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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.
Firms / Cornell Capital
Cornell Capital
Cornell Capital is guided by the belief that private equity investment success is a function of partnership between capital and portfolio company management
Classification
- Class
- Buyout firmconfirmed, confidence 85%
- Basis
- R6: 19 of 19 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 18 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
- Size band
- Upper middle marketdefined by: proxy: $6.43bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-28
- Strategies
- SPECIAL SITUATIONS
Classification history (1)
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)R6: 19 of 19 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 18 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- registered investment adviser
- Form ADV filings
- May 21, 2015 to Mar 28, 2024
- RAUM
- $6.0Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 17
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $6.4Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $6.4Bevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- $6.4Bsum 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 $6.4B, latest counts Private Equity Fund 17, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 19
- Employees
- 34
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Office address
- 499 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, New York, NY, 10022
- Business phone
- 212-818-8980
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
25 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- business services, industrials, consumer, financial services
- Geography
- United States, Asia, 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
- not stated or not yet read
- Thesis
- The firm is a partnership among our team, our investors and the management teams we invest behind.
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- add on 11, unknown 10, platform 4
- period
- to 2026-07-01, from 2017-04-03, undated holdings 16, dated observations 18
- window
- last 2026-07-01, first 2017-04-03
- control
- control 13, unknown 12
- companies
- 25
- geography
- count 1, share 0.04, value NH
- investments
- 25
- seller kinds
- family 1
- transactions
- 13
- cadence by year
- 2017 platforms 2, 2025 add ons 5, 2026 add ons 2
- platform add on
- add ons 11, platforms 4, add ons per platform 2.75
- sector known for
- 8
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 3, share 0.12, value industrial services, examples Cape Cod Commercial Linen Service, Breck’s Commercial Laundries, Emerald Textiles, count 2, share 0.08, value industrial manufacturing, examples Monolith Materials, Lisconn, count 1, share 0.04, value consumer products, examples WKI Holding Company, Inc., count 1, share 0.04, value healthcare services, examples Knowlton Development Corporation, count 1, share 0.04, value specialty distribution, examples MRC Global
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- subsector distribution
- count 3, share 0.12, value commercial laundry and linen, examples Cape Cod Commercial Linen Service, Breck’s Commercial Laundries, Emerald Textiles, count 1, share 0.04, value consumer products, examples WKI Holding Company, Inc., count 1, share 0.04, value plastics rubber products, examples Monolith Materials, count 1, share 0.04, value home health, examples Knowlton Development Corporation, count 1, share 0.04, value miscellaneous manufacturing, examples Lisconn, count 1, share 0.04, value misc durable wholesale, examples MRC Global
25 companies on the graph (13 transactions); most in industrial services (3); 4 platforms and 11 add-ons; observed 2017 to 2026
Funds
20 on record
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC Inw Debt Co-Invest LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $41.6M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| CC Aec Co-Invest LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2023 first reported on Form ADV | $321M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| CC Lh Co-Invest LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2023 first reported on Form ADV | $251M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| CC Wdw Co-Invest LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2023 first reported on Form ADV | $229M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Cornell Capital Partners II Co-Invest-A LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2023 first reported on Form ADV | $31.9M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| CC Inw Co-Invest I LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2022 first reported on Form ADV | $454M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| CC Vh Co-Invest LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2022 first reported on Form ADV | $412M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| Cornell Capital Partners II Cct LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2022 first reported on Form ADV | $247M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Cornell Capital Partners II Parallel LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2021 first reported on Form ADV | $551M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Cornell Capital Partners II LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2021 first reported on Form ADV | $546M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| CC Sag Co-Invest LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2020 first reported on Form ADV | $160M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| Cornell Capital Partners Co-Invest-A LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Fund of funds | 2020 first reported on Form ADV | $58.9M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| CC Ch I Co-Invest LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2020 first reported on Form ADV | $0 as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| CC Kdc Co-Invest LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2019 first reported on Form ADV | $1.3B as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| CC Ps I Co-Invest LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2019 first reported on Form ADV | $418M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Active deployment | |
| CC Hm Co-Invest II LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2019 first reported on Form ADV | $177,385 as of May 19, 2022 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| CC Hm Co-Invest LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2018 first reported on Form ADV | $843,074 as of May 19, 2022 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Cornell Capital Partners III LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $1.1B as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| Cornell Capital Special Situations Partners II LP ADV: Private Equity Fund | Special situations fund | 2015 first reported on Form ADV | $366M as of Mar 28, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| Cornell Second Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | unknown | no reporting | no Form D | Unknown |
Team
16 current, 4 former
Managing partner (2)
- Henry Cornell · Founder · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- Henry Cornell · Founder and Senior Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
Partner (4)
- Emily Pollack · Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- Henry Cornell · Owner · since Dec 1, 2016 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- Henry Cornell · Senior Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- Stephen Trevor · Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Associate (1)
