Form D · Hedge Fund

William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund LLC

Chicago, IL · CIK 0001755576

Offering snapshot reported Feb 12, 2025 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$319M
Indefinite offering
Investors reported
5
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$1M
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Oct 4, 2018
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$160M$319MOct 16, 2018: $180,093,335.00Oct 16, 2018Oct 11, 2019: $186,393,000.00Nov 18, 2020: $188,393,335.00Feb 4, 2022: $284,184,387.00Feb 2, 2023: $309,184,387.00Feb 1, 2024: $319,184,387.00Feb 12, 2025: $319,184,387.00Feb 12, 2025

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.

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Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Feb 12, 2025Amendment$319,184,387$0vs Feb 1, 20245SEC filing
Feb 1, 2024Amendment$319,184,387$10,000,000vs Feb 2, 20235SEC filing
Feb 2, 2023Amendment$309,184,387$25,000,000vs Feb 4, 20225SEC filing
Feb 4, 2022Amendment$284,184,387$95,791,052vs Nov 18, 20205SEC filing
Nov 18, 2020Amendment$188,393,335$2,000,335vs Oct 11, 20193SEC filing
Oct 11, 2019Amendment$186,393,000$6,299,665vs Oct 16, 20183SEC filing
Oct 16, 2018Initial$180,093,335No comparison3SEC 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
021-323678

Source: Form D, filed Feb 12, 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

WILLIAM BLAIR EMERGING MARKETS LEADERS FUND LLC

Investment adviser: WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

Gross asset value
$0
Beneficial owners
0
ADV minimum commitment
$1M

Reported in Form ADV on Apr 9, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No
Auditor ERNST & YOUNG LLP CHICAGO, Illinois, United States
Custodian STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States Related to adviser: No
Marketer WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY L.L.C. CHICAGO, Illinois, 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

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
LEI 571474TGEMMWANRLN572

WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY L.L.C.
CRD 1252 · SEC 801-688

Filing source

Form ADV 2093208 · Apr 9, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-4026012120

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
Stephanie Braming Director
Cissie Citardi Director
Arthur Simon Executive
Advanced Strategies, Llc William Blair Executive, Promoter

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
150 N. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL, 60606