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BSP Ny

SEC-registered adviser since 2003New York, NYCRD 128557

37
Clients
8
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 31 March 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

BSP Ny is an investment adviser headquartered in New York, New York, and registered with the SEC since 2003. 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. Benefit Street Partners US, Inc. owns 75% or more of BSP Ny, and David Manlowe is its CEO.

Clients

BSP Ny serves 37 clients, 35 of them pooled investment vehicles. The average client has about $385 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Investment companies2 clients7%
  • Pooled investment vehicles35 clients76%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans12%
  • Corporations and other businesses5%
Show client breakdown
Investment companies
Clients
2
Regulatory AUM
$936,406,307
Share
6.6%
Avg. per client
$468.2M
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
35
Regulatory AUM
$10,855,690,999
Share
76.2%
Avg. per client
$310.2M
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
Not reported
Regulatory AUM
$1,744,491,440
Share
12.2%
Avg. per client
—
Corporations and other businesses
Clients
Not reported
Regulatory AUM
$704,980,426
Share
5.0%
Avg. per client
—

Total

Clients
37
Regulatory AUM
$14,241,569,172
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$384.9M

What it does

BSP Ny 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.

BSP Ny advises 18 private funds.

96.3% of assets ($13.71B across 41 accounts) are managed with discretion; $526.8M across 2 accounts are not. 81% 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
  • Stocks7%
    • Non-exchange-traded equities4%
    • Exchange-traded equities3%
  • Funds1%
  • Bonds11%
  • Cash5%
  • Other76%
    • Clo debt notes, bank debt investment and unfunded commitments76%

Custodians

BSP Ny’s client accounts are held mainly at State Street, with 5% of managed assets, and J.P. Morgan, with 5%. BSP Ny has custody of $2.11B for 7 clients.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • Bnym (luxembourg) S.A.Bnym (luxembourg) S.A. · Luxembourg · $705.0M5%
  • State StreetState Street · Boston, MA · $746.2M5%
  • Mitsubishi Ufj Investor Services & Banking (luxembourg) S.a.,Mitsubishi Ufj Investor Services & Banking (luxembourg) S.a., · Luxembourg · $262.9M2%
  • J.P. MorganJ.P. Morgan Se Amsterdam Branch · Amsterdam · $735.4M5%
  • All other custodians$11.79B83%

Ownership and leadership

Benefit Street Partners US, Inc. owns 75% or more of BSP Ny, and David Manlowe is its CEO.

Who owns the firm
BSP Ny LLC· the adviser
  • Benefit Street Partners US, Inc.

    Control person · since February 2018

    Owns 75% or more of BSP Ny LLC
  • Franklin Resources, Inc.

    Control person · since November 2022

    Owns 75% or more of BSP Ny LLC

Leadership

  • David Manlowe
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Richard Byrne
    President
  • Bryan Martoken
    Chief Financial Officer and Co-Chief Operating Officer
  • Allison Davi
    Co-Chief Operating Officer
  • Enrico Gallo
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Shirley Hambelton
    General Counsel
  • Henry Schoch
    Chief Accounting Officer

Staff

  • 18 employees
  • 8 in advisory functions
  • 3 broker-dealer reps

Fees

BSP Ny is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees.

BSP Ny’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, BSP Ny has 3 offices, with 3 listed addresses across 3 states.

Listed office addresses by state

New York · 1 listed address

  • One Madison Avenue, Suite 1600, New YorkHQ

Registration details

Legal name
BSP Ny LLC
Headquarters
One Madison Avenue, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10010
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-62417
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does BSP Ny have?

BSP Ny has 37 clients and manages $14.2 billion for them, as of March 2026. They include 35 pooled investment vehicles and 2 investment companies.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 31 March 2026

What services does BSP Ny offer?

BSP Ny 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 BSP Ny use?

BSP Ny’s separately managed account assets are held at State Street (Boston, MA), with $746,214,634, J.P. Morgan Se Amsterdam Branch (Amsterdam), with $735,423,715, Bnym (luxembourg) S.A. (Luxembourg), with $704,980,426 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 31 March 2026

How many financial advisors does BSP Ny have?

BSP Ny has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 18 employees, and 8 perform investment advisory functions. 3 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are 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 BSP Ny invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, BSP Ny’s separately managed accounts held 76% clo debt notes, bank debt investment and unfunded commitments, 11% high-yield corporate bonds, 5% cash and equivalents, 4% non-exchange-traded equities, 3% exchange-traded equities and 1% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar). It advises 18 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 BSP Ny?

BSP Ny is owned through a chain of holding companies by Franklin Resources Inc. Its direct owners are Benefit Street Partners US, Inc. (75% or more) and Franklin Resources, Inc. (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 31 March 2026

How does BSP Ny get paid?

BSP Ny 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 31 March 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 128557.

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

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