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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.
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Firms / B•••••••• L••
B•••••••• L••
Venture firm with private equity activity · probableLower middle marketFarmington Hills, MIb•••••••.comSEC registered investment adviser
B••••••• is an international investor in high growth US & UK businesses. With expertise in multiple sectors we are at the forefront of emerging trends.
Classification
- Class
- Venture firm with private equity activityprobable, confidence 80%
- Basis
- own website statement
- Size band
- Lower middle marketdefined by: proxy: $0.22bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-04-29
- Strategies
- GROWTH EQUITY
Classification history (2)
- Sep 18, 2026Venture firm with private equity activity (probable, 80%, cls-pe-2)own website statement“B••••••• is a transatlantic venture capital investor that seeks to create lasting success for rapidly scaling entrepreneurial companies.”b•••••••.com
- Sep 13, 2026Growth equity (probable, 70%, cls-pe-1)R2: 4 of 5 private equity vehicles are named growth
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- registered investment adviser
- Form ADV filings
- Mar 5, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
- RAUM
- $353Mregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 4
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $220Mreported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $220Mevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- $220Msum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
- PE share of funds, lifetime
- 88%
- Fund type mix
- filed 2024-04-29, latest gav Private Equity Fund $220M, latest counts Private Equity Fund 4, lifetime distinct Hedge Fund 1, Private Equity Fund 7
- Employees
- 5
- Headquarters
- Farmington Hills, MI
- Office address
- 32330 W. 12 MILE ROAD, Farmington Hills, MI, 48334
- Business phone
- 248-489-9000
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
144 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- software, energy
- Geography
- Midwest
- Revenue
- not stated or not yet read
- EBITDA
- not stated or not yet read
- Enterprise value
- not stated or not yet read
- Equity check
- $3.0M to $10.0M
- Control
- not stated or not yet read
- Thesis
- not stated or not yet read
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- unknown 144
- period
- to unknown, from unknown, undated holdings 144, dated observations 0
- window
- last unknown, first unknown
- control
- unknown 144
- companies
- 144
- geography
- count 1, share 0.007, value PA, count 1, share 0.007, value MI
- investments
- 144
- seller kinds
- transactions
- 0
- cadence by year
- platform add on
- add ons 0, platforms 0, add ons per platform unknown
- sector known for
- 41
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 14, share 0.097, value software, examples Poq, Gorilla Cloud-based data processing platform for energy and utilities., Celebrus Technologies, Peerius, count 8, share 0.056, value industrial manufacturing, examples Orbion Space Technology, Pipp Mobile, Hygenica, Micro-LAM, count 4, share 0.028, value media telecom, examples Simplestream, Whistle Sports, Inskin Media, Eagle-i Music, count 4, share 0.028, value healthcare services, examples MI Bioresearch, Trapelo Health, blueprint, Great Lakes Caring, count 3, share 0.021, value business services, examples RevSpring, Think, Xanitos, Inc., count 2, share 0.014, value industrial services, examples LITTA Ethical, on-demand waste collection., LITTA, count 2, share 0.014, value financial services, examples Kord, AccessPay, count 2, share 0.014, value specialty distribution, examples Lupa Foods, Eagle Rock Entertainment
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- subsector distribution
- count 14, share 0.097, value software, examples Poq, Gorilla Cloud-based data processing platform for energy and utilities., Celebrus Technologies, Peerius, count 8, share 0.056, value miscellaneous manufacturing, examples Orbion Space Technology, Pipp Mobile, Hygenica, Micro-LAM, count 4, share 0.028, value media telecom, examples Simplestream, Whistle Sports, Inskin Media, Eagle-i Music, count 2, share 0.014, value waste collection, examples LITTA Ethical, on-demand waste collection., LITTA, count 2, share 0.014, value financial services, examples Kord, AccessPay, count 2, share 0.014, value outpatient specialty clinics, examples MI Bioresearch, Trapelo Health, count 2, share 0.014, value misc durable wholesale, examples Lupa Foods, Eagle Rock Entertainment, count 1, share 0.007, value education, examples Espresso Education
144 companies on the graph (0 transactions); most in software (14); no dated observations
Funds
5 on record, 3 more on the reporting tape
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M••••••• G••••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Growth fund | 2022 first reported on Form ADV | $92.7M as of Apr 29, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| M••••••• G••••• C•••••• I••• L• • B••••••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Growth fund | 2018 first reported on Form ADV | $73.7M as of Apr 29, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| M••••••• G••••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• L••••••••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Growth fund | 2018 first reported on Form ADV | $37.2M as of Apr 29, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| M••••••• G••••• C•••••• P•••••••• L••••••••• S••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Growth fund | 2018 first reported on Form ADV | $16.5M as of Apr 29, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| I••••••••• P••••••• L•••••• P••••••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $16.4M as of Mar 18, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down |
Gross assets by year from the annual reporting tape
These funds appear in this adviser’s Form ADV reporting. One row per fund per year (the latest filing of that year). Values are reported gross assets, not fund size.
