James River Capital Corp. is located in Richmond, Virginia. James River Capital became an independent investment firm in 1995, when Paul Saunders and Kevin Brandt acquired the business from Kidder, Peabody & Co. James River Capital is registered as an Investment Advisor with the SEC, and as a Commodity Trading Advisor with the CFTC. James River Capital is built on the investment philosophy that a broad selection of alternative investments generally provides a low correlation of return and adds diversification value to an investment portfolio consisting of traditional equity and fixed income instruments.