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Paine Schwartz Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 2 cheques on record.

Private equityDeploying nowLast fund $1.6B, Aug 2023

Series BFoodAgribusiness

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque15days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$26MRounds led2 of 2Sole investor1 rounds
Pitch Paine Schwartz Partners

Paine Schwartz Partners highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

What they do

Paine Schwartz Partners is a private equity firm specializing in sustainable food chain investing.From their own website
Type
Private equity
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
FoodAgribusiness
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Dec
    CrispSeries B · US · AlleyWatch$26MLed

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 registration7 named

AJAngelos John DassiosChief Investment Officer, Managing PartneriForm ADV
DPDexter PaineExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
KMKevin Michael SchwartzChief Executive Officer, Managing PartneriForm ADV
NMNatalya MichaelsPromoteriFiling they signed
RLRenata Lombardi MalavazziChief Compliance Officer / General CounseliForm ADV
RMRobert Monk MeyerChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
WDWilliam Dexter PaineChairmaniForm ADV

We also hold 72 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

$5.2Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC
SEC number
CRD 157551

Funds on its Form ADV

20 private funds, $3.0B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V, L.P.Private equity35 investors$795M
  2. Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund IV, L.P.Private equity50 investors$708M
  3. Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V B, L.P.Private equity36 investors$452M
  4. Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI, L.P.Private equity24 investors$315M
  5. Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI-A, L.P.Private equity11 investors$179M
  6. Paine & Partners Capital Fund III, L.P.Private equity64 investors$113M
  7. Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V C, L.P.Private equity2 investors$98M
  8. Paine & Partners Capital Fund III CZ I, L.P.Private equity28 investors$78M
  9. Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI-C, L.P.Private equity2 investors$75M
  10. Paine & Partners Capital Fund III CZ II, L.P.Private equity39 investors$70M

And 10 more on the filing.

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Paine Schwartz Partners's funds

Committed
$325M
Funds
3
Vintages
2014 to 2023

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2026.

Recently backed

The latest companies Paine Schwartz Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Paine Schwartz Partners

What does Paine Schwartz Partners invest in?

Paine Schwartz Partners invests most often at Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Food and Agribusiness.

How active is Paine Schwartz Partners?

2 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Paine Schwartz Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: First Day Life, Inc. (Oct 2026) and Crisp (Series B, Dec 2025).

How big are Paine Schwartz Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $26M.

Is Paine Schwartz Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Paine Schwartz Partners?

Paine Schwartz Partners is a private equity firm based in New York, United States.

How much does Paine Schwartz Partners manage?

About $5.2B, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

Has Paine Schwartz Partners raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Aug 2023, reporting $1.6B raised.

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