| Fund | Type (ADV) | Years | Path | Latest reported GAV | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M••••••• G••••• C•••••• P•••••••• L• | Private Equity Fund | 2012 to 2014 | $127M filed Mar 18, 2014 | adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| M••••••• G••••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• L• | Private Equity Fund | 2013 to 2014 | $90.0M filed Mar 18, 2014 | adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| M••••••• G••••• C•••••• P••••••• S•••• L• | Hedge Fund | 2012 to 2014 | $82.5M filed Mar 18, 2014 | adviserinfo.sec.gov |
Team
35 current, 6 former
Managing partner (6)
- C•••••• P••••• R•••••••• · Senior Managing Partner · since Nov 1, 2001 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- H•••• T••••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••••• M••• · Founding Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M•••••• K•••••• M••• · Senior Managing Partner · since Nov 1, 2001 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- R•••••• R••••••• · Founding Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- R••• G•••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Partner (5)
- E••• B••••••• · Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- K•••• M••••• · Chief Investment Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M•••••• E•••••• · Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M•••• S•••• · Partner and Head of Portfolio · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S•••••• D••• · HR Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Principal (5)
- B•• B•••••••• · Investment Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- I••• J•••• · Investment Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- R•••••• B••• · Principal · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S••••• V•••• · Investment Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- V•••••• E••••••••• · National Sales Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Associate (1)
- C••••• G•••••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Analyst (1)
- K•••• M•••••••• · Analyst · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Business development (3)
- C•••••• P••••• R•••••••• · Business Development Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- L••••• A•• S•••••• · IR & Internal Business Development Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- P•••••• G••••• · Business Development Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Investor relations (2)
- A•••••• L••••••••• · Investor Relations Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- A••••• W•••••• · Head of Institutional Fundraising & IR · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Platform (10)
- J•••• P•••• · Finance Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- K••• M•••••••• · Compliance Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- K•••• O•••••••• · Senior Financial Controller · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- L•• S••••••• · Director, Operations; CCO · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- L••••• A•• S•••••• · Chief Compliance Officer · since Jan 1, 2012 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- M•••••• K•••••• M••• · Fund Controller · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S•••• P••••••••• · Marketing Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S•••• E•••••• · Partner and General Counsel · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- T•••••• P•••••• · Director of Marketing & Communications · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- W•••••• B•••• I•• · Office Manager & Investment Team EA · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Other (2)
- H•••• P•••••••• · Advisor · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M•••••• G•••• · Advisor · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
6 former (kept with end dates)
- A•••••••• S•••• · Shareholder · Nov 1, 2001 to Mar 23, 2017 Inference
- N••• A•• S•••• · Shareholder · Nov 1, 2001 to Mar 23, 2017 Inference
- P•••• H••••••••• · Shareholder · Nov 1, 2001 to Mar 18, 2014 Inference
- E••••• B••••••• · Chief Financial Officer · Jan 1, 2020 to Mar 28, 2022 Inference
- S•••• H•••••• · Head Of Corporate Accounting · Mar 1, 2020 to Mar 23, 2023 Inference
- S••••• T•••••• · Chief Financial Officer · May 1, 2005 to Mar 27, 2020 Inference
Portfolio
144 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
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
1 most recent
- Mar 5, 2012B•••••••• L•• first filed Form ADV in the extract (IA)
Across the graphs
B•••••••• 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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