{ "crd_number": 159545, "slug": "gtcr-llc-chicago-il-159545", "primary_business_name": "GTCR LLC", "legal_name": "GTCR LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Chicago", "state": "IL", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "16980", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "16980", "common_name": "Chicago", "msa_name": "Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN", "path": "/advisors/il/chicago" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2012-03-30", "years_registered": 14, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-03-31", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 48641503665.0, "raum_discretionary": 48641503665.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 204, "advisory_employees": 99, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 48641503665.0, "count": 55 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "FL", "IL", "NY" ], "websites": [ "https://gtcr.com", "https://linkedin.com/company/gtcr-llc/posts?feedView=all", "https://x.com/GTCRLLC" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/159545", "city_as_filed": "CHICAGO", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/gtcr-llc-chicago-il-159545", "display_name": "GTCR LLC", "summary": "GTCR LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2012, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. GTCR LLC (CRD 159545): 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" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is GTCR LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), GTCR LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees." }, { "q": "Where is GTCR LLC located?", "a": "GTCR LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is GTCR LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "GTCR LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 159545." }, { "q": "How much does GTCR LLC manage?", "a": "GTCR LLC reports $48,641,503,665 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have GTCR LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for GTCR LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $24,157,121,231 in the October 2021 data and $48,641,503,665 in the October 2026 data, up 101%. Total employees: 99 in October 2021 and 204 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does GTCR LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (55)." }, { "q": "Does GTCR LLC 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/159545" }, { "q": "What changed in GTCR LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 89 to 99. Changed its office addresses in West Palm Beach, FL. Registered or notice-filed in FL." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 24157121231.0, "total_employees": 99, "filing_date": "2021-08-23" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 29071064249.0, "total_employees": 112, "filing_date": "2022-08-16" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 29958162190.0, "total_employees": 154, "filing_date": "2023-03-30" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 39877752276.0, "total_employees": 167, "filing_date": "2024-03-29" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 46660611472.0, "total_employees": 183, "filing_date": "2025-03-31" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 48641503665.0, "total_employees": 204, "filing_date": "2026-03-31" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 89 to 99.", "Changed its office addresses in West Palm Beach, FL.", "Registered or notice-filed in FL." ] }, { "period": "2026-03-01", "period_label": "March 2026", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/gtcr-llc-chicago-il-159545.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 55, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 48641503665.0 } ], "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/159545", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }