Legato Capital Management LLC (San Francisco)


Legato Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $1.4 billion of regulatory assets for 12 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Texas.

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Legato Capital Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Legato Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Legato Capital Management LLC is $1.4 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1019% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $1.4 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $116.58 million each.
Legato Capital Management has custody of $1.05 billion in cash and securities for 4 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Legato Capital Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed 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.

Careers at Legato Capital Management LLC

Alan J Kessler has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2007. Victor Louis Hymes has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Apr 2004. 1999 Victor And Kathy Hymes Revocable Trust Udt Dated October 28 joined the executive team most recently as the Member.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Victor Louis Hymes Managing member/chief executive officer/chief investment officer 1 Apr 2004 50% - 75% 1164580
Llc Forward Management Managing member 1 Apr 2004 25% - 50% 109193
Jerome Alan Reid Manager 1 Apr 2004 Other 1820936
James Carter Van Horne Manager 1 Jun 2004 Other 4831560
Alan J Kessler Director 1 Mar 2007 Other 5316029
Llc Legato Employee Employee profit interests 1 Dec 2007 Other 26-1759874
Jeffrey Patrick Cusack Manager 1 Oct 2008 Other 1630886
Amy Chan Gee Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2009 Other 5727534
Godelieve L.J. Mertens Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2009 Other 2533282
Eric Chad Pollack Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2011 Other 2481358
Lusine Moshkounian Svp, chief compliance officer, legal counsel & secretary 1 Mar 2012 Other 3023317
Alan Arthur Seigerman Director 1 Mar 2012 Other 3109146
Norman Ellsworth Mains Director 1 Nov 2012 Other 1092815
Eric Chad Pollack Svp, chief financial officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 2481358
Eric Chad Pollack Svp, chief financial officer, chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 2481358
Adam Sean Lawlor Executive vice president and senior investment officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 4227606
1999 Victor And Kathy Hymes Revocable Trust Udt Dated October 28 Member 1 Jan 2016 75% - 100% 99-999999

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 26 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Gordon Peter Getty Member 1 Dec 1997 75% - 100% 4339269
Llc Broderick Management Member 1 Sep 1998 75% - 100% 94-3306620
Victor Louis Hymes Trustee 1 Oct 1999 50% - 75% 1164580
Kathy Lynn Hymes Trustee 1 Oct 1999 50% - 75% 6613272
Gordon Peter Getty Member 1 Aug 2001 25% - 50% 4339269
Llc Salient Capital Management General partner 1 May 2003 Other 87-0696139
Andrew Baird Linbeck Elected member 1 May 2003 Other 1762524
John Arthur Blaisdell Elected member 1 May 2003 Other 4638025
Gordon P. Getty Special 2005 Reflow/Forward Management Trust Member 1 Mar 2005 75% - 100% 20-6613628
Gordon Peter Getty Member 1 Mar 2005 75% - 100% 4339269
Gordon Peter Getty Manager 1 Dec 2006 Other 4339269
William Alfred Newsom Trustee 1 Dec 2006 Other 5312301
Thomas Woodhouse Trustee 1 Dec 2006 Other 5310762
William Prezant Trustee 1 Dec 2006 Other 5310756
Getty Family I 2006 Irrevocable Trust Owner 1 Dec 2006 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx
Getty Family Ii 2006 Irrevocable Trust Owner 1 Dec 2006 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx
Llc Reflow Forward Family Holdings Company Member 1 Dec 2006 25% - 50% 20-8085353
Getty Family I 2006 Revocable Trust Owner 1 Dec 2006 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx
Getty Family Ii 2006 Revocable Trust Owner 1 Dec 2006 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx
Adam Sean Lawlor Member 1 Jan 2008 25% - 50% 4227606
Robert Leo Leberman Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 6165515
Christopher John Dean Elected member 1 Jan 2010 Other 2644612
William John Kelly Elected member 1 Apr 2011 Other 4361587
Eric Chad Pollack Member 1 Jan 2012 25% - 50% 2481358
John Philip Ferguson Elected member 1 May 2012 Other 819892
L.P. Salient Partners Member 1 Jun 2015 75% - 100% 87-0696141

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Legato Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 111 Pine Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, 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 415-821-8585 or by fax 877-838-8304. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at legatocm.com.