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WITHOUT INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION, ON THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. KEY PRINCIPAL TERMS 3
III. INVESTMENT STRATEGY 4
IV. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES 7
V. PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT 10
VI. INVESTMENT HISTORY 12
VII. FUND PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO COMPANY PROFILES 14
VIII. SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL TERMS 15
IX. CERTAIN RISK FACTORS 27
X. CERTAIN TAX AND REGULATORY MATTERS 37
XI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 47
APPENDIX A: LEGAL NOTICES A-I
APPENDIX B: FUND COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE B-I
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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on identifying and investing in high-growth, early-stage
technology companies with the potential to become multi-billion dollar enterprises within 5.7 years of
initial investment. Based in New York City, and with one of the strongest brands and networks in the
industry, Valar is uniquely positioned to identify and access exceptional early-stage investment
opportunities across geographies — from the Bay Area to New York to Europe.
Andrew McCormack and James Fitzgerald (the "Managing Partners") formed Valar Ventures in 2010
while working at Thiel Capital, Peter Thiel's family office. Peter was Valar's initial sponsor and
represented over S0% of the firm's capital commitments, on an aggregate basis, in the firm's initial
investment vehicles (collectively referred to herein as "Fund I"). Valar Ventures spun-out of Thiel
Capital in 2013 and is now backed by a broad range of endowments, foundations, institutional wealth
managers, family offices and high net worth individuals. Andrew and James are the sole members of the
firm's Investment Committee and are responsible for all of the firm's day-to-day operations.
The Firm currently manages over $300 million in capital commitments across all its funds and investment
vehicles, and is currently investing out of Valar Global Fund 3, a $100 million fund that is more than 90%
invested or reserved for follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies.
Valar is now raising a further fund ("Fund 4", the "Fund" or the "Partnership") with targeted capital
commitments of $100.150 million. The Fund is expected to emphasize Series A and Series B stage
investments in high-growth technology companies based in first-world economies, with a focus on the
US, Europe and Canada, where Valar believes the opportunity to build a massive, globally dominant
technology company is the highest (the "Strategy").
Since inception, Valar has consistently generated significant returns for its investors, across all of its
funds. Fund I has significantly outperformed industry benchmarks. And while Funds 2 and 3 are still too
early for industry comps, the net IRRs are evidence of early traction in the firm's major investments in
those funds.
As of June 30, 2017, Valar has deployed $254.7 million in the Strategy, with a gross asset value of $649.4
million, including realized and unrealized investment gains and losses. Valar Fund I (an aggregation of
all funds and investments vehicle managed by Valar prior to the formation of Valar Fund 2) has a current
gross multiple of 4.3x since October 2010, which, if treated as a single fund, would place its performance
within the top echelon of all venture funds and one that has significantly outperformed common public
market index references, such as the S&P 500.1 Out of a total 15 portfolio companies where Valar has
invested at least $5 million since inception, two (Xero and TransferWise) have already achieved
valuations in excess of a billion dollars and three (Breather, N26 and Stash) have already achieved
valuations in excess of a quarter of a billion dollars.
Composition of public market indices may not be comparable with composition of Valar's portfolio and past performance may
not be an indicator of future performance.
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RESULTS
Inception Capital Current Gross/Net Gross/Net IRR DPI % of Fun
Commitments FMV Multiple Invested/
Reserved
Fund 1 Oct 2010 $100.0M $411.8M 4.3x / 3.4x 43.7% / 36.3% 1.2x 100%
Fund 2 Jan 2015 $102.3M $139.5M 1.6x / I.3x 36.2% / 27.9% N/A 100%
Fund 3 July 2016 $103.9M $94.8M 1.4x / I.3x 207.4% / 146.0% N/A 90%
- All figure presented are unaudited estimates 'n USD as of 6/30/2017, including signed deals that are expec ed to
lose in Q3. Gross figures do not include the impact of fees, expenses and carry, and net figures are calculated by
reducing gross investment profits by a flat 25/. for hypothetical management fees, expenses. and carry. Past
performance may not be an indicator of future performance.
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II. KEY PRINCIPAL TERMS
The following information is presented as a summary of certain of the Fund's key principal terms only
and is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information contained in "Section VII. Summary of
Principal Terms" herein and by the Partnership Agreement, which will be circulated to investors prior to
closing. To the extent that this summary conflicts with the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership
Agreement will control.
Target Size $100 million - 150 million
General Partner At least 1% of fee-bearing capital
Commitment
Term 10 years, subject to two, one-year extensions at the General Partner's
discretion and thereafter with the consent of a majority in interest of
the Limited Partners
Commitment Period 5 years
Management Fee 2.5% of Limited Partners' capital commitments until the end of the
Commitment Period; reduced thereafter by 0.1% annually, but not
below 1.5% of the aggregate capital commitments of the Limited
Partners
Management Fee 100% of all directors, consulting, management services, transaction,
Reduction advisory, break-up or broken deal fees
Carried Interest Carried interest is not payable until 100% of capital contributions have
been returned to the Partners, and thereafter will be 20% of net profits
until the Fund distributes to each Limited Partner an amount equal to
300% of its capital commitment; thereafter 25% ofnet profits until the
Fund distributes to each Limited Partner an amount equal to 600% of
its capital commitment; thereafter 30% ofnet profits (in each case, with
full catch-up for the General Partner)
Clawback Yes, with a guaranty by each managing member of its share on a
several, but not joint, basis
Investment Committee / James Fitzgerald and Andrew McCormack
Key Persons
No Fault Termination Yes, at any time by the election of eighty percent (80%) in interest of
the Limited Partners
Organizational Expenses Capped at $500,000
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III. INVESTMENT STRATEGY
A. CORE STRATEGY
Valar's core strategy is to use its strong brand and its execution-oriented team structure to invest in high-
growth, early stage technology companies located in North America and Europe.
Stage: Valar's typical initial investment is generally sized at $3-$12 million into a company that has an
enterprise (pre-money) valuation of between $20 and $100 million (in general, Series A and Series B
stage investments). A small amount of each fund (up to 10% of capital commitments) may be invested
into earlier, seed stage companies, which are considered non-core to the fund's strategy, but some of
which may develop into major investments for a fund. In Funds 2 and 3, the average initial check size for
major investments has been approximately $7 million. Before making an initial investment, Valar looks
for a company to have achieved some initial product/market fit. This can be evidenced by significant
customer engagement, early revenue growth, executed partnership agreements (especially in an enterprise
sales distribution model) or other market validation of the company's vision and execution. The amount
of traction required prior to the Fund investing may vary depending on the market a company is focused
on. For example, fintech companies that are digitizing previously analog or inefficient business processes
require less proof points, whereas marketplace businesses or companies that are unlocking previously
hidden demand require more evidence of traction prior to Valar investing. The Managing Partners also
look to the strength of a company's team (including "founder/market fit") as evidence that it is at an
appropriate stage to warrant an investment. Valar is comfortable making sizeable investments at even
very early stages where the above dynamics are in place.
Sector: Valar is focused on backing companies with the potential to become multi-billion dollar
enterprises during the life of the Fund. Valar believes these companies tend to be high-margin businesses
focused on massive markets, such as currency transfer (Transferwise), banking (N26, Qonto), commercial
real estate (Breather), insurance (Jetty, Coya), investing/retirement savings (Stash), accounting software
(Xero), and human resources/compliance software (Kato). Given that the statistical likelihood of success
for any individual startup is low, Valar believes that constructing a portfolio of companies that are
operating in trillion dollar industries provides the highest potential to produce at least one significant
success. In sourcing and filtering investment opportunities, Valar's investment process eliminates
companies that do not have a massive Total Addressable Market ("TAM"). Most often, when the firm
passes on an investment, it's because it failed this TAM test.
Geography: Valar backs companies that are founded in, and focused on, the United States and Europe.
Valar believes that these first-world geographies have the highest potential to consistently produce the
sort of multi-billion dollar technology companies that Valar seeks to invest in. Valar's headquarters in
New York City affords it a key advantage in accessing opportunities on the East Coast and in Europe
while still being within reasonable distance (in terms of time zones and flight times) to work with its
companies that are based in, or ultimately relocate to, the Bay Area.
Within North American and Europe, Valar believes that certain cities have a significant advantage in
terms of affording a startup the best chance of success. While in theory, an internet-based business can
be started from anywhere in the world, scaling a technology company into a global champion requires
access to a deep network of capital, business partners and available talent at all stages of the company's
lifecycle. Valar believes that, in the Western World, these dynamics are most prevalent in Silicon Valley,
New York, London, Berlin and Paris, and to a lesser extent, in the smaller cities that feed into the larger
tech hubs (e.g., Provo, Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, all of which feed into Silicon Valley;
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Toronto, Montreal, and Boston, which feed into New York; or Amsterdam, Stockholm, Helsinki, and
Tallinn, which feed into London).
In Fund 4, Valar intends to continue focusing on companies being built in the geographies in North
America and Europe where Valar has previously invested and where its brand value, networks and
experience give it a significant competitive advantage in terms of accessing the best opportunities.
B. TARGET RETURNS & PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION
Valar intends for each of its flagship funds to realize a 4-6x gross return over the life of the fund. In order
to achieve this, Valar places significant importance on the following portfolio construction practices that
maximize the potential for outsized returns:
High Concentration: Valar believes strongly in the "power law" theory of venture finance, where the
single best performing investment tends to generate a greater return than all of the other investments in a
fund combined (and where the second-best performing investment contributes more to the fund's
performance than all other investment thereafter combined, and so on). Accordingly, Valar expects that
a limited number of major investments — companies meriting at least $3M in capital from the fund - will
receive 90% of the fund's invested capital on a cost basis (e.g., 6-8 major investments in a $100M fund),
and that the top performing two (or sometimes three) best investments will receive more than 50% of a
fund's invested capital.
For example, in Fund I, two companies, Xero and Transferwise, which make up nearly 100% of Fund
l's profits, received approximately 54% of Fund I (based on committed capital). Similarly,
approximately 52% of Fund 2 committed capital has been invested in three companies (Breather, N26
and Kalo), with Breather reaching the fund's concentration limit of 25%. And in Fund 3, three companies
(Stash, Octane and Qonto) account for 42% of Fund 3's capital commitments, with significant reserves
remaining for additional follow-on investment, if warranted.
Significant Follow-On Capital into the Best Performers: Valar believes ensuring that the best performing
company or companies have received the lion's share of the fund's investment is key to managing a
successful, highly concentrated venture fund. Valar works to achieve this by legging into its investments
over time, affording the Managing Partners the opportunity to monitor the performance of each company
and determine where the fund's incremental dollars are best allocated. For example, in Fund I, Valar
made four separate investments into Xero over the span of 3+ years (with the third investment being by
far its largest) and three investments into Transferwise, writing larger checks in each subsequent round.
Moreover, Valar led Transferwise's Series A and Series B, taking advantage of Valar's position as an
insider to identify a business that had extreme traction and velocity and significantly increase Fund l's
ownership in the company at the right time. To this day, Valar remains the largest investor in
Transferwise, a company now valued at $1.7B. The lessons from Fund I have been applied to Funds 2
and 3, with Valar making three investments into each ofBreather and N26 from Fund 2 (with the majority
of Valar's investment into each company coming after Fund 2's first investment into each company) and
three investments into Stash Invest from Fund 3 (where Valar co-led the Series A with a $3M investment,
and then led the Series B with a $15M investment). Rather than simply taking additional "shots on goal"
— a strategy that Valar believes is a common mistake among other venture firms — Valar intends to
continue allocating the remaining reserves from both Funds 2 and 3 into its existing portfolio companies
that demonstrate the highest expected returns for its investors.
In some cases, later follow-on investments, including those at significantly higher valuations, may be
made by separate co-investment vehicles or subsequent funds. In addition, Valar may raise a later stage
"opportunity fund" in order to take advantage of access to growth stage rounds of companies that have
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exceeded the fund's early stage mandate (e.g., companies raising follow-on financing at valuations in
excess of $250 million).
Small Funds: Valar believes that smaller funds are more suited for investors looking to achieve annual
returns in excess of a 20% IRR. Accordingly, all of Valar's funds have been relatively small, with Funds
2 and 3 having capital commitments of just over $100M each. The firm is targeting $100M-$150M for
Fund 4. Given the firm's investment pace, these smaller funds are expected to be fully deployed in
approximately three years, with a new fund being raised every 18.24 months.
Venture Math: As a result of Valar's portfolio construction principles (small funds with high
concentration and significant follow-on in the best performing companies), any single portfolio company
may return a fund multiple times. For example, in Fund 1, Transfenvise (which received 22% of the
fund's capital commitments), currently accounts for over 2.5x the fund's capital commitments, a figure
which the firm expects could end up being two or even three times higher. Valar expects that this dynamic
may be even more manifest in Funds 2 and 3, where Valar has emphasized buying larger stakes of each
company in its initial investment, increasing the firm's average ownership percentage in its major
investments from 12% in Fund 1 to 16% in Fund 2 and nearly 20% in Fund 3. As a result, the average
exit valuation required in order for a single company to return 100% of each fund's respective capital
commitments was close to $1 billion for Fund 1, but only $650 million for Fund 2 and closer to $500
million for Fund 3.
Valar intends to employ the portfolio concentration principles outlined above in the operation of Fund 4.
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IV. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
A. SUPERIOR DEAL FLOW & ACCESS
Early-stage venture capital is fundamentally a people business. Valar's network and reputation are critical
to identifying the most promising opportunities, convincing the best entrepreneurs to accept Valar's
investment and then helping its companies access smart, down-stream capital. The Managing Partners
have spent years building their network and cultivating relationships with key players in each of the
venture eco-systems in which they operate.
Deal Flow: Valar's superior deal flow comes from three sources:
I. Valar/Thiel Proprietary Network: Prior to forming Valar, Andrew and James had already
developed strong networks on both Coasts: Andrew in California, as part of the "PayPal
Mafia", and James as a lawyer at a top Wall Street law firm in New York. Then, in 2008,
the Managing Partners joined Peter Thiel at Clarium (later Thiel Capital), where they
worked closely with many of the rising generation of start-ups and investors, including the
founders and senior leadership of Palantir, Facebook, Eventbrite, Founders Fund, Tiger
Global, Formation8 (now 8VC), 137 Ventures, and Goldcrest Capital, to name just a few.
These relationships, together with Peter Thiel's initial support, accelerated the Managing
Partners entry into venture capital and directly yielded some of the firm's best investments
to date, including Transferwise (an introduction from Max Levchin), Stash Invest (an
introduction through Andrew's San Francisco network) and Octane Lending (an
introduction from James' former colleagues at Skadden).
2. Local Connections: Similar to Silicon Valley, each of the major cities in which Valar
operates has a known circle of top entrepreneurs and investors. The Managing Partners have
added to their pre-existing relationships in the Bay Area by spending significant time over
the past 5 years developing deep relationships with the major players in each of the other
core cities in which it operates (e.g., New York, London, Berlin, Paris). Each of the tech
hubs has fairly well established accelerator programs, angel investors and seed-stage
investing communities. In particular, seed-stage venture firms that are not positioned to be
lifecycle investors are attractive local partners for Valar, as those firms tend to be highly
incented to share their best deal flow with deeper pocketed venture funds that can provide
Series A, B and later financing to their portfolio companies. These relationships serve to
channel deals to Valar as the investor of first choice when companies are looking to raise
new financing rounds, particularly in New York (where working with a local investor is
preferable to Bay Area money) and in Europe (where partnership with a US firm is viewed
as a strong validation of a startups prospects).
3. In-House Research: The Internet, it turns out, is a powerful source of information sharing,
and the past few years have seen an explosion of technology-focused news outlets, blogs
and daily email circulars that surface even the earliest and geographically most remote of
startup financings. Because Valar is not generally the first money invested in a company,
and because the best entrepreneurs are often highly attuned to building their online presence
early, Valar can identify and monitor startups, even in distant geographies, before they reach
an appropriate stage of investment for the Fund. Once a potential portfolio company is
identified, Valar can use its local networks in the relevant market to obtain an introduction,
or directly contact the company's management team, relying on the Firm's global reputation
to access to the best companies.
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Access: The best entrepreneurs understand the importance of receiving investment from the most
reputable venture firms. Unlike public companies or even later-stage private firms, information about
early-stage startup companies is not readily available. As a result, many of the key contributors to a
startup's ultimate success (e.g., potential employees, prospective customers and downstream investors)
rely heavily on the signaling effect that results from a company receiving investment from a highly
respected investor. Setting this virtuous circle in motion is of paramount concern to early-stage founders,
and is arguably the single most important "value add" a venture investor can offer. In that regard, the
imprimatur of Valar choosing to invest in one company over others has significant and immediate
reputational and branding benefits to the chosen company. As a result of Valar's prior successes investing
in leading fintech startups (Xero, Transfenvise, N26, Stash), Valar's reputation as a top fintech investor
has grown significantly in the past two years. Moreover, Valar has demonstrated its ability to help attract
future downstream financing from top funds, with several of the fum's portfolio companies taking
subsequent capital from a number of the most respected VCs, including Accel (Xero), Andreesen-
Horowitz and IVP (Transfenvise), Coatue Management (Stash Invest), Menlo Ventures and Google
Ventures (Breather), and Horizon Ventures (N26).
Beyond the social proof the Valar brand provides, the Managing Partners have also cultivated a reputation
for adding value by aligning the core terms of the company's governing documents towards growth and
removing founder-unfriendly structures that constrain a startup's flexibility and growth. The Firm is
known for practicing a high-availability, low-touch style of working with founders; connecting
management with the Firm's networks and offering strategic advice and mentoring as needed. The strong
referrals provided by Valar's portfolio company CEOs have become an important part of the Finn's
ability to get into the best deals. Examples include Breather's Series B and Jetty's Series A, both of which
were highly competitive rounds, and where the founders placed significant weight on the input provided
by Valar's other portfolio companies. Valar expects that the continued success of its portfolio companies,
and the increasing respect earned by the Managing Partners in the startup eco-system, will keep in motion
the virtuous circle that helps drive persistence in venture capital returns for the best performing managers.
B. WILLINGNESS TO TRAVEL
For most Silicon Valley-based funds, making a small, early-stage investment (seed, Series A or even
Series B) into an East Coast or European-based startup is simply not practical. The travel required to
attend board meetings and work closely with companies at that stage is outside of the historical practice
of most Bay Area VCs, a tradition that has been reinforced by both (a) the intense competition among
VCs in the Bay Area (there is an important opportunity cost of spending time in other places), (b) the
sheer difficulty in traveling from San Francisco to many of the emerging tech hubs (for example, there
are no daily non-stop flights from San Francisco to Berlin, and there are no flights under 10 hours from
San Francisco to anywhere in Europe), and (c) the simple realities of time zones (Continental Europe is
+9.10 hours ahead of California, making scheduling board calls and informal check-ins very difficult).
As a result, many of the most prestigious venture firms still remain largely focused on the West Coast at
the seed, Series A and Series B stages. This dynamic creates a large and growing opportunity, which
Valar has been capitalizing on by identifying and working with promising startups on the East Coast and
in Europe before they are even on the radar or within the investment mandate of most West Coast venture
capital funds.
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C. EXECUTION-ORIENTED TEAM
Valar's small size and execution-oriented team has been optimized to allow the Firm to move faster and
outflank every firm it has competed against to date. The Managing Partners have devoted considerable
thought to how to structure its team — an area that it believes has posed significant challenges to the ability
of other venture capital firms to access opportunities outside of their home markets.
The core dynamic of Valar's investment process is its "perpetual-partner-meeting" model, meaning that
Andrew and James generally travel and take all calls and meetings together and thus possess nearly
symmetric information and are in constant communication about all opportunities available to Valar. The
ability to make partnership level decisions in real-time has been key to Valar's success in securing the
best opportunities, even in the face of competition from older, more established venture firms with much
larger funds and partnerships. Moreover, the Managing Partners attend board meetings and work on all
major investments together, avoiding deal attribution or the political horse-trading that goes along with
that (there is no "you support my deal and I will support your deal"). This dynamic is particularly
important when determining how to allocate remaining dollars in a fund that are reserved for a limited
number of follow-on opportunities. As noted above, Valar has been highly successfully preempting
successive financing rounds (e.g., Transferwise, Breather, Stash); the Managing Partners' tight alignment
and shared data set was key to those decisions.
Valar expects to hire additional investment associates and back office personnel as it expands, but all
investment decisions and deal sourcing are expected to be made by the existing Managing Partners for
the foreseeable future. Valar believes that its small team and unanimous voting make it more nimble than
firms with large investment committees, politicized "Monday meetings", struggles over attribution and
economics, and other internal angst caused by large teams operating in an industry where lumpy, large
gains, long divorced in time from the investment decision create unhealthy dynamics that erode returns.
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V. PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT
A. VOTING PROCESS AND CONTROL
The Partnership will be managed by Andrew and James. Investment decisions will be made with the
unanimous consent of James and Andrew (the "Investment Committee"). If either James or Andrew is
affected by a conflict of interest, the additional consent of the Fund's Advisory Board regarding the
proposed transaction will be sought. The General Partner anticipates appointing an advisory board of
three to five members, to be selected in its discretion following the closing of the Fund. While Peter Thiel
is not a member of the Investment Committee and is not expected to be involved in the day-to-day
management of the Firm, he owns 20% of the General Partner and the Management Company and may
retain veto rights over certain activities of the General Partner, the Management Company and the Fund.
B. STRATEGIC DIRECTION
Andrew and James have traveled the world and taken nearly all meetings together for the past seven years.
Based on their intensive experience working together with entrepreneurs and portfolio companies on four
continents, they have been able to iterate quickly and continuously refine the Strategy to optimize for the
markets, stage of investment, founder attributes and firm structure with the highest potential for yielding
outsized venture returns.
C. TEAM BIOGRAPHIES
Andrew McCormack
Andrew is a founder and Managing Partner at Valar Ventures. Andrew's career in technology
has included business and corporate development roles at eCount (acquired by Citicorp) and
Yahoo! He joined PayPal in 2001, where he worked closely with Peter in preparing for the
company's IPO. After PayPal's sale to eBay, Andrew helped launch Clarium Capital and later
founded a restaurant group in San Francisco.
In 2008, Andrew rejoined Peter at Thiel Capital, where he led various international initiatives
for Thiel Capital and Peter personally. Andrew received his B.A. in Political Science from the
University of Pennsylvania.
James Fitzgerald
James is a founder and Managing Partner at Valar Ventura. Prior to Valar, he was COO and
General Counsel of Peter Thiel's global parent company, Thiel Capital, where he helped manage
Peter's extensive network of investments and businesses. In that capacity, he worked closely
with Founders Fund, Mithril, and Clarium.
Prior to joining Thiel Capital, James practiced law for seven years in the New York office of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He received his J.D. from the University of
California, Los Angeles and his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University.
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Reuben Kobuinik
Reuben is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Valar Ventures,
responsible for all operational, financial reporting and legal matters.
