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GLDUS141 Greg Martin
iCapital Advisors, LLC
Form ADV Part 2A
ICAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
FORM ADV PART 2A
Business Address
60 East 42nd
Street, 26th
Floor
New York, NY 10165
USA
Phone: (646) 214-7283
www.icapitalnetwork.com
March 30, 2018
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business
practices of iCapital
Advisors, LLC ("iCapital"). If you have any questions about the contents of
this brochure
("Brochure"), please contact us at (646) 214 7283.
The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or by any state securities
authority. Additional
information about iCapital is also available on the SEC's website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
iCapital is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC pursuant to the
Investment Advisors
Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"). Recipients of this Brochure
should be aware
that registration with the SEC does not in any way constitute an endorsement
by the SEC of an
investment adviser's skill or expertise. Further, registration does not
imply or guarantee that a
registered adviser has achieved a certain level of skill, competency,
sophistication, expertise or
training in providing advisory services to its clients.
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Item 2: Material Changes
This brochure amendment is made in connection with iCapital's annual
updating requirement for
2018 and serves as an update to iCapital's brochure dated March 31, 2017.
This brochure contains
routine annual updates and clarifying changes to the prior brochure, an
update to Item 5 relating to
the collection of an investor servicing fee, an update to Item 8 relating to
the scope of diligence
conducted on certain Funds, and an update to Item 14 relating to iCapital's
business relationship
with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. In addition, in December 2017,
Institutional Capital Network,
Inc., the parent company of iCapital, acquired the U.S. private equity
access fund platform from the
Asset Management division of Deutsche Bank. iCapital took over as the
investment manager of
these private equity access funds.
Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 2: Material
Changes
2
Item 3: Table of
Contents
2
Item 4: Advisory
Business
2
Item 5: Fees and
Compensation
4
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side by Side
Management
.. 7
Item 7: Types of
Clients
7
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of
Loss
8
Item 9: Disciplinary
Information
22
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and
Affiliations
22
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading
23
Item 12: Brokerage
Practices
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Item 13: Review of
Accounts
26
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other
Compensation
26
Item 15:
Custody
27
Item 16: Investment
Discretion
27
Item 17: Voting Client
Securities
28
Item 18: Financial
Information
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Form ADV Part 2A
Item 4: Advisory Business
iCapital Advisors, LLC ("iCapital", "we", "us" or "the Firm"), is a Delaware
limited liability
company that has been in business since May, 2014. We are wholly-owned by
Institutional
Capital Network, Inc. (the "Company") and have our principal place of
business in New
York, NY. iCapital Securities, LLC ("iCapital Securities"),
is a broker-dealer primarily
engaged in the private placement of securities and is registered with the
SEC and a member of
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. iCapital Securities serves as
the Firm's private
placement agent in respect of many Funds (as defined below) advised by
iCapital and is also a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. For additional information on
iCapital Securities, see
Item 14 below.
iCapital provides investment advisory services to each of iCapital Carlyle
Property Investors
Access Fund, L.P.,
iCapital-SV7, L.P., iCapital-SLP V Access Fund, L.P.,
iCapital-MSD Private
Credit Opportunity II Access Fund, L.P., iCapital-BTAS IV Access Fund, L.P.,
BIAS IV Private
Investors (U.S.), L.P., Invesco Venture Alpha Feeder Fund, L.P., Private
Equity Select Master
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Trust I, Private Equity Global Select Master Fund, Private Equity Global
Select Master Fund II,
Private Equity Global Select Master Fund III, Private Equity Global Select
Master Fund IV,
Private Equity Global Select Master Fund V, Private Equity Global Select
Fund VI (U.S.), L.P.,
Private Equity Global Select Fund VII (U.S.), L.P., Private Equity Asia
Select Master Fund, Private
Equity Asia Select Master Fund II, Private Equity Asia Select Fund III
(U.S.), L.P., Private Equity
Asia Select Fund III (International), L.P., Private Equity Asia Select Fund
IV (U.S.), L.P., Private
Equity Asia Select Fund IV (International), L.P., Opportunistic Real Estate
and Infrastructure
