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| CRD # | 104550 |
| SEC # | 801-50661 |
| CIK # | 0001033427 |
| AUM | 280.2 M (2026-04-23) |
| Employees | 5 (60% Investors, 0% Brokers) |
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| Phone | 203-341-7800 |
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| Source | [IAPD] [EDGAR] [Website] [LinkedIn] |
| Total AUM ($B) |
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| Fees and Compensation — Form ADV Part 2A (4/23/2026) [Brochure] |
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Fees and Compensation
Separate Accounts
Iridian is compensated for its advisory services by charging a fee that is based on a
percentage of assets under management. Upon request, Iridian also charges a fee that is
based upon the performance of a client’s account. The specific manner in which fees are
charged is established in a client’s written agreement with Iridian. In certain
circumstances, fees and account minimums for separate account management may be
negotiable.
Funds
The Firm acts as investment adviser to various Funds. The Firm is compensated for its
advisory services by charging a fee that is based on a percentage of assets under
management. The General Partner of a Fund also may charge a fee that is based upon the
performance of the Fund. For a full description of the fees and compensation for any
particular Fund, please refer to that Fund’s confidential offering memorandum.
Other Advisory/Sub-Advisory Relationships
Iridian provides discretionary investment advisory services to an Undertakings for
Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Fund. All fees paid to Iridian by
this investment vehicle are separate from the fees and expenses charged to investors by
those investment vehicles. A complete explanation of these fees and expenses is contained
in the prospectus or informational brochure for this investment vehicles.
Commissions and Other Charges
Iridian’s fees are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other related
costs and expenses which may be incurred by the client. Clients may incur certain charges
imposed by custodians, brokers and other third parties. Mutual funds and exchange traded
funds which may be purchased by Iridian also charge internal management fees which
are disclosed in a fund’s prospectus. These third-party charges, fees and
IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC - Form ADV Part 2A – March 5, 2026 – Updated April 23, 2026
commissions are exclusive of, and in addition to, Iridian’s fee. Please see the section
“Brokerage Practices” for additional information about the factors that Iridian considers
in selecting or recommending broker-dealers for client transactions and determining the
reasonableness of their compensation (e.g., commissions).
Billing and Payment
The Firm may change its fee structure at any time. All invoices are due promptly upon
receipt.
Clients whose assets are managed in separate accounts are billed for any fees incurred.
Management fees and performance allocations of a Fund will be deducted from the assets
of the Fund.
Generally, a client will be invoiced quarterly, in arrears, based upon the average of the
month-end values of the client’s account during the previous quarter. Generally, quarterly
fees will be pro-rated by adjusting a client account’s month end value if the net
deposit/withdrawal transactions on any day, or any series of days, within a month exceed
5% of the account’s month opening balance.
Fees for partial quarters will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
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Fee Schedule and Minimum Account Size
The following table sets forth the Firm’s fee schedule and minimum account size for its Separate
Accounts and Funds that actively seek new clients.
Separate Accounts:
Name of Product Base Fee, Based on Assets Under Performance Minimum
Management (“AUM”) Fee? Account
Size
1.00% on the first $50 million of AUM;
Mid-Cap Product 0.75% on the next $50 million; and No $10,000,000
0.55% on the amount over $100 million.
Funds:
Name of Entity Base Fee, Based on Assets Performance Minimum
Under Management Fee or Investment
(“AUM”) Special
Allocation?
Iridian Private Business Value 1.00% of AUM No $1,000,000
Equity Fund, LP
Iridian Eagle Fund, LP .25% of AUM Yes $1,000,000
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Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
A client which maintains an account separately managed by Iridian and which meets
certain qualification standards may negotiate a fee based upon Iridian’s investment
performance (a “Performance-Based Fee”) and will only be charged in accordance with
certain regulatory guidelines.
Investors in certain Funds advised by the Firm will be charged a Performance-Based Fee
which, if earned, will be allocated and paid to the Fund’s general partner which is an entity
wholly owned by Iridian.
Under a Performance-Based Fee arrangement, a client will agree to pay a percentage of
profits earned during a specified time period. The time period over which the
Performance-Based Fee is calculated will be negotiated with each client. Typically, the
time period is one year.
Under a Performance-Based Fee arrangement, the Firm may receive increased
compensation with regard to unrealized appreciation as well as realized gains in a client’s
account. This may create an incentive for the Firm to make riskier or more speculative
investments than would be made under a different fee arrangement. The potential for
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| Account Minimums and Types of Clients — Form ADV Part 2A (4/23/2026) [Brochure] |
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Types of Clients
The Firm provides (or has provided and seeks to provide) investment advice to the
following types of clients:
• High net worth individuals
• Foundations and endowments
• Registered investment companies
• Pension and profit-sharing plans
• Trusts, estates, or charitable organizations
• Corporations and other business entities
• State and local municipalities
• Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Funds
• Insurance companies
• Other investment advisers
• Pooled investment funds structured as limited partnerships of which a wholly
owned entity of Iridian acts as the general partner
An investor in a Fund must meet certain criteria as set forth in the subscription documents
relating to that Fund. No investment into any of the Funds may be made unless all
subscription documents have been accepted by the general partner of each Fund and/or
such Fund’s third-party administrator, if applicable.
