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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

Mason Wells Buyout Partners II, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserMilwaukee, WisconsinCRD 160544SEC 801-73914IAPD
Latest filing Mar 21, 2016
First filing on the tape Feb 14, 2012 · 8 filings
RAUM
$231M
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
14
12 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
$228M gross assets
History
8 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$231M as of Mar 21, 2016
Mar 18, 2013$275M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 21, 2016
Mar 18, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)14 as of Mar 21, 2016
Mar 18, 201313 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 21, 2016
Mar 18, 20131 then
RAUM -48% over the last fiscal year-5.6% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 21, 2016; 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
$115MderivedRAUM 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
-48%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
$231M, 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
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
2reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$231M 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
      Every departureEvery arrival
      Private funds
      1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Mason Wells Buyout Fund II, Limited PartnershipPrivate Equity Fund$66.3M81Feb 14, 2012
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Thomas John Byrnes · Managing Membercontrol
        since 01/2004 · owns 25% to 50%
      • S James Domach · Member And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 01/2004 · owns 5% to 10%
      • P Kevin Kenealey · Membercontrol
        since 01/2004 · owns 10% to 25%
      • Jon Gregory Myers · Membercontrol
        since 01/2004 · owns 10% to 25%
      • Gordon Thomas Smith · Membercontrol
        since 01/2004 · owns 10% to 25%
      • J Kevin Byrnes · Membercontrol
        since 03/2006 · owns 75% or more of Rhino Investments LLC
      • Gordon Thomas Smith · Shareholdercontrol
        since 01/2016 · owns 50% to 75% of Mason Wells, Inc.
      • William Krugler · Member
        since 01/2004 · owns 10% to 25%
      Entity owners
      • Mason Wells, Inc · Preferred Member
        direct · owns less than 5%
      • Byrnes Family, LLC · Member
        direct · owns 10% to 25%
      • Rhino Investments LLC · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Byrnes Family LLC
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Assets in custody · $294M to $231M
        Mar 31, 2015 to Mar 21, 2016
      • Employees · 13 to 14
        Mar 31, 2015 to Mar 21, 2016
      • Discretionary RAUM · $445M to $231M
        Mar 31, 2015 to Mar 21, 2016
      • RAUM · $445M to $231M
        Mar 31, 2015 to Mar 21, 2016
      • Accounts · 1 to 2
        Mar 27, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
      • Discretionary RAUM · $294M to $445M
        Mar 27, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
      • RAUM · $294M to $445M
        Mar 27, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
      • Assets in custody · $275M to $294M
        Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 27, 2014
      • Advisory employees · 10 to 12
        Mar 18, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
      • Discretionary RAUM · $275M to $294M
        Mar 18, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
      • RAUM · $275M to $294M
        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 · $405M to $275M
        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 · $405M to $275M
        Feb 28, 2012 to Mar 18, 2013
      • RAUM · $405M to $275M
        Feb 28, 2012 to Mar 18, 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