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Firms / P•••• S••••••• P•••••••• L••

P•••• S••••••• P•••••••• L••

Buyout firm · probableMiddle marketNew York, NYp•••••••••.comSEC registered investment adviser

P•••• S••••••• Partners is a private equity firm specializing in sustainable food chain investing. We operate in the global food and agribusiness sectors as the nation’s leading agriculture private equity firm. Explore our portfolio of private equity agriculture investments and learn about our approach to private equity agriculture investment.

Classification
Class
Buyout firmprobable, confidence 80%
Basis
own website statement
Size band
Middle marketdefined by: proxy: $3.02bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-28
Classification history (2)
  1. Sep 15, 2026
    Buyout firm (probable, 80%, cls-pe-2)
    own website statement
    “P•••• S••••••• Partners is a private equity firm specializing in sustainable food chain investing.”
    paineschwartz.com
  2. Sep 13, 2026
    Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)
    R6: 26 of 26 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 20 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
Adviser type
registered investment adviser
Form ADV filings
Feb 13, 2012 to Mar 28, 2024
RAUM
$4.8Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
PE funds, latest filing
20
PE fund GAV, latest filing
$3.0Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
All private fund GAV
$3.0Bevery private fund type, latest filing
2024 PE fund GAV
$3.0Bsum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
PE share of funds, lifetime
100%
Fund type mix
filed 2024-03-28, latest gav Private Equity Fund $3.0B, latest counts Private Equity Fund 20, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 26
Employees
45
Headquarters
New York, NY
Office address
610 BROADWAY, 3 RD FLOOR, New York, NY, 10012
Business phone
212-379-7200
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
24 observed deals
Stated by the firm
Sectors
food beverage, agriculture, consumer
Geography
Global
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
control,minority
Thesis
not stated or not yet read
Observed from deals on record
roles
add on 1, unknown 21, minority 1, platform 1
period
to 2026-07-08, from 2022-10-27, undated holdings 22, dated observations 4
window
last 2026-07-08, first 2022-10-27
control
control 1, unknown 22, minority 1
companies
24
geography
investments
24
seller kinds
family 1
transactions
2
cadence by year
2022 add ons 1, 2026 other deals 1
platform add on
add ons 1, platforms 1, add ons per platform unknown
sector known for
3
disclosed value usd
n 0
sector distribution
count 2, share 0.083, value agriculture, examples AgBiTech, Urban Farmer, count 1, share 0.042, value industrial manufacturing, examples Lyons Magnus
holding period years
n 0
repeat counterparties
subsector distribution
count 2, share 0.083, value agriculture, examples AgBiTech, Urban Farmer, count 1, share 0.042, value food manufacturing, examples Lyons Magnus

24 companies on the graph (2 transactions); most in agriculture (2); 1 platforms and 1 add-ons; observed 2022 to 2026

