Tensile Capital Management LLC (Larkspur)


Tensile Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Larkspur. It manages $1.13 billion of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and New York.

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

Tensile Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Tensile Capital Management LLC is $1.13 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 274% since the beginning of its operation, and $122.24 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.13 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $187.51 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 97% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Tensile Capital Management LLC 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 Tensile Capital Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Tensile Capital Management is pooled investment vehicles with 5 clients and $1.08 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Tensile Capital Management has the 5th lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.08 billion for 5 clients. 83% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Tensile Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund and one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Tensile Capital Management LLC

The company employs 10 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 70 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
Arthur Chiakai Young Managing partner 1 May 2012 50% - 75% 5695519
Douglas John Dossey Managing partner 1 May 2012 25% - 50% 2641835
Daniel James Katsikas Chief operating officer, chief financial officer, chief compliance officer & partner 1 Jun 2012 Other 5447614
Eric Arthur Winterhalter Chief administrative officer, head of investor relations & partner 1 Jun 2012 Other 2264641

Based in Larkspur

The principal office where Tensile Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 700 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, CA 94939, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-830-8160 or by fax 415-830-8178. The normal business hours are 8 am - 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at tensilecapital.com.