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SEC-registered adviser

B•••••• L••

Institutional managerCharlotte, North CarolinaCRD 106006SEC 801-241websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 55 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 1, 1940
RAUM
$393B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
97%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
1,101
465 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
10
beyond the principal office
Private funds
91
reported on Schedule D
History
55 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$393B as of Aug 11, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$101B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Aug 11, 2026
Apr 1, 20133 then
Employees (5.A)1,101 as of Aug 11, 2026
Apr 1, 2013520 then
Private funds91 as of Aug 11, 2026
Mar 30, 201274 then
RAUM +14% over the last fiscal year+13% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0offices 5 to 10
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 11, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • Institutional asset manager · institutional share (pensions, government, insurance, corporations, charities, banks, other advisers) at least 60 percent and private-client share under 20 percent
  • OCIO / institutional advisory · selection of other advisers (5.G.7) and institutional share at least 50 percent
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$942MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
97%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
76%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived11 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companies, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$4.3B, 22 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Insurance companies$286B74%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$73B19%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$13B3.4%
  • Investment companies$7.8B2.0%
  • Banks and thrifts$2.3B0.6%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.9B0.5%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
43reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
417reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$4.3B for 22 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.23 institutional_share=0.76 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=77.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      167 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      B•••••• G••••• I••••••••• F•••• 2• P••Other Private Fund$2.6B74Mar 31, 2014
      B•••••• R••• E••••• D••• I••••• F••• L•Real Estate Fund$1.3B9Mar 30, 2022
      B••••• C•••••• F••••••• R••• I••••• M••••• F•••• L•••no longer reportedOther Private Fund$1.1B56Mar 30, 2012
      B•••••• I••••••••• • G••••• R••• E••••• F••• L•Real Estate Fund$1.1B15Mar 31, 2023
      L•••••••• L•• • S••••• I••no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$668M2Apr 1, 2013
      B•••••• A••••••••• I••••• F••• •••• L•••Private Equity Fund$634M31Mar 29, 2018
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••Securitized Asset Fund$518M21Mar 29, 2019
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••••Securitized Asset Fund$502M12Mar 31, 2023
      B••••• C•• L••• 2•••••••no longer reportedSecuritized Asset Fund$501M21Mar 31, 2017
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2••••••Securitized Asset Fund$501M11Mar 26, 2024
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••••Securitized Asset Fund$500M21Mar 26, 2024
      B•••••• L••• P••••••• C•• L••• 2•Securitized Asset Fund$500M9Apr 8, 2022
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••Securitized Asset Fund$498M20Mar 30, 2020
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2••••••Securitized Asset Fund$493M20Mar 30, 2020
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2••••••Securitized Asset Fund$492M18Mar 29, 2019
      B•••••• M••••• M••••• C•• L••• 2•••••Securitized Asset Fund$488M8Mar 29, 2018
      B•••••• M••••• M••••• C•• 2••••• L•••Securitized Asset Fund$465M13Mar 26, 2024
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2••••••Securitized Asset Fund$465M21Mar 29, 2019
      D•••• C•• I• L•••no longer reportedSecuritized Asset Fund$454M15Mar 30, 2012
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2••••••Securitized Asset Fund$443M21Mar 30, 2022
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••Securitized Asset Fund$438M21Mar 29, 2018
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••Securitized Asset Fund$435M27Mar 30, 2016
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2••••••Securitized Asset Fund$416M21Mar 30, 2016
      B•••••• M••••• M••••• C•• L••• 2•••••Securitized Asset Fund$409M9Mar 30, 2020
      B•••••• L••• P••••••• C•• L••• 3•Securitized Asset Fund$405M11Mar 31, 2023
      B•••••• M••••• M••••• C•• 2•••••• L•••Securitized Asset Fund$405M13Mar 26, 2024
      B•••••• L••• P••••••• C•• L••Securitized Asset Fund$404M16Mar 30, 2021
      B•••••• M••••• M••••• C•• L••• 2•••••Securitized Asset Fund$403M0Mar 30, 2022
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2••••••Securitized Asset Fund$402M13Mar 30, 2020
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2••••••Securitized Asset Fund$400M18Mar 31, 2023
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••Securitized Asset Fund$400M15Mar 26, 2024
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••Securitized Asset Fund$399M14Mar 31, 2023
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••••Securitized Asset Fund$398M11Mar 30, 2022
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2••••••Securitized Asset Fund$398M13Mar 31, 2023
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••••Securitized Asset Fund$396M15Mar 30, 2020
      B••••• C•• L••• 2••••••no longer reportedSecuritized Asset Fund$387M20Mar 30, 2012
      B•••••• M••••• M••••• C•• L••• 2•••••Securitized Asset Fund$385M7Mar 29, 2019
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••Securitized Asset Fund$377M18Mar 31, 2017
      B•••••• C•• L••• 2•••••••Securitized Asset Fund$375M21Mar 29, 2019
      L•••••••• L•• • S••••• I•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$360M2Apr 1, 2013
      All funds of B•••••• L••
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • C•••• C••••••••• C• · Treasurercontrol
        since 04/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • C•••••••• E••••••••• W••• · Director, Audit Committee, Human Resource Committeecontrol
        since 07/2012 · owns less than 5%
      • C••••• S••••• M•••• · Director, Human Resource Committeecontrol
        since 03/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • C•••••••• G•••••••• J•••• · Director, Audit Committeecontrol
        since 10/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • C•••••••• R••••• W•••••• · Director, Human Resource Committeecontrol
        since 11/2012 · owns less than 5%
      • D•••••••• J•••• E•••• · Assistant Secretarycontrol
        since 05/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • F••••••• S••••••• M•••••• · Chief Administrative Officercontrol
        since 09/2016 · owns less than 5%
      • F••••• M••••••• D•••• · Chief Executive Officer, Chairman Of The Board Of Managers, And Directorcontrol
        since 11/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • H•••••••• P••••••• L•••• · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • L••••••• M••••••• M•••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 08/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • L••••• E•••• J•••• · Presidentcontrol
        since 11/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • M••••••• S••••• A••••• · Directorcontrol
        since 03/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • O•••••••• M••••••• J•••• · Director, Audit Committeecontrol
        since 03/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • P••••••• E•••• W•••••• · Directorcontrol
        since 05/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • W•••••••• R••••• C••••• · Secretarycontrol
        since 05/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • H•••••• M•••••••• A••• · Assistant Secretary
        since 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • M• A•••• M••••••••• H•••••• L•• · Direct Owner
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • M••••••••• M••••• L••• I•••••••• C•••••• · Shareholder Of M••••••••• H•••••• L••
        indirect · owns 75% or more of M••••••••• H•••••• L••
      • M••••••••• H•••••• L•• · Sole Member Of M• A•••• M••••••••• H•••••• L••
