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Former SEC-registered adviser

M•••• W•••• B••••• P••••••• I••• L••

Former SEC-registered adviserMilwaukee, WisconsinCRD 160540SEC 801-73917IAPD
Latest filing Mar 24, 2020
First filing on the tape Feb 14, 2012 · 11 filings
RAUM
$184M
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
18
16 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
$177M gross assets
History
11 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$184M as of Mar 24, 2020
Mar 18, 2013$473M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 24, 2020
Mar 18, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)18 as of Mar 24, 2020
Mar 18, 201313 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 24, 2020
Mar 18, 20131 then
RAUM -68% over the last fiscal year-28% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 24, 2020; 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
$92.2MderivedRAUM 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
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-68%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, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$184M, 2 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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$184M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
2reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$184M for 2 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, 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
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • B•••••• J•••• T••••• · Managing Membercontrol
        since 06/2008 · owns 10% to 25%
      • D•••••• J••••• S• · Member And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 06/2008 · owns 5% to 10%
      • K•••••••• K••••• P• · Membercontrol
        since 06/2008 · owns 10% to 25%
      • M••••• G••••••• J•• · Membercontrol
        since 06/2008 · owns 10% to 25%
      • S••••• T•••••• G••••• · Managing Membercontrol
        since 06/2008 · owns 10% to 25%
      • B•••••• K••••• J• · Trusteecontrol
        since 12/2010 · owns F of Kevin J. Byrnes 2010 Trust
      • S••••• T•••••• G••••• · Shareholdercontrol
        since 01/2016 · owns 50% to 75% of Mason Wells, Inc.
      • T•••••••• P•••• J• · Trusteecontrol
        since 12/2010 · owns F of Byrnes Family Trust
      • H•••••••• B•••••••• L•••••• · Member
        since 06/2008 · owns less than 5%
      • K•••• A••• · Member
        since 06/2008 · owns less than 5%
      • R•••••• J••• J• · Member
        since 06/2008 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • M•••• W••••• I••• · Preferred Member
        direct · owns less than 5%
      • B••••• F••••• T•••• · Member
        direct · owns less than 5%
      • K•••• J• B••••• 2••• T•••• · Member
        direct · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • M•••• W•••• B••••• P••••••• I•• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Mason Wells Buyout Partners IV, LLC
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsornRAUM $641M
      • Mason Wells, Inc.
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsoryRAUM $1.4B
      Advisers that list M•••• W•••• B••••• P••••••• I••• L•• as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Assets in custody · $577M to $184M
        Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 24, 2020
      • Discretionary RAUM · $577M to $184M
        Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 24, 2020
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $577M to $184M
        Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 24, 2020
      • RAUM · $577M to $184M
        Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 24, 2020
      • Assets in custody · $586M to $577M
        Mar 28, 2018 to Mar 25, 2019
      • Discretionary RAUM · $610M to $577M
        Mar 28, 2018 to Mar 25, 2019
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $610M to $577M
        Mar 28, 2018 to Mar 25, 2019
      • RAUM · $610M to $577M
        Mar 28, 2018 to Mar 25, 2019
      • Advisory employees · 15 to 16
        Mar 29, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 2.0
        Mar 29, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Assets in custody · $494M to $586M
        Mar 29, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Employees · 17 to 18
        Mar 29, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Other offices · unset to 0.0
        Mar 29, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Discretionary RAUM · $494M to $610M
        Mar 29, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 609970874.0
        Mar 29, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • RAUM · $494M to $610M
        Mar 29, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Advisory employees · 12 to 15
        Mar 21, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
      • Assets in custody · $531M to $494M
        Mar 21, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
      • Employees · 14 to 17
        Mar 21, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
      • Discretionary RAUM · $531M to $494M
        Mar 21, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
      • RAUM · $531M to $494M
        Mar 21, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
      • Assets in custody · $458M to $531M
        Mar 31, 2015 to Mar 21, 2016
      • Employees · 13 to 14
        Mar 31, 2015 to Mar 21, 2016
      • Discretionary RAUM · $583M to $531M
        Mar 31, 2015 to Mar 21, 2016
      • RAUM · $583M to $531M
        Mar 31, 2015 to Mar 21, 2016
      • Accounts · 1 to 2
        Apr 8, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
      • Discretionary RAUM · $458M to $583M
        Apr 8, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
      • RAUM · $458M to $583M
        Apr 8, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
      • Advisory employees · 10 to 12
        Mar 26, 2014 to Apr 8, 2014
      • Assets in custody · $473M to $458M
        Mar 26, 2014 to Apr 8, 2014
      • Discretionary RAUM · $473M to $458M
        Mar 18, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
      • RAUM · $473M to $458M
        Mar 18, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
      • Advisory employees · unset to 10.0
        Feb 28, 2012 to Mar 18, 2013
      • BD registered reps · unset to 0.0
        Feb 28, 2012 to Mar 18, 2013
      • Assets in custody · $461M to $473M
        Feb 28, 2012 to Mar 18, 2013
      • Employees · unset to 13.0
        Feb 28, 2012 to Mar 18, 2013
      • State-registered IARs · unset to 0.0
        Feb 28, 2012 to Mar 18, 2013
      • Discretionary RAUM · $461M to $473M
        Feb 28, 2012 to Mar 18, 2013
      • RAUM · $461M to $473M
        Feb 28, 2012 to Mar 18, 2013
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • Mason Wells Buyout Partners Iii, Llc reported RAUM $184.4M, down 68% from $577.0M (2019-03-25 to 2020-03-24)
        Mar 24, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
      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