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RIA Intelligence
Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.
SEC-registered adviser
Southeast Asset Advisors, LLC
Latest filing May 21, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 45 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 22, 1992
RAUM
$4.2B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
58%
of RAUM
Private clients
62%
$2.6B individuals and HNW
Advisors
8
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$525M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
14
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
7
reported on Schedule D
History
45 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.2B as of May 21, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$1.5B then
HNW client RAUM$2.6B as of May 21, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$1.2B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of May 21, 2026
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)14 as of May 21, 2026
Apr 1, 20138 then
Private funds7 as of May 21, 2026
Mar 30, 20122 then
RAUM +13% over the last fiscal year+9.0% a year over threeIARs 9 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 21, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- RIA with heavy alternatives · a wealth manager whose private fund gross assets are at least 25 percent of RAUM, or five or more private funds
- RIA with private funds · a wealth manager (private-client share at least 50 percent) that reports at least one private fund on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
- UHNW private wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
- RAUM per advisor
- $525MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 35derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $13.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $3.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 58%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 26%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.6derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- -11%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -1.4%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $386M, 94 clientsreportedItem 9.A
- Ownership
- no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
- Advisor book size
- not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
- buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
- has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
- receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
- has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
- a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
- a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$2.6B61%
- Charitable organizations$1.0B24%
- Pooled investment vehicles$444M11%
- Corporations and businesses$59.7M1.4%
- State and municipal entities$52.5M1.3%
- Individuals$36.3M0.9%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$32.2M0.8%
- Individual clients
- 96reported
- HNW clients
- 185reported
- Pension plan clients
- 7reported
- Charitable clients
- 23reported
- Accounts
- 1,356reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $386M for 94 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourly, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.62 fund_share=0.11 institutional_share=0.26 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
8 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank John MercerCertified Financial Planner | Tallahassee, Fl | Aug 7, 1997 | 49 y | 1 |
| Mark Cooper SaussyCertified Financial Planner | Thomasville, Ga | Apr 28, 2003 | 24 y | 1 |
| Bernard Nmn Lanigan | Thomasville, Ga | May 9, 2003 | 50 y | 1 |
| David Mark Fletcher | Tallahassee, Fl | May 29, 2003 | 35 y | 0 |
| Charles Bradford JacksonChartered Financial Analyst | Thomasville, Ga | Jan 24, 2011 | 38 y | 1 |
| Thomas Mikell Leland | Thomasville, Ga | Dec 4, 2015 | 33 y | 2 |
| Granger Christian Osborne | Charleston, Sc | Aug 30, 2019 | 21 y | 3 |
| Jacob Andrew OdumCertified Financial Planner | Thomasville, Ga | Sep 10, 2021 | 13 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
Joined, latest
- Granger Christian Osborne from Family Asset Management, LLCAug 30, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Thomas Mikell Leland from Raymond James & Associates, Inc.Dec 4, 2015 · Other
- Charles Bradford Jackson from Lanigan & Associates, P.C.Jan 24, 2011 · Other
- Bernard Nmn Lanigan from Lanigan & Associates, P.C.May 9, 2003 · Other
- Mark Cooper Saussy from Lanigan & Associates, P.C.Apr 28, 2003 · Other
Private funds
8 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conifer Partners II, LLC | Private Equity Fund | $145M | 45 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Sea-Hci Spv, LLC | Other Private Fund | $135M | 69 | Nov 3, 2017 |
| Conifer Partners IV, LLC | Private Equity Fund | $64.7M | 42 | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Conifer Partners III, LLC | Private Equity Fund | $52.2M | 39 | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Teton Pines Capital, LLC | Other Private Fund | $20.9M | 3 | Jul 13, 2023 |
| Saa-Tiger 14, LLC | Other Private Fund | $19.8M | 19 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Saa-Tiger 15, LLC | Other Private Fund | $6.8M | 12 | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Conifer Partners I, LLCno longer reported | Hedge Fund | $0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2012 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Bradford Charles Jackson · Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Financial Officer And Presidentcontrolsince 12/1991 · owns less than 5%
- Nmn Bernard Lanigan · Chairman & Ceocontrolsince 12/1991 · owns less than 5%
- Cooper Mark Saussy · Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President And Secretarycontrolsince 03/2012 · owns less than 5%
- Bradford Charles Jackson · Shareholdercontrolsince 09/2019 · owns F of Seaa Holdings, Inc.
- Nmn Bernard Lanigan · Shareholdercontrolsince 09/2019 · owns 25% to 50% of Seaa Holdings, Inc.
- Cooper Mark Saussy · Shareholdercontrolsince 09/2019 · owns F of Seaa Holdings, Inc.
- George Edward Johnson · Membersince 07/2020 · owns 5% to 10%
- Mikell Thomas Leland · Membersince 07/2020 · owns 5% to 10%
- Christian Granger Osborne · Membersince 01/2022 · owns 5% to 10%
- Mark David Fletcher · Shareholdersince 09/2019 · owns F of Seaa Holdings, Inc.
- John Frank Mercer · Shareholdersince 09/2019 · owns F of Seaa Holdings, Inc.
Entity owners
- Seaa Holdings, Inc. · Managing Memberdirect · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Conifer Advisors, LLCpooled vehicle sponsory
- Lanigan & Associates, P.C.insurancen
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasville, Ga · principal | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tallahassee, Fl | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Atlanta, GA1 employees
- Charleston, SC1 employees
- Mobile, AL1 employees
- Tallahassee, FL1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,338 to 1,356Jun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Advisory employees · 7 to 6Jun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Charity clients · 22 to 23Jun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Corporate clients · 18 to 16Jun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- HNW clients · 181 to 185Jun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Individual clients · 104 to 96Jun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Assets in custody · $395M to $386MJun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Employees · 15 to 14Jun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 9 to 8Jun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.6B to $2.4BJun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $2.3B to $2.6BJun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $39.5M to $36.3MJun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.8BJun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $32.5M to $32.2MJun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $386M to $444MJun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- RAUM · $3.7B to $4.2BJun 2, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Mar 17, 2025 to Jun 2, 2025
- Accounts · 1,345 to 1,338Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Advisory employees · 9 to 7Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Charity clients · 27 to 22Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Corporate clients · 17 to 18Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- HNW clients · 178 to 181Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Individual clients · 105 to 104Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 6 to 7Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Assets in custody · $360M to $395MOct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Employees · 14 to 15Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.7B to $2.6BOct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $2.1B to $2.3BOct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $33.3M to $39.5MOct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.1BOct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $27.6M to $32.5MOct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $328M to $386MOct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- RAUM · $3.7B to $3.7BOct 30, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
- Accounts · 1,344 to 1,345Mar 14, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.7B to $2.7BMar 14, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $2.1B to $2.1BMar 14, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $303M to $328MMar 14, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
- RAUM · $3.7B to $3.7BMar 14, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
- Accounts · 1,296 to 1,344Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 14, 2024
- Charity clients · 21 to 27Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 14, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
- Southeast Asset Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $3.7B, up 27% from $2.9B (2021-03-31 to 2022-03-31)Mar 31, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
- Southeast Asset Advisors Inc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)Sep 30, 2019 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- Southeast Asset Advisors, LLC · Independent Sponsorsshared crd · capital_provider
- Southeast Asset Advisors, LLC · Private Equityshared crd · organization
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/southeast-asset-advisors-llc/aboutreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- ASSETADVISOR.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 229-226-8839reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 21, 2026
- Team page
- assetadvisor.com/teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Provenance
- Form ADV
- SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Advisors
- IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Class
- Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- $525Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026