        indirect · owns 75% or more of M• A•••• M••••••••• H•••••• L••
      • M• A•••• M••••••••• H•••••• L•• · Sole Member Of B•••••• L••
        indirect · owns 75% or more of M••••••••• M••••• L••• I•••••••• C••••••
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list B•••••• L•• as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • New York, NY35 employees
      • Chicago, IL28 employees
      • El Segundo, CA19 employees
      • Boston, MA13 employees
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • office count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
        offices other than the principal office (Item 1.F.5) moved from 5.0 to 10.0 (+100.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was 0.0% (38 comparable advisers, 95.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: institutional managers, $20B and over (38) · 95% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 373 to 417
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 419 to 465
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • BD registered reps · 75 to 77
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Corporate clients · 10 to 9
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pension plan clients · 44 to 43
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 167 to 210
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $5.4B to $4.3B
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Employees · 1,056 to 1,101
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Other offices · 5 to 10
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Private funds · 76 to 91
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $333B to $381B
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $12B to $12B
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $14B to $13B
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $55B to $73B
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $345B to $393B
        May 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
        Mar 31, 2025 to May 22, 2025
      • Accounts · 343 to 373
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 392 to 419
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • BD registered reps · 68 to 75
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Corporate clients · 12 to 10
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 147 to 167
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $5.0B to $5.4B
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Employees · 985 to 1,056
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Other offices · 4 to 5
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Private funds · 64 to 76
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $296B to $333B
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $12B to $12B
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $15B to $14B
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $56B to $55B
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • RAUM · $308B to $345B
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Related insurance company · false to true
        May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Accounts · 333 to 343
        Nov 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 420 to 392
        Nov 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • BD registered reps · 71 to 68
        Nov 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Corporate clients · 13 to 12
        Nov 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Pension plan clients · 46 to 44
        Nov 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 129 to 147
        Nov 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $5.1B to $5.0B
        Nov 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Employees · 1,029 to 985
        Nov 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Private funds · 56 to 64
        Nov 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      Signals
      24 dated events
      • B•••••• L•• reported 10 offices beyond its principal office, up from 5 (2025-05-22 to 2026-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2026 · Office count change · derived
      • Marie Melissa Lagrant (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Aug 28, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Anthony Christopher Defrancis (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••• L•• (listed 2023-05-31, absent 2023-08-28)
        Aug 28, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • W•••••• E••• P•••••• (Director) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        May 25, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Timothy M. Corbett (Director, Audit Committee) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••• L•• (listed 2022-09-13, absent 2023-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • G. Steven Boehm (Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••• L•• (listed 2022-09-13, absent 2023-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Rhian W••••••s (Secretary) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Mar 31, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Amy Callow (Secretary) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••• L•• (listed 2021-11-05, absent 2022-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • James E••• Lloyd (President) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Nov 5, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • B•••••• L•• reported 6 offices beyond its principal office, down from 13 (2•••••1-10 to 2021-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2021 · Office count change · derived
      • Amy Callow (Secretary) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Mar 30, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Cheryl Krauss (Chief Communications Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••• L•• (listed 2020-08-13, absent 2•••••1-10)
        2•••••1-10 · Control person left · inference
      • Ann Susan Moore (Chief Administrative Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••• L•• (listed 2020-08-13, absent 2•••••1-10)
        2•••••1-10 · Control person left · inference
      • Michael Thomas Finke (Chairman Of The Board Of Managers, Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••• L•• (listed 2020-08-13, absent 2•••••1-10)
        2•••••1-10 · Control person left · inference
      • C. Chrisoffel Cary (Treasurer) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Jun 24, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • James Michael O'Connor (Director) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Jun 24, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • Andrew Sears Merritt (Director) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Jun 24, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • Marie Susan Cicco (Director) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Jun 24, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • G. Steven Boehm (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Jun 24, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • Francis W•••••• Glavin (Member Of The Board Of Managers) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••• L•• (listed 2019-09-05, absent 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • E•••• Jill Dinerman (Global Corporate Secretary) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • John Paul Thompson (Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Head Of Global Investment Services And Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••• L•• (listed 2019-09-05, absent 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • Louis Patrick Hoefling (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • Cheryl Kraus (Chief Communications Officer) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• L••
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      H••••://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/B••••••reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Website
      H••••://WWW.B••••••.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      704-805-7200reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 11, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Institutional managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026
      Across the graphs

      B•••••• L•• is the same institution as 1 record in Real Estate Funds.

      Real Estate Funds1

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