D.B. Zwirn Special
Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Index
December 31, 2008
Page(s)
Report of Independent Auditors 1
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners' Capital 2
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments 3-13
Consolidated Statement of Operations 14
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Partners' Capital 15
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 16
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 17-43
EFTA01097562
PRICEWATERHOUsECODPERS
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Report of Independent Auditors
To the General and Limited Partners of
D.B. Zwim Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.:
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and partners' capital.
including the consolidated condensed schedule of Investments, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, of changes in partners' capital and of cash flows present fairly, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position of D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
and its subsidiaries (collectively, the -Fund") at December 31. 2008. and the results of their
operations, the changes in their partners' capital and their cash flows for the year then ended, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Slates of America. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's General Partner. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Fund's General
Partner, and evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As discussed in Notes 7 and 8 to the financial statements, the Fund adopted FASB Statements No.
157, Fair Value Measurement and No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Liabilities ("SFAS 15r). As part of its SFAS 159 election, the Fund has measured the notes
payable at fair value in the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. As more fully described
in Notes 11 and 13 to the financial statements, the Fund has begun implementing an orderly
disposition of the Fund's portfolio and the Investment Manager was replaced during 2009 which
resulted in c Mein changes. \s s
December 23, 2009
EFTA01097563
D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners' Capital
December 31, 2008
(in U.S. Dollars)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents (including $24.6 million held by collateralized loan obligation) S 57,737,617
Cash collateral pledged 44,486,830
Investments owned, at fair value (cost $2,096,304,462) 1,243,954,530
Unrealized appreciation on derivative contracts 133,491,418
Receivable for investments sold 275,493
Due from brokers and counterparties 14,939,839
Due from affiliates 2,649,988
Interest receivable 8,596,787
Other assets 19 067 253
Total assets 1 525 199 755
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Investments sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value (proceeds 53,253,732) 2,507,126
Unrealized depreciation on derivative contracts 145,474,380
Due to affiliates 121,786,335
Interest payable 409,026
Notes payable, at fair value (par $544,097,565) 458,253,075
Withdrawal payables 82,462,069
Management fees payable 2,081,547
Taxes payable 4,198,847
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 18 602 895
Total liabilities 835,775,300
Minority interest 4,057,761
Partners' capital 685,366,694
Total liabilities and partners' capital $ 1,525,199,755
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2008
(in US. Dollars)
% of
Parterre'
Par Amount /
Capital Fair Value
Quantity Description
Investments Owned
Asset Backed Securitia
North America (primarily United States)
Diversified 0.26% S 1,795.983
0.01% 73,328
Financials
0.03% 238.296
Health Cure
121% 8,243.937
Home Equity
1.51% 18,351,544
North Amerke (primarily United States) Total (cost 526,805,804)
131% 10,351,544
Asset Backed Securities Total (cost 526,503,804)
North America (primarily United States)
0.00% 2,434
Cotoomer Goods
0.17% 1,194,681
Consumer Services
Industrials 0.18% 1236010
Real Estate Investment Trust 550o:0706i
20
0,083%
51
Transportation
0.46% 3,183,892
North America (primarily United States) Total (cost $7,181,342)
Corporate and Distressed Debt Total (cost 57,181,342) 0.46% 3,183,892
Corporate and Real Estate Loans
Africa
Energy 0.00%
Africa Total (con $1,637,511) 0.00%
Asia
Construction 002% 126.845
2_20% 15,077,271
Real Estate
2.22% 15,204.116
Asia Total (cost $13,980,315)
Europe
Divasified 1.00% 6.879,310
0.41% 2,802,316
Financials
Europe Total (con $14,352.963) 1.41% 9,681,626
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2008
(in US. [b!/a ,
% of
Par Amount I Partners'
Quantity De cription Capital Fair Value
Investments Owned, continued
Corporate and Real Estate Loans. continued
North America (primarily United States)
Basic Materials 3.92% S 260972,593
Communications
S 22,801,121 FR Wireless, Inc., Term Loan A, Libor + 6.00%, Due 06424012 116% 21,659293
S 22,790.625 PR Wireless, Inc., Tarn Loan B. Libor + 600%. Due 0622/2012 2.79% 19.139.685
Other 11.50% 78,815,320
Consumer Goods 13.80% 94.572.010
Consumer Unica 10.48% 71.832,673
Diversified
S 21,005,413 Chtrchill Financial Holdings LLC, Tam Loan A.8.75%, Due 11/01/2011 2.50% 17,146,921
S 31,198051 Dunhill Finn-Kiel Holdings LW, Tarn Loan B.810%. Due 11/012011 3.74% 25030.450
Other 0.30% 2067036
Energy 6.19% 42,454,128
Entertairunesst
S 43,202,100 CTI Holdings, LW, Term Loan A, Libor + 11.00%, Due 053 I/2009 2.77% 19,008,430
S 16,197252 CT* Holdings. LLC. Terra Loan. Libor + 22.00%. Due 08/302008 1.02% 6,969,738
S 10,180,057 Capitol Films Group, Ltd.. Term Loan, 18.00%, Due 01/20/2009 1.28% 8,746,913
Other 14.75% 101.022,257
Fin,mtials
1.050.951 Law Finance Group. Inc 2.21% 15,158,438
Other 4.23% 28,973,093
Health Care 1.65% 11286.584
Industrials 3.04% 20,858,207
Real Estate 9.85% 67.508,428
Technology 6.12% 41,921,108
Transportation 1.60% 10,974,206
North America (primarily United States) Total (cost 51,227,764526) 106.90% 732,617,507
Oceania (Funnily Australia)
Technology 1.08% 7,418079
Oceania (primarily Australia) Total (cost $14,482,219) 1.08% 1,418,079
Latin America
Real Estate 0.25% 1491,137
Latin AmerIts Total (cost $5,196,501) 0.25% 1,691,137
Corporate and Real Estate Loans Total (cost S1,277,414035) 111.86% 764612.465
Municipal Bonds
North America (primarily United States)
Government 0.79% 5,429,235
North America (printarily United Stales) Total (cost $6,331,103) 0.79% 5,429,235
Municipal Bonds Total (cost $6,331,103) 0.79% 5,429,235
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2008
fin US. Dullard)
V. of
Par Amount / Partner?
Capital Fair Value
Quantity Description
Investments Owned, continued
Options
Asia
0.01% 5 73,488
Basic Materials
0.01% 59367
Consumer Goods
0.02% 132,855
Asia Total (cost 540,084)
North America (primarily United States)
Con.sumer Goods 0.11% 661,313
0.00% 5.07E
Utilities
North America (primarily United States) Total (cow 5338,929) 0.11% 666,389
013% 799.244
Options Total (cost 5379,013)
Pnwite Equity and Asset Cumin:at'
Mia
Dive fief 0.55% 3,802,911
Financials 021% 1,822,520
Private Equity Fund 0.49% 3367,900
Real Estate 1.76% 12,049,905
Technikagy 0.69% 4,737,252
3.76% 25,780,488
Asia Total (cost 536.607,74D
Europe
Diversified
Stepson e Acquisition Siar.l. 0.99% 6,751,241
4,832325
2.48% 16995,763
C 16.543.706 StepSIOnt Acquisition Sta, Terra Loan A. 2.313%, Due 12/312011
0.89% 6,127,799
C 7,248.488 Stepstonc Acquisition S.a.r.L, Term Loan 13,2 313%. Due 12/31/2011
3.09% 21,164,754
Other
Effertairunent
SN Al S.p.A. Term Loan B.5.749%. Due 3/312011 1.04% 7,161.012
€ 5,868,986
0.43% 2,949,416
C 2,348047 SNA1S.p A., Tarn Lan C, 14.899%, Duc 3/31/2011
Other 1.34% 9,207.749
Financials
Transaction One 0.52% 3,568,904
2,916308
Other 239% 17,721,555
Real Estate 0.10% 677.413
Real Estate Fund
T.R. Estate Uno S.r.1., Tenn Loan. 6.219%, Due 10202009 0.25% 1,702.722
E 2.491,739
Europe Total (cost 5128,130,630) 13.72% 94,028,328
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2008
;in US. DoIlan'
% oaf
Par Amount / Partners'
Quantity Destription Capital Fair Value
Investments Owned, continued
Private Equity and Asset Invert:rents. continued
North America (primarily United States)
Basic Materials 0.12% $ 824,499
Communications 0.01% 64,498
Consumer Goods aciox 17,464
Diversified 3.38% 23,187227
Energy 1.20% 8229,166
Entertaitunent 4.09% 28,033315
Financials
19.436,459 law Finance Group. Inc 4.04% 27,721,211
Other 6.62% 45338,564
Health Care 1.03% 7.025.341
Home Equity 183% 19,369,906
[advent's 3.44% 23,565,911
Private Equity Fund 3.29% 22,571,475
Real Estate 4.60% 31,552,621
Real Estate Flmd
160.553.640 Ackerman/2%cm Real Estate Partnas, LLC 11.30% 77,429,505
Retail 0.04% 260.573
Technology 0_23% 1,608.281
Transportation 0.92% 6,294,044
North America (primarily United States) Total (cost 5579,130,229) 47.14% 323,093,601
Private Equity and Asset Investments Total (cost 3743,868,600) 64.624 442,902,417
Public Equities
Asia
Basic Materials 0.00% 5,975
Financials 0.89% 6.053.962
Real Estate 0.01% 80,122
Asia Total (cost 513,427,462) 0.90% 6,140,059
Europe
Financials 0.18% 1,232304
Real Estate Investment Trust 001% . 102.469
Europe Tot al (cost 52,707,618) 0.19% 1,334,773
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2008
(in US. Dollars)
% of
Par Ammon / Panlien'
Quantity Capital Fib Valve
Description
Investments Owned, continued
Public Emetics, continued
North America (primarily United States)
Conant Goods 0.06% 385,454
0.11% 738,141
Consumer Services
Energy 0.11% 724,967
Health Care 0.14% 1,050,489
Industrials 0.00% 3.231
North America (primarily United States) Total (cost 58,727,722) 0.42% 2,902,282
Public Equities Total (cost 524,862,802) 1.5114 10,377,114
Wrenn;
North America (primarily United States)
Biotechnology 0.00% 23.473
Communications 0.02% 118490
0.26% 1,721,538
Emig),
0.09% 637,497
Health Care
0.02% 166,311
Technology
0.39% 2,674,509
North America (primarily United States) Total (cost 52,664.265)
Warrants Total (cost 32,664,765) 0.391/. 2,674,509
Convertibk Bonds
North America (primarily United States)
0 12% 792,492
Health Care
North America (primarily United Stales) Total (cost S1,369,998) 0.12% 792,492
0.12% 792,492
Convertible Bonds Total (cost 51,369,998)
Collateralized Debt Obligations Total (cost $5,729,736) 0.12% 831,618
Investments Owned Total (cost 52.096.104,462) 181.50% $ 1 243 954,530
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EFTA01097569
D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2008
(In U.S. Dollars)
% of
Partners'
Par Amount /
Capital Fair Value
QuAnfl“ Description
Investments Sold, Bat Not Vet Purchased
Corporate and Distrtssed Debt
Holt America (primarily United Slates)
0.03% $ 200.000
Tnuisportation
0.03% 200,000
North America (primarily United States) Total (proceeds $0)
0.03% 200,000
Corporate and Distressed Debt Total (proceeds SO)
Options
North America (pnenarily United Slates)
Consumer Goods 0 09% 611.022
0.00% 5,076
Utilities
North America (primarily United States) Total (proceeds $250,450) 0.09% 616,098
0.097. 616,098
Options Total (proceeds $250,450)
Public Equities
North America (primarily United States)
COIISUMCI Services 0.00% 11432
0.08% 520,001
Industrials
0.08% 531,633
North America (printarily United States) Total (proceeds $1,913,542)
Public Equities Total (proceeds $1,913,542) 0.08% 531,633
U.S. Treasuries
North America (United Sates)
0.17% 1,159,395
Government
North Amities (United States) Total (proceeds 51,089,740) 0.17%, 1,159,395
0.17% 1,159,395
U.S. Treasuries Total (proceeds 51,089,740)
037% S 2.507,526
Investments Sold, But Not Yet Purchased Total (proceeds S3,2$3,732)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EFTA01097570
D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2008
fin US. Dollars)
%of
Par Amount / Partners'
Capital Fair Value
Quantity Description
Derivative Contracts With Long Positions
Credit Default Swaps. Indices and Trenches
Africa
0.80% S 5,463,401
Consumer Services
Africa Total 0.10% 5,463,401
Asia
0.02% 130,170
Basic Materials
Communications 0.27% 1247,890
0.00% 28.930
Consumer Goods
0.00% 17,035
Energy
Financials 1.11% 7230.777
Government 0.09% 598,114
Health Care 0.02% 127.302
Industrials 0.57% 3.928,759
Technology 0.05% 369,103
Utilities 0.05% 326991
Asia Total 2.18% 14005.071
Europe
Basic Materials 6.21% 42,573,851
Communications 1.56% 10,690,104
Consumer Goods 4.55% 31,175.917
Consumer Services 8.79% 60232,999
Diversified 337% 29833918
Energy 0.55% 3,763.339
1.66% 11,348.963
Financials
Government atm% 404,510
Health Care 0.06% 430,238
Index 23.92% 163.973345
Industrials 6.30% 43,171,290
Technology 0.34% 2,322.363
Utilities 029% 1.995,857
Europe Total 58.06% 397,917,094
North America (pranarily United States)
Basic Materials 14.35% 98225.793
O01% 55,769
Commercial Services
Communications 3.11% 21.322.100
Consumer GAMS 19.75% 135,342.459
Consumer Services 29.99% 205,510.172
Diversified 75.94% 520,448,283
Itnergy 2.63% 18,043,311
Entemainment 0.03% 177,711
Financials 13.08% 89652,825
Government 0.23% 1,585,967
Health Care 2.71% 18,568980
Index 32.71% 224,204.691
Industrials 5.96% 40249238
Real Estate Invesummt Trust 0.06% 439,316
Retail 0.03% 231.015
1.83% 12,514,036
Technology
4.49% 30,789.808
Utilities
North America (primarily Veiled States) Total 206.91% 1212052274
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EFTA01097571
D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2008
On US. DoIlats)
% of
Par Amount Partners'
Quantity Description Capital Fair Value
Derivative Contracts With Long Positions, combined
Credit Default Swaps. Indices and Trenches. continued
Oceania (primarily Australia)
Basic Maietials 0.01% 37.897
Communications 0.03% 204,579
Consumer Goods 0.09% 647.749
Consumes Services 038% 2,644,130
Financials 0.03% 179,240
Health Care 0.17% 1,142,993
Industrials 0.13% 894,855
Utilities 0.05% 314.460
Oceania (primarily Australia) Total 0.89% 6,065,903
Latin America
Consumer Services 0.15% 1,005.179
Latin America Total 0.15% 1,005,179
Credit Default Swaps, Indices and Tranebes Total 268.99% 1,843,509,122
Forwards
North America (primarily United States)
Currency 0.0l% 43,049
North America (primarily United States) Total 621% 43,049
Forwards Total 0.01% 43,049
Total Rettrn Swaps
Asia
Communications (0.01%) (38.832)
Comm = Goods (0.02%) (138,696)
Financials (0.03%) (200266)
Utilities (0.02%) (l06.111)
Ash Total (0.08%) (484,505)
North America (primarily United States)
Communications (0.07%) (468,667)
North America (primarily United States) Total (0.07%) (468,667)
Total Return Swaps Total (0.15%) (953,172)
Derivative Contracts With Long Positions Total 268.85% S 1,842,598,999
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EFTA01097572
D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2008
(in US. Dollars)
% of
Portions
Par Amount!
Capital Fair Value
Quin0 Description
Derivative Contracts With Short Positions
Commodities Swaps
North America (primarily United States)
0.01% S 81,121
Energy
0.01% 81,121
North America (primarily United States) Total
O.01% 81,121
Commodities Swaps Total
Credit Default Swaps, Indices and Trenches
Africa
(0.77%) (5287,415)
Consumer Services
(0.77%) (3,287,415)
Africa Total
Asia
(0.02%) (124704)
Basic Materials
(0.26%) (1.774.484)
Communications
0.00% (25.686)
Consumer Goods
0.00% (14,062)
Ellett (7,283656)
Financials (1.06%)
Government (0.01%) (81.345)
(0.02%) (148,991)
Health Care
(0.51%) (3,878.196)
Industrials
(0.06%) (386.963)
Technology
Utilities (0.05%) (349,349)
Asia Total (2A5%) (14,066,436)
Europe
Basic Materials (6.19%) (42,453,806)
Communications (1.64%) (11,219,039)
(4.48%) (30,689.384)
Consumer Goods
(8.92%) (61,117,106)
Consumer Services
(3.77%) (25,833.918)
Diversified
(0331) (3650,764)
Energy
(1.60%) (10,992,133)
Financials
Government (0.06%) (420,193)
(0.07%) (448,224)
Health Care
(23.93%) (163,973744)
Index
(6.13%) (42.032,757)
Indusaials
Technology (0.34%) (3.350320)
(028%) (1,927.174)
Utilities
Europe Total (37.94%) (387,108362)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EFTA01097573
D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2008
(in US Dollars)
% of
rertsers'
Par Amount
Capital Fair Value
Quantity Description
Derivative Contracts With Short Positions, continued
Credit Default Swaps. Indica and Trains. continued
North America (primarily United States)
(14.51%) S (99,450.715)
Basic Materials
(3.60%) (24,671,753)
Communications
(21.71%) (148,824,760)
Constar Goods
(3223%) (220,883.618)
Consumer Senices
(75.95%) (520,425,465)
Diversified
(2.75%) (18,851,571)
Energy
(0.03%) (182.372)
Entertainment
(12.725) (87,185,923)
Financials
(0.24%) (1,614,995)
Government
(2.74%) (18,774,381)
Heahh Care
(29.66%) (203,272.439)
index
(5.95%) (40,802,163)
Industrials
(0.06%) (408.179)
Real Estate Investment Trust
(2.14%) (14.690.410)
Technology
Utilities (4.54%) (31.139.502)
(208.83%) (1,431,178,266)
North America (primarily Hailed States) Total
Oceania (primarily Australia)
0.00% (21,300)
Basic Materials
(0.03%) (195,183)
Communications
(0.09%) (626,041)
Consumer Goods
(038%) (2,566,010)
Consumer Sat
(0.03%) (211.155)
Financials
(0.17%) (1,183,600)
Health Case
Mdustnals (0.13%) (907.919)
(0.05%) (314,256)
Utilities
(028%) (6,025,464)
Oceania (primarily Australia) Total
Latin America
(0.145) (986,207)
Consumer Services
(0.14%) (986,207)
Latin America Total
Credit Default Swaps, Indices and Tranebes Total (270.61%) (1,854,652,350)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
ts
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investmen
December 31, 2008
an US Dollars) 54 of
Partners'
Par Amount / Capital Fair Value
Quantity Description
Derivative Contracts With Short Positions, continued
Forwards
North America (primarily. United States) (0.0290 S (156.385)
Currency (1564105)
(0.02%)
North America (primarily United Statn)Total
(0.02%) (156085)
Forwards Total
Futurm
Aria 0.00% 5.126
Index 0.00% 5,126
Asia Total
Europe 0.00% (16.627)
Basic Materials 0.00% 1,757
Financials 0.00% (14,870)
Europe Total
0.00% (9,744)
Futures Total
Total Return Swaps
Asia 0.01% 36,474
Consumer Services 0.01% 46.328
Divasitled 0.00% 93.660
Utilities 0.02% 178,462
Asia Total
Europe 0.00% (12,363)
Utilities 0.00% (12,363)
Europe Total
North America (pnmarily United States) 0.00% (10,701)
Co:minter Goodt 0.00% (10,701)
North America (primarily United States) Total
0.02% 155,398
Total Return Swaps Total
(270.60%) S (1,854,581,961)
Derivative Contracts tdith Short Positions Total
short positions:
Unrealized depreciation on derivative contracts, by long and
S 1,842,598,999
Derivative contracts with long positions (1,854381.961)
Derivative contracts with short positions S (11,982,962),
party:
Unrealized depreciation on derivative contracts, net by counter
S 133,491,418
Unrealized appreciation on derivative contacts (143,474,380)
Unrealized depreciation on derivative contracts (11,982,962)
lidated financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these conso
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EFTA01097575
D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2008
(in U.S. Dollars)
investment income
income
Interest S 147,513,079
Dividends 1,102,379
Other 4 456 909
153,072,367
Expenses
interest 71,801,690
Dividends 102,080
Management fees 25,447,640
Tax (14,239,572)
Professional fees 10,713,733
Investment related 20,103,675
Other 4 064 994
117,994,240
Net investment income 35 078,127
Net realized loss and change in unrealized gain / (loss) on
investments, derivative contracts and notes payable
Net realized loss on investments and derivative contracts (112,158,919)
Net change in unrealized loss on investments and derivative contracts (911,146,137)
Net change in unrealized gain on notes payable 90,387,474
Net realized loss and change in unrealized gain / (loss) on
investments, derivative contracts and notes payable (932,917,582)
Net decrease in partners' capital from operations before minority interest (897,839,455)
Share of net decrease in partners' capital attributable to minority interest 2,988 625
Net decrease in partners' capital from operations S (894,850,830),
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Partners' Capital
Year Ended December 31, 2008
General Limited
Partner Partners Total
(in U.S. Dollars)
Partners' capital, December 31, 2007 $ 3,711,232 $ 1,586,792,092 S 1,590,503,324
Adjustment due to adoption of fair value
option on notes payable (Note 8) (23,647) (10,112,494) (10,136,141)
3,687,585 1,576,679,598 1,580,367,183
Withdrawals (149,659) (149,659)
Allocation ofnet decrease in
partners' capital from operations (2,056,704) (892,794,126) (894,850,830)
Partners' capital, December 31, 2008 $ 1,630,881 S 683,735,813 S 685,366,694
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2008
(0, U.S Dollars)
Cada Rom front operating *MAME
Net decrease in partners' capital horn operations before minority interest $ (897,839,455)
Net decrease In pitmen' capital attributable to rrinonty interest 2,988,625
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in partners' capital from operations
to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities
Purchases and drawdowns of investments (1,046,480.020)
Payments to cova investments sold, but not yet purchased (123.134,630)
Proceeds from investments sold mid paydowns 1,700,212,490
Proceeds from investments soli, but no; yet purchased 21,772,786
Net iodized Its on investments 106,896,220
Amortization of closing fees 02,541,75D
Non-cash Interest from payment tn-kind involutions (16,603,370)
Minority interest (106355)
Debt issuance costs (10,136,141)
(Increases)! decreases in operating assets
Net change in unrealized loss on immtmeou 895,200,002
Net change in unrealized appreciation on derivative contacts (69,302.340)
Cash collateral pledged (6,236.929)
Receivable (or investments sold 10,668.199
Due from broken and counterparties 156,061,330
Interest receivable 20,263,636
Dividend receivable 163,699
Other assets 19942486
Increases l (decreases) in operating liabilities
Net change in unrealized depreciation on derivative contacts 64,402,050
Payable for investments purchased (5,545,860)
Due to Mokas and cootie:panics (162,241,137)
Interest payabla (1,824.793)
Dividend payable (101,940)
Martagetnau fees payable (4,676,494)
Taxes payable (14,748,604)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (15,655,814)
1,504,246,820
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities 609,39$990
Cash 0ows from financing activities:
Withdrawals (32,175,288)
Proceeds horn issuance of noses payable 80,929,486
Repayment ofnotes payable (490,860,372)
Net change in unrealized gain en notes payable (90,387,474)
Realized loss on notes payable 3.837,342
Proceeds fruit issuance of shat tam borrowings 7,624,242
Repayment of shot semi borrowings (229,825,952)
Payments for investments sold under agreements to repurchase, net (16,928,422)
Due so affilotes, net (100,879,778)
Net cash and cash equivalents used in financing activities (868,666.216)
Net decease in cash and cash equivalents (259,270,226)
Cash and cash equivaknts
Beginning of year 317,007,843
End of year S 57,737,617
Supplemental cash flow information
Cosh paid during the year for interest S 73,626,483
Cash paid cluing the year lift unincorpmated business taxes S 2,0* 000
Non-cash supplemental Information
Interest from payment in-kind Investments S 16,603,370
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
1. Organization and Business
D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. (the "Partnership"), a Delaware limited partnership,
commenced operations on May 1, 2002.
