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SEC-registered adviser

B•••••• U•••• C•••••• P•••••••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Lake Forest, IllinoisCRD 326104SEC 801-127797websiteIAPD
Legal name B•••••• U•••• C•••••• P••••••• L••
Latest filing Mar 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2023 · 10 filings
SEC status approved since May 1, 2023
RAUM
$182M
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
9
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
4
reported on Schedule D
History
10 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$182M as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 2024$49.8M then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 2024$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 20245 then
Employees (5.A)9 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 20248 then
Private funds4 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 20241 then
RAUM +89% over the last fiscal yearIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 26, 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
$45.6MderivedRAUM 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
+89%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
controlled by a public reporting companyderived
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)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$182M100%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
4reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
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
      2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • K••••••• D••••• S•••• · Co-Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 03/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • K••••••••• N•••••••• H•••• · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 03/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • K•••• A•••••• S•••• · Co-Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 03/2023 · owns 10% to 25%
      • S••••••• E•••• R• · Directorcontrol
        since 03/2023 · owns 5% to 10%
      • W••••••• E••••••••• A••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 03/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • G•••••• G••••• W•••••• · Chief Legal Officercontrol
        since 03/2023 · owns F of C••••••• G•••• H•••••••• L••
      • K••••••• D••••• S•••• · Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 03/2023 · owns F of C••••••• G•••• H•••••••• L••
      • K••••••••• N•••••••• H•••• · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 03/2023 · owns F of C••••••• G•••• H•••••••• L••
      Entity owners
      • C••••••• G•••• H•••••••• L•• · Shareholder
        direct · owns 50% to 75%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Milwaukee, WI1 employees
      ADV anomalies
      2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • p•••••• fund count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 26, 2026
        private funds (Schedule D 7.B.1) moved from 2.0 to 4.0 (+100.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-14 and 2026-03-26; the peer median change was 0.0% (734 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (734) · 99% percentile
      • RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Mar 26, 2026
        RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $96,225,000 to $182,250,000 (+89.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-14 and 2026-03-26; the peer median change was +4.0% (1147 comparable advisers, 96.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,147) · 96% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 2 to 4
        Jan 16, 2026 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 5 to 6
        Jan 16, 2026 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Employees · 8 to 9
        Jan 16, 2026 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $117M to $182M
        Jan 16, 2026 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $117M to $182M
        Jan 16, 2026 to Mar 26, 2026
      • RAUM · $117M to $182M
        Jan 16, 2026 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Private funds · 3 to 4
        Aug 29, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
        Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
      • Private funds · 2 to 3
        Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $96.2M to $117M
        Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $96.2M to $117M
        Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
      • RAUM · $96.2M to $117M
        Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
      • Accounts · 1 to 2
        Oct 3, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 5
        Oct 3, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
      • State-registered IARs · 5 to 0
        Oct 3, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $49.8M to $96.2M
        Oct 3, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $49.8M to $96.2M
        Oct 3, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
      • RAUM · $49.8M to $96.2M
        Oct 3, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
      • Private funds · 1 to 2
        Mar 29, 2024 to Oct 3, 2024
      • Accounts · 0 to 1
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • HNW clients · unset to 0.0
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Individual clients · unset to 0.0
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 1.0
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Employees · 6 to 8
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 5 to 6
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $49.8M
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 49825000.0
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • RAUM · $0 to $49.8M
        Jul 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Private funds · unset to 1
        Apr 17, 2023 to Jul 29, 2023
      • Organization form · Limited Liability Partnership to Limited Liability Company
        Mar 30, 2023 to Apr 17, 2023
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • R Eric Schmitz (Director) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••• U•••• C•••••• P•••••••
        Jul 29, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • B•••••• U•••• C•••••• P••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Mar 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
      b•••••••••.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Principal office phone
      8477520292reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 26, 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
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