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C••••••••• P••••••• M••••••••• L••
Buyout firmClassification confirmedLower middle marketSEC registered investment adviser· Newport Beach, CAc•••••••••.com
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As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
- Regulatory AUM
- $390M
- PE fund assets
- $310M
- PE funds
- 2
- Investments held
- 26 of 31
- 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
- EBITDA $4.0M to $15.0M
- Graphs 2
- RAUM $390M
Classification
How this organization is classified, and on what basisBuyout firm · 1 in historyShowHide
- Class
- Buyout firmconfirmed, confidence 85%
- Basis
- R6: 3 of 3 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 3 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
- Size band
- Lower middle marketdefined by: proxy: $0.31bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-02-26
Classification history (1)
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)R6: 3 of 3 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 3 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- registered investment adviser
- Form ADV filings
- Feb 13, 2012 to Mar 24, 2026
- RAUM
- $390Mregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 2
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $310Mreported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $390Mevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- $310Msum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
- PE share of funds, lifetime
- 100%
- Fund type mix
- filed 2024-02-26, latest gav Private Equity Fund $310M, latest counts Private Equity Fund 2, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 3
- Employees
- 10
- Headquarters
- Newport Beach, CA
- Office address
- ••• Locked
- Business phone
- ••• Locked
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
30 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
- $4.0M to $15.0M
- Enterprise value
- not stated or not yet read
- Equity check
- not stated or not yet read
- Control
- not stated or not yet read
- Thesis
- ••• Locked
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- add on 3, unknown 27, platform 1
- period
- to 2023-05-12, from 2021-01-11, undated holdings 27, dated observations 7
- window
- last 2023-05-12, first 2021-01-11
- control
- control 3, unknown 28
- companies
- 30
- geography
- count 2, share 0.067, value MA, count 1, share 0.033, value IL
- investments
- 31
- seller kinds
- transactions
- 3
- cadence by year
- 2021 add ons 1, 2022 add ons 1, 2023 add ons 1
- platform add on
- add ons 3, platforms 1, add ons per platform unknown
- sector known for
- 5
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 3, share 0.1, value tech enabled services, examples Unified Networking Solutions, AKUITY Technologies, TechMD, count 1, share 0.033, value consumer services, examples Moore Landscapes, count 1, share 0.033, value education, examples U.S. Education Corporation
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- subsector distribution
- count 3, share 0.1, value it services msp, examples Unified Networking Solutions, AKUITY Technologies, TechMD, count 1, share 0.033, value landscaping, examples Moore Landscapes, count 1, share 0.033, value education, examples U.S. Education Corporation
30 companies on the graph (3 transactions); most in tech enabled services (3); 1 platforms and 3 add-ons; observed 2021 to 2023
Funds
3 on record
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C••••••••• P••••••• I••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2014 first reported on Form ADV | $307M as of Feb 26, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| C••••••••• P•••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $3.0M as of Mar 29, 2022 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| C••••••••• P••••••• I•• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $2.6M as of Feb 26, 2024 | no Form D | Mature |
Team
6 current, 11 former
Managing partner (2)
- M•••••• K••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- M•••••• K••• · Managing Member · since Apr 1, 2000 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Partner (3)
- A••••• J••• B•••••• · Member · 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)
- J••• M••• · a Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- K••• B•••• · a Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
Platform (1)
- H•• Q•••• D••••• · Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer · since Jul 1, 2016 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
11 former (kept with end dates)
- C•••••• D••••• M••••• · Member & Senior Advisor · Jan 1, 2003 to Mar 30, 2019 Inference
- J•• F••••••• S••••••• · Member · Apr 1, 2000 to Mar 30, 2016 Inference
- J••••• J••• S•••••• · Member · Sep 1, 2013 to Mar 29, 2022 Inference
- J••••• M••• · Member · Jan 1, 2014 to Mar 29, 2022 Inference
- P•••••• H••• · Member · Jun 1, 2001 to Mar 25, 2014 Inference
- J•••••• M•••• · Director, Finance · Jan 1, 2008 to Mar 31, 2015 Inference
- J••• M••••••• · Chief Financial Officer · May 1, 2014 to Jul 22, 2016 Inference
- D•••••• R• S••••••• · Principal · Jan 1, 2017 to Mar 29, 2022 Inference
- J•••••• R••••• M•••••••• · Principal · Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 29, 2022 Inference
- K••• P•••••• B•••• · Principal · Jan 1, 2015 to Mar 29, 2022 Inference
- M••• P•••• G•••••• · Principal · Jan 1, 2017 to Mar 29, 2022 Inference
Portfolio
31 relationships, 1 platforms, 3 add-ons
Transactions
4 on record
| Date | Type | Target | This firm’s role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2023 | Add-on acquisition | T••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | c•••••••••.com |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Add-on acquisition | U•••••• N••••••••• S•••••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | c•••••••••.com |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Add-on acquisition | A••••• T••••••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | c•••••••••.com |
| Dec 19, 2018 | Exit to a strategic buyer | P••• W•••• T••••••••• | Seller (confirmed) | c•••••••••.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
11 most recent
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- May 12, 2023••• Locked
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- Jan 11, 2021••• Locked
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- Nov 25, 2019••• Locked
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- Dec 19, 2018
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- Feb 13, 2012••• Locked
Across the graphs
C••••••••• P••••••• M••••••••• 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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