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

ESL INVESTMENTS, INC.

CRD 157273

BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FL

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Relationships: 11
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 15, 2012 to Nov 11, 2021
21 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

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: $768MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2021-11-11); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $768M
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: 7
Advisory employees: 3
Offices: 1Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 3
Private funds: 3Schedule D 7.B(1)
Private fund GAV: $768Mgross asset value as reported per fund; never fund size
Custody, client assets: $46.2M
SEC number: 801-74266
CRD: 157273
Filings on the tape: 21
First filed: Feb 15, 2012
Latest filed: Nov 11, 2021
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
ESL PARTNERS, LP	Hedge Fund	$767M	Nov 11, 2021	35	Feb 15, 2012	reported	021-109127
ESL INVESTORS, LLC	Hedge Fund	$228M	Apr 1, 2013	1	Feb 15, 2012	dropped	n/a
SPE MASTER II, LP	Hedge Fund	$104M	Jan 8, 2015	25	Nov 28, 2012	dropped	n/a
SPE II PARTNERS, LP	Hedge Fund	$81.3M	Jan 8, 2015	18	Nov 28, 2012	dropped	n/a
CBL PARTNERS, LP	Hedge Fund	$5.8M	Jan 8, 2015	29	Feb 15, 2012	dropped	n/a
SPE MASTER I, LP	Hedge Fund	$582,562	Nov 11, 2021	6	Nov 28, 2012	reported	n/a
SPE I PARTNERS, LP	Hedge Fund	$549,802	Nov 11, 2021	4	Nov 28, 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
BREYER, ROBERT, KARL	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	01/2015	Jan 8, 2015	Nov 11, 2021
KAMLANI, KUNAL, S	President	Na	yes	03/2016	Mar 30, 2016	Nov 11, 2021
LAMPERT, EDWARD, SCOTT	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	E	yes	04/1988	Feb 15, 2012	Nov 11, 2021
TALISMAN, HAROLD	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Na	yes	01/2014	Mar 31, 2014	Nov 11, 2021

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
ESL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
RBS PARTNERS, LP	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	no	n/a

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
COCONUT GROVE	FL	United States	1	no

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
2020	Mar 31, 2021	$750M	$750M	7	3	1	3	$750M
2019	Mar 30, 2020	$876M	$876M	8	3	1	3	$876M
2018	Mar 29, 2019	$1.1B	$1.1B	8	3	1	3	$1.1B
2017	Mar 30, 2018	$1.3B	$1.3B	8	3	1	3	$1.3B
2016	Mar 31, 2017	$2.0B	$2.0B	9	3	n/a	3	$2.0B
2015	Mar 30, 2016	$2.8B	$2.8B	9	3	n/a	3	$2.8B
2014	Mar 30, 2015	$3.7B	$3.7B	6	2	n/a	3	$3.7B
2013	Mar 31, 2014	$4.2B	$4.2B	7	2	n/a	6	$4.2B
2012	Apr 1, 2013	$6.0B	$6.0B	3	2	n/a	7	$6.0B

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
2020	$768M	$876M	-12.3%	$1.3B	-16.9%	7	8	1	1

Relationships

Advises (7)

→ ESL PARTNERS, LPPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA
Feb 15, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SPE MASTER I, LPPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA
Nov 28, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SPE I PARTNERS, LPPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA
Nov 28, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SPE II PARTNERS, LPPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA, no longer reported
Nov 28, 2012 to Jan 8, 2015factForm ADV
→ CBL PARTNERS, LPPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA, no longer reported
Feb 15, 2012 to Jan 8, 2015factForm ADV
→ SPE MASTER II, LPPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA, no longer reported
Nov 28, 2012 to Jan 8, 2015factForm ADV
→ ESL INVESTORS, LLCPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA, no longer reported
Feb 15, 2012 to Apr 1, 2013factForm ADV

Controls (4)

← LAMPERT, EDWARD, SCOTTOwnerCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ownership code E, individual
Feb 15, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← BREYER, ROBERT, KARLOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Jan 8, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
← KAMLANI, KUNAL, SOwnerPRESIDENT, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 30, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
← TALISMAN, HAROLDOwnerCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 31, 2014 to presentfactForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 30, 2018
Regulatory AUM changed
Esl Investments, Inc. reported RAUM $1.3B, down 35% from $2.0B (2017-03-31 to 2018-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$-710M

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:4fdb40a3-a7eb-247b-018b-ed62f189788b
First observed: Feb 15, 2012
Last observed: Nov 11, 2021 59 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.

ESL INVESTMENTS, INC.

CRD 157273

BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FL

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Data as of Nov 11, 2021 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Fund

Type

Reported GAV

As of

Owners

First reported

Status

Form D file

ESL PARTNERS, LP

Hedge Fund

$767M

Nov 11, 2021

Feb 15, 2012

reported

021-109127

ESL INVESTORS, LLC

Hedge Fund

$228M

Apr 1, 2013

Feb 15, 2012

dropped

n/a

SPE MASTER II, LP

Hedge Fund

$104M

Jan 8, 2015

Nov 28, 2012

dropped

n/a

SPE II PARTNERS, LP

Hedge Fund

$81.3M

Jan 8, 2015

Nov 28, 2012

dropped

n/a

CBL PARTNERS, LP

Hedge Fund

$5.8M

Jan 8, 2015

Feb 15, 2012

dropped

n/a

SPE MASTER I, LP

Hedge Fund

$582,562

Nov 11, 2021

Nov 28, 2012

reported

n/a

SPE I PARTNERS, LP

Hedge Fund

$549,802

Nov 11, 2021

Nov 28, 2012

reported

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BREYER, ROBERT, KARL

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

01/2015

Jan 8, 2015

Nov 11, 2021

KAMLANI, KUNAL, S

President

yes

03/2016

Mar 30, 2016

Nov 11, 2021

LAMPERT, EDWARD, SCOTT

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

yes

04/1988

Feb 15, 2012

Nov 11, 2021

TALISMAN, HAROLD

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

yes

01/2014

Mar 31, 2014

Nov 11, 2021

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

ESL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP

n/a

yes

n/a

RBS PARTNERS, LP

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

COCONUT GROVE

United States

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2020

Mar 31, 2021

$750M

2019

Mar 30, 2020

$876M

2018

Mar 29, 2019

$1.1B

2017

Mar 30, 2018

$1.3B

2016

Mar 31, 2017

$2.0B

n/a

$2.0B

2015

Mar 30, 2016

$2.8B

n/a

$2.8B

2014

Mar 30, 2015

$3.7B

n/a

$3.7B

2013

Mar 31, 2014

$4.2B

n/a

$4.2B

2012

Apr 1, 2013

$6.0B

n/a

$6.0B

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2020

$768M

$876M

-12.3%

$1.3B

-16.9%