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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Ridgeback Capital Management

Independent wealth managerBellaire, TexasCRD 113848SEC 801-79515websiteIAPD
Legal name Mandalay Financial, L.L.C.
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 28, 2014 · 16 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 25, 2014
RAUM
$171M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$171M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$85.7M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
16 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$171M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 11, 2015$114M then
HNW client RAUM$164M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$142M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 11, 20151 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 11, 20153 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -7.6% over the last fiscal year-0.8% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$85.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
57derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.5MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-7.6%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-6.6%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
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
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$164M96%
  • Individuals$7.7M4.5%
Individual clients
41reported
HNW clients
72reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
114reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Michael Charles KuznickiBellaire, Tx Feb 23, 199931 y1
Marisa PontiBellaire, Tx May 16, 202320 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Charles Michael Kuznicki · President & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 01/1999 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Bellaire, Tx · principal200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Mar 30, 2026
    discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (5676 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 0.0% percentile
  • account count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
    accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 492.0 to 114.0 (-77.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +5.0% (3687 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,687) · 0.4% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 492 to 114
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • HNW clients · 81 to 72
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Individual clients · 40 to 41
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $167M to $164M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $18.6M to $7.7M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $186M to $171M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • RAUM · $186M to $171M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Accounts · 401 to 492
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW clients · 133 to 81
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual clients · 35 to 40
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Employees · 4 to 3
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $184M to $167M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $3.1M to $18.6M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $187M to $186M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • RAUM · $187M to $186M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Accounts · 363 to 401
    Oct 13, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 1 to 2
    Oct 13, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW clients · 113 to 133
    Oct 13, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual clients · 33 to 35
    Oct 13, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 1 to 2
    Oct 13, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $168M to $184M
    Oct 13, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $7.6M to $3.1M
    Oct 13, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $176M to $187M
    Oct 13, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • RAUM · $176M to $187M
    Oct 13, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Accounts · 146 to 363
    Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $169M to $168M
    Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $7.4M to $7.6M
    Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $176M to $176M
    Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • RAUM · $176M to $176M
    Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Accounts · 350 to 146
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • HNW clients · 104 to 113
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • Individual clients · 56 to 33
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • Employees · 3 to 4
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 26-50
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • HNW RAUM · $111M to $169M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • Individual RAUM · $59.6M to $7.4M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $170M to $176M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • RAUM · $170M to $176M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • Accounts · 448 to 350
    Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
Signals
1 dated events
  • Ridgeback Capital Management filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Mar 28, 2014 · First SEC registration · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/84522832/adminreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
RIDGEBACKCM.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
713-667-4026reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 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
Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$85.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026