Form D · Private Equity Fund

Providence Equity Partners VII-A L.P.

Providence, RI · CIK 0001518703

Offering snapshot reported Aug 30, 2013 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$2.58B
Indefinite offering
Investors reported
32
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$0
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Jun 28, 2011
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$1.29B$2.58BJun 27, 2011Jun 27, 2012: $2,271,649,377.00Jun 27, 2012Jun 27, 2013: $2,420,080,000.00Aug 30, 2013: $2,584,980,000.00Aug 30, 2013

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$2,420,080,000 → $2,584,980,000
  • Reported investors23 → 32

Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Aug 30, 2013Amendment$2,584,980,000$164,900,000vs Jun 27, 201332SEC filing
Jun 27, 2013Amendment$2,420,080,000$148,430,623vs Jun 27, 201223SEC filing
Jun 27, 2012Amendment$2,271,649,377No comparison17SEC filing
Jun 27, 2011InitialYet to sellNo comparison0SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Equity, Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
06, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year
Yes
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$15M (estimated)
Finders' fees
$0 (estimated)
Form D file number
021-161901
This represents an aggregate of fees payable in respect of the offering of Providence Equity Partners VII L.P. and Providence Equity Partners VII-A L.P.

Sales compensation recipients

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RecipientCRDAssociated broker-dealer
Not ApplicableNoneMorgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC · CRD 149777
Mohammed Afkhami-EbrahimiNoneChester Financial Partners Ltd.

Source: Form D, filed Aug 30, 2013. 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

PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS VII-A L.P.

Investment adviser: PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS L.L.C.

Gross asset value
$696M
Beneficial owners
54
ADV minimum commitment
$20M

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

Service providers

Fund administrator STANDISH MANAGEMENT, LLC BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States Investor statements: No (provided to no investors) Related to adviser: No
Auditor ERNST & YOUNG LTD GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands
Custodian BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, United States Related to adviser: No
Custodian CITIBANK N.A. 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

ERNST & YOUNG LTD
PCAOB 1655

BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
LEI B4TYDEB6GKMZO031MB27

CITIBANK N.A.
LEI E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76

Filing source

Form ADV 2037579 · Mar 30, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-5534878203

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
Glenn M. Creamer Director
Robert S. Hull Executive
Jonathan M. Nelson Director
N/A Providence Equity Gp Vii A L.P. Promoter
Paul J. Salem Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. 50 Kennedy Plaza, 18th Floor
Providence, RI, 02903