion each.

Pharo Management has custody of $21.8 billion in cash and securities for 4 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

What kind of clients Pharo Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Pharo Management is pooled investment vehicles with 4 clients and $21.8 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Pharo Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $21.8 billion for 4 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Pharo Management also advises several private funds. Namely, four hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Pharo Management LLC

The company employs 33 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 30 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
Michael Martin Skarbinski	Senior portfolio manager & partner	1 Oct 2000	Other	2658894
Guillaume Henri Andre Fonkenell	Managing member	1 Dec 2000	75% - 100%	2098706
Jeffrey Burke Hanlon	Chief financial officer & partner	1 Feb 2001	Other	3001824
Ilko Latchezarov Menkov	Chief operations officer	1 Mar 2010	Other	6672376
Michael Strashinsky	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2010	Other	2160839
Guillaume Henri Andre Fonkenell	Chairman of the board of directors	1 Apr 2019	Other	2098706
L.P. Pharo Management	Parent company	1 Apr 2019	75% - 100%	13-4131747

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Pharo Gp Llc	General partner	1 Apr 2019	Other	13-4131747

Based in New York

The principal office where Pharo Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1370 Avenue Of The Americas, 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 212-641-8686 or by fax 212-641-8699. The normal business hours are 8 a.m.- 6p.m. on Monday - Friday.