Prior to joining Valar, Reuben was Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP,
where he practiced M&A, private equity and general corporate law for nine years. While at
Skadden, Reuben worked closely with James on a number of transactions. Before joining
Skadden, Reuben clerked for Justice Morris J. Fish of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Reuben received his law degree as well as an undergraduate degree in Finance and Strategy from
McGill University.
John Tenet
John is an Investment Principal at Valar Ventures and is responsible for sourcing and evaluating
technology-driven companies across a variety of sectors, as well as providing assistance to the
Firm's portfolio companies. John joined Valar from Allen & Company, where he spent 3 years
investing in technology, media, and telecom deals, as well as focusing on third party manager
sourcing and due diligence as part of the Capital Markets and Investment Management
Divisions.
John received his B.A. in Government from Georgetown University in 2010.
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VI. INVESTMENT HISTORY
Valar began as a new strategy incubated within Thiel Capital that sought to invest in the increasing
number of globally significant technology companies being founded outside of Peter's historical focus of
Northern Califomia. To that end, the team began scouting internationally for opportunities in 2010,
initially making investments through a series of special purpose vehicles that were primarily funded by
Peter, and ultimately spinning out as a stand-alone strategy with significant capital commitments from
outside investors:
2010: Valar Ventures LP, a New Zealand partnership (the "New Zealand Fund), made Valar's
if rst investments in New Zealand. Approximately 40% of the capital commitments to the New
Zealand Fund were from Peter Thiel; the rest from the New Zealand government and other third
party investors.
2012: Opportunities in Xero exceeded the New Zealand Fund's concentration limits and Valar
launched VV Xero Holdings LLC (the "Xero SPV) to harvest those opportunities.
2012.2013: As Valar broadened its efforts internationally, VV Global LP and VV Global
Principals LP were formed to take advantage of a growing number of opportunities outside of
New Zealand (the "VV Funds"). The VV Funds were 100% funded by Peter Thiel and, with one
exception, made all investments paripassu.
2013: Based on the success of earlier Valar funds, Velar Global Fund I LP and Valar Global
Principals Fund I LP were raised in 2013 with 10% outside capital to invest in technology
companies globally. These funds have made all investments par! passu and are collectively
referred to as "Global Fund I". Among other things, Global Fund 1 was intended to serve as a
template for Valar's first institutional fund, including by providing the legal framework,
auditable track record and other internal processes necessary to attract institutional capital.
2014: Valar's pro rata rights in the Series C financing of TransferWise, led by Andreessen-
Horowitz, exceeded the remaining capital of the VV Funds and Global Fund 1. Valar raised a
sidecar fund, Valar Co-Invest I LP (the "TransferWise SPV), to participate in that round.
2014.2015: Valar Global Fund II LP and Valar Global Principals Fund II LP, which invest pari
passu in all transactions (together, "Fund 2") were raised in late 2014 and closed in January
2015. Capital commitments to Fund 2 totaled $102 million, with approximately 70% of the funds
coming from outside investors (primarily educational endowments, large multi-family offices
and high net worth individuals) and the remaining capital commitments coming from Peter Thiel
(approximately 30%) and Andrew McCormack and James Fitzgerald (approximately 1%). 100%
of capital commitments have been invested or reserved for follow-ons and expenses.
2016-2017: Valar Global Fund III LP and Valar Global Principals Fund III LP, which invest
part passu in all transactions (together, "Fund 3") closed in July 2016. Capital commitments to
Fund 3 totaled $104 million, with approximately 70% of the funds coming from outside investors
(primarily educational endowments, large multi-family offices and high net worth individuals)
and the remaining capital commitments coming from Peter Thiel (approximately 30%) and
Andrew McCormack and James Fitzgerald (approximately 1%). To date, 90% of capital
commitments have been invested or reserved for follow-ons and expenses.
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2017: Valar's pro rata rights in the Series C financing of Stash Invest, led by Coatue
Management, exceeded Fund 3's reserves for the company. Valar raised a sidecar fund, Valar
Co-Invest 2 LP (the "Stash SPV"), to participate in that round.
For ease of reference in this document, "Fund 1" refers to all the funds and investment vehicles listed
above that were formed prior to Fund 2, on an aggregate basis.
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VII. FUND PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO COMPANY PROFILES
Performance information for all Fund 1, Fund 2 and Fund 3 portfolio companies where Valar's initial
cost basis was in excess of $2.5 million ("Major Investments") appear below in Appendix B. Valar's
detailed investment track record, including a complete list of all portfolio company investments, is
available in the Finn's electronic data room.2
Interested investors should contact Valar for access to the electronic data room.
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VIII. SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL TERMS
The following is a summary of certain of the proposed terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement of
Valar Global Fund IV LP (the "Partnership Agreement') and Operating Agreement of the General
Partner. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Partnership Agreement.
FUND: Valar Global Fund IV LP (the "Fund" or the "Partnership") will be
organized as a Delaware limited partnership.
PURPOSE: To invest, as a general matter, in earlier-stage, high-growth technology
companies through direct, privately negotiated investments in equity or
equity-oriented securities of private and, in certain cases, public companies
with limited liquidity.
GENERAL PARTNER: Valar Ventures GP IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, will be
the general partner of the Fund (the "GeneralPartner").
LIMITED PARTNERS: Institutions and private individuals (or their estate planning vehicles) that
are "accredited investors" within the meaning of the United States
Securities Act of 1933 or qualified non-U.S. persons (the "Limited
Partners", and together with the General Partner the "Partners").
FUND SIZE: The target size of the Fund is $100 -$150 million in committed capital from
the Partners (the "Capital Commitments").
GENERAL PARTNER'S The General Partner will make a Capital Commitment to the Fund of at
CAPITAL least 1% of the aggregate fee bearing Capital Commitments of the Partners.
COMMITMENT:
In lieu of a contribution to the Fund entirely in cash, the General Partner
may elect to make "deemed" capital contributions for up to 80% of its
Capital Commitment, which would reduce subsequent management fee
payments due to the General Partner by corresponding amounts (each such
amount being a "Fee Adjustment").
TIMING OF CAPITAL Each Limited Partner will contribute capital periodically in installments as
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CONTRIBUTIONS: requested by the General Partner upon ten business days' prior written
notice; provided, that certain investors regulated under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), may be
required to make their first capital contribution into an escrow account or
may not be required to make a capital contribution prior to the date the Fund
makes its first investment and thereby qualifies as a "venture capital
operating company" under applicable Department of Labor regulations.
No Limited Partner will be required to contribute any capital following the
fifth anniversary of the date of the first investment in a portfolio company
except to the extent necessary for (i) Fund expenses (including payment of
management fees), (ii) completion of investments in new portfolio
companies evidenced by a written term sheet as of such fifth anniversary.
(iii) funding follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies, and
(iv) fulfillment of indemnification and other obligations and liabilities of
the Fund. The period prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of the first
investment in a portfolio company is referred to as the "Commitment
Period".
TERM: The Fund will be dissolved ten years after the date of the Fund's first
investment in a portfolio company; provided, that the General Partner may
extend the Fund's term (a) for up to two additional one-year periods in its
sole discretion, and (b) for additional one-year periods with the consent of
Limited Partners holding more than 50% of the Capital Commitments (a
"Majority-in-Interest of the Limited Partners").
The Fund may be dissolved prior to the end of its stated term upon the
affirmative vote of Limited Partners holding more than 80% of the Capital
Commitments, or by the affirmative vote of Limited Partners holding more
than two-thirds-in-interest of the Capital Commitments ("Two-Thirds-in-
Interest of the Limited Partners") following certain events constituting
"cause" (as defined in the Partnership Agreement); provided, however, this
shall not apply if, in the case of acts by a Managing Member, the offending
individual is removed as a managing member of the General Partner.
MANAGEMENT The General Partner will cause the Fund to enter into a management
COMPANY: agreement with Valar Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
or another entity beneficially owned by Andrew McCormack, James
Fitzgerald and Peter Thiel (or another Thiel Person (as defined below)
designated by Peter) (the "Management Company"), who will be the
manager of the Fund and provide management, administrative, operational
and other services to the Fund from time to time.
CONTROL: Andrew McCormack and James Fitzgerald are the Managing Members of
the General Partner of the Fund and responsible for the day-to-day
operations of the General Partner, the Management Company and the Fund.
Investment decisions of the Fund are made by the General Partner acting
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through its Investment Committee (the "Investment Committee"), of which
Andrew McCormack and James Fitzgerald are the sole members.
While Peter Thiel is not a member of the Investment Committee and is not
expected to be involved in the day-to-day management or operations of the
General Partner, the Management Company or the Fund, Peter (directly or
through another Thiel Person) is expected to be a member of the General
Partner and entitled to 20% of the carried interest and net management fees
paid by the Fund. Moreover, in view of his status as the firm's
initial sponsor, Peter may retain veto rights over certain activities of the
General Partner, the Management Company and the Fund, as well as the
right to terminate Andrew McCormack and James Fitzgerald upon the
occurrence of certain events constituting cause.
ADVISORY The Fund will have an Advisory Committee that will serve as such for the
COMMITTEE: Fund and any Parallel Funds, consisting of no less than 3 and no more than
7 representatives of the Limited Partners and constituent limited partners of
the Parallel Funds chosen (and subject to removal at any time) by the General
Partner in its reasonable judgment (the "Advisory Committee"); provided
that the General Partner may not appoint any Limited Partner that is an
affiliate of the General Partner or any of its respective affiliates. The
Advisory Committee will (a) have such duties as are set forth in the
Partnership Agreement, (b) approve or disapprove matters pertaining to
conflicts of interest as requested by the General Partner (excluding certain
matters otherwise expressly addressed pursuant to the terms of the
Partnership Agreement), and (c) render such other advice and counsel as
requested by the General Partner. The Fund will reimburse each member of
the Advisory Committee for his or her reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in
connection with his or her activities on the Advisory Committee.
MANAGEMENT FEE: A management fee will be paid by the Limited Partners of the Fund and the
annual management fee will be equal to the Fund's aggregate Capital
Commitments made by the Limited Partners multiplied by 2.50% (the
"Management Fee Percentage"). Notwithstanding the foregoing.
beginning with the first full fiscal year that begins after the end of the
Commitment Period the Management Fee Percentage will be reduced
annually by ten basis points (La, by 0.10% per annum) until it is equal to
1.50%. The installment of management fee payable for any fiscal quarter
will be equal to one-fourth (114) of the Management Fee Percentage in
effect for such fiscal quarter (as adjusted) multiplied by the aggregate
Capital Commitments made by the Limited Partners.
The management fee payable with respect to a fiscal quarter will be reduced
by the aggregate amount that the General Partner has elected not to
contribute in cash prior to such quarter (i.e., the sum of all Fee
Adjustments).
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The management fee will also be reduced by 100% of (i) all cash and non-
cash compensation paid as directors, consulting, management services,
transaction, advisory, break-up or broken deal fees or other similar fees
received by the General Partner, the Management Company, or the
respective managing members or managers of such entities in connection
with portfolio investments of the Fund and attributable to the Fund's actual
investment in such entities and (ii) any placement fees paid by the Fund
with respect to the sale of limited partnership interest in the Fund. The
management fee will be further reduced during an extension period.
KEY PERSON: In the event that either (i) James Fitzgerald or (ii) Andrew McCormack
(each as a "Managing Member" and collectively as "Managing
Members") ceases to be a managing member of the General Partner.
otherwise ceases to participate in the management of the Fund or fails to
meet his obligations to devote his business time to the Fund as set forth
below under "Time Commitment" (a "Suspension Event"), the
Commitment Period will automatically be suspended and shall terminate
unless Two-Thirds-in-Interest of the Limited Partners affirmatively vote to
terminate the suspension within one hundred and eighty (180) days of its
commencement; provided, that a Two-Thirds-in-Interest of the Limited
Partners may vote to terminate a suspension period at any time.
Upon the suspension of the Commitment Period, the General Partner will
not request further capital contributions except as required for: (i) Fund
expenses (including payment of management fees), (ii) completion of
investments in new portfolio companies in process at the time ofsuspension
as evidenced by a written term sheet, (iii) funding follow-on investments in
existing portfolio companies so long as the Advisory Committee consents
to each such investment, and (iv) fulfillment of indemnification and other
obligations and liabilities of the Fund.
Andrew McCormack and James Fitzgerald are each subject to provisions
under which Peter Thiel may remove them from the Management
Company or the General Partner for certain events constituting "cause" or
otherwise by a vote of one or more of the other members. In the event of
such removal, a Managing Member would cease providing services to the
Fund, thereby triggering a Suspension Event
ALLOCATIONS OF At the end of each fiscal year or other accounting period, the net profit and
PROFIT & Loss: loss for such period will be allocated as follows:
i. First, until the "First Allocation Hurdle" (as defined below) is met.
allocations shall be made in a manner necessary to cause cumulative net
profit and loss to be allocated 80% to the Partners, in proportion to their
relative Capital Commitments, and 20% to the General Partner. The "First
Allocation Hurdle" will be deemed to have been met when each Limited
Partner has been allocated net profits equal to 200% of its Capital
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Commitment (i.e., an amount sufficient to enable the Fund to distribute to
each Limited Partner an amount equal to 300% of its Capital Commitment).
ii. Second, after the First Allocation Hurdle has been met, and until the
"Second Allocation Hurdle" (as defined below) is met, (x) 100% to the
General Partner until the General Partner has been allocated 25% of the
Fund's net profits and (y) thereafter allocations shall be made in a manner
necessary to cause cumulative net profit and loss to be allocated 75% to the
Partners, in proportion to their relative Capital Commitments, and 25% to
the General Partner. The "Second Allocation Hurdle" will be deemed to
have been met when each Limited Partner has been allocated net profits
equal to 500% of its Capital Commitment (i.e., an amount sufficient to
enable the Fund to distribute to each Limited Partner an amount equal to
600% of its Capital Commitment).
iii. Third, after the Second Allocation Hurdle has been met, (x) 100% to the
General Partner until the General Partner has been allocated 30% of the
Fund's net profits and (y) thereafter 70% to the Partners, pro rata in
proportion to their relative Capital Commitments, and 30% to the General
Partner.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner will receive priority
allocations of net profits equal to all prior Fee Adjustments.
DISTRIBUTIONS: The General Partner may cause the Fund to make distributions of cash or
marketable securities from time to time in its discretion, subject to
reasonable cash reserves for Fund expenses. No more than 120% of the
Fund's aggregate Capital Commitments shall be invested in portfolio
companies during the term of the Fund. Distributions will be made as
follows:
i. First, to all Partners in proportion to their relative Capital Commitments
until each Partner has received an amount equal to its aggregate capital
contributions.
ii. Second, until the cumulative amount distributed to each Partner is equal
to 300% of such Partner's Capital Commitment as of the date of
distribution, such distribution shall be made in the proportions necessary to
cause cumulative distributions (other than distributions made pursuant to
(i) above) to have been made, (x) 20% to the General Partner; and (y) 80%
to all Partners in proportion to their relative Capital Commitments.
iii. Third, after the aggregate amount distributed to each Limited Partner is
equal to 300% ofsuch Limited Partner's Capital Commitment as of the date
of such distribution, 100% to the General Partner until it has received
aggregate distributions totaling 25% of(x) the aggregate distributions made
to the Partners pursuant to (ii) above plus (y) the aggregate Tax
Distributions (as defined below) made to the Partners.
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iv. Fourth, until the cumulative amount distributed to each Partner is equal
to 600% of such Partner's Capital Commitment as of the date of
distribution, such distribution shall be made in the proportions necessary to
cause cumulative distributions (other than distributions made pursuant to
(i) above) to have been made, (x) 25% to the General Partner; and (y) 75%
to all Partners in proportion to their relative Capital Commitments.
v. Fifth, after the aggregate amount distributed to each Limited Partner is
equal to 600% ofsuch Limited Partner's Capital Commitment as of the date
of distribution, 100% to the General Partner until it has received aggregate
distributions totaling 30% of (x) the aggregate distributions made to the
Partners pursuant to (ii), (iii) and (iv) above plus (y) the aggregate Tax
Distributions made to the Partners.
vi. Sixth, (x) 30% to the General Partner; and (y) 70% to all Partners in
proportion to their relative Capital Commitments.
TAX DISTRIBUTIONS: Following the end of each fiscal year, the General Partner may cause the
Fund to distribute cash to each Partner in an amount equal to the
"Applicable Tax Rate" (as defined below) multiplied by net taxable income
(a "Tax Distribution"), less all prior cash distributions; provided, that the
General Partner will have no obligation to make the foregoing distributions
if the total amount to be distributed to all Partners would be less than S I
million. For each fiscal year, the amount distributed to any Partner as a Tax
Distribution shall not exceed the amount by which (A) such Partner's
cumulative aggregate annual tax liability with respect to the Fund for such
fiscal year and all prior fiscal years exceeds (B) the cumulative aggregate
cash distributions made to such Partner as Tax Distributions and other
regular distributions through the end of such fiscal year and all prior fiscal
years.
The "Applicable Tax Rate" means the highest blended federal, state and
local marginal income, self employment and medicare tax rates then
applicable to an individual residing in any state of the United States, applied
by taking into account the character of the taxable income in question (i.e..
capital gain, ordinary income, etc.).
CLAWBACK: The General Partner will be required to pay back to the Fund the amount
by which the cumulative net distributions received by the General Partner
over the life of the Fund (excluding amounts received by the General
Partner in respect of its Capital Commitment) exceeds the product of (A)
the applicable carried interest percentage; and (ii) the aggregate amount of
profit distributions made to all Partners during the whole term of the Fund;
provided, that the General Partner will not be obligated to pay an amount
in excess of the aggregate carried interest and profit distributions it has
received (valued at the time of distribution in the case of securities
distributions) less the gross tax liabilities the General Partner would have
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incurred on such distributions if at all times the General Partner were
subject to the Applicable Tax Rate, all such allocation resulted from fully
taxable transactions (plus any tax benefit actually received by the General
Partner in the year in which the General Partner is required to make a
clawback payment as reasonably determined by the General Partner). Each
managing member of the General Partner will be severally liable for and
will personally guaranty his or her pro rata share of the General Partner's
remaining obligation.
In addition to the amount to be contributed by the General Partner pursuant
to the foregoing paragraph, if, upon liquidation of the Partnership, the
cumulative Fee Adjustments applied against Management Fees exceeds the
sum of(i) the cumulative profits of the Fund for all accounting periods less
(ii) the cumulative losses of the Fund for all accounting periods (such
amount the "Deemed Contribution Shortfall), then the General Partner or
its designated affiliate with a capital contribution obligation shall be
required to pay back to the Fund, the lesser of(x) the Deemed Contribution
Shortfall and (y) the distributions received by the General Partner or its
affiliate that are attributable to the cumulative amount of Profit allocated to
the General Partner with respect to such Fee Adjustments, in each case less
the gross tax liabilities that the General Partner would have incurred on all
allocations of taxable income (net of losses) made with respect to such Fee
Adjustments.
EXPENSES: From the management fee, the Management Company and the General
Partner will pay all normal operating expenses incurred in connection with
the management of the Fund, the General Partner and the Management
Company, including without limitation salaries, wages, rent, travel and
other expenses of employees, consultants and agents of the Fund, the
General Partner and the Management Company (other than consultants
retained in connection with investments or proposed investments). The
Fund will pay all expenses incurred in the investigation, holding, purchase.
sale or exchange of investments, and certain other related Fund expenses.
such as legal, audit and accounting expenses (including third party
bookkeeping services).
The Fund will bear the out•of-pocket expenses incident to the organization
of the Fund and the General Partner up to a maximum of $500,000.
FUND MANAGEMENT Each opportunity to invest at least $►50,000 into a company that is
& CERTAIN presented to the Managing Members and that otherwise meets the
CONFLICTS OF investment objectives of the Fund (i.e., the potential investment is within
INTEREST: the Fund's stated scope, the potential investment is sufficiently large, the
potential investment is not expected to require an inordinate portion of the
Fund's capital, the company is at an appropriate stage of development, the
Fund has sufficient capital available at the time the investment is to be
made, etc.), shall be offered to the Fund and each Parallel Fund in
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proportion to their relative available capital; provided, however, that the
preceding restriction shall only apply from the due date of the initial capital
contribution until the end of the "Time Standard Period" (as defined
below); provided,further, that any opportunities may be allocated in whole
or in part to the Partnership's prior funds or the Opportunity Fund (as
defined below) until the prior funds or the Opportunity Fund are fully
invested or reserved; and provided, further, that the foregoing shall not
apply to any investment opportunity with respect to which: (i) the
participation of an Affiliated Party (as defined below) in such company has
been approved by the Advisory Committee; (ii) an Affiliated Party (or an
affiliate thereof) has initially invested prior to the date of the Fund's initial
closing; (iii) the General Partner has determined, in good faith, does not
meet the investment objectives of the Fund; (iv) is to be held by a Special
Purpose Investment Fund (as defined below); (v) any investment
opportunity in a portfolio company of a Prior Fund, Successor Fund or
Opportunity Fund; or (vi) any investment opportunity offered to a Prior
Fund, Successor Fund or Opportunity Fund.
Peter Thiel and the Thiel Persons (as defined below) are not required to
present or offer to the Fund or any Parallel Fund any investment
opportunities.
The General Partner, the Management Company, the Managing Members
and their respective affiliates, members and employees may engage.
directly or indirectly, in other businesses or activities, including but not
limited to buying and selling securities for their own accounts, the accounts
of prior investment funds and other investment vehicles.
The Fund may invest in any portfolio company in which a Successor Fund.
Prior Fund or Opportunity Fund (or any other investment fund managed by
any of the General Partner, the Affiliated Parties or their affiliates) holds
an interest. In addition, without the consent of the Advisory Committee, the
Fund shall not invest in any company in which the Managing Members, the
General Partner, the Management Company or any of their Affiliates hold
a direct interest (Le., an interest not held through a Successor Fund, Prior
Fund or other investment fund managed by any of the General Partner, the
Affiliated Parties or their Affiliates).
The Fund may not purchase an interest in a portfolio company from, or sell
securities to, the General Partner, any Affiliated Party, any Thiel Person or
any of their respective affiliates, members and employees (or any
investment fund managed by any of the foregoing) without the consent of
the Advisory Committee.
The term "Affiliated Party" means any of the General Partner, the
Managing Members, the Management Company or any member or
employee or Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that Peter Thiel, Peter
Thiel's retirement accounts and Thiel Capital LLC and any wholly owned
subsidiary of the foregoing ("Thiel Persons") shall not be deemed as an
Affiliated Party or an affiliate of any Affiliated Party.
The Fund will not have any right of first refusal with respect to the
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investment opportunities or existing portfolio companies of Peter Thiel, nor
any Thiel Persons, nor any other investment funds managed by Peter Thiel
or any Thiel Person.
