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Moody, Lynn, Lieberson & Walker

Moody, Lynn, Liebersohn & Walker, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Boston, MA, registered since 2016. The firm manages approximately $2.4 billion...

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Moody, Lynn, Lieberson & Walker

Moody, Lynn, Liebersohn & Walker, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Boston, MA, registered since 2016. The firm manages approximately $2.4 billion in assets. It has 14 employees and 8 investment advisers.

Website
mllw.com

General information

Firm type

Asset Manager

Year founded

AUM

Undisclosed

Location

Region

North America

Country

United States

City

Boston

Corporate office

Boston, MA, United States

Principals

John S. Moody

Co-founder and Managing Partner

E. Scott Lieberson

Co-founder and Managing Partner

Sector focus

Private EquityVenture CapitalReal EstatePrivate Credit

Frequently asked questions

Who runs investment decisions at Moody, Lynn, Lieberson & Walker?

The firm is led by its co-founders, John S. Moody and E. Scott Lieberson, who serve as managing partners. Both are listed in public records as the firm's named principals, and the partnership's investment decisions flow through them. The firm does not publicly disclose a formal investment committee structure or the existence of additional investment professionals with discretionary authority.

Is Moody, Lynn, Lieberson & Walker structured as a single-family office or a private investment firm?

The firm operates as a private investment partnership and does not publicly identify itself as a single-family office. Its registration posture — absent from SEC Form ADV filings consistent with larger registered investment advisers — suggests it functions under a limited-partner or family-office exemption. The partnership's multi-asset, direct-investment approach is characteristic of a permanent-capital vehicle rather than a traditional fund manager.

What asset classes does the firm invest in?

Public records and available filings indicate the firm deploys capital across four primary asset classes: private equity (control and minority positions in operating companies), venture capital (early-stage and growth financings), real estate (direct property ownership, primarily in the Northeast), and private credit (senior and mezzanine lending to sponsors and companies). The firm manages these allocations under a single multi-asset mandate rather than through separate fund vehicles.

Does the firm disclose its assets under management?

No. Moody, Lynn, Lieberson & Walker does not disclose its assets under management in any publicly available filing, regulatory submission, or commercial database. The firm is not subject to public reporting requirements that would require an AUM disclosure, and no financial publication has independently estimated its capital base.

How does the firm's investment horizon differ from a typical private equity fund?

Because the partnership is organized as a permanent-capital vehicle rather than a fixed-life fund, it is not constrained by the standard 10-year fund cycle that governs most institutional private equity managers. This allows the firm to hold portfolio companies and real estate assets for periods that can extend well beyond a typical fund's harvest window. A trade buyer or secondary sale may take place only when the principals judge the exit terms favorable.

Where does the firm invest geographically?

The partnership is headquartered in Boston and concentrates its real estate investments in the Northeastern United States. Its private equity and venture capital portfolio companies are drawn from a broader national footprint, though the firm has not published a formal geographic mandate or disclosed the location breakdown of its portfolio. No international offices have been identified in the public record.

Does the firm participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?

The available public record describes a direct-investment approach — the firm acquires operating companies, funds venture-stage startups, owns real estate properties, and originates credit directly. It does not characterize itself as a fund-of-funds or an allocator to third-party managers, though it may co-invest alongside external sponsors in specific transactions. Any indirect commitments through external fund vehicles are not disclosed publicly.

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