Select Fund (International) L.P., Opportunistic Real Estate and
Infrastructure Select Fund (U.S.),
L.P., Private Equity & Credit Opportunities Select Fund (U.S.), L.P.,
Private Equity & Credit
Opportunities Select Fund (International), L.P., Energy Select Fund (U.S.),
L.P., Energy Select
Fund (International), L.P., Credit Opportunities Access Fund
(International), L.P., Secondary
Opportunities Fund II Private Client Feeder Fund., KKR Credit Select Access
Fund (U.S.), L.P.,
6200 Hollywood Blvd. North, Dislocation Opportunities Access Fund (U.S.),
Dislocation
Opportunities Access Fund (International), Secondary Opportunities Fund III
Private Client
Feeder Fund (U.S.), L.P., Apollo Credit Select Access Fund (International),
L.P., BEP Private
Investors II GP, Ltd., BEP Private Investors II (International), L.P., BIAS
2015 Private Investors
(U.S.), L.P., BIAS 2015 Private Investors (International), L.P., KKR Credit
Select Access Fund II
(U.S.), L.P., Vista Software Select Access Fund (U.S.), L.P., Private Equity
Global Select II SICAR,
S.C.A., Private Equity Global Select IV SICAR, S.C.A., Private Equity Global
Select V S.C.A,
SICAR, Private Equity Asia Select III S.C.A., SICAR, Private Equity & Credit
Opportunities
Select, iCapital-OrbiMed Royalty Opportunities II Access Fund, L.P.,
iCapital-KVV Access Fund,
L.P., iCapital-TEP Access Fund,
L.P.,
iCapital-TEP Non-U.S. Access Fund,
Structured Credit Recovery Access Fund, L.P.,
iCapital-2015 Vintage Access Fund,
iCapital-Apollo
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L.P.,
iCapital-Warburg Pincus Private Equity XII Access Fund, L.P., iCapital-KV
Seed C Access Fund,
L.P., iCapital-SH Access Fund, L.P., iCapital- HG Vora Access Fund, L.P.,
Royalty Investment
Fund Limited Partnership, iCapital Private Credit Access Fund, L.P.,
iCapital Arbitrage Fund, a
series of iCapital Global Access Partnership II, L.P., and Horizon
Opportunities Fund, a series
of
(each of the foregoing, a "Private Access
L.P., and International Growth Equity Fund and
L.P.
iCapital provides investment
iCapital Global Access Partnership II,
Fund"), along with iCapital MLP Fund,
International Value Equity Fund, each a series of iCapital Global Access
Partnership II, L.P.
(each a "Direct Investment Fund," each Private Access Fund or Direct
Investment Fund, a
"Fund" and collectively referred to herein as the "Funds").
advisory services to the Funds and may provide investment advisory services
to other
investment vehicles in the future. Investment advice is provided directly to
the Funds, subject
to the discretion and control of the applicable general partner, and not
individually to the
investors in a Fund. Each of the Funds is exempt from registration under the
Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Funds' securities are not registered
under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
iCapital's advisory services primarily include identifying
underlying private equity or hedge fund managers with whom to invest the
assets of its Private
Access Funds or identifying sub-advisors to assist iCapital in managing the
Direct Investment
Funds. Each Fund is managed in accordance with the applicable Fund's
confidential private
placement memorandum (the "PPM").
The Private Access Funds managed by iCapital were formed to pool investments
of investors
for the purpose of
investing each such Fund's assets with private equity or hedge funds
("Underlying Funds") managed by third-party managers ("Underlying Managers")
that
are selected by iCapital. Each Underlying Fund has its own PPM ("Underlying
Fund PPM"),
which includes important disclosures with respect to investment related
risks, macroeconomic
considerations, fees and other potential conflict issues, and such other
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disclosures as are
determined appropriate by the Underlying Managers. The Direct Investment
Funds primarily
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make investments directly in certain equity securities recommended by a sub-
adviser (a "SubAdviser")
selected by iCapital in accordance with each such Fund's respective
investment
objective and any investment guidelines, as set forth in that Fund's PPM.
These Funds permit investors to access leading private equity and hedge
funds at investment
minimums which may be as low as $100,000, as set forth in the applicable PPM.
Each Fund is managed only in accordance with its own investment objectives
and restrictions
and is not tailored to any particular private fund investor (each an
"Investor"). Since iCapital
does not provide individualized advice to Investors,
Investors should consider whether a
particular Fund meets their investment objectives and risk tolerance prior
to investing. We do
not permit Investors in the Funds to impose limitations on the investment
activity described in
the Funds' offering documents.
Information about each Fund can be found in its offering
documents, including its PPM and limited partnership agreement (the "LPA").
