Form D · Private Equity Fund

PARTHENON INVESTORS IV, L.P.

San Francisco, CA · CIK 0001532245

Offering snapshot reported Feb 14, 2012 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $700M
Investors reported: 35
Minimum accepted: $0
First sale: Sep 29, 2011

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$240,000,000 → $700,000,000
Reported investors8 → 35

Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Feb 14, 2012	Amendment	$700,000,000	$460,000,000vs Oct 12, 2011	35	SEC filing
Oct 12, 2011	Initial	$240,000,000	No comparison	8	SEC filing

Offering details

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

Sales commissions: $4.33M
Finders' fees: $0
Form D file number: 021-167129

Sales compensation recipients

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Recipient	CRD	Associated broker-dealer
JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.	2347

Source: Form D, filed Feb 14, 2012. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

The linked fund shows its most recently reported ADV details.

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PARTHENON INVESTORS IV, L.P.

Investment adviser: PCP MANAGERS, L.P.

Gross asset value: $1.52B
Beneficial owners: 34
ADV minimum commitment: $0

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

Service providers

Auditor PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States

Custodian CITIBANK N.A. NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No

Custodian JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States Related to adviser: No

Custodian MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No

Prime broker MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED NEW YORK, New York, United States

Provider details

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

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PCAOB 238

CITIBANK N.A.
LEI E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
LEI 7H6GLXDRUGQFU57RNE97

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

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
CRD 7691 · SEC 8-7221

Filing source

Form ADV 2082540 · Mar 30, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-2218271888

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
PARTHENON INVESTORS IV, L.P. (this fund)	Feb 14, 2012	$700,000,000	35
PARTHENON INVESTORS V, L.P.	May 31, 2016	$1,031,500,000	53
Parthenon Investors VI, L.P.	Dec 20, 2019	$1,045,450,000	67
Parthenon Investors VII, L.P.	Mar 9, 2023	Yet to sell	0

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
David J. Ament	Executive
Andrew Dodson	Executive
Brian P. Golson	Executive
Jonathan O. Grad	Executive
Gerri H. Grossmann	Executive
William C. Kessinger	Executive
John C. Rutherford	Executive
William G. Winterer	Executive

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

Four Embarcadero Center Suite 3610
San Francisco, CA, 94111