# Paine Schwartz Partners: portfolio, investments and team > Paine Schwartz Partners is a private equity based in United States. 2 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/paine-schwartz-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Paine Schwartz Partners Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 2 cheques on record. Email Private equity Deploying now Last fund $1.6B, Aug 2023 Series B Food Agribusiness Follow Paine Schwartz Partners and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fpaine-schwartz-partners) Deploying now **100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record Since the last cheque **15** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$26M** Rounds led **2 of 2** Sole investor **1 rounds** Pitch Paine Schwartz Partners ## Paine Schwartz Partners highlights - 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds - 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:** Food Agribusiness - **Based in:** New York, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Oct** **[First Day Life, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/first-day-life-inc)** US · PR Newswire: financing agreements **Undisclosed** *Led* - **2025** 1 round - **Dec** **[Crisp](https://millionrounds.com/company/crisp)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$26M** *Led* 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** AJ **Angelos John Dassios** Chief Investment Officer, Managing Partner i Form ADV DP **Dexter Paine** Executive Officer i Filing they signed KM **Kevin Michael Schwartz** Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner i Form ADV NM **Natalya Michaels** Promoter i Filing they signed RL **Renata Lombardi Malavazzi** Chief Compliance Officer / General Counsel i Form ADV RM **Robert Monk Meyer** Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV WD **William Dexter Paine** Chairman i Form 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 **$5.2B** assets it manages Oct 2026 **Registered** investment adviser full 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 - Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V, L.P. *Private equity* 35 investors $795M - Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund IV, L.P. *Private equity* 50 investors $708M - Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V B, L.P. *Private equity* 36 investors $452M - Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI, L.P. *Private equity* 24 investors $315M - Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI-A, L.P. *Private equity* 11 investors $179M - Paine & Partners Capital Fund III, L.P. *Private equity* 64 investors $113M - Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V C, L.P. *Private equity* 2 investors $98M - Paine & Partners Capital Fund III CZ I, L.P. *Private equity* 28 investors $78M - Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI-C, L.P. *Private equity* 2 investors $75M - Paine & Partners Capital Fund III CZ II, L.P. *Private equity* 39 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. - [**Minnesota State Board of Investments** 3 funds *$325M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/minnesota-state-board-of-investments) Fund Vintage Committed Paine Schwartz Food Chain VI 2023 $100M Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V 2018 $150M Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund IV 2014 $75M Latest fund on file **$1.6B** raised in Aug 2023 From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet. ## The cheque Series B Median round joined **$26M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-** Led 2 of 2 rounds **100%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 **Pitching Paine Schwartz Partners?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Paine Schwartz Partners put money into. [**Crisp** $26M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/crisp) ## 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. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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