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Former SEC-registered adviser

A••••• E••••• C••••••

Former SEC-registered adviserHouston, TexasCRD 288791SEC 801-112267IAPD
Legal name A•• P••••••• L•
Latest filing Apr 2, 2020
First filing on the tape Dec 7, 2017 · 6 filings
RAUM
$116M
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
7
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
2
$116M gross assets
History
6 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$116M as of Mar 12, 2020
Mar 26, 2019$109M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 12, 2020
Mar 26, 20190 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 12, 2020
Mar 26, 20197 then
Private funds2 as of Mar 12, 2020
Mar 26, 20192 then
RAUM +6.4% over the last fiscal yearIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 2, 2020; 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
$57.9MderivedRAUM 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
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+6.4%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
Custody
$116M, 2 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$116M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
2reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$116M for 2 clientsreported
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
      Every departureEvery arrival
      Private funds
      2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      A•• P•••••••• L•Private Equity Fund$125M41Dec 7, 2017
      A•• P••••••• ••••••••• L•••Private Equity Fund$4.2M2Dec 7, 2017
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • E••••• G••••••• F•••••• · Limited Partner, A•• H•••••••• L•••control
        since 05/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • G••••• J••••••• P•••••• · Cco And Limited Partner, A•• H•••••••• L•••control
        since 05/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • T••••••• T•••••• M••••• · Limited Partner, A•• H•••••••• L•••control
        since 05/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • W••••••• S•••••• A••• · Limited Partner, Managing Partner And Chief Executive Officer Of A•• H•••••••• L•••control
        since 05/2017 · owns 75% or more
      • W••••••• R••••••• G••••• · Limited Partner, A•• H•••••••• L•••control
        since 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • E••••• G••••••• F•••••• · Managercontrol
        since 05/2017 · owns 25% to 50% of A•• H••••••• G•• L••
      • G••••• J••••••• P•••••• · Managercontrol
        since 05/2017 · owns 25% to 50% of A•• H••••••• G•• L••
      • T••••••• T•••••• M••••• · Managercontrol
        since 05/2017 · owns 25% to 50% of A•• H••••••• G•• L••
      • W••••••• S•••••• A••• · Managercontrol
        since 05/2017 · owns 25% to 50% of A•• H••••••• G•• L••
      Entity owners
      • A•• H••••••• G•• L•• · Senior Managing Member And General Partner Of A•• H•••••••• L•••
        direct · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • A•• P••••••• G•• L•••
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • A•• P••••••• G•• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • J•• C•••••• G•••• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      Advisers that list A••••• E••••• C•••••• as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Legal name · A•• H•••••••• L••• to AEC PARTNERS LP
        Mar 12, 2020 to Apr 2, 2020
      • Assets in custody · $109M to $116M
        May 16, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
      • Discretionary RAUM · $109M to $116M
        May 16, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $109M to $116M
        May 16, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
      • RAUM · $109M to $116M
        May 16, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
      • Related adviser · true to false
        May 16, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
      • Advisory employees · 7 to 6
        Nov 16, 2018 to Mar 26, 2019
      • Assets in custody · $0 to $109M
        Nov 16, 2018 to Mar 26, 2019
      • Other offices · 1 to 0
        Nov 16, 2018 to Mar 26, 2019
      • Discretionary RAUM · $108M to $109M
        Nov 16, 2018 to Mar 26, 2019
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $108M to $109M
        Nov 16, 2018 to Mar 26, 2019
      • RAUM · $108M to $109M
        Nov 16, 2018 to Mar 26, 2019
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • Graham Richard Whaling (Limited Partner, A•• H•••••••• L•••) appeared on Schedule A of A••••• E••••• C••••••
        Mar 12, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • A••••• E••••• C•••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Dec 7, 2017 · 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
      Website
      aecpartners.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 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
      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