Without prior approval of the Advisory Committee, (i) no more than 5% of
"Combined Capital Commitments" (i.e., aggregate capital commitments
made to the Fund and the Parallel Funds) may be invested in a "blind pool"
investment fund that is managed and controlled by an unaffiliated third
party and that pays its manager performance based compensation; (ii) no
more than 25% of Combined Capital Commitments may be invested in any
one portfolio company by the Fund and the Parallel Funds; (iii) no more
than 15% of Combined Capital Commitments may be invested in publicly
traded securities by the Fund and the Parallel Funds; and (iv) the Fund may
not incur indebtedness, or guaranty portfolio company indebtedness, in
excess of the lesser of (A) 10% of the Fund's Capital Commitments, and
(B) the amount ofaggregate Capital Commitments of the Partners that have
not been contributed to the Fund as of the date of such debt or guaranty.
TIME COMMITMENT & During the Time Standard Period, and so long as they are managing
FORMATION OF A members of the General Partner, each Managing Member will devote
SUCCESSOR FUND: substantially all of his business time to the affairs of the Management
Company, the General Partner, the Parallel Funds, certain pre-existing
investment vehicles, and the Fund. Following the earlier of (i) such time as
at least 75% of the Capital Commitments of the Fund has been invested.
committed or reserved for investment in portfolio companies, or applied.
committed or reserved for working capital and expenses and (ii) the end of
the Commitment Period (the "Time Standard Period"), the Managing
Members will devote such time as they reasonably deem to be appropriate
to the Fund.
The General Partner and the Managing Members may form a "Successor
Fund" to the Fund following the end of the Time Standard Period.
In addition, during the Time Standard Period, the General Partner and the
Managing Members and their respective affiliates may form an
"Opportunity Funds" and/or "Special Purpose Investment Funds." An
Opportunity Fund is a fund created to invest in portfolio companies whose
"pre-money" valuation exceeds the valuation at which the Fund typically
would invest A Special Purpose Investment Fund is a fund created to
invest in a specified investment opportunity which meets the Fund's
investment objectives and the following criteria: (a) each Partner is
provided the first opportunity (on at least five (5) days advance notice) to
invest in such special purpose investment fund on a pro rata basis
determined by reference to the total of (x) the Partners' respective Capital
Commitments and (y) the respective capital commitments of the constituent
partners in any Parallel Funds, and (b) such special purpose investment
fund charges a carried interest and/or management fee that are no higher
than those charged to the Fund. A Special Purpose Investment Fund may
not have aggregate capital commitments that exceed 30% of the Combined
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Capital Commitments without the Advisory Committee's approval.
For the avoidance of doubt, neither Peter Thiel nor any Thiel Persons shall
be required to devote any time to the affairs of the Management Company.
the General Partner, the Fund, any Parallel Funds, any Special Purpose
Investment Fund or Opportunity Fund or any pre-existing investment
vehicles.
REMOVAL OF Within 180 days following the occurrence of certain events constituting
GENERAL PARTNER "trigger events" (as defined in the Partnership Agreement), a Two-Thirds-
in-Interest of the Limited Partners may elect to remove the General Partner.
If the Limited Partners vote to remove the General Partner, a replacement
general partner may be appointed on such economic terms and with such
subscription as the replacement general partner and a Two-Thirds-in-
Interest of the Limited Partners may agree. The replacement general partner
shall continue the business of the Partnership until dissolution in normal
course, pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement.
Upon the removal of the General Partner, the former General Partner shall
not be obligated to make any additional capital contributions to the
Partnership and the former General Partner's entire interest in the
Partnership shall be converted to that of a Limited Partner with a capital
contribution and capital account balance equal to those of the former
General Partner. The former General Partner, as a Limited Partner (i) shall
be entitled to receive all allocations and distributions to which it would
otherwise be entitled to receive had it not been removed when, as and if
such allocations and distributions are made, in respect of all activities of
and investments by the Fund that occurred or were committed to by the
Fund prior to the effective date of removal; and (ii) the removed General
Partner shall be entitled to receive one hundred percent (100%) of all
allocations and distributions in respect of its capital contributions. The
removed General Partner shall not be entitled to receive any payments of
management fee with respect to any period of time after the date of its
removal.
UNRELATED BUSINESS The General Partner will use its reasonable best efforts to operate the Fund
TAXABLE INCOME & to ensure that no tax-exempt Limited Partner (or any of its equity owners)
STATUS AS A will be allocated unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI') within the
VENTURE CAPITAL meaning of Section 512 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code").
OPERATING as amended.
COMPANY:
The General Partner will use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i)
avoid having the Fund treated as being engaged in a trade or business within
the United States under the Code; (ii) avoid the Fund realizing income that
is or is treated as "effectively connected" with the conduct of a trade or
business in the United States under the Code; or (iii) prevent the Fund from
acquiring any interest in real property located in the United States for
purposes of Section 897 of the Code or in any company that is a "United
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States real property holding corporation" within the meaning of the Code.
The General Partner will use its reasonable best efforts to operate the Fund
so that it will be treated as a "venture capital operating company" under
ERISA, if "equity participation" in the Fund held by "benefit plan
investors" is "significant" within the meaning of ERISA.
PARALLEL FUNDS: The General Partner may form (a) one or more investment partnerships or
similar entities that may waive (or charge a lower) management fees or
carried interest and will be comprised of the members of the General
Partner or consultants to, and other persons having strategic or other
important relationships with, the Fund and (b) one or more investment
partnerships or similar entities formed to accommodate the tax, regulatory
or legal needs ofinvestors (including, without limitation, non•United States
investors) who would othenvise invest as Limited Partners of the Fund on
substantially similar terms, including economic terms, as the Fund
(collectively, the "Parallel Funds"). Each Parallel Fund will
simultaneously invest in the same securities on the same terms and at the
same price as the Fund, except in cases in which the portfolio company
gives written notice that a Parallel Fund will not be permitted to so invest.
or where such investment is not permitted by applicable law or by the terms
of the governing agreement of such Parallel Fund. The Fund and the
Parallel Funds shall make and dispose of an investment, or make a
distribution, on a pan passu basis. Investment by each Parallel Fund and
the Fund will be according to available capital.
INDEMNIFICATION: The Fund, out of its assets only, may indemnify the General Partner, the
Management Company, the members of the Advisory Committee, and each
officer, employee or member of the foregoing, against all liabilities
incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or
in connection with such indemnitee's activities or involvement with the
Fund, or with any other enterprise that such indemnitee is or was serving.
as a director, officer, employee or othenvise, at the request of the Fund:
provided, that this indemnity may not extend to (I) any action, suit or
proceeding solely between or among the General Partner, the Management
Company, the Managing Members or their respective members.
employees, affiliates or agents, (2) conduct which constitutes bad faith on
the part of any Advisory Committee member or Thiel Person, or any
conduct which constitutes recklessness, bad faith, gross negligence or
intentionally wrongful conduct on the part of any other indemnified party.
or (3) any action, suit or proceeding that arises from any material breach by
the General Partner of the Partnership Agreement or of its fiduciary duties
to the Partnership that has a material adverse effect upon the economic
interests of the Limited Partners of the Fund. In addition, the Fund shall not
make any advancement of expenses for any claim, action or demand
brought by a Majority-in-Interest of the Limited Partners. In the event that
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an indemnitee is also entitled to indemnification from a portfolio company,
the portfolio company will be the primary source of indemnification, the
Fund will be the secondary source of indemnification, and the General
Partner or the Management Company will be the tertiary source of
indemnification. If the Fund's assets are insufficient, the General Partner
may (a) call for any unfunded Capital Commitments and (b) recall
distributions previously made to the Partners, solely for the purpose of
fulfilling an indemnity obligation of the Fund described in the preceding
paragraph. In no event will any Partner be required to return amounts
pursuant to the foregoing clause (b) in an amount in excess of the lesser of
(i) all distributions previously received by such Partner from the Fund and
(ii) 25% of such Partner's Capital Commitment. In no event will the
General Partner be permitted to call capital pursuant to the foregoing
clauses (a) and (b) more than two years after dissolution of the Fund, or in
connection with a recalled distribution, more than three years after the date
of such distribution.
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IX. CERTAIN RISK FACTORS
Prospective investors should be aware that an investment in the Partnership involves a high degree of
risk and, therefore, should be undertaken only by investors capable of evaluating the risks of the
Partnership and bearing the risks it represents. There can be no assurance that the Partnership's
investment objectives will be achieved, or that an investor will receive a return of its capital, and
therefore, an investor should only invest in the Partnership if such investor is able to withstand a total
loss ofits investment. In addition, there will be occasions when the General Partner, the Management
Company and their affiliates may encounter potential conflicts of interest in connection with the
Partnership. Thefollowing considerations, among others, should be carefully evaluated before making
an investment in the Partnership.
RISKS INHERENT IN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. The Partnership will invest substantially all of
its available capital (other than capital the General Partner determines to retain in cash or cash equivalents
or capital applied toward Partnership expenses and liabilities) in securities of portfolio companies. The
types of investments that the Partnership anticipates making involve a high degree of risk. In general,
financial and operating risks confronting portfolio companies can be significant. While targeted returns
should reflect the perceived level of risk in any investment situation, there can be no assurance that the
Partnership will be adequately compensated for risks taken. A loss of an investor's entire investment is
possible. The timing of profit realization is highly uncertain. Losses are likely to occur early in the
Partnership's term, while successes often require a long maturation.
Early-stage and development-stage companies often experience unexpected problems in the areas of
product development, manufacturing, marketing, financing and general management, which, in some
cases, cannot be adequately solved. in addition, such companies may require substantial amounts of
financing which may not be available through institutional private placements or the public markets. In
addition, the markets that such companies target are highly competitive and in many cases the competition
consists of larger companies with access to greater resources. The percentage of companies that survive
and prosper can be small.
Investments in more mature companies in the expansion or profitable stage involve substantial risks.
Such companies typically have obtained capital in the form of debt and/or equity to expand rapidly,
reorganize operations, acquire other businesses, or develop new products and markets. These activities
by definition involve a significant amount of change in a company and could give rise to significant
problems in sales, manufacturing, and general management of these activities.
The Partnership may invest a substantial portion of its assets in companies with modest capitalization.
While the General Partner believes that small and medium-sized companies can provide greater growth
potential than larger, more mature companies, investing in the securities of such companies also involves
greater risk, potential price volatility and cost. Investments in these companies often involve higher risks
because the companies lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification,
markets, distribution channels and competitive strengths of larger companies. In addition, in many
instances, the frequency and volume of the trading activity in their stock is substantially less than what is
typical of larger companies. Therefore, the securities of smaller companies may be subject to wider price
fluctuations. The spreads between the bid and asked prices of the securities of these companies in the
over-the-counter markets typically are larger than the spreads for more actively traded securities. As a
result, the Partnership could incur a loss if it were to sell such a security a short time after its acquisition.
When making a large sale, the Partnership may have to sell a portfolio holding at a discount from quoted
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prices or may have to make a series of small sales over an extended period of time because of the limited
trading volume of smaller company securities.
INVESTMENT IN COMPANIES DEPENDENT UPON SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES.
The Partnership plans to focus its investing primarily on technology and technology-related companies.
The value of the Partnership's interests may be susceptible to factors affecting such companies and to a
greater risk and market fluctuation than an investment in a fund that invests in a broader range of
securities. The specific risks faced by such companies include:
• rapidly changing science and technologies;
• new competing products and improvements in existing products which may quickly render
existing products or technologies obsolete;
• exposure, in certain circumstances, to a high degree of government regulation, making these
companies susceptible to changes in government policy and failures to secure, or unanticipated
delays in securing, regulatory approvals;
• scarcity of management, technical, scientific, research and marketing personnel with appropriate
training;
the possibility of lawsuits related to intellectual property rights; and
• rapidly changing investor sentiments and preferences with regard to technology sector
investments (which are generally perceived as risky).
INVESTMENT IN PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES. The Partnership may invest in publicly traded
securities. Investments in public securities can entail certain risks. For example, the Partnership, the
General Partner and the Management Company may obtain less information and disclosure about a
company whose securities are publicly traded than from a privately held company. Further, the market
for publicly traded securities is extremely volatile due to economic conditions, political events, and for
many other reasons. Such volatility may adversely affect the ability of the Partnership to dispose of
investments or affect the value of investment securities on the date of sale by the Partnership.
Furthermore, notwithstanding the existence of a public market for the securities of a particular portfolio
company of the Partnership, publicly traded securities held by the Partnership may be thinly traded or
may cease to be traded after the Partnership invests in them. Any securities that the Partnership holds
that are thinly traded may be subject to wider price fluctuations than other companies whose securities
are more actively traded, and the spreads between the bid and ask prices of thinly traded securities of
these companies may be larger than the spreads for more actively traded securities. There can be no
assurance that the Partnership's investments in publicly traded securities will be profitable, and there is a
material risk that the Partnership could incur losses from its investments in publicly traded securities.
INVESTMENTS IN PIPES. The Partnership may be involved in private investments in public equities
("PIPEs") or private financing of public companies. PIPE transactions may involve the sale of equity-
like securities of an already public company. In a PIPE transaction, the Partnership may bear the price
risk from the time of pricing until the time of closing. In addition, the Partnership may have to commit
to purchase a specified number of shares at a fixed price, with the closing conditioned upon, among other
things, the Securities and Exchange Commission's preparedness to declare effective a resale registration
statement covering the resale, from time to time, of the shares sold in the private financing.
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No ASSURANCE OF RETURNS. There can be no assurance that the Limited Partners will receive
distributions from the Partnership in an amount equal to their investment in the Partnership. The timing
of profit realization, if any, is highly uncertain.
LACK OF OPERATING HISTORY. The Partnership and the General Partner are newly formed entities,
and, accordingly have no operating history, historical results or investments upon which investors can
evaluate the potential performance of the Partnership. The prior performance of the Managing Members
or their investments as described in this Memorandum is not necessarily indicative of the Partnership's
future results. There can be no assurance that investments by the Partnership will achieve returns
comparable to the historical performance reflected in this Memorandum, and in any event, the returns
achieved by the Partnership will be subject to the Management Fee and the General Partner's carried
interest. Any given investment made by the Partnership may prove to be worthless, and there is a risk
that investors could lose money.
RELIANCE ON THE GENERAL PARTNER. The General Partner will have sole discretion over the
investment of the funds committed to the Partnership as well as the ultimate realization of any profits.
The Limited Partners will not receive the detailed financial information issued by portfolio companies
that will be available to the Partnership. Accordingly, the Limited Partners will not have the opportunity
to evaluate the relevant economic, financial and other information that will be utilized by the General
Partner in its selection of investments. As such, the pool of funds in the Partnership represents a blind
pool of funds. Investors in the Partnership will be relying on the General Partner to identify, structure,
and implement investments consistent with the Partnership's investment objectives and policies and to
conduct the business of the Partnership as contemplated by this Memorandum. The Limited Partners will
not make decisions with respect to the management, disposition or other realization of any investment
made by the Partnership, or other decisions regarding the Partnership's business and affairs.
RELIANCE ON THE PRINCIPALS. The loss of one or more of the principals of the General Partner could
have a significant adverse impact on the business of the Partnership. No assurances can be given that
each of the principals will continue to be affiliated with the Partnership throughout its term.
Notwithstanding any prior experience that such principals may have in making investments of the type
expected to be made by the Partnership, any such experience necessarily was obtained under different
market conditions and with different technologies at the forefront of development. There can be no
assurance that the principals of the General Partner will be able to duplicate prior levels of success.
LIMITED PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION. As is typical of venture capital firms, the portfolio holdings of
the Partnership will not be broadly diversified. In addition, if the General Partner is unable to raise
sufficient capital commitments to the Partnership, the diversification of the portfolio holdings of the
Partnership will be further limited. A downturn of the economy or in the business of any one company
could impact the aggregate returns delivered to investors by the Partnership.
DIFFICULTY IN VALUING PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS. Generally, there will be no readily available
market for a substantial number of the Partnership's investments and hence, most of the Partnership's
investments will be difficult to value. Despite the efforts of the General Partner and the Management
Company to acquire sufficient information to monitor certain of the Partnership's investments and make
well-informed valuation and pricing determinations, the General Partner and the Management Company
may only be able to obtain limited information at certain times. It is possible that the General Partner and
the Management Company may not be aware on a timely basis of material adverse changes that have
occurred with respect to certain of the Partnership's investments. The General Partner and the
Management Company may have to make valuation determinations without the benefit of an adequate
amount of relevant information. Prospective Limited Partners should be aware that as a result of these
difficulties, as well as other uncertainties, any valuation made by the General Partner and the Management
Company may not represent the fair market value of the securities acquired by the Partnership.
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COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE. The marketplace for venture capital investing has become increasingly
competitive. Participation by financial intermediaries has increased, substantial amounts of funds have
been dedicated to making investments in the private sector and the competition for investment
opportunities is at high levels. Some of the Partnership's potential competitors may have greater financial
and personnel resources than the General Partner and the Management Company. There can be no
assurances that the General Partner and the Management Company will locate an adequate number of
attractive investment opportunities and the General Partner and the Management Company may not be
able to identify and successfully close a sufficient number ofhigh quality investments to utilize all of the
Partnership's capital. Such competition may adversely impact the length of time required to fully invest
the Partnership's capital and may adversely impact returns to Limited Partners in the Partnership.
CHANGING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. The success of the investment strategy of the General Partner and
the Management Company could be significantly impacted by changing external economic conditions in
the United States and global economies. The stability and sustainability of growth in global economies
may be impacted by terrorism or acts of war. The availability, unavailability, or hindered operation of
external credit markets, equity markets and other economic systems which the Partnership may depend
upon to achieve its objectives may have a significant negative impact on the Partnership's operations and
profitability. There can be no assurance that such markets and economic systems will be available or will
be available as anticipated or needed for the Partnership to operate successfully. Changing economic
conditions could potentially adversely impact the valuation of portfolio holdings.
MINORITY INVESTMENTS. A significant portion of the Partnership's investments may represent minority
stakes in privately held companies. In addition, during the process ofexiting investments, the Partnership
is likely to hold minority equity stakes if portfolio holdings are taken public. As is the case with minority
holdings in general, such minority stakes that the Partnership may hold will have neither the control
characteristics of majority stakes nor the valuation premiums accorded majority or controlling stakes.
The Partnership may also invest in companies for which the Partnership has no right to appoint a director
or otherwise exert significant influence. In such cases, the Partnership will be reliant on the existing
management and board of directors of such companies, which may include representatives of other
financial investors with whom the Partnership is not affiliated and whose interests may conflict with the
interests of the Partnership.
No ASSURANCE OF ADDITIONAL CAPITAL FOR INVESTMENTS. After the Partnership has financed a
company, continued development and marketing of products may require that additional financing be
provided. The Partnership expects to invest in companies that have substantial capital needs that are
typically funded over several stages of investment. No assurance can be given that such additional
financing will be available and no assurance can be made as to the terms upon which such financing may
be obtained. Alternatively, the Partnership, either directly or through one of its portfolio companies, may
elect to sell developed or undeveloped technologies to existing companies. No assurance can be made
that buyers for such technologies can be located or that the terms of any such sales will be advantageous.
No ASSURANCE OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. Although the Partnership expects to have significant
access to private investment opportunities through the network of relationships of the Managing
Members, there can be no assurance that investment opportunities for the Partnership will materialize and
that companies select the Partnership as an investor. Similarly, the Partnership may be unable to identify
or consummate investments in public companies that meet its criteria. There can be no assurances that
the General Partner and the Management Company will locate an adequate number of attractive
investment opportunities that meet the Partnership's investment objectives.
NATURE OF DIRECT INVESTMENTS. Many of the Partnership's investments will be highly illiquid. As
such, there will be no public markets for the securities held by the Partnership and there can be no
assurance that the Partnership will be able to realize such investments in a timely manner. In addition.
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the realization of value for any investments will not be possible or known with any certainty until the
General Partner and the Management Company elect, in their sole discretion, to sell the Partnership's
investments and subsequently distribute the proceeds to its Limited Partners or to distribute securities to
Limited Partners in lieu of cash. Also, since the Partnership may only make a limited number of
investments and since many of the Partnership's investments may involve a high degree of risk, poor
performance by a few of the investments could severely affect the total returns to the Limited Partners.
Additionally, it should be noted that past performance of the Managing Members and their affiliates is
not a guarantee of future results.
FUTURE AND PAST PERFORMANCE. The performance of the prior funds is not necessarily indicative of
the Partnership's future results. While the General Partner intends for the Partnership to make
investments that have estimated returns commensurate with the risks undertaken, there can be no
assurance that targeted results will be achieved. Loss of principal is possible on any given investment.
BRIDGE FINANCING. The Partnership may lend to portfolio companies on a short-term, unsecured basis
in anticipation of a future issuance of equity or long-term debt. Such bridge loans would typically be
convertible into a more permanent, long-term security; however, for reasons not always in the
Partnership's control, such long-term securities may not issue and such bridge loans may remain
outstanding. In such event, the interest rate on such loans may not adequately reflect the risk associated
with the unsecured position taken by the Partnership.
LEVERAGE. To the extent that any investment is made in a portfolio company with a leveraged capital
structure or any portfolio company borrows or enters into other financing transactions requiring periodic
payments, such investment will be subject to increased exposure to adverse economic factors such as a
significant rise in interest rates, a severe downturn in the economy or deterioration in the condition of
such company or its industry. If such a company is unable to generate sufficient cash flow to meet
principal and interest payments on its indebtedness, the value ofany equity investment by the Partnership
in such company could be significantly reduced or even eliminated.
LIMITATIONS ON ABILITY TO EXIT INVESTMENTS. The General Partner expects to exit from its
investments in two principal ways: (i) private sales (including acquisitions of its portfolio companies) and
(ii) initial and secondary public offerings. At any particular time, one or both of these avenues may not
be open to the Partnership, or timing with respect to these exit mechanisms may be inopportune. As such,
the ability to exit from and liquidate portfolio holdings may be constrained at any particular time.
CERTAIN LITIGATION RISKS. The Partnership will be subject to a variety of litigation risks, particularly
if one or more of its portfolio companies face financial or other difficulties during the life of the
Partnership. Legal disputes, involving any or all of the Partnership, the General Partner, the Management
Company, their members or their affiliates, may arise from the Partnership's activities and investments
and could have a significant adverse effect on the Partnership.
POTENTIAL LIABILITIES. In connection with its investments, the Partnership may negotiate the right to
appoint one or more of the Managing Members or other employees or representatives of the Management
Company as a member of the portfolio company's board of directors. Such membership on the board of
directors ofa company can result in the Partnership or the individual director being named as a defendant
in litigation or other disputes or investigations. The Partnership may also participate in portfolio company
financings at valuations lower than the valuations in preceding rounds of financing. Disputes arising out
of such down-round financings may result in the Partnership, the General Partner, the Management
Company, or their members being named as defendants. Typically, portfolio companies will have
insurance to protect directors and officers, but this insurance may be inadequate. The Partnership will
also indemnify the General Partner, the Managing Members, the Management Company and their
respective affiliates, among others, for liabilities incurred in connection with operations of the
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Partnership, including liabilities arising from such disputes. Such indemnification obligations and other
liabilities could be substantial. The Partners may also be required to return distributions previously made
to them to satisfy the Partnership's indemnification obligations. While the General Partner and the
Management Company intend to manage the Partnership in a way that will minimize exposure to these
risks, the possibility of successful claims or lawsuits or adverse regulatory action cannot be eliminated,
and such events could have significant adverse effects on the Partnership.
