Atlantic Investment Management is a firm based out of New York City that has billions in assets under management (AUM). Those assets belong to a number of hedge funds and a few institutional clients.
While qualified investors may invest in Atlantic's hedge funds, at this time Atlantic does not work directly with any individual clients, regardless of whether or not they have a high net worth. If you're an individual looking for the services of a financial advisor, try finding one through SmartAsset's advisor matching tool.
Atlantic Investment Management Background
Atlantic Investment Management has been providing portfolio management services for more than 30 years, having opened for business in 1988. The firm was founded by Alexander Roepers, who continues to act as president and chief investment officer (CIO) today.
The ledership team at Atlantic Investment Management featuress one certified public accountant (CPA).
Atlantic Investment Management Client Types and Minimum Account Sizes
Atlantic Investment Management currently works with only institutional clients, among them investment companies, pooled investment vehicles (their own hedge funds), corporations and pensions and other retirement plans.
As the firm works exclusively with institutional clients, there is no minimum account requirement to become a client at Atlantic Investment Management.
Services Offered by Atlantic Investment Management
Atlantic Investment Management serves as the investment advisor for several hedge funds that it manages, as well as a few institutional clients. The firm focuses all of its efforts on investment management, looking to achieve maximum capital appreciation by investing in the equities across the global market.
Atlantic Investment Management Investment Philosophy
The investing philosophy at Atlantic Investment Management centers around a bottom-up approach of identifying companies to invest in. The firm’s staff conducts extensive research across the U.S., Europe and Asia to identify companies that can generate the most value for the firm’s funds, and in turn, the clients that invest in them. Rather than focus heavily on diversification, the firm may concentrate its investments on specific securities or areas of the market.
Because of this approach, the firm mostly invests in long or long and short positions in individual equities. Depending on the fund and the situation, it may also invest in options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), participatory notes, currency forwards and other derivative instruments.
Fees Under Atlantic Investment Management
As Atlantic Investment Management counts investment funds as clients, its fee arrangements are a bit different than firms with mostly individual clients. Each fund pays Atlantic a management fee of between 1.00% and 1.50% of the net assets in the fund. Additionally, the firm may charge an annual performance-based fee of between 15% and 20% of annual gains.
Investors looking to make investments in the funds that Atlantic advises should expect to pay fees as well, although the nature and amount of these fees can vary depending on the fund you select.
What to Watch Out For
Atlantic Investment Management doesn’t have any disclosures, which means its regulatory record is clean in the eyes of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
However, the firm may charge its hedge funds performance-based fees. The firm states in its Form ADV that "Performance-based compensation arrangements may create an incentive for Atlantic to recommend investments that may be riskier or more speculative than those that would be recommended under a different fee arrangement. Such fee arrangements may also create an incentive to favor higher fee-paying accounts over other client accounts in the allocation of investment opportunities."
Despite any potential conflicts of interest that these fees could cause, Atlantic Investment Management is a fiduciary. This means it has a legal obligation to act in the best interests of its clients at all times, no matter what incentives exist.
Also, as a fee-only firm, Atlantic Investment Management employees don't stand to earn compensation from third parties for recommending financial products and services to clients, unlike advisors at fee-based firms.
Opening an Account With Atlantic Investment Management
If you are an institutional client and interested in working with Atlantic Investment Management, you can get in touch with the firm in two primary ways. You can call the firm at (212) 484-5050, and you can also send an email at info@atlanticinvestment.net.
All information is accurate as of the writing of this article.
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