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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.

SEC-registered adviser

Black Bay Partners, LLC

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)New Orleans, LouisianaCRD 284945SEC 801-113036websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2018 · 17 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 23, 2018
RAUM
$830M
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
17
12 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
7
reported on Schedule D
History
17 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$830M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 12, 2019$254M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 12, 20190 then
Employees (5.A)17 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 12, 20196 then
Private funds7 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 12, 20192 then
RAUM +116% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 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
$119MderivedRAUM 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
unknownderived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+116%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
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)
  • 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$830M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
7reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
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
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
      6 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Black Bay Energy II, L.P.Private Equity Fund$263M61Mar 30, 2021
      Black Bay Energy, L.P.Private Equity Fund$170M58May 19, 2017
      Bbe Pinon Holdco LLCPrivate Equity Fund$39.3M27Mar 29, 2023
      Black Bay Energy Pinon Co-Investment, L.P.Private Equity Fund$8.3M3Mar 26, 2024
      Bbe Scs Holdco, LLCPrivate Equity Fund$8.0M13Mar 29, 2018
      Bbe Tops Holdco, LLCPrivate Equity Fund$85,8658Feb 6, 2020
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Livaudais Michael Lebourgeois · Managing Partnercontrol
        since 12/2015 · owns less than 5%
      • Livaudais Michael Lebourgeois · Sole Membercontrol
        since 12/2017 · owns 75% or more of Bbec Holdco Gp, LLC
      • Julie Isacks · Chief Compliance Officer
        since 02/2017 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Bbec Holdco Gp, LLC · Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Black Bay Energy Gp, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Black Bay Energy II Gp, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
        RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $383,527,322 to $830,085,572 (+116.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +8.0% (673 comparable advisers, 96.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: asset managers, $500M to $1B (673) · 96% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Advisory employees · 8 to 12
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Employees · 12 to 17
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $384M to $830M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $384M to $830M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $384M to $830M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Accounts · 6 to 7
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 9 to 8
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Business name · BLACK BAY ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC to BLACK BAY PARTNERS, LLC
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 6 to 7
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Employees · 10 to 12
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Legal name · BLACK BAY ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC to BLACK BAY PARTNERS, LLC
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Other offices · 0 to 1
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Private funds · 6 to 7
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $489M to $384M
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $489M to $384M
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • RAUM · $489M to $384M
        Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Employees · 9 to 10
        Mar 26, 2024 to Nov 7, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $500M to $489M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Nov 7, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $500M to $489M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Nov 7, 2024
      • RAUM · $500M to $489M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Nov 7, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 7 to 9
        Mar 26, 2024 to Nov 7, 2024
      • Accounts · 5 to 6
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 5 to 6
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Assets in custody · 0.0 to unset
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Employees · 8 to 9
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Private funds · 5 to 6
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $535M to $500M
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $535M to $500M
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • RAUM · $535M to $500M
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Accounts · 4 to 5
        Nov 21, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 5
        Nov 21, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Private funds · 4 to 5
        Nov 21, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $452M to $535M
        Nov 21, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $452M to $535M
        Nov 21, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • RAUM · $452M to $535M
        Nov 21, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $444M to $452M
        Mar 16, 2022 to Apr 29, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $444M to $452M
        Mar 16, 2022 to Apr 29, 2022
      • RAUM · $444M to $452M
        Mar 16, 2022 to Apr 29, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 8 to 7
        May 12, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
      Signals
      3 dated events
      • Black Bay Partners, Llc reported RAUM $830.1M, up 116% from $383.5M (2025-03-31 to 2026-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • Black Bay Partners, Llc reported RAUM $443.7M, up 33% from $333.9M (2021-05-12 to 2022-03-16)
        Mar 16, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • Black Bay Energy Capital, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Mar 29, 2018 · 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/blackbaypartnersreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      blackbaypartners.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      504-227-3020reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 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