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SEC-registered adviser

B••• G••••• C••••••• L••

Other adviserAtlanta, GeorgiaCRD 299869SEC 801-117423websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 20, 2026
First filing on the tape Aug 30, 2019 · 9 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 27, 2019
RAUM
$2.1B
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
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
reported on Schedule D
History
9 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.1B as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 10, 2020$238M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 10, 20200 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 10, 20204 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 10, 20201 then
RAUM +80% over the last fiscal year+39% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 20, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Institutional asset manager · institutional share (pensions, government, insurance, corporations, charities, banks, other advisers) at least 60 percent and private-client share under 20 percent
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
$300MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
65%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
+80%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
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
  • 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)
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Charitable organizations$1.4B65%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$743M35%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
4reported
Accounts
7reported
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=0.35 institutional_share=0.65 related_bd=false related_bank=true 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
      1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      B••• G••••• M••••• F••• L•Hedge Fund$470M50Dec 21, 2018
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • D••••• P••••••• G••• · Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officercontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • G•••••• B•••••••• M•••••• · Portfolio Managercontrol
        since 06/2018 · owns 75% or more
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • B••• G••••• C•••••• G• L••
        bankpooled vehicle sponsorn
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 5 to 7
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Charity clients · 2 to 4
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Employees · 5 to 6
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $2.1B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $584M to $743M
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • RAUM · $1.2B to $2.1B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
        Mar 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $743M to $1.2B
        Mar 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $388M to $584M
        Mar 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $743M to $1.2B
        Mar 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Employees · 6 to 5
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $788M to $743M
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $467M to $388M
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • RAUM · $788M to $743M
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • Accounts · 4 to 5
        Jan 12, 2023 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
        Jan 12, 2023 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Charity clients · 1 to 2
        Jan 12, 2023 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Employees · 4 to 6
        Jan 12, 2023 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $683M to $788M
        Jan 12, 2023 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $444M to $467M
        Jan 12, 2023 to Mar 28, 2023
      • RAUM · $683M to $788M
        Jan 12, 2023 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $455M to $683M
        Mar 24, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $271M to $444M
        Mar 24, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
      • RAUM · $455M to $683M
        Mar 24, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $238M to $455M
        Mar 10, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $153M to $271M
        Mar 10, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
      • RAUM · $238M to $455M
        Mar 10, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
      • Accounts · 1 to 4
        Aug 30, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
      • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
        Aug 30, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 1 to 3
        Aug 30, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
      • Private funds · 2 to 1
        Aug 30, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
      • Discretionary RAUM · $117M to $238M
        Aug 30, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $117M to $153M
        Aug 30, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
      • RAUM · $117M to $238M
        Aug 30, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
      Signals
      8 dated events
      • B••• G••••• C••••••• L•• reported RAUM $2.1B, up 80% from $1.2B (2025-03-28 to 2026-03-20)
        Mar 20, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • B••• G••••• C••••••• L•• reported RAUM $1.2B, up 57% from $743.4M (2024-03-06 to 2025-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
      • Greg Phillip Deese (Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of B••• G••••• C••••••• L••
        Jan 12, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Mark Daniel Levinson (Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B••• G••••• C••••••• L•• (listed 2022-03-02, absent 2023-01-12)
        Jan 12, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • B••• G••••• C••••••• L•• reported RAUM $682.6M, up 50% from $454.8M (2021-03-24 to 2022-03-02)
        Mar 2, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • B••• G••••• C••••••• L•• reported RAUM $454.8M, up 91% from $237.9M (2020-03-10 to 2021-03-24)
        Mar 24, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • B••• G••••• C••••••• L•• reported RAUM $237.9M, up 103% from $117.2M (2019-08-30 to 2020-03-10)
        Mar 10, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
      • B••• G••••• C••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Aug 30, 2019 · 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.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/blue-grotto-capitalreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Website
      bluegrottocapital.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      404.381.1890reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 20, 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
      Other 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