Luxor Capital Group, LP (New York)


Luxor Capital Group, LP is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $5.49 billion of regulatory assets for 18 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

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Luxor Capital Group provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Luxor Capital Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Luxor Capital Group, LP is $5.49 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 479% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.29 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $5.49 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $305.04 million each.
Luxor Capital Group has custody of $5.49 billion in cash and securities for 18 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Luxor Capital Group, LP for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Lawrence Robert Buchalter serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Lawrence Robert Buchalter is pooled investment vehicles with 18 clients and $5.49 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Luxor Capital Group has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.49 billion for 18 clients. 44% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Luxor Capital Group also advises several private funds. Namely, nine hedge funds, two other private funds, and one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Luxor Capital Group, LP

The company employs 31 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 35 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Lawrence Robert Buchalter has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2007. Virgilio Garces Alagon joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Christian Alexander Leone Ceo/limited partner 1 Oct 2002 75% - 100% 2923511
Llc Luxor Management General partner 1 Oct 2002 Other 20-2373305
Adam Dilworth Miller Chief operating officer 1 Jan 2005 Other 2932639
Elena Cimador Chief financial officer & chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2005 Other 5064991
Norris Nissim Chief legal officer & chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2006 Other 2796731
Lawrence Robert Buchalter President 1 Oct 2007 Other 1163981
Kelly Skura Chief financial officer 1 Sep 2012 Other 6179708
Virgilio Garces Alagon Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2016 Other 6692174

Based in New York

The principal office where Luxor Capital Group, LP performs its advisory services is located at 1114 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10036, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-763-8000 or by fax 212-763-8001. The normal business hours are 9 am - 6 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at luxorcap.com.