{ "crd_number": 283313, "slug": "brightstar-capital-partners-new-york-ny-283313", "primary_business_name": "BRIGHTSTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS", "legal_name": "BRIGHTSTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.", "dbas": [], "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "35620", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "35620", "common_name": "New York", "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ", "path": "/advisors/ny/new-york" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2017-04-20", "years_registered": 9, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-07-02", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 4849984324.0, "raum_discretionary": 4849984324.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 61, "advisory_employees": 39, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 4849984324.0, "count": 18 } }, "compensation_types": [ "other", "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "other", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "CA", "CO", "FL", "MO", "NY", "TN" ], "websites": [ "https://brightstarcp.com", "https://linkedin.com/company/brightstar-capital-partners", "https://x.com/brightstarcap" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/283313", "city_as_filed": "NEW YORK", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/brightstar-capital-partners-new-york-ny-283313", "display_name": "Brightstar Capital Partners", "summary": "Brightstar Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2017, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 2, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Brightstar Capital Partners (CRD 283313): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees", "Other" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Other" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Brightstar Capital Partners compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Brightstar Capital Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other." }, { "q": "Where is Brightstar Capital Partners located?", "a": "Brightstar Capital Partners' principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is Brightstar Capital Partners registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Brightstar Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 283313." }, { "q": "How much does Brightstar Capital Partners manage?", "a": "Brightstar Capital Partners reports $4,849,984,324 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 2, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Brightstar Capital Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Brightstar Capital Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $2,685,301,400 in the October 2021 data and $4,849,984,324 in the October 2026 data, up 81%. Total employees: 44 in October 2021 and 61 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Brightstar Capital Partners serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (18)." }, { "q": "Does Brightstar Capital Partners report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "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/283313" }, { "q": "What changed in Brightstar Capital Partners' recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2685301400.0, "total_employees": 44, "filing_date": "2021-06-23" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3261673033.0, "total_employees": 52, "filing_date": "2022-03-30" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4065881501.0, "total_employees": 50, "filing_date": "2023-06-06" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4347029921.0, "total_employees": 44, "filing_date": "2024-03-29" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4547548145.0, "total_employees": 50, "filing_date": "2025-03-28" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4849984324.0, "total_employees": 61, "filing_date": "2026-07-02" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-08-01", "period_label": "August 2026", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] }, { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 27 to 39.", "Changed its office addresses in Denver, CO.", "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] }, { "period": "2026-01-01", "period_label": "January 2026", "notes": [ "No longer registered or notice-filed in CT." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/brightstar-capital-partners-new-york-ny-283313.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 18, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 4849984324.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/283313", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }