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A•••• A••••••••• L••
Buyout firmClassification probableMiddle marketSEC registered investment adviser· Chicago, ILa•••••••••.com
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As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
- Regulatory AUM
- $1.5B
- PE fund assets
- $1.6B
- PE funds
- 6
- Investments held
- 18 of 18
- Deals, last 12 months
- Not established
Form ADV
Form ADV
Form ADV
DFX transaction tape
As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
Why this matters
- EBITDA from $50.0MSectors business_services,financial_services,energy,media_telecomGeography North AmericaControl majority
- Graphs 2
- Placement agents 1
Classification
How this organization is classified, and on what basisBuyout firm · 2 in historyShowHide
- Class
- Buyout firmprobable, confidence 80%
- Basis
- own website statement
- Size band
- Middle marketdefined by: proxy: $1.62bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-09-10
Classification history (2)
- Sep 15, 2026
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)R6: 3 of 3 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 3 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- registered investment adviser
- Form ADV filings
- May 24, 2021 to Jul 16, 2026
- RAUM
- $1.5Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 6
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $1.6Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $1.7Bevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- $1.6Bsum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
- PE share of funds, lifetime
- 100%
- Fund type mix
- filed 2024-09-10, latest gav Private Equity Fund $1.6B, latest counts Private Equity Fund 3, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 3
- Employees
- 28
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Office address
- ••• Locked
- Business phone
- ••• Locked
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
18 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- business services, financial services, energy, media telecom
- Geography
- North America
- Revenue
- not stated or not yet read
- EBITDA
- from $50.0M
- Enterprise value
- not stated or not yet read
- Equity check
- not stated or not yet read
- Control
- majority
- Thesis
- ••• Locked
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- unknown 18
- period
- to 2023-01-01, from 2023-01-01, undated holdings 17, dated observations 1
- window
- last unknown, first unknown
- control
- unknown 18
- companies
- 18
- geography
- investments
- 18
- seller kinds
- transactions
- 0
- cadence by year
- platform add on
- add ons 0, platforms 0, add ons per platform unknown
- sector known for
- 3
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 2, share 0.111, value industrial services, examples Industry: Energy and Utility Services, headquarters, count 1, share 0.056, value business services, examples Industry: Media and Marketing Services
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- subsector distribution
- count 1, share 0.056, value utility construction, examples Industry: Energy and Utility Services, count 1, share 0.056, value advertising marketing, examples Industry: Media and Marketing Services, count 1, share 0.056, value remediation environmental, examples headquarters
18 companies on the graph (0 transactions); most in industrial services (2); observed 2023 to 2023
Funds
3 on record, 3 more on the reporting tape
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P•••••• B•••• S••••• I• I•••••••• C••••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2023 first reported on Form ADV | $97.5M as of Sep 10, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| P•••••• B••••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 first reported on Form ADV | $1.4B as of Sep 10, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| P•••••• B•••• C••••••••• P••••••••• F•••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 first reported on Form ADV | $112M as of Sep 10, 2024 | no Form D | Active deployment |
Gross assets by year from the annual reporting tape
These funds appear in this adviser’s Form ADV reporting. One row per fund per year (the latest filing of that year). Values are reported gross assets, not fund size.
| Fund | Type (ADV) | Years | Path | Latest reported GAV | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G••••• P• C•••••••• A••••••••• L•• | Private Equity Fund | 2026 to 2026 | $176M filed Jul 16, 2026 | reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| P•••••• B•••• N••• L• | Private Equity Fund | 2026 to 2026 | $102M filed Jul 16, 2026 | reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| F••• P• C•••••••• A••••••••• L•• | Private Equity Fund | 2026 to 2026 | $0 filed Jul 16, 2026 | reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov |
Team
32 current, 4 former
Managing partner (2)
- L••••• A•••••• B••• · Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, And Manager · since Apr 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- M•••••• L••••• H••••• · Co-Ceo, President And Director (And Co-Founder, A•••• A••••••••• L••) · since May 1, 2000 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Partner (12)
- D•••• J••• V••••• · Manager · since Apr 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- J•••• A•••• B••• · Manager · since Nov 1, 2023 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- J••• W••••••••• R••••• · Manager · since Nov 1, 2023 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- L•••••• B••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M••• J••••• H•••••• · Manager · since Nov 1, 2023 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- P•••• L• A•••• · Manager · since Apr 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- S•••••• S•••••• · Manager · since Nov 1, 2023 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- S•••• S••••• B••••••••• · Manager · since Nov 1, 2023 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- V•••• L••• F••••• · Manager · since Nov 1, 2023 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- W•••••• M••••• L•••• · Manager · since Apr 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- Y•• B••••• · Senior Managing Director, Head Of Investments · since Feb 1, 2024 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- Y•• B••••• · Senior Managing Director and Head of Investments · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Principal (9)
- A•••••• D•••• R••••• · Director · since Mar 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- A••• S• D••••• · Director · since Jul 1, 2019 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- F•••• F••••• M••••••• · Director · since Mar 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- H•••••• E• T••••• · Director · since Jul 1, 2019 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- J••• W••• · Principal · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••• A••••• S•••• · Director · since Jun 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- K• J• M•••••• C•••••• · Director · since Jul 1, 2019 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- P•••• W•••• · Director · since Jul 1, 2019 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- V•••••• B• J•••••• · Director · since Jul 1, 2019 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Vice president (3)
- E•••• R•••• · Senior Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••••• C•••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- N••••• W•••••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Associate (1)
- O••• Z•••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Analyst (1)
- R•••• M••••• · Analyst · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Operating partner (1)
- V••••• I•••• · Head of Go-To-M•••et and Value Creation · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Platform (3)
- C••••• E••••••• C••••••• · Chief Financial Officer · since Jun 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- E••• L••••• R••••••••• · Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary · since Jan 1, 2023 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- P•••••• M•••• T••••• · Chief Compliance Officer And Deputy General Counsel · since May 1, 2023 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
4 former (kept with end dates)
- M•••••• B••••• C••••• · Vice President, General Counsel · Apr 1, 2021 to Jan 12, 2023 Inference
- M•••••• E•••••••• L••••••• · Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Apr 1, 2021 to Jul 7, 2021 Inference
- W•••• D• F•• · Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer · Apr 1, 2021 to May 11, 2023 Inference
- C•••••• K•••••• B••••••••• · Vice Chairman And Director · Sep 1, 2004 to Jul 7, 2021 Inference
Portfolio
18 relationships, 0 platforms, 0 add-ons
Transactions
0 on record
No transaction naming this firm has been collected yet. The deal tape is read from SEC filings and cited announcements.
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
1 relationships
Placement agents (1)
- A•••• D••••••••• L•• 3 shared · strong · last Jan 1, 2023
LP commitments
0 disclosed
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
4 most recent
- Sep 8, 2026••• Locked
- Sep 8, 2026••• Locked
- Jul 16, 2026••• Locked
- May 24, 2021••• Locked
Across the graphs
A•••• A••••••••• L•• is the same institution as 2 records in Independent Sponsors and RIA and Wealth.
Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1
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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