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Yucaipa Master Manager, Llc

SEC-registered Private Fund Manager · Mid-sized ($1B–$10B) CRD 158216 · SEC file 801-73404 · Los Angeles, CA · WWW.YUCAIPACO.COM
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Regulatory AUM
$1.5B
Discretionary
$1.5B
Clients
8
Avg AUM / client
$186M
Accounts
8
Employees
23

AUM over time

$1.2B $4.0B
Dec 2011 Dec 2025

Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Mar 30, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Pooled investment vehicles (non-investment companies) 8 $1.5B 100.0%

Private funds (8)

Reported in Form ADV Section 7.B.(1), filing of Mar 2024 · $1.5B combined gross assets

FundTypeDomicileGross assetsOwners
Yucaipa American Alliance Fund Ii, Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $745M 15
Yucaipa American Alliance (Parallel) Fund Ii, Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $488M 28
Yucaipa American Alliance Iii, Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $163M 6
Yucaipa American Alliance (Parallel) Iii, Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $51.5M 6
Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund I, Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $13.8M 5
Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund Ii, Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $11.5M 15
Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives (Parallel) Fund Ii, Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $3.1M 12
Yucaipa American Special Situation Fund I, Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $3.0M 2

People (7)

NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Johnson, Earvin Trustee Of June Bug Lifetime Trust Mar 1992 (34y) 75% or more of June Bug Lifetime Trust (indirect)
Burkle, Ronald, Wayne Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partners, Member Of Yucaipa Master Manager, Llc Aug 2004 (22y) 75% or more
Bermingham, Robert, P General Counsel Of Yucaipa Master Manager, Llc May 2011 (15y) Less than 5%
Stedman, Scott, Lougee Senior Partner Of Yucaipa Master Manager, Llc May 2011 (15y) Less than 5%
Tochner, Ira, Louis Senior Partner Of Yucaipa Master Manager, Llc May 2011 (15y) Less than 5%
Arabian, Hovig Chief Financial Officer Of Yucaipa Master Manager, Llc Jan 2016 (11y) Less than 5%
Larsen, Daniel, Allen Assistant General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officer Of Yucaipa Master Manager, Llc Mar 2022 (4y) Less than 5%

Entity owners (Schedule A/B)

EntityTitle / statusSinceSch.Ownership
Yucaipa Master Manager, Llc Sole Member Of Yucaipa Alliance Management, Llc Jan 2012 A 75% or more
Yucaipa American Funds, Llc Sole Member Of Yucaipa American Alliance Fund Ii, Llc Sep 2007 A 75% or more
Ryci Ii, Llc Managing Member Of Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund Ii, Llc Aug 2007 A 75% or more
Johnson Capital Management Member Of Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund Ii, Llc Aug 2007 A 50% – 75%
Johnson Capital Managment, Llc Member Of California Management Associates Ii, Llc Aug 2007 A 25% – 50%
Yucaipa American Management, Llc Member Of Yucaipa American Funds, Llc Dec 2005 B ≈ 56.25% – 100% via Yucaipa American Funds, Llc
Junebug Lifetime Trust Member Of Johnson Capital Management Llc Jul 2007 B 75% or more of Johnson Capital Management Llc (indirect)
Yucaipa American Affiliate, Llc Member Of Yucaipa American Management, Llc Aug 2004 B ≈ 28.13% – 75% via Yucaipa American Management, Llc
Yucaipa Corporate Affiliate Ii, Llc Member Of Ryci Ii, Llc Aug 2007 B ≈ 37.5% – 75% via Ryci Ii, Llc

Estimated effective ownership (look-through of filed bands):

  • Yucaipa American Management, Llc: 75% – 100% of Yucaipa American Funds, Llc × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 56.25% – 100% of the firm
  • Yucaipa American Affiliate, Llc: 50% – 75% of Yucaipa American Management, Llc × 75% – 100% of Yucaipa American Funds, Llc × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 28.13% – 75% of the firm
  • Yucaipa Corporate Affiliate Ii, Llc: 50% – 75% of Ryci Ii, Llc × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 37.5% – 75% of the firm

Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.

Private funds (8, $1.5B gross assets)

FundTypeGross assetsMin. investmentOwners
Yucaipa American Alliance Fund Ii, Lp Private Equity Fund $745M $10.0M 15
Yucaipa American Alliance (Parallel) Fund Ii, Lp Private Equity Fund $488M $10.0M 28
Yucaipa American Alliance Iii, Lp Private Equity Fund $163M $10.0M 6
Yucaipa American Alliance (Parallel) Iii, Lp Private Equity Fund $51.5M $10.0M 6
Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund I, Lp Private Equity Fund $13.8M $10.0M 5
Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund Ii, Lp Private Equity Fund $11.5M $10.0M 15
Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives (Parallel) Fund Ii, Lp Private Equity Fund $3.1M $10.0M 12
Yucaipa American Special Situation Fund I, Lp Private Equity Fund $3.0M $10.0M 2

From Form ADV Section 7.B private fund reporting.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 03/30/2026 3.09 MB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

Regulatory as of Mar 26, 2024

Allegations: YUCAIPA MASTER MANAGER, LLC ("YMM") IS ALLEGED TO HAVE NEGLIGENTLY FAILED TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TO HAVE MISALLOCATED CERTAIN FEES AND EXPENSES, ALL AS DISCUSSED IN FURTHER DETAIL IN IA RELEASE NO. 5074. Status: Final Sanction Detail: DISGORGEMENT OF $1,863,242 PLUS $71,070 IN PREJUDGMENT INTEREST, FOR A TOTAL OF $1,934,312, WHICH YMM PAID ON DECEMBER 27, 2018. CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY OF $1,000,000, WHICH YMM PAID ON DECEMBER 27, 2018. Summary: YMM SUBMITTED AN OFFER OF SETTLEMENT TO THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE "SEC"), WHICH THE SEC ACCEPTED. IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, YMM CONSENTED TO THE ENTRY BY THE SEC OF AN ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 203(K) OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER (THE "ORDER") ON DECEMBER 13, 2018, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED AS IA RELEASE NO. 5074. THE ORDER FOUND YMM TO HAVE VIOLATED SECTIONS 206(2) AND 206(4) OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940 AND RULES 206-4(7) AND 206-4(8) THEREUNDER AND IMPOSED THE SANCTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

Disclosure text reproduced verbatim from the firm's own Form ADV filings.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management
  • Performance-based fees

Services

  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles

Custody

Firm reports having custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

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Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Mar 30, 2026.

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