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W•••••• B•••• • C•••••• L•••••
Buyout firmClassification confirmedLower middle marketSEC registered investment adviser· Chicago, IL
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As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
- Regulatory AUM
- $64B
- PE fund assets
- $115M
- PE funds
- 21
- Investments held
- 0 of 3
Form ADV
Form ADV
Form ADV
DFX transaction tape
As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
What matters now
- +2funds on Form ADV
Private equity funds on its Form ADV went from 19 to 21 (+2).
New vehicles are a new flagship's feeders, parallels and co-invest sleeves being stood up: capacity arriving before the capital is announced.
Classification, Form ADV and stated criteria
How this organization is classified, and on what basisBuyout firm · 2 in historyShowHide
- Class
- Buyout firmconfirmed, confidence 85%
- Basis
- 28 of 54 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 21 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
- Size band
- Lower middle marketdefined by: proxy: $0.11bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2026-03-31
Classification history (2)
- Sep 23, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%)28 of 54 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 21 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%)26 of 52 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 19 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)RAUM $64B · 21 PE funds · filed Mar 31, 2026ShowHide
- Adviser type
- Registered investment adviser
- Form ADV filings
- Dec 23, 2011 to Mar 31, 2026
- RAUM
- $64Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 21
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $115Mreported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $115Mevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- $115Msum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
- PE share of funds, lifetime
- 52%
- Fund type mix
- Private equity fund: 21 funds, $115M reported gross assets, 28 ever reported
- Hedge fund: 21 ever reported
- Other private fund: 5 ever reported
- Employees
- 440
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Office address
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- Business phone
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Stated criteria beside observed behaviour1 of 8 criteria stated · 3 observed dealsShowHide
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- Financial services
- Geography
- not stated or not yet read
- Revenue
- not stated or not yet read
- EBITDA
- not stated or not yet read
- Enterprise value
- not stated or not yet read
- Equity check
- not stated or not yet read
- Control
- not stated or not yet read
- Thesis
- not stated or not yet read
Observed from deals on record
- On record
- 3 companies, 3 holdings
- Deal roles
- 3 with role not stated
- Control
- 3 not stated
3 companies on the graph (0 transactions); no dated observations
FundsHow vehicles are groupedFeeders, parallels, executive funds, alternative investment vehicles and lettered sleeves are folded under the fund they belong to, read from the vehicle names. Deal-by-deal co-investment vehicles are pooled. Current funds come first: families are ordered by vintage, newest first, among those holding at least a twentieth of the largest family’s assets, then by size. The figure is the sum of each vehicle’s latest reported gross assets on Form ADV, not a fund size.
34 families, 35 vehicles on record
W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • F••• 2••• S••••• · 1 vehicle · vintage 2022$9.7M
- W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • F••• 2••• S••••• buyout or unlabelled · 2022$9.7M
W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • P••• 2••• S••••• · 1 vehicle · vintage 2022$6.8M
- W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • P••• 2••• S••••• buyout or unlabelled · 2022$6.8M
W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L• • H•• 2••• E•••• · 1 vehicle · vintage 2022$6.3M
- W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L• • H•• 2••• E•••• buyout or unlabelled · 2022$6.3M
W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L• • C•• 2••• S••••• · 1 vehicle · vintage 2022$4.8M
- W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L• • C•• 2••• S••••• buyout or unlabelled · 2022$4.8M
W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • T•• F••• 2••• S••••• · 1 vehicle · vintage 2022$4.5M
- W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • T•• F••• 2••• S••••• buyout or unlabelled · 2022$4.5M
29 smaller families are in the full list of vehicles.