The investment objective of the Partnership is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns through all
business cycles. Pursuant to the terms of the Offering Memorandum, the following sub-strategies
represent the majority of the Partnership's intended investment focus: 1) Lending: Corporate, Real
Estate; 2) Assets: Commercial and Industrial Assets, Structured Finance, Consumer Assets; 3)
Corporate Debt: Distressed Debt, Credit Arbitrage, Credit Default Swaps, Trenches and Indices; 4)
Public Equity: Event-driven Relative Value, Industry Relative Value, Merger Arbitrage and
Strategic Block; and 5) Private Equity: Corporate Private Equity, Real Estate Private Equity,
Structured Private Investments/PEPEs.
The Partnership's general partner is D.B. Zwirn Partners, LLC (the "General Partner"), a Delaware
limited liability company, pursuant to the Partnership's limited partnership agreement (the
"Agreement"). Zwirn Holdings, LLC ("71r) is the General Partner's managing member. The
General Partner is generally responsible for providing certain management and administrative
services to the Partnership.
D.B. Zwim & Co., L.P. (the "Investment Manager"), a Delaware limited partnership, is responsible
for making investment decisions on behalf of the Partnership. ZH is the general partner of the
Investment Manager. The Investment Manager manages other funds and accounts (collectively, the
"Other Accounts") with a similar investment objective to that of the Partnership and allocates
investment opportunities to the Partnership and the Other Accounts, including, but not limited to,
D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. (the "Offshore Fund") and D.B. Zwim Special
Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P. (the "TE Fund"), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.
In March 2008, the Investment Manager of the Partnership began implementing an orderly
disposition of the Partnership and Offshore Fund's portfolios.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The Partnership owns all of the preferred shares of Bernard National Loan Investors, Ltd.
("Bernard"), a collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") (see Note 3) which is an exempted limited
liability company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. The Partnership also owns all of the
preferred shares of Woodhaven Drive I, LW ("Woodhaven"), a collateralized financing facility
(see Note 4) which is an exempted limited liability company incorporated in the Cayman Islands.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and its consolidated
subsidiaries (collectively, the "Fund"): Bernard, Woodhaven, and certain Investment Platforms in
which the Partnership holds a controlling interest (see Note 9). The minority interest in these
Investment Platforms held by the various Investment Platform Partners are shown separately. All
material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
Cash and Cash Equivalents
At December 31, 2008, cash and cash equivalents primarily consist of deposits held in banks and
short-term, highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less. At December
Such
31, 2008, cash and cash equivalents include $24.6 million of cash held in a bank by Bernard.
cash is not generally available for use by the Partnership other than by Bernard. The Fund
maintains substantially all its cash deposits with a major U.S. bank, LaSalle N.A., at amounts
which generally exceed the FDIC insurable limits.
Due from and to Broken and Counterparties
The Fund's due from broken and counterparties balances consist of domestic and foreign cash
balances on deposit with, or amounts borrowed from, brokers and balances due from/to
counterparties on realized transactions. These balances are recognized on a gross asset and gross
liability basis on the consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and partners' capital. At December
31, 2008, these balances were held primarily with J.P. Morgan.
Cash Collateral Pledged
In relation to derivatives, the Fund's cash collateral pledged balance consists of amounts held by
counterparties. At December 31, 2008, these balances were held primarily with Goldman Sachs.
Valuation of Investments
The Fund's assets are valued by the General Partner, in consultation with the Investment Manager,
subject to the General Partner's discretion as described in the Agreement.
Securities that are listed on a national securities exchange and are freely transferable are valued at
their closing price on the date of determination on the primary securities exchange on which such
securities are listed. Securities which are not listed but are traded over-the-counter ("OTC") and
are freely transferable are valued at their closing price as reported by the NASDAQ system.
Financial instruments (primarily corporate bonds, bank debt, asset backed and mortgage backed,
convertible and distressed securities) whose market quotations are not listed on an available
national securities exchange are valued at estimated fair value as determined in good faith by the
General Partner after consideration of, among other things, quotations obtained from outside
brokers and pricing services, to the extent available.
Financial instruments whose market quotations are deemed inappropriate by the General Partner, or
are not available, are valued at estimated fair value as determined in good faith by the General
Partner after considering one or more of the following: a comparison to market values of similar
instruments, recent purchase and sales activity, investment risk, and other factors the General
Partner may deem appropriate.
Private investments held directly or indirectly (including, but not limited to, corporate and real
estate loans, private equity, real estate assets, commercial/industrial and consumer assets,
structured products and other illiquid investments) are valued at estimated fair value as determined
in good faith by the General Partner. Privately held corporate and real estate loans, either held
directly or through a participation, are valued by the General Partner at estimated fair value which
generally approximates cost, plus accrued interest, unless a write-down is deemed necessary based
on an estimate of ultimate recoverable principal amounts and also considers market yields and
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
other factors the General Partner may deem appropriate. Non-performing loans ("NPL.s") are
valued at estimated fair value as determined in good faith by the General Partner based on factors
that include, but are not limited to, the timing and amounts of cash flows versus expectations and
the progress towards key milestones established at the time of underwriting. Because the timing
and amounts of the cash flows are generally difficult to predict, the valuation of NPlas tend to
require significant judgment from the General Partner. On a quarterly basis, the General Partner
has engaged the services of several independent third parties to issue opinions on the fair value of
certain private investments selected by the General Partner based on the size of the investment and
the period of time held.
OW derivatives are valued at estimated fair value as determined by the General Partner based on
various valuation models which consider the type of derivative and underlying instrument.
Generally, a model is used consistently for similar derivative types and model inputs, including, but
not limited to, market prices, yield curves, credit spreads, volatilities and implied correlations
which are obtained from outside brokers and/or pricing services. In less complex, more liquid
derivatives (including, but not limited to, equity options and equity swaps), the valuation model
does not require significant judgment from the General Partner. In more complex, less liquid
derivatives (including, but not limited to, various types of credit default swaps), the valuation
model requires significant judgment from the General Partner regarding the appropriate selection
of valuation model and related inputs and the determination of any valuation adjustments to arrive
at fair value due to lack of market transparency. At December 31, 2008, the unrealized appreciation
and depreciation on derivative contracts amounted to approximately $133.5 million and $145.5
million, respectively.
Investments in other investment companies not controlled by the Fund are valued at fair value by
the General Partner based on the Fund's share in the net assets of the underlying investment
companies, which generally considers the General Partner's estimates of fair value of the
investments owned by such entities. Investments in other investment companies do not have
readily determinable market values and are subject to certain withdrawal restrictions. The fair
values of the Fund's investments in such entities represent the amounts the Fund would expect to
receive at December 31, 2008 if it were to liquidate such investments excluding redemption fees
that may apply. See also Note 9, Investment Platforms.
Investments, whether held directly or indirectly through other investment companies, with legal
restrictions on the sale or transfer of the security may be discounted by the General Partner from
the quoted market price in estimating the fair value of such restricted securities.
The Fund may not be able to sell its investments where no liquid market exists when it desires to
do so or to realize what it perceives to be their fair value. Because of the inherent uncertainty of
valuation for the Fund's investments described above, the estimate of fair value determined by the
General Partner may differ from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed,
and the difference could be material.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments
The asset class, industry and geographical classifications included in the consolidated condensed
schedule of investments represent the General Partner's belief as to the most meaningful
presentation of the classification of the Fund's investments, whether held directly or indirectly
through Investment Platforms discussed in Note 9.
Investments of the Fund in any one issuer (including certain subsidiaries) or in certain Investment
Platforms that exceed, in the aggregate, more than 5% of its partners' capital are separately listed in
the consolidated condensed schedule of investments. The Fund's investments are concentrated in
the asset classes, industries and geographic regions presented in the consolidated condensed
schedule of investments. See also Note 9, Investment Platforms. Portfolios of NPLs are reflected in
the appropriate industry category under Asset Investments on the consolidated condensed schedule
of investments.
Foreign Currency Translation
Investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into
U.S. dollar equivalents using year-end spot foreign currency exchange rates. Purchases and sales
of financial instruments and income and expense items arc translated at the rate of exchange on the
respective date of such transactions. Realized and unrealized gains and losses resulting from
foreign currency changes are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations as a component
of net realized and unrealized loss on investments and derivative contracts.
