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AGP LP 519 Alpha Group Capital Paul Barrett
Item 1.
Cover Page
Brochure of
Alkeon Capital Management, LLC
350 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Telephone:
March 28, 2016
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business
practices of Alkeon
Capital Management, LLC ("Alkeon"). If you have any questions about the
contents of this
brochure, please contact us at
or
The
information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United
States Securities
and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Alkeon also is available on the SEC's website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Although Alkeon is a "registered investment adviser," that registration does
not imply a certain
level of skill or training.
Item 2.
Material Changes
There have been no material changes to this brochure since its last annual
update on
March 26, 2015.
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Item 3.
Item 1.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.
Item 7.
Item 8.
Item 9.
Item 10.
Item 11.
Item 12.
Item 13.
Item 14.
Item 15.
Item 16.
Item 17.
Item 18.
Item 19.
Table of Contents
Cover
Page
1
Material
Changes
1
Table of
Contents
2
Advisory
Business
3
Fees and
Compensation
5
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side
Management
11
Types of
Clients
11
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of
Loss
11
Disciplinary
Information
15
Other Financial Industry Activities and
Affiliation
15
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest In Client Transactions and
Personal
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Trading
16
Brokerage
Practices
17
Review of
Accounts
20
Client Referrals and Other
Compensation
21
Custody
21
Investment
Discretion
21
Voting Client
Securities
21
Financial
Information
21
Requirements for State-Registered
Advisers
22
Privacy
Policy
22
Trade Error
Policy
22
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Item 4.
Advisory Business
Alkeon is a Delaware limited liability company that has been in business
since 2002. Alkeon's
manager, controlling owner and principal portfolio manager is Panayotis
"Takis" Sparaggis. As
of December 31, 2015, Alkeon had total discretionary assets under management
of
approximately $3.566 billion. Alkeon only manages assets on a discretionary
basis.
Alkeon provides portfolio management and subadvisory services to private
domestic and
offshore investment funds, registered investment funds and other products
sponsored by:
•
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Alkeon;
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. ("OAM"), a subsidiary of Oppenheimer
Holdings, Inc. ("OPY");
ALPRO Funds Management Limited, a private limited liability company
incorporated
in Ireland ("ALPRO");
MS Alkeon UCITs Fund ("MS UCITs"), a sub-fund of FundLogic Alternatives plc,
a
company incorporated with limited liability as an open-ended investment
company
with variable capital under the laws of Ireland and authorized by the
Central Bank of
Ireland; and
•
Alkeon
Alkeon acts as the investment manager to various private domestic and
offshore investment
funds as described below.
Alkeon Growth Funds. Alkeon acts as investment manager to Alkeon Growth
Partners, LP,
Alkeon Growth Partners II, LP, Alkeon Growth PW Partners, LP and Alkeon
Growth RJ
Partners, LP (each, a "Growth US Feeder" and together, the "Growth US
Feeders"), all Delaware
limited partnerships. Alkeon also acts as co-investment manager (along with
Alkeon Capital
Offshore, LLC, as described in Item 10) to Alkeon Growth Offshore Fund, Ltd.
and Alkeon
Growth Offshore Fund II, Ltd. (each, a "Growth Offshore Feeder" and together
the "Growth
Offshore Feeders") and Alkeon Growth Master Fund, Ltd. (the "Growth Master
Fund"). The
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Growth Master Fund and the Growth Offshore Feeders are exempted companies
organized under
the laws of the Cayman Islands. These funds are organized in a "master-
feeder" structure,
whereby the Growth US Feeders and the Growth Offshore Feeders invest their
assets in the
Growth Master Fund, where all trading is executed.
Alkeon Select Funds. Alkeon acts as investment manager to Alkeon Select
Partners, LP (the
"Select US Feeder"), a Delaware limited partnership. Alkeon also acts as co-
investment
manager (along with Alkeon Capital Offshore, LLC) to Alkeon Select Offshore
Fund, Ltd. (the
"Select Offshore Feeder") and Alkeon Select Series SPC Fund, Ltd. (the
"Select Master Fund").
The Select Master Fund is an exempted segregated portfolio company organized
under the laws
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SALI Fund Management, LLC ("SALI").
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of the Cayman Islands and the Select Offshore Feeder is an exempted company
organized under
the laws of the Cayman Islands. These funds are organized in a "master-
feeder" structure,
whereby the Select US Feeder and the Select Offshore Feeder both invest
their assets in the
Select Master Fund, where all trading is executed.
Alkeon Asia Growth Funds. Alkeon acts as investment manager to Alkeon Asia
Growth, LP
(the "Asia Growth US Feeder"), a Delaware limited partnership, Alkeon Asia
Growth Offshore
Fund, Ltd. (the "Asia Growth Offshore Feeder") and Alkeon Asia Growth Master
Fund, Ltd. (the
"Asia Growth Master Fund"). The Asia Growth Master Fund and the Asia Growth
Offshore
Feeder are both exempted companies organized under the laws of the Cayman
Islands. These
funds are organized in a "master-feeder" structure, whereby the Asia Growth
US Feeder and the
Asia Growth Offshore Feeder both invest their assets in the Asia Growth
Master Fund, where all
trading is executed.
Alkeon Capital Partners Funds. Alkeon acts as investment manager to Alkeon
Capital Partners,
LP (the "Alkeon Capital Partners US Feeder"), a Delaware limited
partnership. Alkeon also acts
as co-investment manager (along with Alkeon Capital Offshore, LLC) to Alkeon
Capital
Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. (the "Alkeon Capital Partners Offshore Feeder")
and Alkeon
Capital Partners Master Fund, Ltd. (the "Alkeon Capital Partners Master
Fund"). The Alkeon
Capital Partners Master Fund and the Alkeon Capital Partners Offshore Feeder
are both
exempted companies organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. These
funds are
organized in a "master-feeder" structure, whereby the Alkeon Capital
Partners US Feeder and the
Alkeon Capital Partners Offshore Feeder both invest their assets in the
Alkeon Capital Partners
Master Fund, where all trading is executed.
Alkeon Global Alpha Funds. Alkeon acts as investment manager to Alkeon
Global Alpha LP, a
Delaware limited partnership (the "Global Alpha US Feeder"), Alkeon Global
Alpha Master
Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (the "Global Alpha
Master Fund")
and Alkeon Global Alpha Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the "Global
Alpha
Offshore Feeder"). These funds are organized in a "master-feeder" structure,
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whereby the
Global Alpha US Feeder and the Global Alpha Offshore Feeder both invest
their assets in the
Global Alpha Master Fund, where all trading is executed.
