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Lion Equity Investment Advisors, Llc

SEC-registered Private Fund Manager · Small ($100M–$1B) CRD 283404 · SEC file 801-128308 · Denver, CO · www.linkedin.com
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of Mar 11, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$173M
Discretionary
$173M
Clients
3
Avg AUM / client
$57.8M
Accounts
3
Employees
12

AUM over time

$158M $222M
Jun 9, 2023 Mar 11, 2026

Reported AUM from Form ADV filings, plotted by filing date · as of Mar 11, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Pooled investment vehicles (non-investment companies) 3 $173M 100.0%

Private funds (4)

Reported in Form ADV Section 7.B.(1), filing of Aug 2024 · $222M combined gross assets

FundTypeDomicileGross assetsOwners
Lion Equity Holdings Ii, Llc Private Equity Fund Delaware $114M 58
Lion Equity Fund Iii, Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $78.7M 43
Lion Fund Iii B, Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $29.2M 2
Lion Equity Holdings, Llc Private Equity Fund Delaware $438K 56

People (2)

NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Levitas, E, James Co Founder And Partner Apr 2007 (19y) ≈ 37.5% – 75% via Lion Equity Partners, Llc
Silverman, Ari, J. Chief Compliance Officer, Co Founder And Partner Apr 2007 (19y) ≈ 37.5% – 75% via Lion Equity Partners, Llc

Entity owners (Schedule A/B)

EntityTitle / statusSinceSch.Ownership
Lion Equity Partners, Llc Sole Member And Manager Apr 2007 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):

  • Levitas, E, James: 50% – 75% of Lion Equity Partners, Llc × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 37.5% – 75% of the firm
  • Silverman, Ari, J.: 50% – 75% of Lion Equity Partners, Llc × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 37.5% – 75% 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 (4, $222M gross assets)

FundTypeGross assetsMin. investmentOwners
Lion Equity Holdings Ii, Llc Private Equity Fund $114M $500K 58
Lion Equity Fund Iii, Lp Private Equity Fund $78.7M $1.0M 43
Lion Fund Iii B, Lp Private Equity Fund $29.2M $1.0M 2
Lion Equity Holdings, Llc Private Equity Fund $438K $250K 56

From Form ADV Section 7.B private fund reporting.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 03/11/2026 1.67 MB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

Regulatory · Item 11.D(2), 11.D(4) as of Aug 30, 2024

Allegations: THE REGISTRANT, JAMES LEVITAS AND ARI SILVERMAN OPERATED TWO PRIVATE FUNDS FROM WHICH THEY RECEIVED A MANAGER DRAW AND PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION WITHOUT BEING PROPERLY REGISTERED AS AN INVESTMENT ADVISER AND INVESTMENT ADVISER REPRESENTATIVES, RESPECTIVELY. THE REGISTRANT, LEVITAS AND SILVERMAN SELF-REPORTED THEIR FAILURE TO REGISTER AND APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION IN APRIL 2016, WHICH WAS GRANTED IN AUGUST 2016. SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR REGISTRATION, THE STATE OF COLORADO ADOPTED A PRIVATE FUND ADVISER EXEMPTION (3 CCR 704-1:51-4.11(IA)) EFFECTIVE ON JULY 15, 2017. THE REGISTRANT, LEVITAS AND SILVERMAN WITHDREW THEIR REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO THIS EXEMPTION IN AUGUST 2017. Status: Final Sanction Detail: RESTITUTION OF $300,000 TO BE REIMBURSED TO INVESTORS BY MARCH 16, 2017. ALL AMOUNTS REIMBURSED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2017. NO PORTION OF THE PENALTY WAS WAIVED. Summary: THIS REGULATORY ACTION WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED ON A FORM U6 FILED ON MARCH 10, 2017.

Disclosure text reproduced verbatim from the firm's own Form ADV filings.

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: Mar 11, 2026.

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