Funds
26 on record
FundVehicleVintageReported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund sizeGAV by yearForm D soldLifecycle
P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• F••• V•• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelled2023
first reported on Form ADV
$315M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DEarly deployment
P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• F••• V•••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallel2023
first reported on Form ADV
$179M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DEarly deployment
P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• F••• V•••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallel2023
first reported on Form ADV
$74.8M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DEarly deployment
P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• F••• V••• A••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallel2023
first reported on Form ADV
$28.8M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DUnknown
P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• F••• V•••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallel2023
first reported on Form ADV
$28.2M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DEarly deployment
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• A•• I•• B• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallel2022
first reported on Form ADV
$1.4M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DUnknown
P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• F••• V• D• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelled2020
first reported on Form ADV
$48.9M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DUnknown
P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• F••• V• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelled2019
first reported on Form ADV
$795M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DUnknown
P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• F••• V• B• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelled2019
first reported on Form ADV
$452M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DUnknown
P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• F••• V• C• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelled2019
first reported on Form ADV
$98.4M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DUnknown
P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• F••• I• A••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallel2018
first reported on Form ADV
$3.8M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DHarvest
P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• F••• I• C••••••••• A••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Co-investment vehicle2018
first reported on Form ADV
$385,828
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DHarvest
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• L••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelled2015
first reported on Form ADV
$708M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DUnknown
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I• C••••••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Co-investment vehicle2015
first reported on Form ADV
$21.5M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DUnknown
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• A•• I••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallel2013
first reported on Form ADV
$3.5M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DHarvest
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• A•• I•• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallel2013
first reported on Form ADV
$0
as of Apr 13, 2020
no Form DWound down
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelledunknown$113M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DMature
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• C• I• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelledunknown$77.5M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DUnknown
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• C• I•• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelledunknown$70.1M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DUnknown
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• C••••••••• C•• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Co-investment vehicleunknown$2.5M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DMature
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• C••••••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Co-investment vehicleunknown$2.2M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DHarvest
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• A•• •••••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallelunknown$103,804
as of May 27, 2016
no Form DHarvest
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• A••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallelunknown$80,274
as of May 27, 2016
no Form DHarvest
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• C••••••••• A••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Co-investment vehicleunknown$42,524
as of May 27, 2016
no Form DHarvest
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• C••••••••• N•• C•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Co-investment vehicleunknown$0
as of Mar 29, 2019
no Form DWound down
P•••• • P••••••• C•••••• F••• I•• N•• C••••••••• U•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelledunknown$0
as of Mar 29, 2019
no Form DWound down
Team
67 current, 3 former
Managing partner (7)
Partner (8)
Principal (9)
Operating partner (10)
Business development (1)
Investor relations (2)
Board or advisory (8)
Platform (12)
3 former (kept with end dates)
Portfolio
24 relationships, 1 platforms, 1 add-ons
CompanyRoleStatusInvestedHeldPartnerSource
A•••••• G••••MinorityactiveJul 8, 2026
transaction announcement
3 monthsK•••• M•••••• S••••••• (confirmed)Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
V••• O••••••
add-on to S••• L•••
Add-onactiveOct 27, 2022
transaction announcement
3.9 yearsunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
A••••••• A•••••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
A•••••• H•••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
A•••••••Role unknownexited
exited Apr 1, 2026
unknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
A••••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
C•••• G••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
c•••••••••Role unknownexitedunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
F•••••••• I•Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
I••••• S•••••••• I•••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
K••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
L•••• M•••••Role unknownexited
exited Jul 20, 2026
unknownunknownunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
M••••• F••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
P•••• W•••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
R••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
S••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
S••••••• I•••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
S•••••••• I•••••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
S•••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
S••• L•••PlatformactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
S•••••• G••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
U•••• F•••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
V•••••••• L••• S•••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
V••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Transactions
4 on record
DateTypeTargetThis firm’s roleSource
Jul 20, 2026Sponsor to sponsorL•••• M•••••Seller (confirmed)prnewswire.com
Jul 8, 2026Minority investmentA•••••• G••••Sponsor (confirmed)paineschwartz.com
Apr 1, 2026Exit to a strategic buyerA•••••••Seller (confirmed)paineschwartz.com
Oct 27, 2022Add-on acquisitionV••• O••••••Sponsor (confirmed)groundforcecapital.com
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
4 relationships
Placement agents (4)
  • L••••• F••••• • C•• L•• 5 shared · very strong · last Jan 1, 2023
  • C••••• S••••• S••••••••• •••• L•• 4 shared · strong · last Jan 1, 2020
  • M••••• • C•• A••••••••• I••••••••• L•••••• 4 shared · strong · last Jan 1, 2023
  • P••••••• F•••• G••••• L•• 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2015
LP commitments
3 disclosed
Events
9 most recent
  1. Jul 20, 2026
    July 20, 2026 P•••• S••••••• Partners Announces Sale of L•••• M••••• to Truelink Capital
    Firm newsFactInvestment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
  2. Jul 20, 2026
    July 08, 2026 P•••• S••••••• Partners Completes Structured Minority Investment in A•••••• G•••• and its Subsidiary BLOOM FRESH
    Firm newsFactInvestment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
  3. Jul 20, 2026
    April 01, 2026 P•••• S••••••• Partners Announces Sale of A••••••• to BASF Agricultural Solutions
    Firm newsFactInvestment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
  4. Jul 20, 2026
    P•••• S••••••• Partners Announces Sale of L•••• M••••• to Truelink Capital
    ExitFactL•••• M•••••Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
  5. Jul 8, 2026
    P•••• S••••••• Partners Completes Structured Minority Investment in A•••••• G•••• and its Subsidiary BLOOM FRESH
    Growth investmentFactA•••••• G••••Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
  6. Jun 30, 2026
    M•••••••• S•••• B•••• o• I••••••••• reports P•••• S••••••• F••• C•••• Fund IV: $75,000,000 committed, vintage 2014, net IRR 4.9%
    Lp commitment disclosedFactM•••••••• S•••• B•••• o• I•••••••••Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape
  7. Apr 1, 2026
    P•••• S••••••• Partners Announces Sale of A••••••• to BASF Agricultural Solutions
    ExitFactA•••••••Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
  8. Mar 30, 2026
    P•••• S••••••• P•••••••• L••: Private Equity Funds on Form ADV 20 (2024 extract) -> 18 (roster 2026-09-01)
    Pe fund count changedFactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
  9. Feb 13, 2012
    P•••• S••••••• P•••••••• L•• first filed Form ADV in the extract (IA)
    First Form ADV filingFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Across the graphs

P•••• S••••••• P•••••••• L•• is the same institution as 4 records in Venture Capital, Independent Sponsors, RIA and Wealth and Allocators.

Venture Capital1Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1Allocators1

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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