OAM
Alkeon acts as sub-adviser to Advantage Advisers Global Growth, L.L.C. (the
"Global Growth
Fund"), a Delaware limited liability company. Alkeon also serves as sub-
adviser to Advantage
Advisers Xanthus Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Xanthus
Fund") which is
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act (the "1940 Act") as
a closed-end,
non-diversified management investment company. In addition, Alkeon acts as
sub-adviser to an
offshore fund, Advantage Advisers Global Growth Ltd., a Cayman Islands
exempted company
(the "Global Growth Offshore Fund" and with the Global Growth Fund and
Xanthus Fund the
"OAM Funds").
Advantage Advisers Multi-Manager, LLC ("AAMM") is the investment manager of
the Global
Growth Offshore Fund and Xanthus Fund Advantage Advisers Management, LLC
("AAM") is
the investment manager of the Global Growth Fund. AAM is also a special
advisory member of
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Xanthus Fund and the Global Growth Fund. OAM is the managing member and
Alkeon is a
non-managing member of AAMM and AAM.
ALPRO
Alkeon acts as investment manager to ALPRO Growth Fund, plc ("ALPRO Growth")
an openended
variable capital company authorized as designated company under Part XIII of
the
Companies Act, 1990 of Ireland and supervised by the Central Bank of
Ireland. ALPRO is
manager of ALPRO Growth.
MS UCITs
Alkeon acts as investment manager for MS Alkeon UCITs Fund ("MS UCITs), a
sub-fund of
FundLogic Alternatives plc, a company incorporated with limited liability as
an open-ended
investment company with variable capital under the laws of Ireland and
authorized by the
Central Bank of Ireland.
Insurance Series
Alkeon acts as sub-adviser to Alkeon Insurance Growth Fund Series Interests
of the SALI MultiSeries
Fund, L.P., a Delaware series limited partnership (the "Insurance Series").
SALI and
SALI Fund Partners, LLC are the investment manager and general partner,
respectively, of the
SALI Multi-Series Fund, L.P.
General Information about Alkeon's Advisory Business
Alkeon invests principally, but not solely, in long or short positions of
publicly-traded and
private companies in global markets on behalf of the funds it manages, but
is authorized to enter
into any type of investment transaction that it deems appropriate under the
terms of the offering
documents for those funds. The investors in the funds that Alkeon manages
have no opportunity
to select or evaluate any fund investments or strategies. Alkeon selects all
fund investments and
strategies. Alkeon's discretionary authority is limited, however, as
described in Item 16.
Item 5.
Fees and Compensation
Alkeon's compensation is negotiable and varies, but typically, it receives
an asset-based fee from
each fund based on a percentage of that fund's assets under management. In
addition, Alkeon, or
an affiliate of Alkeon, also typically receives an annual, semi-annual or
quarterly incentive
fee/allocation based on the amount of the net realized and unrealized
profits attributable to an
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investor for that period, adjusted for net losses incurred by such investor
in prior periods. The
asset-based fee and incentive fee/allocation are charged to client accounts
and investors in the
manners described below. Alkeon complies with Rule 205-3 under the
Investment Advisers Act
of 1940, to the extent required by applicable law. Incentive fees/-
allocations may create an
incentive for Alkeon to make more risky and speculative investments than it
would otherwise
make.
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Alkeon
Alkeon Growth Funds
Alkeon Growth Partners, LP is divided into multiple series of interests
distinguished by the
following different management fees and liquidity rights: (i) investors in
Series One, which was
sold prior to April 1, 2007, and is no longer being offered, pay a monthly
fee of 0.125% (1.5%
per annum) of their capital account balance and generally may withdraw their
investment on the
last day of any calendar quarter; (ii) investors in Series Two pay a monthly
fee of 0.1667% (2%
per annum) of their capital account balance and generally may withdraw their
investment on the
last day of any calendar quarter; (iii) investors in Series Three pay a
monthly fee of 0 125%
(1.5% per annum) of their capital account balance and generally may withdraw
their investment
as of the end of any calendar quarter beginning with the end of the calendar
quarter that
immediately precedes the first anniversary of their initial investment; and
(iv) investors in Series
Four, which is only offered to investors whose investment in the fund is
made through a feebased
advisory program sponsored by a registered broker-dealer or registered
investment adviser
who recommends their investment in the fund, pay a monthly fee of 0.104%
(1.25% per annum)
of their capital account balance, in addition to the fee charged by the fee-
based advisory
program, and generally may withdraw their investment on the last day of any
calendar quarter.
Alkeon Growth Partners II, LP is divided into multiple series of interests
distinguished by the
following different management fees and liquidity rights: (i) investors in
Series One pay a
monthly fee of 0.1667% (2% per annum) of their capital account balance, and
generally may
withdraw their investment on the last day of any calendar quarter; (ii)
investors in Series Two
pay a monthly fee of one-twelfth of 1% (1% per annum) of their capital
account balance, in
addition to a minimum 0.50% per annum fee by their financial institution on
the account which
holds their investment, and generally may withdraw their investment on the
last day of any
calendar quarter after a one year lock up; and (iii) investors in Series
Three pay a monthly fee of
0.125% (1.5% per annum) of their capital account balance and generally may
withdraw their
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investment as of the end of any calendar quarter beginning with the end of
the calendar quarter
that immediately precedes the first anniversary of their initial investment.
As of May 1, 2012,
only Series One (2% per annum) is offered for new subscriptions.
Alkeon Growth PW Partners, LP is divided into multiple series of interests
distinguished by the
following different management fees and liquidity rights: (i) investors in
Series One pay a
monthly fee of 0.1667% (2% per annum) of their capital account balance and
generally may
withdraw their investment on the last day of any calendar quarter; (ii)
investors in Series Two
pay a monthly fee of 0.125% (1.5% per annum) of their capital account
balance and generally
may withdraw their investment as of the end of any calendar quarter
beginning with the end of
the calendar quarter that immediately precedes the first anniversary of
their initial investment;
(iii) investors in Series Three, which is no longer being offered to new
investors, pay a monthly
fee of one-twelfth of 1.25% (1.25% per annum) of their capital account
balance, in addition to a
minimum 0.75% per annum fee by their financial institution on the account
which holds their
investment, and generally may withdraw their investment on the last day of
any calendar quarter;
and (iv) investors in Series Four, which is only offered to investors whose
investment in the fund
is made through a fee-based advisory program sponsored by a registered
broker-dealer or
registered investment adviser who recommends their investment in the fund,
pay a monthly fee
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of 0.104% (1.25% per annum) of their capital account balance, in addition to
the fee charged by
the fee-based advisory program, and are generally permitted to make
withdrawals as of the last
day of any calendar quarter.
Investors in Alkeon Growth R3 Partners, LP pay a monthly fee of 0.125% (1.5%
per annum) of
their capital account balance and generally may withdraw their investment as
of the end of any
calendar quarter beginning with the end of the calendar quarter that
immediately precedes the
first anniversary of their initial investment.
