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  "slug": "criterion-africa-partners-bethesda-md-291386",
  "primary_business_name": "CRITERION AFRICA PARTNERS",
  "legal_name": "CRITERION AFRICA PARTNERS, INC",
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  "city": "Bethesda",
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  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "47900",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/291386",
  "city_as_filed": "BETHESDA",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/criterion-africa-partners-bethesda-md-291386",
  "display_name": "Criterion Africa Partners",
  "summary": "Criterion Africa Partners is an exempt reporting adviser in Bethesda, MD. Exempt reporting advisers do not report regulatory assets under management on Form ADV.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Criterion Africa Partners (CRD 291386): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "Exempt reporting adviser",
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "Where is Criterion Africa Partners located?",
      "a": "Criterion Africa Partners' principal office is in Bethesda, MD, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How does Criterion Africa Partners report to regulators?",
      "a": "Criterion Africa Partners is an exempt reporting adviser. Exempt reporting advisers file a shorter Form ADV. Status as filed: State ERA - ACTIVE. CRD 291386."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Criterion Africa Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Criterion Africa Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $102,151,090 in the October 2024 data and $94,581,309 in the October 2025 data, down 7%. Total employees: 10 in October 2024 and 10 in October 2025. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Criterion Africa 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 public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/291386"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Criterion Africa Partners' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 7."
    }
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      "filing_date": "2022-03-17"
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      "period": "2024-10-01",
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    {
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      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-24"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": null,
      "total_employees": null,
      "filing_date": "2026-06-16"
    }
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    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 7."
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "custodians": [],
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/criterion-africa-partners-bethesda-md-291386.md",
  "clients": [],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
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  "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/291386",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
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