Sec Form 13G Filing - INSIGNIA CAPITAL PARTNERS GP L.L.C. filing for MediaAlpha Inc. (MAX) - 2024-11-12

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 Names of Reporting Persons

 Insignia Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.

 Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 SEC Use Only

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 Sole Voting Power

 0

 Shared Voting Power

 3,234,894

 Sole Dispositive Power

 0

 Shared Dispositive Power

 3,234,894

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 3,234,894⁽¹⁾

 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 ☐

 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

 5.55%⁽²⁾

 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 OO

Represents 3,234,894 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of an equivalent number of Units of QL Holdings, LLC (“Units”) (and upon the forfeiture of an equivalent number of the Issuer’s shares of Class B Common Stock (“Class B Shares”)).

Calculated based on (i) 55,090,208 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2024, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 4, 2024, and (ii) 3,234,894 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of 3,234,894 Units (and forfeiture of an equivalent number of Class B Shares) held by the Reporting Persons.

 Names of Reporting Persons

 Insignia Capital Partners, L.P.

 Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 SEC Use Only

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 Sole Voting Power

 0

 Shared Voting Power

 1,807,864

 Sole Dispositive Power

 0

 Shared Dispositive Power

 1,807,864

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 1,807,864⁽¹⁾

 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 ☐

 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

 3.10%⁽²⁾

 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 PN

Represents 1,807,864 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of an equivalent number of Units (and upon the forfeiture of an equivalent number of the Issuer’s Class B Shares).

Calculated based on (i) 55,090,208 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2024, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 4, 2024, and (ii) 3,234,894 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of 3,234,894 Units (and forfeiture of an equivalent number of Class B Shares) held by the Reporting Persons.

 Names of Reporting Persons

 Insignia Capital Partners (AIV), L.P.

 Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 SEC Use Only

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 Sole Voting Power

 0

 Shared Voting Power

 1,427,030

 Sole Dispositive Power

 0

 Shared Dispositive Power

 1,427,030

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 1,427,030⁽¹⁾

 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 ☐

 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

 2.45%⁽²⁾

 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 PN

Represents 1,427,030 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of an equivalent number of Units (and upon the forfeiture of an equivalent number of the Issuer’s Class B Shares).

Calculated based on (i) 55,090,208 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2024, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 4, 2024, and (ii) 3,234,894 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of 3,234,894 Units (and forfeiture of an equivalent number of Class B Shares) held by the Reporting Persons.

 Names of Reporting Persons

 Insignia Capital Partners (Parallel A), L.P.

 Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 SEC Use Only

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 Sole Voting Power

 0

 Shared Voting Power

 1,427,030

 Sole Dispositive Power

 0

 Shared Dispositive Power

 1,427,030

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 1,427,030⁽¹⁾

 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 ☐

 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

 2.45%⁽²⁾

 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 PN

Represents 1,427,030 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of an equivalent number of Units (and upon the forfeiture of an equivalent number of the Issuer’s Class B Shares).

Calculated based on (i) 55,090,208 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2024, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 4, 2024, and (ii) 3,234,894 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of 3,234,894 Units (and forfeiture of an equivalent number of Class B Shares) held by the Reporting Persons.

 Names of Reporting Persons

 Insignia QL Holdings, LLC

 Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 SEC Use Only

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 Sole Voting Power

 0

 Shared Voting Power

 1,807,864

 Sole Dispositive Power

 0

 Shared Dispositive Power

 1,807,864

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 1,807,864⁽¹⁾

 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 ☐

 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

 3.10%⁽²⁾

 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 OO

Represents 1,807,864 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of an equivalent number of Units (and upon the forfeiture of an equivalent number of the Issuer’s Class B Shares).

Calculated based on (i) 55,090,208 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2024, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 4, 2024, and (ii) 3,234,894 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of 3,234,894 Units (and forfeiture of an equivalent number of Class B Shares) held by the Reporting Persons.

 Names of Reporting Persons

 Insignia A QL Holdings, LLC

 Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 SEC Use Only

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 Sole Voting Power

 0

 Shared Voting Power

 1,427,030

 Sole Dispositive Power

 0

 Shared Dispositive Power

 1,427,030

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 1,427,030⁽¹⁾

 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 ☐

 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

 2.45%⁽²⁾

 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 OO

Represents 1,427,030 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of an equivalent number of Units (and upon the forfeiture of an equivalent number of the Issuer’s Class B Shares).

Calculated based on (i) 55,090,208 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2024, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 4, 2024, and (ii) 3,234,894 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of 3,234,894 Units (and forfeiture of an equivalent number of Class B Shares) held by the Reporting Persons.

700 South Flower Street, Suite 640

Los Angeles, CA 90017

This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by each of the following persons pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated by the Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the Act:

(i) Insignia Capital Partners GP, LLC (“Insignia GP”);

(ii)  Insignia Capital Partners LP (“Insignia Capital”);

(iii)  Insignia QL Holdings, LLC (“Insignia QL”);

(iv) Insignia A QL Holdings, LLC (“Insignia A”);

(v)   Insignia Capital Partners (AIV), L.P. (“Insignia AIV”); and

(vi) Insignia Capital Partners (Parallel A), L.P. (“Parallel A” and together with Insignia GP, Insignia Capital, Insignia QL, Insignia A and Insignia AIV, the “Reporting Persons”).

The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons is:

1333 North California Boulevard, Suite 520

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

(a)   Amount beneficially owned: See responses to Item 9 on each cover page.

(b)  Percent of Class: See responses to Item 11 on each cover page.

(c)   Number of shares as to which the Reporting Person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

See responses to Item 5 on each cover page.

(ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

See responses to Item 6 on each cover page.

(iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See responses to Item 7 on each cover page.

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See responses to Item 8 on each cover page.

Parallel A and Insignia AIV are members of Insignia A having the power to appoint the majority of the board of managers of Insignia A. Insignia Capital (and together with Parallel A and Insignia AIV, the “Insignia Fund”) is the managing member of Insignia QL. Insignia GP is the general partner of the Insignia Fund. Voting and investment control over the securities held directly by Insignia A and Insignia QL is exercised by majority vote of the three-member Investment Committee of Insignia GP (the “Committee”), comprised of David Lowe, Anthony Broglio and Melvyn Deane. Consequently, the Insignia GP and each of Messrs. Lowe, Broglio and Deane may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held directly by Ins ignia A and Insignia QL, Insignia Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held directly by Insignia QL, and Insignia AIV and Parallel A may each be deemed to beneficially own the securities held directly by Insignia A. Messrs. Lowe, Broglio and Deane disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by Insignia A and Insignia QL. This Statement shall not be construed as an admission that any member of the Committee or any Reporting Person is, for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g), a beneficial owner of the reported securities.