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES ON DISPOSITION OF INVESTMENTS. In connection with the disposition of an
investment in a portfolio company, the Partnership may be required to make representations about the
business and financial affairs of such company typical of those made in connection with the sale of a
business. To the extent that any such representations are inaccurate, the Partnership may be required to
indemnify the purchasers of such investment and may be liable to the purchasers for breach of contract.
These arrangements may result in the incurrence of contingent liabilities for which the General Partner
may establish reserves and escrows. In that regard, distributions may be delayed or withheld until such
reserve is no longer needed or the escrow period expires.
RESERVES. As is customary in the industry, the General Partner and the Management Company may
establish reserves for follow-on investments by the Partnership in portfolio companies, operating
expenses (including the Management Fee), Partnership liabilities, and other matters. Estimating the
appropriate amount of such reserves is difficult, especially for follow-on investment opportunities, which
are directly tied to the success and capital needs of portfolio companies. Inadequate or excessive reserves
could impair the investment returns to the Limited Partners. If reserves are inadequate, the Partnership
may be unable to take advantage of attractive follow-on or other investment opportunities or to protect
its existing investments from dilutive or other punitive terms associated with "pay-to-play" or similar
provisions. If reserves are excessive, the Partnership may decline attractive investment opportunities or
hold unnecessary amounts of capital in money market or similar low-yield accounts.
ABSENCE OF LIQUIDITY AND PUBLIC MARKETS. The Partnerships investments will generally be
private, illiquid holdings. As such, there will be no public markets for the securities held by the
Partnership and no readily available liquidity mechanism at any particular time for any of the investments
held by the Partnership. In addition, the realization of value from any investments will not be possible or
known with any certainty until the General Partner and the Management Company elect, in their sole
discretion, to sell the Partnership's investments and subsequently distribute the proceeds to its investors
or to distribute securities to investors in lieu of cash.
No MARKET; ILLIQUIDITY OF LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS. An investment in the Partnership will
be illiquid and involves a high degree of risk. There is no public market for the limited partner interests
in the Partnership, and it is not expected that a public market will develop. Consequently, Limited
Partners will bear the economic risks of their investment for the term of the Partnership. Prospective
investors will be required to represent and agree that they are purchasing the limited partner interests for
their own account for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof.
CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON ABILITY OF LIMITED PARTNERS TO TRANSFER THEIR INTERESTS IN THE
PARTNERSHIP. The transferability of interests in the Partnership will be restricted by the Partnership
Agreement and by United States federal and state securities laws. In general, Limited Partners will not
be able to sell or transfer their interests in the Partnership to third parties without the consent of the
General Partner.
LEGAL AND REGULATORY RISKS. The Partnership is not and does not expect to be registered as an
"investment company" under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"investment Company Act'), pursuant to an exemption set forth in Sections 3(c)(I) and/or 3(cX7) of the
Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that such exemptions will continue to be available to
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the Partnership. Due to the burdens of compliance with the Investment Company Act, the performance
of the Partnership's investment portfolio could be materially adversely affected, and risks involved in
financing portfolio companies could substantially increase, if the Partnership becomes subject to
registration under the Investment Company Act. Neither the Partnership nor its counsel can assure
investors that, under certain conditions, changed circumstances, or changes in the law, the Partnership
may not become subject to the Investment Company Act or other burdensome regulation.
TAX RISKS. Certain tax risks relating to an investment in the Partnership are discussed in the section
titled "Certain Tax and Regulatory Matters," which prospective investors should read carefully. No
assurances can be given that current tax laws, rulings and regulations will not be changed during the life
of the Partnership. In determining whether or not to make an investment in the Partnership, each
prospective Limited Partner should consider the tax consequences of such an investment. In addition,
each prospective Limited Partner is advised to consult its own tax counsel as to the U.S. federal income
tax consequences of an investment in the Partnership and as to applicable foreign, state and local taxes.
WITHHOLDING AND OTHER TAXES. The General Partner intends to structure the Partnership's
investments in a manner that is intended to achieve the Partnership's investment objectives and,
notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, there can be no assurance that the structure of
any investment will be tax efficient for any particular investor or that any particular tax result will be
achieved. In addition, tax reporting requirements may be imposed on investors under the laws of the
jurisdictions in which investors are liable for taxation or in which the Partnership makes portfolio
investments. Prospective investors should consult their own professional advisors with respect to the tax
consequences to them of an investment in the Partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they
are liable for taxation. Furthermore, the Partnership's returns in respect ofits investments may be reduced
by withholding or other taxes imposed by jurisdictions in which the Partnership's portfolio companies
are organized.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. The following discussion enumerates certain potential conflicts of interest
that should be carefully evaluated before making an investment in the Partnership. The following is not
intended as an exhaustive list of the potential conflicts. Instances may arise where the interest of the
General Partner (or its members), the Management Company and/or their affiliates may potentially or
actually conflict with the interests of the Partnership and the Limited Partners. Among others, investors
should consider the following conflicts of interest:
• The existence of the General Partner's carried interest may create an incentive for the General
Partner to make riskier or more speculative investments on behalf of the Partnership than it
would otherwise make in the absence of such performance•based arrangements.
• Conflicts may arise in the allocation of investment opportunities and the Managing Members'
time among the Partnership and parallel or co•investment entities, on the one hand, and any prior
or future investment funds or vehicles or other entities organized in accordance with the
Partnership Agreement or other fund(s) advised by the Management Company, on the other
hand.
• Conflicts may arise where the Partnership and parallel or co•investment entities invest in an
earlier or future round of financing of a portfolio company owned by a prior or future investment
funds or vehicles or other entities organized in accordance with the Partnership Agreement or
other fund(s) advised by the Management Company, or its affiliates. In such a circumstance,
the General Partner may cause the Partnership to invest in such portfolio company at a higher
valuation or lower valuation than such other investment funds, and may earn lower profit, or
realize higher loss, as a result.
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The Management Company (and its principals or affiliates) or the General Partner may serve as
investment adviser or investment manager to other client accounts (including separately
managed accounts) and conduct investment activities for its own accounts. Such other entities
or accounts (the "Other Clients") may have investment objectives or may implement investment
strategies similar to those of the Partnership.
While certain assurances are provided in the Partnership Agreement to address these potential conflicts,
certain risks may remain. By acquiring an Interest in the Partnership, each Limited Partner will be deemed
to have acknowledged the existence of any such actual or potential conflicts of interest and to have waived
any claim with respect to any liability arising from the existence of any such conflicts of interest.
DIVERSE INVESTORS. The Limited Partners may have conflicting investment, tax, and other interests
with respect to their investments in the Partnership. The conflicting interests of individual Limited
Partners may relate to or arise from, among other things, the nature of investments made by the
Partnership, the structuring or the acquisition of investments and the timing of disposition of investments.
As a consequence, conflicts of interest may arise in connection with decisions made by the General
Partner and the Management Company with respect to the nature or structuring of investments that may
be more beneficial for some Limited Partners than for others, particularly with respect to investors'
individual tax situations. In selecting and structuring investments appropriate for the Partnership, the
General Partner and the Management Company will consider the investment and tax objective of the
Partnership and the Partners as a whole, not the investment, tax or other objective of any Limited Partner
individually.
RISK OF DILUTION. Limited Partners subscribing for interests at subsequent closings will participate in
existing investments of the Partnership, diluting the interest of existing Limited Partners therein.
Although such Limited Partners will contribute their pro rata share of prior capital contributions
previously drawn down by the Partnership (plus an additional amount thereon), there can be no assurance
that such payment will reflect the fair value of the Partnership's existing investments at the time such
additional Limited Partners subscribe for such interests.
FAILURE TO MAKE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. If a Limited Partner fails to pay when due installments
of its capital commitment to the Partnership, and the contributions made by non-defaulting Limited
Partners and borrowings by the Partnership are inadequate to cover the defaulted capital contribution, the
Partnership may be unable to pay its obligations when due. As a result, the Partnership may be subjected
to significant penalties that could materially and adversely affect the returns to the Limited Partners
(including non-defaulting Limited Partners). If a Limited Partner defaults, it may be subject to various
remedies as provided in the Partnership Agreement.
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS. The Partnership expects to make a number of investments in companies that
are based outside of the United States or the operations of which are primarily outside of the United
States. Any investment in a foreign country involves risks not found in the domestic securities market,
including the following: the risk of economic and financial instability in the foreign country, which in
some cases may include a collapse in credit markets, stock prices, currencies and/or consumer spending;
the risk of adverse social and political developments, including nationalization, confiscation without fair
compensation, political and social instability and war; the risk that the foreign country may impose
restrictions on the repatriation of investment income or capital or on the ability of foreign persons to
invest in certain types of companies, assets or securities; risks related to the possible lack of availability
of sufficient financial information as a result of accounting, auditing, and financial disclosure standards
that differ, in some cases significantly, from those in the United States; risks related to foreign laws and
legal systems, which are likely to differ from those of the United States, including in particular the laws
with respect to the rights of investors which may not be as comprehensive or well developed as those in
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the United States and the procedures for the judicial or other enforcement of such rights which may not
be as effective as in the United States; risks related to the fact that some investments or portfolio company
operations may be denominated in foreign currencies and, therefore, will be subject to fluctuations in
exchange rates; and risks related to applicable tax laws and regulations and tax treaties, which are likely
to vary from country to country and may be less well developed than those in the United States, possibly
resulting in retroactive taxation so that the Partnership could become subject to an unanticipated local tax
liability. The profits or losses of the Partnership on any investment, as measured in United States dollars,
will be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations as well as
by the success of the investment itself. In addition, the Partnership may incur costs in connection with
conversions between various currencies. The Partnership does not presently intend to seek to reduce
currency risks through "hedging" or other methods.
AIFMD. The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD") came into force on 21 July
2011, and certain fund managers have been obliged to comply with the European Economic Area
("EEA") Member States' respective AIFMD implementing laws since July 22, 2013. AIFMD regulates
the activities of private fund managers undertaking fund management activities or marketing fund
interests to investors domiciled or with a registered office in the EEA. If the Partnership is marketed to
these investors: (i) the Partnership may be subject to certain reporting, disclosure and other compliance
obligations under AIFMD, which may result in the Partnership incurring additional costs and expenses;
and (ii) AIFMD will also restrict certain activities of the Partnership in relation to EEA portfolio
companies including, in some circumstances, the Partnership's ability to recapitalize, refinance or
potentially restructure an EEA portfolio company within the first two years of ownership.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Partnership Agreement will contain confidentiality provisions
intended to protect proprietary and other information relating to the Partnership and the Partnership's
portfolio companies. To the extent that such information is publicly disclosed, competitors of the
Partnership and/or competitors of its portfolio companies, and others, may benefit from such information,
thereby adversely affecting the Partnership, its portfolio companies, the General Partner and the economic
interests of Limited Partners.
COUNSEL TO THE PARTNERSHIP DOES NOT REPRESENT THE LIMITED PARTNERS. The General Partner
has retained Cooley LLP in connection with the formation of the Partnership and may retain Cooley LLP
as legal counsel in connection with the management and operation of the Partnership, including, without
limitation, the making and holding of investments. Cooley LLP will not represent any Limited Partner
or prospective limited partner of the Partnership, unless the General Partner and such Limited Partner or
prospective limited partner otherwise agree and such Limited Partner or prospective limited partner
separately engages Cooley LLP, in connection with the formation of the Partnership, the offering of the
Interests, the management and operation of the Partnership or any dispute that may arise between any
Limited Partner, on the one hand, and the General Partner, the Partnership, the Management Company
and/or their affiliates on the other hand (the "Partnership Legal Matters"). Any Limited Partner or
prospective limited partner will, if it wishes counsel on any Partnership Legal Matter, retain its own
independent counsel with respect thereto and will pay all fees and expenses of such independent counsel.
Each Limited Partner and prospective limited partner acknowledges that Cooley LLP may represent the
General Partner and/or the Partnership in connection with any and all Partnership Legal Matters.
WRITTEN AGREEMENTS. The Partnership, the General Partner and the Management Company will be
authorized, without the approval of any Limited Partner, to enter into side letters or similar written
agreements with Limited Partners that have the effect of establishing rights under, or altering or
supplementing the terms of this Memorandum, the Partnership Agreement, such Limited Partner's
Subscription Agreement or other related agreements. The ability of other Limited Partners to elect to
receive the benefit of such side agreements will be limited.
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The foregoing risks do not purport to be a complete enumeration or explanation of all the risks
involved in acquiring an interest in the Partnership. Potential investors are urged to read this
entire Memorandum, the Subscription Agreement and the Partnership Agreement and consult
their own advisers before making a determination whether to invest in the Partnership.
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X. CERTAIN TAX AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations
Set forth below is a discussion, in summary form, of certain United States federal income tax
consequences relating to an investment in the Partnership. This summary does not attempt to present all
aspects ofthe United Statesfederal income tax laws or any state, local orforeign laws that may affect an
investment in the Partnership. In particular, foreign investors, financial institutions, insurance
companies, tax-exempt entities and other investors of special status must consult with their own
professional tax advisors. No ruling has been or will be requested from the United States Internal
Revenue Service (the "IRS") and no assurance can be given that the IRS will agree with the tax
consequences described in this summary. Each prospective Limited Partner should consult with its own
tax adviser in order to fi lly understand the United States federal, state, local and foreign income tax
consequences ofan investment in the Partnership.
PARTNERSHIP STATUS. The Partnership will be classified and reported as a partnership for U.S. federal
income tax purposes.
TAnTION OF PARTNERS. Each partner (a "Partner") will report on its federal income tax return its
distributive share of the Partnership's items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit for the taxable
year. The character of such items, determined at the Partnership level, will pass through to the Partners
(for example, Partners will treat as interest, dividends or capital gain, their distributive shares of such
items recognized by the Partnership).
Each Partner will be required to report on its federal income tax return its distributive share ofany income
or gain recognized by the Partnership, whether or not amounts representing such distributive share have
been distributed to it.
Distributions from the Partnership, whether made currently or upon liquidation of the Partnership,
generally may be received by a Partner without further tax. The general rules relating to the tax treatment
of distributions to the Partners may be summarized as follows:
Cash distributions will not be taxable to a Partner except to the extent they exceed the Partner's tax basis
for its interest in the Partnership. The excess generally would be taxable as long-term or short-term capital
gain, depending on the Partner's holding period for its Partnership interest;
In-kind distributions of portfolio securities or other assets of the Partnership generally will not be taxable
to the recipient Partner or the Partnership. A partner that receives a distribution of marketable securities
from a partnership generally is required to recognize taxable gain to the extent that the fair market value
of the distributed securities exceeds the partner's tax basis in its partnership interest. There are a number
of exceptions to this rule, including an exception for distributions by qualified "investment partnerships."
It is expected that the Partnership will qualify as an "investment partnership" and that, accordingly,
distributions of marketable securities by the Partnership generally will not give rise to the current
recognition of taxable gain;
For purposes of determining a Partner's gain or loss on a subsequent sale of the Partnership's assets
distributed in-kind (other than in liquidation of the Partner's interest in the Partnership), the Partner's tax
basis for such assets will be equal to the Partnership's adjusted basis for the assets or, if less, the Partner's
tax basis for its Partnership interest immediately before the distribution. A Partner's tax basis for assets
distributed in liquidation of its Partnership interest will be equal to its tax basis in its Partnership interest.
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A Partner's capital gain holding period for assets distributed without the recognition of gain will include
the period during which the assets were held by the Partnership; and
No loss will be recognized by a Partner upon the receipt of a distribution from the Partnership except where
the distribution is a liquidating distribution consisting solely of cash, and the amount of cash is less than the
Partner's tax basis in its Partnership interest immediately before the distribution.
DEDUCTIONS. Subject to certain limitations described below, a Partner will be entitled to deduct on its
federal income tax return its distributive share of Partnership loss, but not in excess of its tax basis in its
Partnership interest. If a Partner's distributive share of Partnership loss exceeds the Partner's tax basis in
its Partnership interest, such excess may not be deducted but will be carried over and become deductible
in any later year if and to the extent the Partner's tax basis exceeds zero and such loss carryover is
otherwise deductible. Each Limited Partner should have a sufficient tax basis in its Partnership interest
to deduct losses up to an amount equal to its cash investment in the Partnership.
The "at risk" provisions of Section 465 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
impose additional limitations on the deductibility of partnership losses, but the at risk provisions are not
expected to limit the Partners' ability to deduct Partnership losses.
In the case of a Partner who is an individual, expenses of producing income, including management fees,
are to be aggregated with unreimbursed employee business expenses and other expenses of producing
income and the aggregate amount of such expenses will be deductible only to the extent such amount
exceeds 2% of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income. In addition, total allowable itemized deductions, other
than medical costs, casualty and theft losses, and investment interest expense, are generally reduced by a
percentage of the amount of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income in excess of a threshold amount, which
is adjusted for inflation each year. Thus, there is the possibility that certain taxpayers may not be able to
enjoy the full tax benefit of their expenses of producing income.
Expenses subject to the limitations above do not include expenses incurred in connection with a trade or
business. The issue of whether the Partnership will be engaged in a trade or business for federal income
tax purposes is unclear and will depend in part on the form or organization of the companies in which the
Partnership invests. The Partnership may be treated as engaged in a trade or business for federal income
tax purposes if a company in which the fund invests is classified as a partnership for federal income tax
purposes, and that company operates a trade or business. Assuming the Partnership is not engaged in a
trade or business, an individual Partner's share of certain expenses of the Partnership will be subject to
the two limitations described in the preceding paragraph.
Section 469 of the Code limits the deductibility of losses from passive activities. These provisions apply
to individuals, estates, trusts, personal service corporations and closely held corporations. In general, a
taxpayer's losses from passive activities may only be offset against income from passive activities and
not against income such as salary or investment income. Any amount of passive activity loss that is
disallowed will be carried over to the following years to offset passive activity gains in such subsequent
years. A passive activity is any activity that involves the conduct of a trade or business and in which the
taxpayer does not materially participate. Although, as noted above, there is uncertainty whether the
activities of the Partnership will constitute a trade or business as that concept has been interpreted by the
IRS and the courts, the General Partner believes that the Partnership's activities will not be considered a
trade or business activity to which the passive activity loss provisions of the Code would apply.
CAPITAL GAIN, DIVIDEND AND QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS STOCK TAX RATES. The Partnership
expects that its gains and losses from its securities transactions typically will be capital gains and capital
losses. Property held for more than one year generally will be eligible for long-term capital gain or loss
treatment.
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Under current federal income tax law, the maximum federal ordinary income tax rate for individuals is
39.6% and, in general, the maximum individual income tax rate for long-term capital gains and certain
dividend income is 20%. The excess of capital losses over capital gains may be offset against the ordinary
income of an individual taxpayer, subject to an annual deduction limitation of $3,000; unused capital
losses may be carried forward indefinitely but may not be carried back. For corporate taxpayers, the
maximum federal income tax rate is 35%. Capital losses of a corporate taxpayer may be offset only
against capital gains, but unused capital losses may be carried back three years (subject to certain
limitations) and carried fonvard five years.
A 3.8% Medicare tax is generally imposed on the net investment income of high-income individuals,
estates and trusts. Net investment income generally includes interest, dividends and capital gain income.
Partnership capital gain and other income will generally be subject to the 3.8% Medicare tax.
In general, non-corporate investors that, directly or via a pass-through entity such as the Partnership, hold
"qualified small business stock" ("QSBS") for more than 5 years are permitted to exclude from taxable
income all or a portion of any gain subsequently recognized upon a sale or exchange of such stock. Under
current U.S. federal income tax law, the QSBS exclusion percentage is generally 100% of QSBS
purchased on or after September 28, 2010. For each non-corporate investor, the amount of gain eligible
for the QSBS exclusion generally is limited to the greater of: (i) 10 times the investor's basis in the stock
or (ii) a total of $10 million with regard to stock in the issuing corporation. The remaining portion of the
gain on such stock, if any, is subject to tax at long term capital gains rates.
To be treated as small business stock eligible for the QSBS exclusion, stock must have been acquired at
original issue from a qualified small business corporation after August 10, 1993. In general, a qualified
small business corporation is a domestic "C" corporation that, immediately after issuing the stock in
question, has $50 million or less in gross assets and satisfies certain other requirements. Because several
of these requirements must continue to be satisfied after the issuance of qualified stock, it is possible that
the stock may cease to qualify as small business stock due to events occurring after the issue date.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that any stock acquired directly or indirectly by the Partnership
would qualify for the QSBS exclusion, even if such stock qualifies as small business stock at the time of
acquisition. In addition, no assurances can be given that the General Partner will have or provide to
Partners information about any particular stock investment necessary to determine its status as QSBS, or
to satisfy applicable tax reporting requirements related to QSBS treatment.
ROLLOVER FOR QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS STOCK. Under Section 1045 of the Code, if an individual
(i) realizes gain on a sale of QSBS that has been held by the individual for more than six months, and (ii)
within 60 days after such sale, purchases new QSBS, the individual generally is required to recognize
(and pay tax on) such gain only to the extent that the net proceeds from the original stock exceed the cost
of the newly purchased stock. Any remaining gain is carried over to the newly purchased stock and may
be recognized (and be taxable) upon a subsequent disposition of such stock. The benefits of Section 1045
are generally available to individuals who purchase, hold and sell qualified small business stock indirectly
through a pass-through entity such as the Partnership, although the extent to which a qualifying rollover
may be made through a pass-through entity is limited. No assurances can be given that the General
Partner will have or provide to Partners information about any particular stock investment necessary to
determine its eligibility for a Section 1045 rollover, or to satisfy applicable tax reporting requirements
related to a rollover.
TAX-EXEMPT LIMITED PARTNERS. Income recognized by tax-exempt entities, including qualified
retirement plans (stock, bonus, pension or profit-sharing plans described in Section 401(a) of the Code)
and individual retirement accounts, is generally exempt from federal income tax. Section 511 of the
Code, however, imposes a tax on such an entity's Unrelated Business Taxable Income ("UBTF). UBTI
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is income from a trade or business regularly carried on unrelated to the entity's exempt purpose. Most
types of passive investment income, including dividends, interest, royalties and gains from the sale of
securities are excluded from UBTI. UBTI could also be generated to the extent of the Partnership's
"unrelated debt financed income", if any. Unrelated debt financed income is income derived from
property with respect to which there is outstanding acquisition indebtedness and the use of such property
is unrelated to its exempt purpose. Dividends, interest, annuities, royalties, gains from the sale of
securities and other receipts otherwise excluded in computing unrelated business taxable income
nevertheless may be included to the extent property generating those receipts is debt financed. In
addition, UBTI could be generated by the Partnership if it invests in businesses operated as pass-through
entities such as partnerships and limited liability companies.
FOREIGN PARTNERS. The federal income tax treatment of Partners who are non-resident aliens of the
United States will vary depending on whether the Partnership is treated as being engaged in a trade or
business in the United States. If the Partnership is treated as not engaged in a United States trade or
business, Partners who are non-resident aliens and foreign corporations will be subject to United States
taxation only in limited instances. If a foreign person is not engaged in a United States trade or business,
it is generally subject to a flat tax of 30% of the gross amount received in the form of United States source
investment income. This would include dividends, royalties, certain interest and other similar income
(but not capital gains, except as noted below) that is not related to the active conduct of a trade or business.
The 30% tax is collected by imposing a withholding obligation on the Partnership. The withholding tax
is reduced or eliminated in some circumstances for residents of countries with which the United States
has income tax treaties. A nonresident alien, but not a foreign corporation, is generally subject to a 30%
tax on his United States source capital gains where such person is physically present in the United States
for 183 days or more during the taxable year, although an alien who is present for such a period will
generally be a United States tax resident and therefore subject to United States taxation on his worldwide
income. A nonresident alien who is present in the United States for 183 days or more is required to file
a United States tax return and pay a tax of 30% on his net capital gains. Dispositions of United States
real property interests are generally subject to U.S. tax under a special provision and do not fall within
the general capital gains rule.
Interest from certain investments is exempt from the 30% withholding tax. For example, the portfolio
interest exception covers a broad class of interest income, which is exempt from withholding tax. In order
to constitute portfolio interest, the underlying debt obligation on which the interest is paid must generally
be issued in registered form and the foreign partner must have provided the withholding agent with a
properly completed IRS Form W-8 BEN or W-8BEN-E or the obligation must be issued in bearer form
and sold only overseas to foreign buyers (in which case a domestic partnership would generally not be an
eligible holder). In order to constitute a registered obligation, the debt must be payable only to the named
owner and any transfer of the obligation must be registered on the books of the issuer or the old note must
be surrendered for cancellation and a new note issued in the name of the transferee.
The portfolio interest exemption does not apply to interest received by a person who owns 10% or more
of the total combined voting power of the payor. In the case of a partnership lender (such as the
Partnership), this I 0% ownership test is applied at the partner level and so is not likely to prevent portfolio
interest earned by the Partnership from qualifying for the portfolio interest exemption.
On the other hand, if the Partnership were engaged in a trade or business (either directly or indirectly
through an investment in a flow-through entity such as a partnership or limited liability company) at any
time during the taxable year, each foreign Partner of the Partnership would be treated as being engaged
in a United States trade or business and would be subject to United States income taxation (at the same
net progressive rates applicable to United States citizens, residents and domestic corporations) on income
that is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business. For corporate Partners an
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additional branch profits tax will generally be imposed on such effectively connected income. If the
Partnership were engaged in a United States trade or business, a withholding tax would be imposed on its
effectively connected income allocable to foreign Partners.
The foregoing discussion relates only to recognized income. The unrealized appreciation in stock or other
securities distributed in-kind by the Partnership is generally not taxable until such stocks or securities are
ultimately sold. The sale of stock by a nonresident alien will generally not be taxed by the United States
so long as the sale is not made through an office or fixed place of business maintained by the alien in the
United States.
Each potential investor that is a non-resident alien of the United States is urged to consult with and
must rely upon the advice ofits own professional tax advisors with respect to the United States and
foreign tar treatment ofan investment in the Partnership.
REPORTING. The General Partner will furnish each Partner with an annual statement setting forth
information relating to the operations of the Partnership (including information regarding such Partner's
distributive share of Partnership income and gains, losses, deductions and credits for the taxable year) as
is reasonably required to enable the Partner to properly report to the IRS with respect to such Partner's
participation in the Partnership.
The federal information tax returns filed by the Partnership will be subject to audit by the IRS and the
audit of the Partnership's returns could result in an audit of the Partners' own federal income tax returns.
In connection with such audits, adjustments to Partnership items could result in the assertion of tax
deficiencies (as well as interest and penalties thereon) against the Partners. Any administrative or judicial
proceedings involving the federal income tax treatment of Partnership items will generally be conducted
on a unified basis, with binding effect on all Partners. The General Partner will serve as the Partnership's
"Tax Matters Partner" for purposes of coordinating any such proceedings and providing any required
notices about such proceedings to the Partners.
Treasury regulations impose special reporting rules for "reportable transactions." A reportable transaction
includes, among other things, a transaction in which an advisor limits the disclosure of the tax treatment
or tax structure of the transaction and receives a fee in excess of certain thresholds. The General Partner
intends to take the position that an investment in the Partnership does not constitute a reportable
transaction. If it were determined that an investment in the Partnership does constitute a reportable
transaction, each Partner would be required to complete and file IRS Form 8886 with such Partner's tax
return for the tax year that includes the date that such Partner acquired an interest in the Partnership. The
General Partner reserves the right to disclose certain information about the Partners and the Partnership
to the IRS on Form 8886, including the Partners' capital commitments, tax identification numbers (if
any), and dates of admission to the Partnership, to facilitate compliance with the reportable transaction
rules if necessary. In addition, the Partnership may engage in certain transactions which themselves
constitute reportable transactions and with respect to which both the Partnership and certain Partners may
be required to file Form 8886. A significant penalty is imposed on taxpayers who participate in a
"reportable transaction" and fail to make the required disclosure. Certain states have similar reporting
requirements and may impose penalties for failure to report. Partners should consult their tax advisors
for advice concerning compliance with the reportable transaction regulations.
The Code provides for optional, and in certain cases mandatory, adjustments to the basis of partnership
property upon distributions of partnership property to a partner and transfers of partnership interests
(including by reason of death). The General Partner may elect to adjust the basis of Partnership property
in its sole discretion. In addition, the General Partner will be entitled to require that each Partner provide
it with any information necessary to allow the Partnership to comply with its obligations under the rules
relating to tax basis adjustments and disallowance ofcertain losses under Sections 734 or 743 of the Code.
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Partners permitted to transfer interests in the Partnership will also be required to provide certain
information regarding the transfer to the General Partner and any transferee.
FATCA. Pursuant to Code Sections 1471-1474 and treasury regulations issued thereunder ("FATCA"),
the Partnership will be required to deduct a 30% withholding tax from payments of certain U.S. source
income, including capital gains, made to its foreign Partners unless the foreign Partners are individuals
or establish an exemption from this new withholding tax. The FATCA withholding tax cannot be reduced
under a tax treaty. Each Partner will be required to provide the Partnership any and all information
required for the Partnership to meet its obligations under FATCA. The purpose of FATCA is to insure
that foreign entities receiving payments from U.S. sources disclose all of their direct or indirect U.S.
owners. The FATCA withholding tax currently applies to payments of interest and dividends, but should
not apply before January 1, 2019 in the case of proceeds from the sales of stock and securities.
INVESTMENT BY THE PARTNERSHIP IN CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS. A non-United States
corporation in which the Partnership invests may be classified as a controlled foreign corporation
("CFC') in one or more taxable years while the corporation's stock is held by the Partnership. In general,
a foreign corporation will be classified as a CFC if five or fewer 10% United States Shareholders (as
defined below) own in the aggregate more than 50% of the voting power or value of the corporation's
stock. A "10% United States Shareholder" is generally a U.S. person who owns, directly or indirectly,
and with the application of certain attribution rules, 10% or more of the voting power of the stock of a
foreign corporation. The Partnership will be considered a U.S. person for these purposes. Each 10%
United States Shareholder who owns shares, directly or indirectly, in a CFC on the last day of the
corporation's taxable year will be required to include an amount in gross income, subject to tax at ordinary
income rates, equal to such 10% United States Shareholder's pro rata share of the corporation's (and each
of the corporation's subsidiary CFCs) Subpart F income. In general, Subpart F income includes passive
income and certain related party income. In addition, a 10% United States Shareholder may recognize
ordinary income on all or a portion of the gain from the sale of stock of a CFC.
INVESTMENT BY THE PARTNERSHIP IN PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES. A non-United
States corporation in which the Partnership invests may be classified as a passive foreign investment
company ("PFJC') in one or more taxable years while the corporation's stock is held by the Partnership.
In general, a foreign corporation will be classified as a PFIC if (i) at least 75% of its gross income for the
tax year is passive, or (ii) at least 50% of the assets held by the corporation during the year produce
passive income. A direct or indirect United States shareholder of stock in a PFIC may defer United States
tax until the stock is disposed of or until a distribution is received from the corporation. Gains realized
upon disposition of stock in a PFIC and certain excess distributions by the PFIC will be taxed as ordinary
income and will cause a United States shareholder to pay interest on the tax deferral obtained by reason
of holding stock in the PFIC. United States shareholders of a PFIC other than certain entities exempt
from United States federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code may avoid such interest charges
by making a qualified electing fund ("QEF') election in the first taxable year in which the corporation
becomes a PFIC. A QEF election would result in an annual inclusion in gross income of such United
States shareholder's pro rata share of the corporation's ordinary earnings and net capital gains irrespective
of whether such income is actually distributed. In order for the Partnership to make a valid QEF election
with respect to a portfolio company, the PFIC must agree to provide detailed information concerning its
operating income to the Partnership. There is no guarantee that any given portfolio company would agree
to provide such information. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Partnership will be able to
make a valid QEF election for any portfolio company that is a PFIC.
GENERAL. The foregoing discussion is for general information purposes and intended only as a general
summary of some of the principal federal income tax aspects of participation in the Partnership. The tax
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rules applicable with respect to the treatment of the Partners, the Partnership and the transactions that the
Partnership may engage in are highly complex, and their effect, in certain instances, may not be free from
doubt. It also must be emphasized that the tax rules presently applicable with respect to the transactions
described in this offering are subject to change at any time, and any such changes may or may not be
made with retroactive effect.
Certain Securities Law And Anti-Money Laundering Considerations
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940. The Partnership will not be subject to the provisions of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"), in reliance upon either
Section 3(cX1)i or Section 3(cX7)2 of the Investment Company Act. The Subscription Agreement and
Partnership Agreement will contain representations and restrictions on transfer designed to ensure that
the conditions of one or both of these provisions will be met.
In addition, the General Partner will be entitled to form separate, side-by-side partnerships that would
avoid the application of the Investment Company Act based on application of either Section 3(c)(1) of
the Investment Company Act (if the Partnership is relying on Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company
Act) or Section 3(cX7) of the Investment Company Act (if the Partnership is relying on Section 3(cX I )
of the Investment Company Act).
INVESTMENT ADVISORS ACT OF 1940. As of the date hereof, there is no requirement that the General
Partner must register under the Advisors Act However, future changes in laws may impose such a
requirement.
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. The limited partner interests in the Partnership described herein are not being
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Ace'), in reliance upon
exemptions for transactions not involving a public offering. Each investor will be required to execute
certain agreements in connection with its subscription for a limited partner interest in the Partnership, and
in so doing will make certain representations to the General Partner, including: (i) that it is an "accredited
investor" as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act; (ii) that it is acquiring its interest in the
Partnership for its own account, for investment purposes only, and not with a view to its distribution; (iii)
that it has received or had access to all information it deems relevant to evaluate the merits and risks of
the prospective investment and that it has reviewed and understood all such information; (iv) that it has
the ability to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Partnership for an indefinite period of time;
and (v) that it has such knowledge and experience of financial and business matters that it is capable of
evaluating the merits of an investment in the Partnership.
Prior to sale, offerees and their advisors are invited to ask questions and obtain additional information
from the General Partner concerning the limited partner interests in the Partnership described herein, the
terms and conditions of the offering, and any other relevant matters (including, but not limited to,
additional information to verify the accuracy of the information set forth herein).
Section 3(cX I ) excludes from the definition of"investment company" any issuer whose outstanding securities arc beneficially
owned by not more than one hundred (100) persons (as defined in this § 3(c)( I)), after giving effect to certain attribution rules,
and that does not engage in a public offering of securities.
2 Section 3(eX7) excludes from the definition of "investment company" any issuer whose outstanding securities are beneficially
owned only by "qualified purchasers" or "knowledgeable employees" and that does not engage in a public offering of securities.
A "qualified purchaser" includes a natural person who owns not less than $5,000,000 in investments, or a natural person or
company, acting for its own account or the accounts ofother qualified purchasers, who owns and invests on a discretionary basis
not less than 525,000.000 in investments and certain trusts.
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ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS. All subscriptions for the limited partner interests in the
Partnership described herein are subject to applicable anti-money laundering regulations. Investors will
be required to comply with such anti-money laundering procedures as are required by Fulfilling Rights
and Ending Eavesdropping Dragnet-collection and Online Monitoring Act of 2015 (USA FREEDOM
Act).
As part of the Partnership's responsibility to comply with any applicable regulations aimed at the
prevention of money laundering, the Partnership may require verification of identity from all prospective
investors. The Partnership may seek to: verify the identity of a prospective investor; ensure that the
prospective investor is not named on one of the prohibited lists maintained by the U.S. Treasury
Department; verify the source of a prospective investor's funds; once a prospective investor becomes a
limited partner, monitor communications, capital contributions and withdrawals, and other payments
involving the limited partner; and report suspicious activity to appropriate authorities. The Partnership
may be required to exercise special scrutiny when prospective investors employ certain-kinds of financial
institutions or financial institutions from certain countries or when prospective investors are senior
governmental or military officials or senior executives of government-owned businesses. U.S. anti-
money laundering regulations are developing and changing continually and the Partnership may be
required to implement other anti-money laundering measures from time to time. Prospective investors
should be aware that in order to comply with any applicable anti-money laundering regulations, whether
in the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction, certain information regarding prospective
investors and partners may be required to be transmitted to, or held in, the United States or disclosed to
certain regulatory authorities in any applicable jurisdiction. Depending on the circumstances of each
subscription, it may not be necessary to obtain full documentary evidence of identity.
The Partnership reserves the right to request such information as is necessary to verify the identity of a
prospective investor. The Partnership also reserves the right to request such identification evidence in
respect of a transferee of the limited partner interests in the Partnership. In the event of delay or failure
by the prospective investor or transferee to produce any information required for verification purposes,
the Partnership may refuse to accept the application or (as the case may be) to give effect to the relevant
transfer and (in the case of a subscription for the limited partner interests in the Partnership) any funds
received will be returned without interest to the account from which the monies were originally debited.
The Partnership also reserves the right to refuse to make any distribution to a Limited Partner, if the
General Partner suspects or is advised that the payment of any distribution proceeds to such Limited
Partner might result in a breach or violation of any applicable anti-money laundering or other laws or
regulations by any person in any relevant jurisdiction, or such refusal is considered necessary or
appropriate to ensure the compliance by the Partnership, the General Partner or their respective affiliates
with any such laws or regulations in any relevant jurisdiction.
Certain ERISA Considerations
Each prospective investor that is an employee benefit plan or trust (an "ERISA Plan') within the
meaning of and subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA '7, or a plan within the meaning of and subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of
the Code, such as an individual retirement account (IRA) (a "Code Plan'), should consider the matters
described in this section in determining whether to invest in the Partnership. The provisions ofERISA
are complex and their application to an investment in the Partnership should be reviewed by the
appropriate representatives of any prospective investor that is an ERISA Plan or a Code Plan (each a
"Plan"). In particular, each such prospective investor should consult with their own legal counsel
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concerning the issues described below. The following is intended to be a summary only and is not a
substitutefor carefulplanning with a professional adviser.
FIDUCIARY MATTERS AND PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS GENERALLY. In considering an investment in
the Partnership of a portion of the assets of any ERISA Plan, any Code Plan and any entity whose
underlying assets include plan assets by reason of an investment in such entity by an ERISA Plan or a
Code Plan (but not a foreign or governmental benefit plan that is not subject to ERISA or the Code) (a
"benefit plan investor"), a fiduciary should consider, among other factors, (i) whether the investment is
in accordance with the documents and instruments governing the Plan; (ii) whether the investment
satisfies the diversification requirements of Section 404(a)(I)(C) of ERISA, if applicable; (iii) whether
the investment provides sufficient liquidity to permit benefit payments to be made as they become due;
(iv) any requirement that the fiduciary annually value the assets of the Plan; (v) whether the investment
is prudent, since there is a high degree of risk in purchasing interests in the Partnership and it is not
expected that there will be any public market in which the interests may be sold or otherwise disposed of;
and (vi) whether the investment is for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and their
beneficiaries.
ERISA and the Code prohibit Plan fiduciaries from engaging in various transactions ("Prohibited
Transactions") involving Plan assets with persons who have certain relationships with respect to the Plan,
such as Plan fiduciaries (a "party in interest"). Thus, for example, absent an exemption the fiduciaries of
a Plan should not purchase interests in the Partnership with assets of any Plan if the General Partner or
any of its affiliates (i) has investment discretion with respect to such assets; or (ii) gives individualized
investment advice where there is an understanding that it will serve as the primary basis for the investment
decisions made with respect to such assets.
PLAN ASSETS. If the underlying assets of the Partnership (as opposed to interests in the Partnership alone)
were deemed to be "plan assets" under ERISA, (i) the prudence and other fiduciary responsibility
standards of Title I of ERISA would extend to investments made by the Partnership; and (ii) certain
transactions in which the Partnership might seek to engage could constitute Prohibited Transactions under
ERISA and the Code.
Under a regulation (the "Plan Assets Regulation") issued by the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL"), the
assets and properties of certain entities in which a Plan makes an equity investment (other than an
investment in a publicly offered security or a security issued by an investment company registered under
the Investment Company Act) would be deemed to be assets of the investing Plan unless (i) the entity is
an "operating company" (including a "venture capital operating company') or (ii) equity participation by
"benefit plan investors" is less than 25% of any class of equity of the entity. Interests in the Partnership
will be neither publicly offered nor securities issued by an investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act, within the meaning of the Plan Assets Regulation, and it is possible that benefit
plan investors may purchase 25% or more of the Limited Partner interests in the Partnership.
For the Partnership to be considered a venture capital operating company, as of the date of its initial long-
term investment and on any date of each "annual valuation period," at least 50% of its assets, valued at
cost and exclusive of short-term investments pending long term commitment, must be investments in
operating companies as to which the Partnership has contractual rights directly with the operating
company to substantially participate in, or substantially influence, the conduct of such companies
("management rights"). In addition, the Partnership must actually exercise its management rights in at
least one of such companies in the ordinary course of its business each year. The Partnership cannot
give any assurances as to whether it will be operated as or considered to be a venture capital
operating company.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, to each investor that is a "benefit plan investor" (as defined in ERISA),
the General Partner acknowledges that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct the affairs
of the Partnership so that the assets of the Partnership will not be deemed to be "plan assets" under
regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor.
PLAN ASSET CONSEQUENCES-PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTIONS. If the Partnership's assets
were deemed to constitute "plan assets" subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and a
non-exempt Prohibited Transaction were to occur, then the General Partner, as a fiduciary and "party in
interest," and any other "party in interest" that engaged in the prohibited transaction could be required (i)
to restore to the Plan any profit realized on the transaction and (ii) to reimburse the Plan for any losses
suffered by the Plan, as a result of such investment. In addition, each "party in interest" involved could
be subject to an excise tax equal to 15% of the amount involved in the Prohibited Transaction for each
year such transaction continues and, unless such transaction were corrected within statutorily required
periods, to an additional tax of 100%. Plan fiduciaries who make the decision to invest in an interest in
the Partnership could, under certain circumstances, be liable as co-fiduciaries for actions taken by the
Partnership or the General Partner.
Furthermore, unless appropriate administrative exemptions were available or were obtained, the
Partnership could be restricted from acquiring an otherwise desirable investment or from entering into an
otherwise favorable transaction, if such acquisition or transaction would constitute a Prohibited
Transaction.
FORM 5500 —ALTERNATIVE REPORTING OPTION. Most Plans must annually prepare and file with the
Internal Revenue Service a Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan ("Form 5500").
Schedule C of Form 5500 requires expanded reporting of "indirect compensation" received by service
providers to a Plan. "Indirect compensation" refers to compensation received from sources other than
directly from a Plan or the sponsor of a Plan if received in connection with services rendered to the Plan.
For this purpose, persons providing investment management services to a pooled investment vehicle in
which a Plan invests are treated as indirectly providing investment management services to the Plan.
Reportable "indirect compensation" thus includes fees received by a person from a pooled investment
vehicle in which a Plan invests to the extent that such fees are charged against the pooled investment
vehicle and reflected in the value of the Plan's investment, such as, for example, an investment adviser
asset-based investment management fee. The disclosure and description of the Partnership's
compensation arrangements contained in this Memorandum, the Subscription Agreement and/or the
Partnership Agreement are intended to satisfy the requirements for the alternative reporting option for
"eligible indirect compensation" that are set forth in the instructions to Schedule C ofForm 5500 because
they disclose and describe (a) the existence of the indirect compensation, (b) the services provided for the
indirect compensation or the purpose for the payment of the indirect compensation, (c) the amount (or
estimate) of the compensation or a description of the formula used to calculate or determine the
compensation, and (d) the identity of the party or parties paying and receiving the compensation.
Each Plan fiduciary should consult its legal adviser concerning the potential consequences under
ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or similar state law before making an investment in the
Partnership.
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XI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Prior to the consummation of the offering, the Partnership will provide to each prospective
investor and such investor's representatives and advisors, if any, the opportunity to ask questions and
receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the offering and to obtain any additional
information which the Partnership may possess or can obtain without unreasonable effort and expense
that is necessary to verify the accuracy of the information furnished to such prospective investor.
This Memorandum is intended to present a general outline of the policies and structure of the
Partnership and the General Partner. The Partnership Agreement, which specifies the rights and
obligations of the Limited Partners, should be reviewed thoroughly by each prospective investor. The
"Summary of Principal Terms" of the terms and conditions of the Partnership contained herein is
necessarily incomplete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such agreement and the subscription
agreements relating to the purchase of limited partnership interests therein. In the event any description
of the Partnership's terms and conditions set forth in this Memorandum conflict with the provisions of
such agreements, the terms and conditions set forth in such agreements shall control.
Any questions regarding this offering, and any requests for copies of the Memorandum, the
Partnership Agreement and the Subscription Agreement, should be forwarded to:
Valar Ventures LLC
915 Broadway, Suite 1101
New York, NY 10010
Email:
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APPENDIX A
NOTICES UNDER CERTAIN UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS
Prospective investors should carefully consider the applicable legends stated below prior to deciding
whether or not to invest in the Partnership.
NOTICE TO FLORIDA RESIDENTS: A PURCHASER (OTHER THAN AN INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTOR DESCRIBED IN SECTION 517.061(7), FLA. STAT.) WHO ACCEPTS AN OFFER TO
PURCHASE SECURITIES EXEMPTED FROM REGISTRATION BY SECTION 517.061(11), FLA.
STAT., MAY VOID SUCH PURCHASE WITHIN A PERIOD OF THREE (3) DAYS AFTER (A) THE
PURCHASER FIRST TENDERS CONSIDERATION TO THE ISSUER, ITS AGENT OR AN
ESCROW AGENT OR (B) THE AVAILABILITY OF THAT PRIVILEGE IS COMMUNICATED TO
THE PURCHASER, WHICHEVER LATER OCCURS, UNLESS SALES ARE MADE TO FEWER
THAN FIVE (5) PURCHASERS IN FLORIDA (NOT COUNTING THOSE INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTORS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 517.061(7)).
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF OTHER STATES: IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION
INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE ISSUER AND THE TERMS
OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. THESE SECURITIES
HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE FOREGOING
AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE
ADEQUACY OF THIS MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE
AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD
BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS
INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
NOTICE TO FOREIGN INVESTORS: IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY PERSON OR
ENTITY WISHING TO PURCHASE AN INTEREST TO SATISFY HIMSELF, HERSELF OR ITSELF
AS TO THE FULL OBSERVANCE OF THE LAWS OF ANY RELEVANT TERRITORY OUTSIDE
OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH PURCHASE, INCLUDING
OBTAINING ANY REQUIRED GOVERNMENTAL OR OTHER CONSENTS OR OBSERVING
ANY OTHER APPLICABLE FORMALITIES.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF AUSTRALIA: THE PARTNERSHIP IS NOT REGISTERED AS A
MANAGED INVESTMENT SCHEME IN AUSTRALIA. THE PROVISION OF THIS
MEMORANDUM TO ANY PERSON DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF INTERESTS TO
THAT PERSON OR AN INVITATION TO THAT PERSON TO APPLY FOR INTERESTS. ANY
SUCH OFFER OR INVITATION WILL ONLY BE EXTENDED TO A PERSON IF THAT PERSON
HAS FIRST SATISFIED THE GENERAL PARTNER THAT THE PERSON IS A WHOLESALE
CLIENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION 76 I G(7) OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT OF
AUSTRALIA. THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT A PROSPECTUS OR PRODUCT DISCLOSURE
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STATEMENT. IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO, AND DOES NOT, CONTAIN ALL THE INFORMATION
WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS OR PRODUCT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
IT HAS NOT BEEN LODGED WITH OR BEEN THE SUBJECT OF NOTIFICATION TO THE
AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION. IT IS A TERM OF ISSUE OF
INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP THAT THE INVESTOR MAY NOT TRANSFER OR OFFER
TO TRANSFER THEIR INTERESTS TO ANY PERSON LOCATED IN, OR RESIDENT OF,
AUSTRALIA UNLESS THE PERSON IS A WHOLESALE CLIENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF
SECTION 761G(7) OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT OF AUSTRALIA.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF BAHRAIN: THE MARKETING OF INTERESTS IN THE
PARTNERSHIP IN BAHRAIN HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE CENTRAL BANK OF
BAHRAIN. THE CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
ACCURACY OF THE STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
MEMORANDUM OR FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PARTNERSHIPS, NOR SHALL IT
HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY PERSON, A LIMITED PARTNER OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY
LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM RELIANCE ON ANY STATEMENT OR INFORMATION
CONTAINED HEREIN.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF BELGIUM: THE PARTNERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL
NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE BELGIAN BANKING, FINANCE AND INSURANCE
COMMISSION (COMMISSIE VOOR HET BANK-, FINANCIE- EN ASSURANTIEWEZEN /
COMMISSION BANCAIRE, FINANCIERE ET DES ASSURANCES) ("CBFA")) AS A FOREIGN
COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT INSTITUTION UNDER ARTICLE 127 OF THE BELGIAN LAW OF
20 JULY 2004 ON CERTAIN FORMS OF COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF INVESTMENT
PORTFOLIO. THE OFFERING IN BELGIUM HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED TO
THE CBFA. THIS MEMORANDUM HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE APPROVED BY THE
CBFA. THE PUBLIC OFFERING OF INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP IN BELGIUM WITHIN
THE MEANING OF THE BELGIAN ACT OF JULY 20, 2004, AND THE BELGIAN ACT OF JUNE
16, 2006 ON THE PUBLIC OFFERING OF INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS AND THE ADMISSION
OF INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS TO LISTING ON A REGULATED MARKET HAS NOT BEEN
AUTHORIZED BY THE PARTNERSHIP. THE OFFERING MAY NOT BE ADVERTISED, AND
INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
DELIVERED TO, OR SUBSCRIBED TO BY, AND NO MEMORANDUM, INFORMATION
CIRCULAR, BROCHURE OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT MAY BE DISTRIBUTED TO, DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY, ANY INDIVIDUAL OR LEGAL ENTITY IN BELGIUM, EXCEPT (I) TO
"QUALIFIED INVESTORS" AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10, § 1 OF THE BELGIAN ACT OF
JUNE 16, 2006, (II) SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTION OF A MINIMUM INVESTMENT OF E50,000
PER INVESTOR OR EQUIVALENT IN RELEVANT FOREIGN CURRENCY OR (III) IN ANY
OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE PRESENT OFFERING DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A
PUBLIC OFFERING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED ACT OF JUNE 16, 2006.
THIS MEMORANDUM HAS BEEN ISSUED TO THE INTENDED RECIPIENT FOR PERSONAL
USE ONLY AND EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE OFFERING. THEREFORE, IT
MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE NOR PASSED ON TO ANY OTHER PERSON
IN BELGIUM.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF CANADA:
PURCHASERS' REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND RESALE RESTRICTIONS
CONFIRMATIONS OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS TO PURCHASE INTERESTS WILL BE
SENT TO PURCHASERS IN CANADA WHO HAVE NOT WITHDRAWN THEIR OFFERS TO
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PURCHASE PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH CONFIRMATIONS. EACH PURCHASER OF
INTERESTS IN CANADA WHO RECEIVES A PURCHASE CONFIRMATION, BY THE
PURCHASER'S RECEIPT THEREOF, REPRESENTS TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND ANY DEALER
FROM WHOM SUCH PURCHASE CONFIRMATION IS RECEIVED THAT SUCH PURCHASER IS
A PERSON OR COMPANY TO WHICH INTERESTS MAY BE SOLD WITHOUT THE BENEFIT
OF A PROSPECTUS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE PROVINCIAL SECURITIES LAWS. IN
PARTICULAR, PURCHASERS RESIDENT IN ONTARIO REPRESENT TO THE PARTNERSHIP
THAT THE PURCHASER IS (A) EITHER AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS SUCH TERM IS
DEFINED IN SECTION 1.1 OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 45-106 - PROSPECTUS AND
REGISTRATION EXEMPTIONS OF THE CANADIAN SECURITIES ADMINISTRATORS (THE
"NI") OR (B) A PURCHASER WHO PURCHASES INTERESTS THAT HAVE AN ACQUISITION
COST TO THE PURCHASER OF NOT LESS THAN CS150,000 PAID IN CASH AT THE TIME OF
THE PURCHASE, AND WHO IS NOT CREATED OR USED SOLELY TO PURCHASE OR HOLD
SECURITIES IN RELIANCE ON THE EXEMPTION IN SECTION 2.10 OF THE NI. IN EITHER
CASE, THE PURCHASER MUST PURCHASE THE UNITS AS PRINCIPAL. THE DISTRIBUTION
OF INTERESTS IN CANADA IS BEING MADE ON A PRIVATE PLACEMENT BASIS.
ACCORDINGLY, ANY RESALE OF THE INTERESTS MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS REQUIREMENTS OF
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, WHICH VARY DEPENDING ON THE PROVINCE.
PURCHASERS OF INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE PRIOR TO ANY
RESALE OF INTERESTS.
IN ONTARIO, THE INTERESTS WILL, AND IN OTHER CANADIAN JURISDICTIONS, THE
INTERESTS MAY, BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH ONE OR MORE DEALERS REGISTERED
WITH THE RELEVANT SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY. THE PARTNERSHIP IS NOT
A "CONNECTED ISSUER" OR "RELATED ISSUER", WITHIN THE MEANING OF NATIONAL
INSTRUMENT 33-105 - UNDERWRITING CONFLICTS OF THE CANADIAN SECURITIES
ADMINISTRATORS, OF ANY SUCH DEALER.
ENFORCEMENT OF LEGAL RIGHTS
ALL OF THE PARTNERSHIP, ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, THE ADVISER, AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MAY BE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF CANADA AND,
AS A RESULT, IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR CANADIAN PURCHASERS TO EFFECT
SERVICE OF PROCESS WITHIN CANADA UPON THE PARTNERSHIP, ITS LEGAL
REPRESENTATIVES, THE ADVISER, OR THEIR DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS. ALL OR A
SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE ASSETS OF THE PARTNERSHIP, ITS LEGAL
REPRESENTATIVES, THE ADVISER, AND SUCH PERSONS MAY BE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF
CANADA AND, AS A RESULT, IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO SATISFY A JUDGMENT
AGAINST THE PARTNERSHIP, ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, THE ADVISER, AND SUCH
PERSONS IN CANADA OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN CANADIAN COURTS
AGAINST THE PARTNERSHIP, ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, THE ADVISER, OR SUCH
PERSONS OUTSIDE OF CANADA.
SECURITIES LEGISLATION IN CERTAIN OF THE CANADIAN JURISDICTIONS REQUIRES
PURCHASERS TO BE PROVIDED WITH A REMEDY FOR RESCISSION OR DAMAGES, OR
BOTH, IN ADDITION TO AND NOT IN DEROGATION FROM ANY OTHER RIGHT THEY MAY
HAVE AT LAW, WHERE AN OFFERING MEMORANDUM AND ANY AMENDMENT TO IT
CONTAINS A MISREPRESENTATION. THESE REMEDIES MUST BE EXERCISED BY THE
PURCHASER WITHIN THE TIME LIMITS PRESCRIBED BY THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LEGISLATION.
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PURCHASERS SHOULD REFER TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES
LEGISLATION FOR THE COMPLETE TEXT OF THESE RIGHTS OR CONSULT WITH A LEGAL
ADVISOR.
THE APPLICABLE CONTRACTUAL AND/OR STATUTORY RIGHTS ARE SUMMARIZED
BELOW. THE SUMMARY IS SUBJECT TO THE EXPRESS PROVISIONS OF THE APPLICABLE
PROVINCIAL SECURITIES LAWS AND THE REGULATIONS AND RULES THEREUNDER AND
REFERENCE IS MADE THERETO FOR THE COMPLETE TEXT OF SUCH PROVISIONS.
THIS MEMORANDUM CONTAINS, PROXIMATE TO THE FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION, REASONABLE CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE IDENTIFYING THE FORWARD-
LOOKING INFORMATION AS SUCH, AND IDENTIFYING MATERIAL FACTORS THAT
COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM A CONCLUSION,
FORECAST OR PROJECTION IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION, AND A
STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTORS OR ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE APPLIED IN
DRAWING A CONCLUSION OR MAKING A FORECAST OR PROJECTION SET OUT IN THE
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION; AND
THE PARTNERSHIP HAS A REASONABLE BASIS FOR DRAWING THE CONCLUSION OR
MAKING THE FORECASTS AND PROJECTIONS SET OUT IN THE FORWARD LOOKING
INFORMATION.
THE FOREGOING RIGHTS DO NOT APPLY IF THE PURCHASER IS:
(A) A CANADIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (AS DEFINED IN NATIONAL INSTRUMENT
45-106 - PROSPECTUS AND REGISTRATION EXEMPTIONS OF THE CANADIAN SECURITIES
ADMINISTRATORS) OR A SCHEDULE III BANK;
(B) THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK OF CANADA INCORPORATED UNDER THE
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK OF CANADA ACT (CANADA); OR
(C) A SUBSIDIARY OF ANY PERSON REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B), IF
THE PERSON OWNS ALL OF THE VOTING SECURITIES OF THE SUBSIDIARY, EXCEPT THE
VOTING SECURITIES REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE OWNED BY DIRECTORS OF THAT
SUBSIDIARY.
THE FOREGOING SUMMARY IS SUBJECT TO THE EXPRESS PROVISIONS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT (ONTARIO) AND THE RULES, REGULATIONS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
THEREUNDER, AND REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE COMPLETE TEXT OF SUCH PROVISIONS
CONTAINED THEREIN. SUCH PROVISIONS MAY CONTAIN LIMITATIONS AND
STATUTORY DEFENSES ON WHICH THE PARTNERSHIP MAY RELY. THE RIGHTS OF
ACTION DESCRIBED HEREIN ARE IN ADDITION TO AND WITHOUT DEROGATION FROM
ANY OTHER RIGHT OR REMEDY THAT THE PURCHASER MAY HAVE AT LAW.
CERTAIN CANADIAN INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF INTERESTS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX
ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO ANY TAXES EXIGIBLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE
ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF INTERESTS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
TAX ADVISORS BE EMPLOYED IN CANADA, AS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIVE
CANADIAN TAX COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CANADIAN INVESTORS.
CONTRACTUAL AND/OR STATUTORY RIGHTS OF ACTION
ONTARIO:
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PURCHASERS IN ONTARIO TO WHOM THIS MEMORANDUM IS DELIVERED AND WHO
PURCHASE INTERESTS IN RELIANCE ON THE PROSPECTUS EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY
SECTION 2.3 OF ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION RULE 45.501 ARE HEREBY GRANTED
THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS:
IN THE EVENT THAT THIS MEMORANDUM OR ANY AMENDMENT THERETO DELIVERED
TO A PURCHASER OF INTERESTS IN ONTARIO CONTAINS AN UNTRUE STATEMENT OF A
MATERIAL FACT OR OMITS TO STATE A MATERIAL FACT THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE
STATED OR THAT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE ANY STATEMENT THEREIN NOT MISLEADING
IN THE LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH IT WAS MADE (HEREIN CALLED A
"MISREPRESENTATION") AND IT WAS A MISREPRESENTATION AT THE TIME OF
PURCHASE, THE PURCHASER WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE RELIED UPON THE
MISREPRESENTATION AND WILL, SUBJECT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED, HAVE A RIGHT
OF ACTION AGAINST THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DAMAGES, OR, WHILE STILL THE OWNER
OF THE INTERESTS PURCHASED BY THAT PURCHASER FOR RESCISSION, IN WHICH CASE,
IF THE PURCHASER ELECTS TO EXERCISE THE RIGHT OF RESCISSION, THE PURCHASER
WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF ACTION FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE PARTNERSHIP,
PROVIDED THAT:
• THE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR RESCISSION WILL BE EXERCISABLE BY A
PURCHASER ONLY IF THE PURCHASER GIVES NOTICE TO THE PARTNERSHIP NOT
LATER THAN 180 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE TRANSACTION THAT GAVE RISE
TO THE CAUSE OF ACTION;
• THE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER ACTION OTHER THAN THE
RIGHT OF ACTION FOR RESCISSION WILL BE EXERCISABLE BY A PURCHASER
ONLY IF THE PURCHASER GIVES NOTICE TO THE PARTNERSHIP NOT LATER
THAN THE EARLIER OF (I) 180 DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASER HAD KNOWLEDGE
OF THE FACTS GIVING RISE TO THE CAUSE OF ACTION OR (II) THREE YEARS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE TRANSACTION THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CAUSE OF
ACTION;
• THE PARTNERSHIP WILL NOT BE LIABLE IF IT PROVES THAT THE PURCHASER
PURCHASED THE INTERESTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE MISREPRESENTATION;
• IN THE CASE OF AN ACTION FOR DAMAGES, THE PARTNERSHIP WILL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DAMAGES THAT IT PROVES DOES NOT
REPRESENT THE DEPRECIATION IN VALUE OF THE INTERESTS AS A RESULT OF
THE MISREPRESENTATION RELIED UPON; AND
• IN NO CASE WILL THE AMOUNT RECOVERABLE IN ANY ACTION EXCEED THE
PRICE AT WHICH THE INTERESTS WERE SOLD TO PURCHASER.
• THE STATUTORY RIGHTS DISCUSSED ABOVE ARE IN ADDITION TO AND
WITHOUT DEROGATION FROM ANY OTHER RIGHT THE PURCHASER MAY HAVE
AT LAW.
UNLESS THE PARTNERSHIP HAS ENGAGED AN ONTARIO-REGISTERED DEALER TO
PLACE THE INTERESTS IN ONTARIO, EACH PURCHASER OF INTERESTS IN ONTARIO WILL
BE REQUIRED TO DESIGNATE AN ONTARIO-REGISTERED DEALER TO COMPLETE THE
PURCHASE OF THE INTERESTS ON ITS BEHALF. THE STAFF OF THE ONTARIO SECURITIES
COMMISSION TAKE THE POSITION THAT A PERSON THAT PROVIDES INVESTMENT
ADVICE TO A FUND THAT DISTRIBUTES ITS INTERESTS IN ONTARIO IS CONSIDERED TO
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BE ACTING AS AN ADVISER IN ONTARIO, AND IS SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENT TO
REGISTER AS AN ADVISER, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE ADVICE MAY BE GIVEN TO
AND RECEIVED BY THE PARTNERSHIP OUTSIDE OF ONTARIO. NEITHER THE GENERAL
PARTNER NOR THE RELATED "MANAGEMENT COMPANY" IS REGISTERED IN ONTARIO.
HOWEVER, ONE OR BOTH OF SUCH ENTITIES MAY RELY UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
THE ADVISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT IF THE INTERESTS ARE DISTRIBUTED
THROUGH AN ONTARIO-REGISTERED DEALER. ACCORDINGLY, UNLESS THE
PARTNERSHIP HAS ENGAGED AN ONTARIO-REGISTERED DEALER TO PLACE THE
INTERESTS IN ONTARIO, NO SALE WILL BE MADE TO A PURCHASER RESIDENT IN
ONTARIO UNLESS THE DESIGNATION FORM CONTAINED IN THE SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND DELIVERED TO THE PARTNERSHIP.
QUEBEC:
IN QUEBEC, EVERY PERSON WHO HAS SUBSCRIBED FOR SECURITIES PURSUANT TO THIS
MEMORANDUM MAY, IN THE EVENT THAT THIS MEMORANDUM CONTAINS A
MISREPRESENTATION, APPLY TO HAVE THE CONTRACT RESCINDED OR THE PRICE
REVISED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO HIS OR HER CLAIM FOR DAMAGES, PROVIDED THAT
NO ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED TO ENFORCE SUCH RIGHT UNLESS THE RIGHT IS
EXERCISED:
IN THE CASE OF RESCISSION OR REVISION OF THE PRICE, WITHIN ONE YEAR
FROM THE DATE OF THE TRANSACTION; AND
• IN THE CASE OF DAMAGES, WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE ON WHICH THE
PERSON ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS GIVING RISE TO THE ACTION,
EXCEPT UPON PROOF THAT THE PLAINTIFF ACQUIRED SUCH KNOWLEDGE MORE
THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE OF THE TRANSACTION AS A RESULT OF THE
NEGLIGENCE OF THE PLAINTIFF.
AN ACTION FOR RESCISSION OR REVISION OF THE PRICE OR DAMAGES AGAINST THE
ISSUER, THE DEFENDANT MAY DEFEAT THE APPLICATION ONLY IF IT IS PROVED THAT
THE PLAINTIFF KNEW, AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSACTION, OF THE ALLEGED
MISREPRESENTATION.
BRITISH COLUMBIA:
IN THE EVENT THAT THIS MEMORANDUM OR ANY AMENDMENT THERETO DELIVERED
TO A PURCHASER OF INTERESTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA CONTAINS AN UNTRUE
STATEMENT OF A MATERIAL FACT OR OMITS TO STATE A MATERIAL FACT THAT IS
REQUIRED TO BE STATED OR IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY STATEMENT
THAT IS BEING MADE FROM NOT BEING FALSE OR MISLEADING IN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH IT WAS MADE (HEREIN CALLED A "MISREPRESENTATION")
AND IT WAS A MISREPRESENTATION AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE PURCHASER WILL
BE DEEMED TO HAVE RELIED UPON THE MISREPRESENTATION AND WILL, SUBJECT AS
HEREINAFTER PROVIDED, HAVE A RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST THE PARTNERSHIP FOR
DAMAGES, OR, WHILE STILL THE OWNER OF THE INTERESTS PURCHASED BY THAT
PURCHASER, FOR RESCISSION, IN WHICH CASE, IF THE PURCHASER ELECTS TO
EXERCISE THE RIGHT OF RESCISSION, THE PURCHASER WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF
ACTION FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE PARTNERSHIP, PROVIDED THAT:
• THE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR RESCISSION OR DAMAGES IS ENFORCEABLE BY A
PURCHASER ON NOTICE BY THE PURCHASER TO THE PARTNERSHIP ON OR
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BEFORE THE 90TH DAY AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH PAYMENT IS MADE FOR
INTERESTS OR ON WHICH THE INITIAL PAYMENT WAS MADE FOR THE
INTERESTS, IF PAYMENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE INITIAL PAYMENT ARE MADE
UNDER A CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENT ENTERED INTO BEFORE, OR
CONCURRENTLY WITH, THE INITIAL PAYMENT;
• A PURCHASER WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO COMMENCE AN ACTION TO ENFORCE
A RIGHT: (1) IN THE CASE OF AN ACTION FOR RESCISSION, MORE THAN 180 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE TRANSACTION THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CAUSE OF
ACTION; OR (II) IN THE CASE OF AN ACTION FOR DAMAGES, MORE THAN THE
EARLIER OF 180 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE PURCHASER FIRST HAD
KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CAUSE OF ACTION OR
THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE TRANSACTION THAT GAVE RISE TO THE
CAUSE OF ACTION;
• THE PARTNERSHIP WILL NOT BE LIABLE IF IT PROVES THAT THE PURCHASER
PURCHASED THE INTERESTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE MISREPRESENTATION;
• IN THE CASE OF AN ACTION FOR DAMAGES, THE PARTNERSHIP WILL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DAMAGES THAT IT PROVES DOES NOT
REPRESENT THE DEPRECIATION IN VALUE OF THE INTERESTS AS A RESULT OF
THE MISREPRESENTATION RELIED UPON; AND
• IN NO CASE WILL THE AMOUNT RECOVERABLE IN ANY ACTION EXCEED THE
PRICE AT WHICH THE INTERESTS WERE SOLD TO THE PURCHASER_
THE CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS DISCUSSED ABOVE ARE IN ADDITION TO AND WITHOUT
DEROGATION FROM ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR REMEDIES AVAILABLE AT LAW TO THE
PURCHASER.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF CHINA (THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA): THE
INTERESTS ARE NOT BEING OFFERED OR SOLD AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WITHIN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (FOR SUCH
PURPOSES, NOT INCLUDING THE HONG KONG AND MACAU SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE
REGIONS OR TAIWAN), EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THE SECURITIES AND FUNDS LAWS
OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF DENMARK: INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP ARE BEING
OFFERED TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONAL AND SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 11 OF THE PROSPECTUS ORDER (MINISTERIAL ORDER NO. 1232
OF OCTOBER 22, 2007 ON THE PROSPECTUS REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFERINGS OF A VALUE
ABOVE 62,500,000) ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 23(8) OF THE DANISH
SECURITIES TRADING ACT (CONSOLIDATED ACT NO. 214 OF APRIL 2, 2008) THE
FOLLOWING TYPES OF OFFERINGS ARE EXEMPTED FROM PROSPECTUS REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS:
(A) OFFERINGS TO ACCREDITED INVESTORS;
(B) OFFERINGS TO NON-ACCREDITED INVESTORS IF THE OFFER IS DIRECTED AT FEWER
THAN 100 PRIVATE OR LEGAL PERSONS IN DENMARK;
(C) OFFERINGS FOR WHICH THE VALUE OF EACH INTEREST EXCEEDS €50,000; OR
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(D) OFFERINGS WHERE PARTICIPATION IS CONDITIONAL UPON PAYMENT OF MORE
THAN €50,000 PER INVESTOR.