As of December 31, 2017 total discretionary assets under management were
$4,014,735,581.86. Please note that for certain Funds, December 31, 2017
values were not
available from the Underlying Funds and as a result, assets under management
for these Funds
are as of September 30, 2017.1
iCapital has included in its regulatory assets under management the assets
of any clients for
which it (or one of its affiliates) serves as general partner.
Institutional Capital Network,
Inc., the parent of
iCapital, is owned by various persons,
including certain management persons and employees of iCapital, none of
which own 25% or
more of the corporation.
Michael Stanton is iCapital's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO")
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
Management Fee for the Funds:
iCapital will charge each Fund a management fee, generally charged quarterly
in advance, equal
to the aggregate management fee assessed with respect to each Investor. The
management fee
charged will typically range between 0.25% to 1.25% per annum, a portion of
which, in respect
of the Direct Investment Funds only, is paid by iCapital or its affiliates
to the applicable SubAdviser
for services provided by the Sub-Adviser. To the extent an Investor
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withdraws or is
withdrawn other than at the end of a calendar quarter, and the Investor
prepaid the
1 Funds with 9/30/2017 values are as follows: Private Equity Select Master
Trust I, Private Equity Global Select Master Fund, Private Equity Global
Select
Master Fund II, Private Equity Global Select Master Fund III, Private Equity
Global Select Master Fund IV, Private Equity Global Select Master Fund V,
Private
Equity Global Select Fund VI (U.S.), L.P., Private Equity Global Select Fund
VII (U.S.), L.P., Private Equity Asia Select Master Fund, Private Equity
Asia Select
Master Fund II, Private Equity Asia Select Fund III (U.S.), L.P., Private
Equity Asia Select Fund III (International), L.P., Private Equity Asia
Select Fund IV (U.S.),
L.P., Private Equity Asia Select Fund IV (International), L.P.,
Opportunistic Real Estate and Infrastructure Select Fund (International)
L.P., Opportunistic Real
Estate and Infrastructure Select Fund (U.S.), L.P., Private Equity & Credit
Opportunities Select Fund (U.S.), L.P., Private Equity & Credit
Opportunities Select
Fund (International), L.P., Energy Select Fund (U.S.), L.P., Energy Select
Fund (International), L.P., Credit Opportunities Access Fund
(International), L.P.,
Secondary Opportunities Fund II Private Client Feeder Fund., KKR Credit
Select Access Fund (U.S.), L.P., 6200 Hollywood Blvd. North, Dislocation
Opportunities Access Fund (U.S.), Dislocation Opportunities Access Fund
(International), Secondary Opportunities Fund III Private Client Feeder Fund
(U.S.), L.P., Apollo Credit Select Access Fund (International), L.P., BEP
Private Investors II GP, Ltd., BEP Private Investors II (International),
L.P., BIAS 2015
Private Investors (U.S.), L.P., BIAS 2015 Private Investors (International),
L.P., KKR Credit Select Access Fund II (U.S.), L.P., Vista Software Select
Access
Fund (U.S.), L.P., Private Equity Global Select II SICAR, S.C.A., Private
Equity Global Select IV SICAR, S.C.A., Private Equity Global Select V S.C.A,
SICAR,
Private Equity Asia Select III S.C.A., SICAR, Private Equity & Credit
Opportunities Select, iCapital Vintage II Access Fund, L.P., iCapital-SV7,
L.P., Invesco
Venture Alpha Feeder Fund L.P., iCapital- KV Seed C Access Fund, L.P.,
iCapital- TEP Non-US Access Fund, L.P., iCapital- TEP Access Fund, L.P.,
iCapitalKVV
Access Fund, L.P., iCapital Private Credit Access Fund, L.P., iCapital- 2015
Vintage Access Fund, L.P..
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management fee up through the end of that calendar quarter, such Investor
will generally
receive a pro rata share of any management fee it prepaid for any quarter,
based on the
Investor's date of withdrawal, unless the applicable Fund documents provide
otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, iCapital in its sole and absolute discretion
may elect to waive
or otherwise reduce the management fee attributable to any Investor.
Investor Servicing Fee:
In addition to the management fee described above, iCapital may be entitled
to receive an investor
servicing fee from the Underlying Manager typically charged as a percentage
of the Fund's aggregate
capital contributions. Typically, the General Partner of the Underlying Fund
is responsible for
payment of the Investor Servicing Fee to iCapital. Investors should refer to
the Fund's PPM for full
disclosure relating to all the fees an investor might be subject to or
received by iCapital.
