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Tailwater E&P Fund III SMA-S launches indefinite private equity fund in Dallas

New fund · Private equity / buyout · Pre-first close · DALLAS, TX · Form D filed 2026-10-01 · sponsor: Tailwater · all Tailwater Ep vehicles

Tailwater E&P Fund III SMA-S LP, a Delaware limited partnership, filed to raise an indefinite amount under Regulation D exemptions 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7). The fund is in pre-first-close stage with no investors or sales to date.

Pre-first closeFirst filing by this entityrepeat_fund_numeralPrivate equity / buyout

How this compares

  • Across 490 private equity / buyout sponsors with more than one launch on EDGAR, the median gap between consecutive funds is 5 months.
  • This is the sponsor's 3rd fund launch on EDGAR; the previous one, TAILWATER E&P OPPORTUNITY FUND III LP, was filed 3 months earlier.

Computed from every Form D fund launch on EDGAR since late 2024, not sampled. Amounts are the stated offering size; indefinite offerings are excluded.

Tailwater on EDGAR

Earlier and related filings by the same issuer and sponsor. All Tailwater Ep vehicles →

People on the filing

BRIAN BLAKEMANExecutive Officer
JASON DOWNIEExecutive Officer
EDWARD HERRINGExecutive Officer

Signed by BRIAN M. BLAKEMAN, CFO & CCO OF MNG MBR OF GP OF GP OF ISSUER.

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