Alkeon Growth Offshore Fund, Ltd. is divided into multiple sub-classes of
Class A and B Shares
(which are available to investors based on their FINRA Rule 5130 and 5131
status relating to
new issues) distinguished by the following different management fees and
liquidity rights. SubClass
One Shares are charged a monthly fee of 0.125% (1.5% per annum) of their net
asset value
for investors investing prior to April 1, 2006. Sub-Class Two Shares are
charged a monthly fee
of 0.1667% (2% per annum) of their net asset value for investors investing
after April 1, 2006,
but before December 1, 2007 (the other Growth Offshore Feeder was not formed
until 2010).
These two Sub-Classes are no longer being offered. For those investing on or
after December 1,
2007, Alkeon Growth Offshore Fund, Ltd. generally offers two separate sub-
classes of shares
distinguished by different management fees and liquidity rights. Sub-Class
Three Shares are
charged a monthly fee of 0.1667% (2% per annum) of their net asset value and
generally may be
redeemed monthly, subject to a 5% redemption fee payable to the Growth
Master Fund for
redemptions within the first year of the investor's initial investment. Sub-
Class Four Shares are
charged a monthly fee of 0.125% (1.5% per annum) of their net asset value
and generally may be
redeemed monthly after a two year lock up. Sub-Class Five Shares are charged
a monthly fee of
0.104% (1.25% per annum) of their net asset value and generally may be
redeemed monthly,
subject to a 5% redemption fee payable to the Growth Master Fund for
redemption within the
first year of the investor's initial investment. Sub-Class Five Shares are
only being offered to
U.S. tax-exempt shareholders who invest in the fund through a fee-based
advisory program
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sponsored by a U.S. registered broker-dealer or registered investment
adviser who recommends
their investment in the fund
Alkeon Growth Offshore Fund, Ltd. also has two classes of "advisory" shares.
Class IA are
offered to certain high net worth and institutional investors investing
through a sponsored
advisory fee program or platform charging a minimum advisory fee of at least
0.75% per annum.
Any holder of Class IA Shares may redeem all or a portion of such Class IA
Shares monthly,
subject to a 5% redemption fee payable to the Growth Master Fund with
respect to redemptions
prior to the first anniversary of the date such Class IA Shares were issued.
Class I Shares are not
currently offered but may be offered in the future to institutional
investors who make a certain
minimum investment in the fund, and the shares may have different fee and
liquidity terms than
the fund's other shares.
Alkeon Growth Offshore Fund II, Ltd. is divided into multiple sub-classes of
Class A and B
Shares (which are available to investors based on their FINRA Rule 5130 and
5131 status
relating to new issues) distinguished by different management fees and
liquidity rights. SubClass
One Shares are charged a monthly fee of 0.1667% (2% per annum) of their net
asset value
and generally may be redeemed monthly, subject to a 5% redemption fee
payable to the Alkeon
Growth Master Fund for redemptions within the first year of the investor's
initial investment.
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Sub-Class Two Shares are charged a monthly fee of one-twelfth of 1% (1% per
annum) of their
net asset value, in addition to a minimum 0.50% per annum fee charged by
their financial
institution on the account which holds the investment, and generally may be
redeemed monthly
after a two year lock up. Sub-Class Three Shares are charged a monthly fee
of 0.125% (1.5%
per annum) of their net asset value and generally may be redeemed monthly
after a two year lock
up.
Alkeon, or an affiliate of Alkeon, also receives an annual incentive
allocation or fee (as
applicable) with respect to each investor in each Growth US Feeder and
Growth Offshore Feeder
equal to 20% of the net realized and unrealized profits attributable to each
investor for the year,
adjusted for net losses incurred by such investor in prior years.
Alkeon Select Funds. Alkeon charges the Select US Feeder a monthly
management fee of
0.1667% (2.0% per annum) of the net asset value of the fund. Investors
generally may withdraw
their investment on the last day of each month.
Alkeon charges the Select Offshore Feeder a monthly management fee of
0.1667% (2.0% per
annum) of the net asset value of the fund. Investors generally may redeem
their investment on
the last day of each month.
Alkeon Asia Growth Funds. The Asia Growth US Feeder has two separate
investment series
distinguished by the following different management fees and liquidity
rights: (i) investors in
Series One, which is no longer being offered, pay a monthly management fee
of 0.125% (1.5%
per annum) of their capital account balance and generally may withdraw such
investment
beginning on the last day of the calendar quarter occurring at least 24
months after the date of
such investment and quarterly thereafter; provided that withdrawals also are
permitted beginning
on the last day of the calendar quarter occurring on at least 12 months
after the date of such
investment subject to a 4% withdrawal fee payable to the Asia Growth Master
Fund; or (ii)
investors that make an investment in Series Two pay a monthly management fee
of 0.1667%
(2% per annum) of their capital account balance and generally may withdraw
such investment on
the last day of any calendar quarter, subject to a 4% withdrawal fee payable
to the Asia Growth
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Master Fund for withdrawals occurring less than 12 months after the date
such Series Two
Interest was purchased. Alkeon, or an affiliate of Alkeon, also receives an
annual incentive
allocation equal to 20% of the net realized and unrealized profits
attributable to each investor for
the year, adjusted for net losses incurred by such investor in prior years.
Alkeon charges the Asia Growth Offshore Feeder a monthly management fee of
0.1667% (2%
per annum) of the net asset value of the fund. Investors generally may
redeem their shares on the
last day of any calendar quarter, subject to a 4% redemption fee payable to
the Asia Growth
Master Fund for redemptions occurring less than 12 months after the date
those shares were
issued. Alkeon, or an affiliate of Alkeon, also receives an annual incentive
fee equal to 20% of
the net realized and unrealized profits attributable to each investor for
the year, adjusted for net
losses incurred by such investor in prior years.
Alkeon Capital Partners Funds. Alkeon charges the Alkeon Capital Partners US
Feeder a
monthly management fee of 0.1667% (2.0% per annum) of the net asset value of
the fund.
Investors generally may withdraw their investment on the last day of any
calendar quarter
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occurring at least 24 months after the date of such investment; provided
that withdrawals also are
permitted on the last day of any calendar quarter occurring less than 24
months after the date of
such investment subject to a 4% withdrawal fee payable to the Alkeon Capital
Partners Master
Fund. Alkeon, or an affiliate of Alkeon, also receives an annual incentive
allocation equal to
20% of the net realized and unrealized profits attributable to each investor
for the year, adjusted
for net losses incurred by such investor in prior years.
