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C••• I••••••••• P•••••••• L••

Buyout firmClassification probableMiddle marketSEC registered investment adviser· Chicago, ILc•••••••••.com

••• Locked

Regulatory AUM
$1.8B
Form ADV
PE fund assets
$2.0B
Form ADV
PE funds
8
Form ADV
Investments held
28 of 40
DFX transaction tape
Deals, last 12 months
2
DFX transaction tape
Funds and vehiclesTeam (48)Transactions
As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
Why this matters
Classification
How this organization is classified, and on what basisBuyout firm · 2 in historyShow
Class
Buyout firmprobable, confidence 80%
Basis
own website statement
Size band
Middle marketdefined by: proxy: $2.00bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-22
Classification history (2)
  1. Sep 15, 2026
    Buyout firm (probable, 80%, cls-pe-2)
    own website statement
    “••• Locked”
    c•••••••••.com
  2. Sep 13, 2026
    Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)
    R6: 8 of 8 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 8 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
Adviser type
registered investment adviser
Form ADV filings
Sep 13, 2018 to Mar 23, 2026
RAUM
$1.8Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
PE funds, latest filing
8
PE fund GAV, latest filing
$2.0Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
All private fund GAV
$1.8Bevery private fund type, latest filing
2024 PE fund GAV
$2.0Bsum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
PE share of funds, lifetime
100%
Fund type mix
filed 2024-03-22, latest gav Private Equity Fund $2.0B, latest counts Private Equity Fund 8, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 8
Employees
32
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Office address
••• Locked
Business phone
••• Locked
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
32 observed deals
Stated by the firm
Sectors
industrials, manufacturing, technology, industrial services
Geography
North America
Revenue
up to $200M
EBITDA
up to $20.0M
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
add on 8, unknown 23, platform 9
period
to 2026-02-04, from 2022-07-19, undated holdings 26, dated observations 26
window
last 2026-02-04, first 2022-07-19
control
control 11, unknown 29
companies
32
geography
count 1, share 0.031, value NY, count 1, share 0.031, value KY, count 1, share 0.031, value CA, count 1, share 0.031, value CT
investments
40
seller kinds
family 2
transactions
12
cadence by year
2022 add ons 1, 2023 platforms 2, 2024 add ons 2, 2025 add ons 2, platforms 2, other deals 1, 2026 add ons 1, other deals 1
platform add on
add ons 8, platforms 9, add ons per platform 0.89
sector known for
23
disclosed value usd
n 0
sector distribution
count 13, share 0.406, value industrial manufacturing, examples Ditron, Inc., PrecisionX, Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., CGI Manufacturing Holdings, count 4, share 0.125, value aerospace defense, examples AxioAero Group, UPTIVE, Airway Aerospace LLC, Prototek Contocook, NH, count 2, share 0.062, value industrial services, examples Edwards Moving & Rigging, Inc., Helton Electrical Services, LLC, count 1, share 0.031, value specialty distribution, examples Cohere Beauty, count 1, share 0.031, value energy, examples Tenere, count 1, share 0.031, value consumer products, examples Winky Lux, count 1, share 0.031, value business services, examples IMMEC Social
holding period years
n 2, median 0
repeat counterparties
role lender, shared 2, entity id 361598bb-3b61-46c2-8ca6-cf6fc28ffe3c
subsector distribution
count 5, share 0.156, value miscellaneous manufacturing, examples Ditron, Inc., CGI Manufacturing Holdings, IMMEC LLC and IMMEC Machine & Welding LLC, Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions, count 4, share 0.125, value aerospace defense, examples AxioAero Group, UPTIVE, Airway Aerospace LLC, Prototek Contocook, NH, count 4, share 0.125, value fabricated metal products, examples PrecisionX, MSK Precision Products, Specialty Manufacturing Buyer LLC, Hudson Technologies, count 1, share 0.031, value specialty trade other, examples Edwards Moving & Rigging, Inc., count 1, share 0.031, value chemical manufacturing, examples Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., count 1, share 0.031, value misc durable wholesale, examples Cohere Beauty, count 1, share 0.031, value energy, examples Tenere, count 1, share 0.031, value consumer products, examples Winky Lux

