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B•••••• P•••• C•••••• A•••••••• L••
Buyout firmClassification confirmedMiddle marketSEC registered investment adviser· Westport, CTb•••••••••.com
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As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
- Regulatory AUM
- $2.4B
- PE fund assets
- $2.0B
- PE funds
- 7
- Investments held
- 84 of 84
- Deals, last 12 months
- 2
Form ADV
Form ADV
Form ADV
DFX transaction tape
DFX transaction tape
As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
Why this matters
- Equity cheque $15.0M to $75.0MRevenue $10.0M to $150MSectors business_services,healthcare,technology,consumer,food_beverage,media_telecom
- Last 12 months 2Most recent last monthPlatform deals 2
- Graphs 2
Classification
How this organization is classified, and on what basisBuyout firm · 1 in historyShowHide
- Class
- Buyout firmconfirmed, confidence 85%
- Basis
- R6: 7 of 7 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 7 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
- Size band
- Middle marketdefined by: proxy: $2.03bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-29
- Strategies
- GROWTH EQUITY
Classification history (1)
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)R6: 7 of 7 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 7 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- registered investment adviser
- Form ADV filings
- Jul 21, 2015 to Apr 22, 2026
- RAUM
- $2.4Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 7
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $2.0Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $3.1Bevery 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 2024-03-29, latest gav Private Equity Fund $2.0B, latest counts Private Equity Fund 7, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 7
- Employees
- 17
- Headquarters
- Westport, CT
- Office address
- ••• Locked
- Business phone
- ••• Locked
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
84 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- business services, healthcare, technology, consumer, food beverage, media telecom
- Geography
- not stated or not yet read
- Revenue
- $10.0M to $150M
- EBITDA
- not stated or not yet read
- Enterprise value
- not stated or not yet read
- Equity check
- $15.0M to $75.0M
- Control
- not stated or not yet read
- Thesis
- ••• Locked
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- unknown 82, platform 2
- period
- to 2026-07-30, from 2026-07-01, undated holdings 82, dated observations 4
- window
- last 2026-07-30, first 2026-07-01
- control
- control 2, unknown 82
- companies
- 84
- geography
- count 1, share 0.012, value CT
- investments
- 84
- seller kinds
- founder 1
- transactions
- 2
- cadence by year
- 2026 platforms 2
- platform add on
- add ons 0, platforms 2, add ons per platform unknown
- sector known for
- 23
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 6, share 0.071, value software, examples Dualboot Partners, Duende Software, The Stable, ShipSigma, count 4, share 0.048, value industrial manufacturing, examples Spindrift Beverage Co., Inc., PlayMonster, HALO Innovations, Firehook Bakery of Virginia, Inc., count 4, share 0.048, value media telecom, examples Digity Media, connoisseur media, Compass Media Networks, Health Media Network, count 2, share 0.024, value healthcare services, examples Just Home Healthcare Services, Trumpet Behavioral Health, count 1, share 0.012, value consumer services, examples Schill Grounds Management, count 1, share 0.012, value specialty distribution, examples Grindmaster Cecilware, count 1, share 0.012, value education, examples Lightbridge Academy, count 1, share 0.012, value business services, examples Two-Twenty Records Management
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- subsector distribution
- count 5, share 0.06, value software, examples Dualboot Partners, Duende Software, The Stable, Concord Servicing, count 4, share 0.048, value media telecom, examples Digity Media, connoisseur media, Compass Media Networks, Health Media Network, count 2, share 0.024, value miscellaneous manufacturing, examples PlayMonster, HALO Innovations, count 1, share 0.012, value home health, examples Just Home Healthcare Services, count 1, share 0.012, value landscaping, examples Schill Grounds Management, count 1, share 0.012, value beverage manufacturing, examples Spindrift Beverage Co., Inc., count 1, share 0.012, value logistics and fleet software, examples ShipSigma, count 1, share 0.012, value outpatient mental health substance, examples Trumpet Behavioral Health
84 companies on the graph (2 transactions); most in software (6); 2 platforms and 0 add-ons; observed 2026 to 2026
Funds
7 on record
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B•••••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• V•• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $443M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| B•••••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• V• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2021 first reported on Form ADV | $662M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| B•••••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2021 first reported on Form ADV | $290M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| B•••••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2018 first reported on Form ADV | $444M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| B•••••• P•••• C•••••• C••••••••• G••••• F•••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Growth fund | 2015 first reported on Form ADV | $28.0M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| B•••••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | unknown | $159M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| B•••••• P•••• C•••••• P•••••••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | unknown | $4.8M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest |
Team
28 current, 7 former
Managing partner (1)
- S••• W•••• A••••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Partner (9)
- A••• S•••••••• · Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- A••• S•••••••• · Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- D••••• N• F••••••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- G•••• G••••• · Senior Managing Director · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- G•••• G••••• · Senior Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••••• M••• K••••• · Shareholder · since Oct 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- K••••• L• R••••••••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- N••••• D• E•••••• · Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S••• W•••• A••••• · Shareholder · since Oct 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Principal (2)
- J••••• M• L••••• · Principal · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- T••• A• I••••••••• · Principal · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Vice president (4)
- E••••• L•• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J•••• D• O••••••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- K•••• C• B••••••••• · Senior Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- W•••• L• D•••••••• · Senior Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Associate (2)
- C••••••••• T• M••••• · Senior Portfolio Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- C•••• W• C••••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Investor relations (1)
- N••• M• L•••••• · Investor Relations Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Platform (9)
- A••••• M•••••• · Chief Compliance 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)
- A••••• J• D••••• · Chief Compliance Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- C•••••••• L• C•••••••• C•• · Controller · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- C•••• R• T••••• · Finance Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M•••• C• M••••• · Office Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M•••••• B• S•••••••• · Assistant Controller · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- N••••••• M••• D•••••• · Executive Assistant · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- T•••• M• Y••• · Assistant Controller · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- W••• P• T•••• C•• · Chief Financial Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
7 former (kept with end dates)
- B•••• L•••• S•••••••• · Member · Aug 1, 2011 to Mar 24, 2020 Inference
- A••••• F•••••• G•••••• · Chief Compliance Officer · Nov 1, 2016 to Feb 2, 2017 Inference
- E••• J• D••• · Chief Compliance Officer · Mar 1, 2021 to Jun 3, 2022 Inference
- J•••• M•••••• E••••• · Chief Compliance Officer · Feb 1, 2016 to Nov 30, 2016 Inference
- J•••••• M• D••••• · Chief Compliance Officer · Jun 1, 2018 to Mar 30, 2021 Inference
- S•••• L•••••• K••••• · Chief Financial Officer · Jan 1, 2019 to Oct 4, 2021 Inference
- S••• U••• F••••• E••••••• · Chief Compliance Officer · Feb 1, 2017 to Aug 24, 2018 Inference
Portfolio
84 relationships, 2 platforms, 0 add-ons
Transactions
2 on record
| Date | Type | Target | This firm’s role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | Platform acquisition | S•••••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | prnewswire.com |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Platform acquisition | A•••••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | prnewswire.com |
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
4 relationships
Placement agents (4)
- E•••• F•••••••• C••••••••• L•• ••••• C••••••• C•••••• P•••••••• 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2024
- L••••• F••••• • C•• L•• 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2021
- T•••• P••••••• J•••• L•••••• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2024
- C••••••• C•••••• P••••••• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2022
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
4 most recent
- Jul 30, 2026••• Locked
- Jul 1, 2026••• Locked
- Mar 8, 2023••• Locked
- Jul 21, 2015••• Locked
Across the graphs
B•••••• P•••• C•••••• A•••••••• 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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