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D••••••• F••• A••••••• L••
Buyout firmClassification confirmedLower middle marketSEC registered investment adviser· Houston, TXp•••••••••.com
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As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
- Regulatory AUM
- $1.0B
- PE fund assets
- $840M
- PE funds
- 6
- Investments held
- 0 of 15
- 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 $1.0M to $15.0MSectors energy,environmental_services,manufacturing
- Graphs 2
- Placement agents 1
Classification
How this organization is classified, and on what basisBuyout firm · 1 in historyShowHide
- Class
- Buyout firmconfirmed, confidence 85%
- Basis
- R6: 7 of 7 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 7 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
- Size band
- Lower middle marketdefined by: proxy: $0.84bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-27
Classification history (1)
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)R6: 7 of 7 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 7 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- registered investment adviser
- Form ADV filings
- Apr 27, 2012 to May 21, 2026
- RAUM
- $1.0Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 6
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $840Mreported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $774Mevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- $840Msum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
- PE share of funds, lifetime
- 100%
- Fund type mix
- filed 2024-03-27, latest gav Private Equity Fund $840M, latest counts Private Equity Fund 6, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 7
- Employees
- 18
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Office address
- ••• Locked
- Business phone
- ••• Locked
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
15 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- energy, environmental services, manufacturing
- Geography
- not stated or not yet read
- Revenue
- not stated or not yet read
- EBITDA
- $1.0M to $15.0M
- Enterprise value
- not stated or not yet read
- Equity check
- not stated or not yet read
- Control
- not stated or not yet read
- Thesis
- ••• Locked
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- unknown 15
- period
- to 2026-01-01, from 2017-01-01, undated holdings 3, dated observations 12
- window
- last unknown, first unknown
- control
- unknown 15
- companies
- 15
- geography
- investments
- 15
- seller kinds
- transactions
- 0
- cadence by year
- platform add on
- add ons 0, platforms 0, add ons per platform unknown
- sector known for
- 8
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 5, share 0.333, value industrial manufacturing, examples Acquired: September, Acquired: January, Acquired: October, Acquired: July, count 2, share 0.133, value industrial services, examples Acquired: April, Acquired: March, count 1, share 0.067, value software, examples Acquired: November
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- subsector distribution
- count 4, share 0.267, value miscellaneous manufacturing, examples Acquired: September, Acquired: January, Acquired: October, Acquired: June, count 1, share 0.067, value software, examples Acquired: November, count 1, share 0.067, value remediation environmental, examples Acquired: April, count 1, share 0.067, value specialty trade other, examples Acquired: March, count 1, share 0.067, value fabricated metal products, examples Acquired: July
15 companies on the graph (0 transactions); most in industrial manufacturing (5); observed 2017 to 2026
Funds
7 on record
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P•••••• E••••• P••••••• B••• Z••• ••••••••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Feeder or parallel | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $23.3M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| P•••••• E••••• P••••••• B••• Z••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $13.9M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| P•••••• C••••••••• 2•••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $11.2M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| P•••••• C••••••••• 2•••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $7.1M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| P•••••• E••••• P••••••• I•• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2018 first reported on Form ADV | $254M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| P•••••• E••••• P••••••• I• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $531M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| P•••••• E••••• P••••••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $4.9M as of Apr 1, 2022 | no Form D | Wound down |
Team
17 current, 4 former
Managing partner (2)
- M••• S•••• · Managing Partner, Founder · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- W•••••• E•••••• C••••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Partner (5)
- J•• S••••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M•••••• W•••••• S•••• · Manager / Member · since Feb 1, 2012 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- S•• V•••••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- W••••• W••••••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- W•••••• E•••••• C••••• · Member · since Apr 1, 2016 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Vice president (6)
- A••••• C••••••••• · Senior Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- D••••• O••••••••• · Senior Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- I•• L••• · Senior Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- K••• R••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- P••• E•••••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- R••• L•••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Associate (3)
- J••• P•••••• C•• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- R••• S•• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S•• V••••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Platform (1)
- C••• D••• C•••••• · Chief Compliance Officer · since Feb 1, 2013 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)
- G•••••• S•••••• W••••• · Manager · Feb 1, 2012 to Apr 11, 2016 Inference
- J••••• A•••• H••••• · Member · Feb 1, 2012 to Apr 11, 2016 Inference
- L•••••• H•••• P•••• · Member · Feb 1, 2012 to Apr 11, 2016 Inference
- R•••••• L•••• B•••• · Member · Feb 1, 2012 to Apr 11, 2016 Inference
Portfolio
15 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)
- C•••••••• A•••••••• L•• 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2018
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
- Jul 20, 2026••• Locked
- Jul 13, 2026••• Locked
- Apr 27, 2026••• Locked
- Apr 27, 2012••• Locked
Across the graphs
D••••••• F••• A••••••• L•• is the same institution as 2 records in Independent Sponsors and RIA and Wealth.
Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1
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