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Ab Private Credit Investors

SEC-registered adviser since 2014Austin, TXCRD 173027

30
Clients
1
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 4 September 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Ab Private Credit Investors is an investment adviser headquartered in Austin, Texas, and registered with the SEC since 2014. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles, business development companies and insurance companies.

Its services include portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, and portfolio management for institutions. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and performance-based fees. Alliance Capital Management LLC owns 75% or more of Ab Private Credit Investors.

Clients

Ab Private Credit Investors serves 30 clients, 24 of them pooled investment vehicles. The average client has about $379 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Business development companies2 clients16%
  • Pooled investment vehicles24 clients79%
  • Insurance companies3 clients4%
  • Corporations and other businesses1 clients2%
Show client breakdown
Business development companies
Clients
2
Regulatory AUM
$1,799,000,000
Share
15.8%
Avg. per client
$899.5M
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
24
Regulatory AUM
$8,926,000,000
Share
78.6%
Avg. per client
$371.9M
Insurance companies
Clients
3
Regulatory AUM
$458,000,000
Share
4.0%
Avg. per client
$152.7M
Corporations and other businesses
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$175,000,000
Share
1.5%
Avg. per client
$175.0M

Total

Clients
30
Regulatory AUM
$11,358,000,000
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$378.6M

What it does

Ab Private Credit Investors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets, fixed fees and performance-based fees.

Ab Private Credit Investors provided financial planning to 0 clients last fiscal year and advises 24 private funds.

99.0% of assets ($11.25B across 28 accounts) are managed with discretion; $112.9M across 2 accounts are not. 13% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Bonds100%
    • Investment grade corporate bonds66%
    • High-yield corporate bonds34%

Custodians

Ab Private Credit Investors’ client accounts are held mainly at Sanford C. Bernstein &, with 52% of managed assets. Ab Private Credit Investors has custody of $4.10B for 4 clients.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • Sanford C. Bernstein &Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC · New York, NY · $5.88B52%
  • All other custodians$5.48B48%

Ownership and leadership

Alliance Capital Management LLC owns 75% or more of Ab Private Credit Investors.

Who owns the firm
Ab Private Credit Investors LLC· the adviser
  • Alliance Capital Management LLC

    Control person · since June 2014

    Owns 75% or more of Ab Private Credit Investors LLC

Leadership

  • J Brent Humphries
    President, Ab Private Credit Investors
  • Paul Emerson
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Mark Manley
    General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
  • Wesley Raper
    COO, Ab Private Credit Investors

Staff

  • 1 employee
  • 1 in advisory functions

Fees

Ab Private Credit Investors is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees (other than subscription fees) and performance-based fees.

Ab Private Credit Investors’ fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Ab Private Credit Investors has 2 offices, with 3 listed addresses across 3 states.

Listed office addresses by state

Texas · 1 listed address

  • 405 Colorado Street, Suite 1500, AustinHQ

Registration details

Legal name
Ab Private Credit Investors LLC
Headquarters
405 Colorado Street, Suite 1500, Austin, TX 78701
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-80389
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Ab Private Credit Investors have?

Ab Private Credit Investors has 30 clients and manages $11.4 billion for them, as of September 2026. They include 24 pooled investment vehicles, 3 insurance companies and 2 business development companies.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 4 September 2026

What services does Ab Private Credit Investors offer?

Ab Private Credit Investors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does Ab Private Credit Investors use?

Ab Private Credit Investors’ separately managed account assets are held at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC (New York, NY), with $5,876,084,669. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 4 September 2026

How many financial advisors does Ab Private Credit Investors have?

Ab Private Credit Investors has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 1 employees, and 1 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Ab Private Credit Investors invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Ab Private Credit Investors’ separately managed accounts held 66% investment grade corporate bonds and 34% high-yield corporate bonds. It advises 24 private funds.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Ab Private Credit Investors?

Ab Private Credit Investors is owned through a holding company by Alliancebernstein L.P. Its direct owner is Alliance Capital Management LLC (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 4 September 2026

How does Ab Private Credit Investors get paid?

Ab Private Credit Investors is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 4 September 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 173027.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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