Overview
Emerald Separate Account Management, LLC (EMSAM) is a registered investment
adviser investing our client’s assets primarily in U.S. domestic equity securities. Our
investment strategies include small, mid and large capitalization stocks. EMSAM has
been providing discretionary advisory services to high net worth individuals since it
was founded in 2009.
EMSAM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerald Asset Management, PA LLC.
As of December 31, 2023, EMSAM had approximately $16 million in discretionary
assets under management.
Advisory Services:
For EMSAM’s Small capitalization securities we seek to maximize returns and
minimize risks by capitalizing on the inefficiencies inherent in today’s small cap
markets.
Our Small Cap Growth securities objective is to outperform its Russell Growth Index
benchmark by investing in companies with the following attributes:
Capitalization less than or equal to the largest in the Russell 2000.
Competitive advantages
Leadership position
Growth rate exceeds peer group
Differentiated growth drivers
Under-researched by the Street
Our Mid Cap Growth securities seek to maximize returns and minimize risks by
capitalizing on the inefficiencies inherent in today’s mid-cap markets.
Our Mid Cap Growth objective is to outperform its Russell Mid Cap Growth
benchmark by investing in companies with the following attributes:
Capitalization less than or equal to the largest Russell Mid Cap Growth company
Competitive advantages
Increasing ROIC
Leadership position
Growth rate exceeds peer group
Differentiated growth drivers
Under-researched by the Street
Our Multi Cap product seeks long-term capital appreciation, through active portfolio
management, by investing in large, mid and small capitalization growth companies.
This product strives to own the best investment ideas emanating from the deep
research effort of our analyst and portfolio management teams. This product has the
flexibility to invest anywhere along the market capitalization spectrum and pick
from all corners of the equity growth universe. This product is dedicated to owning
a subset of the market’s most rapidly growing and well-run companies, irrespective
of market capitalization.
The Small cap, Mid cap and Mutli Cap products
will include some form of general
economic overview, but will concentrate more heavily on fundamental, bottom-up
research to identify unrecognized, under-researched companies and their suitability
for our client’s objectives. We will review a company’s annual report, 10-k filings
and other published information gained from news sources, brokerage reports and
recommendations. Whenever possible we will seek to discuss a particular company
with its senior management, employees, customers, competitors and brokerage
researchers who specifically follow that company or its industry. In-person visits
with company management are desirable whenever possible.
Our Private Equity Financial Services Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective
through the application of specialized analysis and expertise and intends to invest in
a concentrated portfolio of investments that in the view of the adviser represent the
most attractive opportunities in the community banking sector.
EMSAM may accept client-imposed restrictions in our investment adviser accounts.
Certain restrictions such as no tobacco or adherence to MacBride principles are
accepted.
EMSAM provides continuous and regular investment management services on a
discretionary basis to one or more private investment funds (“Funds”) that we have
organized. These Funds are available only to accredited investors and only by a
private offering memorandum. Under the securities laws, investors are considered
“accredited” if they meet certain minimum net worth and/or income requirements.
For information about net worth and/or income requirements, see the applicable
Funds’ offering documents.
While this brochure may include information about the Funds, it does not represent
a complete discussion of the features, risks or conflicts associated with the Funds.
Additional information regarding each Fund is provided in the private placement
memorandum and subscription agreement (the “Offering Documents”) for such
Fund. Prospective investors in the Funds are provided with the Offering Documents.
This Form ADV Part 2A Brochure is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to
purchase, partnership interests in any Fund. Such an offer can only occur when the
prospective investor receives the Offering Documents.