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STEELHEAD PARTNERS,LLC

C29
CRD 116569·SEC 801-65393·SEATTLE, WA
AUM
$2.51B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$25.1M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$7.5M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$60.2M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
STEELHEAD PARTNERS,LLC
CRD
116569
SEC file #
801-65393
EIN
000000000
DBA names
Steelhead Partners, Llc

Economics

AUM
$2.51B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$1.65B → $2.51B▲ +52%
Client mix
Pooled Investment Vehicles6

Operations

Employees (total)
12
Advisory staff (per ADV)
6
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
5 advisors → 6 advisors▲ +20%
Primary office
SEATTLE WA
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
JPMorganmedium confidence
Services offered
Portfolio mgmt — pooled vehiclesPortfolio mgmt — businesses
Fee basis
% of AUMPerformance-based feesOther Compensation

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/31/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
steelhead.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
JOHNSTON, JAMES, MICHAEL
Top Owner Pct
37.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
8
Control Persons
JOHNSTON, JAMES, MICHAEL
THE SCHAEFER FAMILY TRUST
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
STEELHEAD.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
1995-05-10T04:00:00Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
31
Rdap Firm Age Band
20+y
Rdap Registrar
Network Solutions, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
Yes
Form 5500 Plan Count
1
Form 5500 Total Participants
14
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
20240
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20241
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
1

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0001347051
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
23
Edgar First Filing Date
2005-12-05
Edgar Last Filing Date
2026-03-03
Edgar Form D Count
22
Edgar Form D Offerings
2026-03-032026-03-03 · 0001133521-26-000010
2025-03-032025-03-03 · 0001133521-25-000005

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (17)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
0
Bc Firm IAR Count
0
Custodian Candidates
Window
Jpmorgan2
Morgan Stanley2
Full
Jpmorgan8
Morgan Stanley8
E*trade4
Wells Fargo3
Bny Mellon2
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
C/O STEELHEAD PARTNERS, LLC800 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 3700SEATTLE, WA 98104
Business
C/O STEELHEAD PARTNERS, LLC800 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 3700SEATTLE, WA 98104
Edgar EIN
000000000
Edgar Recent Filings
D/A2026-03-03 · 0001133521-26-000010
D/A2025-03-03 · 0001133521-25-000005
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2029-05-11T04:00:00Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2026-03-12T06:34:18Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns1.bdm.microsoftonline.comNs2.bdm.microsoftonline.comNs3.bdm.microsoftonline.comNs4.bdm.microsoftonline.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer Prohibited
Top Owner CRD
2823931
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (7)

7
JOHNSTON, JAMES, MICHAEL
Direct Owner · 37.5%
2823931
MCFARLAND, NICHOLAS, R
Direct Owner · 17.5%
4338853
BINGE, BRENT, EUGENE
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4771438
AIMEE WOOD HIRATA
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4605755
HULSE, GRANT, WILLIAM
Executive Officer · 2.5%
5893866
SCHAEFER, SCOTT, BRADLEY
Executive Officer · 2.5%
5073572
KLEIN, BRIAN, KATZ
Executive Officer · 2.5%
2174601