Alkeon charges the Alkeon Capital Partners Offshore Feeder a monthly
management fee of
0.1667% (2.0% per annum) of the net asset value of the fund. Investors
generally may redeem
their shares on the last day of any calendar quarter occurring at least 24
months after those shares
were issued; provided that redemptions also are permitted on the last day of
any calendar quarter
occurring less than 24 months after the date those shares were issued
subject to a 4% redemption
fee payable to the Alkeon Capital Partners Master Fund. Alkeon, or an
affiliate of Alkeon, also
receives an annual incentive fee equal to 20% of the net realized and
unrealized profits
attributable to each investor for the year, adjusted for net losses incurred
by such investor in prior
years.
Alkeon Global Alpha Funds. The Global Alpha US Feeder has three separate
investment
classes distinguished by different management fees and liquidity rights.
Investors that invest in
(i) Class A pay a monthly management fee (approximately 2% per annum) and
generally may
withdraw such investment on that last day of any calendar quarter, (ii)
Class B pay a monthly
management fee (approximately 1.5% per annum) and generally may withdraw
such investment
on the last day of each calendar quarter; provided that withdrawals during
the 12 months
beginning with the month in which the investment was made will be subject to
a 4% withdrawal
fee payable to the Global Alpha Master Fund or (iii) Class C pay a monthly
management fee
(approximately 1% per annum) and generally may withdraw such investment only
as of the last
day of any calendar quarter that occurs on or after the day preceding the
second anniversary of
the date of that investment (a two-year lock up).
The Global Alpha Offshore Feeder has separate investment classes
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distinguished by different
management fees and liquidity rights. With respect to any shares, an
investor can elect (i) to pay
a monthly management fee (approximately 2% per annum) and generally may
redeem those
shares on the last day of any fiscal quarter; (ii) pay a monthly management
fee (approximately
1.5% per annum) and generally may redeem those shares on the last day of
each calendar
quarter; provided that redemptions during the 12 months beginning with the
month in which
those shares were issued will be subject to a 4% redemption fee payable to
the Global Alpha
Master Fund; or (iii) pay a monthly management fee (approximately 1% per
annum) and
generally may redeem those shares only as of the last day of any calendar
quarter that occurs on
or after the day preceding the second anniversary of the date those shares
were issued (a two year
lock up).
Alkeon, or an affiliate of Alkeon, receives an annual allocation amount
equal to 20% of the net
realized and unrealized profits attributable to each investor in the Global
Alpha US Feeder and
the Global Alpha Offshore Feeder, adjusted for net losses incurred by such
investor in prior
years.
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OAM
Alkeon receives fees for the advisory and/or administration services it
provides with respect to
the Xanthus Fund, Global Growth Fund and Global Growth Offshore Fund, equal
to a portion of
each fund's monthly fee of 0.1445833% (1.75% per annum) of the net asset
value of the fund.
Through its non-managing member interest in AAM, Alkeon is allocated a
portion of the annual
performance-based compensation allocated to AAM from the Global Growth Fund
and Xanthus
Fund. Alkeon also receives a portion of the performance-based fee paid by
the Global Growth
Offshore Fund to AAMM. This performance-based compensation across all funds
equals, for
each fund, 20% of the net realized and unrealized profits attributable to
each investor for each
year, adjusted for net losses incurred by such investor in prior years.
ALPRO
ALPRO charges ALPRO Growth a monthly management fee of 0.125% (1.5% per
annum) of the
net asset value of the fund for investors investing in the fund prior to
July 1, 2006, and generally
charges a monthly fee of 0.1667% (2% per annum) for investors investing
after that date.
ALPRO also receives a quarterly incentive fee equal to 20% of the net
realized and unrealized
profits attributable to each investor for the quarter, adjusted for net
losses incurred by such
investor in prior quarters. Alkeon is paid a portion of the management and
incentive fees
described above.
MS UCITs
MS UCITs has different classes of shares distinguished by different
management fees and
liquidity rights. The fund's sponsor receives a monthly management fee of
between 1% and
2.5% of the net asset value of the applicable class of shares and an annual
performance fee of
20% of the net realized and unrealized profits attributable to each class,
adjusted for net losses
incurred in prior periods. Alkeon is paid a portion of the management fee
and the performance
fee.
Insurance Series
The Insurance Series has different classes of partnership interests
distinguished by different
management fees and liquidity rights. SALI receives a monthly management fee
of up to 1.25%
of the net asset value of the applicable class of partnership interests and
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an annual performance
fee of 20% of the net realized and unrealized profits attributable to each
class, adjusted for net
losses incurred in prior periods. Alkeon is paid a portion of the management
fee and the
performance fee.
General Information about Alkeon's Fees and Compensation
Alkeon's fees are accrued by each fund and calculated by that fund's third
party administrator.
Alkeon invoices each fund for its fees based on such calculation. Alkeon
believes that its fees
are competitive with fees charged by other investment advisers for
comparable services.
Comparable services may be available, however, from other sources for lower
fees.
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The disclosure in this Item 5, together with the disclosure in Item 12,
allow a plan that is subject
to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and that invests in
an investment
limited partnership of which Alkeon is general partner, to use the
"alternative reporting option"
to report Alkeon's compensation as "eligible indirect compensation" on the
Schedule C of the
plan's Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan.
In all cases, expenses, the pro rata portion of the asset-based fee and the
incentive amount
through the date of termination are charged to the account. An investor who
withdraws from a
fund on a date other than an Alkeon-permitted withdrawal date, however, does
not receive a
refund of the asset-based fee previously paid.
Each fund is responsible for its own costs and expenses, including trading
costs and expenses
(such as brokerage commissions, expenses related to short sales, and
clearing and settlement
charges), ongoing legal, accounting and bookkeeping and certain allocable
insurance fees and
expenses, and the fees and expenses charged by any fund administrator for
its accounting,
bookkeeping and other services. Alkeon bears its own operating, general,
administrative and
overhead costs and expenses, other than the expenses described above. Some
of Alkeon's
research and brokerage costs and expenses may be paid, however, by
securities brokerage firms
that execute clients' securities trades, as discussed in Item 12 below.
Item 6.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
All of the funds that Alkeon manages (except the Alkeon Select Funds) pay
performance-based
compensation as described in Item 5. Alkeon has a conflict of interest
because it has an
incentive to allocate investment opportunities to the accounts that charge
performance-based
fees. Alkeon reviews its investment allocations among the funds on a regular
basis to address
this conflict.
Item 7.
Types of Clients
The minimum initial investment for each of the Alkeon funds generally is
$1,000,000. These
minimums are subject to reduction or waiver at the discretion of Alkeon.
Item 8.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Investment Strategy
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Alkeon's investment objective for all of the funds it manages generally is
to achieve capital
appreciation by investing primarily in long or short positions of publicly-
traded and private
companies across sectors globally. Alkeon will seek to generate absolute
returns by investing in
the securities of companies that can provide positive returns relative to
the general equity
securities market.