View all 35 vehiclesnewest vintage first, then largest
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • O• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2025 year in the fund name | $2.5M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Unknown | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • F••• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 year in the fund name | $9.7M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • P••• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 year in the fund name | $6.8M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L• • H•• 2••• E•••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 year in the fund name | $6.3M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L• • C•• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 year in the fund name | $4.8M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Unknown | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • T•• F••• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 year in the fund name | $4.5M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • I••• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 year in the fund name | $2.5M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L• • B••• F••• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 year in the fund name | $79,111 as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • V•• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 year in the fund name | $20.7M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| U••• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 year in the fund name | $14.2M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • H•• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 year in the fund name | $8.9M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L• • H• F•• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 year in the fund name | $7.5M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| M•• F••• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 year in the fund name | $6.4M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| M••• F••• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 year in the fund name | $6.1M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • F• 0••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 first reported on Form ADV | $3.2M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| H• F••• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 year in the fund name | $1.5M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| F•• F•• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 year in the fund name | $1.0M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • N•• O•• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Fund of funds | 2020 year in the fund name | $3.9M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • E• F•• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2020 year in the fund name | $1.5M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • M•• F•• 2••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2020 year in the fund name | $1.5M as of Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | Mature | |
| W•••••• B•••• G•• S••• L•• ADV: Hedge Fund | SPV | 2015 first reported on Form ADV | $7.7M as of Aug 3, 2015 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| W•••••• B•••• S• C•••••• S••• L•• ADV: Hedge Fund | SPV | 2014 first reported on Form ADV | $23.0M as of Aug 3, 2015 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| W•••••• B•••• J•••• F••• L•• ADV: Other Private Fund | SPV | 2014 Form D first sale | $0 as of Mar 30, 2016 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| C•••• A•••••• F••• L•• ADV: Other Private Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2012 Form D first sale | $0 as of Aug 15, 2018 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| W•••••• B•••• M••••••••• S••••••• F••• L•• ADV: Other Private Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2011 Form D first sale | $45.7M as of Jan 15, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| W•••••• B•••• I••••••••• S••••••••• R••••••• F••• L•• ADV: Other Private Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2011 Form D first sale | $5.2M as of Aug 3, 2015 | $28.6M | Wound down | |
| W• I••••••• F••• 2••• Q•• L••••• •••••• t• N•• I••••••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2000 year in the fund name | $176,505 as of Jan 15, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| W• I••••••• F••• 2•••• L••••• •••••• t• N•• I••••••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2000 year in the fund name | $147,088 as of Jan 15, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| W••••••••• 1•••• L••••• •••••• t• N•• I••••••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Fund of funds | 1998 year in the fund name | $1.2M as of Mar 28, 2014 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| W••••••••• I•• L••••• ADV: Other Private Fund | Fund of funds | unknown | $69.3M as of Mar 28, 2014 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| W•••••• B•••• C•••••• P••••••• V••• Q••• •••••• t• N•• I••••••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | unknown | $67.5M as of Jan 15, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| W••••••••• A••••••••• •••••• t• N•• I••••••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Fund of funds | unknown | $18.4M as of Mar 28, 2014 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| W•••••• B•••• C•••••• P••••••• V•• L••• •••••• t• N•• I••••••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | unknown | $4.0M as of Jan 15, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| W•••••• B•••• C•••••• P••••••• V••• L••• •••••• t• N•• I••••••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | unknown | $2.6M as of Jan 15, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| W•••••• B•••• M• I••••••••• L••• • W• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $1.0M as of Mar 31, 2026 | no Form D | Unknown |
TeamWhere the team comes fromEach row names its source in short; hover the source for its full description. Sources on this list: SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites); Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news). A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once, with both sources.
29 current, 17 former
- President, Ceo · since Mar 1, 2009