Derecognition of Investments
The Fund derecognizes investments (including private investments and investments in or through
the Investment Platforms discussed in Note 9) which are fully or partially transferred to the Other
Accounts when it has surrendered control of the transferred investments, as defined by Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards 140, Accountingfor Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets
and Extinguishments of Liabilities — a replacement of FASB Statement No. 125.
The Fund considers the transfer of investments as a sale when the investments have been isolated
from the Fund, even in bankruptcy or other receivership, the purchaser has the right to sell the
investments transferred and the Fund does not have an option or any obligation to reacquire the
investments.
Investment transactions and Related Income
Purchases and sales of financial instruments, and their related income and expense, are recorded on
a trade-date basis or, with respect to private investments, the date when the terms of the transaction
are fully negotiated and known. Corresponding gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated
statement of operations as a component of net realized and unrealized loss on investments and
derivative contracts. Realized gain and losses are recognized on a first-in-first-out basis. Interest
income on the debt of issuers who are currently paying in full is accrued and recognized. For those
issuers who are not currently paying in full, interest is not accrued and is recognized only if and
when received. Interest derived from payment-in-kind securities is accrued as an increase to the
cost and to the fair value of the related investments when it is a compounding payment-in-kind, or
as interest receivable when it is a simple payment-in-kind. Dividend income on investments
owned, and dividend expense on investments sold, but not yet purchased, are recognized on the ex-
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
s brokerage and bank accounts is
dividend date. Interest income on balances held in the Fund'
recognized on an accrual basis.
e various fees during the life of the
When the Fund holds an interest in a loan, it may receiv
itment, undrawn, administration,
investment. Such fees include, but are not limited to, comm
the Fund on an ongoing basis.
prepayment, maintenance and amendment fees which are paid to
completion of the amendments or
Amendment fees (including break up fees) are recognized upon
included in other income on the
waivers, generally when such fees are receivable. Such fees are
the closing of a loan (i.e., closing
consolidated statement of operations. Origination fees received at
life of the loan. Facility fees are
fees) are amortized into interest income over the remaining
recorded on an accrual basis.
Income Taxes
income taxes. Accordingly, no
As a partnership, the Fund itself is not subject to U.S. Federal
been made in the accompanying
provision for federal, state and local income taxes has
responsible for their proportionate
consolidated financial statements, as the individual partners are
share of the Fund's taxable income.
non-U.S. sources and capital gains
Interest, dividends and other income realized by the Fund from
ments of non-U.S. issuers may be
realized on the sale of securities and net unrealized gain on invest
in which the income is sourced.
subject to withholding and other taxes levied by the jurisdiction
million of accruals were reversed.
For the year ended December 31, 2008, approximately $14.8
statement of operations and are
Such taxes are reflected as a contra-expense on the consolidated
assets and liabilities. This balance is
reflected in taxes payable on the consolidated statement of
and additional provisions of $3.2
comprised of a reversal of $18.0 million of non-U.S. deferred tax
million of non-U.S. current tax.
New York City Unincorporated
Certain activities of the Fund may cause the Fund to be subject to
e. For the year ended December 31,
Business Tax at a rate of 4% of adjusted net taxable incom
activit ies may cause partners in
2008, there were no amounts due for such tax. In addition, certain
ed withhold state taxes on
to
the Fund to be subject to state taxes. As a result, the Fund is requir
This state tax withholding of $0.4
behalf of certain partners on the amount of state source income.
nt of each partner subject to the
million has been shown as a reduction in the capital accou
withholding.
Fund so that the Fund's activities
The Investment Manager intends to conduct the business of the
ictions in which the Investment
do not create a taxable presence in any of the foreign jurisd
Manager has offices.
Withdrawals Payable
tion (as defined in Note 11),
Withdrawals arc recognized as liabilities, net of the incentive alloca
es fixed. This generally may occur
when the amount requested in the withdrawal notice becom
on the last day of a fiscal period,
either at the time of the receipt of the withdrawal notice, or
paid after the end of the year, but
depending on the nature of the request. As a result, withdrawals
payable at December 31, 2008.
based upon year-end capital balances are reflected as withdrawals
ed for which the dollar amount is not
The amount of capital subject to withdrawal notices receiv
Through the effective date of the
fixed remains in capital until the amount is determined.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
withdrawal, withdrawals payable are treated as capital for purposes of allocations of gains/losses
pursuant to the Agreement.
Subsequent to the implementation of the orderly disposition of the Partnership and Offshore Fund's
portfolios (as discussed in Note 11), withdrawal notices are no longer received by the Partnership
and all limited partners will participate in distributed proceeds on a pro-rata basis in accordance
with their respective interests in the Partnership.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires the General Partner to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial
statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. In
particular, estimates have been made relating to the valuation of investments fair valued by the
General Partner and certain derivatives and the collectability of interest. Actual results could differ
from the amounts reflected in these consolidated financial statements and the differences could be
material.
Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("the Board") issued FIN No. 48,
Accountingfor Uncertainty in Income Tares - an Interpretation of the FASB Statement No. 109
("FIN 48"). FIN 48 establishes a requirement to assess whether a tax position is more likely than
not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals process, based on
the technical merits of the position. Upon determination of the more-likely-than-not recognition
threshold, a position is measured to determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in the
consolidated financial statements. Originally, FIN 48 was to be effective for fiscal years beginning
on or after December 15, 2006.
On February 1, 2008, the Board issued a Staff Position FIN 48.2, Effective Date of FASB
Interpretation No. 48 for Certain Nonpublic Enterprises, which allows the Fund to defer the
adoption of FIN 48 until annual periods beginning after December 15, 2007. On December 30,
2008, the FASB issued FIN 48-3, Effective Date of FASB Interpretation No. 48 for Certain
Nonpublic Enterprises ("FSP 48-3"), which once again deferred the effective date of FIN 48. Under
FSP 48-3, in the absence of early adoption, FIN 48 will become effective for the Fund at December
31, 2009. The Investment Manager has elected to take advantage of this deferral and will continue
to accrue for liabilities relating to uncertain tax positions only when such liabilities are probable
and reasonably estimatable. The Investment Manager is in the process of determining whether the
adoption of FIN 48 will have a material impact to the Fund's consolidated financial statements. The
Investment Manager's conclusions regarding FIN 48 are subject to review and adjustment at a later
date based on on-going analyses of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof and other
factors.
In February 2008, the Board issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 140-3 ("FSP"), Accountingfor
Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions. The FSP applies to a
repurchase financing, which is a reverse repurchase agreement that relates to a previously
transferred financial asset between the same counterparties (or consolidated affiliates of either
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
counterparty), that is entered into contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, the initial
transfer. The FSP is effective for years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Investment
Manager has determined that there is no impact of the FSP on the Fund's consolidated financial
statements.
In March 2008, the Board issued FASB Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities. The standard is intended to improve financial reporting about
derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors
to better understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash
flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008. The Investment Manager is currently in the process of determining the
impact, if any, of the standard on the Fund's consolidated financial statements.
In April 2009, the Board issued FSP No. FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume
and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and identifying
Transactions That Are Not Orderly ("FSP 1574"). FSP 157-4 provides additional guidance for
estimating fair value in accordance with FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements,
when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. This
FSP also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly.
The FSP emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of
activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique(s) used, the objective of a
fair value measurement remains the same. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an
asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or
distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market
conditions. The standard is applicable for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June
15, 2009. The Investment Manager does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material
impact on the Fund's consolidated financial statements.
In September 2009, the Board issued FASB ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures, for estimating the fair value of investments in investment companies that have
calculated net asset value per share in accordance with FASB ASC 946-10, Financial Services-
Investment Companies (formerly the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Audit and
Accounting Guide, Investment Companies). According to this guidance, which was formerly
referred to as FSP FAS 157-g or Accounting Standard Update 2009-12, in circumstances in which
net asset value per share of an investment is not determinative of fair value, a reporting entity is
permitted, as a practical expedient, to estimate the fair value of an investment in an investment
company using the net asset value per share of the investment (or its equivalent) without nuttier
adjustment, if the net asset value per share of the investment is determined in accordance with
FASB ASC 946-10 as of the reporting entity's measurement date. The guidance also requires
certain additional disclosures. The Investment Manager does not expect the adoption of this
guidance to have a material impact on the Fund's consolidated financial statements.
The Board issued FASB Statement No. 165, Subsequent Events ("FASB 16?) which is effective
for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. FASB 165 establishes general standards
of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before
financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. It requires the disclosure of the date
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date. The
Investment Manager is currently evaluating the impact of the effect of implementing this guidance.
In June 2009, the Board issued FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards
Codification ("FASB 168" or "Statement"). FASB 168 establishes that the FASB Accounting
Standards Codification ("Codification") will become the source of authoritative U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") recognized by the Board to be applied by
nongovernmental entities. On the effective date of FASB 168, the Codification will supersede all
then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC
accounting literature not included in the Codification will become nonauthoritative. Following this
Statement, the Board will not issue new standards in the fonn of Statements, FASB Staff Positions,
or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts. Instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates. The
Board will not consider Accounting Standards Updates as authoritative in their own right.
Accounting Standards Updates will serve only to update the Codification, provide background
information about the guidance, and provide the IngPs for conclusions on the change(s) in the
Codification. FASB 168 will be effective for interim and annual periods ending after September
15, 2009. The Investment Manager does not expect the adoption of FASB 168 to have a material
impact on the Fund's consolidated financial statements.
3. Notes Payable
CLO
Bernard is a CLO formed in April 2004, into which the Partnership contributed a portion of its
assets at the time of formation. In March 2005 and June 2006, the size of the CLO was increased.
At the time of each upsize, the Partnership contributed additional assets into the CLO. To facilitate
the leveraged capital structure of the CLO, Bernard entered into an indenture (the "indenture")
pursuant to which it issued Class A-1 Senior Secured Term Notes, ("Class A-1 Notes"), Class A-2
Senior Secured Revolving Notes ("Class A-2 Notes"), Class A-3a Notes, and Class A-3b Notes,
("Class A-3 Notes"), and Class B Notes (collectively, the "Notes"), the interest on which Bernard
will pay on the dates and in the manner provided for in the indenture. The Notes that are
collateralized by the assets (which are primarily corporate and real estate loans) in Bernard and
have an aggregate fair value of approximately $616.3 million at December 31, 2008.
On March 28, 2008, Bernard had fully drawn down on its existing commitment of the Class A-3
Notes to $53.7 million at the current preferred equity level. The reinvestment period expired on
March 28, 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2008, Bernard paid down the Class A-1 Notes,
Class A-2 Notes, and Class A-3 Notes, by $27.4 million, $312.1 million and $126.3 million.
