Form D · Other Investment Fund

EL Absolute Return, Ltd.

Grand Cayman, E9 · CIK 0001715266

Offering snapshot reported May 30, 2023 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$40M
Indefinite offering
Investors reported
1
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$20M
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Aug 1, 2017
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$20M$40MFeb 16, 2018: $20,000,000.00Feb 16, 2018Jun 3, 2019: $25,000,000.00Jun 3, 2019Jun 2, 2020: $40,000,000.00Jun 2, 2020Jun 1, 2021: $40,000,000.00Jun 1, 2021May 31, 2022: $40,000,000.00May 31, 2022May 30, 2023: $40,000,000.00May 30, 2023

Dates are filing dates, not cash receipt dates. Decreases are reported revisions, not evidence of withdrawals. Separate offering histories are not added together.

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

  • Reported sold$20,000,000 → $40,000,000
  • Minimum accepted$0 → $20,000,000

Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
May 30, 2023Amendment$40,000,000$20,000,000vs Feb 16, 20181SEC filing
May 31, 2022Amendment$40,000,000$20,000,000vs Feb 16, 20181SEC filing
Jun 1, 2021Amendment$40,000,000$20,000,000vs Feb 16, 20181SEC filing
Jun 2, 2020Amendment$40,000,000$20,000,000vs Feb 16, 20181SEC filing
Jun 3, 2019Amendment$25,000,000$5,000,000vs Feb 16, 20181SEC filing
Feb 16, 2018Initial$20,000,000No comparison1SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
06b, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year
Yes
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$0
Finders' fees
$0
Form D file number
021-305846

Source: Form D, filed May 30, 2023. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

The linked fund shows its most recently reported ADV details.

Matched by reported Form D file number

EL ABSOLUTE RETURN, LTD.

Investment adviser: GCM GROSVENOR L.P.

Gross asset value
$64.8M
Beneficial owners
1
ADV minimum commitment
$5M

Reported in Form ADV on Jun 30, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator BANK OF NEW YORK NEW YORK, New York, United States Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No
Auditor PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP CHICAGO, Illinois, United States
Custodian THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No
Marketer MORGAN STANLEY PURCHASE, New York, United States Related to adviser: No
Provider details
Annual audit
Yes
Prime brokers
No
Custodians
Yes
Administrator other than the adviser
Yes
External marketing
Yes

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PCAOB 238

MORGAN STANLEY
CRD 149777 · SEC 801-70103

Filing source

Form ADV 2116525 · Jun 30, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-5036984566

Official IAPD profile (latest public filing). Values are the most recently reported in our imported data; the public profile may show a newer filing.

People & organizations

Current and past Form D appearances. These existing records do not establish a person's current role or uniquely identify them across issuers.

People and organizations reported in Form D filings
NameReported role
Ivaldo Basso Executive
Pamela Bentley Executive
Lilly Farahnakian Executive
N/A Gcm Fiduciary Services, Llc Director
N/A Gcm Grosvenor Holdings, L.Lc. Promoter
N/A Gcm, L.L.C. ("Gcm") Promoter
N/A Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. ("Grosvenor") Promoter
N/A Grosvenor Holdings, L.Lc. Promoter
Sandra Hurse Executive
Francis Idehen Executive
Eric Levin Executive
Jonathan R. Levin Executive
Paul A. Meister Executive
Burke J. Montgomery Executive
Frederick Pollock Executive
Michael J. Sacks Executive
Stacie Selinger Executive

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
C/O Maples Corporate Services Limited Ugland House, Po Box 309
Grand Cayman, E9, KY1-1104