- Kaitlyn Tu · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Investor relations (2)
- Anna Gaul · Investor Relations and Operations Coordinator · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- Emily Mason · Head of Investor Relations & Fundraising · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Platform (4)
- Hope Boorojian · Senior Executive Assistant · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- Jennifer Murphy Cattier · Chief Compliance Officer And Chief Operating Officer · since May 1, 2022 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- Richard Allen Drucker · General Counsel · since Jan 1, 2018 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- Steven Daniel Ladew · Chief Financial Officer · since Nov 1, 2016 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Other (3)
- Brian Li · Senior Advisor · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- Per Lofberg · Senior Advisor · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- Richard Carbone · Senior Advisor · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
4 former (kept with end dates)
- Catherine Jeanne Cusack · Chief Operating Officer · Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 2, 2021 Inference
- Elizabeth Studer Wahab · Chief Operating Officer · Jan 1, 2018 to Mar 31, 2021 Inference
- Joanna Cecile Reiss · Chief Compliance Officer/Member · May 1, 2015 to Nov 26, 2018 Inference
- Richard Allen Drucker · General Counsel/Partner · Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 10, 2018 Inference
Portfolio
25 relationships, 4 platforms, 11 add-ons
Transactions
13 on record
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
7 relationships
Placement agents (4)
- Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. 3 shared · strong · last Jan 1, 2022
- Aqueduct Capital Group, LLC 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2021
- GI Capital Management Ltd. 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2022
- UBS Securities LLC 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2017
Financial advisers (2)
- Stangle Co. Advisors 1 shared · one time
- Jefferies LLC 1 shared · one time · last Jan 7, 2026
Legal advisers (1)
- Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 1 shared · one time · last Jan 7, 2026
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
53 most recent
- Sep 15, 2026Cornell Capital-Led Investor Group to Partner with KDC
- Sep 15, 2026Cornell Capital to acquire housewares company WKI.pdf
- Sep 15, 2026investments
- Sep 15, 2026Cornell Capital-Backed Advancing Eyecare Announces Leadership Transition for Next Phase of Growth
- Sep 15, 2026Ingenovis Health Shows Rapid Growth in First Two Years
- Sep 15, 2026Cornell Capital Acquires Advantek
- Sep 15, 2026Sixth Street Partners to Acquire Life Insurance Business Talcott Resolution for 2 Billion WSJ.pdf
- Sep 13, 2026PureStar Acquires Southern Linen Services
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital to acquire housewares company WKI
- Sep 13, 2026Ingenovis Health Announces Strategic Capital Investment Transaction
- Sep 13, 2026PureStar Announces Acquisition of Emerald Textiles, Creating A Leading Diversified U.S. Commercial Laundry Platform
- Sep 13, 2026kdc/one Acquires the Business and Operations of Barony Universal to Expand Global Manufacturing Capabilities and U.K. Presence
- Sep 13, 2026Advancing Eyecare Acquires Birmingham Optical Group
- Sep 13, 2026Lisconn Announces Strategic Acquisition of Mcurich to Elevate High-Speed Connectivity Solutions
- Sep 13, 2026PureStar Acquires Assets of California-Based Radiant Services Corporation
- Sep 13, 2026Advantek and Winpack Forge Strategic Partnership to Enhance Global Packaging Solutions
- Sep 13, 2026Advancing Eyecare Announces Acquisition of Eyefficient
- Sep 13, 2026S.I. Systems Appoints Traci Fiatte Thomas as Chief Executive Officer
- Sep 13, 2026S.i. Systems Acquires HVN Solutions
- Sep 13, 2026S.i. Systems Acquires Elign Consulting
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital-Backed Lorom Merges with In-Tech
- Sep 13, 2026Tennille Kopiasz Appointed as CEO of Blue Mistral
- Sep 13, 2026INW Appoints Ray Eby as Chief Executive Officer and Paul Sturman as Executive Chairman
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital-Backed Lorom Appoints John X. Zhang, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital-Backed Lorom Acquires Segue Manufacturing Services
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital and TorQuest Partners Announce Investment in S.i. Systems
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital Acquires Advancing Eyecare
- Sep 13, 2026Ingenovis Health Acquires VISTA Staffing Solutions
- Sep 13, 2026kdc/one Closes Strategic Investment from KKR and Acquires Aerosol and Liquid Specialist, Aerofil Technology
- Sep 13, 2026Ingenovis Health to Acquire Healthcare Support
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital-Led Investor Group Acquires INW | Innovations in Nutrition + Wellness
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital and Trilantic North America to Acquire trustaff and CardioSolution in Combination with Stella
- Sep 13, 2026Sixth Street to Acquire Talcott Resolution
- Sep 13, 2026Sixth Street Partners to Acquire Life Insurance Business Talcott Resolution for $2 Billion
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital and Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. to Acquire Majority Stake in Vault from Allied World
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital-Backed Corelle Brands Appoints Ben Gadbois as President and Chief Executive Officer
- Sep 13, 2026Lorom Appoints Industry Veteran Michael Yi-Hua Chung as Chief Executive Officer
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital-Backed KDC/ONE to Acquire Zobele Group
- Sep 13, 2026PureStar Names Hospitality Industry Leader Alex Dixon West Region President
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital Announces Investment in Lorom
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital Acquires Spectrum Automotive Holdings Corp.
- Sep 13, 2026Frédéric Fekkai Acquires Frédéric Fekkai Brands
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital Closes Debut Multi-Asset Fund with $1.3 Billion
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital Closes Inaugural Fund at $1.325 Billion with More Than $2 Billion in Total Assets Under Management
- Sep 13, 2026Investor Group Completes Acquisition of Talcott Resolution from The Hartford
- Sep 13, 2026Cornell Capital Completes Acquisition of World Kitchen
- Sep 13, 2026MRC Global Inc. Announces $363 Million of 6.50% Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock Investment from Cornell Capital
- Mar 27, 2026Cornell Capital: Private Equity Funds on Form ADV 17 (2024 extract) -> 16 (roster 2026-09-01)
- Jan 20, 202120210120 Sixth Street to Acquire Talcott Resolution CHINESE.pdf
- Nov 12, 202020201112 Vault Acquisition release CHINESE.pdf
- May 2, 2017Cornell Capital Completes Acquisition of World Kitchen
- Apr 3, 2017Cornell Capital to acquire housewares company WKIPlatform investmentFactWKIPress release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- May 21, 2015Cornell Capital first filed Form ADV in the extract (IA)
Across the graphs
Cornell Capital is the same institution as 3 records in Independent Sponsors, RIA and Wealth and Private Credit.
Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1Private Credit1
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