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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

Crowell Weedon & Co.

Former SEC-registered adviserLos Angeles, CaliforniaCRD 168622SEC 801-78455IAPD
Legal name West Merger Sub, Inc.
Latest filing Aug 21, 2013
First filing on the tape Aug 13, 2013 · 2 filings
RAUM
$1.0B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
51%
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
150
140 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
2 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.0B as of Aug 21, 2013
Aug 13, 2013$1.0B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)140 as of Aug 21, 2013
Aug 13, 2013140 then
Employees (5.A)150 as of Aug 21, 2013
Aug 13, 2013150 then
Private funds: no history
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 21, 2013; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$7.5MderivedRAUM 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
$355,528derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
51%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.1derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
10.8derived13 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween 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, hourly, fixed fees, commissionsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$898M, 2,484 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
  • is a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
  • the adviser acts as qualified custodian (9.D.1)
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
2,936reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$898M for 2,484 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourly, commissionsreported
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
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Lee James Cronk · Chief Operations Officercontrol
      since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Edward Andrew Crowell · Chief Executive Officercontrol
      since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Warren Donald Crowell · Directorcontrol
      since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Adam William Johnstone · Directorcontrol
      since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Antonios Karantonis · Chief Financial Officercontrol
      since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Patrick James Kerr · Directorcontrol
      since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Roy James Kruger · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Steven Thomas Nelson · Directorcontrol
      since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Davidson Companies · Holding Company
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Davidson Trust Co. · Trustee
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Employee Stock Ownership Plan And Trust
    • Davidson Trust Co. As Trustee For Employee Stock Ownership Plan And Trust · Shareholder
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Davidson Companies
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Big Bear Lake, CA
    • Carlsbad, CA
    • Encino, CA
    • Fresno, CA
    • Long Beach, CA
    • Newport Beach, CA
    • Pasadena, CA
    • San Diego, CA
    • Santa Barbara, CA
    • Ventura, CA
    • West Covina, CA
    • Westlake Village, CA
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Business name · WEST MERGER SUB, INC. to CROWELL WEEDON & CO.
      Aug 13, 2013 to Aug 21, 2013
    • Succession · true to false
      Aug 13, 2013 to Aug 21, 2013
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • West Merger Sub, Inc. reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
      Aug 13, 2013 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
    • West Merger Sub, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Aug 13, 2013 · 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