Bow River Asset Management Corporation (Denver)

Name: Bow River Asset Management Corporation
Address: 205 Detroit Street, Denver, CO, 80206
Telephone: 303-861-8466

Bow River Asset Management Corporation is a large advisory firm based in Denver. It manages $688.52 million of regulatory assets for 19 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Colorado and Washington.

Bow River Asset Management Corporation 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.

Bow River Asset Management Corporation: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bow River Asset Management Corporation is $688.52 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 230% since the beginning of its operation, and $5 of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $688.52 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $36.24 million each.

Bow River Asset Management Corporation has custody of $470.82 million in cash and securities for 16 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bow River Asset Management Corporation for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. 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 Bow River Asset Management Corporation serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Bow River Asset Management Corporation is pooled investment vehicles with 19 clients and $688.52 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Bow River Asset Management Corporation has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $688.52 million for 19 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Bow River Asset Management Corporation also advises several private funds. Namely, five real estate funds and fourteen private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Bow River Asset Management Corporation

The company employs 24 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 83 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.

Eric Bendickson Wolf joined the executive team most recently as the Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Blair Ellard Richardson	Managing member	1 Jan 2003	25% - 50%	375675
Eric Bendickson Wolf	Partner	1 Jan 2003	Other	2856813
Jill Renee Smith	Chief financial officer	1 Jan 2011	Other	5897768
Jonah Cave	Partner	1 Mar 2016	Other	2513294
Richardson 2012 Trust	Shareholder - trustees are brandon johnson and stewart massey	1 Aug 2016	25% - 50%	46-6130711
Regina Maria Watson	Chief compliance officer and general counsel	1 Nov 2017	Other	4520268
Richard C. Wham	Chief operating officer	1 Dec 2017	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Blair Ellard Richardson	Chief executive officer	1 Jan 2019	25% - 50%	375675
Eric Bendickson Wolf	Managing director	1 Jan 2019	Other	2856813
Richard C. Wham	President and chief operating officer	1 Jan 2019	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Rick Alan Pederson	Chief strategy officer and managing director	1 Jan 2019	Other	5897764

Based in Denver

The principal office where Bow River Asset Management Corporation performs its advisory services is located at 205 Detroit Street, Denver, CO 80206, 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 303-861-8466 or by fax 303-861-8557. The normal business hours are 8am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bowrivercapital.com.