Form D · Hedge Fund

K2 Ascent LLC - K2 AKO Partners Series

Stamford, CT · CIK 0001743155

Offering snapshot reported Aug 1, 2025 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $70.7M
Investors reported: 19
Minimum accepted: $1M
First sale: Jun 1, 2018

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$70,261,772 → $70,741,989

Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Aug 1, 2025	Amendment	$70,741,989	$480,217vs Aug 1, 2024	19	SEC filing
Aug 1, 2024	Amendment	$70,261,772	$700,000vs Jul 24, 2023	19	SEC filing
Jul 24, 2023	Amendment	$69,561,772	$7,800,000vs Jul 22, 2022	19	SEC filing
Jul 22, 2022	Amendment	$61,761,772	$1,070,000vs Jul 23, 2021	19	SEC filing
Jul 23, 2021	Amendment	$60,691,772	$0vs Jun 15, 2021	18	SEC filing
Jun 15, 2021	Amendment	$60,691,772	$8,189,999vs Jun 15, 2020	18	SEC filing
Jun 15, 2020	Amendment	$52,501,773	$25,126,433vs Jun 13, 2019	17	SEC filing
Jun 13, 2019	Amendment	$27,375,340	$24,359,500vs Jun 8, 2018	15	SEC filing
Jun 8, 2018	Initial	$3,015,840	No comparison	9	SEC 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: 021-314155

Source: Form D, filed Aug 1, 2025. 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

K2 ASCENT LLC - K2 AKO PARTNERS SERIES

Investment adviser: K2/D&S MANAGEMENT CO., L.L.C.

Gross asset value: $19.5M
Beneficial owners: 2
ADV minimum commitment: $1M

Reported in Form ADV on Sep 16, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator SS&C FUND SERVICES (CAYMAN) LTD CAMANA BAY, Cayman Islands Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No

Auditor ERNST & YOUNG LLP STAMFORD, Connecticut, United States

Custodian THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No

Marketer FRANKLIN DISTRIBUTORS, LLC SAN MATEO, California, United States Related to adviser: Yes

Provider details

Annual audit: Yes
Prime brokers: No
Custodians: Yes
Administrator other than the adviser: Yes
External marketing: Yes

ERNST & YOUNG LLP
PCAOB 42

FRANKLIN DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
CRD 109064 · SEC 8-53089

Filing source

Form ADV 2132892 · Sep 16, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-9459794423

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
Name	Reported role
Benjamin C. Browning	Executive
Bjorn A. Davis	Executive
Madison S. Gulley	Executive
N/A K2 Advisors L.L.C.	Executive
N/A K2 Advisors, L.L.C.	Director
N/A K2 Ascent Llc	Executive
N/A K2/D&S Management Co., L.L.C.	Executive
N/A K2 Mauna Kea Llc	Executive
Andrew A. Kandiew	Executive
David Manlowe	Executive
Bryan Martoken	Executive
Robin M. Ostlund	Executive
David C. Saunders	Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

100 First Stamford Place 5th Floor
Stamford, CT, 06902