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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 100m 1b

CYPRESS ADVISORS INC.

CRD 159754

NEW YORK, NY

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Data as of Mar 11, 2016 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 11
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 2
Observed: Feb 9, 2012 to Mar 11, 2016
5 observations

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand

Private Equityidentity

Cypress Advisors Inc.

Private equity manager · cited, shared crd

Allocatorsidentity

Cypress Advisors Inc.

Manager with allocator commitments · cited, shared crd

Facts

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

Firm class: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $349MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2016-03-11); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $349M
Private client RAUM: $0derivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 0%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 3
Advisory employees: 2
Accounts: 3
Private funds: 3Schedule D 7.B(1)
Private fund GAV: $349Mgross asset value as reported per fund; never fund size
SEC number: 801-73213
CRD: 159754
Filings on the tape: 5
First filed: Feb 9, 2012
Latest filed: Mar 11, 2016
Organised: Corporation, Delaware

Private funds

Schedule D 7.B(1); gross asset value as reported, never fund size; reporting ends 2024-12-31

Fund	Type	Reported GAV	As of	Owners	First reported	Status	Form D file
CYPRESS MERCHANT BANKING PARTNERS II LP	Private Equity Fund	$331M	Mar 11, 2016	92	Feb 9, 2012	reported	n/a
CYPRESS MERCHANT B II C.V.	Private Equity Fund	$14.1M	Mar 11, 2016	2	Feb 9, 2012	reported	n/a
55TH STREET PARTNERS II L.P.	Private Equity Fund	$3.2M	Mar 11, 2016	36	Feb 9, 2012	reported	n/a

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
HUGHES, JEFFREY, PETER	VICE CHAIRMAN, COO AND DIRECT OWNER OF CYPRESS ADVISORS INC.	C	yes	05/1994	Feb 9, 2012	Mar 11, 2016
STERN, JAMES, ANDREW	CHARIMAN, CEO AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND DIRECT OWNER OF CYPRESS ADVISORS INC.	D	yes	05/1994	Feb 9, 2012	Mar 11, 2016
FINLEY, MICHAEL, FRANCIS	MEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC	A	no	12/1998	Feb 9, 2012	Mar 11, 2016
HARNED, CHRISTOPHER, BAILY	MEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC	A	no	12/2001	Feb 9, 2012	Mar 11, 2016
SHIRAZI, BAHRAM	MEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC	A	no	12/1998	Feb 9, 2012	Mar 11, 2016
SINGLETON, JAMES, LOUIS	MEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC	B	no	12/1998	Feb 9, 2012	Mar 11, 2016
SPALDING, DAVID, PETER	MEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC	B	no	12/1998	Feb 9, 2012	Mar 11, 2016
SPIEGEL, WILLIAM, LARRY	MEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC	A	no	12/1998	Feb 9, 2012	Mar 11, 2016

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2015	Mar 11, 2016	$349M	$349M	3	2	n/a	3	$349M
2014	Mar 12, 2015	$382M	$382M	3	2	n/a	3	$382M
2013	Mar 13, 2014	$308M	$308M	3	2	n/a	3	$308M
2012	Mar 15, 2013	$429M	$429M	3	2	n/a	3	$429M

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2015	$349M	$382M	-8.7%	$429M	-6.7%	3	3	n/a	n/a

Relationships

Advises (3)

→ CYPRESS MERCHANT B II C.V.Private fundPrivate Equity Fund, IA
Feb 9, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CYPRESS MERCHANT BANKING PARTNERS II LPPrivate fundPrivate Equity Fund, IA
Feb 9, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ 55TH STREET PARTNERS II L.P.Private fundPrivate Equity Fund, IA
Feb 9, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (6)

← SINGLETON, JAMES, LOUISOwnerMEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC, ownership code B, individual
Feb 9, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← SHIRAZI, BAHRAMOwnerMEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC, ownership code A, individual
Feb 9, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← FINLEY, MICHAEL, FRANCISOwnerMEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC, ownership code A, individual
Feb 9, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← SPIEGEL, WILLIAM, LARRYOwnerMEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC, ownership code A, individual
Feb 9, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← HARNED, CHRISTOPHER, BAILYOwnerMEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC, ownership code A, individual
Feb 9, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← SPALDING, DAVID, PETEROwnerMEMBER OF CYPRESS ASSOCIATES II LLC, ownership code B, individual
Feb 9, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Controls (2)

← STERN, JAMES, ANDREWOwnerCHARIMAN, CEO AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND DIRECT OWNER OF CYPRESS ADVISORS INC., ownership code D, individual
Feb 9, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← HUGHES, JEFFREY, PETEROwnerVICE CHAIRMAN, COO AND DIRECT OWNER OF CYPRESS ADVISORS INC., ownership code C, individual
Feb 9, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Dated events

No dated event names this entity yet.

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:491dfa23-941d-1fb7-345c-4c2b30a907ba
First observed: Feb 9, 2012
Last observed: Mar 11, 2016 128 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
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.

CYPRESS ADVISORS INC.

CRD 159754

NEW YORK, NY

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Data as of Mar 11, 2016 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Fund

Type

Reported GAV

As of

Owners

First reported

Status

Form D file

CYPRESS MERCHANT BANKING PARTNERS II LP

Private Equity Fund

$331M

Mar 11, 2016

Feb 9, 2012

reported

n/a

CYPRESS MERCHANT B II C.V.

Private Equity Fund

$14.1M

Mar 11, 2016

Feb 9, 2012

reported

n/a

55TH STREET PARTNERS II L.P.

Private Equity Fund

$3.2M

Mar 11, 2016

Feb 9, 2012

reported

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

HUGHES, JEFFREY, PETER

VICE CHAIRMAN, COO AND DIRECT OWNER OF CYPRESS ADVISORS INC.

yes

05/1994

Feb 9, 2012

Mar 11, 2016

STERN, JAMES, ANDREW

CHARIMAN, CEO AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND DIRECT OWNER OF CYPRESS ADVISORS INC.

yes

05/1994

Feb 9, 2012

Mar 11, 2016

FINLEY, MICHAEL, FRANCIS