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Capital provider

Graycliff Partners

New York, NYSEC RIASEC RIAequitygraycliffpartners.com
Last verified Sep 13, 2026
3 sources · 20 observations
Mandate updated Sep 13, 2026
Which sponsors in their sectors has DFX not observed them beside
No announcement DFX has read names Graycliff Partners as capital on an independent sponsor's deal, so there is no sector here to compare against yet.
What do they fund, equity or debt, how much, what structures
Sectors transacted
Industrial manufacturing (1); Specialty distribution (1)
Factvertical of the acquired targets· 85%· dfx_research
Provider kinds
Pe adviser
Factsources in which the provider appears· 100%· sec_form_adv
Capital side
Equity
FactForm ADV private fund type· 85%· sec_form_adv
Aum private funds
$1.8B
FactForm ADV 7B gross assets of private funds· 95%· sec_form_adv
Pe fund count
$15
FactForm ADV 7B· 95%· sec_form_adv
Fund vehicles
1 fund vehicle(s): Graycliff Mezzanine IV (SBIC) LP
InferenceForm D funds whose name begins with the adviser's name, same state (inference)· 80%· sec_form_d
Adviser since
2011-11-08
FactForm ADV SEC status effective date· 95%· sec_form_adv
Adviser class
Pe manager mid
Inferencegross private fund assets: small <$300M, mid <$2B, large· 80%· sec_form_adv
Announced transactions naming them
  1. May 12, 2026Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%
    Graycliff Partners acquired Tramont Manufacturing LLC (Milwaukee, WI)
    Tramont is a high-quality, differentiated manufacturer operating in an attractive and growing end market.
    DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) graycliffpartners.com
  2. Sep 24, 2021Platform acquisitionconfidence 70%
    Graycliff Partners acquired Electro-Mechanical, LLC (Bristol, VA)
    Graycliff Partners acquired family-owned Electro-Mechanical Corporation of Bristol, Virginia as the fourth platform of its fourth fund.
    DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) peprofessional.com
Affiliated: Graycliff Mezzanine III (SBIC) LP; Graycliff Mezzanine IV (SBIC) LP; Graycliff Mezzanine II LP; Graycliff Mezzanine IV (SBIC) LP
Sponsors this provider has financed

No financing of an independent sponsor by this provider has been observed in an announcement yet.

Evidence
PredicateValueClassEffectiveSource
Adv firm typeRIAFact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov
Adv latest filing date2026-03-18Fact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov
Adv statusApprovedFact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov
Adv status effective date2011-11-08Fact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov
Adviser classpe_manager_midFact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov
Employee count30Fact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov
Entity kindprivate_equity_fund_managerInference2026-09-13DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL
Entity kindprivate_equity_fund_managerInference2026-09-12DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL
Hq locationNew York, NYFact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov
Legal formLimited PartnershipFact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov
Observed buy box5 observed deals, 2021 to 2026Fact2026-09-12DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) graycliffpartners.com
Pe fund count15Fact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund count15Fact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets usd$1.8BFact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov
Websitegraycliffpartners.comFact2026-03-18SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov

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