As of December 31, 2008, $20.1 million (par $22.6 million) of the Class A-1 Notes at Libor plus
0.35%, $265.4 million (par $299.9 million) of the Class A-2 Notes bearing interest at Libor plus
0.37%, $42.5 million (par $44.4 million) of the Class A-3a Notes and Class A-3b Notes bearing
interest at Libor plus 0.28%, $45.1 million (par $53.7 million) of the Class A-3c Notes bearing
interest at Libor plus 0.36%, and $85.2 million (par $123.5 million) of the Class B Notes bearing
interest at Libor plus 8% were issued and outstanding. The Class A Notes and Class B Notes are
included in notes payable on the consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and partners' capital.
interest on the Notes accrue and are payable on a calendar quarter basis. The Notes mature on
March 28, 2013. The trustee of Bernard is LaSalle Bank N.A.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
Under the terms of the Indenture, as amended, Bernard is subject to various covenants regarding its
investments, including but not limited to, minimum over-collateralization and interest coverage
levels, events of default, eligibility criteria and portfolio collateral quality tests. Beginning on
August 29, 2008, Bernard failed to meet its minimum Class A over-collateralization ratio test of
144.5%; however, it has maintained its Class A over-collateralization ratio greater than the
minimum trigger for an event of default of 115% during the year ended December 31, 2008. On
January 8, 2009, the Indenture was amended to increase the events of default measure to maintain
the Class A minimum over-collateralization ratio above 120%.
Beginning on July 31, 2008, Bernard failed to meet its minimum Class B over-collateralization
ratio test of 125.4%.
As of the latest measurement date, November 30, 2009, Bernard's Class A and Class B
overcollateralization ratios are 131.84% and 89.91%, respectively. Bernard's Class A interest
coverage ratio is 737.43%. Bernard's failure to meet the Class A and Class B over collateralization
ratios affects the priority of waterfall payments and accelerates repayment of the Class A-1 Notes,
Class A-2 Notes and Class A-3 Notes.
4. Short-term Borrowings
Woodhaven was formed on August 29, 2006. Woodhaven has repaid $229.8 million on a short-
term revolving debt facility. The facility had an interest at Libor plus 2.0% during the year. The
facility was fully repaid and terminated on July 18, 2008.
5. Related Party Transactions
At December 31, 2008, nearly all of the Partnership's due to affiliates balance reflected on the
consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and partners' capital represent payables to the Offshore
Fund and the TE Fund for outstanding past advances. The payables are evidenced by promissory
notes. For as long as these obligations remain outstanding, the Partnership is prohibited from (i)
making any distributions, dividends, or redemption payments to its limited partners and (ii) making
any distribution to the General Partner with respect to incentive allocations relating to the 2008
fiscal year and future years. During 2008, the payable incurred interest at 12% per annum,
amended to 15% per annum on September 30, 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2.008,
interest on such balances amounted to $20.5 million and is included in interest expense in the
consolidated statement of operations.
In the normal life cycle of private investments (including, but not limited to, corporate and real
estate loans, private equity, real estate assets, and commerciaVindustrial and consumer assets held
directly or through Investment Platforms), cash transfers occur at the inception of the investment,
during the life of the investment (including, but not limited to, follow-on investments, dividends,
interest, fees, draws and partial prepayments) and at the close of the transaction. In many of these
transactions, the Partnership may sell or participate a portion of such investments to the Other
Accounts and thereafter act in an agency capacity for the Other Accounts. In connection with these
transactions, the Partnership may, among other things, act as the counterparty to the external party,
administer the aggregate flow of funds with the external party and periodically settle related cash
transfers with the Other Accounts involved in the transaction.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
As discussed above, the Investment Manager will from time to time offer to the Other Accounts
and/or unaffiliated third parties participations in and/or assignments or sales of certain investments
(or interests therein) that the Partnership has originated or purchased. In connection with such an
offer to the Other Accounts and/or unaffiliated third parties, the price of such transaction will be set
in accordance with the Investment Manager's established valuation policies which may involve the
use of an independent third party, as discussed in Note 2, or in the case of such transaction which
occurs at the initial acquisition, at the purchase price of such investment. in determining the
amount to invest, the investment Manager will take into consideration various factors, including
but not limited to, the fact that it will, from time to time cause the Fund to engage in the transaction
with Other Accounts and/or offer such investments to unaffiliated third parties as described above.
The Fund makes certain investments (including, but not limited to, corporate and real estate loans
and private equity investments) through nominee entities. In such situations, the nominee makes
each such investment under the direction of the General Partner and the Fund and Other Accounts
are issued participation rights. These rights and any corresponding unfunded obligations,
underlying collateral agreements, and financing arrangements are based upon the Fund's and Other
Accounts' participation in, and funding of, such investments. The Fund's allocable shares of such
investments are recorded on the consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and partner's capital
and the consolidated condensed schedule of investments as a component of investments owned.
Bernard Capital Funding, LLC ("BCF"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager, is
the investment manager of Bernard and, as such, earns a quarterly servicing fee payable by
Bernard. The servicing fee payable to BCF is calculated generally as a percentage of the sum of (i)
the aggregate principal balance of the loans and other investments owned by Bernard from time to
time (including loans transferred to Bernard by the Partnership) and (ii) any cash held by Bernard
representing uninvested principal proceeds. The management fee payable by the Partnership to the
investment Manager will be reduced by the amount of the servicing fee paid ($9.1 million) by
Bernard to BCF.
D.B. Zwim Global Advisors, LLC ("DBZGA"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment
Manager, charges the Fund a fee in connection with the management and servicing of certain
portions of the Fund's loan portfolio. This fee is in addition to the management fee already payable
by the Fund and is used to facilitate the Investment Manager and DBZGA in engaging personnel
and incurring other overhead costs to manage these loans in lieu of hiring an unaffiliated third-
party service provider to provide these services. The fee is calculated as 40 basis points on fair
value of loan balances for which no other servicing fees are charged by third parties. For the year
ended December 31, 2008, the Fund incurred $2.9 million in connection with such fees. Such
amount is included in other expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
The Investment Manager determines the allocation of expenses to the Fund and Other Accounts.
The Investment Manager determines the nature of the expenses charged to the Fund and Other
Accounts and the allocation methodology utilized. Factors considered in the allocation of expenses
to the Fund include, but are not limited to, the Fund's participation, actual or anticipated, in
investments generating investment related expenses and the net assets of the Fund. For certain
expenses, the Investment Manager initially paid for the expenses and was reimbursed by the Fund.
At December 31, 2008, the Fund owed the Investment Manager $925 thousand for such
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
reimbursable expenses which is recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the
consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and partners' capital.
In limited instances, the Partnership provides letters of credit to counterparties in certain
transactions. In such cases, the Investment Manager would obtain a letter of credit issued by its
bank on behalf of the Partnership and the Partnership would provide the investment Manager with
the cash collateral that would support the issuance of the letter of credit. At December 31, 2008, the
Investment Manager had letters of credit outstanding on behalf of the Fund of $1.2 million for
which the Fund had provided cash collateral.
From time to time, principals and employees of the Investment Manager and the General Partner
may also make certain investments for their own accounts and may invest in companies, including
bankrupt, financially distressed and special situation companies, in which the Fund invests.
At December 31, 2008, the Fund has a receivable of approximately $6.1 million from the General
Partner for an adjustment to incentive fees related to prior year audit adjustments. This amount is
included in other assets on the consolidated statement of assets, liabilities, and partners' capital.
The amount was repaid in May 2009 after the conclusion of the prior year audit. At December 31,
2008, the General Partner's capital account was $1.6 million.
6. Financial Instruments
The Fund's investments, which may be denominated in any currency, may include, among other
things, equity securities (both listed and OTC), convertible bonds, corporate bonds (both
investment grade and non-investment grade), distressed debt, commercial and industrial assets
(including, but not limited to, asset-based loans, trade claims, specialized equipment leases,
litigation claims, NPLs and consumer receivables), structured finance products (asset-backed and
mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations), credit default swaps (including
single names, trenches and indices), bank loans, corporate and real estate loans, special situation
equity investments, real estate, commodity-related products and derivatives (including, but not
limited to, options, flaunts, swaps and forwards).
The Fund's investment activities subject it to market risk. Market risk is the potential loss the Fund
may incur as a result of changes in the fair value of a particular financial instrument or changes in
interest rates. In addition, the Fund's portfolio includes investments in illiquid or thinly traded
investments, such as investments in distressed securities, NPLs and non-investment grade
securities, that may be subject to greater volatility than more liquid, actively traded investments.
One component of market risk is currency risk which arises from the possibility that fluctuations in
foreign exchange rates will affect the value of such financial instruments, including foreign
currency contracts and direct or indirect investments in securities of non-U.S. companies. The
Investment Manager attempts to mitigate the effect of market risk in the portfolio by diversifying
the investments of the Fund across markets and regions.
The Fund's investment activities subject it to credit risk. Credit risk is the potential loss the Fund
may incur as a result of the failure of an issuer or counterparty to make payments according to the
terms of a contract. Credit risk arises from investment activities in which the Fund is exposed to
the potential default of debtors (including counterparties in the case of loan participations) in the
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
repayment of principal and interest. Credit risk also arises from the uncertainty that counterparties
will fulfill their obligations on derivative contracts in which the Fund stands to make a profit. The
Fund's exposure to credit risk at any point in time is limited to amounts recorded as assets in the
consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and partners' capital. The Investment Manager attempts
to control credit risk by performing due diligence on debtors and investing in the secured, senior
tranches of distressed debt, and secured, privately originated corporate and real estate loans. In the
case of counterparty credit risk, the Investment Manager attempts to mitigate the risk by generally
dealing with well-established counterparties. In the ordinary course of business, the Fund may be
exposed to a concentration of credit risk to a particular counterparty, borrower or issuer. At
December 31, 2008, substantially all of the Fund's credit derivatives were executed with Goldman
Sachs or Merrill Lynch.
Certain of the Fund's investment activities subject it to political risk. In pursuing investments in
foreign countries, the Fund is exposed to risks not typically associated with domestic investments
such as the risks related to legal structure, tax withholding, limitations on the removal of cash or
other assets of the Fund and political stability.
Investments in derivative instruments, including total return swaps and various types of credit
default swaps, subject the Fund to off-balance-sheet market risk, where changes in the fair value of
the financial instruments underlying the derivative instruments may exceed the amount recognized
in the consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and partners' capital. The change in value of the
derivative contracts, net of accrued interest where applicable, is recorded as a component of net
change in unrealized loss on investments and derivative contracts on the consolidated statement of
operations. Unrealized gains are reported as assets and unrealized losses are reported as liabilities
on the consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and partners' capital. Realized gains and losses
are recorded upon termination of each derivative contract.
The Fund may invest in various types of credit default swaps. Credit default swaps involve an
agreement to exchange cash flows based on the creditworthiness of the underlying issuer of a
security. The reference obligation of the swap can be a single user, a basket of users or an index.
