Altimeter Capital Management, LP (Boston)


Altimeter Capital Management, LP is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $4.32 billion of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Massachusetts.

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Altimeter Capital 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.

Altimeter Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Altimeter Capital Management, LP is $4.32 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 128% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.48 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $4.32 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $720.12 million each.
Altimeter Capital Management has custody of $4.32 billion in cash and securities for 6 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Altimeter Capital Management, LP 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.

What kind of clients Altimeter Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Altimeter Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $4.32 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Altimeter Capital Management has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.32 billion for 6 clients. 20% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Altimeter Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund and six venture capital funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $20,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Altimeter Capital Management, LP

The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 53 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
Bradley Thomas Gerstner Ceo/limited partner 1 Nov 2008 75% - 100% 2524057
John James Kiernan Chief compliance officer/chief financial officer 1 Oct 2011 Other 6019911
Altimeter Capital Management General Partner Llc General partner 1 Jul 2014 Other 000001
Hab Siam Chief compliance officer/general counsel 1 Mar 2016 Other 6631730
Ehab Siam Chief compliance officer/general counsel 1 Mar 2016 Other 6631730

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Bradley Thomas Gerstner Managing member 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 2524057

Based in Boston

The principal office where Altimeter Capital Management, LP performs its advisory services is located at One International Place, Boston, MA 02110, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Menlo Park, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-310-6180 or by fax 617-608-9023. The normal business hours are 8:00a to 6:00p on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at altimetercapital.com.