Asia Alternatives Management LLC (San Francisco)


Asia Alternatives Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $12.07 billion of regulatory assets for 106 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

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Asia Alternatives Management 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.

Asia Alternatives Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Asia Alternatives Management LLC is $12.07 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 43762% since the beginning of its operation, and $4.29 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $12.07 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $113.83 million each.
Asia Alternatives Management has custody of $12.07 billion in cash and securities for 106 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Asia Alternatives Management 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 Asia Alternatives Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Asia Alternatives Management is pooled investment vehicles with 106 clients and $12.07 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Asia Alternatives Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $12.07 billion for 106 clients. 59% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Asia Alternatives Management also advises several private funds. Namely, eighty five private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,054 to $500,000,000.

Careers at Asia Alternatives Management LLC

The company employs 38 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 34 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 3 people 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
Lp Asia Alternatives Principals Member 1 Mar 2006 75% - 100% 20-5198406
Melissa Jasmine Ma Manager, member 1 Mar 2006 Other 5207683
L.P. Jrp Asia Investors Member 1 Mar 2006 Other 20-4450607
Patricia Christina Hellman Survivor's Trust Dtd 12/18/2011 Member 1 Mar 2006 Other 94-3098822
The Arthur Rock 2000 Trust Member 1 Mar 2006 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Asia Alternatives Principals Llc Manager 1 Mar 2006 75% - 100% 20-5198406
L.P. Ohim Asia Investors Member 1 Mar 2006 Other 20-4450607
Dated December 23 1981 The Hellman Family Revocable Trust Member 1 Mar 2006 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Hellman Family Revocable Trust Member 1 Mar 2006 Other 94-3098822
William Darryl Lafayette Chief financial officer/chief compliance officer 1 May 2006 Other 5207685
Daniel Tyndall Dashiell Chief legal officer 1 Jul 2015 Other 6627321
Daniel Tyndall Dashiell Chief legal officer/chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2019 Other 6627321

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 15 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Frederick Warren Hellman Trustee 1 Dec 1981 50% - 75% 1367884
Patricia Christine Hellman Trustee 1 Dec 1981 50% - 75% 2122973
Arthur Rock Trustee 1 Sep 2000 75% - 100% 1510336
Hongjiang Xu Manager, member 1 Mar 2006 Other 5207687
Llc Jasper Ridge Asia Genpar Partner 1 Mar 2006 Other 26-2884164
L.P. Jrp Gp Holdings Partner 1 Mar 2006 75% - 100% 26-2884124
L.P. Jrp Gp Professionals Partner 1 Mar 2006 Other 26-2884091
Llc Jrp Gp Mgp Partner 1 Mar 2006 Other 26-2884038
Laure Lohyi Wang Member 1 Mar 2006 25% - 50% 2538666
Llc Ohim Asia Genpar Partner 1 Mar 2006 Other 20-4450559
L.P. Jrp Asia Holdings Partner 1 Oct 2006 25% - 50% 20-5713544
L.P. Ohim Asia Holdings Partner 1 Oct 2006 25% - 50% 20-5713544
Akihiko Yasuda Manager, member 1 Apr 2008 Other 5348135
Kathryn Ann Hall Trustee 1 Dec 2011 Other 1307798
Marco Warren Hellman Trustee 1 Dec 2011 Other 4367230

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Asia Alternatives Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Embarcadero Center, 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 415-723-8100 or by fax 415-399-1713. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at asiaalt.com/.