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First Analysis Capital Management LLC

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 161373

Filed as FIRST ANALYSIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

First Analysis Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2012, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 10, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$186,193,307
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is First Analysis Capital Management LLC compensated?

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

How much does First Analysis Capital Management LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 2% to 2.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is First Analysis Capital Management LLC located?

First Analysis Capital Management LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.

Is First Analysis Capital Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

First Analysis Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161373.

How much does First Analysis Capital Management LLC manage?

First Analysis Capital Management LLC reports $186,193,307 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 10, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have First Analysis Capital Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for First Analysis Capital Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $210,360,000 in the October 2021 data and $186,193,307 in the October 2026 data, down 11%. Total employees: 27 in October 2021 and 25 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does First Analysis Capital Management LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (8).

Does First Analysis Capital Management LLC 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/161373

What changed in First Analysis Capital Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: No longer lists the business name FA Private Equity Management IV, L.L.C. ("Relying Adviser"). Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 9.

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

Asset-based fee: 2% to 2.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The management fee for each Fund may range from 2% to 2.5% percent annually during the Funds’ investment periods and is charged quarterly in advance based on each investor’s aggregate commitments

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
$186,193,307

$186,193,307 as of October 2026, filing dated May 10, 2026.

Discretionary: $186,193,307.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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 8 Assets $186,193,307 (100%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 25. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
Not reported.

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
$210M 2021 $253M 2022 $233M 2023 $199M 2024 $205M 2025 $186M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$186,193,30725May 10, 2026
October 2025$205,100,67625May 1, 2025
October 2024$199,476,39825May 6, 2024
October 2023$232,911,97524September 6, 2023
October 2022$252,965,34830March 31, 2022
October 2021$210,360,00027March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $210,360,000 in the October 2021 data and $186,193,307 in the October 2026 data, down 11%.

Total employees: 27 in October 2021 and 25 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
    • No longer lists the business name FA Private Equity Management IV, L.L.C. ("Relying Adviser").
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 9.

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
firstanalysis.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. First Analysis Capital Management LLC (CRD 161373): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-analysis-capital-management-llc-chicago-il-161373