THIS MEMORANDUM MAY ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED TO, AND THE OFFERING MAY ONLY
BE SUBSCRIBED BY, INVESTORS THAT SATISFY ONE OR MORE OF THE CONDITIONS SET
OUT ABOVE FROM (A) TO (D). ACCORDINGLY, THIS MEMORANDUM HAS NOT BEEN AND
WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE DANISH FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY OR
THE DANISH COMMERCE AND COMPANIES AGENCY UNDER THE RELEVANT DANISH
ACTS AND REGULATIONS ON THE OFFERING IN DENMARK OF FUND INTERESTS.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF FRANCE: THE OFFER OF INTERESTS IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE
REQUIREMENT OF A PROSPECTUS OR OTHER INFORMATION DOCUMENT FILED WITH
THE COMMISSION DES OPERATIONS DE BOURSE FOR ITS APPROVAL (VISA). NEITHER
THIS MEMORANDUM NOR ANY OFFERING MATERIAL RELATING TO THE OFFER OF
INTERESTS HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CLEARANCE PROCEDURES OF
THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING THE COMMISSION DES OPERATIONS DE
BOURSE. THE INTERESTS MAY ONLY BE OFFERED TO AND PURCHASED OR SUBSCRIBED
TO BY INVESTORS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE L. 411-2 OF THE FRENCH MONETARY AND
FINANCIAL CODE (CODE MONETAIRE ET FINANCIER) AND DECRET N° 98.880, DATED
OCTOBER 1, 1998, ACTING FOR THEIR OWN ACCOUNT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE
INTERESTS THUS PURCHASED OR SUBSCRIBED TO BY SUCH INVESTORS ARE OFFERED
OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO THE PUBLIC IN FRANCE, THE CONDITIONS SET
FORTH IN ARTICLES L. 412-I AND L. 621-8 OF THE CODE CITED ABOVE MUST BE
COMPLIED WITH. IF THE INTERESTS ARE OFFERED TO A CLOSE CIRCLE OF INVESTORS
OF 100 PERSONS OR MORE, SUCH INVESTORS MUST REPRESENT THAT THEY KNOW ONE
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP'S MANAGEMENT PERSONALLY AND HAVE
EITHER A FAMILY OR PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SUCH MEMBER. THIS
MEMORANDUM AND OTHER OFFERING MATERIALS RELATING TO THE OFFER OF
INTERESTS ARE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO ANY
PERSON OR ENTITY OTHER THAN THE RECIPIENTS HEREOF.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF GERMANY: THIS DOCUMENT AND OTHER RELATED
OFFERING MATERIALS HAVE NOT BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE GERMAN FEDERAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY (BUNDESANSTALT FOR
FINANZDIENSTLEISTUNGSAUFSICHT - "BAFIN") AND INTERESTS IN THE FUND
DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE NOT ADMITTED OR REGISTERED WITH BAFIN FOR
PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION IN GERMANY UNDER THE SECURITIES PROSPECTUS ACT
(WERTPAPIERPROSPEKTGESETZ - "WPPG"), THE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS ACT
(VERMOGENSANLAGENGESETZ - "VERMANLG") AND/OR THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CODE (KAPITALANLAGEGESETZBUCH - "KAGB"). CONSEQUENTLY, INTERESTS IN THE
FUND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD TO THE PUBLIC IN GERMANY AND THIS
DOCUMENT AND ANY OTHER RELATED OFFERING MATERIALS MAY NOT BE
DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC. FURTHER, NO FILING FOR REGISTRATION OF INTERESTS
IN THE FUND WITH BAFIN UNDER THE KAGB HAS SO FAR BEEN MADE.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND IN OTHER RELATED OFFERING
MATERIALS IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND ONLY INTENDED FOR THE RECIPIENT
THEREOF. RECIPIENTS MAY NOT PASS THIS DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER RELATED
OFFERING MATERIALS ON TO THIRD PERSONS EXCEPT TO THEIR ADVISORS FOR
PURPOSES OF EVALUATING THEIR OWN INVESTMENT. ANY RESALE OF INTERESTS IN
THE FUND IN GERMANY MAY ONLY BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
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OF THE WPPG, THE VERMANLG OR THE KAGB, AS APPLICABLE, AND ANY OTHER LAW
APPLICABLE IN GERMANY GOVERNING THE SALE AND OFFERING OF SECURITIES AND
FUND INTERESTS. THE FUND WILL NOT MEET THE REPORTING AND PUBLICATION
REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE GERMAN INVESTMENT TAX ACT
(INVESTMENTSTEUERGESETZ). POTENTIAL INVESTORS IN THE FUND ARE ADVISED TO
CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE
RELEVANT TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE FUND. TAXATION RATES AND THEIR BASES
MAY CHANGE. AS A RESULT, POTENTIAL INVESTORS SHOULD KEEP ANY TAX ADVICE
OBTAINED UNDER REVIEW.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF GREECE: THIS MEMORANDUM AND INTERSTS TO WHICH IT
RELATES AND ANY OTHER MATERIAL RELATED THERETO MAY NOT BE ADVERTISED,
DISTRIBUTED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN GREECE. THE GREEK
CAPITAL MARKET COMMISSION HAS NOT AUTHORIZED ANY PUBLIC OFFEREING OF THE
SUBSCRIPTION OR INTERESTS IN THE FUND; ACCORDINGLY, INTERESTS MAY NOT BE
ADVERTISED, DISTRIBUTED OR IN ANY WAY OFFERED OR SOLD IN GREECE OR TO
RESIDENTS THEREOF EXCEPT AS PERMITETD BY GREEK LAW. THIS MEMORANDUM AND
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN DO NOT AND WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO
CONSITUTE AN INVITATION TO THE PUBLIC IN GREECE TO PURCHASE INTERESTS. THE
FUND DOES NOT HAVE A GUARANTEED PERFORMANCE AND PAST RETURNS DO NOT
GUARANTEE FUTURE ONES.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF HONG KONG: NO PERSON MAY OFFER OR SELL IN HONG
KONG, BY MEANS OF ANY DOCUMENT, ANY INTERESTS OTHER THAN (A) TO
"PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS" AS DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES
ORDINANCE (CAP. 571) OF HONG KONG AND ANY RULES MADE UNDER THAT
ORDINANCE; OR (B) IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH DO NOT RESULT IN THE
DOCUMENT BEING A "PROSPECTUS" AS DEFINED IN THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE (CAP.
32) OF HONG KONG OR WHICH DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO THE PUBLIC WITHIN
THE MEANING OF THAT ORDINANCE.
NO PERSON MAY ISSUE, OR HAVE IN ITS POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ISSUE,
WHETHER IN HONG KONG OR ELSEWHERE, ANY ADVERTISEMENT, INVITATION OR
DOCUMENT RELATING TO THE INTERESTS, WHICH IS DIRECTED AT, OR THE CONTENTS
OF WHICH ARE LIKELY TO BE ACCESSED OR READ BY, THE PUBLIC IN HONG KONG
(EXCEPT IF PERMITTED TO DO SO UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF HONG KONG) OTHER
THAN WITH RESPECT TO INTERESTS WHICH ARE OR ARE INTENDED TO BE DISPOSED OF
ONLY TO PERSONS OUTSIDE HONG KONG OR ONLY TO "PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS" AS
DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ORDINANCE (CAP. 571) OF HONG KONG AND
ANY RULES MADE UNDER THAT ORDINANCE.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF INDIA: THIS SUBSCRIPTION DOCUMENT DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR AN OFFER TO BUY INTERESTS FROM ANY PERSON
OTHER THAN THE PERSON TO WHOM THIS SUBSCRIPTION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN SENT
BY THE PARTNERSHIP OR ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT. THIS SUBSCRIPTION DOCUMENT IS
NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A PROSPECTUS. THE INTERESTS IN THE
PARTNERSHIP ARE NOT BEING OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC FOR SALE OR SUBSCRIPTION
BUT ARE BEING PRIVATELY PLACED WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF SOPHISTICATED
INVESTORS. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS MUST SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AS TO WHETHER
THEY ARE ENTITLED TO SUBSCRIBE FOR THE INTERESTS OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND
MUST COMPLY WITH ALL RELEVANT INDIAN LAWS IN THIS RESPECT.
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NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF IRELAND: THIS DOCUMENT AND THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED HEREIN IS CONFIDENTIAL AND HAS BEEN PREPARED AND IS INTENDED FOR
USE ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS SOLELY BY THOSE PERSONS IN IRELAND TO WHOM IT
IS SENT BY. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, REDISTRIBUTED OR PASSED ON TO ANY
OTHER PERSONS OR PUBLISHED IN WHOLE OR IN ANY PART FOR ANY PURPOSE. IT DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE AN INVITATION TO THE PUBLIC IN IRELAND OR ANY SECTION
THEREOF TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY SHARES OR OTHER SECURITIES IN ANY
COMPANY AND ACCORDINGLY IS NOT A PROSPECTUS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE REGULATIONS.
THE OFFER IS BEING EXTENDED TO A SMALL NUMBER OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND BY WAY OF A PRIVATE PLACEMENT. NEITHER THIS DOCUMENT
NOR THE OFFER CONSTITUTE AN INVITATION TO THE PUBLIC IN IRELAND OR ANY
SECTION THEREOF TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE INTERESTS AND ACCORDINGLY
IS NOT A PROSPECTUS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE
REGULATIONS.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF ISRAEL: THIS MEMORANDUM HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED
BY THE ISRAELI SECURITIES AUTHORITY. THE INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP ARE
BEING OFFERED TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS, IN ALL CASES
UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WILL FALL WITHIN THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT OR
OTHER EXEMPTIONS SET FORTH IN THE ISRAELI SECURITIES LAW 1968 OR THE JOINT
INVESTMENT TRUST LAW 1994. THIS MEMORANDUM MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OR
USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE NOR BE FURNISHED TO ANY OTHER PERSON OTHER
THAN THOSE TO WHOM COPIES HAVE BEEN SENT. ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR WHO
PURCHASES AN INTEREST IN THE PARTNERSHIP IS PURCHASING SUCH INTEREST FOR
ITS OWN BENEFIT AND ACCOUNT AND NOT WITH THE AIM OR INTENTION OF
DISTRIBUTING OR OFFERING SUCH INTEREST TO OTHER PARTIES. THIS MEMORANDUM
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY,
IN ISRAEL, TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR
SOLICITATION IN ISRAEL. NOTHING IN THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AS DEFINED IN THE ISRAELI REGULATION OF INVESTMENT
ADVICE, INVESTMENT MARKETING AND INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LAW
1995.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF JAPAN: NEITHER THE PARTNERSHIP NOR ANY OF ITS
AFFILIATES IS OR WILL BE REGISTERED AS A "FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FIRM"
PURSUANT TO THE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND EXCHANGE LAW. NEITHER THE
FINANCIAL SERVICES AGENCY OF JAPAN NOR THE KANTO LOCAL FINANCE BUREAU
HAS PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS MEMORANDUM OR
OTHERWISE APPROVED OR AUTHORIZED THE OFFERING OF INTERESTS IN THE
PARTNERSHIP TO INVESTORS RESIDENT IN JAPAN. NEITHER THE INTERESTS DESCRIBED
IN THIS MEMORANDUM NOR THE OFFERING THEREOF HAS BEEN DISCLOSED PURSUANT
TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE LAW OF JAPAN (LAW NO.25 OF 1948 AS AMENDED). THE
PURCHASER OF AN INTEREST AGREES NOT TO RE-TRANSFER OR RE-ASSIGN SUCH
INTEREST TO ANYONE OTHER THAN NON-RESIDENTS OF JAPAN EXCEPT PURSUANT TO
A PRIVATE PLACEMENT EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF,
AND OTHERWISE IN COMPLIANCE WITH, THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE LAW AND OTHER
RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF JAPAN (EXCEPT FOR RE-TRANSFER OR
RE- ASSIGNMENT TO ONE PERSON BY ONE TRANSACTION OF ALL SUCH INTEREST
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PURCHASED BY SUCH PURCHASER). THE INTERESTS ARE BEING OFFERED TO A LIMITED
NUMBER OF QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS (TEKIKAKU KIKAN TOSHIKA, AS
DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE LAW OF JAPAN) AND/OR A SMALL NUMBER OF
INVESTORS, IN ALL CASES UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WILL FALL WITHIN THE
PRIVATE PLACEMENT EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE LAW AND OTHER RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF
JAPAN. AS SUCH, THE INTERESTS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED AND WILL NOT BE
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE LAW OF JAPAN. THIS MEMORANDUM
IS CONFIDENTIAL AND IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR THE USE OF ITS RECIPIENT. ANY
DUPLICATION OR REDISTRIBUTION OF THIS MEMORANDUM IS PROHIBITED. THE
RECIPIENT OF THIS MEMORANDUM, BY ACCEPTING DELIVERY THEREOF, AGREES TO
RETURN IT AND ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS TO THE PLACEMENT AGENT IF THE
RECIPIENT ELECTS NOT TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE INTERESTS OFFERED HEREBY OR IF
EARLIER REQUESTED BY THE PLACEMENT AGENT.
THERE IS A RISK THAT THE CUSTOMER MAY LOSE THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT HE OR SHE
WILL INVEST AS A RESULT OF FLUCTUATIONS IN THE NET ASSET VALUE OF INTERESTS
IN THE PARTNERSHIP DUE TO CHANGES IN THE PRICES OF SECURITIES OR OTHER
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS HELD BY THE PARTNERSHIP, CHANGES IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE
RATES AND OTHER FACTORS, IF ANY.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF KOREA (SOUTH KOREA): NEITHER THE PARTNERSHIP NOR
ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES IS MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE
ELIGIBILITY OF ANY RECIPIENTS OF THIS MEMORANDUM TO ACQUIRE INTERESTS IN
THE PARTNERSHIP UNDER THE LAWS OF SOUTH KOREA, INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTION ACT AND REGULATIONS
THEREUNDER. THIS MEMORANDUM IS NOT, AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS TO BE
CONSTRUED AS, A PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IN SOUTH KOREA. NEITHER THE
PARTNERSHIP NOR ANY PLACEMENT AGENT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION WITH
RESPECT TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF ANY RECIPIENTS OF THIS MEMORANDUM TO ACQUIRE
THE INTEREST UNDER THE LAWS OF SOUTH KOREA, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
INDIRECT INVESTMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT BUSINESS LAW, THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE ACT AND THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTION ACT AND REGULATIONS
THEREUNDER. THE INTERESTS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE FINANCIAL
SUPERVISORY COMMISSION OF KOREA (THE "FSC") FOR A PUBLIC OFFERING IN SOUTH
KOREA UNDER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT NOR HAVE THEY BEEN
REGISTERED WITH THE FSC FOR DISTRIBUTION TO NON-QUALIFIED INVESTORS IN
SOUTH KOREA UNDER THE INDIRECT INVESTMENTS ASSET MANAGEMENT BUSINESS
ACT OF KOREA AND NONE OF THE INTERESTS MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR OFFERED OR SOLD TO ANY PERSON FOR RE-OFFERING
OR RE-SALE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN SOUTH KOREA OR TO ANY RESIDENT OF
SOUTH KOREA, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO THE APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF
SOUTH KOREA.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF KUWAIT: THIS MEMORANDUM AND ANY OTHER OFFERING
MATERIALS, THE PARTNERSHIP AND INTERESTS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR
LICENSED BY THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF THE STATE OF KUWAIT.
NOTHING HEREIN CONSTITUTES, NOR SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE, AN
INVITATION OR AN OFFER TO SELL INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP IN KUWAIT NOR IS
INTENDED TO LEAD TO THE CONCLUSION OF ANY CONTRACT OF WHATSOEVER
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NATURE WITHIN KUWAIT. INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP MAY ONLY BE MARKETED
OR SOLD BY A KUWAITI SHAREHOLDING COMPANY WHICH IS PERMITTED TO INVEST
MONIES FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ITSELF AND OF THIRD PARTIES AND WHICH HOLDS A
SPECIFIC LICENSE RELATING TO THE MARKETING AND SALE OF THE INTERESTS ISSUED
BY THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY UNDER LAW NO. 3111990 AND THE
VARIOUS MINISTERIAL ORDERS ISSUED PURSUANT THERETO.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF LIECHTENSTEIN: NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE
PARTNERSHIP TO PERMIT AN OFFERING OF THE PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS TO THE
PUBLIC IN LIECHTENSTEIN. NO PUBLIC OFFER OF THE INTERESTS OR PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MEMORANDUM MAY BE MADE IN OR OUT OF LIECHTENSTEIN.
THIS PARTNERSHIP IS NOT REGULATED IN LIECHTENSTEIN. IT IS NEITHER SUBJECT TO
THE INVESTMENT UNDERTAKING ACT OR OF ANY OTHER LAW NOR TO ANY
SUPERVISION OF THE LIECHTENSTEIN FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY. THE CONTENT
OF THIS MEMORANDUM MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE,
NOR BE FURNISHED TO ANY OTHER PERSON OTHER THAN THOSE TO WHOM COPIES
HAVE BEEN SENT.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF LUXEMBOURG: THE INTERESTS MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR
SOLD IN THE GRAND-DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG EXCEPT FOR INTERESTS WHICH ARE
OFFERED IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF A
PROSPECTUS BY THE LUXEMBOURG FINANCIAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF JULY 10, 2005 ON PROSPECTUS FOR SECURITIES. THE
PARTNERSHIP IS NOT REGISTERED AS A FOREIGN FUND WITH THE LUXEMBOURG
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES. INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP ARE BEING OFFERED
ONLY IN DENOMINATIONS PER UNIT OF AT LEAST f50,000. THE COMMISSION DE
SURVEILLANCE DU SECTEUR FINANCIER OF LUXEMBOURG HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS MEMORANDUM OR OTHERWISE APPROVED OR
AUTHORISED THE OFFERING OF INTERESTS TO INVESTORS RESIDENT IN LUXEMBOURG.
THIS MEMORANDUM MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OR USED FOR ANY PURPOSES OTHER
THAN THIS PRIVATE PLACEMENT, NOR PROVIDED TO ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE
RECIPIENT THEREOF.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF MIDDLE EARTH: MALLATH U-THILIAR, RANDIRATH U-
VISTAR; BRUNATH VILL CJ-FIRIR, HELEG 0-VAB THYND AIND. NAUR O LITH LACHATHA,
GAUL O DAE LABATHA; CRIST RIST PENIATHAR: PEN BEDH-Rt AD ARAN.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF MONACO: THE INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP MAY NOT
BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO THE PUBLIC IN MONACO OTHER
THAN BY A MONACO DULY AUTHORISED INTERMEDIARY ACTING AS A PROFESSIONAL
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR WHICH HAS SUCH KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN
FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS MATTERS AS TO BE CAPABLE OF EVALUATING THE RISKS
AND MERITS OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIPS.
CONSEQUENTLY, THIS MEMORANDUM MAY ONLY BE COMMUNICATED TO BANKS
DULY LICENSED BY THE COMTE DES ETABLISSEMENTS DE CREDIT ET DES
ENTREPRISES D'INVESTISSEMENT AND FULLY LICENSED PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES BY VIRTUE OF LAW N° 1.144 OF 26 JULY 1991 AND LAW 1.194 OF 9 JULY 1997
DULY LICENSED BY THE COMMISSION DE CONTROLE DES ACTIVITES FINANCIERES.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF OMAN: THIS MEMORANDUM AND THE INTERESTS TO
WHICH IT RELATES, MAY NOT BE ADVERTISED, MARKETED, DISTRIBUTED OR
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OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN OMAN. IN CONNECTION
WITH THE OFFERING OF THE INTERESTS, NO PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH
OR APPROVED BY THE CENTRAL BANK, OF OMAN, THE OMAN MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY, THE OMAN CAPITAL MARKET AUTHORITY OR ANY OTHER
REGULATORY BODY IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN. THE OFFERING AND SALE OF
INTERESTS DESCRIBED IN THIS MEMORANDUM WILL NOT TAKE PLACE INSIDE OMAN.
INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP ARE BEING OFFERED ON A LIMITED PRIVATE BASIS,
AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE MARKETING, OFFERING OR SALES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
OF OMAN.
