# Knighthead Capital Management: portfolio, investments and team

> Knighthead Capital Management is a growth equity based in United States. 1 investment on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Knighthead Capital Management

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 1 cheques on record.

Deploying now Growth equity

Growth Banking

Deploying now

**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 1 on record

Since the last cheque **6** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$80M** Rounds led **0 of 1**

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## Knighthead Capital Management highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Growth: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Banking
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **1 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Oro Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/oro-mobility)** Growth · US · Google News search **$80M** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **7 named**

AD **Andrew David Shannahan** Member i Form ADV

AD **Ara David Cohen** Managing Member i Form ADV

CA **Cynthia Ann Wagner** Trustee i Form ADV

KL **Krispen L Hopkins** Trustee i Form ADV

LL **Laura Lynn Torrado** General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

ML **Michael Lawrence Friedberg** Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV

TA **Thomas Allen Wagner** Managing Member i Form ADV

We also hold **51** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$19B** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** Knighthead Capital Management, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 157483

Funds on its Form ADV

**10** private funds, **$10B** in gross assets · filed May 2024

Private equity **7** Hedge **2** Real estate **1**

- Knighthead Holdings, LTD *Private equity* 50 investors $5.3B
- CK Opportunities Fund I, L.P. *Private equity* 977 investors $1.6B
- CK Amarillo L.P. *Private equity* 15 investors $1.2B
- Knighthead Master Fund, L.P. *Hedge* 78 investors $966M
- Knighthead Insurance Holdings, LTD *Private equity* 20 investors $355M
- Knighthead Distressed Opportunities Fund, L.P. *Private equity* 46 investors $340M
- Knighthead (NY) Fund, L.P. *Hedge* 1 investor $335M
- Knighthead Managed Opportunities, L.P. *Private equity* 1 investor $125M
- Knighthead Special Situations Real Estate Fund II, L.P. *Real estate* 38 investors $9.0M
- CK Opportunities Fund II, L.P. *Private equity* 977 investors $3.1M

## The cheque

Growth

Median round joined **$80M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 1 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Growth *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

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## Quick answers about Knighthead Capital Management

### What does Knighthead Capital Management invest in?

Knighthead Capital Management invests most often at Growth (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Banking.

### How active is Knighthead Capital Management?

1 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Knighthead Capital Management invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Oro Mobility (Growth, Oct 2026).

### How big are Knighthead Capital Management's cheques?

The median round it joins is $80M.

### Is Knighthead Capital Management investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### What kind of investor is Knighthead Capital Management?

Knighthead Capital Management is a growth equity firm based in New York, United States.

### How much does Knighthead Capital Management manage?

About $19B, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

### When was Knighthead Capital Management founded?

Knighthead Capital Management was founded in 2008.

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