{ "crd_number": 147521, "slug": "ms-capital-partners-adviser-inc-new-york-ny-147521", "primary_business_name": "MS CAPITAL PARTNERS ADVISER INC.", "legal_name": "MS CAPITAL PARTNERS ADVISER INC.", "dbas": [], "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "35620", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "35620", "common_name": "New York", "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ", "path": "/advisors/ny/new-york" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2008-08-04", "years_registered": 18, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-07-17", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 38758105318.0, "raum_discretionary": 38758105318.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 209, "advisory_employees": 125, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 23278760318.0, "count": 72 }, "business_development_companies": { "raum": 15479345000.0, "count": 6 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_investment_companies", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 3, "states_registered": [], "websites": [ "https://morganstanley.com/IM", "https://morganstanley.com/im/en-us/institutional-investor/capabilities/alternatives/private-equity.html" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/147521", "disclosure_items": [ { "item": "11.D(1)", "question": "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?" }, { "item": "11.D(2)", "question": "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?" }, { "item": "11.D(4)", "question": "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?" } ], "city_as_filed": "NEW YORK", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ms-capital-partners-adviser-inc-new-york-ny-147521", "display_name": "MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.", "summary": "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.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. (CRD 147521): 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 investment companies (and business development companies)", "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. compensated?", "a": "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. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. located?", "a": "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)." }, { "q": "Is MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 147521." }, { "q": "How much does MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. manage?", "a": "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)." }, { "q": "How have MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "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." }, { "q": "What types of clients does MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. serve?", "a": "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)." }, { "q": "Does MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "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" }, { "q": "What changed in MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "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)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 11269501451.0, "total_employees": 109, "filing_date": "2021-06-22" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 18054349799.0, "total_employees": 119, "filing_date": "2022-08-09" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 23175812722.0, "total_employees": 119, "filing_date": "2023-05-15" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 27265226001.0, "total_employees": 200, "filing_date": "2024-09-30" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 34371272887.0, "total_employees": 173, "filing_date": "2025-07-30" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 38758105318.0, "total_employees": 209, "filing_date": "2026-07-17" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "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)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ms-capital-partners-adviser-inc-new-york-ny-147521.md", "clients": [ { "type": "business_development_companies", "label": "Business development companies", "count": 6, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 15479345000.0 }, { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 72, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 23278760318.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "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/147521", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }