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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Blackstone Senfina Advisors L.L.C.

Former SEC-registered adviserNew York, New YorkCRD 172235SEC 801-80104IAPD
Latest filing Jun 23, 2016
First filing on the tape Jul 15, 2014 · 14 filings
RAUM
$4.5B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
72
15 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
4
$6.8B gross assets
History
14 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.5B as of Mar 29, 2016
Mar 27, 2015$501M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 29, 2016
Mar 27, 20150 then
Employees (5.A)72 as of Mar 29, 2016
Mar 27, 2015265 then
Private funds4 as of Mar 29, 2016
Mar 27, 20154 then
RAUM +798% over the last fiscal yearIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 23, 2016; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.1BderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+798%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companies, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$775M, 1 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
controlled by a public reporting companyderived
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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • 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)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
4reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$775M for 1 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Every departureEvery arrival
      Private funds
      4 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Blackstone Senfina Master Fund L.P.Hedge Fund$4.2B10Nov 25, 2014
      Blackstone Senfina Fund L.P.Hedge Fund$968M19Nov 25, 2014
      Blackstone Senfina Intermediate Fund L.P.Hedge Fund$853M3Nov 25, 2014
      Blackstone Senfina Fund Ltd.Hedge Fund$751M26Nov 25, 2014
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Tomilson James Hill · Vice Chairman Of The Blackstone Group/President And Chief Executive Officer Of Blackstone Senfina Advisors L.L.C.control
        since 07/2014 · owns less than 5%
      • Francis Brian Gavin · Chief Operating Officer Of Blackstone Senfina Advisors L.L.C.
        since 07/2014 · owns less than 5%
      • Richard Daniel Haff · Chief Compliance Officer Of Blackstone Senfina Advisors LLC
        since 01/2016 · owns less than 5%
      • David Peter Koffler · General Counsel Of Blackstone Senfina Advisors L.L.C.
        since 07/2014 · owns less than 5%
      • Cheng-Ping Arthur Liao · Chief Financial Officer Of Blackstone Senfina Advisors L.L.C.
        since 07/2014 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Blackstone Holdings I L.P. · Sole Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Blackstone Holdings I / II Gp Inc. · General Partner
        indirect · owns F of Blackstone Holdings I L.P.
      • The Blackstone Group L.P. · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Blackstone Holdings I / II Gp Inc, · public reporting company
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Blackstone Senfina Advisors L.L.C. as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • New York, NY
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Business name · BLACKSTONE SENFINA ADVISORS LLC. to BLACKSTONE SENFINA ADVISORS L.L.C.
        Mar 29, 2016 to Jun 23, 2016
      • Legal name · BLACKSTONE SENFINA ADVISORS LLC to BLACKSTONE SENFINA ADVISORS L.L.C.
        Mar 29, 2016 to Jun 23, 2016
      • Advisory employees · 46 to 15
        Jan 11, 2016 to Mar 29, 2016
      • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
        Jan 11, 2016 to Mar 29, 2016
      • BD registered reps · 29 to 17
        Jan 11, 2016 to Mar 29, 2016
      • Assets in custody · $5.2M to $775M
        Jan 11, 2016 to Mar 29, 2016
      • Employees · 265 to 72
        Jan 11, 2016 to Mar 29, 2016
      • Discretionary RAUM · $501M to $4.5B
        Jan 11, 2016 to Mar 29, 2016
      • RAUM · $501M to $4.5B
        Jan 11, 2016 to Mar 29, 2016
      • Advisory employees · 102 to 46
        Jan 21, 2015 to Mar 27, 2015
      • Advisory activities · 1 to 2
        Jan 21, 2015 to Mar 27, 2015
      • BD registered reps · 28 to 29
        Jan 21, 2015 to Mar 27, 2015
      • Assets in custody · $62.8M to $5.2M
        Jan 21, 2015 to Mar 27, 2015
      • Employees · 231 to 265
        Jan 21, 2015 to Mar 27, 2015
      • Discretionary RAUM · $166M to $501M
        Jan 21, 2015 to Mar 27, 2015
      • RAUM · $166M to $501M
        Jan 21, 2015 to Mar 27, 2015
      • Accounts · 0 to 4
        Sep 9, 2014 to Nov 25, 2014
      • Assets in custody · $0 to $62.8M
        Sep 9, 2014 to Nov 25, 2014
      • Private funds · unset to 4
        Sep 9, 2014 to Nov 25, 2014
      • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $166M
        Sep 9, 2014 to Nov 25, 2014
      • RAUM · $0 to $166M
        Sep 9, 2014 to Nov 25, 2014
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • Blackstone Senfina Advisors Llc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jul 15, 2014 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      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
      Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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      Sep 14, 2026