Welch Capital Partners, LLC (“WCP” or the “Firm”), formed in 1996, emphasizes providing
long-term after-tax wealth creation through the buying of a portfolio of equity securities
and sourcing venture capital and private equity fund managers. The Firm's investment
style is to seek undervalued growth. WCP manages clients’ assets through separately
managed accounts (“SMA”) or a long-short private limited partnership. In addition, WCP
may provide advice to its clients regarding direct investments in third-party venture
capital and/or private equity funds (“third-party private funds”).
Clients with SMAs can have their portfolios tailored for specific risk tolerances and/or
sector weightings.
When WCP advises its client(s) on direct investments in a third-party private fund(s),
either exclusively, or alongside their SMA, the client does so at their own discretion. WCP
seeks out first-class, third-party private fund managers that are actively raising venture
capital or private equity funds. When WCP deems a fund investment to be suitable for its
client(s), it presents the fund investment to the client(s). The client(s) will ultimately
decide, through consultation with WCP, whether to invest in the third-party private fund
and the appropriate size of the investment.
The principals of WCP, and the individuals who determine general investment advice to be
given to clients, are Leighton B. Welch and Christopher W. Welch.
Mr. Leighton B. Welch was born in 1961. He holds an A.B. from Harvard College (1983) and
an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School (1989). From May 1991 to December 1994, he
was a Research Analyst at Eagle Capital Management
Corp., an investment advisory firm.
From December l994 until the commencement of the business of WCP, he was a Portfolio
Manager at Eagle Capital Management Corp.
Mr. Christopher W. Welch was born in 1965. He holds an A.B. from Harvard College (1988)
and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School (1994). From July 1988 to June 1991, he was
an Analyst at Smith Barney Harris Upham & Co. in the Investment Banking Division. From
1994 until joining WCP, he was a Portfolio Manager at Bankers Trust Company.
WCP provides investment advisory services to SMAs as well as Welch Entrepreneurial
Fund, L.P. (the “Fund”), a limited partnership for which Welch Fund Management, LLC acts
as general partner. Leighton B. Welch and Christopher W. Welch are the Managing
Members of Welch Fund Management, LLC. WCP also advises its clients on direct
investments in third-party private funds. The client makes the investment either directly
from the client’s SMA or from a source that is unaffiliated with WCP.
As of December 31, 2023, WCP had approximately $585.9 million in assets under
management, of which $398.6 million were regulatory assets under management, managed
on a discretionary basis, and $187.3 million were managed on a non-discretionary basis. Of
the $187.3 million managed on a non-discretionary basis, approximately $33.7 million
were attributable to the ten non-discretionary clients for whom WCP does not have
regulatory assets under management, as reported in Item 5.C.(1) of Form ADV Part 1 and
approximately $153.6 million (of assets not constituting regulatory assets under
management) were attributable to clients that have an existing discretionary account(s)
with WCP.