32 companies on the graph (12 transactions); most in industrial manufacturing (13); 9 platforms and 8 add-ons; median observed hold 0.0 years (n=2); observed 2022 to 2026

Funds
8 on record
FundVehicleVintageReported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund sizeGAV by yearForm D soldLifecycle
C••• I••••••••• P••••••• F••• I••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelled2024
first reported on Form ADV
$518M
as of Mar 22, 2024
no Form DUnknown
C••• I••••••••• P••••••• F••• I•• P•••••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallel2024
first reported on Form ADV
$231M
as of Mar 22, 2024
no Form DUnknown
C••• I••••••••• S••••••• F••• I• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelled2024
first reported on Form ADV
$144M
as of Mar 22, 2024
no Form DUnknown
C••• I••••••••• S••••••• F••• I• P•••••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallel2024
first reported on Form ADV
$57.8M
as of Mar 22, 2024
no Form DUnknown
C••• I••••••••• P••••••• F••• I•• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelled2021
first reported on Form ADV
$528M
as of Mar 22, 2024
no Form DActive deployment
C••• I••••••••• P••••••• F••• I• P•••••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallel2021
first reported on Form ADV
$267M
as of Mar 22, 2024
no Form DActive deployment
C••• I••••••••• P••••••• F••• I• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelledunknown$187M
as of Mar 22, 2024
no Form DHarvest
C••• I••••••••• P••••••• F••• I• P•••••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Feeder or parallelunknown$66.4M
as of Mar 22, 2024
no Form DHarvest
Team
48 current, 1 former
Partner (12)
Associate (7)
Operating partner (9)
Investor relations (1)
Platform (7)
1 former (kept with end dates)
Portfolio
40 relationships, 9 platforms, 8 add-ons
CompanyRoleStatusInvestedHeldPartnerSource
H••••• E••••••••• S•••••••• L••Role unknownactiveFeb 4, 2026
transaction announcement
8 monthsJ•••• F••••• (confirmed)Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
A••••• A•••••••• L••
add-on to A••••••• G••••
Add-onactiveJan 7, 2026
transaction announcement
9 monthsJ•••• F••••• (confirmed)Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
S••••••• L•••••••••
add-on to M••••••••
Add-onactiveSep 16, 2025
transaction announcement
1.0 yearsR••••• R••••• (confirmed)Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
E•••••• M••••• • R••••••• I•••PlatformactiveSep 2, 2025
transaction announcement
1.1 yearsJ••• M•• (confirmed)Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
E•••••• R•••••• • M•••••• I•••PlatformunknownSep 2, 2025
transaction announcement
1.1 yearsunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
I•••• L•• a•• I•••• M•••••• • W•••••• L••Role unknownactiveAug 19, 2025
transaction announcement
1.1 yearsJ••• M•• (confirmed)Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
H••••• T•••••••••
add-on to P•••••••••
Add-onexited
exited Jul 17, 2025
Jul 17, 2025
transaction announcement
0 monthsunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
H••••• T•••••••••Role unknownexited
exited Jul 17, 2025
Jul 16, 2025
transaction announcement
0 monthsunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
H••••• T•••••••••
add-on to P•••••••••
Add-onexited
exited Jul 17, 2025
Jul 16, 2025
transaction announcement
0 monthsM•••••• P•••••• (confirmed)Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
M•• P•••••••• P•••••••
add-on to P•••••••••
Add-onactiveAug 27, 2024
transaction announcement
2.1 yearsM•••••• P•••••• (confirmed)Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
M•• P•••••••• P•••••••
add-on to P•••••••••
Add-onactiveAug 20, 2024
transaction announcement
2.1 yearsunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
D•••••• I•••
add-on to P•••••••••
Add-onactiveAug 19, 2024
transaction announcement
2.1 yearsunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
S•••••••• M••••••••• B•••• L••PlatformunknownFeb 14, 2023
transaction announcement
3.6 yearsunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
T•••••
add-on to C•• M••••••••• H•••••••
Add-onactiveJul 19, 2022
transaction announcement
4.2 yearsunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
