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SMH Private Equity Group III, L.P.
As of · the latest observation of this vehicle; each figure below carries its own filing date
HarvestFundraising status unknownADV: Venture Capital Fund
As of · the latest observation of this vehicle; each figure below carries its own filing date
Nothing material in the last 365 days. Last change: 19 Nov 2012, Latest Form D filed on 19 Nov 2012: $11.1M sold, 79 investors. A Form D amount is what was sold at the filing, never a final close.
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Amounts, each with its basis
- Vintage
- 2011basis: form d first sale
- Target
- unknownnot announced
- First close
- unknownnever inferred from a Form D
- Final close
- unknownonly from an announcement or an LP disclosure
- Announced size
- unknown
- Form D offering
- indefinitewhat may be sold, not what was raised; file 021-169290, sworn by the adviser or filed under this vehicle
- Form D sold
- $11.1Mas of the filing of Nov 19, 2012, 79 investors
- First sale
- Aug 9, 2011
- Reported GAV
- $11.6Mon the Form ADV filed Feb 8, 2024; the fund's assets, never its size or dry powder
- Owners (ADV)
- 70
- Reported on ADV
- Mar 29, 2012 to Feb 8, 2024
Fundraising evidence
What counts as raisingA Form D offering is permission to sell, not a fund in market; an amount sold is never a close; an evergreen offering amended every year is not a raise.Unknown
latest Form D 2012-11-19, older than 15 months (fr-1)
evidence dated Nov 19, 2012.
Lifecycle
Harvest
Lifecycle
vintage over 7 years, still reported
age years: 15first sale: Aug 9, 2011vintage year: 2011adv gav as of: Feb 8, 2024vintage basis: Form d first saleform d sold: $11.1Mform d offering: n/aform d latest filed at: Nov 19, 2012
The fund's own reporting through time
16 Form ADV filings
| Filed | Type | Gross asset value | Owners | Min. investment | Adviser-owned | Audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2012 | Venture Capital Fund | $10.2M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Oct 24, 2012 | Venture Capital Fund | $10.2M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Mar 28, 2013 | Venture Capital Fund | $13.2M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Apr 22, 2013 | Venture Capital Fund | $13.2M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Apr 1, 2014 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Mar 23, 2015 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Feb 8, 2017 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes | |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Venture Capital Fund | $11.6M | 70 | $25,000 | 1% | yes |
Principals and agents
2 principals on Form D, 1 placement agents
- James Newell Executive Officer
- Charles Davis Executive Officer
- Sanders Morris LLC placement agent
Service providers
3 named on Form ADV Schedule D and Form D
- AuditorMCCONNELL & JONES, LLP · HOUSTON, Texas, United StatesForm ADV filed Jul 15, 2025 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
- CustodianBNY · JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, United StatesForm ADV filed Jul 15, 2025 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Placement agent"SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS INC. (""Sanders"")"filing date not on record sec.gov
Limited partners and their reported performance
Whose numbers these areEach row is the LP’s own number: its cash flows and its valuation policy as of its reporting date, not the fund’s. Net IRR is printed only when the LP prints one. The vintage is the LP’s definition (CalPERS: year of its first cash flow; WSIB: year of its initial investment).0 public LP reports
No public LP has reported this vehicle. The LP tape is read from public pension disclosures (see Limited partners); a fund appears here only when an LP’s report names it.
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areA commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the date of the report that listed it. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value on its return, never a commitment.0 relationships, public pensions and the allocator graph, each counted once
No allocator names this vehicle in a public disclosure DFX holds: pension reports, foundation 990-PF returns or endowment disclosures.
Investments attributed to this vehicle
0
No investment attributed to this vehicle. The firm’s investments sit on the firm; a fund gets one only when a source names the vehicle.
Timeline
4 events
- Mar 28, 2014Auditor changed: MCCONNELL & JONES, LLP replaced Grant Thornton, first reported on the Form ADV filed March 28, 2014 (previous filing April 22, 2013)Auditor changed Fact Form ADV
- Nov 19, 2012Houston Ventures III, LP filed Form D/A: $11,142,132 sold (indefinite offering), Hedge FundForm D filed Fact Form D
- Mar 29, 2012SMH Private Equity Group III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by SMH Private Equity Group GP III, L.P. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $10,167,766Fund first reported on Form ADV Fact Form ADV
- Nov 28, 2011SMH Private Equity Group III, L.P. filed Form D: $9,188,800 sold (indefinite offering), Hedge FundForm D filed Fact Form D
Evidence
30 observations
Every observation on this vehicle
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Form D fund type: Hedge Fund Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Form D fund type: Hedge Fund Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Amendment: true Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Amendment: false Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Jurisdiction: Delaware Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Jurisdiction: Delaware Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Amount sold (Form D): $11.1M Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Amount sold (Form D): $9.2M Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Exemptions: 06, 3C, 3C.1 Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Exemptions: 06, 3C, 3C.1 Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- First sale: 2011-08-09 Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- First sale: 2011-08-09 Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Indefinite offering: true Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Indefinite offering: true Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Investors (Form D): 79 Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Investors (Form D): 61 Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Securities offered: Equity, pooled Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Securities offered: Equity, pooled Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Office address: Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Office address: Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
- Year of incorporation: 2011 Nov 19, 2012 Fact Form D
- Year of incorporation: 2011 Nov 28, 2011 Fact Form D
Relationships across DFX
on 1 other DFX graph
Across the graphs
SMH Private Equity Group III, L.P. is the same institution as 1 record in RIA and Wealth.
RIA and Wealth1
The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.
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Record history
3 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
- Form D filed2012-11-19source on record
- Fund first reported on ADV2012-03-29source on record
- Form D filed2011-11-28source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.