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Benefit Street Partners Limited

SEC-registered adviser since 2012London, United KingdomCRD 160617

42
Clients
45
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 7 May 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Benefit Street Partners Limited is an investment adviser headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and registered with the SEC since 2012. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment companies.

Its services include portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. BSP Asset Management Limited owns 75% or more of Benefit Street Partners Limited.

Clients

Benefit Street Partners Limited serves 42 clients, 41 of them pooled investment vehicles. The average client has about $538 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Investment companies1 clients2%
  • Pooled investment vehicles41 clients90%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans8%
Show client breakdown
Investment companies
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$461,622,362
Share
2.0%
Avg. per client
$461.6M
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
41
Regulatory AUM
$20,408,521,610
Share
90.2%
Avg. per client
$497.8M
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
Not reported
Regulatory AUM
$1,744,491,440
Share
7.7%
Avg. per client
—

Total

Clients
42
Regulatory AUM
$22,614,635,412
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$538.4M

What it does

Benefit Street Partners Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets and performance-based fees.

Benefit Street Partners Limited advises 34 private funds.

97.7% of assets ($22.09B across 48 accounts) are managed with discretion; $526.8M across 2 accounts are not. 91% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks9%
    • Non-exchange-traded equities5%
    • Exchange-traded equities4%
  • Funds1%
  • Bonds1%
  • Cash6%
  • Other83%
    • Clo debt notes, bank debt investment and unfunded commitments.83%

Custodians

Benefit Street Partners Limited’s client accounts are held mainly at State Street Bank and Trust, with 3% of managed assets, and J.P. Morgan, with 3%. Benefit Street Partners Limited has custody of $6.15B for 10 clients.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • State Street Bank and TrustState Street Bank and Trust Company · Boston, MA · $746.2M3%
  • Mitsubishi Ufj Investor Services & Banking (luxembourg) S.a.,Mitsubishi Ufj Investor Services & Banking (luxembourg) S.a., · Luxembourg · $262.9M1%
  • J.P. MorganJ.P. Morgan Se Amsterdam Branch · Amsterdam · $735.4M3%
  • All other custodians$20.87B92%

Ownership and leadership

BSP Asset Management Limited owns 75% or more of Benefit Street Partners Limited.

Who owns the firm
Benefit Street Partners Limited· the adviser
  • BSP Asset Management Limited

    Control person · since January 2006

    Owns 75% or more of Benefit Street Partners Limited

Leadership

  • Ben Woodley
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Cathy Bevan
    Director
  • Henry Schoch
    Chief Accounting Officer, Director
  • Daire Wheeler
    Director

Staff

  • 164 employees
  • 45 in advisory functions

Fees

Benefit Street Partners Limited is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees.

Benefit Street Partners Limited’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Benefit Street Partners Limited has 0 offices, with 1 listed address with no US state reported.

Other business names

Benefit Street Partners Limited has reported 4 other business names to the SEC.

  • Alcentra MF II GP Limited
  • Alcentra S.a.r.l
  • Alcentra Uk DLF GP Limited
  • Clareant Jersey GP Limited Partnership

Registration details

Legal name
Benefit Street Partners Limited
Headquarters
78 Cannon Street, London, United Kingdom EC4N 6HL
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-74223
Structure
other (specify) organized in United Kingdom
Fiscal year end
December

This directory does not report disciplinary history, for any firm or individual, in either direction. The SEC publishes the complete record, including any disciplinary events, and it is the authoritative place to check one. See this firm's record on adviserinfo.sec.gov

Common questions

How many clients does Benefit Street Partners Limited have?

Benefit Street Partners Limited has 42 clients and manages $22.6 billion for them, as of May 2026. They include 41 pooled investment vehicles and 1 investment companies.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 7 May 2026

What services does Benefit Street Partners Limited offer?

Benefit Street Partners Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does Benefit Street Partners Limited use?

Benefit Street Partners Limited’s separately managed account assets are held at State Street Bank and Trust Company (Boston, MA), with $746,214,634, J.P. Morgan Se Amsterdam Branch (Amsterdam), with $735,423,715 and Mitsubishi Ufj Investor Services & Banking (luxembourg) S.a., (Luxembourg), with $262,853,091. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 7 May 2026

How many financial advisors does Benefit Street Partners Limited have?

Benefit Street Partners Limited has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 164 employees, and 45 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Benefit Street Partners Limited invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Benefit Street Partners Limited’s separately managed accounts held 83% clo debt notes, bank debt investment and unfunded commitments., 6% cash and equivalents, 5% non-exchange-traded equities, 4% exchange-traded equities, 1% high-yield corporate bonds and 1% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar). It advises 34 private funds.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Benefit Street Partners Limited?

Benefit Street Partners Limited is owned through a chain of holding companies by Franklin Resources Inc. Its direct owner is BSP Asset Management Limited (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 7 May 2026

How does Benefit Street Partners Limited get paid?

Benefit Street Partners Limited is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 7 May 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 160617.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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