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RIA / WealthAdvisor34 years in industry

JOHN MICHAEL KRAMBEER

Advisor at VALIDUS CAPITAL LLC

EL SEGUNDO, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 3
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 1
Observed: Jul 8, 1997 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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

Private Equityidentity

John Michael Krambeer

same person, same CRD on Schedule A · confidence 95% · family precision 100%

Facts

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

Current firm: VALIDUS CAPITAL LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jan 29, 1992earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 34derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 2
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jan 29, 1992
First registration: Jul 8, 1997
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 1938468

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
VALIDUS CAPITAL LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 1, 2026	n/a	yes	EL SEGUNDO, CA	Current employment
CERTUITY, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 2, 2004	May 26, 2022	no	EL SEGUNDO, CA\|EL SEGUNDO, CA\|BEVERLY HILLS, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jul 8, 1997	Oct 23, 2003	no	LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
CERTUITY, LLC	VALIDUS CAPITAL LLC	May 26, 2022	Jan 1, 2026	1,316	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	CERTUITY, LLC	Oct 23, 2003	Jan 2, 2004	71	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
129505:319212:CA:2022-05-26	May 26, 2022	Jan 1, 2026	BEVERLY HILLS, CA	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ VALIDUS CAPITAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CERTUITY, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2004 to May 26, 2022factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 8, 1997 to Oct 23, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 26, 2022
Advisor changed firm
John Michael Krambeer left Certuity, Llc for Validus Capital Llc (registered 2026-01-01)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:769b7d09-8602-58b9-39c0-a1887cc56d91
First observed: Jul 8, 1997
Last observed: Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
1 registered feed 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.

JOHN MICHAEL KRAMBEER

Advisor at VALIDUS CAPITAL LLC

EL SEGUNDO, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Firm

Class

Began

Ended

Current

Branch

Basis

VALIDUS CAPITAL LLC

Independent wealth

Jan 1, 2026

n/a

yes

EL SEGUNDO, CA

Current employment

CERTUITY, LLC

Independent wealth

Jan 2, 2004

May 26, 2022

EL SEGUNDO, CA|EL SEGUNDO, CA|BEVERLY HILLS, CA

Previous registration

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Wirehouse

Jul 8, 1997

Oct 23, 2003

LOS ANGELES, CA

Previous registration

From

Left

Joined

Gap, days

Kind

Move type

CERTUITY, LLC

VALIDUS CAPITAL LLC

May 26, 2022

Jan 1, 2026

1,316

Firm change after gap

RIA to RIA

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

CERTUITY, LLC

Oct 23, 2003

Jan 2, 2004

Firm change

Other

Team

Left

Joined

From

Kind

129505:319212:CA:2022-05-26

May 26, 2022

Jan 1, 2026

BEVERLY HILLS, CA

Firm change after gap