# PPM America Capital Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> PPM America Capital Partners is a private equity based in United States. 5 investments on record, latest Dec 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ppm-america-capital-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# PPM America Capital Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Sep 2026, closing $693M. Last cheque observed Dec 2014.

Quiet New fund $693M, Sept 2026 Private equity

Series A Venture Growth

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **4332** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$30M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Sole investor **1 rounds**

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## PPM America Capital Partners highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 80% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $25M

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2026-09 From their own website

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** CHICAGO, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Star2Star Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/star2star-communications)** Venture · US **$30M** With 1 other
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[LiquidHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquidhub)** Series A · US · liquidhub.com **$20M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Brash Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/company/brash-entertainment)** Growth · US **$400M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Brash Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/company/brash-entertainment)** Series A · gamasutra.com **$400M** With 2 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Capital H Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/capital-h-group)** Venture · US **$25M** Sole investor

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 **16 named**

AA **Austin A. Krumpfes** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

BG **Bruce Gorchow** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

CA **Champ A. Raju** Managing Partner of the Management Advisor to the Issuer i Filing they signed

CA **Claudia A. Baron** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

CA **Craig A. Radis** Senior Partner of the Management Advisor to the Issuer i Filing they signed

CD **Craig Donald Smith** President, Chief Executive Officer, Director i Form ADV

DW **Don Wayne Cummings** Director i Form ADV

KA **Kevin A. Keefe** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

MA **Mark A. Staub** Senior Partner of the Management Advisor to the Issuer i Filing they signed

MT **Mary T Capasso** Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel i Form ADV

OC **Ogechi Chikezie Nwachukwu** Director i Form ADV

OJ **Oliver Jordan** Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer i Form ADV

RA **Ray A. Zhang** Partner of the Management Advisor to the Issuer i Filing they signed

SA **Scott A. Rooth** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

TR **Thomas Richard Barrus** Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

TL **Tiffany Luna** Partner of the Management Advisor to the Issuer i Filing they signed

We also hold **24** 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

**$2.7B** assets it manages Oct 2026

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

- **Legal name:** PPM LOAN Management Company 2, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 297186

Funds on its Form ADV

**6** private funds, **$2.2B** in gross assets · filed Jul 2024

- PPM CLO 6-R LTD. *Securitised assets* 1 investor $391M
- PPM CLO 5 LTD. *Securitised assets* 1 investor $389M
- PPM CLO 3 LTD. *Securitised assets* 1 investor $384M
- PPM CLO 2 LTD. *Securitised assets* 1 investor $379M
- PPM CLO 2018-1 LTD. *Securitised assets* 1 investor $361M
- PPM CLO 4 LTD. *Securitised assets* 1 investor $339M

New fund on file

**$693M**

raised in Sept 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A Venture Growth

Median round joined **$30M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$25M**

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2014

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *2*
- Venture *2*
- Growth *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2003 2014

Often in the room with

- [ABRY Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abry-partners) 2
- [New York Life Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-life-capital-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as PPM America Capital Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**ABRY Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abry-partners)[**New York Life Capital Partners** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-life-capital-partners)

## Quick answers about PPM America Capital Partners

### What does PPM America Capital Partners invest in?

PPM America Capital Partners invests most often at Series A and Venture (80% of the rounds on record).

### How active is PPM America Capital Partners?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2014.

### How big are PPM America Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $30M.

### Does PPM America Capital Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Is PPM America Capital Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2014.

### Who does PPM America Capital Partners invest alongside?

Most often ABRY Partners (2 rounds together) and New York Life Capital Partners (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is PPM America Capital Partners?

PPM America Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in CHICAGO, United States.

### How much does PPM America Capital Partners manage?

About $2.7B, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

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