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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 10b 100b

ABSOLUTE RETURN CAPITAL, LLC

CRD 145647

BOSTON, MA

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Data as of Dec 28, 2015 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 1:42 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 21
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 30, 2012 to Dec 28, 2015
8 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: $12BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2015-12-28); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $12B
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: 24
Advisory employees: 10
Accounts: 2
Private funds: 2Schedule D 7.B(1)
Private fund GAV: $12Bgross asset value as reported per fund; never fund size
Custody, client assets: $0
SEC number: 801-69072
CRD: 145647
Filings on the tape: 8
First filed: Mar 30, 2012
Latest filed: Dec 28, 2015
Organised: Limited Liability Company, 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
ABSOLUTE RETURN CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.	Hedge Fund	$12B	Dec 28, 2015	223	Mar 30, 2012	reported	021-80200

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
BAIN CAPITAL (GP), LLC	GENERAL PARTNER	F	yes	11/2015	Dec 28, 2015	Dec 28, 2015
BAIN CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LP	LIMITED PARTNER	F	yes	11/2015	Dec 28, 2015	Dec 28, 2015
BAIN CAPITAL, LP	Member	E	yes	11/2015	Dec 28, 2015	Dec 28, 2015
BARNES, STEVEN, WILLIAM	Member	F	yes	01/2001	Apr 1, 2013	Dec 28, 2015
BEKENSTEIN, JOSHUA	Member	F	yes	10/1984	Mar 30, 2012	Dec 28, 2015
CONNAUGHTON, JOHN, PATRICK	Member	F	yes	12/1997	Mar 30, 2012	Dec 28, 2015
HAWKINS, JEFFREY, BROOKS	Member	F	yes	01/2008	Apr 1, 2013	Dec 28, 2015
KRUPKA, MICHAEL, ALAN	Member	F	yes	12/1997	Mar 30, 2012	Dec 28, 2015
LAVINE, JONATHAN, SCOTT	Member	F	yes	12/1997	Mar 30, 2012	Dec 28, 2015
PAGLIUCA, STEPHEN, GERARD	Member	F	yes	09/1989	Mar 30, 2012	Dec 28, 2015
PAPPENDICK IV, WILLIAM, EDWARD	Member	F	yes	01/2002	Apr 1, 2013	Dec 28, 2015
POLER, DWIGHT, MACVICAR	Member	F	yes	10/1999	Mar 30, 2012	Dec 28, 2015
WARD, MICHAEL, DE COURCY	MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	Na	yes	01/2005	Mar 30, 2012	Dec 28, 2015
DOHERTY, SEAN, MICHAEL	MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	no	09/2015	Mar 30, 2012	Dec 28, 2015
PORCARO, MATTHEW, J	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Na	no	01/2015	Mar 30, 2012	Dec 28, 2015
RAMANATHAN, RANESH	MANAGING DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL	Na	no	01/2015	Mar 30, 2012	Dec 28, 2015

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
BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP	n/a	Asset manager	$96B	N	yes	n/a
SANKATY ADVISORS, LP	n/a	Asset manager	$76B	N	yes	n/a
BAIN CAPITAL VENTURES, LP	n/a	Asset manager	$9.8B	N	yes	n/a
BROOKSIDE CAPITAL, LP	n/a	Asset manager	$242M	N	yes	n/a
ABSOLUTE RETURN INVESTORS, L.P.	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
ABSOLUTE RETURN INVESTORS, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
BAIN CAPITAL EUROPE, LLP	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
SANKATY ADVISORS, LTD	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
2014	Mar 31, 2015	$12B	$12B	24	10	n/a	2	$12B
2013	Mar 31, 2014	$19B	$19B	24	10	n/a	2	$19B
2012	Apr 1, 2013	$9.1B	$9.1B	24	10	n/a	2	$9.1B
2011	Mar 30, 2012	$3.0B	$3.0B	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	$2.9B

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
2014	$12B	$19B	-35.3%	$3.0B	58.7%	24	24	n/a	n/a

Relationships

Affiliated with (4)

→ BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT, LPRegistered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV
→ BAIN CAPITAL PUBLIC EQUITY, LPRegistered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV
→ BAIN CAPITAL VENTURES, LPRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
→ BAIN CAPITAL PRIVATE EQUITY, LPRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV

Advises (1)

→ ABSOLUTE RETURN CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.Private fundHedge Fund, IA
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Controls (11)