- Managing Director, Head of Healthcare, Investment Banking
- Head–Global Equity Team, and Portfolio Manager
- CFA, Portfolio Manager
- CFA, Head of Emerging M•••••s Debt, Portfolio Manager
Full team · 29 peoplegrouped by role, with sources
Managing partner (1)
- B•••• W••••• G••••••• · President, Ceo · since Mar 1, 2009 Form ADV Firm website
Partner (5)
- S•••• T••• · Managing Director, Head of Healthcare, Investment Banking · start date unknown Firm website
- H••• S••••••••• · Head–Global Equity Team, and Portfolio Manager · start date unknown Firm website
- J•••• G•••• · CFA, Portfolio Manager · start date unknown Firm website
- M•••••• A•••••• · CFA, Head of Emerging M•••••s Debt, Portfolio Manager · start date unknown Firm website
- W••• S••••• · CFA, Portfolio Manager · start date unknown Firm website
Platform (7)
- L••• R•••• · Director of Operations · start date unknown Firm website
- A•••• K••••••• · Chief Human Resources Officer · start date unknown Firm website
- B•••• R•••••••• · Head of Brand, M•••••ing & Communications · start date unknown Firm website
- C••••• C•••••• · Executive Committee, General Counsel · since Jan 1, 2021 Form ADV Firm website
- J•••• C•••••• · Chief Technology Officer · start date unknown Firm website
- M•••••• W•••••• T••••••••• · Cfo · since Jul 1, 2023 Form ADV Firm website
- W•••••• B• R••••••••• · Chief Compliance Officer · since Dec 1, 2019 Form ADV
Other (16)
- A••••• D•• S••••• · Executive Committee · since Jan 1, 2023 Form ADV
- B••• a• S••••••••• · Executive Committee · since Jan 1, 2023 Form ADV Firm website
- E••• M••••• B••••• · Global Head of Workplace and Real Estate Management · start date unknown Firm website
- J•• M• L••••••• · CFA, Global Head of Product S••••••• & Development · start date unknown Firm website
- M•••••• E• F•••••• · Head of the U.S. Value Equity Team · start date unknown Firm website
- M•••••• M••••••••• Z••••• · Executive Committee · since Jan 1, 2022 Form ADV Firm website
- M•••••• P•••••• Q•••• · Executive Committee · since Jan 1, 2024 Form ADV
- P•••• P•••• D•••••••• · Executive Committee · since Jan 1, 2022 Form ADV
- R••• A••••• · CFP®, Head of North American Distribution · start date unknown Firm website
- R••• J•••• D••••• · Executive Committee · since Nov 1, 2017 Form ADV Firm website
- R••••• D• K•••••• · Global Head of Investment Management · start date unknown Firm website
- R••••• J• D••• · Executive Committee · since Jan 1, 2024 Form ADV Firm website
- S•••• T••••• M••••••••• · Executive Committee · since Jan 1, 2024 Form ADV Firm website
- S••••• E••••••••• · Global Head of Technology and Quantitative R••••••• · start date unknown Firm website
- S•••••••• G•••••• B•••••• · Executive Committee · since Nov 1, 2017 Form ADV
- X•••••• H••••••• · Head of S••••••• and Business Administration · start date unknown Firm website
17 former (kept with end dates)
- E•••• D•••••• J••••••• · Chairman Emeritus · Mar 1, 2001 to Aug 3, 2015 Inference
- E•••• D•••• I•• C••••••• · Vice Chairman · Jan 1, 2004 to Mar 29, 2023 Inference
- J••• R•••• E••••••• · Chairman · Jan 1, 2004 to Mar 29, 2023 Inference
- J•••••• A••• U••••• · Executive Committee · Jan 1, 2014 to Mar 27, 2020 Inference
- J••• C•••••• M•••• · Executive Committee · Jan 1, 2009 to Feb 9, 2022 Inference
- M••••••• R•••• S•••• · Executive Committee · Jan 1, 2002 to Sep 8, 2017 Inference
- R•••••• P••• K•••••• · Executive Committee · Jan 1, 1996 to Mar 30, 2016 Inference
- R••••• D•••••• N••••• · Executive Committee · Jan 1, 2002 to Mar 30, 2012 Inference
- W•••••• G••••• G•••• · Executive Committee · Jan 1, 2008 to Jan 15, 2014 Inference
- A••••• J••••• S•••• · General Counsel, Executive Committee · Dec 1, 2000 to Feb 26, 2021 Inference
- J•• W••••• Z••••• · Executive Committee, Cfo · Aug 1, 2012 to Jul 7, 2023 Inference
- K•••••• L•• W••••• · Chief Compliance Officer · Sep 1, 2006 to Jan 2, 2020 Inference
- R•••••• W•••••• S•••• · Investment Adviser Chief Operating Officer · Dec 1, 2009 to Jan 26, 2018 Inference
- T••••• W•••••• P••• · Director Of Operations · Oct 1, 2012 to Sep 28, 2017 Inference
- T•••••• L•• B•••• · Cfo · Jan 1, 2003 to Mar 28, 2013 Inference
- W••••• R••••• J• R•••••• · Investment Adviser Chief Compliance Officer · Dec 1, 2009 to Mar 30, 2016 Inference
- W•••••• T•••• I• H••• · Director Of Operations · Jan 1, 2009 to Mar 28, 2013 Inference
DealsHow deals are mergedOne row per deal. A portfolio relationship and a transaction that describe the same deal (the same transaction, or the same company on the same date) are printed once, with the columns of both. 3 portfolio relationships and 0 transactions are on this record.
3 on record, newest first · 0 platforms · 0 add-ons
| Date | Company | Deal | This firm’s role | Status | Partner | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| date unknown | o•• h••••••• | Portfolio relationship | Role unknown | unknown | unknown | Fact Firm website |
| date unknown | S••• u• a• m•••••• | Portfolio relationship | Role unknown | unknown | unknown | Fact Firm website |
| date unknown | S••••• o•• s••• | Portfolio relationship | Role unknown | unknown | unknown | Fact Firm website |
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
0 relationships
No counterparty collected yet. These are counted from transactions that name both this firm and the other party, and from placement agents on this firm’s funds.
LP commitmentsHow LPs are totalledOne line per LP, largest disclosed total first. A commitment that the same LP reports again in a later document is counted once in its total; both documents stay in the full list. Rows repeated line for line from one document are shown once.
0 LPs, 0 disclosed commitments
No LP commitment collected yet. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote, such as a pension plan’s report or an announcement naming the LP.
Events
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Full timeline · 6 eventsnewest first, including the LP commitments and deals above
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Across the graphs
W•••••• B•••• • C•••••• L••••• is the same institution as 2 records in RIA and Wealth and Real Estate Funds.
RIA and Wealth1Real Estate Funds1
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and what the two were joined on. The Data Factory holds all nine graphs and the identity layer between them.
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Not yet on record: deals, last 12 months.