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Flexpoint Ford, LLC

Private Equity

Chicago, IL

Flexpoint Ford, with offices in Chicago and New York, invests $50–500M in middle-market financial, business, and healthcare companies.

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Search this name across graphsid dfx:pe:139bc93e-1e8a-43a6-b335-2e219e001975

Data as of Sep 21, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings, firm and issuer disclosures. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 239
Dated events: 38
On other graphs: 2
Observed: Sep 13, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026
43 observations

Right now

one signal names this record (all private equity signals)

#1NewFactPrivate equityPE Acquisition Intelligence

Flexpoint Announces Sale of ArtesRx to Linden Capital Partners

Dated 2026-08-24 (document); first seen by DFX 2026-09-14.

Exposure: exposure unknown
Who this matters to: Private credit lenders, Investment bankers +2
Historical: not a measured predictor

Flexpoint Ford, LLC · company

PE Acquisition IntelligenceAug 24, 2026 · seen 7 days ago

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand; an owner is a different entity, resolved from Schedule A/B

Independent Sponsorsidentity

Flexpoint Ford, LLC

Capital provider to sponsors · shared crd

RIA / Wealth Managementidentity

FLEXPOINT FORD, LLC

Registered adviser · shared crd

RIA / Wealth Managementowner

CLEARSTEAD; CLEARSTEAD ADVISORY SOLUTIONS

schedule ab owner name equals pe organization name · confidence 50%

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Funds: 21
PE funds: 21
Vintages: 2013 to 2024
PE GAV, 2024 filing: $5.3Bgross asset value on Form ADV; never dry powder
Regulatory AUM: $8.1B
Investments: 128
Active investments: 49
Size band: UPPER MIDDLE MARKETderivedproxy: $5.29bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-29
Stated sectors: financial_services,software
Latest ADV filing: Mar 29, 2024
Employees (ADV): 61
Website: flexpointford.com

Funds

Fund	Vintage	Lifecycle	ADV type	Form D sold	GAV
Flexpoint Cif Holdings, L.P.	2024	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$109M
Flexpoint Overage Fund V-B, L.P.	2023	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$3,529
Flexpoint Overage Fund V-A, L.P.	2023	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$13,366
Flexpoint Fund V-A, L.P.	2023	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$213M
Flexpoint Fund V-B, L.P.	2023	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$56.3M
Flexpoint Asset Opportunity Fund Ii-B, L.P.	2022	Early deployment	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$49.2M
Flexpoint Asset Opportunity Fund Ii-A, L.P.	2022	Early deployment	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$566M
Flexpoint Fund Iv-B, L.P.	2020	Mature	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$353M
Flexpoint Overage Fund Iv-B, L.P.	2020	Active deployment	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$102M
Flexpoint Fund Iv-A, L.P.	2020	Mature	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$1.2B
Flexpoint Overage Fund Iv-A, L.P.	2020	Active deployment	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$353M
FP Dft Aggregator, LLC	2019	Wound down	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$46.5M
Flexpoint Fund III Aiv (cayman), L.P.	2019	Successor fundraising	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$105M
Flexpoint Special Assets Fund Aiv (cayman), L.P.	2019	Mature	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$105M
Flexpoint Fund III Aiv (b), L.P.	2019	Successor fundraising	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$29.3M
Flexpoint Pph Aggregator, LLC	2017	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$384M
Flexpoint Special Assets Fund, L.P.	2016	Mature	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$167M
Flexpoint Fund III, L.P.	2016	Successor fundraising	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$1.1B
Flexpoint Fund II (cayman), L.P.	2013	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$246M
Flexpoint Fund II, L.P.	n/a	Harvest	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$155M
Flexpoint Fund, L.P.	n/a	Wound down	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$0

