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Compass Group Equity Partners

St. Louis, MOSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 317244

Filed as COMPASS GROUP EQUITY PARTNERS · Legal name Compass Group Management, LLC

Compass Group Equity Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in St. Louis, MO, registered since 2021, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 7, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2021
$801,478,841
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Compass Group Equity Partners compensated?

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

What does Compass Group Equity Partners' brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 24, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 2% of assets a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Compass Group Equity Partners located?

Compass Group Equity Partners' principal office is in St. Louis, MO, according to its Form ADV.

Is Compass Group Equity Partners registered with the SEC or a state?

Compass Group Equity Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 317244.

How much does Compass Group Equity Partners manage?

Compass Group Equity Partners reports $801,478,841 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 7, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Compass Group Equity Partners' assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for Compass Group Equity Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $123,940,000 in the October 2022 data and $801,478,841 in the October 2026 data, up 547%. Total employees: 12 in October 2022 and 26 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Compass Group Equity Partners serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (7).

Does Compass Group Equity 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/317244

What changed in Compass Group Equity Partners' recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 22 to 24.

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
  • Other

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

Asset-based fee: 2% of assets a year

The brochure's wording
Until the earlier of the end of the Investment Period ... the Management Fee for each Limited Partner will generally equal 2% of such Limited Partner’s commitment.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 24, 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
$801,478,841

$801,478,841 as of October 2026, filing dated May 7, 2026.

Discretionary: $801,478,841.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 7 Assets $801,478,841 (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)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Compass Group Management, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 26. Performing investment advisory functions: 24.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
MO

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
$124M 2022 $346M 2023 $421M 2024 $823M 2025 $801M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$801,478,84126May 7, 2026
October 2025$823,301,88323April 25, 2025
October 2024$421,342,77118May 24, 2024
October 2023$346,152,97915July 24, 2023
October 2022$123,940,00012March 21, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $123,940,000 in the October 2022 data and $801,478,841 in the October 2026 data, up 547%.

Total employees: 12 in October 2022 and 26 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 22 to 24.

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
cgep.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. Compass Group Equity Partners (CRD 317244): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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