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S•• C••••••
Buyout firmClassification probableLower middle marketSEC registered investment adviser· Walnut Creek, CAs•••••.com
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As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
- Regulatory AUM
- $749M
- PE fund assets
- $616M
- PE funds
- 15
- Investments held
- 0 of 2
- Deals, last 12 months
- 1
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 $75.0MEBITDA $5.0M to $40.0MRevenue $10.0M to $100MSectors software,business_services,consumer,education,manufacturing,healthcare,technologyGeography United StatesControl majority
- Last 12 months 1Most recent 3 months ago
- Graphs 4
Classification
How this organization is classified, and on what basisBuyout firm · 2 in historyShowHide
- Class
- Buyout firmprobable, confidence 80%
- Basis
- own website statement
- Size band
- Lower middle marketdefined by: proxy: $0.62bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-29
Classification history (2)
- Sep 15, 2026
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)R6: 18 of 18 distinct vehicles are sworn P•••••• Equity Funds; 17 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- registered investment adviser
- Form ADV filings
- May 24, 2018 to Mar 27, 2026
- RAUM
- $749Mregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 15
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $616Mreported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $795Mevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- $616Msum 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 $616M, latest counts Private Equity Fund 16, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 18
- Employees
- 15
- Headquarters
- Walnut Creek, CA
- Office address
- ••• Locked
- Business phone
- ••• Locked
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
2 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- software, business services, consumer, education, manufacturing, healthcare, technology
- Geography
- United States
- Revenue
- $10.0M to $100M
- EBITDA
- $5.0M to $40.0M
- Enterprise value
- not stated or not yet read
- Equity check
- $15.0M to $75.0M
- Control
- majority
- Thesis
- ••• Locked
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- standalone 2
- period
- to 2026-06-04, from 2024-12-05, undated holdings 0, dated observations 4
- window
- last 2026-06-04, first 2024-12-05
- control
- control 2
- companies
- 2
- geography
- count 1, share unknown, value VT
- investments
- 2
- seller kinds
- transactions
- 2
- cadence by year
- 2024 other deals 1, 2026 other deals 1
- platform add on
- add ons 0, platforms 0, add ons per platform unknown
- sector known for
- 2
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 2, share unknown, value industrial manufacturing, examples Simon Pearce (U.S.) LLC, 3B International, LLC
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- subsector distribution
- count 1, share unknown, value nonmetallic mineral products, examples Simon Pearce (U.S.) LLC
2 companies on the graph (2 transactions); most in industrial manufacturing (2); observed 2024 to 2026
Funds
18 on record
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B••• R•••• R••••• A••••••••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $20.2M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| S•• F••• I•••• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | Feeder or parallel | 2023 first reported on Form ADV | $6.7M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| S•• F••• I•• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 first reported on Form ADV | $121M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| C•• F•••••• P•••••••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 first reported on Form ADV | $45.0M as of Mar 31, 2022 | no reporting | no Form D | Unknown |
| S•• F••• I•••• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | Feeder or parallel | 2022 first reported on Form ADV | $39.3M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| R•• W••••• P•••••••• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 first reported on Form ADV | $29.1M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| S•• T••••• C••••••••• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2022 first reported on Form ADV | $17.1M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| T•••• P••••• P•••••••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 first reported on Form ADV | $105,625 as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| C••• F•••••• F•••• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2020 first reported on Form ADV | $52.4M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Active deployment | |
| C•• S•• P••••••• 1• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2020 first reported on Form ADV | $38.0M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Active deployment | |
| A•• P••• F•••• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2019 first reported on Form ADV | $35.9M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Active deployment | |
| S•• F•••• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | SPV | unknown | $243M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| S•• D••••• C•••••••• 1• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | unknown | $6.0M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| S•• D••••• C•••••••• 3• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | unknown | $2.5M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| A•••• E•••••• D••• C••••••••• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | unknown | $2.4M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| A•••• E•••••• C••••••••• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | unknown | $1.3M as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| S•• D••••• C•••••••• 2• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | unknown | $909,030 as of Mar 29, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| S•• U••••• C••• P•••••••• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $82,277 as of Mar 27, 2020 | no Form D | Wound down |
Team
6 current, 3 former
Partner (5)
- B••••••• D•••• L••••• · Managing Director · since Feb 1, 2019 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- G•• B••••• S••••• · Managing Director · since May 1, 2015 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- H••••• W•••••• J•••• · Managing Director · since May 1, 2015 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- M•••••• A••• C••• · Managing Director · since May 1, 2015 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- T••••• D••••• B••••• · Managing Director · since May 1, 2015 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Platform (1)
- C•••••••• R••• W••• · Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Financial Officer · since Feb 1, 2023 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
3 former (kept with end dates)
- A••••• I••••• J••••• · Chief Financial Officer · Nov 1, 2016 to Mar 28, 2019 Inference
- N••••••• M•••••• S••••• · Cfo/Cco · Jun 1, 2022 to Jan 4, 2023 Inference
- T••• L••• B•••• · Chief Financial Officer/Chief Compliance Officer · Aug 1, 2018 to Mar 31, 2022 Inference
Portfolio
2 relationships, 0 platforms, 0 add-ons
| Company | Role | Status | Invested | Held | Partner | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3• I••••••••• L•• | Standalone | unknown | Jun 4, 2026 transaction announcement | 4 months | unknown | Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe) |
| S•••• P••••• ••••• L•• | Standalone | unknown | Dec 5, 2024 transaction announcement | 1.8 years | unknown | Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe) |
Transactions
2 on record
| Date | Type | Target | This firm’s role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2026 | Majority investment | 3• I••••••••• L•• | Sponsor | abacusfinance.com |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Majority investment | S•••• P••••• ••••• L•• | Sponsor | vnews.com |
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
3 relationships
Placement agents (2)
- I•••••• C•••••• L•• 3 shared · strong · last Jan 1, 2023
- M•• P•••••• F••• A••••••• L•• 3 shared · strong · last Jan 1, 2023
Lenders (1)
- A••••• F•••••• G•••• 1 shared · one time · last Jun 4, 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
2 most recent
- Mar 27, 2026••• Locked
- May 24, 2018••• Locked
Across the graphs
S•• C•••••• is the same institution as 4 records in Venture Capital, Independent Sponsors, RIA and Wealth and Private Credit.
Venture Capital1Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1Private Credit1
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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