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NB Alternatives Advisers LLC

Dallas, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 149822

Filed as NB ALTERNATIVES ADVISERS LLC

NB Alternatives Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Dallas, TX, registered since 2009, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 29, 2026.

17 years
registered since 2009
$160,242,886,816
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
5
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is NB Alternatives Advisers LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), NB Alternatives Advisers LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

Where is NB Alternatives Advisers LLC located?

NB Alternatives Advisers LLC's principal office is in Dallas, TX, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 12 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is NB Alternatives Advisers LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

NB Alternatives Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2009. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 149822.

How much does NB Alternatives Advisers LLC manage?

NB Alternatives Advisers LLC reports $160,242,886,816 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 29, 2026 (88% discretionary).

How have NB Alternatives Advisers LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for NB Alternatives Advisers LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $69,157,497,770 in the October 2021 data and $160,242,886,816 in the October 2026 data, up 132%. Total employees: 224 in October 2021 and 417 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does NB Alternatives Advisers LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (192); insurance companies (61); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (48).

Which custodians does NB Alternatives Advisers LLC use?

NB Alternatives Advisers LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of America, N.A. and U.S. Bancorp as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does NB Alternatives Advisers LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), and 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). 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/149822

What changed in NB Alternatives Advisers LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 200 to 224. Regulatory assets under management went from $135,009,325,687 to $160,242,886,816 (+19%). Changed its office addresses in Zurich. 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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • 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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$160,242,886,816

$160,242,886,816 as of October 2026, filing dated September 29, 2026.

Discretionary: $141,684,824,942.Non-discretionary: $18,558,061,874.

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 $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 2 Assets $544,225,808 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 28 Assets $11,865,163,192 (7%)
Investment companies
Clients 16 Assets $4,156,657,003 (3%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 192 Assets $89,083,112,765 (56%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 48 Assets $22,937,315,622 (14%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 4 Assets $491,436,584 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 9 Assets $7,874,974,490 (5%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 4 Assets $465,953,845 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 61 Assets $20,045,814,654 (13%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 9 Assets $1,355,985,031 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 6 Assets $1,422,247,822 (1%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

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)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2009 (17 years)
Employees
Total: 417. Performing investment advisory functions: 224.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
12 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
Avon, COBoston, MAHong KongLondonLos Angeles, CAMadridNew York, NYPembrokeRedwood City, CASingaporeTokyoZurich
States registered or notice-filed
Not reported.

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

Disclosures

Item 11

5 Reports 5 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.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
  • 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?

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
$69.2B 2021 $87.9B 2022 $105B 2023 $118B 2024 $135B 2025 $160B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$160,242,886,816417September 29, 2026
October 2025$135,009,325,687368March 28, 2025
October 2024$118,041,119,970319April 5, 2024
October 2023$104,690,106,431296March 31, 2023
October 2022$87,941,924,800247June 29, 2022
October 2021$69,157,497,770224June 11, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $69,157,497,770 in the October 2021 data and $160,242,886,816 in the October 2026 data, up 132%.

Total employees: 224 in October 2021 and 417 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 200 to 224.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $135,009,325,687 to $160,242,886,816 (+19%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Zurich.
    • 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
nb.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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