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BCSF Advisors, LP

Boston, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 282092

Filed as BCSF ADVISORS, LP

BCSF Advisors, LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2016, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

10 years
registered since 2016
$3,647,381,756
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is BCSF Advisors, LP compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), BCSF Advisors, LP reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is BCSF Advisors, LP located?

BCSF Advisors, LP's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV.

Is BCSF Advisors, LP registered with the SEC or a state?

BCSF Advisors, LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 282092.

How much does BCSF Advisors, LP manage?

BCSF Advisors, LP reports $3,647,381,756 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have BCSF Advisors, LP's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for BCSF Advisors, LP: Regulatory assets under management: $3,867,915,474 in the October 2021 data and $3,647,381,756 in the October 2026 data, down 6%. Total employees: 419 in October 2021 and 682 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does BCSF Advisors, LP serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (2); business development companies (1).

Does BCSF Advisors, LP report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/282092

What changed in BCSF Advisors, LP's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 255 to 272. Regulatory assets under management went from $3,284,198,271 to $3,647,381,756 (+11%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$3,647,381,756

$3,647,381,756 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $3,647,381,756.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
Investment companies
Clients 2 Assets $1,207,003,832 (33%)
Business development companies
Clients 1 Assets $2,440,377,924 (67%)

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 investment companies (and business development companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2016 (10 years)
Employees
Total: 682. Performing investment advisory functions: 272.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$3.87B 2021 $4.91B 2022 $3.64B 2023 $3.06B 2024 $3.28B 2025 $3.65B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$3,647,381,756682March 31, 2026
October 2025$3,284,198,271633July 24, 2025
October 2024$3,063,707,508558July 31, 2024
October 2023$3,643,612,499521March 31, 2023
October 2022$4,914,009,984460March 31, 2022
October 2021$3,867,915,474419March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $3,867,915,474 in the October 2021 data and $3,647,381,756 in the October 2026 data, down 6%.

Total employees: 419 in October 2021 and 682 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 255 to 272.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $3,284,198,271 to $3,647,381,756 (+11%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. February 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
baincapital.combaincapitalcredit.combaincapitalspecialtyfinance.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. BCSF Advisors, LP (CRD 282092): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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