Transom Capital Group, LLC (El Segundo)


Transom Capital Group, LLC is a large advisory firm based in El Segundo. It manages $534.62 million of regulatory assets for 8 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Washington.

Transom Capital Group 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.

Transom Capital Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Transom Capital Group, LLC is $534.62 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 151% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $534.62 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $66.83 million each.
Transom Capital Group has custody of $172.93 million in cash and securities for 8 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Transom Capital Group, 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 Transom Capital Group serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Transom Capital Group is pooled investment vehicles with 8 clients and $534.62 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Transom Capital Group has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $534.62 million for 8 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Transom Capital Group also advises several private funds. Namely, eight private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $500,000.

Careers at Transom Capital Group, LLC

The company employs 12 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Kenneth Brett Firtel Managing member 1 Dec 2007 50% - 75% 6313928
Russell William Roenick Managing member 1 Dec 2007 50% - 75% 6313929
Nathan Richard Dastic Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2017 Other 6763855

Based in El Segundo

The principal office where Transom Capital Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 100 N. Pacific Coast Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245, 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 (424) 832-7299. The normal business hours are 9 am to 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at transomcap.com.