Alkeon provides advisory or sub-advisory services to its clients using the
general strategy
described above except that (a) the Alkeon Growth Funds, the OAM Funds,
ALPRO Growth,
MS UCITs and the Insurance Series primarily invest in long and short
positions of global growth
stocks; (b) the Alkeon Select Funds invest primarily in long positions of
global growth stocks;
(c) the Alkeon Asia Growth Funds invest primarily in long and short
positions of global growth
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stocks based in the Asia Pacific region; and (d) the Alkeon Capital Partners
Funds and the
Alkeon Global Alpha Funds invest primarily in long and short positions of
companies globally.
Alkeon employs a bottom-up, fundamentally driven, research-intensive
approach to investing.
Alkeon's investment program will focus on investing in the equity securities
of companies that
Alkeon believes are well positioned to benefit from demand for their
products or services,
including companies that can innovate or grow rapidly relative to their
peers in their markets.
This analytical process involves the use of valuation models, review and
analysis of published
research, and, in some cases, discussions with industry experts and company
visits. Alkeon also
takes into account economic and market conditions.
General Disclosure
The investment strategies summarized above represent Alkeon's current
intentions, are general
in nature and are not exhaustive. Other than limitations in a particular
fund's investment
program or those imposed by applicable law, there are no limits on the types
of securities in
which Alkeon may take positions on behalf of its clients, the types of
positions that it may take,
the concentration of its investments or the amount of leverage that it may
use. Alkeon may use
any trading or investment techniques, whether or not contemplated by the
expected investment
strategies described above. In addition, there are limitations in describing
any investment
strategy due to its complexity, confidentiality and indefinite nature.
Depending on conditions
and trends in securities and commodities markets and the economy generally,
Alkeon may
pursue any objectives or use any techniques that it considers appropriate
and in clients' interests.
Risk Factors
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be
prepared to bear. Below are
some of the risks that investors should consider before investing in any
fund that Alkeon
manages. Any or all of such risks could materially and adversely affect
investment performance,
the value of any fund or any security held in a fund, and could cause
investors to lose substantial
amounts of money. Below is only a brief summary of some of the risks that a
client or investor
may encounter. Potential investors in a fund should review such fund's
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offering documents
carefully and in their entirety, and consult with their professional
advisors before deciding
whether to invest.
•
A fund may be concentrated in securities of technology and growth sector
companies,
many of which may have small-sized market capitalizations. Those securities
involve
substantially higher risks than do investments in securities of non-
technology and
growth sectors and larger companies.
•
Investor sentiment on the market, an industry or an individual stock, fixed
income or
other security is not predictable and can adversely affect a fund's
investments.
A fund may not achieve its investment objectives. A strategy may not be
successful
and investors may lose some or all of their investment.
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•
•
•
Alkeon may take positions in securities of small, unseasoned companies that
are less
actively traded and more volatile than those of larger companies.
Alkeon sells securities short, resulting in a theoretically unlimited risk
of loss if the
prices of the securities sold short increase.
Changes in economic conditions can adversely affect investment performance.
At
times, economic conditions in the U.S. and elsewhere have deteriorated
significantly,
resulting in volatile securities markets and large investment losses.
Government
actions responding to these conditions could lead to inflation and other
negative
consequences to investors.
•
•
A fund's investments may not be diversified. Therefore, a loss in any one
position,
industry or sector in which a fund has invested may cause significant losses.
Alkeon may invest in companies involved in (or are the target of) special
situations
such as acquisition attempts, liquidations, work-outs, spin-offs and other
similar
transactions. There is substantial uncertainty concerning the outcome or
occurrence
of these special situations and therefore any investment in such companies
entails an
increased risk of loss.
•
•
•
Some of a fund's positions may be or become illiquid, in which case Alkeon
may not
be able to sell such positions.
Alkeon may invest in emerging markets which involves additional risks not
typically
associated with investing in more established economies or securities
markets
If the valuation of a fund's assets is inaccurate, Alkeon might receive more
compensation than that to which it is entitled, a new investor in a fund
might receive
an interest that is worth less than the investor paid and an investor that
is withdrawing
assets might receive more than the amount to which the investor is entitled,
to the
detriment of other investors.
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The fund and not Alkeon is responsible for any trade errors that Alkeon
makes for
that fund, even when the error hurts the fund, unless (1) the CCO determines
otherwise
(e.g., if the CCO determines that the error is not within the limitation of
liability clause
in the governing documents for that fund) or (2) otherwise provided in the
governing
documents for that fund.
•
Alkeon invests in securities of non-U.S. companies and governments. The
risks of
these investments include: political risks; economic conditions of the
country in
which the issuer is located; limitations on foreign investment in any such
country;
currency exchange risks; withholding taxes; limited information about the
issuer;
limited liquidity; and limited regulatory oversight.
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•
•
•
Alkeon may use leverage by borrowing on margin or investing in derivative
instruments (such as options, swaps and futures) which increases volatility
and the
adverse impact to which Alkeon's funds may be subject.
Alkeon may purchase and sell options on securities. The sale of options
could result
in unlimited loss depending on actual price movement in the underlying
security.
A fund may not be able to generate cash necessary to satisfy investor
withdrawals and
redemptions. Substantial withdrawals and redemptions in a short period could
force
Alkeon to liquidate investments too rapidly, and may so reduce the size of a
fund that
it cannot generate returns or reduce losses.
•
Alkeon's investment program emphasizes active management of the portfolio.
Consequently, the fund's portfolio turnover and brokerage commission
expenses may
exceed those of other private investment funds. A high portfolio turnover
rate may
also result in the greater realization of capital gains, including short-
term gains which
are taxable to certain investors at the same rates as ordinary income.
•
Counterparties such as brokers, dealers, custodians and administrators with
which
Alkeon does business on behalf of the funds may default on their
obligations. For
example, a fund may lose its assets on deposit with a broker if the broker,
its clearing
broker or an exchange clearing house becomes bankrupt.
A fund may limit or suspend withdrawals or redemptions of an investor's
assets from
the fund.
Alkeon may provide certain investors or clients more frequent or detailed
reports,
special compensation arrangements and withdrawal redemption rights that it
does not
provide to other investors or clients.
A fund may establish a reserve for contingencies if Alkeon considers it
appropriate.
Investors may not withdraw or redeem assets covered by that reserve until it
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is lifted.
Some of the funds that Alkeon manages are not registered investment companies
under the 1940 Act. Alkeon believes that this registration is not required
because an
exemption is available under applicable law. Investors in those funds do not
have
certain regulatory protection that they would have if this registration was
in place.
•
•
No fund or investor has been represented by separate counsel. The attorneys
who
represent Alkeon do not represent funds or investors. Funds and investors
must hire
their own counsel for legal advice and representation.
Federal, state and international governments may increase regulation of
investment
advisers, private investment funds and derivative securities, which may
increase the
time and resources that Alkeon must devote to regulatory compliance, to the
detriment of investment activities.
