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KAI WEALTH LLC

C29
CRD 332136·SEC 801-131183·CHICAGO, IL
AUM
$275.2M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$2.8M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$826K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$6.6M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
KAI WEALTH LLC
CRD
332136
SEC file #
801-131183
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$275.2M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'25'26
$174.6M → $275.2M▲ +58%
Client mix
Individuals High Net Worth17
Individuals Other6

Operations

Employees (total)
6
Advisory staff (per ADV)
2
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'25'26
1 advisors → 2 advisors▲ +100%
Primary office
CHICAGO IL
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsSelection of other advisers
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesSubscription feesFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
04/02/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
linkedin.com/company/kai-wealth(social)

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
KARSAN, CEM, A
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
2
Control Persons
KARSAN, CEM, A
WEBER, SCOTT, JAMES
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
Yes
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
fallback_guess:kai.com

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (9)

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
3
Bc Firm IAR Count
3
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
E*trade4
Interactive Brokers2
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Top Owner CRD
4016630
Trust Company Affiliate
Yes

People (4)

4
KARSAN, CEM, A
IAR · Direct Owner · 87.5%
4016630
SCOTT JAMES WEBER
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4657236
KRISTOPHER DAVID JOHNSON
IAR
4066339
Marcin Andrzej Szczepaniak
IAR
6647235