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Searchlight Capital Partners
Filed as SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS · Legal name Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.
Searchlight Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2012, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 15, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Searchlight Capital Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Searchlight Capital Partners 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.
Where is Searchlight Capital Partners located?
Searchlight Capital Partners' principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Searchlight Capital Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Searchlight Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161958.
How much does Searchlight Capital Partners manage?
Searchlight Capital Partners reports $17,513,561,018 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 15, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Searchlight Capital Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Searchlight Capital Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $8,928,752,266 in the October 2021 data and $17,513,561,018 in the October 2026 data, up 96%. Total employees: 86 in October 2021 and 132 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Searchlight Capital Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (73).
Does Searchlight 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/161958
What changed in Searchlight Capital Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the May 2026 filing data: 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$17,513,561,018 as of October 2026, filing dated April 15, 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)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2012 (14 years)
- Employees
- Total: 132. Performing investment advisory functions: 69.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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3 other offices, as of the May 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
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 | $17,513,561,018 | 132 | April 15, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $17,657,500,250 | 131 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $15,214,484,066 | 131 | March 31, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $11,820,800,328 | 120 | March 30, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $10,224,372,957 | 104 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $8,928,752,266 | 86 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $8,928,752,266 in the October 2021 data and $17,513,561,018 in the October 2026 data, up 96%.
Total employees: 86 in October 2021 and 132 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- May 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital Partners II GP (Cayman), Ltd. (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital Partners GP (Cayman) Limited (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Opportunities Fund II AIV GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight WRN Co-Invest Partners GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Opportunities Fund II GP, L.P. (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Leo Co-Invest Partners GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Fiber Alliance 2022 GP, L.P. (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital Partners III GP, L.P (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, L.P. (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital Partners Canada Ltd. (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Opportunities Fund GP, L.P. (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital Partners (FL), L.P. (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital Partners GP, L.P. (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital Partners UK, LLP (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight WNG Aggregator GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital II AIV GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight IV Leaf GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight III WNG GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight III FEY GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight III CVL GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight (DDI) I GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name SC II Opt Co-Invest GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital Partners CF SPK, GP, LLC.
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital Partners IV GP, L.P..
- No longer lists the business name Searchlight Capital (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name SC III Opt GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- No longer lists the business name SCP SLP I GP, LLC (Relying Advisor).
- 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.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. Searchlight Capital Partners (CRD 161958): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/searchlight-capital-partners-new-york-ny-161958