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Firms / C••• C•••••• L••
C••• C•••••• L••
Hybrid manager · probableunsizedDallas, TXc•••••••.com
C••• C•••••• is focused on the support and growth of founder-led and family-owned businesses. We partner with a select number of high-quality businesses and work with management teams to build value over the long-term. Our team comprises seasoned professionals with deep operational and investment experience in the consumer and services sectors. We implement strategies to build and unlock value over time in partnership with company management.
Classification
- Class
- Hybrid managerprobable, confidence 65%
- Basis
- R4: Private Equity Funds are 0 of 1 distinct vehicles; hedge, securitized or liquidity vehicles 0
- Size band
- unsizeddefined by: no Private Equity Fund GAV on a filing from 2021 or later
Classification history (1)
- Sep 14, 2026Hybrid manager (probable, 65%, cls-pe-2)R4: Private Equity Funds are 0 of 1 distinct vehicles; hedge, securitized or liquidity vehicles 0
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- unknown
- Form ADV filings
- unknown
- RAUM
- unknownregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- unknown
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- unknownreported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- unknownevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- unknownsum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
- PE share of funds, lifetime
- unknown
- Employees
- unknown
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
12 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- consumer
- Geography
- not stated or not yet read
- Revenue
- $5.0M to $100M
- EBITDA
- $1.0M to $15.0M
- Enterprise value
- not stated or not yet read
- Equity check
- not stated or not yet read
- Control
- minority
- Thesis
- The firm is committed to preserving the legacy of the companies we invest in, recognizing that people and culture are the key determinants of long-term success.
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- add on 1, unknown 10, platform 1
- period
- to 2024-01-02, from 2024-01-02, undated holdings 11, dated observations 2
- window
- last 2024-01-02, first 2024-01-02
- control
- control 1, unknown 11
- companies
- 12
- geography
- investments
- 12
- seller kinds
- transactions
- 1
- cadence by year
- 2024 add ons 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 0.167, value consumer services, examples Newman Lawn Care, Ivybrook Academy Celebrates 20 Years of Early Childhood Education, count 1, share 0.083, value education, examples Logo - Ivybrook Academy
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- subsector distribution
- count 1, share 0.083, value education, examples Logo - Ivybrook Academy, count 1, share 0.083, value landscaping, examples Newman Lawn Care, count 1, share 0.083, value child care, examples Ivybrook Academy Celebrates 20 Years of Early Childhood Education
12 companies on the graph (1 transactions); most in consumer services (2); 1 platforms and 1 add-ons; observed 2024 to 2024
Funds
2 on record
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C••• C•••••• F••• I• L••• | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | unknown | no reporting | no Form D | Unknown |
| C••• C•••••• F••• I• L••• | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | unknown | no reporting | no Form D | Unknown |
Team
8 current, 0 former
Managing partner (2)
- W•••• M•••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- W•••• M•••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Partner (1)
- J•••• K•• · Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Vice president (2)
- J••• L••••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- K••• K•••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Associate (3)
- C••••••••• H••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••••• R•••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- L••• J••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Portfolio
12 relationships, 1 platforms, 1 add-ons
Transactions
2 on record
| Date | Type | Target | This firm’s role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2025 | Exit to a strategic buyer | S••••••••• | Seller (confirmed) | c•••••••.com |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Add-on acquisition | N••••• L••• C••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | c•••••••.com |
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
18 most recent
- Aug 14, 2026C••• C•••••• L•• reports 5 Private Equity Fund(s) on its current Form ADV (Approved); not in the 2011-2024 extract
- Apr 25, 2026W••••’s B••••• Promotes Ray Risely to CEO
- Jan 22, 2026C••• C•••••• Announces Team Expansion and Promotions Following Closing of $342 Million Fund
- Sep 17, 2025C••• C•••••• Closes Inaugural Fund with Over $340 Million in Commitments
- May 8, 2025Breaking: D CEO Names U••••••• B••••• as “Under $50M Deal of the Year”
- Apr 22, 2025C••• C•••••• Announces Sale of S••••••••• to TZP Group and GCP Capital Partners
- Apr 22, 2025C••• C•••••• Announces Sale of S••••••••• to TZP Group and GCP Capital Partners
- Oct 22, 2024C••• C•••••• Promotes J•••• K•• to Partner
- Jan 2, 2024S••••••••• Expands its Reach with Acquisition of N••••• L••• C•••
- Oct 23, 2023J••• L••••• Joins C••• C•••••• as Vice President
- Mar 9, 2023B••• C••• S••• Names Dorvin Lively CEO and Promotes Enrique Ramirez to President
- Jan 10, 2023H•••• Announces G••••• Investment from C••• C•••••• and T•••• Capital
- Oct 17, 2022J•••• K•• Joins C••• C•••••• as Principal
- May 10, 2022B••• C••• S••• Receives Additional G••••• Investment from General Atlantic
- Jun 4, 2021B••• C••• S••• Announces G••••• Investment from General Atlantic
- Oct 11, 2020The Ridge at Northlake, a S•••••••••’ Landscaping Project, Completes Its Grand Opening
- Feb 3, 2020S••••••••• Partners with C••• C•••••• to Accelerate G•••••
- Oct 14, 2019B••• C••• S••• Names New CEO
Across the graphs
C••• C•••••• 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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