Form D · Hedge Fund

WILLIAM BLAIR GLOBAL COMMODITY SPECIALIST FUND LLC

Chicago, IL · CIK 0001576739

Offering snapshot reported May 23, 2017 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$65.8M
Offering amount: $100M
Investors reported
28
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$0
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Apr 1, 2013
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$32.9M$65.8MMay 16, 2013: $9,339,473.00May 16, 2013Jun 11, 2014: $37,682,449.00Jun 11, 2014Jun 15, 2015: $45,289,746.00Jun 15, 2015Jun 24, 2016: $53,010,783.00Jun 24, 2016May 23, 2017: $65,800,783.00May 23, 2017

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$53,010,783 → $65,800,783
  • Reported investors16 → 28

Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
May 23, 2017Amendment$65,800,783$12,790,000vs Jun 24, 201628SEC filing
Jun 24, 2016Amendment$53,010,783$7,721,037vs Jun 15, 201516SEC filing
Jun 15, 2015Amendment$45,289,746$7,607,297vs Jun 11, 201411SEC filing
Jun 11, 2014Amendment$37,682,449$28,342,976vs May 16, 20132SEC filing
May 16, 2013Initial$9,339,473No comparison2SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
06b
Duration over one year
Yes
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$0
Finders' fees
$0
Form D file number
021-196622
The Issuer has not set a maximum total offering amount but for the purposes of the Form D has used the amount of $100,000,000.

Source: Form D, filed May 23, 2017. 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 GLOBAL COMMODITY SPECIALIST FUND LLC

Investment adviser: WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

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

Reported in Form ADV on Sep 5, 2018. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator NAV CONSULTING INC. OAK BROOK, Illinois, United States Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No
Auditor ERNST & YOUNG LLP CHICAGO, Illinois, United States
Custodian DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY SANTA ANA, California, 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 LLP
PCAOB 42

Filing source

Form ADV 1239159 · Sep 5, 2018 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-4242330550

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
Michelle R. Seitz Executive
Richard W. Smirl Executive
Advanced Strategies, Llc William Blair Promoter

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
222 West Adams Street
Chicago, IL, 60606