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E••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••
Buyout firmClassification probableLower middle marketSEC registered investment adviser· New York, NYe•••••.com
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As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
- Regulatory AUM
- $284M
- PE fund assets
- $292M
- PE funds
- 2
- Investments held
- 11 of 11
- Deals, last 12 months
- 0
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 $20.0M to $75.0MEBITDA $3.0M to $15.0MSectors business_services,technology,educationControl minority
- Graphs 2
- Lenders 5
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: $0.29bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-10-01
Classification history (2)
- Sep 18, 2026
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)R6: 2 of 3 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 2 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- registered investment adviser
- Form ADV filings
- Nov 15, 2017 to Apr 27, 2026
- RAUM
- $284Mregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 2
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $292Mreported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $210Mevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- $292Msum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
- PE share of funds, lifetime
- 67%
- Fund type mix
- filed 2024-10-01, latest gav Private Equity Fund $292M, latest counts Private Equity Fund 2, lifetime distinct Hedge Fund 1, Private Equity Fund 2
- Employees
- 9
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Office address
- ••• Locked
- Business phone
- ••• Locked
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
11 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- business services, technology, education
- Geography
- not stated or not yet read
- Revenue
- not stated or not yet read
- EBITDA
- $3.0M to $15.0M
- Enterprise value
- up to $150M
- Equity check
- $20.0M to $75.0M
- Control
- minority
- Thesis
- ••• Locked
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- add on 3, platform 8
- period
- to 2024-07-23, from 2018-06-20, undated holdings 1, dated observations 20
- window
- last 2024-07-23, first 2018-06-20
- control
- control 10, unknown 1
- companies
- 11
- geography
- count 1, share 0.091, value FL, count 1, share 0.091, value MA, count 1, share 0.091, value ID, count 1, share 0.091, value OH
- investments
- 11
- seller kinds
- transactions
- 10
- cadence by year
- 2018 platforms 2, 2019 platforms 2, 2021 add ons 1, platforms 1, 2023 platforms 2, 2024 add ons 2
- platform add on
- add ons 3, platforms 8, add ons per platform 0.38
- sector known for
- 9
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 7, share 0.636, value education, examples Classward, Professional Crisis Management Association, Wall Street Prep, PDH Academy, count 1, share 0.091, value industrial manufacturing, examples MITS, count 1, share 0.091, value software, examples Tour de Force Inc.
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- role legal adviser, shared 4, entity id 2ce38db7-7103-405a-a3bd-97aea5ae8277, role lender, shared 4, entity id bc54ca3b-1b98-44ca-baab-c6799123d022, role legal adviser, shared 3, entity id d61886ec-8db1-439c-9bd3-a6ca7f0978c6, role legal adviser, shared 3, entity id 4bb97a5c-549b-4c98-a19f-47d80ccaf097, role lender, shared 2, entity id 327314ef-6137-457a-a0e6-f0f0bd793efa, role legal adviser, shared 2, entity id 0c49d592-136f-486d-882d-eed1966d2c01, role lender, shared 2, entity id dbbb76ff-55b6-42fe-ab7e-652c50c368d1
- subsector distribution
- count 7, share 0.636, value education, examples Classward, Professional Crisis Management Association, Wall Street Prep, PDH Academy, count 1, share 0.091, value miscellaneous manufacturing, examples MITS, count 1, share 0.091, value software, examples Tour de Force Inc.
11 companies on the graph (10 transactions); most in education (7); 8 platforms and 3 add-ons; observed 2018 to 2024
n 10, kind control, period to 2024-07-23, from 2018-06-20, undated holdings 1, dated observations 20, stated minority, observed control 10, minority 0
Funds
2 on record
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $108M as of Oct 1, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| E••• C•••••• P•••••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2019 first reported on Form ADV | $184M as of Oct 1, 2024 | no Form D | Active deployment |
Team
14 current, 3 former
Managing partner (4)
- D••• S••• D•••• · Owner/President · since Nov 1, 2015 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- D••• S••• D•••• · Founder and Managing Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- D••• S••• D•••• · Founder & Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- W••• D••••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Partner (2)
- D••• S••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- H••••• L••• W••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Vice president (3)
- C••••••• P••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- H•••• S••• · Senior Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- I••••••• F•••• · Senior Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Associate (1)
- C•••••• K•••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Investor relations (1)
- M••••••• F•••••• · Director of Investor Relations · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Platform (3)
- E••••• H••• · Chief Compliance Officer and Counsel · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- F•••• J• G••••••• · Chief Financial Officer/Chief Compliance Officer · since Nov 1, 2022 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- G•••••• B••••••• · Chief Financial Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
3 former (kept with end dates)
- G••• B••••••• · Chief Financial Officer/Chief Compliance Officer · Nov 1, 2015 to Dec 20, 2022 Inference
- I•••• J••••• G••••• · General Counsel And Cco · Mar 1, 2019 to Feb 28, 2020 Inference
- K•••••• M•••• · Vice President/Chief Compliance Officer · Nov 1, 2015 to Mar 28, 2019 Inference
Portfolio
11 relationships, 8 platforms, 3 add-ons
Transactions
10 on record
| Date | Type | Target | This firm’s role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2024 | Add-on acquisition | P••••••••• C••••• M••••••••• A••••••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | e•••••.com |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Add-on acquisition | C•••••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | e•••••.com |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Platform acquisition | P••••••• P••••••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | e•••••.com |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Platform acquisition | P••••••••• T••••••• S••••••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | e•••••.com |
| Dec 21, 2021 | Add-on acquisition | O••••••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | e•••••.com |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Platform acquisition | W••• S••••• P••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | e•••••.com |
| Dec 17, 2019 | Platform acquisition | P•• A•••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | e•••••.com |
| Jul 1, 2019 | Platform acquisition | M••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | e•••••.com |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Platform acquisition | T••• d• F•••• I••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | e•••••.com |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Platform acquisition | C•••••• S•••• S•••••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | e•••••.com |
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
17 relationships
Lenders (5)
- B••••• B••• 4 shared · strong · last Jul 23, 2024
- E•• P••• C•••••• 2 shared · recurring · last Oct 11, 2018
- G•••••••• P••••••• L• 2 shared · recurring · last Jul 23, 2024
- T••• L••• C•••••• P•••••••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Dec 21, 2021
- T••• L••• • A••••••••• 1 shared · one time · last Dec 17, 2019
Financial advisers (5)
- D• A••••••• 1 shared · one time · last Dec 17, 2019
- C•••• I••• 1 shared · one time · last Sep 8, 2021
- F• I••••••••• 1 shared · one time · last Oct 17, 2023
- G•• A••••••• S••••••• L••• 1 shared · one time · last Sep 6, 2023
- B• R•••• 1 shared · one time · last Jun 20, 2018
Legal advisers (7)
- H•••• M••••• B•••• • R••• 4 shared · strong · last Jul 23, 2024
- C••••• L•• 3 shared · strong · last Dec 21, 2021
- W•••••• F••• • G•••••••• L•• 3 shared · strong · last Jul 23, 2024
- P•••••• C••• 2 shared · recurring · last Oct 11, 2018
- W••••• B••••••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Sep 6, 2023
- I•••• H•••• 1 shared · one time · last Oct 17, 2023
- O••••• C••••• 1 shared · one time · last Oct 17, 2023
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
34 most recent
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Across the graphs
E••• C•••••• M••••••••• L•• is the same institution as 2 records in Independent Sponsors and RIA and Wealth.
Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1
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