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•
•
Alkeon's activities could cause adverse tax consequences to funds and
investors,
including liability for interest and penalties.
Alkeon and its affiliates may spend time on activities that compete with a
fund
without accountability to investors, including investing for other clients
and their own
accounts. If Alkeon receives better compensation and other benefits from
managing
other assets or funds compared to managing another fund, it has incentive to
allocate
more time to those other activities. These factors could influence Alkeon
not to make
investments on a fund's behalf even if such investments would benefit the
fund.
The above is only a brief summary of some of the important risks that a
client or investor may
encounter. Before deciding to invest in a fund that Alkeon manages, you
should consider
carefully all of the risk factors and other information in the fund's
offering documents.
Item 9.
Disciplinary Information
Not applicable.
Item 10.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliation
Alkeon is the sole member of SilverBay Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability
company ("SilverBay") that was formed in August 2009, which is also
registered as an
investment adviser with the SEC. Alkeon's personnel (through SilverBay)
manage ACAP
Strategic Fund and Bluepoint Investment Series Trust, both registered
investment companies,
and may manage other registered investment funds in the future. Some of
Alkeon's personnel
also are registered representatives and employees of Breakwater Group, LLC
("Breakwater"), a
broker-dealer that may be deemed to be affiliated with Alkeon. Currently,
Breakwater assists in
the distribution of the ACAP Strategic Fund and Bluepoint Investment Series
Trust and does not
maintain a trading function. Additional information about SilverBay is
available on the SEC's
Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website, and additional information
about Breakwater is
available on FINRA's website.
Alkeon Capital Advisers, LLC, an affiliate of Alkeon that is owned primarily
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by Mr. Sparaggis,
is the general partner of the Growth US Feeders, Select US Feeder, Asia
Growth US Feeder,
Alkeon Capital Partners US Feeder, Global Alpha US Feeder and Global Alpha
Master Fund.
Alkeon Capital Offshore, LLC, an affiliate of Alkeon that is owned by Mr.
Sparaggis, is the coinvestment
manager with Alkeon for the Growth Offshore Feeders, the Growth Master Fund,
Select Offshore Feeder, Select Master Fund, Alkeon Capital Partners Offshore
Feeder and
Alkeon Capital Partners Master Fund.
As detailed in Item 4 above, Alkeon acts as sub-adviser to an investment
fund registered under
the 1940 Act.
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Item 11.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest In Client Transactions and Personal
Trading
Employees of Alkeon and their immediate family members may, from time to
time, make
investments for their own accounts that differ from the investments that
Alkeon makes for its
clients. These individuals may also have a pre-existing interest or position
in securities Alkeon
also invests in for its clients. The investment objectives of Alkeon
employees and their
immediate family members may conflict with the investment objectives of the
funds and/or
clients that Alkeon manages or advises. Alkeon employees or their immediate
family members
may also invest in the funds that Alkeon manages or advises; such personal
investments may not
be balanced between funds or strategies.
Alkeon and its employees have a fiduciary duty
Alkeon's clients ahead
of their own. Accordingly, employees of
required to
comply with a Code of Ethics governing
to comply with
applicable provisions of Sections 204A
Act of 1940 and
Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. The
employee trades be
"precleared" and limits the timing
to disadvantage client
positions. Trades of employees and
Jennifer Shufro,
Alkeon's Managing Director of Legal
Director"). In addition,
employees and related persons
statements and trade
confirmations sent to Alkeon,
Director. Alkeon
requires that all individuals
regulations governing
federally registered investment advisers. Alkeon's Code of Ethics further
includes the firm's
policy prohibiting the use of material non-public information. Any managing
member, member,
officer, employee, or agent of Alkeon's not in compliance with Alkeon's Code
of Ethics may be
subject to discipline. Clients and prospective clients may obtain a copy of
Alkeon's Code of
Ethics by contacting the Compliance Director via e-mail at
[email protected] or by
to place the interests of
Alkeon and their family members are
personal trades, which was designed
and 206 of the Investment Advisers
Code of Ethics generally requires that
and execution of those trades so as not
family members will be monitored by
and Compliance (the "Compliance
are required to have duplicate brokerage
which are also reviewed by the Compliance
must act in accordance with all applicable
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telephone at (212) 716-6575.
Because Alkeon manages more than one account, there may be conflicts of
interest over its time
devoted to managing any one account and allocating investment opportunities
among all
accounts that it manages. For example, Alkeon selects investments for each
client based solely
on investment considerations for that client. Different clients may have
differing investment
strategies and expected levels of trading. Alkeon may buy or sell a security
for one type of client
but not for another, or may buy (or sell) a security for one type of client
while simultaneously
selling (or buying) the same security for another type of client. Alkeon
attempts to resolve all
such conflicts in a manner that is generally fair to all of its clients.
Alkeon may give advice to,
and take action on behalf of, any of its clients that differs from the
advice that it gives or the
timing or nature of action that it takes on behalf of any other client so
long as it is Alkeon's
policy, to the extent practicable, to allocate investment opportunities to
its clients fairly and
equitably over time. Alkeon is not obligated to acquire for any account any
security that Alkeon
or its officers, managers, members or employees may acquire for its or their
own accounts or for
any other client, if in Alkeon's absolute discretion, it is not practical or
desirable to acquire a
position in such security for that account.
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Item 12.
Brokerage Practices
Subject to the investment guidelines and restrictions imposed by clients,
Alkeon generally has
the authority to determine, without specific client consent, the securities
and amounts thereof to
be purchased or sold. In selecting brokers or dealers to execute
transactions, Alkeon need not
solicit competitive bids and does not have an obligation to seek the lowest
available commission
cost or to negotiate "execution only" commission rates. In selecting brokers
and negotiating
commission rates, Alkeon may take into account, among other things the
execution capability
and quality, financial stability, reputation, difficulty of executing the
order, capital commitment,
or whether the order is to be executed at the market or worked over time and
brokerage and
research services provided by such brokers. Under no circumstances does
Alkeon consider the
marketing efforts of broker-dealers on behalf of the funds for which it
serves as investment
adviser in selecting broker-dealers to execute trades. Such marketing
efforts include the sales of
the funds advised by Alkeon. However, some broker-dealers that effect
securities transactions
for the funds will have a relationship with Alkeon or its affiliates to
market the funds or other
investment vehicles managed by Alkeon or its affiliates.
Alkeon may also purchase from a broker or allow a broker to pay for the
following (each a "soft
dollar" relationship):
research reports, services and conferences, including third-party research
fees;
technical data;
periodical subscription fees;
consultations;
performance measurement data;
on-line pricing;
news wire and data processing charges; and
quotation services.
