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New Mountain Finance Advisers

SEC-registered adviser since 2010New York, NYCRD 155493

13
Clients
45
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 1 June 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

New Mountain Finance Advisers is an investment adviser headquartered in New York, New York, and registered with the SEC since 2010. Its clients include business development companies and pooled investment vehicles.

Its services include portfolio management for investment companies and portfolio management for pooled vehicles. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. New Mountain Capital Group, L.P. owns 75% or more of New Mountain Finance Advisers, and John Kline is its CEO.

Clients

New Mountain Finance Advisers serves 13 clients, 8 of them pooled investment vehicles. The average client has about $864 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Business development companies5 clients82%
  • Pooled investment vehicles8 clients18%
Show client breakdown
Business development companies
Clients
5
Regulatory AUM
$9,155,859,942
Share
81.5%
Avg. per client
$1.83B
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
8
Regulatory AUM
$2,072,385,169
Share
18.5%
Avg. per client
$259.0M

Total

Clients
13
Regulatory AUM
$11,228,245,111
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$863.7M

What it does

New Mountain Finance Advisers provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and other activities. It is paid through a percentage of assets and performance-based fees.

New Mountain Finance Advisers advises 7 private funds.

100.0% of assets ($11.23B across 13 accounts) are managed with discretion. 38% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

Custodians

New Mountain Finance Advisers has custody of $1.92B for 8 clients.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • All other custodians$11.23B100%

Ownership and leadership

New Mountain Capital Group, L.P. owns 75% or more of New Mountain Finance Advisers, and John Kline is its CEO.

Who owns the firm
New Mountain Finance Advisers, L.L.C.· the adviser
  • New Mountain Capital Group, L.P.

    Control person · since October 2010

    Owns 75% or more of New Mountain Finance Advisers, L.L.C.
  • Steven Klinsky

    Control person · since October 2010

    Owns 50% to 75% of New Mountain Finance Advisers, L.L.C.

Leadership

  • John Kline
    Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
  • Adam Weinstein
    Managing Director, President and Firm Chief Operating Officer
  • Laura Boswerger
    Managing Director and Credit Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer
  • Kellie Steele
    Director and Net Lease Chief Financial Officer
  • Joseph Hartswell
    Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer
  • Peter Kaplan
    Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
  • Steven Klinsky
    Founder

Staff

  • 235 employees
  • 45 in advisory functions
  • 8 broker-dealer reps

Fees

New Mountain Finance Advisers is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees.

New Mountain Finance Advisers’ fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, New Mountain Finance Advisers has 8 offices, with 3 listed addresses across 3 states.

Listed office addresses by state

New York · 1 listed address

  • 1633 Broadway, 48th Floor, New YorkHQ

Registration details

Legal name
New Mountain Finance Advisers, L.L.C.
Headquarters
1633 Broadway, 48th Floor, New York, NY 10019
SEC file
801-71948
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does New Mountain Finance Advisers have?

New Mountain Finance Advisers has 13 clients and manages $11.2 billion for them, as of June 2026. They include 8 pooled investment vehicles and 5 business development companies.

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

What services does New Mountain Finance Advisers offer?

New Mountain Finance Advisers provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and other activities.

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

How many financial advisors does New Mountain Finance Advisers have?

New Mountain Finance Advisers has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 235 employees, and 45 perform investment advisory functions. 8 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

Who owns New Mountain Finance Advisers?

New Mountain Finance Advisers’ direct owners are New Mountain Capital Group, L.P. (75% or more) and Steven Klinsky (50% to 75%).

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

How does New Mountain Finance Advisers get paid?

New Mountain Finance Advisers is paid through a percentage of assets under management 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 1 June 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 155493.

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

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