Index and basket credit default swaps are credit default swaps that reference multiple names
through underlying baskets or portfolios of single name credit default swaps. In the case of
expected credit improvement, the Fund may sell credit default protection in which it receives a
premium to take on the risk. In such an instance, the obligation of the Fund to make payments
upon the occurrence of a credit event creates leveraged exposure to the credit risk of the referenced
entity. The Fund may also buy credit default protection with respect to a referenced entity if, in the
judgment of the Investment Manager, there is a high likelihood of credit deterioration. In such
instance, the Fund will pay a premium regardless of whether there is a credit event. The credit
default swap market in high-yield securities in which the Fund participates is comparatively new
and rapidly evolving compared to the credit default swap market for more seasoned and liquid
investment-grade securities, creating the risk that the newer markets will be less liquid, and making
it potentially more difficult to exit or enter into a particular transaction. The table below
summarizes certain information regarding protection sold through credit default swaps as of
December 31, 2008:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
Protection Sold
Maximum Potential Payout/Notional (in millions)
Years to Maturity
Credit spreads on underlying
(basis points) 0-6 months 6-12 months 1-5 years 5-10 years Total
0- 100 S 115.4 S S 1,058.2 S 137.5 S 1,311.1
101 - 250 85.1 1,586.0 306.9 1,978.0
251 • 500 71.1 2,756.8 280.9 3,108.8
501 - 1000 57.2 1.9 2,008.9 190.3 2,258.3
Greater than 1000 99.0 21.9 3,272.5 247.4 3,640.8
Total S 427.8 S 23.8 S 10,682.4 S 1,163.0 S 12,297.0
As of December 31, 2008, the unrealized depreciation of these swap contracts is $1.8 billion.
Because the collateral accounts and ISDA agreements cover multiple types of derivatives, it is not
possible to segregate collateral specific to the written credit derivatives. The collateral posted in
total is $42.4 million. There were no recourse provisions in place as ofDecember 31, 2008.
In connection with the above swap contracts, the Fund received upfront fees amounting to $209.4
million. These amounts are reflected on the consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and
partners' capital under derivative contracts. Upon termination of the credit default swap contracts,
the fees are offset against the fair value of the derivative contracts and recognized in net realized
loss on derivative contracts on the consolidated statement of operations.
The Fund may enter into total return swap contracts as part of its investment strategy. Total return
swaps involve an agreement to exchange cash flows based on the total return of underlying
financial instruments and a stated interest rate.
Certain of the Fund's ISDA agreements contain provisions that require the Fund to maintain a
predetermined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of these
predetermined levels over certain defined periods. If the Fund were to violate such provisions, the
counterparties to respective agreements in which a violation occurs could terminate such agreement
making all open transactions terminated and require immediate settlement or, as an alternative to
immediate termination, require the Fund to consent to change the terms of the agreement adversely
to the Fund around additional termination provisions or additional collateral requirements.
The Fund has pledged collateral amounting to approximately $2.1 million in connection with OTC
derivative contracts at December 31, 2008, which is included in cash collateral pledged on the
consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and partners' capital.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
The Fund may buy and write certain listed and OTC put and call options. The buyer of an option
has the right to purchase (in the case of a call option) or sell (in the case of a put option) a specified
quantity of a specified financial instrument at a specified price prior to or on a specified expiration
date. The writer of an option is exposed to the risk of loss if the market price of the underlying
financial instrument declines (in the case of a put option) or increases (in the case of a call option).
The writer of a call option can never profit by more than the premium paid by the buyer, but can
lose an unlimited amount At December 31, 2008, the Fund had investments in options with a fair
value of approximately $799 thousand included in investments owned (options bought) and
approximately $616 thousand included in investments sold, but not yet purchased (options written).
The Fund uses various forms of leverage including notes, short-term borrowings, short positions,
investments sold under agreements to repurchase and purchasing securities on margin. The amount
of borrowing will vary depending on market conditions and investment opportunities, as well as the
types of investments held by the Fund and the total fair value of such investments. There is no
limit, cap or restriction on the amount of borrowing that the Fund may use or the exposure the Fund
may have. Leverage will likely vary and could be significant at times. The borrowing arrangements
that the Fund may enter into may contain certain covenants which may restrict the Fund's ability to
liquidate its assets or otherwise redirect its assets to other uses at times.
The Fund may invest, directly or through OTC derivatives, in collateralized debt obligations
("CDOs"), including CDOs managed by the Investment Manager and other affiliates. The value of
the CDOs owned by the Fund generally will fluctuate with, among other things, the financial
condition of the obligors or issuers of the underlying portfolio of assets of the related CDO ("CDO
Collateral"), general economic conditions, the condition of certain financial markets, political
events, developments or trends in any particular industry and changes in prevailing interest rates.
Holders of CDOs must rely solely on distributions on the CDO Collateral for any cash flows due to
the holder.
The Fund may invest in asset backed securities, including mortgage backed securities. The value of
mortgage backed securities generally will fluctuate with changes in the level of delinquencies and
losses with respect to mortgage loans backing the securities, the level of the housing prices on
which the mortgage loans arc based and changes in interest rates.
Investments sold, but not yet purchased, represent obligations of the Fund to deliver specified
securities at contracted prices and thereby create a liability to repurchase the securities at prevailing
future market prices. The Fund's ultimate obligation to satisfy the sale of investments sold, but not
yet purchased, may exceed the amount recognized in the consolidated statement of assets, liabilities
and partners' capital.
The approximately $14.9 million shown as due from brokers and counterparties on the
consolidated statement of assets, liabilities and partners' capital relates to cash balances on deposit
and proceeds from short sales primarily held at clearing brokers. The Fund's cash and exchange
traded positions are held in custody primarily by Goldman Sachs and are pledged as collateral to
the clearing brokers. The Fund is subject to credit risk should the clearing brokers be unable to
meet their obligations to the Fund. This risk is mitigated by the fact that the Fund's domestic
accounts are carried by their clearing broker as "customer accounts", and are therefore afforded
certain protections under SEC rules with regard thereto and under the Securities Investor Protection
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
Corporation's insurance program and any supplemental insurance programs maintained by such
brokers. Although the Investment Manager monitors and believes its custodians are appropriate,
there is no guarantee that the custodians that the Fund may use from time to time will not become
insolvent. While both the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and the Securities Investor Protection Act of
1970 seek to protect customer property in the event of a failure, insolvency or liquidation of a
broker•dealer, there is no certainty that, in the event of a failure of a broker-dealer that has custody
of the Fund's assets, the Fund would not incur losses due to its assets being unavailable for a period
of time, which may be ultimately less than full recovery of its assets, or both. In the normal course
of its investment activities, the Fund may be required to pledge investments as collateral whereby
the custodian has the right, under the terms of its prime brokerage agreement, to sell or repledge the
securities.
There is no clearinghouse for the Fund's interests in private investments nor is there a depository
for custody of any such investments. The processes by which these interests are cleared, settled
and held in custody are individually negotiated between the parties to the transaction. This subjects
the Fund to operational risk to the extent there are delays and failures in these processes.
7. Fair Value Measurement
On January 1, 2008, the Investment Manager adopted SFAS No. 157 Fair Value Measurements
("SFAS 157"), which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation
techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest
priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy
under SFAS 157 are as follows:
Level 1: Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly
or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active; and
Level 3: inputs that are unobservable.
Inputs are used in applying the various valuation techniques and broadly refer to the assumptions
that market participants use to make valuation decisions, including assumptions about risk. Inputs
may include price information, volatility statistics, specific and broad credit data, liquidity
statistics, and other factors. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the
lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. However, the
determination of what constitutes "observable" requires significant judgment by the Investment
Manager. The Investment Manager considers observable data to be market data which is readily
available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, not proprietary, and provided by
independent sources that are actively involved in the relevant market. The categorization of an
investment within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the investment and does
not necessarily correspond to the Investment Manager's perceived risk of that investment.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
Investments whose values arc based on quoted market prices in active markets are classified within
level 1.
Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but are valued based on
quoted market prices, dealer quotations or alternative pricing sources supported by observable
inputs are classified within level 2. As level 2 investments include positions that are not traded in
active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect
illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.
Investments classified within level 3 have significant unobservable inputs, as they trade
infrequently or not at all. Level 3 instruments include privately held corporate and real estate loans
and private equity investments. When observable prices are not available for these investments, the
Investment Manager uses one or more valuation techniques (e.g., the market approach or the
income approach) for which sufficient and reliable data is available. Within level 3, the use of the
market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions, while the use of the
income approach generally consists of the net present value of estimated figure cash flows,
adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors. Level 3 investments
may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such
discount estimated by the Investment Manager in the absence of market information. The fair value
measurement of level 3 investments does not include transaction costs that may have been
capitalized as part of the investment's cost basis. Assumptions used by the Investment Manager
due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore
the Fund's results of operations.
As discussed further in Note 8, the Notes are valued based on an independent third party
discounted cash flow model which considers collateral assumptions and discount rates for similar
instruments.
The following table presents the investments carried on the consolidated statement of assets,
liabilities and partners' capital by caption and by level within the valuation hierarchy as of
December 31, 2008.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
Assets at Sir value as of December 31, 2008
Quoted prices Significant
in active other Significant
markets for observable unobservable
identical assets inputs inputs
(Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total
Investments owned S 10,369,602 $ 12,393,989 $ 1,221,190,939 S 1,243,954,530
Unrealized appreciation
on derivative contracts 526,375 132,965,043 133,491,418
$ 10,895,977 S 145,359,032 $ 1,221,190,939 $ 1,377,445,948
Liabilities at fair value as of December 31,2008
Quoted prices Significant
in active other Significant
markets for observable unobservable
identical assets inputs inputs
(Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total
Investments sold, but
not yet purchased S (1,691,028) $ (816,098) $ - $ (2,507,126)
Unrealized depreciation
on derivative contracts (973,358) (144,501,022) (145,474,380)
Notes payable (458,253,075) (458,253,075)
S (2,664.386) $ (145,317,120) $ (458,253,075) S (606,234,581)
The following table includes a rollforward of the amounts for the year ended December 31, 2008
for investments classified within level 3. The classification of an investment within level 3 is based
upon the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measurement.
Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Investments sold
Investments but not yet Notes
owned purchased payable Total
Balance at December 31, 2007 2,448,402,293 $ (3,643,471) $ (954,734,094) $ 1,490,024,728
Net (sales) / cover shorts! repayments (292,017,792) 3,643,471 409,930,887 121,556,566
Amortization ofclosing fees 12,541,751 12,541,751
Net (losses)/ gains
Realized (72,987,801) (3,837,342) (76,825,143)
Unrealized (874,747,512) 90,387,474 (784,360,038)
Balance at December 31, 2008 $ 1,221,190,939 S • $ (458,253,075) $ 762,937,864
All net realized and change in unrealized gains (losses) in the table above are reflected in the
accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Net unrealized loss of $636.7 million relates
to those assets and liabilities held by the Fund at December 31, 2008.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
8. Fair Value Elections
In February 2007, the Board issued Statement No. 159, The Fair Yalue Option for Financial Assets
and Financial Liabilities ("SPAS 159"). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many
financial instruments and certain other items at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in
earnings. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after
November 15, 2007.
The Fund adopted SFAS 159 effective January 1, 2008 and elected to apply the fair value option to
the Notes, as the Investment Manager believes this would more accurately reflect the manner in
which market participants would fair value the Notes. The change in fair value of the Notes is
attributable to the liquidity risk of the Notes, as well as the credit quality of the Fund's investments.