Alkeon may receive soft dollar credits based on certain principal, as well
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as agency, securities
transactions with brokers or direct a broker that executes transactions to
share some of its
commissions with a broker that provides soft dollar benefits to Alkeon.
During Alkeon's last fiscal year, it acquired products and services with
client brokerage
commissions or markups including, but not limited to: research from
independent research firms,
order management systems, market data, consultation firms and industry news
services and
publications.
In some instances, Alkeon may receive a product or service that may be used
for both research
and non-research purposes (e.g. an order management system, trade analytical
software or proxy
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services). In such instances, Alkeon will make a good faith effort to
determine the relative
proportion of the product or service used to assist Alkeon in carrying out
its investment decisionmaking
responsibilities and the relative proportion used for administrative or non-
research
purposes. The proportion of the product or services attributable to
assisting Alkeon in carrying
out its investment decision-making responsibilities will be paid through
brokerage commissions
generated by client transactions and the proportion attributable to
administrative or other nonresearch
purposes will be paid for by Alkeon from its own resources.
Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides a "safe
harbor" to investment
advisers who use commission dollars of their advised accounts to obtain
investment research and
brokerage services that provide lawful and appropriate assistance to the
adviser in performing
investment decision-making responsibilities. Conduct outside of the safe
harbor of section 28(e)
is subject to the traditional standards of fiduciary duty under state and
federal law. Alkeon uses
soft dollars solely to pay for (i) certain expenses which would otherwise be
borne by a client
account (and which therefore do not involve the conflict of interest issues
normally presented by
"soft dollar" arrangements) or (ii) products or services that qualify as
"research and brokerage
services", within the meaning of Section 28(e). In some cases, these
services are generated by
third parties but are provided to Alkeon by or through brokers.
Alkeon may pay to a broker commissions and mark-ups that exceed those that
another broker
might charge for effecting the same transaction because of the value of the
brokerage, research,
other services and soft dollar relationships that such broker provides.
Alkeon determines in good
faith that such compensation is reasonable in relation to the value of such
brokerage, research,
other services and soft dollar relationships, in terms of either the
specific transaction or Alkeon's
overall fiduciary duty to its clients An account may, however, pay higher
commissions and
mark-ups than are otherwise available or may pay more commissions or mark-
ups based on
account trading activity. The research and other benefits resulting from
Alkeon's brokerage
relationships benefit Alkeon's operations as a whole and all accounts that
it manages, including
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those that do not generate the soft dollars that pay for such research and
other benefits and
accounts of clients that direct Alkeon to use a broker that does not provide
Alkeon with soft
dollar services. Alkeon does not allocate soft dollar benefits to client
accounts proportionately to
the soft dollar credits that the accounts generate.
Alkeon's relationships with brokers that provide soft dollar services
influence Alkeon's
judgment and create conflicts of interest in allocating brokerage business
between firms that
provide soft dollar services and firms that do not and in allocating the
costs of mixed-use
products between their research and non-research uses. Alkeon has an
incentive to select or
recommend a broker based on Alkeon's interest in receiving soft dollar
services rather than
clients' interest in receiving the most favorable execution. These conflicts
of interest are
particularly influential to the extent that Alkeon uses soft dollars to pay
expenses it would
otherwise be required to pay itself.
To address these conflicts of interest Alkeon, Alkeon utilizes a Brokerage
Committee that
usually meets on a quarterly basis to review items such as the research and
execution services
provided by brokers and soft dollar services, among others. The Brokerage
Committee is
comprised of representatives from Research, Compliance and Operations. The
Brokerage
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Committee will normally review reports on the volume and type of business
executed with
various brokers.
Brokerage commissions which a client pays may vary in accordance with the
particular broker
used to execute a trade and the type of portfolio managed by Alkeon on
behalf of a particular
client. Rates for both listed and over-the-counter ("OTC") trades executed
through electronic
crossing networks ("ECNs") are transacted at rates less than that of
commissions paid to brokers
who provide research related services. These rates are reviewed by the
Brokerage Committee on
a regular basis to determine if changes are needed. Alkeon may pay lower
commission rates on
stocks and options below a certain dollar value per share or contract.
Alkeon may at times execute a trade through a certain broker but then "step
out" the trade to a
different broker. This occurs when Alkeon determines the order is best
executed through a
certain broker but would like to pay a commission to another broker for
research provided to
Alkeon. If trades are executed through an ECN and then "stepped out" to a
broker providing
research, clients and/or funds may sometimes pay a higher commission rate
than would be paid if
the commission were paid to the ECN as the rates for brokers providing
research is typically
higher than that of ECNs.
Alkeon may effect securities transactions with broker-dealers who may have
provided Alkeon
employees with gifts, business entertainment or other items of value. Alkeon
has adopted a Gift
and Business Entertainment Policy to address this potential conflict of
interest and to ensure that
brokers are selected on the basis of the brokerage and research services
provided to Alkeon (all
gifts in excess of $100 must be reported to Jennifer Shufro, Alkeon's
Compliance Director). No
Alkeon employee may solicit gifts, and no cash gifts may be accepted.
Alkeon may also execute securities transactions with broker-dealers whose
representatives may
have invested in funds to which Alkeon provides portfolio management and/or
subadvisory
services.
In the regular course of business, Alkeon may aggregate and enter with a
single broker
simultaneous trade orders in a given security for groups of its clients.
Generally, trades are
allocated pro-rata among all accounts in a client group or among different
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funds that employ the
same strategy. The pro-rata allocation can be modified to level positions
across multiple funds
that employ the same strategy. This allows for accounts run in parallel to
more closely track each
other. Allocations may substantially vary among funds or client groups that
employ similar
investment strategies based on a number of factors, including cash
availability, pending cash
additions or withdrawals, account liquidity, any restrictions placed on a
client's portfolio by the
client or by virtue of federal or state law, portfolio market exposure,
sector exposures, position
size, and concentration parameters that may vary among different strategies,
offsetting existing
or contemplated long or short positions and other factors.
Certain investments may qualify only for a subset of client groups or funds
based on the nature
of the underlying investment employed. Certain investments may not be
simultaneously entered
or exited for funds that employ different strategies.
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Trades among all accounts or among different funds that employ the same
strategy may be
allocated on other than a pro-rata basis if the number of shares executed at
a given price is
deemed too small to warrant allocation among all funds. In such cases,
Alkeon may allocate the
order to those client accounts that can receive their full allocations from
the partial execution,
rather than allocating such execution among all funds. Alkeon will enter the
balance of the order
with another broker and will allocate those trades to remaining funds.
Generally when the portfolio manager determines it is an appropriate
investment for a client or
strategy, Alkeon will implement its initial public offering ("IPO")
allocation procedures. These
investments are allocated pro-rata to eligible investors within a strategy,
which may cause
performance variations among different funds in the same strategy. Certain
funds or clients may
not participate in IPO allocations due to restrictions, guidelines,
suitability, client direction, cash
availability, pending cash additions or withdrawals, portfolio market
exposure, sector exposures,
or position sizes, among others.
