GC Opal Advisors LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2017
Total AUM
$124B
Discretionary
$124B
100% of AUM
Avg account
$1.4B
Accounts
87
Employees
1,087
Advisory reps
10

Firm details

Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
CRD number
289425
Registered since
September 7, 2017
Custodians
THE NORTHERN TRUST INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION, WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Performance Based Fees, Other
Client types
  • Pooled Investment Vehicles99.38%
  • Other Investment Advisers0.4%
  • State / Municipal Government0.22%
Services
Portfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsSelection of Other Advisers

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Overview

GC Opal Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser organized as an LLC and operating since 2017. The firm presents itself as a multifaceted fund manager, combining hedge fund and securitized-asset fund strategies and acting in sponsor/GP and adviser roles for pooled vehicles. Its client base is institutional, and its advisory mandates include portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and for businesses or institutions, plus the selection of sub‑advisers. Compensation arrangements incorporate both a percentage-of-AUM element and performance-based fees. The firm does not identify as an active ESG investor and reports a single-state footprint.

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Other 95%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 5%95%
  • Other95%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents5%

Owners & executives

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  • Francis Straub Iii

    Francis Straub Iii

    Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative OfficerCRD 5544060

  • Laurence Stein

    Laurence Stein

    Executive Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerCRD 5300390

  • Lawrence Golub

    Lawrence Golub

    Chief Executive OfficerCRD 1311171

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Contacts

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  • Spyro Alexopoulos

    CRD 8292768

  • Gerald Keefe

    Gerald Keefe

    Senior Executive Vice PresidentCRD 5219233

  • John Keleghan

    CRD 2348577

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Location

Primary office

Chicago, IL

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Location

Chicago, IL

Headquartered in Chicago, IL, anchoring the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Region
Midwest
County
Cook
Address
150 S Wacker Dr
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
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