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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

Tcw Special Situations, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserLos Angeles, CaliforniaCRD 166286SEC 801-77428IAPD
Latest filing Dec 1, 2023
First filing on the tape Nov 28, 2012 · 22 filings
RAUM
$21.6M
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
24
12 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
$21.6M gross assets
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$21.6M as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 27, 2013$1.9B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 27, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)24 as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 27, 201324 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 27, 20131 then
RAUM +15% over the last fiscal year-30% a year over threeIARs 1 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Dec 1, 2023; 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
$21.6MderivedRAUM 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
unknownderived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-100%derivedItem 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
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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$21.6M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
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
      2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Special Situations Fund III, LPno longer reportedHedge Fund$36.5M49Feb 10, 2012
      Regiment Capital Special Situations Fund V, LPHedge Fund$21.6M141Feb 10, 2012
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • John Andrew Bowden · Executive Vice President, General Counsel And Secretarycontrol
        since 09/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Agnes Kathryn Koch · President And Chief Executive Officercontrol
        since 02/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Tech Elizabeth Kraninger · Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officercontrol
        since 02/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • Manuel Richard Villa · Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 07/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • Gladys Xiques · Global Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 01/2021 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • The Tcw Group, Inc. · Sole Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Clipper Acquisitions Corp. · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of The Tcw Group, Inc.
      • Clipper Gp, L.L.C. · General Partner
        indirect · owns F of Clipper Holding, L.P.
      • Clipper Holding, L.P. · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Clipper Intermediate Corp.
      • Clipper Intermediate Corp. · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Clipper Acquisitions Corp.
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Bf IV Advisors, LP
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Bf V Advisors, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Bf Vi Advisors, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Buchanan Investment Advisors, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Buchanan Street Partners, L.P.
        investment adviserinvestment companypooled vehicle sponsornRAUM $1.6B
      • Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC
        investment adviserbanknRAUM $79B
      • Nb Real Property, L.P.
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • P.T. Bahana Tcw Investment Management
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Regiment Capital V Gp, LP
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • Sepulveda Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Sepulveda Management LLC
        investment advisernRAUM $355M
      • Tcw Asia Limited
        broker-dealern
      • Tcw Asset Management Company International Limited
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Tcw Asset Management Company LLC
        investment adviserbankpooled vehicle sponsornRAUM $81B
      • Tcw Asset Management Company Talf II LLC
        investment advisern
      • Tcw Australia Pty Ltd
        investment advisern
      • Tcw Dlpf8 Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Tcw Europe Limited
        investment advisern
      • Tcw Funds Distributors LLC
        broker-dealern
      • Tcw High Dividend Gp, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Tcw Investment Management Company LLC
        investment adviserbankpooled vehicle sponsornRAUM $39B
      • Tcw Italy Sim S.P.A.
        investment advisern
      • Tcw Japan, Ltd.
        investment advisern
      • Tcw Lama Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Tcw Mof III Gp, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Tcw Private Funds Management LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Tcw Rcs Arbitrage Gp, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Tcw Rescue Financing Gp LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Tcw Singapore Asset Management Pte. Ltd.
        investment advisern
      • Tcw-Wla Jv Venture LLC
        investment advisernRAUM $1.0M
      Advisers that list Tcw Special Situations, LLC as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • New York, NY6 employees
      • Boston, MA6 employees
      • Chicago, IL1 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • BD registered reps · 5 to 3
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Employees · 26 to 24
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 0
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • State-registered IARs · 1 to 0
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $18.8M to $21.6M
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $18.8M to $21.6M
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • RAUM · $18.8M to $21.6M
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 11 to 12
        Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
      • BD registered reps · 4 to 5
        Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $23.7M to $18.8M
        Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $23.7M to $18.8M
        Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
      • RAUM · $23.7M to $18.8M
        Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 12 to 11
        Feb 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
      • BD registered reps · 6 to 4
        Feb 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
      • Employees · 28 to 26
        Feb 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
      • State-registered IARs · 0 to 1
        Feb 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $64.2M to $23.7M
        Feb 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $64.2M to $23.7M
        Feb 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
      • RAUM · $64.2M to $23.7M
        Feb 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
      • Advisory employees · 15 to 12
        Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • BD registered reps · 8 to 6
        Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Employees · 32 to 28
        Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 1
        Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Other offices · 4 to 3
        Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Discretionary RAUM · $119M to $64.2M
        Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $119M to $64.2M
        Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • RAUM · $119M to $64.2M
        Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Employees · 35 to 32
        Mar 28, 2018 to Mar 28, 2019
      • Discretionary RAUM · $198M to $119M
        Mar 28, 2018 to Mar 28, 2019
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $198M to $119M
        Mar 28, 2018 to Mar 28, 2019
      • RAUM · $198M to $119M
        Mar 28, 2018 to Mar 28, 2019
      • Accounts · 2 to 1
        Feb 5, 2018 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Advisory employees · 13 to 15
        Feb 5, 2018 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 1.0
        Feb 5, 2018 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Employees · 37 to 35
        Feb 5, 2018 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Other offices · 3 to 4
        Feb 5, 2018 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Private funds · 2 to 1
        Feb 5, 2018 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Discretionary RAUM · $308M to $198M
        Feb 5, 2018 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 198188313.0
        Feb 5, 2018 to Mar 28, 2018
      • RAUM · $308M to $198M
        Feb 5, 2018 to Mar 28, 2018
      Signals
      14 dated events
      • John Andrew Bowden (Executive Vice President, General Counsel And Secretary) appeared on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc
        Oct 2, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Meredith Jackson (Executive Vice President, General Counsel And Secretary) no longer on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc (listed 2023-06-26, absent 2023-10-02)
        Oct 2, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Brian David Lippman (President And Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc (listed 2022-03-29, absent 2023-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Ridings Laird Landmann (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc (listed 2022-03-29, absent 2023-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Irwin Marc Stern (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc (listed 2022-03-29, absent 2023-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Agnes Kathryn Koch (President And Chief Executive Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc
        Mar 29, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Tech Elizabeth Kraninger (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc
        Feb 26, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Ridings Laird Landmann (Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc
        Feb 26, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Irwin Marc Stern (Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc
        Feb 26, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Stephen David Devito (Executive Vice President And Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc (listed 2020-03-27, absent 2021-01-08)
        Jan 8, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Alan Jeffrey Engelsman (Global Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc (listed 2020-03-27, absent 2021-01-08)
        Jan 8, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Gladys Xiques (Global Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Tcw Special Situations, Llc
        Jan 8, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Tcw Special Situations, Llc reported RAUM $198.2M, down 36% from $307.6M (2018-02-05 to 2018-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
      • Tcw Direct Lending Group, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Nov 28, 2012 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      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