DFX Intelligence
Independent Sponsor Intelligence
A national record of lower middle market ownership transitions, the verified independent sponsors that have bought companies like them, and the capital observed financing those deals. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such, with the source and the date, on every row.
Last verified Sep 17, 2026
2 sources · 21 observations
Mandate updated Sep 17, 2026
Which sponsors in their sectors has DFX not observed them beside
No announcement DFX has read names Svoboda Capital Partners LLC 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
- Specialty distribution (1)Factvertical of the acquired targets· 85%· dfx_research
- Provider kinds
- Pe adviserFactsources in which the provider appears· 100%· sec_form_adv
- Capital side
- EquityFactForm ADV private fund type· 85%· sec_form_adv
- Aum private funds
- $190MFactForm ADV 7B gross assets of private funds· 95%· sec_form_adv
- Pe fund count
- $7FactForm ADV 7B· 95%· sec_form_adv
- Adviser since
- 2019-04-02FactForm ADV SEC status effective date· 95%· sec_form_adv
- Adviser class
- Pe manager smallInferencegross private fund assets: small <$300M, mid <$2B, large· 80%· sec_form_adv
Announced transactions naming them
- Jun 15, 2011Platform acquisitionconfidence 85%Greyrock Capital Group · Lender
Greyrock provides $10.0 million of subordinated debt and equity to support Svoboda Capital's acquisition of Monroe Engineering.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) greyrockcapitalgroup.com
Affiliated: Svoboda Capital Fund IV (SBIC), L.P.
Sponsors this provider has financed
No financing of an independent sponsor by this provider has been observed in an announcement yet.
Evidence
| Predicate | Value | Class | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adv firm type | ERA | Fact | 2026-03-30 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv latest filing date | 2026-03-30 | Fact | 2026-03-30 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv status | ERA - Active | Fact | 2026-03-30 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv status effective date | 2019-04-02 | Fact | 2026-03-30 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adviser class | pe_manager_small | Fact | 2026-03-30 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Entity kind | private_equity_fund_manager | Inference | 2026-09-14 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Entity kind | private_equity_fund_manager | Inference | 2026-09-12 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Hq location | Chicago, IL | Fact | 2026-03-30 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Fact | 2026-03-30 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Pe fund count | 7 | Fact | 2026-03-30 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Private fund count | 7 | Fact | 2026-03-30 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Private fund gross assets usd | $190M | Fact | 2026-03-30 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Website | svoco.com | Fact | 2026-03-30 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
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