Genstar Capital Management LLC (San Francisco)


Genstar Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $16.79 billion of regulatory assets for 19 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012.

Genstar 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.

Genstar Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Genstar Capital Management LLC is $16.79 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 416% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $16.79 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $883.63 million each.
Genstar Capital Management has custody of $7.76 billion in cash and securities for 9 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Genstar Capital Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Genstar Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Genstar Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 9 clients and $16.79 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Genstar Capital Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $16.79 billion for 9 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Genstar Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, nineteen private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Genstar Capital Management LLC

The company employs 30 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 73 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
Jean Pierre Louis Conte Chairman and managing director, genstar capital management, llc 1 Jan 2000 Other 1849041
Richard Frame Hoskins Limited partner, genstar capital, l.p. 1 Jan 2000 Other 1872177
Richard Denis Paterson Limited partner, genstar capital, l.p 1 Jan 2000 25% - 50% 6027499
Genstar Management Llc General partner, genstar capital, l.p. 1 Jan 2000 Other 99-9999999
Robert Jay Weltman Managing director, genstar capital management llc 1 Jan 2002 Other 2382043
Melissa Starritt Dickerson Chief compliance officer & chief financial officer, genstar capital management llc, genstar capital lp, genstar capital llc 1 Sep 2004 Other 3135880
Robert Jay Weltman Revocable Trust Member, genstar capital management llc 1 Jul 2007 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Jean Pierre L. Conte Revocable Trust Member, genstar capital management llc 1 Mar 2011 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx
J. Ryan Clark Managing director, genstar capital managment llc 1 Jan 2015 Other 6470686
Cg Family Trust Member, genstar capital management llc 1 Jan 2015 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Jean Pierre Louis Conte Chairman and managing director 1 Sep 2015 Other 1849041
J. Ryan Clark President and managing director 1 Sep 2015 Other 6470686
Cg Family Trust Member 1 Sep 2015 Other 99-9999999
Anthony Jon Salewski Managing director 1 Sep 2015 Other 3022918
Robert Stanley Rutledge Managing director 1 Sep 2015 Other 4701297
Eli Phillips Weiss Managing director 1 Sep 2015 Other 4410233
Weiss Family Trust Member 1 Sep 2015 Other 99-9999999
Robert Jay Weltman Managing director, genstar capital partners llc, genstar capital llc, genstar capital management llc 1 Sep 2015 Other 2382043
Rutledge Revocable Trust U/A/D 11/22/2016 Member 1 Nov 2016 Other 99-9999999
Salewski Revocable Trust U/A/D 9/14/2017 Member 1 Sep 2017 Other 99-9999999
Carolyn Joy Greenwalt Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2019 Other 7146911

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
The Conte Trust Member 1 Jan 2000 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Robert Jay Weltman Trustee 1 Jul 2007 Other 2382043
Jean Pierre Louis Conte Trustee 1 Mar 2011 Other 1849041
Robert Stanley Rutledge Trustee 1 Nov 2016 Other 4701297
Anthony Jon Salewski Co-trustee 1 Sep 2017 Other 3022918

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Genstar Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at Four Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111 4191, 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 415-834-2350 or by fax 415-834-2383. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gencap.com/.