3••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
A••••••• G••••PlatformactiveunknownunknownunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
C••••• M••••••••• S••••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
C•• M••••••••• H•••••••PlatformactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
C••••• B•••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
E•••••• M•••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
E•••••••••Role unknownunknownunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
F•••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
I••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
I•••• S•••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
I•••••••••Role unknownunknownunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
J•• I•••••••••Role unknownexitedunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
K••••• L•••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
M••••• S••••••••Role unknownexitedunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
M••••••••PlatformactiveunknownunknownunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
O••••• • M••••••••• T••••Role unknownunknownunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
P•••••••••Role unknownexitedunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
P•••••••••PlatformactiveunknownunknownunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
P•••••••••PlatformactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
P•••••••••PlatformactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
P••••••• C••••••••• N•Role unknownexitedunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
U•••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
V•••••• G•••• H••••••• L•••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
V•••••• G•••• H••••••• L•••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
V•••••• G•••• H••••••• L•••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
W•••• L••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Transactions
13 on record
DateTypeTargetThis firm’s roleSource
Feb 4, 2026Growth investmentH••••• E••••••••• S•••••••• L••Sponsor (confirmed)c•••••••••.com
Jan 7, 2026Add-on acquisitionA••••• A•••••••• L••Sponsor (derived)axioaero-group.com
Sep 16, 2025Add-on acquisitionS••••••• L•••••••••Sponsor (confirmed)c•••••••••.com
Sep 2, 2025Platform acquisitionE•••••• R•••••• • M•••••• I•••Sponsorabacusfinance.com
Sep 2, 2025Platform acquisitionE•••••• M••••• • R••••••• I•••Sponsorabacusfinance.com
Aug 19, 2025Type not statedI•••• L•• a•• I•••• M•••••• • W•••••• L••Sponsor (confirmed)c•••••••••.com
Jul 17, 2025Exit to a strategic buyerH••••• T•••••••••Seller (confirmed)gemmfg.com
Jul 16, 2025Add-on acquisitionH••••• T•••••••••Sponsor (confirmed)c•••••••••.com
Aug 27, 2024Add-on acquisitionM•• P•••••••• P•••••••Sponsor (confirmed)c•••••••••.com
Aug 19, 2024Add-on acquisitionD•••••• I•••Sponsor (confirmed)gemmfg.com
Mar 20, 2024Take-privateF••••• D•••••• M••••••••• C•••Sponsor (confirmed)sec.gov
Feb 14, 2023Platform acquisitionS•••••••• M••••••••• B•••• L••Sponsor, Co-investorc•••••••••.com
Jul 19, 2022Add-on acquisitionT•••••Sponsor (confirmed)watermill.com
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
7 relationships
Placement agents (2)
  • H••••• W••••••• 4 shared · strong · last Jan 1, 2024
  • S••••••• P••••••• L•• 4 shared · strong · last Jan 1, 2021
Lenders (4)
  • A••••• F•••••• G•••• 2 shared · recurring · last Sep 2, 2025
  • C••• I••••••••• 1 shared · one time · last Jul 19, 2022
  • N• 1 shared · one time · last Jul 19, 2022
  • F•••• T•••• B••• 1 shared · one time · last Jul 19, 2022
Financial advisers (1)
  • M•••••• 1 shared · one time · last Sep 16, 2025
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
14 most recent
  1. Apr 1, 2026
  2. Feb 4, 2026
  3. Feb 4, 2026
  4. Jan 7, 2026
  5. Sep 16, 2025
  6. Aug 21, 2025
  7. Aug 21, 2025
  8. Aug 19, 2025
  9. Aug 19, 2025
  10. Jul 17, 2025
  11. Jul 16, 2025
  12. Aug 27, 2024
  13. Feb 14, 2023
  14. Sep 13, 2018
Across the graphs

C••• I••••••••• 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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