Investments

Company	State	Role	Control	Invested	Exited	Status
Seawall Re II	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2026	n/a	active
Novel Financial Holdings	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2026	n/a	active
Elliott Davis	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2025	n/a	active
Ryan Specialty	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2025	n/a	active
Seawall Re	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2025	n/a	active
Duetti	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2024	n/a	active
Accuserve	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2024	n/a	active
AmRisc	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2024	n/a	active
Apollo Care	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2024	n/a	active
Create Music Group	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2024	n/a	active
Tax Service Veteran Randy Kozlowski	n/a	Add on	control	Aug 22, 2023	n/a	active
ArtesRx	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2023	Aug 24, 2026	exited
Enstar	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2023	n/a	exited
Corient	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2023	n/a	exited
Bridgehaven	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2023	n/a	active
SageSure	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2023	n/a	active
PTMA Financial Solutions	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2023	n/a	active
Baker Hill	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2023	n/a	active
GoldState	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2023	n/a	active
Nettwerk	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2023	n/a	exited
Ariel Re	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2022	n/a	active
Clearstead	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2022	n/a	active
Keystone	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2022	n/a	exited
AFH Wealth Management	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2021	n/a	active
Talcott	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2021	n/a	active
Canadian Hospital Specialties	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2021	n/a	active
VALE Insurance Partners	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2021	n/a	active
Movantis	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2021	n/a	active
Alera Group	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2021	n/a	active
Easterly	n/a	unknown	unknown	Jan 1, 2021	n/a	active

Relationships

showing 80 of 239

Employs (71)

→ Claudia SandovalPersonExecutive Assistant
factThe subject's own site
→ Michael ManganelliPersonCompliance Manager
factThe subject's own site
→ Toni SmithPersonStaff Accountant
factThe subject's own site
→ Jillian SavocaPersonExecutive Assistant
factThe subject's own site
→ Shyam PatelPersonSenior Fund Accounting Manager
factThe subject's own site
→ Jessica McClainPersonCorporate Accountant
factThe subject's own site
→ Shanleigh SullivanPersonFund Accountant
factThe subject's own site
→ Sara WhitePersonExecutive Assistant
factThe subject's own site
→ Mallory TrudeauPersonOffice Administrator
factThe subject's own site
→ Grace ShoubPersonSenior Associate, Human Resources
factThe subject's own site
→ Marni RamingPersonFund Controller
factThe subject's own site
→ Donald Joseph EdwardsPersonFounder and Executive Chairman
factThe subject's own site
→ Christopher John AckermanPersonChief Executive Officer
factThe subject's own site
→ Steve BaranowskiPersonManaging Director, Chief Financial Officer
factThe subject's own site
→ Benjamin F. BlumPersonManaging Director
factThe subject's own site
→ Daniel B. EdelmanPersonManaging Director
factThe subject's own site
→ Michael S. FazekasPersonManaging Director
factThe subject's own site
→ Emily HenryPersonManaging Director, Investor Relations & Capital Formation
factThe subject's own site
→ Dominic A. HoodPersonManaging Director
factThe subject's own site
→ Mike MorrisPersonManaging Director
factThe subject's own site
→ Jonathan T. OkaPersonManaging Director
factThe subject's own site
→ Arjun ThimmayaPersonManaging Director
factThe subject's own site
→ Steven Lindsey BegleiterPersonVice Chairman
factThe subject's own site
→ Stephen Hadley HaworthPersonVice Chairman
factThe subject's own site
→ Perry O. BallardPersonSenior Director
factThe subject's own site
→ Ethan Abraham BudinPersonSenior Director
factThe subject's own site
→ Charles Earle GlewPersonSenior Director
factThe subject's own site
→ Stephane EssamaPersonPrincipal
factThe subject's own site
→ Jennifer KimPersonPrincipal
factThe subject's own site
→ Vilas NairPersonPrincipal
factThe subject's own site
and 41 more

Invested in (9)

