How to find a private fund's administrator or auditor

Find the administrator or auditor a prospective client's fund reports in Form ADV. The same lookup works for hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and the other private fund types the form covers.

By Dmytro Soyenko Published September 28, 2026 Updated October 10, 2026

In brief

The reported auditor is in Q23(b), and the administrator is in Q26(b), of the fund's Schedule D, Section 7.B.(1), in its adviser's Form ADV.
Match the fund and reporting adviser first. Record the provider, question and filing date; distinguish a blank from an explicit No.
For example, Mara River Special Opportunities Fund LP reported BDO USA LLP as auditor and NAV Consulting, Inc as administrator in the July 15, 2026 filing.

See this in 9AT

For administrators and audit firms, this lookup helps identify reported incumbents and possible connections through other providers. Law firms and technology vendors can use it to understand a prospect's provider network, although Form ADV does not identify a fund's lawyers or technology vendors.

Worked example: Mara River Special Opportunities Fund LP

Mara River Capital Management, LP (SEC file number 801-136893, CRD 304145) reports one private fund in Section 7.B.(1) of the Form ADV amendment it filed on July 15, 2026:

The fund. Q1: Mara River Special Opportunities Fund LP, private fund identification number 805-3254560954. Q2: organized in Delaware. Q6: not a master fund. Q10: hedge fund.
The auditor. Q23(a)(1): Yes, the financial statements are subject to an annual audit. Q23(b): BDO USA LLP, with its office responsible for the audit in Ft. Worth, Texas.
The administrator. Q26(a): Yes, the fund uses an administrator other than the adviser's firm. Q26(b): NAV Consulting, Inc, located in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Q26(d): not a related person of the adviser.

The record for fund 805-3254560954:

Role	Provider as reported	Question	Filing date
Auditor	BDO USA LLP	Q23(b)	July 15, 2026
Administrator	NAV Consulting, Inc	Q26(b)	July 15, 2026

The record answers who was reported for this fund on that date. The same filing also lists a second fund in Section 7.B.(2), a fund another adviser reports, so its providers would be read in that adviser's filing. Nothing here states the providers' fees or whether the adviser wants to change them.

Repeat the lookup for your prospect

Match the reporting adviser. Use the public adviser finder to search by firm name, SEC file number or firm CRD. Confirm the legal identity on IAPD, then select View latest Form ADV filed. Record the filing date in the PDF header. An 801- file number identifies an SEC-registered adviser; an 802- number identifies an exempt reporting adviser, which reports to the SEC without being registered with it.
Find the exact fund. In Schedule D, Section 7.B.(1) Private Fund Reporting, match Q1's fund name and private fund identification number; Q2 gives its jurisdiction. The SEC FAQ says advisers reporting the same fund should use the same identification number. It helps resolve name changes.
Record its providers. In that fund's Part B, read the questions below. Keep one record per fund, role and provider, including the fund identifier, reported name, question and filing date. A fund can report several providers, and one fund's provider is not automatically the provider for all of an adviser's funds.

Role	Check first	Name to record
Auditor	Q23(a)(1): are financial statements subject to an annual audit?	Q23(b): auditing firm
Administrator	Q26(a): does it use an administrator other than the adviser's own firm?	Q26(b): administrator

A No to Q26(a) means no administrator other than the adviser's own firm was reported. A blank is different from an explicit No. Neither establishes that the fund wants to hire a provider.

These references follow Form ADV Part 1A, SEC 1707 (07-24). Check the form version for older filings. See Form ADV service-provider questions for the definitions.

For a second starting point, Armistice Capital LLC's public profile identifies the adviser in the 9AT example below. The finder and profiles are free public research; they do not supply a fund-by-fund provider database.

Can't find the answer?

Before treating an empty result as a finding, check these possibilities:

Another adviser reports the fund. Section 7.B.(2) can identify that adviser and its SEC file number. It does not contain the provider answers; follow the reporting adviser's filing.
The fund is part of a master-feeder arrangement. Where the form's conditions are met, providers may be reported in a combined section under the master fund's name.
The adviser uses an umbrella filing. A relying adviser's funds can appear in the filing adviser's Form ADV.
The name differs. Separately managed series can have their own entries, and the form permits a code instead of a fund name in some circumstances.
Coverage is limited. Certain non-U.S. funds can be omitted under the form's instructions. A newly launched fund may not yet appear in an annual amendment.

For a new fund, a No to the annual-audit question may mean an auditor has not yet been engaged for that fiscal year. That is the position described in the SEC staff's Form ADV FAQ; it does not establish buying intent.

How current the answer is

The Form ADV instructions require an annual updating amendment within 90 days after fiscal year end. Item 7 need not be updated in every other amendment, so a later filing date does not guarantee that the provider answers changed. Q23(h) also has a specific prompt-update requirement when an audit report previously marked as not received becomes available.

Treat the relationship as reported in the filing, and check more recent evidence before outreach.

When sources disagree

Keep each source and its date. A filing establishes what the adviser reported; a provider's website or the fund's documents may describe a later arrangement. Record the difference and investigate it. The SEC does not guarantee the accuracy of Form ADV information.

Look up many funds and providers in 9AT

9AT brings adviser, fund and reported provider information together across many advisers. Start with the correct adviser's free summary, open its Private Funds, select the fund and read the fund's Service Providers section, which lists the reported providers with their roles.

In the example below, Armistice Capital LLC's Private Funds lead to ARMISTICE CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD., whose Service Providers section reports SS&C Technologies as Administrator and KPMG as Auditor, as of March 31, 2026 (captured September 27, 2026). It is an example of the view, not a prospect recommendation. Treat what 9AT shows as reported information with its as-of date, just as you would the filing itself.

The adviser summary is free to view; its Private Funds and Service Providers sections need a 9AT account. Customers signed in with access can open the example fund directly; for other teams, access is arranged with the 9AT team, starting with a demo.

9AT's customers can also compare service providers by the clients they are reported to serve. Reported overlap between two providers' clients is a possible connection to investigate through your own network, not an assured introduction. A comparison reflects 9AT's data, not necessarily the whole market, and a provider's position in it is not a measure of service quality.

Once a prospect fits your service, How to find decision-maker contacts at private fund managers explains how to confirm the right firm before you look for people; contact access in 9AT is also arranged with the 9AT team, and coverage varies.

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