Form D · Private Equity Fund

FS EQUITY PARTNERS VII, L.P.

Los Angeles, CA · CIK 0001605910

Offering snapshot reported Oct 7, 2014 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $1.15B
Investors reported: 70
Minimum accepted: $1M
First sale: Apr 30, 2014

Fundraising history

Reported sold

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$642,050,000 → $1,146,320,000
Reported investors29 → 70

Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Oct 7, 2014	Amendment	$1,146,320,000	$504,270,000vs May 23, 2014	70	SEC filing
May 23, 2014	Initial	$642,050,000	No comparison	29	SEC filing

Offering details

Securities: Pooled investment fund
Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year: No
Business combination: No

Sales commissions: $2.68M (estimated)
Finders' fees: $0
Form D file number: 021-217967

Sales compensation recipients

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Recipient	CRD	Associated broker-dealer
LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC	2528

Source: Form D, filed Oct 7, 2014. 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

FS EQUITY PARTNERS VII, L.P.

Investment adviser: FREEMAN SPOGLI MANAGEMENT CO., L.P.

Gross asset value: $1.15B
Beneficial owners: 79
ADV minimum commitment: $10M

Reported in Form ADV on Mar 31, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator STANDISH MANAGEMENT SANTA MONICA, California, United States Investor statements: No (provided to no investors) Related to adviser: No

Auditor DELOITTE LLP LOS ANGELES, California, United States

Custodian BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH CONCORD, California, United States Related to adviser: No

Custodian MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED NEW YORK, 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: No

DELOITTE LLP
PCAOB 34

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
SEC 8-7221

Filing source

Form ADV 2083075 · Mar 31, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-3770252789

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

Related funds

Funds whose names form a numbered series with this one and that share its city or the name of a related person. Form D does not state how these funds are related.

Fund	Latest Form D	Reported sold	Investors
FS Equity Partners VI, L.P.	Aug 26, 2010	$602,700,000	31
FS EQUITY PARTNERS VII, L.P. (this fund)	Oct 7, 2014	$1,146,320,000	70
FS Equity Partners VIII, L.P.	Nov 8, 2018	$1,059,082,000	63
FS Equity Partners IX, L.P.	Jan 9, 2026	$1,195,400,000	95

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
Name	Reported role
Brad J Brutocao	Director
Bradford M Freeman	Director
Partners Vii, Llc Fs Capital	Executive
Benjamin D Geiger	Director
Todd W Halloran	Director
Jon D Ralph	Director
John M Roth	Director
J. Frederick Simmons	Director
Ronald P Spogli	Director
William M Wardlaw	Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

11100 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 1900
Los Angeles, CA, 90025