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ADW Capital Management

I. Basics

ADW Capital Partners is a concentrated, long-biased hedge fund founded in 2010 by Adam Wyden. It manages around $405 million in assets, primarily through pooled investment vehicles, with a focus on small- and micro-cap equities in the US, Canada, and Western Europe.

Adam D. Wyden

ADW Capital Management LLC, a Delaware firm, was established by Adam D. Wyden, who serves as Chief Investment Officer and Managing Member. Wyden previously worked as a Senior Analyst at SMH Capital, focusing on lower middle-market investments in sectors like technology, media, telecom, and industrials; he holds a B.S. in Economics from Wharton and an MBA from Columbia. The firm, now based in Miami, Florida, started with $400,000 from Wyden's mother's basement and models its structure after Warren Buffett's early partnerships.

II. Letters & Presentations

Compass Diversified - Feb 24, 2026

III. Live "significant" companies

Companies with fund stakes involved in activist actions such as 13D filing(s) or proxy campaign(s).

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