Rockwood Equity Partners, LLC (“Rockwood” or “Firm”) is a Denver, Colorado based private 
equity investment advisory firm that provides portfolio management and investment advisory 
services to private equity funds structured as Delaware limited partnerships. Rockwood also has 
offices located in Cleveland, OH and New York, NY. Rockwood was founded in 1999 and 
focuses on buyouts of lower-middle market North American businesses. Brett Keith and H. Josef 
Merrill are the principal owners of Rockwood Equity Partners, LLC. 
Rockwood provides investment advisory services to three primary funds, Rockwood Equity 
Partnership Fund LP (“Fund II”), Rockwood Equity Partners III, LP (“Fund III”) and Rockwood 
Equity Partners IV, LP (“Fund IV”). Rockwood also provides advisory services to two parallel 
funds, Rockwood Equity Partners III-A, LP and Rockwood Equity Partners IV-A, LP (“Parallel 
Funds”) that operates side-by-side on a pro-rata basis with Fund III and Fund IV, respectively. 
Fund II, Fund III, Fund IV, and the Parallel Funds may be referred to collectively as the “Funds”. 
Each Fund is a limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity formed under U.S. 
laws and operated pursuant to one or more exemptions from registration under the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”). The Funds invest in different portfolio 
companies directly or through one or more intermediate entities of the Partnership.  Each 
investment by a Fund is referred to as a “Portfolio Company”.  The general partners of the Funds 
are Delaware limited liability companies and are affiliates of Rockwood. Each GP has the power 
and authority to delegate
                                        
                                        
                                             the management of the Funds to Rockwood. See Item 10: Other 
Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations for a list of entities affiliated with Rockwood that 
serve as general partners to the Funds.  
Interests in Rockwood Funds are privately offered,  typically to institutional investors (for 
example, public and private pension funds), certain high-net-worth individuals (for example, 
individuals with at least $5 million in investment assets),family offices, investment entities, 
trusts, and may include , directly or indirectly, principals, senior advisors or other current and 
former employees of Rockwood, members of their families or service providers or their 
employees retained by Rockwood to perform work for Rockwood, the Funds or the Portfolio 
Companies. 
Rockwood’s investment advice is limited to the investments made by the Funds. Rockwood’s 
advisory services include general and day-to-day operations of the Funds and the acquisition and 
disposal of, and any dealings with, investments by or for the Funds. Rockwood’s advisory 
services are tailored to the investment strategies of the Funds. The investment strategy of the 
Funds is to invest in private equity and equity related investments, such as sub-debt and senior 
debt obligations, in lower-middle market companies within North America that are owned by 
owner-operators, families, or are non-core to a corporate parent.  
As of December 31, 2023, Rockwood managed $159,958,793 of regulatory assets under 
management (which includes all uncalled capital commitments) on a discretionary basis. 
Rockwood does not manage client assets on a non-discretionary basis.