DFX Intelligence

Private Equity Intelligence

Firms, funds, people, portfolio companies and transactions from sworn filings and cited announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Reported gross assets are never fund size, regulatory AUM is never dry powder, and a deal value prints only when someone disclosed it.

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Firms / P•••••• H••••••• L••

P•••••• H••••••• L••

Buyout firmLower middle marketChicago, ILp•••••••••.comSEC registered investment adviser

Classification

Class: Buyout firmconfirmed, confidence 85%
Basis: R6: 11 of 11 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 10 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Size band: Lower middle marketdefined by: proxy: $0.54bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-06-28

Classification history (1)

Sep 13, 2026
Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)
R6: 11 of 11 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 10 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later

Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)

Adviser type: registered investment adviser
Form ADV filings: Jun 11, 2021 to Jun 28, 2024
RAUM: $268Mregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
PE funds, latest filing: 16
PE fund GAV, latest filing: $535Mreported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
All private fund GAV: $535Mevery private fund type, latest filing
2024 PE fund GAV: $268Msum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
PE share of funds, lifetime: 100%
Fund type mix: filed 2024-06-28, latest gav Private Equity Fund $535M, latest counts Private Equity Fund 16, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 11
Employees: 5
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Office address: 156 NORTH JEFFERSON, SUITE 102, Chicago, IL, 60661
Business phone: 312-930-9050

Stated criteria beside observed behaviour

9 observed deals

Stated by the firm

Sectors: not stated or not yet read
Geography: not stated or not yet read
Revenue: from $5.0M
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: We partner with talented and entrepreneurial management teams to build great companies.

Observed from deals on record

roles: unknown 9
period: to unknown, from unknown, undated holdings 9, dated observations 0
window: last unknown, first unknown
control: unknown 9
companies: 9
geography
investments: 9
seller kinds
transactions: 0
cadence by year
platform add on: add ons 0, platforms 0, add ons per platform unknown
sector known for: 0
disclosed value usd: n 0
sector distribution
holding period years: n 0
repeat counterparties
subsector distribution

9 companies on the graph (0 transactions); no dated observations

Funds

11 on record

Fund	Vehicle	Vintage	Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size	Form D sold	Lifecycle
F••• • ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2024 first reported on Form ADV	$15.4M as of Jun 28, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
F••• 7• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2024 first reported on Form ADV	$8.5M as of Jun 28, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
W•••••• A••••••••• C••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$99.4M as of Jun 28, 2024	no Form D	Active deployment
C• A••••••••• C••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$60.9M as of Jun 28, 2024	no Form D	Active deployment
L••••••••• A••••••••• C••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$25.3M as of Jun 28, 2024	no Form D	Active deployment
W•••••• A••••••••• C•••••• Q•• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$23.5M as of Jun 28, 2024	no Form D	Active deployment
W••• A••••••••• C••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$21.0M as of Jun 28, 2024	no Form D	Active deployment
T•••• F••• I• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$18.7M as of Mar 31, 2023	no Form D	Wound down
W•••••• A••••••••• C•••••• I• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$13.7M as of Jun 28, 2024	no Form D	Active deployment
T•••• F••• I•• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$6.1M as of Mar 31, 2023	no Form D	Wound down
L••••••••• A••••••••• C•••••• I•• I••• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$0 as of Mar 31, 2023	no Form D	Wound down

Team

5 current, 0 former

Managing partner (2)

J••••••• L•••••• · Managing Member · since Jul 1, 2016 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
S•••• A•••• C•••• · Managing Member · since Jul 1, 2016 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)

Partner (2)

J••••• D•••• J•••••• · Member · since Jul 1, 2016 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
S••• G••••• B•••••• · Member · since Jul 1, 2016 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)

Platform (1)

P•••• J••••••• K••• · Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer · since Apr 1, 2022 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)

Portfolio

9 relationships, 0 platforms, 0 add-ons

Company	Role	Status	Invested	Held	Partner	Source
A•••••	Role unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
B•••••••••	Role unknown	active	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
c••••••	Role unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
c•••••••••	Role unknown	active	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
d••• f•••••••••	Role unknown	active	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
d•••••••••	Role unknown	active	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
H•••••••	Role unknown	active	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
w••••••••	Role unknown	active	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
W••••••	Role unknown	active	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)

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

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 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

2 most recent

May 21, 2026
P•••••• H••••••• L••: Private Equity Funds on Form ADV 16 (2024 extract) -> 8 (roster 2026-09-01)
Pe fund count changedFactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Jun 11, 2021
P•••••• H••••••• L•• first filed Form ADV in the extract (ERA)
First Form ADV filingFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)

Scores and what they are made of

Freshness98 · HIGH: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"DAYS_SINCE_NEWEST_EVIDENCE","points":0.9833333333333333,"evidence":"3 method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1
Research priority53 · ELEVATED: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"SCALE_BAND","points":0.2,"evidence":"LOWER_MIDDLE_MARKET"},{"code":"COmethod: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1
Investment velocity0 · LOW: as of: 2026-09-19items: []method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
missing: no dated transactions
model score-pe-1
Acquisition appetite20 · LOW: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"RECENT_FUND","points":0.2,"caution":"a recent fund is evidence of deplmethod: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
missing: no transactions on the graph for this firm yet
model score-pe-1
Profile completeness50 · ELEVATED: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"FIELDS_PRESENT","points":0.5,"evidence":["website","funds","team","parmethod: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
missing: description, transactions, stated criteria, lenders, intermediaries, lps
model score-pe-1
Fund deployment activity70 · ELEVATED: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"FUNDS_DEPLOYING","points":0.7,"caution":"deployment state is read frommethod: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1

Across DFX

Independent Sponsor Intelligence (matched on shared crd)
Venture Capital Intelligence (matched on shared crd)

Record

First observed: Sep 13, 2026
Last observed: 3 days ago
Observations: 28
Sources: 3
Open research tasks: 1

Reading this profile

Reported gross assets are what an adviser told the SEC a fund held on a date. They are not the fund’s size and not dry powder. RAUM is a regulatory measure of the adviser, not capital available to invest.

A section that says nothing has been collected means exactly that: the graph has not read that kind of record for this firm yet.

Across the graphs

P•••••• H••••••• L•• is the same institution as 3 records in Venture Capital, Independent Sponsors and RIA and Wealth.

Venture Capital1Independent 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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