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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 / E••• C•••••• P••••••• L•

E••• C•••••• P••••••• L•

Buyout firm · probableLower middle marketSummit, NJe•••••••••.comSEC exempt reporting adviser

E••• Capital Partners partners with exceptional management teams to build stronger businesses, accelerate growth, and create lasting value through strategic investment.

Classification

Class: Buyout firmprobable, confidence 80%
Basis: own website statement
Size band: Lower middle marketdefined by: proxy: $0.11bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-08-02

Classification history (2)

Sep 18, 2026
Buyout firm (probable, 80%, cls-pe-2)
own website statement
“E••• is the only private equity investor consistently focused solely on the security industry and thrives on being the “partner of choice” for industry founders, executives, and investors.”
xn--e-1hnaaaaaaaa.com
Sep 13, 2026
Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)
R6: 4 of 4 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 4 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later

Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)

Adviser type: exempt reporting adviser
Form ADV filings: Dec 24, 2019 to Aug 2, 2024
RAUM: unknownregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
PE funds, latest filing: 4
PE fund GAV, latest filing: $115Mreported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
All private fund GAV: $115Mevery private fund type, latest filing
2024 PE fund GAV: $115Msum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
PE share of funds, lifetime: 100%
Fund type mix: filed 2024-08-02, latest gav Private Equity Fund $115M, latest counts Private Equity Fund 4, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 4
Employees: unknown
Headquarters: Summit, NJ
Office address: 35 BEECHWOOD RD, SUITE 2A, Summit, NJ, 07901
Business phone: 973-994-0606

Stated criteria beside observed behaviour

6 observed deals

Stated by the firm

Sectors: technology, safety security
Geography: not stated or not yet read
Revenue: not stated or not yet read
EBITDA: not stated or not yet read
Enterprise value: from $5.0B
Equity check: not stated or not yet read
Control: not stated or not yet read
Thesis: not stated or not yet read

Observed from deals on record

roles: unknown 6
period: to 2026-03-19, from 2013-01-01, undated holdings 0, dated observations 7
window: last 2026-03-19, first 2026-03-19
control: unknown 6
companies: 6
geography
investments: 6
seller kinds
transactions: 1
cadence by year: 2026 other deals 1
platform add on: add ons 0, platforms 0, add ons per platform unknown
sector known for: 1
disclosed value usd: n 0
sector distribution: count 1, share 0.167, value software, examples DVTEL
holding period years: n 0
repeat counterparties
subsector distribution: count 1, share 0.167, value software, examples DVTEL

6 companies on the graph (1 transactions); most in software (1); observed 2013 to 2026

Funds

4 on record

Fund	Vehicle	Vintage	Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size	Form D sold	Lifecycle
E••• S•••••• H••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund	Feeder or parallel	2024 first reported on Form ADV	$10.3M as of Aug 2, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
E••• C•••••• F••• I•• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$85.8M as of Aug 2, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
E••• S••••••• F••• I• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$13.6M as of Aug 2, 2024	no Form D	Harvest
E••• C•••••• F••• I•• N• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$5.4M as of Aug 2, 2024	no Form D	Mature

Team

7 current, 2 former

Managing partner (3)

R••••• C•••••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
R••••• M••• C•••••• · Founder & Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
R••••• M••• C•••••• · Managing Partner And Chief Compliance Officer · since Jan 1, 2008 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)

Partner (1)

A•••• L•• · Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)

Associate (1)

T•••• P•••••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)

Platform (2)

C•••••••• G••••••• · Chief Administrative Officer / Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
C•••••••• M•••• D••••• · Chief Administrative Officer · since Jan 1, 2008 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)

2 former (kept with end dates)

E••••••• P•••• B•••••• · Managing Partner · Aug 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2023 Inference
W•••••• L•• P••• · Chief Compliance Officer And Managing Partner · Sep 1, 2013 to Mar 31, 2023 Inference

Portfolio

6 relationships, 0 platforms, 0 add-ons

Company	Role	Status	Invested	Held	Partner	Source
A••• T•••••••••	Role unknown	active	Jan 1, 2026 year stated on the firm's page	9 months	R••••• C•••••• (confirmed)	Fact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
B•••••••••	Role unknown	active	Jan 1, 2020 year stated on the firm's page	6.7 years	unknown	Fact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
M•••••• C••••••• P•••••••	Role unknown	active	Jan 1, 2018 year stated on the firm's page	8.7 years	unknown	Fact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
D••••	Role unknown	exited	Jan 1, 2015 year stated on the firm's page	11.7 years	unknown	Fact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
S•••••• M•••••••••	Role unknown	exited	Jan 1, 2014 year stated on the firm's page	12.7 years	unknown	Fact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
A•••	Role unknown	exited	Jan 1, 2013 year stated on the firm's page	13.7 years	unknown	Fact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)

Transactions

1 on record

Date	Type	Target	This firm’s role	Source
Mar 19, 2026	Growth investment	A••• T•••••••••	Sponsor (confirmed)	xn--e-1hnaaaaaaaa.com

Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors

2 relationships

Placement agents (2)

S•••• H•••••• 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2021
E•••• P•••••••• L•• 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2019

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 13, 2026
E••• C•••••• P••••••• L•: Private Equity Funds on Form ADV 4 (2024 extract) -> 5 (roster 2026-09-01)
Pe fund count changedFactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Mar 26, 2026
A••• T••••••••• Receives Growth Investment from S•••••••-Focused Investor E••• Capital
Firm newsFactInvestment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Mar 19, 2026
A••• T••••••••• Receives Growth Investment from S•••••••-Focused Investor E••• Capital
Growth investmentFactA••• T•••••••••Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
Dec 24, 2019
E••• C•••••• P••••••• L• first filed Form ADV in the extract (ERA)
First Form ADV filingFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)

Scores and what they are made of

Freshness99 · HIGH: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"DAYS_SINCE_NEWEST_EVIDENCE","points":0.9944444444444445,"evidence":"1 method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1
Research priority51 · ELEVATED: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"SCALE_BAND","points":0.2,"evidence":"LOWER_MIDDLE_MARKET"},{"code":"COmethod: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1
Investment velocity3 · LOW: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"TRANSACTIONS_PER_YEAR_36M","points":0.03333333333333333,"evidence":"1 method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1
Acquisition appetite25 · MODERATE: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"RECENT_FUND","points":0.2,"caution":"a recent fund is evidence of deplmethod: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1
Profile completeness83 · HIGH: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"FIELDS_PRESENT","points":0.8333333333333334,"evidence":["website","desmethod: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
missing: lenders, lps
model score-pe-1
Fund deployment activity0 · LOW: as of: 2026-09-19items: []method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1

Across DFX

Independent Sponsor Intelligence (matched on shared crd)

Record

First observed: Sep 13, 2026
Last observed: yesterday
Observations: 33
Sources: 3
Open research tasks: 2

Reading this profile

Reported gross assets are what an adviser told the SEC a fund held on a date. They are not the fund’s size and not dry powder. RAUM is a regulatory measure of the adviser, not capital available to invest.

A section that says nothing has been collected means exactly that: the graph has not read that kind of record for this firm yet.

Across the graphs

E••• C•••••• P••••••• 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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