The change in fair value of the Notes due to instrument-specific credit risk was derived based on
the cumulative change in credit risk of each of the Fund's individual investments. The adoption of
SFAS 159 resulted in a cumulative decrease of approximately $10.1 million to the January 1, 2008
partners' capital.
As of December 31, 2008, the fair value of the Notes, measured pursuant to SFAS 159, as well as
the changes in fair value for the year ended December 31, 2008 are as follows:
Net change in
unrealized gains
on notes payable
Fair value at for the year ended
December 31, 2008 December 31, 2008
Notes payable 458,253,075 $ 85,844,490
The aggregate unpaid principal balance exceeds the aggregate fair value of these notes payable by
approximately $85.8 million as of December 31, 2008. The change in fair value is reported as net
change in unrealized gain on notes payable in the consolidated statement of operations. Interest
expense related to those notes payable is reported as interest expense in the consolidated statement
of operations.
The cumulative effect of electing the fair value option for existing eligible items at the time of
initial adoption was as follows:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
Consolidated Consolidated
Statement of Statement of
Assets, Assets,
Liabilities and Liabilities and
Partners' Capital Partners' Capital
January 1, 2008 Net effect of January 1, 2008
prior to adoption adoption after adoption
$ (954,734,094) - $ (954,734,094)
Notes payable
10,136,141 (10,136,141)
Debt issuance cost
Cumulative effect of adoption of
SPAS 159 (charge to partners' capital) $ (10,136,141)
9. Investment Platforms
limited partnerships, limited liability
The Partnership may invest, directly or indirectly, in
in foreign countries (collectively,
companies and other vehicles in the United States and
formed with related and/or unrelated
"Investment Platforms" and each, an "Investment Platform")
Platforms typically make various
third parties (each, an "Investment Platform Partner"). Investment
such investment, an "Investment
debt, real estate, asset, equity, leasing and other investments (each
ment Platforms (the "Investment
Platform Asset"). Generally, the agreements governing the Invest
fees to a third party Investment
Platform Agreements") provide for the payment of management
rm Assets held by, or related to, the
Platform Partner based on the total value of Investment Platfo
Agreements may provide for the
Investment Platform. In addition, the Investment Platform
e ("Promotes"), and generally such
payment of performance-based fees or allocations of incom
Investment Platform Assets (e.g., all
Promotes are based on the total return of: (i) a pool of
calendar year) or (ii) all Investment
investments related to an Investment Platform in a particular
ment Platforms also bear certain
Platform Assets of a particular Investment Platform. The Invest
of which may be funded directly or
expenses, such as operational expenses and taxes, some or all
In participating in an Investment
indirectly by a loan or capital contribution from the Fund.
capital or other funding subject to
Platform, the Fund may be subject to firm commitments to fund
Investment Platform.
various conditions and/or approval rights in connection with such
participate in particular Investment
In certain instances, the Fund and Other Accounts may
pating in an Investment Platform,
Platform Assets ("Investment Platform Participations"). In partici
Platfo rm Assets in that Investment
the Fund may have an interest in one, some or all Investment ment Platform Asset, the
rm or Invest
Platform. With respect to a particular Investment Platfo
tes and taxes among the Fund and
Investment Manager will allocate income, fees, expenses, Promo
or Investment Platform Asset. Such
Other Accounts participating in such Investment Platform
specific interests in the Investment
allocations are based on the Fund's and Other Accounts'
results of a particular Investment
Platform Assets and may not in all cases reflect the economic
results of the Investment Platform
Platform Asset on a stand-alone basis, as distinct from the total
or any investment pool within the Investment Platform.
loans and/or investments which are
Certain Investment Platforms originate, source and service
nts. For these Investment Platforms,
assigned or participated to the Fund and Other Accou
the Fund level. The Fund reflects
management fees, expenses and Promotes are incurred at
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
interests in such individual Investment Platform Assets in the respective categories on the
consolidated condensed schedule of investments with income, gains and losses reflected in the
respective categories on the consolidated statement of operations.
The Fund may also participate, directly or indirectly, as a limited partner in an Investment Platform
structured as a private equity or real estate fund managed by the Investment Platform Partner. In
these limited number of situations, the Fund is generally subject to the standard terms and
conditions of a limited partnership agreement. As a result, the Fund generally does not control the
investee through ownership, voting and/or liquidation rights and is obliged to fund capital calls up
to a specified capital commitment as prescribed by the limited partnership agreement. For these
Investment Platforms, management fees, expenses and Promotes are incurred at the investee level.
The Fund reflects its gains and losses associated with investments in such entities in net realized
and unrealized loss on investments and derivative contracts in the consolidated statement of
operations. Also, see Note 2, Valuation of Investments.
The Fund may also invest in other entities that the Investment Manager considers to be investment
companies for which the Fund either individually or collectively with the Other Accounts control
the entity through ownership, voting and/or liquidation rights. In such cases the Fund's
commitment to hand capital calls may be subject to the satisfaction of various conditions and/or
approval rights. For these Investment Platforms, management fees, expenses and Promotes are
incurred at the investee level. Investments in Investment Platforms that are individually controlled
by the Fund are consolidated. See Note 2, Principles of Consolidation. Interests in Investment
Platform Assets held through Investment Platforms collectively controlled by the Fund and the
Other Accounts are presented on the consolidated condensed schedule of investments in the
respective asset class, industry and geographical region of the underlying investments as
summarized below. The Fund reflects its ownership and applicable gains and losses associated
with these entities based on its pro rata share of the income, gains and losses generated from the
underlying Investment Platform Assets in the respective categories on the consolidated statement
of operations.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
%vestment Platform Assets held through Investment Platforms
fin U.S Dollars)
% of
Par Amount / Partners'
Description Capital Fair Value
Quantity
Investments Owned
Corporate and Real Estate Loans
Asia
Real Estate 0.52% S 3,539,331
Asia Total (cost 52,758,795) 0.52% 3,539,331
Europe
Diversified 1.00% 6,879.310
Financials 0.41% 2.802.316
Europe Total (cost $11,972,957) 1.41% 9,681.626
North America (prinunly limed States)
Communications 0.13% 912,069
Consumer Goods 0.18% 1,200,550
Energy 0.18% 1.209.773
Health Care 0.41% 2,795,730
Real Estate 0.44% 3031333
Technology 0.19% 1,332,547
North America (primarily United Stain) Total (cost $13,715,949) 1.53% 10,481.802
Corporate and Beal F Loans Total (coal $28,450.70D 3.46% 23,702,759
Municipal Bonds
North America (primarily United States)
Govanment 0.79% 5,429,235
North America (primarily United States) Total (cost S6,331,103) 0.79% 5,429,235
Municipal Bonds Total (cost $6331,103) 0.79% 5,429.235
Private Equity and Asset Investments
Asia
Financials 0.27% 1,822,520
Private Equity Fund 0.30% 2,035.934
Real Estate 2.32% 15,963.128
Technology 0.83% 5,662,744
Asia Total (cost $22,620,901) 3.72% 25,484,326
Europe
Diversified
Stepstone Acquisition Soil. 0.99% 6,751,241
4,832,325
Su:panne Acquisition S a r I., Tam loan A, 2.313%, Duc 12/31/2011 2,48% 16,995.763
e 16,543,706
0.89% 6,127,799
E 7.248,488 Stepstone Acquisition S.a.r.L, Term Loan B. 2.313%, Due 12/31/2011
Other 0.02% 131337
Entatainment
SNM S.p.A., Term Loan B. 5.749% Due 3/31/2011 1.04% 7,161.012
F 5,868,986
2,949.416
SNAI S.p.A., Tenn Loan C. I ' 443.33. Due Y3[120'1 0.43%
E 2.348,047
Financials
Transaction One 0.52% 3,568.904
2,916,308
Other 0.06% 425.132
Real Estate Fund
T.R. Estate lino Sti., Term Loan. 6.219%, Due 10/202009 0.25% 1.702,722
e 2,491,739
6.611% 45,813,326
Europe Total (cost $56,270,256)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
,in US Polkas)
% of
Per Amount / Partners'
Quantity Description Capital Fair Valve
Investments Owned, confined
Private Equity and Asset Investments. continued
Non), America (primarily United States)
Comimmications 0.01% S 64.498
Energy 1.10% 7,538,817
Fimuicials 0.68% 4,687.558
Health Care 0.04% 248.750
Industruda 2.62% 17,955,447
Real Estate 0.45% 3,067,996
Technology 0.02% 127.535
North America (primarily United States) Total (cost $49,763,533) 4.92% 33,690,601
Private Equity and Asset Investments Total (cost $128,654,690) 15.32% 104,988,253
Pubbc Equities
Asia
Financials 0.01% 93.804
Asia Total (cost SO) 0.01% 93,804
Public Equities Total (cost SO) 0.01% 93,804
Warrants
North America (primarily United States)
Commtmications 0.02% 118,690
Energy 0.20% 1313.427
Health Care 0.01% 90,862
Technology 0.02% 166311
North America (primarily United States) Total (cost SO) 0.25% 1,689,290
Warrants Total (cost SO) 0.25% 1,689,290
Investments Owned Total (cost $163,436,494) 19.83% S 135,903,341
Investments held through Investment Platfonns above are recorded net of related financing of
approximately $14.8 million.
The Partnership has directly invested in four CDOs, Parkridge Lane Structured Finance Special
Opportunities CDO 1, Ltd. ("Parkridge"), Longridge ABS CDO I, Ltd. ("Longridge"), Longridge
ABS CDO IL Ltd. ("Longridge IF'), Highridge ABS CDO II, Ltd. ("Highridge II"). The CDO's
purpose is to lever assets on a non-recourse basis. The Partnership's equity and debt investments in
such entities are included in collateralized debt obligations on the consolidated condensed schedule
of investments. ZS Structured Credit Capital Management, LP ("ZS") is the Investment Manager
for Longridge, and Highridge H.
Parkridge is managed by BCF. As of December 31, 2008 the Partnership owned $9.2 million
(representing 42.37%) of the equity of Parkridge. Pursuant to the leveraged capital structure of
Parkridge, it has issued $216.5 million of various classes of notes which are collateralized by the
assets in Parkridge. The Partnership owns $10.0 million of such notes at December 31, 2008.
Assets owned by Parkridge include asset-backed securities and other types of collateralized debt
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
ntial and commercial mortgage
obligations issued in the U.S. and Cayman islands, and reside
backed securities and corporate loans issued in the U.S.
n (representing 15%) of the equity of
As of December 31, 2008, the Partnership owned $2.4 millio
idge, it has issued $309.0 million of
Longridge. Pursuant to the leveraged capital structure of Longr
in Longridge. in April 2008,
various classes of notes which are collateralized by the assets
lling class directed the trustee to
Longridge went into default. In October 2008, the contro
rship did not own any of the notes at
artPlerate the Notes and liquidate the collateral. The Partne
ralized debt obligations issued in
December 31, 2008. Assets owned by Longridge include collate
securities issued in the U.S.
the U.S. and Cayman Islands, and residential mortgage-backed
terminated.
