Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC (Chicago)


Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $2.75 billion of regulatory assets for 20 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Illinois.

Victory Park Capital Advisors 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.

Victory Park Capital Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC is $2.75 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 274% since the beginning of its operation, and $722.71 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.75 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $137.27 million each.
Victory Park Capital Advisors has custody of $2.75 billion in cash and securities for 20 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC 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 Victory Park Capital Advisors serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Victory Park Capital Advisors is pooled investment vehicles with 20 clients and $2.75 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Victory Park Capital Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.75 billion for 20 clients. 40% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Victory Park Capital Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund, one other private fund, and fourteen private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000 to $300,000,000.

Careers at Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC

The company employs 39 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 64 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.

Upacala Theresa Mapatuna has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Feb 2016. Llc Northern Lights Midco joined the executive team most recently as the Member.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Matthew David Ray Senior partner 1 Sep 2007 Other 4451752
Brendan Francis Carroll Senior partner 1 Sep 2007 Other 3267351
Llc Jacob Capital Manager 1 Sep 2007 50% - 75% 36-4458664
Richard Neil Levy Ceo, managing partner 1 Sep 2007 Other 4082554
Richard Neil Levy Ceo, cio, managing partner 1 Nov 2007 Other 4082554
Scott Russell Zemnick General counsel 1 Sep 2008 Other 6022572
Jeffrey Edward Schneider Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2010 Other 4750636
Jeffrey E Schneider Chief financial officer and chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2010 Other 4750636
Jordan Barry Allen Chief operating officer and chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 4650827
Jordan B. Allen Chief operating officer and chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 4650827
Llc Manny Jtat Limited partner (of vitalogy capital partners management lp) 1 Sep 2015 25% - 50% 47-5111514
L.P. Vpc Hf Holdings Limited partner (of vitalogy capital partners management lp) 1 Sep 2015 25% - 50% 00-0000000
Vitalogy Capital Ugp Llc General partner (of vitalogy capital partners management lp) 1 Sep 2015 Other 47-4333934
Upacala Theresa Mapatuna Chief investment officer 1 Feb 2016 Other 2783145
L.P. Victory Park Capital Advisors Management Member 1 Dec 2017 75% - 100% 82-0802930
Llc Victory Park Capital Advisors Management Gp Managing member 1 Dec 2017 Other 82-0802744
Jeffrey Edward Schneider Chief operating officer and chief financial officer 1 Jan 2018 Other 4750636
Terrence Joshua Walters Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 5346626
Llc Northern Lights Midco Member 1 Jul 2018 Other 47-1407415

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 13 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Richard Neil Levy Manager/member 1 Aug 2007 75% - 100% 4082554
Aurora Trust Member 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% foreign entity
Aurora Investment Management Pty Limited Trustee 1 Nov 2014 Other foreign entity
Pacific Current Group Limited Unitholder 1 Nov 2014 50% - 75% foreign entity
Jonathan Lee Tunick Managing member 1 Sep 2015 75% - 100% 4244793
Brendan Francis Carroll Member 1 Sep 2015 25% - 50% 3267351
Richard Neil Levy Member 1 Sep 2015 25% - 50% 4082554
Jordan Barry Allen Managing member 1 Sep 2015 25% - 50% 4650827
Llc Vpc Hf Holdings General partner 1 Sep 2015 Other 47-5175210
Richard Neil Levy Trustee 1 Dec 2017 Other 4082554
Brendan Francis Carroll Trustee 1 Dec 2017 Other 3267351
2011 Richard N. Levy Revocable Trust U/A/D May 18 Limited partner 1 Dec 2017 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx
2007 Brendan F. Carroll Revocable Trust U/A/D June 20 Limited partner 1 Dec 2017 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 150 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, 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 312-701-1777 or by fax 312-701-0794. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at victoryparkcapital.com.