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SPARK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

C47
CRD 160815·SEC 801-73079·NEW YORK, NY
AUM
$433.9M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$4.3M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$1.3M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$10.4M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
SPARK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
CRD
160815
SEC file #
801-73079
EIN
900780117
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$433.9M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$3.25B → $433.9M▼ -87%
Client mix
Pooled Investment Vehicles3

Operations

Employees (total)
21
Advisory staff (per ADV)
9
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
10 advisors → 9 advisors▼ -10%
Primary office
NEW YORK NY
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
JPMorganlow confidence
Services offered
Portfolio mgmt — pooled vehicles
Fee basis
% of AUMPerformance-based fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/30/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
sparkim.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
SPARK HOLDINGS LLC
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
3
Control Persons
SPARK HOLDINGS LLC
DROPKIN, GLENN, ELLIOT
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
ok
Rdap Domain
SPARKIM.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2012-02-08T18:48:41Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
14
Rdap Firm Age Band
10-20y
Rdap Registrar
Network Solutions, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
Yes
Form 5500 Plan Count
1
Form 5500 Total Participants
22
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
20240
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20241
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
1

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0001539478
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
16
Edgar First Filing Date
2012-01-13
Edgar Last Filing Date
2025-10-08
Edgar Form D Count
16
Edgar Form D Offerings
2025-10-082025-10-08 · 0001539478-25-000002
2024-10-242024-10-24 · 0000899140-24-001104

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (16)

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
0
Bc Firm IAR Count
0
Custodian Candidates
Full
Jpmorgan7
E*trade4
Interactive Brokers2
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
C/O SPARK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC150 EAST 58TH STREET, 26TH FLOORNEW YORK, NY 10155
Business
C/O SPARK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC150 EAST 58TH STREET, 26TH FLOORNEW YORK, NY 10155
Edgar EIN
900780117
Edgar Recent Filings
D/A2025-10-08 · 0001539478-25-000002
D/A2024-10-24 · 0000899140-24-001104
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2027-02-08T18:48:41Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2021-12-10T09:58:11Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns43.worldnic.comNs44.worldnic.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer Prohibited
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (2)

2
DROPKIN, GLENN, ELLIOT
Executive Officer · 2.5%
1405927
LAVENTHOL, PETER, LAWRENCE
Executive Officer · 2.5%
1926518