As of December 31, 2008, Longridge II was in default and has been
n (representing 15%) of the equity of
As of December 31, 2008, the Partnership owned $1.2 millio
idge U, it has issued $992.0
Highridge U. Pursuant to the leveraged capital structure of Highr
the assets in Highridge II. The
million of various classes of notes which are collateralized by
2008. Assets owned by Highridge II
Partnership did not own any of the notes at December 31,
issued in the U.S.
include commercial and residential mortgage backed securities
10. Commitments and Contingencies
tions of approximately $35.7
At December 31, 2008, the Fund had potential unfunded obliga
agreements. Other funding to
million on certain debt instruments such as revolving credit
approval rights.
investment Platforms remains subject to various conditions and/or
contracts that contain a variety of
in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into
nifications. The Fund's maximum
representations and warranties and which provide general indem
involve future claims that may be
exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would
provides indemnification to the
made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Partnership
persons and entities (including
investment Manager and the General Partner and certain related
General Partner, for certain losses
partners and employees) of the Investment Manager and the
Manager and the General Partner,
incurred in connection with their association with the Investment
misfeasance, bad faith or gross
subject to certain limitations including with respect to willful
negligence.
Manager and such investigation
There is an ongoing investigation by the SEC into the Investment
could adversely affect the operations
is not yet concluded. The results of the SEC's investigation
partner's interest in the Partnership.
of the Investment Manager and, in tura, the value of a limited
named as a defendant in legal actions
From time to time, the Fund is involved in legal matters or
es that the resolution of the matters
arising in its ordinary course of business. Management believ
al adverse effect on the Fund's
that existed on December 31, 2008 will not have a materi
consolidated financial statements.
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
11. Key Partnership Terms
The following is a summary of certain information set forth more fully in the Agreement.
Capitalized terms are defined in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
Allocations and Distributions
Each partner in the Partnership has a capital account with an initial balance equal to the amount
such partner contributed to the Partnership. At the end of each accounting period, the capital
account of each partner is adjusted by increasing in the case of net capital appreciation, or
decreasing in the case of net capital depreciation, such capital account, in the ratio that the balance
in each capital account bears to the balance of all capital accounts as of the beginning of such
accounting period, subject to the incentive allocation described below.
At the end of each fiscal year (or earlier with respect to any Limited Partner that makes a partial or
complete withdrawal, if permitted by the General Partner), 20% of any net profits allocated to the
capital account of a Limited Partner for such fiscal year will be reallocated to the General Partner
(the "Incentive Allocation"). Incentive Allocations made upon partial withdrawals will be made
solely with respect to the amount withdrawn. The Partnership will maintain a memorandum loss
recovery account for each Limited Partner. Each Limited Partner's loss recovery account will be
debited with aggregate net losses allocated to such Limited Partner's capital account.
The General Partner will not be allocated any Incentive Allocation with respect to a Limited
Partner's capital account until such Limited Partner has recovered any net loss debited to its loss
recovery account (as reduced proportionately for withdrawals).
Management Fees and Expenses
The Partnership pays the Investment Manager a fee for management services calculated based on
the sum of each Limited Partner's month-end capital account balance (the "Management Fee").
This Management Fee which is accrued monthly and payable quarterly is equal to 0.167% per
month (2.0% per annum).
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Partnership shall bear its operating expenses including, but not
limited to, entity level taxes, investment related expenses, professional fees such as legal fees, audit
and tax fees, and other Partnership related expenses, including, but not limited, to out-of-pocket
expenses of any service company retained to provide services such as accounting, bookkeeping,
asset management, appraisal and administrative services. Investment related expenses includes
those expenses which the General Partner determines to be related to the investment of the
Partnership's assets, such as brokerage commissions, clearing and settlement charges, loan
servicing fees, bank service fees, extraordinary expenses and all other investment related costs,
such as consultation expenses, due diligence and appraisal fees.
Withdrawals
Prior to the orderly disposition in March 2008, limited partners were under one of three withdrawal
options: Three-Year, Two-Year (this option was discontinued by the Partnership on January I,
2005) or One-Year Plus Liquidity.
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
Under the Three-Year option, upon at least 120 days' prior written notice to the General Partner, a
Limited Partner may withdraw part or all of its capital account as of the last business day of the
calendar quarter ending at least three years after the Limited Partner initially purchases an interest
and as of the third anniversary of that date thereafter.
Under the Two-Year option, upon at least 120 days' prior written notice to the General Partner, a
Limited Partner may withdraw part or all of its capital account as of the last business day of the
calendar quarter ending at least two years after the Limited Partner initially purchases an interest
and as of the second anniversary of that date thereafter.
Under the One-Year Plus Liquidity option, upon at least 120 days' prior written notice to the
General Partner, a Limited Partner may withdraw part or all of its capital account as of the last
business day of the fiscal year ending at least one year after the Limited Partner initially purchases
an interest. An initial distribution is made to such Limited Partner 30 days following year end
consisting of a Limited Partner's pro rata share of cash and cash equivalents as determined by the
General Partner and, in the General Partner's sole discretion, any other liquid assets of the
Partnership. Thereafter, such Limited Partner will be paid quarterly cash distributions from the net
proceeds of the sale of any portion of an asset with respect to the withdrawn interest or receipt of
other payments relating thereto, after deduction of any accrued Management Fees, Incentive
Allocation and allocated expenses. During this period from initial withdrawal and final liquidation,
the assets relating to a Limited Partner's One-Year Plus Liquidity capital account will continue to
be managed in accordance with the Agreement and remain subject to Management Fees, Incentive
Allocation and allocated expenses; however, the Limited Partner's One-Year Plus Liquidity capital
account will not be entitled to participate in any new investment or follow-up investment to an
existing investment with respect to any portion of its withdrawn interest.
In the event that withdrawal requests for a withdrawal date are received representing, in the
aggregate, more than 10% of the Partnership's net assets, the General Partner may reduce the
withdrawal requests on a pro rata basis (based on the amount of the limited partners' respective
withdrawal requests), so that no more than 10% of net assets will be paid out (based on unaudited
data) (the "Gate"). In calculating the Gate, the General Partner will not include the withdrawal
requests of limited partners that are subject to the One-Year Plus Liquidity option (collectively, the
"Withdrawing Limited Partners") and net assets will not include any Withdrawing Limited
Partner's portion of the net assets. Any unfulfilled withdrawal request will be paid at the next
withdrawal date (subject to further deferral if the deferred withdrawal requests exceed 10% of net
assets) in priority to any subsequent withdrawal requests, unless the General Partner in its sole
discretion decides to pay such deferred proceeds earlier than the next withdrawal date.
Notwithstanding the above, substantial requests for withdrawals by Limited Partners could induce
the Fund to liquidate positions sooner than would otherwise be desirable which could adversely
affect the performance of the Fund. In addition, regardless of the period of time in which
withdrawals occur, the resulting reduction in the Fund's net assets could make it more difficult for
the Fund to diversify its holdings and achieve its investment objectives. Under certain
circumstances, the General Partner may suspend or limit withdrawals (in whole or in part) as it
deems necessary, including pursuant to the Gate (as defined above).
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
Generally, in the case of withdrawals, ten percent (10%) of the withdrawal proceeds will be
withheld by the Partnership until the completion of the Fund's annual audit, although such amount
may be waived or reduced by the General Partner.
In March 2008, the investment Manager of the Partnership began implementing an orderly
disposition of the Partnership and Offshore Fund's portfolios. During the realization period, the
Partnership will have no new contributions. All limited partners compulsorily redeemed will
participate in distributed proceeds on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective interests in
the Partnership. The Partnership will not make any new investments, except for those that are
committed or protective of the Partnership's rights and position in existing relationships. The
investment Manager experts the disposition of the Partnerships' portfolio may take up to four years
or longer to implement depending upon market conditions.
12. Financial Highlights
With respect to the limited partnership interests outstanding during the year, the Fund is required to
disclose certain financial highlights. An individual limited partners' results may vary based upon
a variety of factors, including different fee arrangements, participation in certain investments and
timing of capital transactions.
Total Return
Total return before Incentive Allocation -56.63%
Incentive Allocation 0.00%
Total return after Incentive Allocation -56.63%
Expense Ratios
Total expenses -8.75%
Incentive Allocation 0.00%
Total Expenses and Incentive Allocation -8.75%
Net Investment income Ratio 2.88%
Total return is determined using a time-weighted rate of return methodology in which monthly
rates of return arc geometrically linked. Total return is calculated net of all expenses as reported on
the consolidated statement of operations and presented both before and after any incentive
Allocation.
The expense ratio is determined by dividing the expenses as reported on the consolidated statement
of operations by the Limited Partners' monthly average capital based on beginning of month
capital balances ("Average Capital"). The ratio of total expenses is presented both before and after
any incentive Allocation. Included in the expense ratio is the reversal of tax accruals as discussed
in Note 2.
The net investment income ratio is determined by dividing the net investment income by the
Average Capital, and does not reflect the effects of the General Partner's incentive Allocation.
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D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
The ratios are calculated based on the income and expenses as reported on the consolidated
statement of operations which depending on the nature of the relationship, includes the income and
expenses from certain Investment Platforms.
13. Subsequent Events
Due in part to the impact of the orderly disposition process, the very difficult market environment
and the negative performance in 2008 of the Partnership and Other Accounts on the revenues and
liquidity needs of the Investment Manager, the Investment Manager explored alternative plans with
the limited partners. As a result, on June I, 2009, Fortress VRF Advisors 1 LLC ("New Manager"),
an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC, replaced the Investment Manager as a part of an
integrated series of transactions. Pursuant to such transactions, the Partnership and Other Accounts
purchased certain assets of the Investment Manager and agreed to fund directly and indirectly
certain expenses of the Investment Manager during the transition period. Beginning on June 1,
2009, the Partnership no longer pays to the Investment Manager the Management Fee and
Incentive Allocation as defined in Note II. Instead, the Partnership will a) reimburse the New
Manager for all costs and expenses relating to the Partnership, including allocated overhead and
internal expenses, b) pay a monthly management fee equal to 1% of any gross amounts collected
by the Partnership and c) pay an incentive fee equal to 5% of all distributions to limited partners in
the Partnership in excess of the net asset value the Partnership determined as of May 31, 2009.
On June I, 2009, Fortress Value Recovery CM LLC, an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group
LLC replaced Bernard Capital Funding, LLC as the Collateral Manager of Bernard.
On December 9, 2009 the Partnership changed its name to Fortress Value Recovery Fund I LLC.
Unaudited
In connection with determining the estimated partners' capital of the Fund as of June 30, 2009, the
New Manager decided to reverse the SFAS 159 election made to the Notes. The impact to partners'
capital was a decrease of $85.8 million.
As of June 30, 2009, the estimated partners' capital for the Fortress Value Recovery Fund I LLC
previously known as, "D.B. Zwim Special Opportunities Fund, L.P." as determined by the New
Manager has decreased to $251.0 million.
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