The Firm has established a minimum account or investment size for its various products.
Please see the table under the section “Fees and Compensation.”
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Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
In this section, we discuss generally the investment philosophy and process we employ,
and the material risks of investing, in our various portfolios and products.
Mid-Cap Equity Strategy/U.S. Equity Strategy (together “Mid-Cap Equity Strategy”)
“Mid-Cap Equity” is the name of the strategy used within the U.S. Outside of the U.S.
the strategy is referred to simply as “U.S. Equity.”
Philosophy
Investing in “corporate change” is the cornerstone of Iridian’s Mid-Cap Equity Strategy
investment philosophy. We believe that while markets are generally efficient in
determining value, they regularly fail to discount the long-term strategic and investment
implications of dramatic structural change in a company or industry. This process of
change can result not only in a significant transformation in the financial performance of
a company, but also in the way a company is perceived and hence valued by the market.
Our goal is to tap into “corporate change” opportunities before they are fully recognized
or valued by the market.
Process
Our two-step stock-selection process is disciplined, bottom-up, and value-based, and uses
mostly in-house generated fundamental research to identify companies undergoing
“corporate change” and generating large amounts of free cash flow. We do not rely on
the quantitative screens used by most conventional equity managers to develop a universe
of potential stock candidates; rather “corporate change” is our screen. The two steps we
use to identify and value potential investment opportunities are as follows:
Step 1: Establish an Investment Premise
The first step in our process is identifying companies undergoing corporate change. We
research a company when an investment premise or event indicates that a catalyst exists
that could create investment value. Examples of frequent catalysts are highlighted in the
following diagram:
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Step 2: Establish an Economic Valuation
Our valuation process emphasizes two key factors. First, we focus on free cash flow
generation. Second, we value a company as if we were acquiring the entire business.
The valuation techniques we use are truly traditional; they are grounded in long-standing
corporate finance principles that are more often used by private equity and mergers and
acquisition professionals when evaluating a company. Our research is based primarily on
the review of publicly available documents filed with the SEC and interviews with
management, competitors and customers. Numerous visits to a company and meetings
with its principal officers are an integral part of a thorough review of the company’s
operating and financial conditions.
Reflecting our bottom-up fundamental analysis of companies, the sector and industry
weightings of our portfolios are exclusively a by-product of our stock-selection process
and our portfolio managers’ conviction. Ultimately, stock selection is the investment
decision that adds most value to clients’ portfolios.
Investment Guidelines for Separate Accounts in the Mid-Cap Equity Portfolios
Unless otherwise restricted in writing by a Client, Iridian generally will follow the
following investment guidelines for portfolios managed as separate accounts in the Mid-
Cap Equity Strategy:
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• Client accounts typically will be invested in 40 to 60 equity securities.
• Client accounts are normally expected to be fully invested but cash equivalents
may be held for defensive purposes or to augment returns. Although no limit is
placed on the amount of cash equivalents that a portfolio may hold, Iridian is
expected to inform the Client if the allocation to bonds and cash equivalents
exceeds 10% of the market value of the portfolio at the end of any month.
• Iridian anticipates individual equity holdings at time of purchase generally will not
exceed 5% of the portfolio.
Iridian anticipates that the market capitalization of the portfolio companies at the time of
purchase generally will be within the market capitalization range of the Russell ™ Midcap
Index at the time of purchase.
