GCA is a San Francisco Bay Area based privately held firm specializing in managing and/or advising alternative asset funds (the “Funds”). The firm was founded in 1989 and incorporated in the state of California in 1994. Since inception, the firm has established, managed or advised in excess of twenty alternative asset funds with aggregate AUM exceeding $4.6 billion. GCA is currently manager and/or advisor to seven alternative asset funds with approximately $1.5 billion of assets under management. The Firm is a Registered Investment Advisor with the State of California.

Commencing in 2005, GCA’s focus is on creating funds in which it has a greater ownership stake as well as direct involvement in the investment management of the funds. GCA’s strategy is to create international alternative asset funds that are region or strategy specific in conjunction with highly regarded, established financial services companies and senior executives indigenous to the target region or strategy. This structure provides GCA with the local insight, control and relationships necessary to prudently invest and monitor the activities of its Funds. GCA will act as manager or co-manager to the Funds with day-to-day investment management oversight responsibility. GCA’s substantial ownership stake as well as its fund management activities will ensure our full commitment to our clients’ interests of wealth accumulation.

Prior to 2005, GCA’s legacy business was similar in strategy, but included non-control advisory roles. As such, the ownership interests and day-to-day involvement in the advisory activities were not as significant as compared to our current strategy. GCA continues to manage and monitor its legacy advisory business.