Whitehawk Capital Partners LP

WhiteHawk Capital Partners LP is an SEC-registered adviser that provides discretionary investment management to pooled investment vehicles and related sub-advisory arrangements, serving accredited and institutional investors in its Funds. The firm reports managing roughly $1.4 billion in regulatory assets and limits client relationships to Fund investors rather than individual advisory accounts.

The Funds pursue a direct lending strategy focused on senior-secured and second-lien loans of lower middle‑market U.S. companies, with the adviser also engaging in secondary purchases, distressed situations and occasional equity participation; WhiteHawk exercises discretion in deploying leverage and in allocating investment opportunities among affiliated Funds. Compensation is derived from management fees and carried interest, and the firm discloses that it may receive additional management or advisory compensation from portfolio companies and co-investors that can offset Fund fees, with documented allocation and conflict‑management procedures in place.

Compared with many peers, WhiteHawk’s brochure discloses predecessor investment performance and describes arrangements to compensate third‑party placement agents or other endorsers for introductions, practices that the firm notes are subject to disclosure and potential conflicts. The firm also highlights operational controls — including a documented business continuity program, recent cybersecurity incident response and periodic testing — and the ability to waive or offset fees for certain investors, which may be noteworthy for prospective institutional limited partners.