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MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 147521

Filed as MS CAPITAL PARTNERS ADVISER INC.

MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2008, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 17, 2026.

18 years
registered since 2008
$38,758,105,318
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. located?

MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 147521.

How much does MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. manage?

MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. reports $38,758,105,318 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 17, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $11,269,501,451 in the October 2021 data and $38,758,105,318 in the October 2026 data, up 244%. Total employees: 109 in October 2021 and 209 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (72); business development companies (6).

Does MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/147521

What changed in MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 124 to 125. Regulatory assets under management went from $34,371,272,887 to $38,758,105,318 (+13%). Changed its office addresses in Chicago, IL. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated July 17, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$38,758,105,318

$38,758,105,318 as of October 2026, filing dated July 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $38,758,105,318.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
Business development companies
Clients 6 Assets $15,479,345,000 (40%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 72 Assets $23,278,760,318 (60%)

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 investment companies (and business development companies)
  • 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
2008 (18 years)
Employees
Total: 209. Performing investment advisory functions: 125.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
4 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
Chicago, ILHouston, TXLos Angeles, CASan Francisco, CA
States registered or notice-filed
Not reported.

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$11.3B 2021 $18.1B 2022 $23.2B 2023 $27.3B 2024 $34.4B 2025 $38.8B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$38,758,105,318209July 17, 2026
October 2025$34,371,272,887173July 30, 2025
October 2024$27,265,226,001200September 30, 2024
October 2023$23,175,812,722119May 15, 2023
October 2022$18,054,349,799119August 9, 2022
October 2021$11,269,501,451109June 22, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $11,269,501,451 in the October 2021 data and $38,758,105,318 in the October 2026 data, up 244%.

Total employees: 109 in October 2021 and 209 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 124 to 125.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $34,371,272,887 to $38,758,105,318 (+13%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Chicago, IL.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
morganstanley.com/IMmorganstanley.com/im/en-us/institutional-investor/capabilities/alternatives/private-equity.html

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. MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. (CRD 147521): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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