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Breakwater Financial, LLC
Breakwater Financial was established in 1999 by Andrew Levinson, a former Goldman Sachs partner with a track record in leveraged finance and distressed...
Breakwater Financial, LLC
Breakwater Financial was established in 1999 by Andrew Levinson, a former Goldman Sachs partner with a track record in leveraged finance and distressed assets. The firm operates as a single-family office, managing the Levinson family's wealth out of New York City. Its founding followed Levinson's departure from Goldman Sachs, where he co-headed the firm's leveraged finance group. Strategy merges direct real estate investments—across office, multi-family, and retail assets—with third-party fund allocations in private credit, event-driven hedge funds, and infrastructure. The firm often co-invests directly alongside institutional partners. Its private credit exposure focuses on senior secured lending to middle-market companies. Hedge fund holdings include distressed debt and special situations vehicles. Deployment spans North America and selected Western European markets. The office operates with a lean team of fewer than 20 professionals, including managing members Joshua Steiner and Robert Bennett. The firm has no disclosed philanthropic foundation or adjacent operating companies. It has not changed its investment strategy or headquarters in over two decades. Breakwater Financial is architecturally distinct as a single-family office that never opened to external capital—unlike many former Goldman principals who built multi-family platforms. Its concentration on direct real estate paired with niche hedge fund allocations is unusual for a New York SFO, which typically lean toward public equities or diversified venture capital.
General information
Firm type
Single Family Office
Year founded
1999
AUM
Undisclosed (Altss estimate)
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
New York
Corporate office
New York, NY, United States
Principals
Andrew J. Levinson
Founder & Managing Member
Joshua L. Steiner
Managing Member
Robert S. Bennett
Managing Member
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Breakwater Financial?
Andrew Levinson, founder and managing member, leads investment decisions alongside managing members Joshua Steiner and Robert Bennett. The trio jointly evaluate direct real estate and fund commitments. The firm does not publicly disclose a formal investment committee structure.
Does Breakwater Financial invest in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The firm uses both: direct real estate acquisitions and co-investments in private credit and infrastructure, plus third-party fund allocations—primarily in hedge funds and private debt. The balance between direct and fund commitments shifts based on market conditions (per public filings).
How does Breakwater Financial source proprietary deal flow?
The firm sources deals through Levinson's Goldman Sachs network and longstanding relationships with real estate brokers, placement agents, and mid-market private credit sponsors. It does not maintain a public sourcing team or platform.
What is Breakwater Financial's geographic focus?
Breakwater Financial invests primarily in North America, with select real estate holdings in Western Europe. The firm targets the US Sunbelt for multi-family acquisitions and Western Europe for value-add infrastructure projects (per public records).
Is Breakwater Financial structured solely as a family office or does it run any external funds?
It is structured exclusively as a single-family office managing the Levinson family's capital. The firm has never raised external capital from third-party investors. It does not operate as a multi-family office or asset manager.
What investment stages does Breakwater Financial typically target?
For direct real estate, it targets value-add and opportunistic acquisitions. For private credit, it focuses on senior secured debt and unitranche facilities in middle-market companies. In hedge funds, it allocates to event-driven and distressed strategies (per public filings).
Does Breakwater Financial maintain philanthropic structures?
No philanthropic foundation or donor-advised fund is publicly associated with the firm. Andrew Levinson and his family may make charitable contributions through private means, but no separate entity has been disclosed.
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