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Brightwood Capital Advisors, Llc

SEC-registered Private Fund Manager · Mid-sized ($1B–$10B) CRD 167330 · SEC file 801-78420 · New York, NY · www.linkedin.com
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of Jun 26, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$6.2B
Discretionary
$6.2B
Clients
40
Avg AUM / client
$155M
Accounts
40
Employees
64

AUM over time

$361M $6.2B
Aug 2013 Jun 2026

Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Jun 26, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Business development companies 1 $836M 13.5%
Pooled investment vehicles (non-investment companies) 37 $5.2B 83.6%
Insurance companies 2 $178M 2.87%

Private funds (30)

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Reported in Form ADV Section 7.B.(1), filing of Apr 2024 · $5.6B combined gross assets

FundTypeDomicileGross assetsOwners
Brightwood Capital Fund V, Lp Hedge Fund Delaware $1.3B 51
Brightwood Capital Fund Iv, Lp Hedge Fund Delaware $1.1B 111
Brightwood Capital Offshore Fund Iv, Lp master Hedge Fund Delaware $528M 60
Brightwood Capital Mm Clo 2021 2, Ltd. Securitized Asset Fund Cayman Islands $400M 2
Brightwood Capital Mm Clo 2020 1, Ltd. Securitized Asset Fund Cayman Islands $358M 1
Brightwood Capital Mm Clo 2023 1, Ltd. Securitized Asset Fund Jersey $303M 6
Brightwood Capital Mm Clo 2019 1, Ltd. Securitized Asset Fund Cayman Islands $276M 4
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii Holdings, Lp Brightwood Iii Holdings Credit Facility Series Hedge Fund Delaware $234M 3
Brightwood Capital Offshore Fund Iv U, Lp master Private Equity Fund Delaware $192M 4
Brightwood Capital Sbic Iii, Lp Venture Capital Fund Delaware $172M 43
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii, Lp Brightwood Iii Continuing Series Hedge Fund Delaware $163M 63
Brightwood Capital Mm Clo 2024 1, Ltd Securitized Asset Fund Jersey $151M 1
Brightwood Capital Fund Iv U, Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $71.7M 5
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii Holdings, Lp Brightwood Iii Holdings Continuing Series Hedge Fund Delaware $69.0M 2
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii C, Lp Hedge Fund Delaware $66.1M 1

People (4)

NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Selassie, Sengal, Mg Chief Executive Officer Mar 2010 (16y) ≈ 56.25% – 100% via Brightwood Capital Advisors, Lp
Zomback, Russell, Craig Chief Financial Officer Sep 2012 (14y) Less than 5%
Olidge, Darilyn, Therese General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officer Apr 2015 (11y) Less than 5%
Pratt, Eric, Howard Chief Credit Officer May 2023 (3y) Less than 5%

Entity owners (Schedule A/B)

EntityTitle / statusSinceSch.Ownership
Brightwood Capital Advisors, Lp Member Feb 2012 A 75% or more
Brightwood Capital Advisors Gp, Llc General Partner Feb 2012 B GP / trustee / elected manager of Brightwood Capital Advisors, Lp (indirect)

Undisclosed: 0% – 25% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.

Estimated effective ownership (look-through of filed bands):

  • Selassie, Sengal, Mg: 75% – 100% of Brightwood Capital Advisors, Lp × 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 (30, $5.6B gross assets)

FundTypeGross assetsMin. investmentOwners
Brightwood Capital Fund V, Lp Hedge Fund $1.3B $250K 51
Brightwood Capital Fund Iv, Lp Hedge Fund $1.1B $250K 111
Brightwood Capital Offshore Fund Iv, Lp Hedge Fund $528M $250K 60
Brightwood Capital Mm Clo 2021 2, Ltd. Securitized Asset Fund $400M $250K 2
Brightwood Capital Mm Clo 2020 1, Ltd. Securitized Asset Fund $358M $250K 1
Brightwood Capital Mm Clo 2023 1, Ltd. Securitized Asset Fund $303M $250K 6
Brightwood Capital Mm Clo 2019 1, Ltd. Securitized Asset Fund $276M $250K 4
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii Holdings, Lp Brightwood Iii Holdings Credit Facility Series Hedge Fund $234M $0 3
Brightwood Capital Offshore Fund Iv U, Lp Private Equity Fund $192M $10.0M 4
Brightwood Capital Sbic Iii, Lp Venture Capital Fund $172M $100K 43
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii, Lp Brightwood Iii Continuing Series Hedge Fund $163M $0 63
Brightwood Capital Mm Clo 2024 1, Ltd Securitized Asset Fund $151M $250K 1
Brightwood Capital Fund Iv U, Lp Private Equity Fund $71.7M $10.0M 5
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii Holdings, Lp Brightwood Iii Holdings Continuing Series Hedge Fund $69.0M $0 2
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii C, Lp Hedge Fund $66.1M $0 1
Brightwood Capital Fund V U, Lp Private Equity Fund $49.4M $10.0M 2
Brightwood Fund I, Lp Venture Capital Fund $46.0M $100K 93
Brightwood Capital Co Invest Fund, Lp Hedge Fund $39.7M $0 4
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii Holdings, Lp Brightwood Iii Holdings Excluded Companies Series Hedge Fund $36.4M $0 2
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii, Lp Brightwood Iii Excluded Companies Series Hedge Fund $33.7M $0 99
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii, Lp Brightwood Iii Redeeming Series Hedge Fund $33.0M $0 1
Brightwood Capital Sbic Ii, Lp Venture Capital Fund $24.2M $100K 97
Brightwood Capital Offshore Fund V, Lp Hedge Fund $21.9M $1.5M 8
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii U, Lp Brightwood Iii U Redeeming Series Private Equity Fund $17.6M $0 1
Brightwood Capital Fund Iii Institutional, Lp Hedge Fund $13.6M $0 91

Top 25 of 30 funds by gross assets · all funds

From Form ADV Section 7.B private fund reporting.

Documents (1 archived)

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Form ADV (full filing) 06/26/2026 8.5 MB View · PDF · Source ↗

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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 investment companies
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
  • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients

Custody

Firm reports having custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

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Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Jun 26, 2026.

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