Payments to Underlying Managers:
In addition to the management fee described above, the Private Access Funds
are generally
subject to their pro rata portion of any fees charged by the Underlying
Funds. These fees
typically include a management fee, which generally ranges from 1% - 2% on
an annual basis,
and in most cases an incentive compensation arrangement, which generally
ranges from 10% -
20% of the capital appreciation in the Underlying Fund. In respect of the
Underlying Funds that
are private equity funds, such Private Access Funds are often subject to a
preferred return and
general partner catch-up.
In addition, each Fund will
fees,
indirectly bear its pro-rata share of
organizational expenses and other operational expenses and costs and
expenses payable by the
Fund to the Underlying Fund. Furthermore, certain Underlying Funds will
offset the amount of
any management fees payable by a Private Access Fund (and its other limited
partners or
shareholders) by the amount of any transaction fees, break-up fees,
commitment
underwriting fees, amendment fees, waiver fees, modification fees,
monitoring fees, consulting
fees, directors' fees, advisory fees, closing fees and other similar fees
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received and retained by
the Underlying Fund Manager (or any of its affiliates) in respect of such
Underlying Fund.
Investors should refer to the Underlying Fund PPMs for full disclosure
relating to all the fees a
Private Access Fund would be subject to in connection with its investment in
an Underlying
Fund.
Service Providers:
In connection with its management activities, iCapital may engage various
service providers.
Service providers to each Fund may be compensated as a fund expense (as
described below)
or may be compensated out of iCapital's fee. iCapital has engaged Dynasty
Securities, LLC
("Dynasty") as a service provider
for
certain Funds. Dynasty may
provide certain
administrative, marketing and technical support services to iCapital and may
receive fees
typically ranging from
.075% - .25% in relation to investors who are clients of Dynasty's network
of financial advisory
firms. Dynasty is an independent company, not affiliated with iCapital.
There is no form of legal
partnership, agency, affiliated or similar relationship between iCapital and
Dynasty.
Organizational Expenses:
Each Fund will bear its own organizational and offering expenses. Such
organizational and
offering expenses generally include, but are not limited to, legal expenses,
travel, accounting,
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filing, capital-raising and other expenses incurred in connection with the
formation of the Fund
and the offering of the Interests (including costs associated with preparing
and distributing
offering memoranda). These expenses may be subject to a cap based on the
terms set forth in
each Fund's PPM. Please refer to the applicable Fund PPM for further details.
Fund Expenses:
The Private Access Fund will generally pay the costs and expenses of the
Private Access Fund,
including without limitation: the management fee; organizational expenses;
liquidation expenses
of the Private Access Fund; any sales or other taxes, fees or government
charges which may be
assessed against the Private Access Fund; expenses and fees related to
audits of the Private
Access Fund's books and records and preparation of the Private Access Fund's
tax returns;
costs of preparing and distributing financial
statements and other reports to and other
communications with the Partners, as well as costs of all governmental
returns, reports and
filings; any subsequent closing interest charged to the Private Access Fund
in connection with
its admission to an Underlying Fund; extraordinary one-time expenses of the
Private Access
Fund; all expenses relating to litigation and threatened litigation
involving the Private Access
Fund,
including indemnification expenses; commissions or brokerage fees or similar
charges
incurred in connection with the purchase or sale of securities;
legal, administrative (including any fees and expenses of the administrator
for the
the costs and expenses
(including travel related expenses) of hosting meetings of the Partners, or
otherwise holding
meetings or conferences with limited partners, whether individually or in a
group; expenses
attributable to normal and extraordinary investment banking, commercial
banking, accounting,
appraisal,
Private Access Fund related to the Private Access Fund or the General
Partner), custodial and
registration services provided to the Private Access Fund and any expenses
attributable to
consulting services, including in each case services with respect to the
proposed purchase or
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sale of securities by the Private Access Fund that are not reimbursed by the
issuer of such
securities or others (whether or not any such purchase or
sale is consummated); and
premiums for liability or other insurance to protect the Private Access
Fund, the General
Partner and any of
their respective partners, members,
employees, agents or affiliates in connection with the activities of the
Private Access Fund.
In addition to the foregoing costs and expenses, limited partners will
indirectly bear the cost of
the Private Access Fund's pro rata share of management fees, carried
interest, organizational
expenses, taxes, indemnification and other costs and expenses payable by the
Private Access
Fund as an investor in the Underlying Funds. Please refer to the applicable
Fund PPM and/or
Underlying Fund PPM for further details.
