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SEC-registered adviser

K••••• ••• C•••••• L•

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Dallas, TexasCRD 165607SEC 801-77307websiteIAPD
Legal name K••••• C•••••• L•
Latest filing Apr 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 24, 2012 · 25 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 7, 2012
RAUM
$1.8B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$1.8B
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
25
25 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
10
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.8B as of Apr 9, 2026
Mar 28, 2013$704M then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Apr 9, 2026
Mar 27, 2018$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Apr 9, 2026
Mar 28, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)25 as of Apr 9, 2026
Mar 28, 201315 then
Private funds10 as of Apr 9, 2026
Mar 28, 20136 then
RAUM -1.6% over the last fiscal year-3.3% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 9, 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
$1.8BderivedRAUM 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
$164MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
25.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-1.6%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-based, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehicles, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
yesreportedItem 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
  • 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)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$1.8B100%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
11reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$0 for 0 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
A••••• S•••• R••••Dallas, TxMay 12, 201532 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
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      31 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      K••••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• L•Private Equity Fund$1.1B84Mar 29, 2022
      I•••••• F••• F•••• H••••••• L•••no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$465M37Mar 29, 2019
      O• H••••••• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$438M20Mar 29, 2019
      K••••• N• H••••••• L•Private Equity Fund$394M33Mar 26, 2021
      K••••• C•••••• P••••••• I• L•Private Equity Fund$377M36Jun 23, 2016
      W••••• H••••••• L•Private Equity Fund$142M37Mar 20, 2020
      J•• H••••••• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$92.3M40Mar 31, 2015
      G•• K•• L•Private Equity Fund$85.5M2Mar 29, 2022
      K• B•••••• C••••Private Equity Fund$54.4M13Mar 29, 2022
      K••••• S•••••••• C••••••• I•• L•Private Equity Fund$37.7M64Mar 29, 2022
      K•• H••••••• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$33.4M9Mar 31, 2015
      K••••• C••••••• I• L•Private Equity Fund$11.8M3Jun 23, 2016
      K••••• B• B•••••• I•••Private Equity Fund$10.3M7Mar 20, 2020
      K•• H••••••• L••no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$8.1M32Mar 31, 2015
      K• C•••••••• H••••••• L•Private Equity Fund$7.8M85Mar 29, 2019
      K••••• S•••••••• C••••••• I• L•Private Equity Fund$6.7M28Mar 30, 2017
      K••••• C•••••• P•••••••• L•••no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$4.2M44Oct 24, 2012
      K••••• •••• C•••••••• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$3.7M2Mar 25, 2014
      F•••••• F••• H••••••• L•••no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$2.7M37Mar 30, 2017
      T•••••••• H••••••• L•••no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$2.2M13Mar 28, 2016
      G•• H••••••• L•Private Equity Fund$2.0M43Mar 29, 2019
      H• A••••••• C••••••• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$1.3M3Feb 10, 2012
      H•• H••••••• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$1.2M26Sep 10, 2014
      K••••• H•••••••• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$576,04721Mar 28, 2016
      C•••••• F•••• H•••••• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$559,15036Mar 27, 2018
      U••••• S•• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$398,60910Mar 28, 2013
      K•• H••••••• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$215,04647Mar 28, 2016
      A••••••• S•• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$010Mar 28, 2013
      I••••••••• H••••••• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$00Mar 25, 2014
      M•• S•• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$00Mar 28, 2013
      E••••••••• S•• L•no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$00Mar 28, 2013
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • D••••• J••• J••••••• · Partnercontrol
        since 02/2021 · owns 5% to 10%
      • E••••••• K••••• E••••• · Partnercontrol
        since 04/2016 · owns 10% to 25%
      • H•••••• D•••••• J••• · Partnercontrol
        since 04/2016 · owns 10% to 25%
      • K••••••• D••••• W•••••• · Vice President, Chief Financial Officer And Secretarycontrol
        since 08/2012 · owns less than 5%
      • N•••••• W••••••• G••••• · Treasurer, Chief Compliance Officer And Assistant Secretarycontrol
        since 08/2012 · owns less than 5%
      • R••••• A•••••• S•••• · Managing Partnercontrol
        since 08/2012 · owns 25% to 50%
      • S•••••• R•••••• W•••••• · Partnercontrol
        since 08/2012 · owns 10% to 25%
      • R••••• A•••••• S•••• · Shareholdercontrol
        since 04/2016 · owns 50% to 75% of K••••• C•••••• L••
      • S•••••• R•••••• W•••••• · Shareholdercontrol
        since 04/2016 · owns 25% to 50% of K••••• C•••••• L••
      Entity owners
      • K••••• C•••••• L•• · General Partner
        direct · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • G•• K•• G• L•
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • K••••• G• I• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • K•• G• I•• L•
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • K•• I• G• L•
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.8B to $1.8B
        Nov 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.8B to $1.8B
        Nov 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • RAUM · $1.8B to $1.8B
        Nov 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Accounts · 10 to 11
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 9 to 10
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Private funds · 9 to 10
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $1.8B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.0B to $1.8B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • RAUM · $2.0B to $1.8B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
      • Accounts · 12 to 10
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 24 to 25
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 12 to 9
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Employees · 24 to 25
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Private funds · 12 to 9
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $2.0B
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.0B to $2.0B
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • RAUM · $2.0B to $2.0B
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Accounts · 16 to 12
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 16 to 12
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Private funds · 16 to 12
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.4B to $2.0B
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.4B to $2.0B
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • RAUM · $2.4B to $2.0B
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 19 to 24
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Employees · 25 to 24
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.6B to $2.4B
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.6B to $2.4B
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
      • RAUM · $2.6B to $2.4B
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Accounts · 15 to 16
        Jul 21, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Advisory employees · 18 to 19
        Jul 21, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 15 to 16
        Jul 21, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Employees · 24 to 25
        Jul 21, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Private funds · 15 to 16
        Jul 21, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.9B to $2.6B
        Jul 21, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.9B to $2.6B
        Jul 21, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • RAUM · $2.9B to $2.6B
        Jul 21, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Accounts · 17 to 15
        Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 20, 2020
      • Advisory employees · 16 to 18
        Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 20, 2020
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 17 to 15
        Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 20, 2020
      Signals
      4 dated events
      • Jitendra Jay Desai (Partner) appeared on Schedule A of K••••• ••• C•••••• L•
        Mar 26, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • K••••• ••• C•••••• L• reported RAUM $2.9B, up 43% from $2.0B (2019-03-29 to 2020-03-20)
        Mar 20, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
      • Ashmore Sarah Bradley (Partner) no longer on Schedule A of K••••• ••• C•••••• L• (listed 2019-03-29, absent 2020-03-20)
        Mar 20, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • K••••• ••• C••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Oct 24, 2012 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/kainos-capitalreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Website
      kainoscapital.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      214-740-7300reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 9, 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
      $1.8Bderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026