→ Apollo CareCompanyunknown
Jan 1, 2024 to presentfactThe subject's own site
→ AccuserveCompanyunknown
Jan 1, 2024 to presentfactThe subject's own site
→ AmRiscCompanyunknown
Jan 1, 2024 to presentfactThe subject's own site
→ ArtesRxCompanyunknown
Jan 1, 2023 to presentfactThe subject's own site
→ Alera GroupCompanyunknown
Jan 1, 2021 to presentfactThe subject's own site
→ American Strategic InsuranceCompanyunknown
Jan 1, 2006 to presentfactThe subject's own site
→ AFH Wealth ManagementCompanyunknown
Jan 1, 2021 to presentfactThe subject's own site
→ Ariel ReCompanyunknown
Jan 1, 2022 to presentfactThe subject's own site
→ Baker HillCompanyunknown
Jan 1, 2023 to presentfactThe subject's own site

Dated events

24 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Aug 24, 2026
Exit
Flexpoint Announces Sale of ArtesRx to Linden Capital Partners
ArtesRx News and newswireobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Aug 24, 2026
Transaction announced
Flexpoint Announces Sale of ArtesRx to Linden Capital Partners
News and newswireobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Jul 14, 2026
Exit
LERETA Joins ACUMA as Affiliate Member, Deepening Commitment to Credit Union Mortgage Professionals
LERETA News and newswireobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Jul 14, 2026
Transaction announced
LERETA Joins ACUMA as Affiliate Member, Deepening Commitment to Credit Union Mortgage Professionals
News and newswireobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Jan 22, 2026
Firm news
Funding Led by a $50 Million Series C Equity Investment from The Raine Group
The subject's own siteobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Aug 22, 2023
Transaction announced
Tax Service Veteran Randy Kozlowski Joins LERETA as Chief Strategy Officer
News and newswireobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Mar 1, 2023
Person joined
Mark Nmn Barham joined Schedule A of Flexpoint Ford, LLC as Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Administrative Officer
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Jan 1, 2022
Person joined
Christopher John Ackerman joined Schedule A of Flexpoint Ford, LLC as Managing Partner
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Aug 3, 2016
Person left
Philip Andrew Steger (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpoint Ford, LLC
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2016
Person left
Charles Earle Glew (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpoint Ford, LLC
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2016
Person left
Ethan Abraham Budin (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpoint Ford, LLC
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2016
Person left
Steven Lindsey Begleiter (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpoint Ford, LLC
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Mar 31, 2015
Person left
Harris Hyman (Senior Principal) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpoint Ford, LLC
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Feb 13, 2012
Adviser first adv filing
Flexpoint Ford, LLC first filed Form ADV in the extract (IA)
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago

Show 24 bookkeeping events

Occurred
Mar 30, 2026
Flexpoint Ford, LLC: Private Equity Funds on Form ADV 19 (2024 extract) -> 22 (roster 2026-09-01)
Occurred
Mar 29, 2024
Flexpoint Cif Holdings, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $109,173,765
Occurred
Mar 30, 2023
Flexpoint Fund V-A, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund)
Occurred
Mar 30, 2023
Fund 805-5339623641 no longer reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC
Occurred
Mar 30, 2023
Flexpoint Fund V-B, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund)
Occurred
Mar 30, 2023
Flexpoint Overage Fund V-A, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund)
Occurred
Mar 30, 2023
Flexpoint Overage Fund V-B, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund)
Occurred
Mar 29, 2022
Flexpoint Asset Opportunity Fund Ii-A, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $130,716,961
Occurred
Mar 29, 2022
Flexpoint Asset Opportunity Fund Ii-B, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $11,284,914
Occurred
Mar 27, 2020
Flexpoint Fund Iv-A, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund)
Occurred
Mar 27, 2020
Flexpoint Overage Fund Iv-B, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund)
Occurred
Mar 27, 2020
Fund 805-3993637637 no longer reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC
Occurred
Mar 27, 2020
Flexpoint Fund Iv-B, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund)
Occurred
Mar 27, 2020
Flexpoint Overage Fund Iv-A, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund)
Occurred
Mar 29, 2019
FP Dft Aggregator, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $150,064,410
Occurred
Mar 29, 2019
Flexpoint Fund III Aiv (cayman), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $35,723,829
Occurred
Mar 29, 2019
Flexpoint Special Assets Fund Aiv (cayman), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $35,723,829
Occurred
Mar 29, 2019
Flexpoint Fund III Aiv (b), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $20,122,979
Occurred
Mar 27, 2017
Flexpoint Pph Aggregator, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $257,174,182
Occurred
Mar 30, 2016
Flexpoint Special Assets Fund, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund)
Occurred
Mar 30, 2016
Flexpoint Fund III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund)
Occurred
Apr 1, 2013
Flexpoint Fund II (cayman), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $119,300,000
Occurred
Feb 13, 2012
Flexpoint Fund II, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $732,500,000
Occurred
Feb 13, 2012
Flexpoint Fund, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Flexpoint Ford, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $256,700,000

