Versa Capital Management, LLC (Philadelphia)


Versa Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Philadelphia. It manages $926.13 million of regulatory assets for 9 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania.

Versa 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.

Versa Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Versa Capital Management, LLC is $926.13 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -22% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $926.13 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $102.9 million each.
Versa Capital Management has custody of $926.13 million in cash and securities for 9 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

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

What kind of clients Versa Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Versa Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 9 clients and $926.13 million of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Versa Capital Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $926.13 million for 9 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Versa Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, nine private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Versa Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 82 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.

Paul Benjamin Halpern has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Sep 2004. Kenneth Eck Kummerer joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Gregory Leo Segall President, chairman and chief executive officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 6022892
Paul Benjamin Halpern Chief investment officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 6022893
Raymond Charles French Chief operating officer 1 Dec 2007 Other 6022894
Thomas Acquinas Kennedy General counsel and chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2010 Other 6022896
Thomas Aquinas Kennedy General counsel, chief compliance officer, secretary 1 Dec 2010 Other 6022896
Jonathan Knapp Sprole Chief administrative officer and general counsel 1 Jul 2011 Other 6022895
L.P. Versa Capital Management Owner, managing member, versa capital management, llc 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% 20-1914412
Randall R. Schultz Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2012 Other 6113206
Kenneth Eck Kummerer Chief financial officer 1 Apr 2016 Other 6024924

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Versa Capital Group General partner 1 Sep 2011 Other 45-2843703
L.P. Mantis Investments Limited partner 1 Sep 2011 50% - 75% 45-2843566
Llc Mantis Management Sole member, managing member 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% 45-2843528
L.P. Mantis Group Managing member 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% 45-2843528
Inc. Mantis Group Managing member 1 Sep 2011 Other 45-2843462
Gregory Leo Segall Partner 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% 6022892
Llc Versa Fund Management Managing member 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% 45-2843953
Llc Versa Gp Capital General partner 1 Sep 2011 Other 45-2844040
L.P. Mantis Group (Pa) Member/manager 1 Sep 2011 75% - 100% 45-2843528

Based in Philadelphia

The principal office where Versa Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 7324, 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 215-609-3400 or by fax 215-609-3499. The normal business hours are 9:00am -5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at versa.com.