Rockefeller Capital Management

What Rockefeller Capital Management does

Rockefeller Capital Management is a privately held, multi-line financial services firm headquartered at 45 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, operating through three integrated divisions: Rockefeller Global Family Office (wealth management for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions including trustee, fiduciary, philanthropic advisory, and lifestyle concierge services), Rockefeller Global Investment Management (active equity, fixed income, alternative, and UCITS strategies via Rockefeller & Co. LLC), and Rockefeller Global Investment Banking (M&A advisory, capital raising, and capital markets services to private and public companies and financial sponsors). The firm manages approximately $203B in client assets (rising to $212B by April 2026) and operates across 53 offices in 33 U.S. markets plus London.

The technology stack centers on Rockefeller Digital, a proprietary web and mobile client experience platform that consolidates account views, net-worth aggregation from external accounts, bill pay, remote check deposit, fund transfer, document sharing, and transaction authorization, layered with multi-factor authentication, biometrics, continuous threat monitoring, and bring-your-own-identity authentication. In June 2026 the firm announced a flagship partnership with Anthropic to embed Claude into an AI-enabled wealth management platform spanning client meeting intelligence, operational workflows, and internal support. The investment management side operates an open-architecture platform that integrates Investments, Office of the CIO, and Client Solutions functions, distributes a UCITS fund range domiciled in Ireland (Carne Global Fund Managers as Manager), and runs a 34-year U.S. small-cap equity track record that earned the 2026 LSEG Lipper 10-year award on the Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund. Frame Security provides AI-driven human cyber risk tooling.

The business model is asset-based and fee-led. Revenue streams include recurring wealth management advisory and management fees across Rockefeller Global Family Office, recurring investment management fees on the ~$20B in Rockefeller Global Investment Management assets (including sub-advisory mandates such as the Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund and the Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund with Ares Management), transaction-based investment banking advisory fees, recurring trust and fiduciary fees from Rockefeller Trust Company N.A., The Rockefeller Trust Company (Delaware), and Rockefeller & Co. LLC, professional-services fees for family office, wealth strategy, and lifestyle concierge engagements, and managed-services fees for the Rockefeller Charitable Giving Fund in partnership with the American Endowment Fund. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; advisory fees are quote-based, asset-percent-based, and tailored to each UHNW/HNW engagement. Distribution is sales-led with a relationship-driven, office-based model across 53 locations and channel partnerships (e.g., Touchstone Investments). Following an October 2025 $6.6 billion recapitalization led by Mousse Partners (Chanel family office), ownership sits with Viking Global Investors as the largest shareholder, IGM Financial as the second-largest shareholder at 17.2%, alongside Progeny 3 and Abrams Capital.

Name

Rockefeller Capital Management

Legal name

Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.

Website

http://www.rockco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1882

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Rockefeller Capital Management is a privately held wealth management, investment management, and investment banking firm serving ultra-high-net-worth families, institutions, and corporations through Rockefeller Global Family Office, Rockefeller Global Investment Management, and Rockefeller Global Investment Banking.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wealth Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Institutional Trust Services (FSAAANAB)

Keywords

• Wealth management
• Investment management
• Investment banking
• Family office services
• Trust and fiduciary services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices59 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wealth Management Advisory Fees: Recurring asset-based advisory and management fees on client portfolios across Rockefeller Global Family Office; the firm manages approximately $203B (March 2026) and $212B (April 2026) in client assets (AUM, brokerage, and assets under administration), with the asset base growing through advisor recruitment and market appreciation.
2. Investment Management Fees: Recurring fees on actively managed equity, fixed income, alternative, and UCITS strategies managed by Rockefeller Global Investment Management (approximately $20B in assets), including sub-advisory mandates such as the Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund and Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund.
3. Investment Banking Advisory Fees: Transaction-based fees from buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory, transaction structuring, capital raising, capital markets advisory, and strategic shareholder advisory and defense provided by Rockefeller Global Investment Banking to private and public companies and financial sponsors.
4. Trustee, Fiduciary, and Trust Company Fees: Recurring fees from Rockefeller Trust Company, N.A., The Rockefeller Trust Company (Delaware), and Rockefeller & Co. LLC for sole trustee, successor trustee, co-trustee, agent for trustee, and directed/administrative trustee services.
5. Family Office, Wealth Strategy, and Lifestyle Concierge Fees: Fees for bill concierge, tax preparation and filing, bespoke financial reporting, holistic planning, human capital services, banking and lending advisory, retirement plan solutions, and insurance and annuity solutions tailored to ultra-high-net-worth clients.
6. Philanthropic Advisory and Donor-Advised Fund Fees: Fees from philanthropic advisory engagements, private foundation administration, and the Rockefeller Charitable Giving Fund, a bespoke Donor Advised Fund offered in partnership with the American Endowment Fund.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Core offering

Rockefeller Capital Management is a privately held financial services firm that provides wealth management, investment management, and investment banking services to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, institutional investors, and corporations. The firm operates through three integrated divisions — Rockefeller Global Family Office, Rockefeller Global Investment Management, and Rockefeller Global Investment Banking — and manages approximately $203 billion in client assets across 53 offices in the U.S. and London.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rockefeller Global Family Office: Wealth management division serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions with personalized investment, planning, trustee, philanthropy, and family office services
• Rockefeller Global Investment Management
• Rockefeller Global Investment Banking
• Rockefeller Asset Management
• Rockefeller Digital
• VantageRock

Products and services

• Rockefeller Global Family Office
• Rockefeller Global Investment Management
• Rockefeller Global Investment Banking
• Rockefeller Trust Company Services
• Rockefeller Charitable Giving Fund (Donor Advised Fund)
• Rockefeller Digital Client Platform
• Rockefeller UCITS Fund Range (Rockefeller Capital Management UCITS ICAV)
• AI-Enabled Wealth Management Platform with Anthropic Claude
• Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund (Sub-Advised)
• Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund (Sub-Advised)