Who to call

the organisation, the role and the published line, with the filing or website that published it; revealed to signed-in accounts

The firm's published line

Revealable: 1 business phone (Form ADV), 1 office address (Form ADV), 1 website (Form ADV), 1 work email (firm website) · as of 2026-09-21

Christopher John Ackerman
Chief Executive Officer · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Benjamin F. Blum
Managing Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Daniel B. Edelman
Managing Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Michael S. Fazekas
Managing Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Dominic A. Hood
Managing Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Mike Morris
Managing Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Jonathan T. Oka
Managing Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Arjun Thimmaya
Managing Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Steven Lindsey Begleiter
Vice Chairman · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Stephen Hadley Haworth
Vice Chairman · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Perry O. Ballard
Senior Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Ethan Abraham Budin
Senior Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Charles Earle Glew
Senior Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Stephane Essama
Principal · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Jennifer Kim
Principal · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Vilas Nair
Principal · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Philip M. Purcell
Principal · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Karan Sabharwal
Principal · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Shane Skibitsky
Director, Portfolio Management · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Parth Gandhi
Vice President · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)
Alex Hunstad
Vice President · Revealable: 1 professional profile (firm website)

Also named here, with no published line of their own (reach them through the firm): Claudia Sandoval (Executive Assistant), Michael Manganelli (Compliance Manager), Toni Smith (Staff Accountant), Jillian Savoca (Executive Assistant), Shyam Patel (Senior Fund Accounting Manager), Jessica McClain (Corporate Accountant), Shanleigh Sullivan (Fund Accountant), Sara White (Executive Assistant), Mallory Trudeau (Office Administrator), Grace Shoub (Senior Associate, Human Resources), Marni Raming (Fund Controller), Donald Joseph Edwards (Founder and Executive Chairman).

Who to call is the organisation, the person's role and the line they published themselves: a business phone, office address, website or profile link from Form ADV, Form 13F or their own website, with that source named on every value. The counts above are what a reveal returns; a personal email is rarely published, so most reveals are the firm's line. Never data bought from a provider, never anything personal. Reveals by plan

Provenance

Graph: Private Equity
Canonical id: dfx:pe:139bc93e-1e8a-43a6-b335-2e219e001975
First observed: Sep 13, 2026
Last observed: Sep 21, 2026 2 h ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings, Firm and issuer disclosures
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

Flexpoint Ford, LLC

Private Equity

Chicago, IL

Flexpoint Ford, with offices in Chicago and New York, invests $50–500M in middle-market financial, business, and healthcare companies.

This is the graph view. The full profile, with its team, deals and sources, is on Private Equity.Open the full profile →

Search this name across graphsid dfx:pe:139bc93e-1e8a-43a6-b335-2e219e001975

Data as of Sep 21, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings, firm and issuer disclosures. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.