Raptor Capital Management LP (Boston)


Raptor Capital Management LP is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $127.12 million of regulatory assets for 10 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.

Raptor Capital Management provides 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.

Raptor Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Raptor Capital Management LP is $127.12 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -82% since the beginning of its operation, and $34 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $127.12 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $12.71 million each.
Raptor Capital Management has custody of $112.89 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 Raptor 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 Raptor Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Raptor Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 10 clients and $127.12 million of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Raptor Capital Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $127.12 million for 10 clients. 20% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Raptor Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund, one private equity fund, and six venture capital funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Raptor Capital Management LP

The company employs 25 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 48 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
James Pallotta Limited partner, chairman and managing director 1 Sep 2008 75% - 100% 2059360
Raptor Capital Management Gp Llc General partner 1 Jan 2009 Other 80-0319400
Robert Thomas Needham Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2010 Other 5074641
Daniel Patrick Hart Chief compliance officer and general counsel 1 Aug 2012 Other 6109414

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Raptor Holdco Gp Llc General partner 1 Aug 2008 75% - 100% 30-0502966
James Pallotta Shareholder 1 Dec 2008 75% - 100% 2059360
Raptor Group Holdings Lp Managing member 1 Jan 2009 75% - 100% 30-0502967
Raptor Capital Management Inc. Managing member 1 Jan 2009 75% - 100% 80-0318670

Based in Boston

The principal office where Raptor Capital Management LP performs its advisory services is located at 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 1009, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-772-4600 or by fax 617-737-9280. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at raptorgroup.com.