Kian Capital Partners, LLC (“Kian”), a North Carolina limited liability company, is a lower middle- market investment firm focused on making direct investments into founder and management- owned small businesses. Kian was founded in 2013 and is owned by Rick Cravey and Kevin McCarthy (the “Founders”). Kian serves as the investment manager, and affiliates of Kian serve as general partner, to provide investment management services to its advisory clients, which include privately offered investment funds (“Private Funds”) and funds subject to the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “SBIC Act”), and licensed by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) as a Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC Funds”), (and with Private Funds and Co-Investment Vehicles (described below), collectively referred to in this brochure as (“Funds”). Kian currently provides advisory services to three SBIC Funds, Kian Growth Partners III, L.P. (“Fund III”), Kian Mezzanine Partners II, L.P. (“Fund II”) and Kian Mezzanine Partners I, L.P. (“Fund I”). The Funds focus on being the first institutional capital in founder-owned businesses and will typically invest debt and equity into every transaction, with the ability to be a majority or a minority shareholder. Kian has completed investments in 34 small businesses since inception. Kian’s advisory services are also described below under Item 8: “Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss.” Kian may also serve as the investment manager, and affiliates of Kian may serve as the general partner, to various co-investment vehicles that Kian organizes to allow certain current or prospective investors or other persons or entities,

including other co-sponsors, market participants, finders, consultants, service providers, Kian personnel, certain other persons associated with Kian or its affiliates and/or third parties to invest alongside one or more Funds in a particular investment opportunity (each such vehicle, a “Co-Investment Vehicle”). Each investment by a Co-Investment Vehicle is acquired and sold on substantially the same terms as the corresponding investment by the applicable Fund. Any third-party investors that directly invest in the Funds or Co-Investment Vehicles are referred to as “Investors” in this brochure. Kian invests on behalf of Funds in a manner described in each Fund’s offering documents. Kian tailors its advisory services to the specific investment objectives and restrictions of each Fund pursuant to the investment guidelines and restrictions set forth in each Fund’s confidential private placement memorandum and other governing documents and related documentation. Investors and prospective Investors should refer to the governing documents for complete information on the investment objectives and investment restrictions. Kian is led by the Founders along with Scott Buschmann, David Duke, Matt Levenson and Jordan Lee (the “Partners”), who have 95 years of combined investment experience throughout the capital structure and have invested across several economic cycles. The Partners are supported by a team of investment professionals who have extensive experience executing and managing investments in lower middle-market businesses. Kian does not participate in wrap fee programs. As of March 31, 2024, Kian managed $0 in discretionary assets under management and does not manage assets on non-discretionary basis.