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SEC-registered adviser

M•••• E•••••••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)M•••• Park, CaliforniaCRD 162139SEC 801-74582websiteIAPD
Legal name M•••• E••••••• V• L••
Latest filing May 12, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 12, 2012 · 27 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 26, 2012
RAUM
$4.7B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
64%
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
52
16 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
6
reported on Schedule D
History
27 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.7B as of May 12, 2026
Apr 1, 2013$428M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of May 12, 2026
Apr 1, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)52 as of May 12, 2026
Apr 1, 201321 then
Private funds6 as of May 12, 2026
Apr 1, 20132 then
RAUM +4.5% over the last fiscal year+15% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 12, 2026; 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
$522MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
64%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+4.5%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-based, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$859M, 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)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$3.0B64%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.7B36%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
9reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$859M for 2 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.64 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
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
      10 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • G••••••• M••••••• J••••• · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
      • H••••••••• R••••••• J•••• · Managing Principalcontrol
        since 03/1999 · owns less than 5%
      • K•••••••• K••••• S•••• · Chief Operating Officercontrol
        since 11/2011 · owns less than 5%
      • B••••••• B•••••••• D••• · Trusteecontrol
        since 02/2020 · owns F of H•••• D• B•••••• A••••••••• T••••
      • H••••••••• R••••••• J•••• · Ownercontrol
        since 07/2008 · owns 75% or more of D•••••• I••••••••• L••
      Entity owners
      • D•••••• I••••••••• L•• · Member And Co-Owner
        direct · owns 25% to 50%
      • M•••• L••••• H•••••••• L••• · Co-Owner
        direct · owns 50% to 75%
      • H•••• D• B•••••• A••••••••• T•••• · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of M•••• L••••• H•••••••• L•••
      • M•••• C•••••• H••••••• I• L•• · General Partner
        indirect · owns F of M•••• L••••• H•••••••• L•••
      • M•••• L••••• H••••••• 2••• R•••••••• T•••• · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of M•••• L••••• H•••••••• L•••
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • 4••• S•••• C•••• T••••••••• P•••••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • 4••• S•••• C•••• T••••••••• P•••••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • 5•• B••••• S••••• P••••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • A•••••• T••••••••• P••••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • B•••••••• T••••••••• P•••••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • B••••••• T••••••••• P••••••• I• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • B•••••• I••••• P••••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • B•••••• I••••• P••••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • C•••••• P••• I••••• P••••••• H•••••• C•••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • C••••••• I••••• P••••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • C•••••••• O••••• P••••••• H•••••• C••••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • C•••••••• O••••• P••••••• H••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • D•••• S•••••• T••••••••• P•••••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • D••••••• A•••••• O••••• P••••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • E••• S•••• O••••• P•••••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • E•••••• I••••• H•••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • E•••••• V•••• H•••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • F••••• T••••••••• P•••••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • F•••• C••••• O••••• P••••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • F••••••• T••••••••• P•••••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • G••••••••• I••••• P••••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • H•••••• T••••••••• P••••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • H••••• T••••••••• P•••••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • K••••• M••• O••••• P••••••• H••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • L••• F••••• I••••• P••••••• H••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • M••••••••• O••••• P••••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • M••••••• T••••••••• P•••••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • M•••••• D•••• H••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • M••••••••• T••••••••• P••••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • M••••••• O••••• P••••••• H•••••• C•••••• L••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      Advisers that list M•••• E••••••• as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Newport Beach, CA3 employees
      • A•••••, TX2 employees
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • i••••••••• asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
        institutional share of RAUM moved from 9.0% to 36.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-10 and 2026-03-31
        peers: asset managers, $1B to $5B (1,506)
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 10 to 9
        Apr 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 17 to 16
        Apr 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Corporate clients · 5 to 3
        Apr 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 5 to 9
        Apr 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $74.1M to $859M
        Apr 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Employees · 42 to 52
        Apr 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Private funds · 5 to 6
        Apr 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.7B to $3.0B
        Apr 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.8B to $1.7B
        Apr 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $4.1B to $3.0B
        Apr 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $4.5B to $4.7B
        Apr 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 16 to 17
        Mar 26, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Business name · M•••• E••••••• L•• to M•••• E•••••••
        Mar 26, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $205M to $74.1M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Employees · 41 to 42
        Mar 26, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 26, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.5B to $2.7B
        Mar 26, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $735M to $1.8B
        Mar 26, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.8B to $4.1B
        Mar 26, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • RAUM · $3.2B to $4.5B
        Mar 26, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Accounts · 11 to 10
        May 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 14 to 16
        May 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 6 to 5
        May 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $899M to $205M
        May 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Employees · 30 to 41
        May 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Private funds · 6 to 5
        May 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.4B to $2.5B
        May 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $659M to $735M
        May 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.8B to $2.8B
        May 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • RAUM · $3.1B to $3.2B
        May 2, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Legal name · M•••• E••••••• L•• to M•••• E••••••• V• L••
        Mar 31, 2023 to May 2, 2023
      • Succession · true to false
        Mar 31, 2023 to May 2, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 13 to 14
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Assets in custody · $3.0B to $899M
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Employees · 27 to 30
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Other offices · 0 to 2
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.0B to $2.4B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $659M
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.1B to $2.8B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • RAUM · $3.0B to $3.1B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      Signals
      8 dated events
      • M•••• E••••••• reported RAUM $4.5B, up 40% from $3.2B (2024-03-26 to 2025-04-10)
        Apr 10, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
      • M•••• E••••••• L•• reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
        Mar 31, 2023 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
      • D Benjamin Bullock (Trustee) appeared on Schedule A of M•••• E•••••••
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • Ham R••••• Eng (Trustee) no longer on Schedule A of M•••• E••••••• (listed 2019-08-08, absent 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • Henry Bullock (Managing Principal) no longer on Schedule A of M•••• E••••••• (listed 2019-04-15, absent 2019-08-08)
        Aug 8, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      • Ham R••••• Eng (Trustee) appeared on Schedule A of M•••• E•••••••
        Aug 8, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • Michael Griffin (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of M•••• E•••••••
        Apr 15, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • M•••• E••••••• reported RAUM $1.8B, down 30% from $2.5B (2017-12-15 to 2018-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
      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/M••••-E•••••••reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Website
      M••••E•••••••.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      650-326-9300reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 12, 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
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda 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

      M•••• E••••••• is the same institution as 1 record in Real Estate Funds.

      Real Estate Funds1

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