Lightyear Capital

Private Equity SEC-registered adviser

Legal name: Lightyear Capital LLC

New York, NY Website LinkedIn

AUM

$8.1B
Regulatory AUM

Private funds

28
Private Equity 28

Private fund assets

$5.4B
Gross asset value

Employees

50

Last Form D raise

Apr 2026
Most recent fund filing

From SEC Form ADV filing (filed Sep 21, 2026). View on SEC

People(4)

Owners and executive officers named on the firm's SEC Form ADV.

D
Daniel Stencel
Managing Director/Chief Financial Officer
Source: SEC Form ADV
D
Douglas Chiciak
Managing Director/Chief Compliance Officer
Source: SEC Form ADV
L
Lori Forlano
Managing Director/General Counsel/Chief Administrative Officer
Source: SEC Form ADV
M
Mark Vassallo
Managing Partner
Source: SEC Form ADV

Funds(28)

Private funds reported on Form ADV, with amounts raised from the funds' SEC Form D filings.

FundTypeGross assetsRaised (Form D)InvestorsLast Form DRecency
Lightyear Fund Vi-A, L.P.Private Equity$154.6M$1.4B58Apr 2026Hot
Lightyear Fund VI, L.P.Private Equity$132.7M$1.1B93Apr 2026Hot
Lightyear Amp Cv, L.P.Private Equity$339.2M$318.1M22Apr 2024Cold
Lightyear Fund V, L.P.Private Equity$1.2B$772.3M21Nov 2021Cold
Lightyear Fund V-A, L.P.Private Equity$1.1B$746.7M17Nov 2021Cold
Lightyear Fund IV, L.P.Private Equity$676.8M$957.3M40Nov 2017Cold
Lightyear Fund III, L.P.Private Equity—$716.3M27Mar 2012Cold
Ly V Co-Invest, L.P.Private Equity$333.0M———
Lighthouse Co-Invest, L.P.Private Equity$213.8M———
Allworth Co-Invest I, L.P.Private Equity$204.6M———
Ly IV Co-Invest, L.P.Private Equity$142.6M———
Hp One Co-Invest, L.P.Private Equity$141.0M———
Pt Co-Invest II, L.P.Private Equity$139.1M———
Ly V-A Co-Invest, L.P.Private Equity$115.3M———
Schm Co-Invest II, L.P.Private Equity$87.7M———

Board seats(4)

Companies whose SEC Form D filings name one of this firm's people as a director, matched by name and office ZIP code.

Allworth Management Holdings
OtherFolsom, CADirector: Mark Vassallo
Since Jul 2026
SEC Form D
Lighthouse Holdings, Inc./DE
Other TechnologyNew York, NYDirector: Mark Vassallo
$47.7M raised
Since May 2019
SEC Form D
Advisor Group Holdings
Other Banking and Financial ServicesNew York, NYDirector: Mark Vassallo
$9.2M raised
Since Oct 2016
SEC Form D
RidgeWorth Holdings
Other Banking and Financial ServicesAtlanta, GADirector: Mark Vassallo
$157.1M raised
Since Jun 2014
SEC Form D

Shares boards with

Firms whose people sit on the same company boards.

Integrum Holdings
Private Equity
1 shared

Regulatory identifiers

CRD number
156781
SEC file number
801-73702
CIK
1632899

Sources