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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserChicago, IllinoisCRD 157851SEC 801-73193IAPD
Latest filing Sep 26, 2014
First filing on the tape Feb 8, 2012 · 23 filings
RAUM
$32.9M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
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
15
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
2
$12.0M gross assets
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$32.9M as of Mar 10, 2014
Mar 12, 2013$1.3B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 10, 2014
Mar 12, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)15 as of Mar 10, 2014
Mar 12, 201321 then
Private funds2 as of Mar 10, 2014
Mar 12, 20137 then
RAUM -98% over the last fiscal yearIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 26, 2014; every figure names its basis
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
$3.3MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-98%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$12.4M, 3 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
a bank, bancorp or trust company is a 50 percent or greater ownerderived
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)
  • a related person acts as qualified custodian (9.D.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
10reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$12.4M for 3 clientsreported
Compensation
performancereported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
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
      Every departureEvery arrival
      Private funds
      7 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Ml Hertz Co-Investor, L.P.Private Equity Fund$27.1M5Feb 8, 2012
      Merrill Lynch Global Emerging Markets Partners, L.P.Private Equity Fund$10.4M13Feb 8, 2012
      Ml Aeolus Co-Invest, L.P.Private Equity Fund$1.6M5Feb 8, 2012
      Ml Convermex Co-Invest, L.P.Private Equity Fund$1.1M4Feb 8, 2012
      Ml Npc International Co-Invest, L.P.Private Equity Fund$474,7332Feb 8, 2012
      Ml Nuveen Co-Invest, L.P.Private Equity Fund$135,9114Feb 8, 2012
      Ml Asm Co-Invest, L.P.Private Equity Fund$75,9712Feb 8, 2012
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Michael Jeffrey Atkins · Board Of Director, President, Managing Director Of Registrantcontrol
        since 06/2011 · owns less than 5%
      • Terese Stephanie Beale · Managing Director And Treasurer Of Merrill Lynch Gp Inc.control
        since 04/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • Mitchel David Belk · Board Of Director Of Merrill Lynch Gp Inc.control
        since 04/2012 · owns less than 5%
      • Vincent Gregory Costigan · Chief Compliance Officer Of Registrant, Mlgpe Ltd., And Merrill Lynch Gp Inc.control
        since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • James Ryan Epstein · Board Of Director , Vice President Of Registrantcontrol
        since 06/2011 · owns less than 5%
      • L William Mcnairy · Senior Vice President Of Tax Of Merrill Lynch Gp Inc.control
        since 06/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • Weller Barrett Alec Petty · Director And Executive Vp Of Merrill Lynch Gp Inc.control
        since 03/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • Salvatore Joseph Valenti · Vice President, Assistant Treasurer Of Merrill Lynch Gp Inc.control
        since 10/2005 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Merrill Lynch Gp Inc. · Shareholder Of Mlgpe Ltd.
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Merrill Lynch International Incorporated · Shareholder Of Merrill Lynch Gp Inc.
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Ml Ibk Positions, Inc. · Shareholder Of Registrant
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Bank Of America Corporation · Shareholder (Indirect Owner Of Registrant And Both Relying Advisers)
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Nb Holdings Corporation · public reporting company
      • Merrill Lynch International Incorporated · Shareholder (Indirect Owner Of Registrant And Mlgpe Ltd.)
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Merrill Lynch Gp, Inc.
      • Nb Holdings Corporation · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Merrill Lynch International Incorporated
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, Inc. as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • New York, NY
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 24 to 10
        Jan 29, 2014 to Mar 10, 2014
      • Assets in custody · $43.7M to $12.4M
        Jan 29, 2014 to Mar 10, 2014
      • Employees · 21 to 15
        Jan 29, 2014 to Mar 10, 2014
      • Private funds · 7 to 2
        Jan 29, 2014 to Mar 10, 2014
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $32.9M
        Jan 29, 2014 to Mar 10, 2014
      • RAUM · $1.3B to $32.9M
        Jan 29, 2014 to Mar 10, 2014
      • Advisory employees · unset to 3.0
        Oct 15, 2012 to Mar 12, 2013
      • BD registered reps · unset to 1.0
        Oct 15, 2012 to Mar 12, 2013
      • Assets in custody · $75.4M to $43.7M
        Oct 15, 2012 to Mar 12, 2013
      • Employees · unset to 21.0
        Oct 15, 2012 to Mar 12, 2013
      • HQ city · NEW YORK to CHICAGO
        Oct 15, 2012 to Mar 12, 2013
      • HQ state · NY to IL
        Oct 15, 2012 to Mar 12, 2013
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $1.3B
        Oct 15, 2012 to Mar 12, 2013
      • RAUM · $2.0B to $1.3B
        Oct 15, 2012 to Mar 12, 2013
      Signals
      No event on the tape.
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      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
      Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda 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