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GOODNOW INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

C26
CRD 136792·SEC 801-65135·DARIEN, CT
AUM
$1.13B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$11.3M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$3.4M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$27.2M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
GOODNOW INVESTMENT GROUP LLC
CRD
136792
SEC file #
801-65135
EIN
000000000
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$1.13B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$614.7M → $1.13B▲ +84%
Client mix
Pooled Investment Vehicles5
Corporations1

Operations

Employees (total)
8
Advisory staff (per ADV)
4
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
4 advisors → 4 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
DARIEN CT
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Fidelitylow confidence
Services offered
Portfolio mgmt — pooled vehiclesPortfolio mgmt — businesses
Fee basis
% of AUMPerformance-based fees

Filings

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

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
HECK, RANDALL, MATTHEW
Top Owner Pct
37.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
7
Control Persons
HECK, RANDALL, MATTHEW
PURCELL, BRADLEY, JAMES
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
GOODNOW.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
1997-10-03T04:00:00Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
29
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
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0001094207
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
18
Edgar First Filing Date
2004-07-16
Edgar Last Filing Date
2025-11-05
Edgar Form D Count
17
Edgar Form D Offerings
2025-11-052025-11-05 · 0000919574-25-006453
2024-11-082024-11-08 · 0000919574-24-006251
Edgar Former Names
VERTICAL PARTNERS LP

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
Full
Fidelity15
Wells Fargo15
E*trade4
Jpmorgan2
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
GOODNOW INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC9 OLD KINGS HIGHWAY SOUTH, SUITE 300DARIEN, CT 06820
Business
GOODNOW INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC9 OLD KINGS HIGHWAY SOUTH, SUITE 300DARIEN, CT 06820
Edgar EIN
000000000
Edgar Recent Filings
D/A2025-11-05 · 0000919574-25-006453
D/A2024-11-08 · 0000919574-24-006251
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2027-10-02T04:00:00Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2024-08-03T05:53:02Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns17.worldnic.comNs18.worldnic.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer Prohibited
Top Owner CRD
1288677
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (7)

7
HECK, RANDALL, MATTHEW
Direct Owner · 37.5%
1288677
PURCELL, BRADLEY, JAMES
Direct Owner · 37.5%
1968117
GAVEY, PETER, JOHN
Direct Owner · 17.5%
1965618
BIRKETT, JOHN, DESMOND
Direct Owner · 17.5%
7335760
MOORE, MICHAEL, THOMAS
Direct Owner · 17.5%
7081413
LEHR, SAMUEL, JOSEPH
Direct Owner · 7.5%
2394886
FERULLO, PATRICK, ANTHONY
Executive Officer · 2.5%
6157666