GAMCO Investors

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GAMCO Investors, Inc
Company type Public
OTCQX:  GAMI
Russell 2000 Index component
Industry Financial services
Founded1976 (1976)
Founder Mario Gabelli
Headquarters
Rye, New York
,
United States
Key people
 Mario Gabelli (CEO and Chairman)
Services Investment adviser, Brokerage firm
AUM US$31.1 billion (December 31, 2023) [1]
Owner Mario Gabelli (72%)
Divisions Gabelli Funds
Website www.gabelli.com

GAMCO Investors, Inc., formerly known as Gabelli Asset Management Company, is an American provider of investment advice and brokerage services to mutual funds, institutional and select investors based in Rye, New York. [2] It was founded by and is majority owned by Mario Gabelli, who has cumulatively earned more than $750 million in compensation from the company. [3]

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History

The company was founded in 1976 to provide discretionary investment services to a broad spectrum of investors. [2] In February 1999, the company held an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GBL. [4] [5] Per an agreement with the company upon its IPO, Mario Gabelli received 10 percent of its pretax profits in compensation. [6]

In August 2005, the company elevated the brand name 'GAMCO' from its asset management business to become the name of the entire company. [7] [8]

Lawsuits and Investigations

In 1992, Gabelli and GAMCO were under an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission that was later settled. [9]

In March 2006, a judge determined Mario Gabelli had unfairly prevented Frederick J. Mancheski, a long time investment partner, and David M. Perlmutter, Gabelli's former lawyer, from selling their shares in Gabelli Group Capital Partners at fair market value. [10] In the settlement, Gabelli paid the couple $100 million that would amount to a total of 2.1 million GAMCO shares, then worth about $80 million, and more than $20 million in cash. [11] [6]

Also in 2006, Gabelli faced a civil investigation from the U.S. Department of Justice as to whether he purposefully deceived the FCC when bidding to purchase segments of the wireless spectrum. [12] The company, along with Gabelli, agreed to a settlement in June 2006. [13]

The company offered to settle an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in exchange for $3 million in 2007. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ https://gab-pr.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Release_GAMI_20240103.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. 1 2 "Our Firm". GAMCO Investors, Inc. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  3. ↑ McGeehan, Patrick (3 May 2013). "Mario Gabelli, the $750 Million Man". DealBook. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  4. ↑ "GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL (GBL) IPO". NASDAQ.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  5. ↑ Ward, Sandra (1999-02-08). "Gabelli Firm Nears Its IPO Date" . Barron's. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  6. 1 2 Dealbook (4 May 2006). "Gabelli Settles Legal Dispute With Early Backers". DealBook. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  7. ↑ "Gabelli Asset asking shareholders for name change". Pensions & Investments. 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  8. ↑ "GAMCO Investors, Inc. Name Change Effective" (PDF). GAMCO Investors. 2005-08-29.
  9. ↑ Antilla, Susan (1992-12-06). "Wall Street; Gabelli Discovers an Escape Route". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  10. ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (2005-09-25). "'Super Mario' Has a Super Headache". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  11. ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (2006-05-05). "Gabelli Settles Investor Suit for $100 Million". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  12. ↑ Dealbook (8 March 2006). "U.S. Joins Fraud Suit Against Mario Gabelli". DealBook. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  13. ↑ Creswell, Julie (2006-06-07). "Gabelli Settles Federal Suit Accusing Him of Deceit on Wireless Licenses". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  14. ↑ "Gamco Offers to Settle S.E.C. Inquiry". The New York Times. Reuters. 2007-02-23. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-02-07.


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