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Firms / Avathon Capital

Avathon Capital

Hybrid manager · probableunsizedUS

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, 2026
Hybrid 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

5 observed deals

Stated by the firm

Sectors: not stated or not yet read
Geography: not stated or not yet read
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: not stated or not yet read

Observed from deals on record

roles: add on 4, platform 1
period: to 2026-07-16, from 2025-04-28, undated holdings 1, dated observations 8
window: last 2026-07-16, first 2025-04-28
control: control 4, unknown 1
companies: 5
geography
investments: 5
seller kinds
transactions: 4
cadence by year: 2025 add ons 3, 2026 add ons 1
platform add on: add ons 4, platforms 1, add ons per platform unknown
sector known for: 5
disclosed value usd: n 0
sector distribution: count 2, share 0.4, value education, examples Kids Bowel & Bladder, Summit Professional Education, count 2, share 0.4, value consumer services, examples NFPT, National Federation of Professional Trainers, count 1, share 0.2, value healthcare services, examples The Knowledge Tree
holding period years: n 0
repeat counterparties
subsector distribution: count 2, share 0.4, value education, examples Kids Bowel & Bladder, Summit Professional Education, count 2, share 0.4, value fitness recreation, examples NFPT, National Federation of Professional Trainers, count 1, share 0.2, value outpatient mental health substance, examples The Knowledge Tree

5 companies on the graph (4 transactions); most in education (2); 1 platforms and 4 add-ons; observed 2025 to 2026

Funds

0 on record

No fund collected for this firm yet. Funds arrive from Form ADV Schedule D 7.B.(1) and Form D filings.

Team

0 current, 0 former

No current team member collected yet. People arrive from Form ADV Schedule A and B and from the firm’s own team page.

Portfolio

5 relationships, 1 platforms, 4 add-ons

Company	Role	Status	Invested	Held	Partner	Source
Kids Bowel & Bladder add-on to Summit Professional Education	Add-on	active	Jul 16, 2026 transaction announcement	2 months	unknown	Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
National Federation of Professional Trainers add-on to Summit Professional Education	Add-on	active	Apr 28, 2025 transaction announcement	1.4 years	unknown	Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
NFPT add-on to Summit Professional Education	Add-on	active	Apr 28, 2025 transaction announcement	1.4 years	unknown	Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
The Knowledge Tree add-on to Summit Professional Education	Add-on	active	Apr 28, 2025 transaction announcement	1.4 years	unknown	Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
Summit Professional Education	Platform	active	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)

Transactions

4 on record

Date	Type	Target	This firm’s role	Source
Jul 16, 2026	Add-on acquisition	Kids Bowel & Bladder	Sponsor (confirmed)	prnewswire.com
Apr 28, 2025	Add-on acquisition	National Federation of Professional Trainers	Sponsor (derived)	summit-education.com
Apr 28, 2025	Add-on acquisition	The Knowledge Tree	Sponsor (confirmed)	summit-education.com
Apr 28, 2025	Add-on acquisition	NFPT	Sponsor (derived)	summit-education.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

0 most recent

No dated event recorded for this firm yet.

Scores and what they are made of

Freshness99 · HIGH: as of: 2026-09-16items: [{"code":"DAYS_SINCE_NEWEST_EVIDENCE","points":0.9888888888888889,"evidence":"2 method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1
Research priority44 · MODERATE: as of: 2026-09-16items: [{"code":"SCALE_BAND","points":0.05,"evidence":"UNSIZED"},{"code":"COMPLETENESS_method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1
Investment velocity13 · LOW: as of: 2026-09-16items: [{"code":"TRANSACTIONS_PER_YEAR_36M","points":0.13333333333333333,"evidence":"4 method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1
Acquisition appetite8 · LOW: as of: 2026-09-16items: [{"code":"ADD_ONS_12M","points":0.08,"evidence":["Summit Professional Education method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
missing: no funds on the graph
model score-pe-1
Profile completeness17 · LOW: as of: 2026-09-16items: [{"code":"FIELDS_PRESENT","points":0.16666666666666666,"evidence":["portfolio","method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
missing: website, description, funds, team, partners, stated criteria, lenders, intermediaries, lps, cross dfx
model score-pe-1
Fund deployment activity0 · LOW: as of: 2026-09-16items: []method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
missing: no funds on the graph
model score-pe-1

Across DFX

No link to the family office, independent sponsor or venture graphs yet. Links are made only on a shared identifier such as a CRD or CIK number.

Record

First observed: Sep 14, 2026
Last observed: 4 days ago
Observations: 1
Sources: 1
Open research tasks: 6

Reading this profile

Reported gross assets are what an adviser told the SEC a fund held on a date. They are not the fund’s size and not dry powder. RAUM is a regulatory measure of the adviser, not capital available to invest.

A section that says nothing has been collected means exactly that: the graph has not read that kind of record for this firm yet.