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| Sector | Form 13F Holdings | Value ($B) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbalife Ltd | 0.0 | ||
| ACV Auctions Inc | 0.0 | ||
| Hilton Grand Vacations Inc | 0.0 | ||
| Post Holdings Inc | 0.0 | ||
| Lithia Motors Inc | 0.0 | ||
| Intrexon Corp | 0.0 | ||
| Wyndham Worldwide Corp | 0.0 | ||
| Axsome Therapeutics Inc | 0.0 | ||
| Platform Specialty Products Corp | 0.0 | ||
| Billcom Holdings Inc | 0.0 | ||
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| Holdings by Sector ($B) |
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| Type | Form D Funds | Date | Sold | AUM |
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| Other | Iridian Global Impact Fund LP | [2023-03-15] | 1.8 M | 1.4 M |
| Filed 2025-04-24 (D/A) · Exemption 506(b), 3(c), 3(c)(1) · Minimum $1,000,000 · Remaining Indefinite · Duration More than one year · Net Assets Decline to Disclose | ||||
| HF | Iridian Raven Fund LP | [2022-03-23] | 32.1 M | |
| Filed 2022-03-25 (D/A) · Exemption 506(b), 3(c)(1) · Remaining Indefinite · Duration More than one year · Net Assets Decline to Disclose | ||||
| HF | Iridian Eagle Fund LP | [2021-03-22] | 67.8 M | 26.6 M |
| Filed 2025-04-24 (D/A) · Exemption 506(b), 3(c), 3(c)(1) · Minimum $1,000,000 · Remaining Indefinite · Duration More than one year · Net Assets Decline to Disclose | ||||
| HF | Iridian Wasabi Fund LP | [2019-03-19] | 18.1 M | 57.1 M |
| Filed 2025-04-24 (D/A) · Exemption 506(b), 3(c), 3(c)(1) · Minimum $1,000,000 · Remaining Indefinite · Duration More than one year · Net Assets Decline to Disclose | ||||
| HF | Iridian Cresco Fund LP | [2013-03-15] | 3.5 M | 4.5 M |
| Filed 2015-02-23 (D/A) · Exemption 506(b), 3(c)(7) · Minimum $1,000,000 · Remaining Indefinite · Duration More than one year · Net Assets Decline to Disclose | ||||
| HF | Iridian Charter Fund LP | 2012-02-27 | 59.8 M | |
| Other | Iridian Private Business Value Equity Fund LP | [2012-02-27] | 1,034.0 M | 62.0 M |
| Filed 2025-04-24 (D/A) · Exemption 506(b), 3(c), 3(c)(1) · Minimum $1,000,000 · Remaining Indefinite · Duration More than one year · Net Assets Decline to Disclose | ||||
| Other | Iridian Small Cap Equity Fund LP | [2012-02-27] | 7.2 M | 7.3 M |
| Filed 2014-02-28 (D/A) · Exemption 506(b), 3(c)(7) · Minimum $500,000 · Remaining Indefinite · Duration More than one year · Net Assets Decline to Disclose | ||||
| AUM Breakdown | Accounts | AUM ($B) |
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| By Client Type | ||
| (a) Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 0 | 0.0 |
| (b) Individuals (high net worth individuals) | 7 | 0.1 |
| (c) Banking or thrift institutions | 0 | 0.0 |
| (d) Investment companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (e) Business development companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (f) Pooled investment vehicles | 4 | 0.2 |
| (g) Pension and profit sharing plans | 0 | 0.0 |
| (h) Charitable organizations | 0 | 0.0 |
| (i) State or municipal government entities | 0 | 0.0 |
| (j) Other investment advisers | 0 | 0.0 |
| (k) Insurance companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (l) Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 0 | 0.0 |
| (m) Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 1 | 0.0 |
| (n) Other | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total | 14 | 0.3 |
| By Discretionary | ||
| Discretionary | 14 | 0.3 |
| Non-Discretionary | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 14 | 0.3 |
| By Non-United States Persons | ||
| Non-United States Persons | 0.0 | |
| United States Persons | 0.3 | |
| Total | 14 | 0.3 |
| Limited Partners | 2011 - 2026 |
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| New York State and Local Retirement System |
| Form D Directors | Role | # Filings | # Firms | 2011 - 2026 |
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| David Cohen | Executive Officer | 242 | 13 | |
| Eric Stone | Director | 13 | 2 | |
| Jeffrey Elliott | Executive Officer | 12 | 2 | |
| Harold Levy | Executive Officer | 10 | 2 | |
| Lane Bucklan | Executive Officer | 10 | 2 | |
| Iridian Asset Management LLC | Executive Officer, Promoter | 9 | 2 | |
| Todd Raker | Executive Officer | 5 | 2 | |
| Paul Wolt | Executive Officer | 4 | 1 | |
| Cet Partners LLC | Executive Officer | 2 | 1 | |
| Iridian Asset Managment LLC | Promoter | 1 | 1 | |
| Joralex LLC Joralex LLC | Executive Officer | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Partners LLC | Executive Officer | 1 | 1 | |
| Ray Scanlan | Executive Officer | 1 | 1 | |
| Same Iridian Asset Management LLC | Executive Officer | 1 | 1 | |
| Joralex LLC | Executive Officer | 1 | 1 | |
| Erimar LLC | Executive Officer | 1 | 1 | |
| Same Iridian Ventures LLC | Executive Officer | 1 | 1 | |
| Corstan Associates LLC | Executive Officer | 1 | 1 |
| EDGAR Form | CIK | 2011 - 2026 |
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| 13F-HR | [0001033427] | |
| SC 13G | [0001033427] |
| Firm Profile (Form ADV) | |
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| Discretionary AUM | $10.4B |
| Serves | Institutional, Retail |
| Fund Types | Hedge Fund |
| LEI | 549300A9VAL70VQYHE09 |
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