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Ampersand Capital Partners

Boston, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 161522

Filed as AMPERSAND CAPITAL PARTNERS · Legal name Ampersand Management LLC

Ampersand Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2012, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$3,093,543,241
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Ampersand Capital Partners compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ampersand Capital Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is Ampersand Capital Partners located?

Ampersand Capital Partners' principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Ampersand Capital Partners registered with the SEC or a state?

Ampersand Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161522.

How much does Ampersand Capital Partners manage?

Ampersand Capital Partners reports $3,093,543,241 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Ampersand Capital Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Ampersand Capital Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $2,174,368,131 in the October 2021 data and $3,093,543,241 in the October 2026 data, up 42%. Total employees: 25 in October 2021 and 38 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Ampersand Capital Partners serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (4).

Does Ampersand Capital Partners report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/161522

Does Ampersand Capital Partners state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 says: "Each Fund generally requires a minimum investment of $5 million, which the general partner may waive in its sole discretion."

What changed in Ampersand Capital Partners' recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 30 to 33. Added an office in London.

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Account minimum: $5,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Each Fund generally requires a minimum investment of $5 million, which the general partner may waive in its sole discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$3,093,543,241

$3,093,543,241 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $3,093,543,241.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 4 Assets $3,093,543,241 (100%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Ampersand Management LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 38. Performing investment advisory functions: 33.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
2 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
AmsterdamLondon
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
MA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$2.17B 2021 $2.7B 2022 $2.8B 2023 $2.79B 2024 $2.84B 2025 $3.09B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$3,093,543,24138March 30, 2026
October 2025$2,841,608,30634March 28, 2025
October 2024$2,785,535,66232August 19, 2024
October 2023$2,800,813,40331March 31, 2023
October 2022$2,704,891,99627March 31, 2022
October 2021$2,174,368,13125March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,174,368,131 in the October 2021 data and $3,093,543,241 in the October 2026 data, up 42%.

Total employees: 25 in October 2021 and 38 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 30 to 33.
    • Added an office in London.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
ampersandcapital.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Ampersand Capital Partners (CRD 161522): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ampersand-capital-partners-boston-ma-161522