The Direct Investment Funds will bear all
the ordinary and extraordinary expenses in
connection with the offering of its interests and operations, including
without limitation: the
cost of producing and distributing offering memoranda and other marketing
and subscription
materials; printing and mailing costs; filing and regulatory fees and
expenses (including any costs
and expenses in connection with regulatory filings and reports required to
be made by a
Direct Investment Fund, the applicable general partner or the Firm relating
to such Direct
Investment Fund), pricing and valuation fees and expenses (including the
costs and expenses of
valuation agents); accounting, custodial, administrative, legal, audit,
bookkeeping and tax
preparation fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of any
administrator or custodian);
computer software, licensing, programming and operating expenses; investment
research and
research- related products and services; data processing costs; consultant
fees; tax, litigation
and extraordinary expenses,
if any, including, without limitation,
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indemnification, dispute
stockholders, officers, directors,
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resolution, litigations and related legal
Form ADV Part 2A
fees and expenses; investment expenses whether
relating to investments that are consummated or unconsummated (e.g.,
expenses which, in the
determination of the applicable general partner, iCapital or any sub-
adviser, if appropriate, are
related to the investment of such Direct
Investment Fund's assets, such as brokerage
commissions, spreads, mark-ups on securities, interest expenses, custodial
and sub-custodial
transaction charges and any costs associated with collateral management);
insurance expenses,
bank charges, currency hedging costs; and other investment and operating
expenses. Expenses
borne by any such Direct Investment Fund for audit expenses, preparation of
the Funds' tax
returns and liquidation expenses of such Direct Investment Fund may be
subject to a cap as set
forth in the applicable Direct Investment Fund's PPM. Please refer to the
applicable Fund PPM
for further details.
iCapital will pay all overhead expenses, including its employees' salaries,
rent, utilities, etc.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side by Side Management
iCapital may charge the Funds a performance-based fee or carried interest to
its Investors.
Performance-based compensation may
create an
incentive for
iCapital to make more
speculative investments than would otherwise be made or make decisions
regarding the timing
and manner of realization of
investments differently than if such compensation were not
received. In addition, a Private Access Fund will bear its pro rata share of
management fees,
performance fees, carried interest or other expenses charged by an
Underlying Fund. Please
refer to the iCapital and applicable Underlying Funds' PPM for further
details and methods of
calculating the fees charged to the applicable Private Access Fund.
Item 7: Types of Clients
The Clients of iCapital are the Funds. The Funds rely on an exemption from
the definition of
"investment company" under Section 3(c)(7) or Section 3(c)(1) of the
Investment Company
Act, which requires that its securities are to be held exclusively by
"Qualified Purchasers" as
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defined in the Investment Company Act.
iCapital offers interests in the Funds pursuant to
Regulation D and Regulation S under the 1933 Act.
Investors in the Funds may include high net worth individuals and estate
planning vehicles as
well as a variety of
institutional investors (e.g., employee benefit
plans, endowments,
foundations, corporations and other types of entities and other corporations
or businesses)
meeting the terms of the exceptions and exemptions under which the Funds
operate and
wishing to invest in accordance with a particular Fund's investment
objective.
iCapital does not have a minimum size for a Fund, but the minimum investment
commitment in a
Fund is generally $100,000 or $250,000 depending on the Fund, although
iCapital has the authority
to accept subscriptions for a lesser amount
iCapital may from time to time enter
into letter agreements or other similar agreements
(collectively, "Side Letters") with one or more investors or shareholders of
a pooled investment
vehicle which provide such investor or shareholder(s) with additional and/or
different rights
(including, without limitation, with respect to management fees, the
performance allocations,
withdrawals, access to information and additional capacity offered by the
third-party managers,
minimum investment amounts and liquidity terms) than such shareholder(s) or
investors have
pursuant to general terms of such pooled investment vehicle. iCapital will
not be required to notify
any or all of the other investors or shareholders of any such written
agreements or any of the
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rights and/or terms or provisions thereof, nor will iCapital be required to
offer such additional
and/or different rights and/or terms to any or all of the other investors or
shareholders.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Underlying Fund Manager/Sub-Adviser Selection:
The Private Access Funds' primary investment objective will be to allow
investors to gain
exposure to select fund managers at significantly lower investment minimums
than would be
required for a direct
leveraging our sourcing advantages and employing an ongoing "bottom-up"
diligence approach.