THIS MEMORANDUM IS BEING SENT AT THE REQUEST OF THE INVESTOR IN OMAN AND
SHOULD NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO ANY PERSON IN OMAN OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED
RECIPIENT WITHOUT THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CONSENT OF THE CAPITAL MARKET
AUTHORITY AND THEN ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
SUCH CONSENT.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF QATAR: INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP HAVE NOT BEEN
OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, AND WILL NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED AT
ANY TIME, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE STATE OF QATAR IN A MANNER THAT
WOULD CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC OFFERING. THIS MEMORANDUM HAS NOT BEEN FILED
WITH, APPROVED, REVIEWED OR REGISTERED WITH THE QATARI CENTRAL BANK OR
ANY OTHER RELEVANT QATARI GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES OR SECURITIES
EXCHANGE AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC OFFER OF SECURITIES IN THE STATE
OF QATAR UNDER QATARI LAW. THEREFORE, THIS MEMORANDUM IS STRICTLY
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL, AND IS BEING ISSUED TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF
SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS AND MAY NEITHER BE REPRODUCED, USED FOR ANY
OTHER PURPOSES, NOR PROVIDED TO ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE INTENDED
RECIPIENT HEREOF. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR INVESTMENT SHOULD BE RECEIVED, AND
ANY ALLOTMENT MADE, FROM OUTSIDE QATAR.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF RUSSIA: THIS SUBSCRIPTION DOCUMENT IS NOT
REGISTERED WITH THE RUSSIAN REGULATOR (FEDERAL SERVICE FOR FINANCIAL
MARKETS) AND INTENDED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE QUALIFIED INVESTORS (AS DEFINED
IN SECTION 51.2 OF THE FEDERAL LAW NO. 39-FZ OF APRIL 22, 1996 (AS AMENDED), "ON
THE SECURITIES MARKET" AND IN THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL SERVICE ON
FINANCIAL MARKETS NO. 08-I2/PZ-N OF MARCH 18, 2008). ACCORDINGLY, THE
SECURITIES (FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS) CANNOT BE ADVERTISED OR OTHERWISE
PUBLICLY MARKETED AND/OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF SAUDI ARABIA: NEITHER THIS MEMORANDUM NOR THE
INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP HAVE BEEN APPROVED, REVIEWED OR PASSED ON IN
ANY WAY BY THE CAPITAL MARKET AUTHORITY OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORITY IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA "SAUDI ARABIA", NOR HAS THE
PARTNERSHIP RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION OR LICENSING FROM THE CAPITAL MARKET
AUTHORITY OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY IN SAUDI ARABIA TO
MARKET OR SELL INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP WITHIN SAUDI ARABIA. THE OFFER
AND SALE OF THE INTERESTS WILL ONLY TAKE PLACE WITHIN SAUDI ARABIA IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CAPITAL MARKET LAW, INCLUDING THE OFFER OF
SECURITIES REGULATIONS ISSUED THEREUNDER. THE INTERESTS WILL BE OFFERED TO
INVESTORS IN SAUDI ARABIA PURSUANT TO AN "EXEMPT OFFER" AS DEFINED IN THE
OFFER OF SECURITIES REGULATIONS. PRIOR TO ANY OFFER OF INTERESTS IN SAUDI
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ARABIA, THE CAPITAL MARKET AUTHORITY WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THIS OFFERING IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE OFFER OF SECURITIES REGULATIONS. THIS MEMORANDUM
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN OFFER OR
INVITATION. NO SERVICES RELATING TO INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP, INCLUDING
THE RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS AND THE ALLOTMENT OR REDEMPTION OF SUCH
INTERESTS, MAY BE RENDERED BY THE PARTNERSHIP WITHIN SAUDI ARABIA.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF SINGAPORE: THIS MEMORANDUM HAS NOT BEEN
REGISTERED AS A PROSPECTUS WITH THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE AND
THIS OFFERING IS NOT REGULATED BY ANY FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
PURSUANT TO ANY LEGISLATION IN SINGAPORE. YOU SHOULD ACCORDINGLY
CONSIDER CAREFULLY WHETHER THE INVESTMENT IS SUITABLE FOR YOU.
THIS MEMORANDUM AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR MATERIAL IN CONNECTION WITH
THE OFFER OR SALE, OR INVITATION FOR SUBSCRIPTION OR PURCHASE, OF INTERESTS
MAY NOT BE CIRCULATED OR DISTRIBUTED, NOR MAY INTERESTS BE OFFERED OR
SOLD, OR BE MADE THE SUBJECT OF AN INVITATION FOR SUBSCRIPTION OR PURCHASE,
WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO PERSONS IN SINGAPORE OTHER THAN
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4A OF THE SECURITIES AND
FUTURES ACT, CHAPTER 289 OF SINGAPORE (THE "SFA"), ACCREDITED INVESTORS (AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 4A OF THE SFA) OR ANY PERSON PURSUANT TO AN OFFER THAT IS
MADE ON TERMS THAT INTERESTS ARE ACQUIRED AT A CONSIDERATION OF NOT LESS
THAN S$200,000 (OR ITS EQUIVALENT IN A FOREIGN CURRENCY) FOR EACH
TRANSACTION, WHETHER SUCH AMOUNT IS TO BE PAID FOR IN CASH OR BY EXCHANGE
OF SECURITIES OR OTHER ASSETS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY LAW.
THIS MEMORANDUM IS CONFIDENTIAL. IT IS ADDRESSED SOLELY TO AND IS FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE PERSON TO WHOM IT WAS GIVEN BY THE PARTNERSHIP OR ITS
AFFILIATES. ANY OFFER OR INVITATION IN RESPECT OF INTERESTS IS CAPABLE OF
ACCEPTANCE ONLY BY SUCH PERSON AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE. THIS
MEMORANDUM MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED OR GIVEN TO ANY PERSON OTHER THAN
THE PERSON TO WHOM IT WAS GIVEN BY THE PARTNERSHIP OR ITS AFFILIATES AND
SHOULD BE RETURNED IF SUCH PERSON DECIDES NOT TO PURCHASE ANY INTERESTS.
THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD NOT BE REPRODUCED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF SWEDEN: THE FUND IS NOT AUTHORISED UNDER THE
SWEDISH UCITS FUNDS ACT (LAG (2004:46) OM VARDEPAPPERSFONDER) (THE "UCITS
FUNDS ACT") OR THE SWEDISH ACT ON ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND MANAGERS
(LAG (2013:561) OM FORVALTARE AV ALTERNATIVA INVESTERINGSFONDER) (THE
"SAIFM ACT") AND IS NOT SUPERVISED BY THE SWEDISH FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY
AUTHORITY (FINANSINSPEKTIONEN). THIS DOCUMENT HAS NOT BEEN, NOR WILL IT BE,
REGISTERED WITH OR APPROVED BY THE SWEDISH FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY
AUTHORITY UNDER THE UCITS FUNDS ACT, THE SAIFM ACT OR THE SWEDISH
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS TRADING ACT (LAG (1991:980) OM HANDEL MED
FINANSIELLA INSTRUMENT) (THE "TRADING ACT'). ACCORDINGLY, THIS DOCUMENT
MAY NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE, NOR MAY INTERESTS IN THE FUND BE MARKETED AND
OFFERED FOR SALE IN SWEDEN, OTHER THAN UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH ARE
DEEMED NOT TO REQUIRE A PROSPECTUS, UNDER THE TRADING ACT. NO SINGLE
INVESTOR MAY INVEST AN AMOUNT LESS THAN €100,000. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS
SHOULD NOT CONSTRUE THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT AS INVESTMENT, LEGAL
OR TAX ADVICE. THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES
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ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE INVESTMENT ADVICE. A SWEDISH RECIPIENT OF THE
MEMORANDUM MAY NOT IN ANY WAY FORWARD THE MEMORANDUM TO THE PUBLIC
IN SWEDEN.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF SWITZERLAND: THE FUND HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY
THE SWISS FINANCIAL MARKET SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY (FINMA) AS A FOREIGN
COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEME PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 120 OF THE SWISS
COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES ACT OF JUNE 23, 2006 (CISA). CONSEQUENTLY,
INTERESTS IN THE FUND MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN OR FROM SWITZERLAND TO
NON-QUALIFIED INVESTORS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CISA OR OTHERWISE IN ANY
MANNER THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC OFFERING WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
SWISS CODE OF OBLIGATIONS (CO) AND WILL NOT BE LISTED ON THE SIX SWISS
EXCHANGE (SIX) OR ON ANY OTHER STOCK EXCHANGE OR REGULATED TRADING
FACILITY IN SWITZERLAND.
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED WITHOUT REGARD TO THE DISCLOSURE
STANDARDS FOR PROSPECTUSES UNDER THE CISA, ARTICLE 652A OR 1156 CO OR THE
LISTING RULES OF SIX OR ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR REGULATED TRADING FACILITY
IN SWITZERLAND AND THEREFORE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROSPECTUS WITHIN THE
MEANING OF THE CISA, ARTICLE 652A OR 1156 CO OR THE LISTING RULES OF SIX OR ANY
OTHER EXCHANGE OR REGULATED TRADING FACILITY IN SWITZERLAND. THE
INTERESTS MAY NOT BE PUBLICLY OFFERED (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE CO) IN
SWITZERLAND AND MAY ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED IN OR FROM SWITZERLAND TO
QUALIFIED INVESTORS (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED BY THE CISA AND ITS
IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE). NEITHER THIS DOCUMENT NOR ANY OTHER OFFERING
OR MARKETING MATERIAL RELATING TO THE FUND OR THE INTERESTS MAY BE
DISTRIBUTED TO NON-QUALIFIED INVESTORS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CISA IN OR
FROM SWITZERLAND OR MADE AVAILABLE IN SWITZERLAND IN ANY MANNER WHICH
WOULD CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC OFFERING WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CO AND ALL
OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN SWITZERLAND. NEITHER THIS
DOCUMENT NOR ANY OTHER OFFERING OR MARKETING MATERIAL RELATING TO THE
FUND OR THE INTERESTS HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE FILED WITH, OR APPROVED BY, ANY
SWISS REGULATORY AUTHORITY. THE INVESTOR PROTECTION AFFORDED TO
INVESTORS OF INTERESTS IN COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES UNDER THE CISA
DOES NOT EXTEND TO ACQUIRERS OF INTERESTS IN THE FUND.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF TAIWAN, THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ("TAIWAN"): THE
OFFER OF THE INTERESTS HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE
FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION OF TAIWAN PURSUANT TO RELEVANT
SECURITIES LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF TAIWAN. NO PERSON OR ENTITY IN TAIWAN
HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO OFFER OR SELL THE INTERESTS IN TAIWAN. THE INTERESTS
MAY NOT BE OFFERED, DISTRIBUTED, SOLD OR RESOLD WITHIN TAIWAN THROUGH A
PUBLIC OFFERING OR IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH CONSTITUTE AN OFFER WITHIN THE
MEANING OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE LAW OF TAIWAN WITHOUT PRIOR
APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION ("FSC") OF TAIWAN.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARE
REQUIRED TO MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE RULES GOVERNING
OFFSHORE FUNDS AND CONDITIONS PROMULGATED BY THE FSC.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF THE NETHERLANDS: THE INTERESTS MAY NOT BE
SOLICITED, ACQUIRED OR OFFERED IN OR FROM THE NETHERLANDS AND THIS
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MEMORANDUM MAY NOT BE CIRCULATED IN THE NETHERLANDS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL
OR LEGAL ENTITY AS PART OF THEIR INITIAL DISTRIBUTION OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER,
OTHER THAN TO INDIVIDUALS OR LEGAL ENTITIES WHO OR THAT DEAL OR INVEST IN
SECURITIES OR OTHER INVESTMENT ASSETS IN THE COURSE OF THEIR OCCUPATION OR
BUSINESS, INCLUDING BANKS, BROKERS, DEALERS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTORS INVESTING IN SECURITIES OR OTHER INVESTMENT ASSETS (HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO AS "PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS"). IN THE EVENT OF A SOLICITATION,
ACQUISITION OR OFFERING MADE TO OR BY PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS AND,
THEREFORE, EXEMPT FROM THE GENERAL PROHIBITION AS CONTAINED IN THE ACT ON
THE SUPERVISION OF INVESTMENT INSTITUTIONS ("WET TOEZICHT
BELEGGINGSINSTELLINGEN"), NO SUBSEQUENT OFFERING OF THE INTERESTS IN A
"SECONDARY OFFERING" BY SUCH PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS TO INDIVIDUALS OR
ENTITIES OTHER THAN PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS MAY BE MADE.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (THE "UAE"): THE
PARTNERSHIP WILL BE SOLD OUTSIDE THE UAE, IS NOT PART OF A PUBLIC OFFERING
AND IS BEING OFFERED TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS AND
MUST NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL RECIPIENT AND
MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. NEITHER THE
PARTNERSHIP NOR THE INTERESTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED OR LICENSED BY THE UAE
CENTRAL BANK OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT LICENSING AUTHORITIES OR
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN THE UAE. THIS DOCUMENT IS STRICTLY PRIVATE AND
CONFIDENTIAL AND HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED, DEPOSITED OR REGISTERED WITH ANY
LICENSING AUTHORITY OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY IN THE UAE. THIS DOCUMENT
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN OFFER OR
INVITATION. NO SERVICES RELATING TO INTEREST IN THE PARTNERSHIP MAY BE
RENDERED WITHIN THE UAE BY THE PARTNERSHIP. THE PARTNERSHIP MAY NOT BE
OFFERED OR SOLD DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC IN THE UAE. THE ENTITY
CONDUCTING THE PLACEMENT IS NOT A LICENSED BROKER, DEALER OR INVESTMENT
ADVISER UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE IN THE UAE, AND IT DOES NOT ADVISE
INDIVIDUALS RESIDENT IN THE UAE AS TO THE APPROPRIATENESS OF INVESTING IN OR
PURCHASING OR SELLING SECURITIES OR OTHER FINANCIAL PRODUCTS. NOTHING
CONTAINED IN THIS MEMORANDUM IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE UAE INVESTMENT,
LEGAL, TAX, ACCOUNTING OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC
ADVICE RENDERED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR SITUATION.
NOTICE TO INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS AND HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES OF
THE UNITED KINGDOM: THIS MEMORANDUM IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE ONLY TO
PERSONS WHO ARE DEEMED SUFFICIENTLY EXPERT TO UNDERSTAND THE RISKS
INVOLVED IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN THE PARTNERSHIP AND AS SUCH FALL
WITHIN ARTICLES 19(5), 47(2), 48(2), 49(2), 50(1) OR 51 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND
MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2001 OR OTHER RELEVANT
EXEMPTION UNDER WHICH THIS MEMORANDUM MAY LAWFULLY BE COM MUNICATED
AS A FINANCIAL PROMOTION (TOGETHER "EXEMPTIONS").
THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED AS AN INVITATION OR
INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO AN INVESTMENT ACTIVITY BY SUCH PERSONS TO WHOM
SUCH AN INVITATION OR INDUCEMENT MAY LAWFULLY BE SENT UNDER AN
EXEMPTION AND IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OR PASSED FOR SUCH
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PURPOSE TO ANY OTHER PERSONS. IN THE CASE OF ANY PERSON NOT SO FALLING
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF AN EXEMPTION, THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD NOT BE
CONSTRUED AS AN INVITATION OR INDUCEMENT TO ENGAGE IN INVESTMENT
ACTIVITIES, AND ANY SUCH PERSON RECEIVING THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD RESPOND
ONLY BY NOTIFYING THE GENERAL PARTNER THAT HE IS NOT WITHIN ANY EXEMPTION
AND/OR BY RETURNING IT TO THE SENDER UNREAD AND, IN ANY EVENT, SHOULD NOT
ENTER INTO AN INVESTMENT ACTIVITY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF IT.
NOTICE TO CERTIFIED HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS AND CERTIFIED
SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM:
IN THIS PART OF THIS DOCUMENT:
(a) WHENEVER A TERM APPEARS IN "ITALICS", IT HAS THE MEANING AND EFFECT
GIVEN TO IT IN AND BY THE UNITED KINGDOM'S FINANCIAL SERVICES AND
MARKETS ACT 2000 (FSMA);
(b) WHENEVER A TERM APPEARS IN "BOLD ITALICS", IT HAS THE MEANING AND
EFFECT GIVEN TO IT IN AND BY THE FSMA 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTIONS)
ORDER; AND
(c) WHENEVER A TERM APPEARS IN "BOLD ITALICS WITH UNDERLING", IT HAS
THE MEANING AND EFFECT GIVEN TO IT IN ANY BY THE UNITED KINGDOM'S
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND MANAGERS REGULATIONS (THE
REGULATIONS).
THIS DOCUMENT IS, OR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE, A "FINANCIAL PROMOTION".
OUR INTENTION IS TO COMMUNICATE THIS DOCUMENT IN A WAY THAT ENSURES THAT
IT IS DIRECTED SOLELY AT, AND MADE ONLY TO, THOSE PERSONS THAT WE BELIEVE:
(a) WILL RECEIVE IT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; AND
(b) ARE AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
i. AN "INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL"; OR
ii. A "HIGH NET WORTH COMPANY, A HIGH NET WORTH UNINCORPORATED
ASSOCIATION, A HIGH NET WORTH PARTNERSHIP, OR THE TRUSTEE OF A
HIGH VALUE TRUST".
ANY OTHER PERSON WHO RECEIVES A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD RETURN OR
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THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND MUST NOT
BE SHARED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITH ANY OTHER PERSON, EXCEPT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF TAKING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTMENTS
DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT.
THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT A "PROSPECTUS". IT HAS NOT THEREFORE BEEN:
(a) PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART VII OF FSMA,
AND THE HANDBOOK OF RULES AND GUIDANCE MAINTAINED BY THE UNITED
KINGDOM'S FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY; AND/OR
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(b) SUBMITTED TO, OR SHARED OR REGISTERED WITH, ANY FINANCIAL SERVICES
REGULATOR OR SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY OF ANY KIND.
CONSEQUENTLY, THE INTERESTS IN THE FUND DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT MAY
NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD TO THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; AND NO
APPLICATION CAN OR WILL BE MADE FOR INTERESTS IN THE FUND TO BE ADMITTED
TO TRADING ON A REGULATED MARKET SITUATED OR OPERATING IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM, OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
I. INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS
• THIS DOCUMENT IS DIRECTED AT PERSONS HAVING PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN
MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS; AND ANY INVESTMENT OR "INVESTMENT
ACTIVITY' TO WHICH IT RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SUCH PERSONS, AND WILL
BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH SUCH PERSONS;
• PERSONS WHO DO NOT HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING
TO INVESTMENTS SHOULD NOT RELY ON THIS DOCUMENT;
• THERE ARE IN PLACE PROPER SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES TO PREVENT RECIPIENTS
OTHER THAN 'INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS' ENGAGING IN THE "INVESTMENT
ACTIVITY" TO WHICH THIS DOCUMENT RELATES WITH THE PERSON DIRECTING THE
COMMUNICATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, A "CLOSE RELATIVE" OF HIS OR A MEMBER
OF THE SAME "GROUP'.
II. HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, HIGH NET WORTH UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS,
HIGH NET WORTH PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE TRUSTEES OF HIGH VALUE TRUSTS
• THIS DOCUMENT IS DIRECTED AT "HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, HIGH NET WORTH
UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, HIGH NET WORTH PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE
TRUSTEES OF HIGH VALUE TRUSTS", AND THE "CONTROLLED INVESTMENTS' AND
"CONTROLLED ACTIVITIES" TO WHICH IT RELATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY TO SUCH
PERSONS;
• PERSONS OF ANY OTHER DESCRIPTION SHOULD NOT ACT UPON THIS DOCUMENT;
THERE ARE IN PLACE PROPER SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES TO PREVENT RECIPIENTS
OTHER THAN "HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, HIGH NET WORTH UNINCORPORATED
ASSOCIATIONS, HIGH NET WORTH PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE TRUSTEES OF HIGH VALUE
TRUSTS' ENGAGING IN THE "INVESTMENT ACTIVITY' TO WHICH THIS DOCUMENT
RELATES WITH THE PERSON DIRECTING THE COMMUNICATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, A
"CLOSE RELATIVE" OF HIS OR A MEMBER OF THE SAME "GROUP'.
THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED AS AN INVITATION OR
INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO AN INVESTMENT ACTIVITY BY SUCH PERSONS TO WHOM
SUCH AN INVITATION OR INDUCEMENT MAY LAWFULLY BE SENT UNDER AN
EXEMPTION AND IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OR PASSED FOR SUCH
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PURPOSE TO ANY OTHER PERSONS. IN THE CASE OF ANY PERSON NOT SO FALLING
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF AN EXEMPTION AS SET OUT IN THE FORM OF CONFIRMATION,
THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN INVITATION OR INDUCEMENT
TO ENGAGE IN INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES, AND ANY SUCH PERSON RECEIVING THIS
DOCUMENT SHOULD RESPOND ONLY BY NOTIFYING THE GENERAL PARTNER THAT HE
IS NOT WITHIN ANY EXEMPTION AND/OR BY RETURNING IT TO THE SENDER UNREAD
AND, IN ANY EVENT, SHOULD NOT ENTER INTO AN INVESTMENT ACTIVITY AS A
CONSEQUENCE OF IT.
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APPENDIX B
FUND COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE
Date a4 1001 Perom el (096 Gras Net Gr
«intrap,» lil.~Or Curiumwrs Cmi Fair tereuer•• Matige Menige' 110/`
Capita Cmuniamaris 199.951.519
%ne Lid Wellogkei 06.10 314% 1.11.101501 1121262323 1A
TrarederWrie lid Imide6 bei-13 2:22% n1.139195 5252.71608 11.1
appra.L k St»hola Juld 2 116% 513.513.915 511=6.067 0.7
Vod I.»wied Aaldrad Mar- PI t6% 039306 5/.32000 0.9
Item. Lid 116616 St»hola Feb-13 111% 11.1.36392 510709 Ok
Olb« lentommts•• Vrom 5.5% 55305176 590200 I./
Esiarkil Fte.red Enen» .1.9%
FIND I TOTALS 1060% 995.106.667 5111417.518 4.3 34 563%
Dal
(031 <gammelere. S102.21.070
lIrrean Predens Ik' Morriretrk NVV 5015 419% 525490.995 542.21101 1.7
126 (MeiI Bed» Apr.15 11.6% 511.929.971 519616.10E 2.7
K0o Indam» lek Oh1)91001 1/07.16 12.1% 511.119.996 516.40.628 IJ
I y remLuwe! Bed» Apt.15 101% 510396300 511.137.762 IJ
Gemok Ire EaricatoM Aar» 412615 6.1% 560200 56.712.163 1.0
I no Rolomble Ferm_ lere 0.1.4641 1.0-I6 .1.1% 51551000 5155000 IA
I ra»ry; 1 kimt Ia (TraMllI Nor Yort Arm% 3.6% 5309111 51.01163 II
1»rem 1•9 Sak Late Ok Mm-16 17% 12.719.998 52.753468 IA
eliber 1ninarnetits•• Viltig", 12% 5809346 510.021254 IJ
Retenel ern Polln.AM- 11%
E 5001 nos and Experms 10.0%
FUND 21107.115 610.0% 9180112/ 5139.511.141 14 IJ 27.9%
Luw
CarMil G:tombak/4 110102500
Ceder iive Rekent. lae. 1560 New York Aup-I6 21.0% =1.109.661 06.535.977 2.1
OcheieLerdeginc. Nor Yort 014 7 12.7% 511120413 513.491152 1.0
OlInear SA5.100» Pars Sep-l6 SA% 11115470 510.596,219 IJ
kik Noirnol.Ia New Vod liiI-17 /II% 5803100 0403900 1.0
126 embh Bet lin Sep-l7 7.1% 17351430 17371376 1.0
Con AG 6ttlin 64.17 6.0% 56.0.425 56.251.125 1.0
nam tensorannt• • 'Geram 13% 52347111 12361.073 Ik
Ren»o1 tor lentsumertn Pollotv-Om 250%
(311111001 Pttrs end Crigme0 100%
FUND 3 TOTALS 14:04114 557.515307 594.716.220 14 1.3 1460%
D11741.
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•• • ••IYfValere <4 all bedingt n emennakd by Gmeral Pon« arxredmx US 6.1.A P ar» remrszere rib pak karexs. Es ried posnurris iturted el keu V3I1X.
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