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Also manager of GC Pe Holdings LLC and a control person, since June 2012.","parent":"Whitehall Capital Investors New Pe, LLC"},{"label":"David Golub","detail":"Indirect owner: manager of CDG 2013 Pe, LLC and a control person, since January 2014. Also manager of GC Pe Holdings LLC and a control person, since June 2012.","parent":"CDG 2013 Pe, LLC"},{"label":"The Bragol Trust II","detail":"Indirect owner: a member of Second Buchanan Holdings, LLC in the 75% or more band and a control person, since August 2018.","parent":"Second Buchanan Holdings, LLC"},{"label":"GCDM Holdings GP, LLC","detail":"Indirect owner: general partner of GCDM Holdings, LP and a control person, since July 2018. Also general partner of GCDM Midco Holdings, LP and a control person, since July 2021.","parent":"GCDM Holdings, LP"},{"label":"CDG 2013 Pe, LLC","detail":"Indirect owner: a member of GC Pe Holdings LLC in the 25% to 50% band and a control person, since January 2014.","parent":"GC Pe Holdings LLC"},{"label":"KPBGC Exempt 2013n Trust","detail":"Indirect owner: a member of CDG 2013 Pe, LLC in the 75% or more band and a control person, since January 2014.","parent":"CDG 2013 Pe, LLC"},{"label":"David Finegold","detail":"Indirect owner: investment & distribution advisor of KPBGC Exempt 2013n Trust and a control person, since January 2014. Also manager of CDG 2013 Pe, LLC and a control person, since January 2014.","parent":"KPBGC Exempt 2013n Trust"},{"label":"GC Pe Holdings LLC","detail":"Indirect owner: a limited partner of GCDM Holdings, LP in the 75% or more band and a control person, since August 2018. Also a managing member of GCDM Holdings GP, LLC in the 75% or more band and a control person, since July 2018.","parent":"GCDM Holdings, LP"},{"label":"Stephen Kepniss","detail":"Indirect owner: investment & distribution advisor of The Bragol Trust II and a control person, since July 2018.","parent":"The Bragol Trust II"},{"label":"Second Buchanan Holdings, LLC","detail":"Indirect owner: a member of Whitehall Capital Investors New Pe, LLC in the 75% or more band and a control person, since September 2018.","parent":"Whitehall Capital Investors New Pe, LLC"},{"label":"GCDM Holdings, LP","detail":"Indirect owner: a limited partner of GCDM Midco Holdings, LP in the 75% or more band and a control person, since January 2022.","parent":"GCDM Midco Holdings, LP"},{"label":"Michael McDonald","detail":"Indirect owner: manager of Second Buchanan Holdings, LLC and a control person, since December 2023.","parent":"Second Buchanan Holdings, LLC"},{"label":"J.P. Morgan Trust Company of Delaware","detail":"Indirect owner: administrative trustee of KPBGC Exempt 2013n Trust and a control person, since December 2024.","parent":"KPBGC Exempt 2013n Trust"},{"label":"Peak Trust Company - NV","detail":"Indirect owner: administrative trustee of The Bragol Trust II and a control person, since December 2024.","parent":"The Bragol Trust II"},{"label":"Lisa Piazza","detail":"Indirect owner: manager of CDG 2013 Pe, LLC and a control person, since January 2014.","parent":"CDG 2013 Pe, LLC"}],"branchOffices":null,"filedOffices":{"otherThanPrincipal":8,"privateResidences":0},"listedOfficeAddresses":8,"officesByState":[{"state":"California","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"2181 Greenwich Street","city":"San Francisco"}]},{"state":"Connecticut","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"2 Greenwich Office Park","city":"Greenwich"}]},{"state":"Florida","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"777 Brickell Avenue","city":"Miami"}]},{"state":"Illinois","offices":2,"addresses":[{"street":"150 South Wacker Drive, Suite 800","city":"Chicago","headquarters":true},{"street":"100 South Wacker Drive","city":"Chicago"}]},{"state":"New York","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"200 Park Avenue","city":"New York"}]},{"state":"North Carolina","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"8015 West Kenton Circle","city":"Huntersville"}]},{"state":"Texas","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"3001 Maple Avenue","city":"Dallas"}]}],"advFacts":{"source":{"file":"ia100226.zip","asOf":"2 October 2026"},"telephone":"312-205-5050","stateRegisteredReps":0,"otherAdviserReps":0,"compensation":["A percentage of assets under management","Performance-based fees","Other"],"activities":["Portfolio management for investment companies","Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)","Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients","Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"],"financialPlanningClients":null,"assetMix":[{"label":"Cash and cash equivalents","percent":5},{"label":"Other","percent":95,"detail":"Middle Market and Broadly Syndicated Loans."}],"privateFunds":42},"sources":{"adv1FilingDate":"28 August 2026","adv1Url":"https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/148687/PDF/148687.pdf","brochureDate":null,"brochureUrl":null,"iapdCompiledDate":null,"retrievedDate":"15 October 2026","retrievedOn":"2026-10-15","adv1Pages":{},"brochurePages":{}},"otherBusiness":[],"faq":[{"question":"How many clients does GC Advisors have?","answer":"GC Advisors has 144 clients and manages $177.9 billion for them, as of August 2026. They include 99 pooled investment vehicles, 19 business development companies and 18 insurance companies.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 28 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does GC Advisors offer?","answer":"GC Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions and selecting other managers.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does GC Advisors use?","answer":"GC Advisors’ separately managed account assets are held at The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association (Houston, TX), with $3,268,372,206, Northern Trust Company (Chicago, IL), with $1,100,316,206, Computershare Corporate Trust (Columbia, MD), with $764,348,103 and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (New York City, NY), with $700,000,000. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 28 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does GC Advisors have?","answer":"GC Advisors has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 1,035 employees, and 274 perform investment advisory functions. 23 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does GC Advisors invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, GC Advisors’ separately managed accounts held 95% middle market and broadly syndicated loans. and 5% cash and equivalents. It advises 42 private funds.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns GC Advisors?","answer":"GC Advisors’ direct owner is GCDM Midco Holdings, LP (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 28 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does GC Advisors get paid?","answer":"GC Advisors is paid through a percentage of assets under management, performance-based fees and other arrangements. 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","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}