It may not always be possible or consistent with the investment objectives
of Alkeon's various
funds for the same investment positions to be taken or liquidated at the
same time. Accordingly,
from time to time Alkeon may purchase a given security for one or more funds
on the same day
as Alkeon sells or sells short the same security for other funds. Certain
positions and position
sizes can vary between funds that employ different or the same strategy
which may cause
performance variations among different funds in the same strategy.
In the course of trading for the funds that Alkeon manages, a number of
potential situations
could occur, including orders given at different times by different
portfolio managers, two
portfolio managers may want to buy or sell at the same time, one portfolio
manager may begin a
trade and a second portfolio manager may want to execute the same trade
before the first trade is
complete, one portfolio manager may want to buy while another portfolio
manager may want to
sell or sell short at the same time, one portfolio manager may want to sell
long while another
portfolio manager may want to sell short at the same time, one portfolio
manager may want to
buy or sell for more than one fund or strategy, a portfolio manager could
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buy or sell for one fund
or strategy on a specific day and buy or sell the same security for another
fund or strategy on
subsequent days, among others. In each instance, Alkeon has outlined
allocation procedures to
deal with the different scenarios that may arise. Other scenarios that may
occur are handled on
an ad hoc basis by the CCO.
From time to time, Alkeon may trade the same security on the same day for
different funds
within the same strategy at prices that are not identical. This will usually
occur as a result of
capital inflows or withdrawals. Any rebalancing of funds is done at the
discretion of Alkeon and
may result in performance variations among different funds in the same
strategy.
Item 13.
Review of Accounts
Each account (other than the Global Alpha funds) receives ongoing and
continuous investment
management and will be subject to supervisory review by Mr. Panayotis
Sparaggis, Alkeon's
Managing Member. Mr. Sparaggis and Steven M. Ahn are the co-portfolio
managers for the
Global Alpha funds. Matters generally reviewed include adherence to
guidelines established by
Alkeon relating to specific securities held and adherence to client-
established guidelines.
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Each investor in the Alkeon Growth funds, Alkeon Asia Growth funds, Alkeon
Capital Partners
funds, Alkeon Global Alpha funds and Alkeon Select funds receives a monthly
letter that
includes a brief market commentary and certain performance and exposure
information.
Investors in those Alkeon Funds also receive monthly statements showing
account values that
are prepared by the administrator and reviewed by Alkeon. Investors will
receive an annual
report that will include audited financial statements as of the end of each
fiscal year. Alkeon
sends a monthly and/or a quarterly commentary to its clients.
Item 14.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Alkeon pays third parties who provide client or investor referrals a
percentage of the
compensation that Alkeon otherwise would receive from such client or
investor. Alkeon
addresses the conflict of interest by ensuring that the relevant client or
investor receives
appropriate disclosure of that arrangement.
Item 15.
Custody
One of Alkeon's affiliates is the general partner of some of the limited
partnerships that Alkeon
manages, and thus is deemed to have custody of those funds' assets. Alkeon
is not required to
comply with some of the Advisers Act's requirement regarding custody because
each such
limited partnership is subject to audit at least annually and distributes
its audited financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles to all limited
partners within 120 days of the end of its fiscal year.
Item 16.
Investment Discretion
Alkeon has broad discretionary authority to manage investment accounts on
behalf of its clients
pursuant to a grant of authority in each investment fund's constituent
documents, subject to any
investment restrictions in a particular client's constituent documents.
Item 17.
Voting Client Securities
Alkeon has entered into an agreement with Institutional Shareholder Services
("ISS"), an
independent third party, for ISS to provide Alkeon with its research on
proxies and to facilitate
the electronic voting of proxies. Alkeon has adopted ISS's proxy voting
policies in order to
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ensure that it votes proxies in the best interests of its clients. Alkeon
has instructed ISS to vote
all proxies in accordance with this policy, unless instructed by Alkeon to
vote
otherwise. Notwithstanding the possibility that a material conflict of
interest over proxy voting
may arise between Alkeon and a client, Alkeon believes that it places the
interests of its clients
ahead of Alkeon's own interests by following ISS' guidelines.
Clients may obtain a copy of the proxy voting procedures and information
about how Alkeon
voted a
[email protected] or by telephone at (212) 716-6570.
Item 18.
Financial Information
Not Applicable.
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fund's proxies by contacting Greg Jakubowsky via e-mail at
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AGP LP 519 Alpha Group Capital Paul Barrett
Item 19.
Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Not Applicable.
Privacy Policy
Alkeon does not disclose nonpublic personal information about its clients,
former clients or
investors to third parties other than as described below.
Alkeon collects information about the investors in its funds (such as names,
addresses, social
security numbers, assets and income) from its discussions with those
investors, from documents
that those investors may deliver to it and in the course of providing
advisory services. Alkeon
may use this information to provide advisory services to its funds, to open
accounts for those
funds, to process a transaction for a fund or otherwise in furtherance of
its business. Alkeon may
provide personal information to its affiliates and to firms that effect
transactions for the funds
and assist it in servicing those funds and have a need for such information,
such as a broker or
fund administrator. Alkeon may also disclose such information to service
providers and
financial institutions with whom it has joint marketing arrangements. Alkeon
requires third party
service providers and financial institutions with which it has joint
marketing arrangements to
protect the confidentiality of its clients' information and to use the
information only for the
purposes for which Alkeon discloses the information to them. Alkeon does not
otherwise
provide information about its funds or their investors to outside firms,
organizations or
individuals except to its attorneys, accountants and auditors and as
permitted by law.
Alkeon restricts access to nonpublic personal information about its funds
and their investors to
its employees who need to know that information. Alkeon maintains physical,
electronic and
procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard such
personal information.
If you have any questions regarding Alkeon's privacy policy, please contact
Greg Jakubowsky at
[email protected] or (212) 716-6570.
Trade Error Policy
Alkeon places orders for the purchase and sale of securities with brokers on
behalf of its clients.
The trading process can be complex and can vary for different types of
securities. Moreover,
Alkeon may be required to break up orders, or may buy or sell the same
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security for more than
one client, further complicating the trading process. Generally, the client
account with respect to
which a trade error is made bears all losses, costs and expenses relating to
a trade error unless (1)
the CCO determines otherwise (e.g., if the CCO determines that the error is
not within the
limitation of liability clause in a client's investment management agreement
or the agreement of
limited partnership for the investment fund or client for which Alkeon is
the general partner or
investment advisor) or (2) otherwise provided in a client's investment
management agreement or
in the agreement of limited partnership for an investment fund for which
Alkeon is the general
partner or investment advisor.
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