Named customers1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• AnthropicflagshipTechnology or Integration · 10 June 2026Rockefeller Capital Management partnered with Anthropic to develop an AI-enabled wealth management platform powered by Anthropic's Claude model. The initial phase focuses on client meeting intelligence, operational workflows, and internal support, with plans to broaden scope over time. The partnership positions Anthropic as the enterprise AI foundation for Rockefeller's advisor workflows, with no financial terms or deployment scope disclosed.
• Coplin Wealth PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2026Coplin Wealth Partners, a seven-advisor Naples-based wealth advisory team formerly with Morgan Stanley, joined Rockefeller Global Family Office in May 2026 to establish Rockefeller's first physical presence on Florida's southwest coast. Led by Steven Coplin (private adviser and managing director with over 25 years of experience), the team reports to Kristen Sario, Southeast Regional President, and extends Rockefeller's footprint to 33 U.S. markets.
• Touchstone InvestmentscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 20 April 2026Touchstone Investments distributes mutual funds sub-advised by Rockefeller Capital Management (Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund, which won the 2026 LSEG Lipper 10-year award in the International Large-Cap Core category) and Ares Management Corporation (Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund). Both sub-advised funds were established in 2015.
• Ares Management CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Co-sub-advisor with Rockefeller Capital Management on Touchstone Investments mutual funds (Ares sub-advises the Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund alongside Rockefeller's sub-advisory of the Touchstone Non-US Equity Fund). The Credit Opportunities Fund won the 2026 LSEG Lipper 10-year award in the Alternative Credit Focus Funds category.
• Foley Hoag LLPminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 April 2026Foley Hoag LLP is engaged as legal counsel alongside Rockefeller Capital Management in advising AstroNova on its strategic alternatives review (potential sale, merger, or strategic investment).
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 16 October 2025Served as legal advisor on Rockefeller Capital Management's $6.6 billion recapitalization, alongside Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Sullivan & Cromwell.
• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 16 October 2025Served as legal advisor on Rockefeller Capital Management's $6.6 billion recapitalization, alongside Cleary Gottlieb and Sullivan & Cromwell.
• Sullivan & CromwellminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 16 October 2025Served as legal advisor on Rockefeller Capital Management's $6.6 billion recapitalization, alongside Cleary Gottlieb and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz.
• American Endowment FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRockefeller Capital Management partners with the American Endowment Fund to offer the Rockefeller Charitable Giving Fund, a bespoke Donor Advised Fund experience for clients, providing a sponsor structure for philanthropic giving.
• Rockefeller Trust Company, N.A.flagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerRockefeller Trust Company, N.A. is a regulated fiduciary affiliate that performs trustee, agency, and administrative trustee services across multiple U.S. jurisdictions as part of the Rockefeller Capital Management family.
• The Rockefeller Trust Company (Delaware)flagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerThe Rockefeller Trust Company (Delaware) is a Delaware-chartered trust company affiliate that can serve as a directed trustee or administrative trustee pursuant to Delaware law, complementing Rockefeller Trust Company, N.A.
• Rockefeller & Co. LLCflagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerRockefeller & Co. LLC is a Delaware-registered investment adviser affiliate (regulated by the SEC) that performs investment advisory, asset management, and fiduciary activities under the Rockefeller Capital Management marketing name.
• Rockefeller Financial LLCflagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerRockefeller Financial LLC is a broker-dealer and investment adviser dually registered with the SEC, and a member of FINRA and SIPC, providing distribution and brokerage services across the Rockefeller Capital Management platform.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Northern Trust Wealth Management: Public wealth management franchise providing investment management, trust, banking, and family office services to UHNW clients globally, with comparable cross-product breadth and institutional investment capabilities.
• J.P. Morgan Private Bank: Global private banking franchise of JPMorgan Chase serving UHNW individuals, families, and institutions with investment management, credit, banking, and estate planning — direct competitor for Rockefeller's family office clientele.
• Bank of America Private Bank: Private banking arm of Bank of America serving ultra-high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth structuring, investment management, and credit solutions — comparable multi-product UHNW platform.
• Glenmede: Privately held investment and wealth management firm serving UHNW families and institutions with discretionary management and advisory services — comparable privately-held UHNW specialist.
• Bessemer Trust: Privately held multi-family office serving UHNW families with investment management, trust and estate, and family office services — directly comparable in target client profile and integrated service offering.
• Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management: Bulge-bracket UHNW wealth management division serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families with advisory, investment management, and banking services — directly comparable to Rockefeller Global Family Office in client segment and multi-product offering.
• Morgan Stanley Wealth Management: Largest U.S. wealth management franchise by client assets, serving HNW and UHNW clients across advisory, self-directed, and investment management channels. Recent advisor departures from Morgan Stanley (e.g., Coplin to Rockefeller) demonstrate the direct competitive overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Citi Private Bank: Global private bank within Citigroup serving UHNW clients with investment management, banking, lending, and family office services — broader incumbent with international footprint overlapping Rockefeller's UCITS ambitions.
• Brown Brothers Harriman Investor Services: Privately held, partnership-structured financial services firm offering wealth management, investment management, and corporate banking services to UHNW families and institutions — comparable private, multi-line business model.
• UBS Wealth Management: Global wealth management leader with massive UHNW book (especially cross-border) and broad investment banking, asset management, and institutional capabilities — broader incumbent competing across all of Rockefeller's segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors5 records

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M&A2 records

Investments13 records

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