Private fund adviser · Greenwich, CT
Contrarian Capital Management LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 109979 · SEC 801-50707
At a glance
Contrarian Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Greenwich, Connecticut, with $4.8 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed March 27, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 1,016th of 4,686 private fund advisers and 2,163rd of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 203-862-8200contrariancapital.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $4.8B
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #1,016 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #2,163 of 17,210
- Rank in Connecticut
- #92 of 507
- Clients
- 24
- Accounts
- 24
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 47
- Advisory staff
- 22
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Jon R. BauerManaging Member
- Janice M. StantonMember
- Gil A. TenzerMember
- Xiaohui SongSpecial Limited Member
- Jeffrey D. BauerMember
- Jennifer G. DiagonaleChief Compliance Officer
- Joshua M. TrumpMember
- Michael T. PassantinoChief Financial Officer
- Michael E. RingChief Operating Officer
Custody and brokerage
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 23 | $4.1B | 86% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 1 | $671M | 14% |
Private funds
Contrarian Capital Management LLC reports 14 private funds with $4.1B in gross assets: hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
Contrarian Capital Management LLC answers yes to 3 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗contrariancapital.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Contrarian Capital Management LLC manage?
Contrarian Capital Management LLC reports $4.8 billion in regulatory assets under management across 24 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed March 27, 2026.
What kind of firm is Contrarian Capital Management LLC?
Contrarian Capital Management LLC is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets.
Who are Contrarian Capital Management LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($4.1 billion, 23 clients); corporations or other businesses ($671 million, 1 clients).
Does Contrarian Capital Management LLC manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 14 private funds with $4.1 billion in gross assets, including hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds.
Does Contrarian Capital Management LLC have any disciplinary history?
Contrarian Capital Management LLC answers yes to 3 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Contrarian Capital Management LLC’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-03-27), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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