Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Michael Licosati
Michael Licosati is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Pacific Point Advisors, where he plays a key role in shaping the firm’s investment strategy, overseeing portfolio management, and working directly with some of the firm’s largest clients and families. With more than 30 years of experience spanning investment management, portfolio management, private equity, M&A, and securities law, he brings a multidisciplinary perspective to wealth and asset management.
Michael is also the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Alder Capital, a long/short equity fund with a strong track record in the technology sector. Prior to launching Alder, he was a Vice President in the Global Technology Group of Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division in New York and a Partner at the law firm Keesal, Young & Logan. Over the course of his career, he has completed more than $8 billion in M&A and capital markets transactions and was an early public market investor in companies including Google, Amazon, and Tesla.
Michael earned his BA and JD from the University of San Diego and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is an (inactive) member of the California, New York, and Washington, D.C. Bars, and holds a Series 65 license.
Michael is also the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Alder Capital, a long/short equity fund with a strong track record in the technology sector. Prior to launching Alder, he was a Vice President in the Global Technology Group of Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division in New York and a Partner at the law firm Keesal, Young & Logan. Over the course of his career, he has completed more than $8 billion in M&A and capital markets transactions and was an early public market investor in companies including Google, Amazon, and Tesla.
Michael earned his BA and JD from the University of San Diego and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is an (inactive) member of the California, New York, and Washington, D.C. Bars, and holds a Series 65 license.