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Linden Capital Partners
Filed as LINDEN CAPITAL PARTNERS · Legal name Linden Manager LLC
Linden Capital Partners 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 25, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Linden Capital Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Linden Capital Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.
Where is Linden Capital Partners located?
Linden Capital Partners' principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.
Is Linden Capital Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Linden Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161059.
How much does Linden Capital Partners manage?
Linden Capital Partners reports $13,947,787,397 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Linden Capital Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Linden Capital Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $4,109,496,121 in the October 2021 data and $13,947,787,397 in the October 2026 data, up 239%. Total employees: 29 in October 2021 and 55 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Linden Capital Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (28).
Does Linden Capital 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/161059
What changed in Linden Capital Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 42 to 47. Regulatory assets under management went from $12,536,397,710 to $13,947,787,397 (+11%).
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 25, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$13,947,787,397 as of October 2026, filing dated March 25, 2026.
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.DA 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
- Linden Manager LLC
- Also doing business as
- LINDEN LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2012 (14 years)
- Employees
- Total: 55. Performing investment advisory functions: 47.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $13,947,787,397 | 55 | March 25, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $12,536,397,710 | 49 | March 29, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $7,945,609,121 | 40 | August 15, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $7,979,609,772 | 39 | September 27, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $7,992,042,923 | 31 | August 15, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $4,109,496,121 | 29 | April 22, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $4,109,496,121 in the October 2021 data and $13,947,787,397 in the October 2026 data, up 239%.
Total employees: 29 in October 2021 and 55 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 42 to 47.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $12,536,397,710 to $13,947,787,397 (+11%).
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Linden Capital Partners (CRD 161059): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/linden-capital-partners-chicago-il-161059