Vestar Capital Partners, Llc
SEC-registered
Private Fund Manager · Mid-sized ($1B–$10B)
CRD 155953
· SEC file 801-74167
· New York, NY
· WWW.VESTARCAPITAL.COM
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ADV data as of Apr 25, 2026
- Regulatory AUM
- $2.6B
- Discretionary
- $2.6B
- Clients
- 20
- Avg AUM / client
- $128M
- Accounts
- 20
- Employees
- 29
AUM over time
$2.1B
$5.9B
Feb 14, 2012
Apr 25, 2026
Reported AUM from Form ADV filings, plotted by filing date · as of Apr 25, 2026
Who they serve
| Client type | Clients | AUM | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles (non-investment companies) | 20 | $2.6B | 100.0% |
Private funds (34)
View all →Reported in Form ADV Section 7.B.(1), filing of Jul 2024 · $4.4B combined gross assets
| Fund | Type | Domicile | Gross assets | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vestar Capital Partners Rainforest, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Delaware | $1.2B | 99 |
| Vestar Capital Partners Vii, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Cayman Islands | $972M | 52 |
| Vestar Iri Npd Co Invest Aggregator, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Delaware | $776M | 40 |
| Vestar Capital Partners Vi, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Cayman Islands | $392M | 32 |
| Purposeful Foods Investor Lp | Private Equity Fund | Delaware | $312M | 19 |
| V Sky Co Invest Aggregator Ii, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Delaware | $137M | 14 |
| Vestar Capital Partners Vii A, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Cayman Islands | $121M | 20 |
| Iri Co Invest Aggregator, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Delaware | $109M | 29 |
| Vcp Tech24 Co Invest Aggregator Lp | Private Equity Fund | Delaware | $93.1M | 26 |
| Vcp Boston Co Invest, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Delaware | $71.4M | 31 |
| Vestar Capital Partners Vi A, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Cayman Islands | $42.4M | 17 |
| Sensible Foods Co Invest Aggregator, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Delaware | $40.4M | 22 |
| Vestar / Presence Investments I, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Delaware | $32.2M | 8 |
| V Sky Co Invest Aggregator, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Delaware | $29.1M | 13 |
| Vestar Executives Vii, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | Cayman Islands | $27.6M | 75 |
People (5)
| Name | Role / title | Credentials | With firm since | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconnell, Daniel, Stephen | Shareholder | Apr 1988 (38y) | ≈ 56.25% – 100% via Vestar Management Corporation Ii | |
| O'keefe, Kenneth, John | Chief Operating Officer | Nov 2009 (17y) | Less than 5% | |
| Spillane, Brendan, Joseph | Chief Financial Officer | May 2018 (8y) | Less than 5% | |
| Bergman, Michelle, Duncan | Chief Compliance Officer | Jun 2019 (7y) | Less than 5% | |
| Schwartz, Brian, Paul | Authorized Signatory | Jul 2019 (7y) | Less than 5% |
Entity owners (Schedule A/B)
| Entity | Title / status | Since | Sch. | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vestar Management Corporation Ii | Partner | May 1993 | A | 75% or more |
Undisclosed: 0% – 25% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.
Estimated effective ownership (look-through of filed bands):
- Oconnell, Daniel, Stephen: 75% – 100% of Vestar Management Corporation Ii × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 56.25% – 100% of the firm
Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.
Private funds (34, $4.4B gross assets)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Min. investment | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vestar Capital Partners Rainforest, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $1.2B | $17.5K | 99 |
| Vestar Capital Partners Vii, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $972M | $250K | 52 |
| Vestar Iri Npd Co Invest Aggregator, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $776M | $25.0K | 40 |
| Vestar Capital Partners Vi, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $392M | $10.0M | 32 |
| Purposeful Foods Investor Lp | Private Equity Fund | $312M | $20.0K | 19 |
| V Sky Co Invest Aggregator Ii, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $137M | $30.0K | 14 |
| Vestar Capital Partners Vii A, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $121M | $250K | 20 |
| Iri Co Invest Aggregator, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $109M | $100K | 29 |
| Vcp Tech24 Co Invest Aggregator Lp | Private Equity Fund | $93.1M | $20.0K | 26 |
| Vcp Boston Co Invest, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $71.4M | $20.0K | 31 |
| Vestar Capital Partners Vi A, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $42.4M | $10.0M | 17 |
| Sensible Foods Co Invest Aggregator, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $40.4M | $20.0K | 22 |
| Vestar / Presence Investments I, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $32.2M | $0 | 8 |
| V Sky Co Invest Aggregator, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $29.1M | $0 | 13 |
| Vestar Executives Vii, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $27.6M | $250K | 75 |
| Vespa Co Invest Aggregator 1, Llc | Private Equity Fund | $23.0M | $0 | 9 |
| Vestar Executives Vi, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $6.3M | $250K | 29 |
| Vestar Co Invest Vi, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $6.1M | $0 | 28 |
| Vespa Nwm Co Invest, Llc | Private Equity Fund | $4.4M | $0 | 2 |
| Vcp Edc Co Invest, Llc | Private Equity Fund | $3.5M | $50.0K | 7 |
| Vespa Co Invest Aggregator 2, Llc | Private Equity Fund | $2.4M | $0 | 14 |
| Vestar Capital Partners V, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $1.5M | $10.0M | 132 |
| Vestar Investors Vi, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $759K | $0 | 17 |
| Vestar Capital Partners V A, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $532K | $10.0M | 54 |
| Vestar Holdings V, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $444K | $0 | 2 |
Top 25 of 34 funds by gross assets · all funds
From Form ADV Section 7.B private fund reporting.
Documents (1 archived)
| Form | Period | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form ADV (full filing) | 04/25/2026 | 4.81 MB | View · PDF · Source ↗ |
Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.
Disciplinary disclosures
No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.
How they charge
- • Percentage of assets under management
- • Performance-based fees
Services
- • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
Custody
Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).
No custodian data reported or mined yet.
Source
All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Apr 25, 2026.
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