← POLER, DWIGHT, MACVICAROwnerMEMBER, ownership code F, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← LAVINE, JONATHAN, SCOTTOwnerMEMBER, ownership code F, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← CONNAUGHTON, JOHN, PATRICKOwnerMEMBER, ownership code F, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← PAGLIUCA, STEPHEN, GERARDOwnerMEMBER, ownership code F, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← KRUPKA, MICHAEL, ALANOwnerMEMBER, ownership code F, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← BARNES, STEVEN, WILLIAMOwnerMEMBER, ownership code F, individual
Apr 1, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← BEKENSTEIN, JOSHUAOwnerMEMBER, ownership code F, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← WARD, MICHAEL, DE COURCYOwnerMANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← HAWKINS, JEFFREY, BROOKSOwnerMEMBER, ownership code F, individual
Apr 1, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← PAPPENDICK IV, WILLIAM, EDWARDOwnerMEMBER, ownership code F, individual
Apr 1, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← BAIN CAPITAL (GP), LLCOwnerGENERAL PARTNER, ownership code F, domestic entity
Dec 28, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (3)

← RAMANATHAN, RANESHOwnerMANAGING DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← DOHERTY, SEAN, MICHAELOwnerMANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← PORCARO, MATTHEW, JOwnerCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Dated events

No dated event names this entity yet.

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:c497801b-21a0-5240-e304-82f2f689cb5b
First observed: Mar 30, 2012
Last observed: Dec 28, 2015 130 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.

ABSOLUTE RETURN CAPITAL, LLC

CRD 145647

BOSTON, MA

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Data as of Dec 28, 2015 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 1:42 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Fund

Type

Reported GAV

As of

Owners

First reported

Status

Form D file

ABSOLUTE RETURN CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

Hedge Fund

$12B

Dec 28, 2015

223

Mar 30, 2012

reported

021-80200

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BAIN CAPITAL (GP), LLC

GENERAL PARTNER

yes

11/2015

Dec 28, 2015

BAIN CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LP

LIMITED PARTNER

yes

11/2015

Dec 28, 2015

BAIN CAPITAL, LP

Member

yes

11/2015

Dec 28, 2015

BARNES, STEVEN, WILLIAM

Member

yes

01/2001

Apr 1, 2013

Dec 28, 2015

BEKENSTEIN, JOSHUA

Member

yes

10/1984

Mar 30, 2012

Dec 28, 2015

CONNAUGHTON, JOHN, PATRICK

Member

yes

12/1997

Mar 30, 2012

Dec 28, 2015

HAWKINS, JEFFREY, BROOKS

Member

yes

01/2008

Apr 1, 2013

Dec 28, 2015

KRUPKA, MICHAEL, ALAN

Member

yes

12/1997

Mar 30, 2012

Dec 28, 2015

LAVINE, JONATHAN, SCOTT

Member

yes

12/1997

Mar 30, 2012

Dec 28, 2015

PAGLIUCA, STEPHEN, GERARD

Member

yes

09/1989

Mar 30, 2012

Dec 28, 2015

PAPPENDICK IV, WILLIAM, EDWARD

Member

yes

01/2002

Apr 1, 2013

Dec 28, 2015

POLER, DWIGHT, MACVICAR

Member

yes

10/1999

Mar 30, 2012

Dec 28, 2015

WARD, MICHAEL, DE COURCY

MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

yes

01/2005

Mar 30, 2012

Dec 28, 2015

DOHERTY, SEAN, MICHAEL

MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

09/2015

Mar 30, 2012

Dec 28, 2015

PORCARO, MATTHEW, J

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

01/2015

Mar 30, 2012

Dec 28, 2015

RAMANATHAN, RANESH

MANAGING DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL

01/2015

Mar 30, 2012

Dec 28, 2015

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP

n/a

Asset manager

$96B

yes

n/a

SANKATY ADVISORS, LP

n/a

Asset manager

$76B

yes

n/a

BAIN CAPITAL VENTURES, LP

n/a

Asset manager

$9.8B

yes

n/a

BROOKSIDE CAPITAL, LP

n/a

Asset manager

$242M

yes

n/a

ABSOLUTE RETURN INVESTORS, L.P.

n/a

yes

n/a

ABSOLUTE RETURN INVESTORS, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

BAIN CAPITAL EUROPE, LLP

n/a

yes

n/a

SANKATY ADVISORS, LTD

n/a

yes

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2014

Mar 31, 2015

$12B

n/a

$12B

2013

Mar 31, 2014

$19B

n/a

$19B

2012

Apr 1, 2013

$9.1B

n/a

$9.1B

2011

Mar 30, 2012

$3.0B

n/a

$2.9B

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2014

$12B

$19B

-35.3%

$3.0B

58.7%

n/a