Firm Description
Ancora Alternatives LLC, (Ancora), is an investment advisor registered with the SEC. We specialize in
Private Funds and their related investment vehicle offerings for high-net-worth investors, family offices,
institutions and other investment advisers.
Principal Owners
FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC
Ancora Alternatives, LLC is part of the Focus Financial Partners, LLC (“Focus LLC”) partnership.
Specifically, Ancora Alternatives, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus Operating, LLC (“Focus
Operating”), which is, directly and indirectly, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus LLC. Focus Financial
Partners Inc. (“Focus Inc.”) is the sole managing member of Focus LLC and has 100% of its governance
rights. Accordingly, all governance is conducted through the voting rights and the Board of Directors at
Focus Inc. Focus Inc. is the managing member of and owns, directly and indirectly, approximately 99% of
the economic interests in Focus LLC. Focus Inc. is majority-owned, indirectly, and collectively, by funds
affiliated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (“CD&R”). Funds affiliated with Stone Point Capital LLC (“Stone
Point”) are indirect owners of Focus Inc. Because Ancora Alternatives, LLC is an indirect, wholly-owned
subsidiary of Focus Inc., CD&R and Stone Point funds are indirect owners of Ancora Alternatives, LLC.
Focus LLC also owns other registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, pension consultants, insurance
firms, business managers and other firms (the “Focus Partners”), most of which provide wealth
management, benefit consulting and investment consulting services to individuals, families, employers, and
institutions. Some Focus Partners also manage or advise limited partnerships, private funds, or investment
companies as disclosed on their respective Form ADVs. Ancora Alternatives, LLC is managed by (“Ancora
Alternatives, LLC Principals”), pursuant to a management agreement between Terza Partners, LLC and
Ancora Alternatives, LLC. The Ancora Alternatives, LLC Principals serve as officers and leaders of Ancora
Alternatives, LLC and, in that capacity, are responsible for the management, supervision and oversight of
Ancora Alternatives, LLC.
Types of Advisory Services
At Ancora Alternatives LLC, our objective is to develop Private Funds and related investment vehicles that
can deliver risk-adjusted returns that meet our clients needs. Our services may include both separately
managed accounts (SMA) and allocations to our privately managed funds for qualified investors, as well as
sub-advisory services.
If one or more of your accounts is a plan subject to ERISA we ask that you appoint Ancora Alternatives LLC
as investment advisor for the purpose of ERISA. We will need to have copies of the trust agreement and
any amendments governing the operation and administration of plan assets. We do not provide advice for
assets outside the plan and will not vote proxies for securities held outside Ancora’s portion of the plan.
We ask that you take steps to name Ancora Alternatives
LLC as a fiduciary in the plan’s ERISA fidelity bond
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covering the account. Ancora may offer 3c7 and 3c1 investment structures to provide additional investment
benefits. Ancora may also participate in class action suits on our client’s behalf.
Ancora Alternatives, LLC is a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”) with respect to investment management services and investment advice provided to
ERISA plan clients, including ERISA plan participants. Ancora Alternatives, LLC is also a fiduciary under
the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”) with respect to investment management services and investment
advice provided to ERISA plans, ERISA plan participants, IRAs and IRA owners (collectively, “Retirement
Account Clients”). As such, Ancora Alternatives, LLC is subject to specific duties and obligations under
ERISA and the IRC that include, among other things, prohibited transaction rules which are intended to
prohibit fiduciaries from acting on conflicts of interest. When a fiduciary gives advice in which it has a conflict
of interest, the fiduciary must either avoid or eliminate the conflict or rely upon a prohibited transaction
exemption (a “PTE”).
As a fiduciary, we have duties of care and of loyalty to you and are subject to obligations imposed on us by
the federal and state securities laws. As a result, you have certain rights that you cannot waive or limit by
contract. Nothing in our agreement with you should be interpreted as a limitation of our obligations under
the federal and state securities laws or as a waiver of any unwaivable rights you possess. This document
will outline a typical client offering and interaction but it is important to understand each client situation is
different and that you should read and understand all documents that Ancora provides.
Tailored Relationships
Ancora Alternatives LLC can work with clients to make customized portfolios, primarily by using our
proprietary investment strategies and in house portfolio managers who can also provide advice for special
situations and needs.
Other Services
We offer clients the option of obtaining certain financial solutions from unaffiliated third-party financial
institutions through UPTIQ Treasury & Credit Solutions, LLC (together with UPTIQ, Inc. and its affiliates,
“UPTIQ”). Please see Items 5 and 10 for a fuller discussion of these services and other important
information.
We help our clients obtain certain insurance solutions from unaffiliated, third-party insurance brokers by
introducing clients to our affiliate, Focus Risk Solutions, LLC (“FRS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of our
parent company, Focus Financial Partners, LLC. Please see Items 5 and 10 for a fuller discussion of these
services and other important information.
Client Assets
Ancora manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis, but will advise on accounts on a non-
discretionary basis under certain arrangements. As of December 31, 2023, we managed approximately
$1,316,573,362 in client assets on a discretionary basis.