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FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS

C45
CRD 106075·SEC 801-35973·IRVINE, CA
AUM
$5.06B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$50.6M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$15.2M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$121.5M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS
CRD
106075
SEC file #
801-35973
EIN
330221828
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$5.06B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$3.93B → $5.06B▲ +29%
Client mix
Individuals High Net Worth623
Individuals Other430
Banking Institutions157
Corporations57
Charitable Organizations30

Operations

Employees (total)
53
Advisory staff (per ADV)
25
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
38 advisors → 25 advisors▼ -34%
Primary office
IRVINE CA
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — investment companiesSelection of other advisers
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesFixed feesPerformance-based fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
04/28/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
linkedin.com/company/first-foundation-inc.(social)

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
FIRSTSUN CAPITAL BANCORP
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
3
Control Persons
FIRSTSUN CAPITAL BANCORP
HAKOPIAN, JOHN, AVAK
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
Yes

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
fallback_guess:firstfoundation.com

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
Yes
Form 5500 Plan Count
3
Form 5500 Total Compensation
117,887
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
202565,653
202652,234
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20252
20261
Schedule C Total Compensation
117,887
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
3

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0001086763
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
142
Edgar First Filing Date
2000-05-25
Edgar Last Filing Date
2026-05-04
Edgar 13f Count
116
Edgar 13f Latest AUM Estimate
Filing Date2026-05-04
Accession0001086763-26-000003
Edgar Former Names
KELLER GROUP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC /CA/
KELLER COLLINS HAKOPIAN & LEISURE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC/CA

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (11)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
25
Bc Firm IAR Count
25
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
E*trade4
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
18101 VON KARMAN AVENUESTE 700IRVINE, CA 92612
Business
18101 VON KARMAN AVENUESTE 700IRVINE, CA 92612
Edgar EIN
330221828
Edgar Recent Filings
13F-HR2026-05-04 · 0001086763-26-000003
13F-HR2026-02-04 · 0001086763-26-000002
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (25)

25
HAKOPIAN, JOHN, AVAK
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
2159595
Roche, Robert, James
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
2463984
ARA MOSES ABAJIAN
IAR
7532189
JOSEPH ANTHONY RASZEWSKI
IAR
6734784
LINDSEY ANN HESS
IAR
6571567
JENNIFER KATHRYN CAGLE
IAR
2718221
NEIL CHRISTOPHER AMOR
IAR
1746699
RICARDO COSTA RIBEIRO
IAR
7286139
WILLIAM BRYANT PIERREPONT
IAR
7631585
PAUL EDWARD MILLER
IAR
2528930
Ekaterina A. Nuce
IAR
7403313
ANDREA HELENE MATOLO
IAR
5178888
ERIC H SPERON
IAR
4586385
YUHSIN WANG
IAR
6320322
MICHELLE BAO-CHIEU NGUYEN
IAR
5445578
CALVIN TEKEIM JONES
IAR
7225198
STEPHEN J WIECHERT
IAR
6010493
ROGER BRUCE PALLEY
IAR
355497
BENJAMIN DARROW THORNHILL
IAR
1851892
WILLIAM KEITH ARECHIGA
IAR
5964830
MARK DAVID STUART ARBLASTER
IAR
1622114
MARC TOMANENG COSICO
IAR
2810824
RACHEL COSTA RIBEIRO
IAR
5526718
ROGER SANFORD STINNETT
IAR
4564202
KARUNA TEJPAUL
IAR
4707169