Lone Star North America Acquisitions, L.P. (Dallas)


Lone Star North America Acquisitions, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in Dallas. It manages $38.6 billion of regulatory assets for 32 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

Lone Star North America Acquisitions 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.

Lone Star North America Acquisitions: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Lone Star North America Acquisitions, L.P. is $38.6 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -9% since the beginning of its operation, and $23.63 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $38.6 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.21 billion each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Lone Star North America Acquisitions, L.P. 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 Lone Star North America Acquisitions serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Lone Star North America Acquisitions is pooled investment vehicles with 32 clients and $38.6 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Lone Star North America Acquisitions has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $38.6 billion for 32 clients. 50% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Lone Star North America Acquisitions also advises several private funds. Namely, nine hedge funds, six real estate funds, and seventeen private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $54,574 to $25,000,000.

Careers at Lone Star North America Acquisitions, L.P.

The company employs 6 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 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
Ltd. Lone Star Global Acquisitions Limited partner - lone star north america acquisitions, l.p. 1 Aug 1998 75% - 100% 160165
Dawn Christine Griffiths Director - lone star global acquisitions, ltd. 1 Feb 2001 Other 4476445
Joel Harper Sauer Global head of compliance - lone star global acquisitions, ltd. 1 Jul 2012 Other 5895594
John Patrick Grayken Chairman - lone star global acquisitions, ltd. 1 Aug 2012 Other 5757575
Andre Collin President - lone star global acquisitions, ltd 1 Jan 2014 Other 6022947
Neil Henderson Alternate director, lone star global acquisition, ltd. 1 Mar 2014 Other 6469963
Ltd. Lone Star Global Acquisitions Member - lone star global acquisitions, llc 1 Jul 2015 75% - 100% 160165
Derek Alan Edwards Chief financial officer - lone star global acquisitions, ltd. 1 Jan 2016 Other 6608671
William David Young Executive managing director and general counsel - lone star north america acquisitions, l.p. 1 Jan 2016 Other 6608640
Sarah Elizabeth York Alternate director - lone star global acquisitions, ltd. 1 Apr 2016 Other 6681794
Ltd. Lone Star Global Acquisitions Member - lone star latin america acquisitions, llc 1 May 2016 75% - 100% 160165
Brian Charles Collyer President - lone star latin america acquisitions, llc 1 May 2016 Other 4502155
John Patrick Grayken Chairman - lone star north america acquisitions, l.p. 1 Jun 2016 Other 5757575
L.P. Lone Star North America Acquisitions Member, lone star north america acquisitions, llc 1 Jun 2016 75% - 100% 160000
William David Young Executive managing director and general counsel - lone star north america acquisitions, llc 1 Jun 2016 Other 6608640
Derek Alan Edwards Chief financial officer - lone star north america acquisitions, llc 1 Sep 2016 Other 6608671
William David Young President - lone star global acquisitions, llc 1 Sep 2016 Other 6608640
Jena Amber Bjornson Chief compliance officer - lone star north america acquisitions, l.p. 1 Jan 2017 Other 3154622
Joel Harper Sauer Vice president - lone star north america acquisitions, l.p. 1 Jan 2017 Other 5895594
Joel Harper Sauer Global head of compliance - lsga holdings, ltd. 1 Mar 2017 Other 5895594
Andre Collin President - lsga holdings, ltd. 1 Mar 2017 Other 6022947
Nicholas D.H. Beevers President - lone star north america acquisitions, llc 1 Jul 2017 Other 6864649
Llc Lsnaa Genpar General partner - lone star north america acquisitions, l.p. 1 Aug 2017 75% - 100% 82-4329783
William David Young Chief of staff - lone star north america acquisitions, llc 1 Aug 2017 Other 6608640
Jodi Lyn Cason Chief operating officer - lone star north america acquisitions, llc 1 Aug 2017 Other 6440407
Brian Charles Collyer President - lone star north america acquisitions, l.p. 1 Jan 2018 Other 4502155
Michael David King Chief compliance officer - lone star north america acquisitions, l.p. 1 Jul 2018 Other 6797303

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
John Patrick Grayken Shareholder 1 Mar 2016 75% - 100% 5757575
Ltd. Lsga Holdings Shareholder 1 Aug 2016 75% - 100% foreign
John Patrick Grayken Shareholder 1 Aug 2016 75% - 100% 5757575
Ltd. Lone Star Global Acquisitions Member - lsnaa genpar, llc 1 Aug 2017 75% - 100% 160165

Based in Dallas

The principal office where Lone Star North America Acquisitions, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 2711 N. Haskell Avenue, Dallas, TX 75204, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Chicago, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 214-754-8300 or by fax 214-754-8302. The normal business hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at lonestarfunds.com.