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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

Pleasant Lake Partners LLC

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Rincon, PRCRD 304281SEC 801-128498websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 28, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 30, 2023 · 5 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 28, 2023
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
19
14 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
6
reported on Schedule D
History
5 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.1B as of Aug 28, 2026
Mar 28, 2024$1.3B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Aug 28, 2026
Mar 28, 20240 then
Employees (5.A)19 as of Aug 28, 2026
Mar 28, 20247 then
Private funds6 as of Aug 28, 2026
Mar 28, 20243 then
RAUM +27% over the last fiscal yearIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 28, 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
$187MderivedRAUM 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
+27%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
$1.5B, 5 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Pooled investment vehicles$2.1B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
11reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$1.5B for 5 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 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
      4 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Pleasant Lake Onshore Feeder Fund LPHedge Fund$1.2B104Mar 30, 2022
      Plp Drawdown, LPHedge Fund$21.7M2Mar 30, 2023
      Plp Funds Concentrated LPno longer reportedHedge Fund$14.9M14Mar 30, 2022
      Cassini Partners, L.P. - Pleasant Lake Partners, LLC SeriesHedge Fund$12.5M2Mar 30, 2023
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Charles Benjamin Cable · Chief Operating Officer & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • Patrick Jonathan Lennon · Ceo & Portfolio Managercontrol
        since 08/2012 · owns less than 5%
      • Patrick Jonathan Lennon · Managing Membercontrol
        since 12/2022 · owns 75% or more of Fund 1 Investments, LLC
      Entity owners
      • Fund 1 Investments, LLC · Managing Member Of Pleasant Lake Partners, LLC
        direct · owns 75% or more
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Pleasant Lake Onshore Gp LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Plp Drawdown Gp, LLC
        bankpooled 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
      • private fund count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
        private funds (Schedule D 7.B.1) moved from 4.0 to 6.0 (+50.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was 0.0% (1022 comparable advisers, 93.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: asset managers, $1B to $5B (1,022) · 93% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 6 to 11
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 14
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 6 to 11
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $1.6B to $1.5B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Employees · 8 to 19
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Private funds · 4 to 6
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $2.1B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.1M to $5.1M
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.6B to $2.1B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $1.6B to $2.1B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Accounts · 5 to 6
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 5 to 6
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $1.2B to $1.6B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Employees · 7 to 8
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Private funds · 3 to 4
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.6B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $5.1M
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.3B to $1.6B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.6B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Accounts · 3 to 5
        Jun 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
        Jun 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 3 to 5
        Jun 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $750M to $1.2B
        Jun 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Employees · 5 to 7
        Jun 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Private funds · 6 to 3
        Jun 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $763M to $1.3B
        Jun 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $763M to $1.3B
        Jun 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • RAUM · $763M to $1.3B
        Jun 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      Signals
      4 dated events
      • Pleasant Lake Partners Llc reported RAUM $2.1B, up 27% from $1.6B (2025-03-28 to 2026-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • Pleasant Lake Partners Llc reported RAUM $1.6B, up 27% from $1.3B (2024-03-28 to 2025-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
      • Pleasant Lake Partners Llc reported RAUM $1.3B, up 66% from $763.1M (2023-06-30 to 2024-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
      • Pleasant Lake Partners Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jun 30, 2023 · 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
      PLPFUNDS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      804-363-4458reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 28, 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