The Direct Investment Funds'
portfolio management by a variety of Sub-Advisers selected by iCapital.
Bottom-up Diligence (Private Equity Funds):
iCapital's due diligence team is focused on conducting investment,
operations, and legal due
diligence on the Private Access Fund offerings made available on iCapital's
platform. iCapital's
due diligence process comprises three stages. In the initial quantitative
phase of evaluation,
iCapital reviews the forward calendar of funds coming to market to develop
market maps
across the various private equity strategies (buyouts, growth capital,
mezzanine, etc.)
to
identify funds likely to be appealing to iCapital's network. At this stage,
iCapital also identifies
fundraising schedules and targets and compares performance against
benchmarks and against
specific managers in the pipeline.
Once iCapital has isolated funds coming to market in the ensuing 18 months,
iCapital proceeds
to the second phase of the due diligence process. During this phase,
iCapital conducts a
comprehensive evaluation of the manager's track record, a detailed
benchmarking analysis, and
a thorough review of
the competitive landscape.
iCapital has an initial meeting with the
investment team and seeks to analyze the fund's investment strategy, review
the quality and
competency of the investment team, and understand the market outlook. Before
meeting with
a manager, iCapital's diligence team spends a significant amount of time
evaluating data room
materials provided by the manager. They prepare an agenda with a thorough
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list of questions.
Also, during this phase of diligence, iCapital does a complete review of the
fund's PPM, LPA,
and ancillary marketing materials. Finally, iCapital makes reference calls
to understand market
positioning, team stability and depth, and market demand.
iCapital's due diligence comprises both qualitative and quantitative
components. The qualitative
manager assessment generally includes a full-day onsite during which
iCapital meets with the
manager's investment, operational, and legal professionals. iCapital aims to
cover many
different topics during these meetings, including team depth and stability,
investment strategy
and marketing positioning, competitive landscape, discussion of poor
investments and lessons
learned. iCapital
leverages these meetings, the review of
the list
the managers' due diligence
questionnaire, and responses to any additional questions, to evaluate the
fund relative to its
peers with a focus on assessing the team in the context of its depth,
diversity, and longevity.
iCapital assesses the manager's compensation structure to ensure alignment of
iCapital conducts both on the list and off
interest.
reference calls to contacts including
executives at portfolio companies, peer firms, institutional LPs, former
employees, and service
providers such as bankers and lawyers.
iCapital's quantitative analysis
is focused on performing a comprehensive track record
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investment in any Underlying Fund. iCapital will accomplish this by
investment objective is to provide its investors access to
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assessment. In this evaluation, iCapital looks at internal rate of return
("IRR"), multiple on
invested capital ("MOIC"), distributions to paid-in ("DPI"), and residual
value to paid-in capital
(RVPI). iCapital looks at the dispersion of returns, benchmark performance,
the loss ratio,
partner attribution on individual deals, investment pacing, cumulative
contributions, and other
inputs.
Finally, iCapital does a comprehensive review of the fund terms and ensures
that the terms are
in line with similar strategies and follow market standards. Upon completion
of the review,
iCapital prepares a detailed due diligence report outlining the findings
with a summary of
strengths and weaknesses. The due diligence report
is presented to iCapital's Investment
Committee for approval and a unanimous vote of the Investment Committee is
required for
any investment opportunity to be marketed to our network.
Bottom-up Diligence (Hedge Funds):
The Hedge Fund Private Access Fund selection process encompasses five stages.
In the first stage, iCapital investigates market opportunity and platform
needs. iCapital seeks to
identify strategies which are best suited for the current market environment.
In particular,
iCapital endeavors to add managers that are able to take advantage of a
unique opportunity
that a market dislocation might present. From a platform needs perspective,
iCapital seeks to
maintain an offering of 2 to 3 managers within each of the key hedge fund
strategy buckets,
across a diverse mix of fund manager profiles. As part of this process
iCapital is continually
examining the peers of existing funds to better understand the markets and
strategies.
At the second stage of the diligence process iCapital aims to identify
managers to evaluate
more closely. iCapital builds a peer group universe,
leveraging iCapital's entire sourcing
capability, to identify managers with strong performance track records,
including looking at
return, volatility and drawdowns.
The third stage of the diligence process is designed for iCapital to conduct
initial diligence on
select managers. As part of the initial due diligence iCapital will hold a
meeting or conference
call, followed by in-person meetings at the manager's or iCapital's offices.
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In these meetings,
iCapital seeks to understand the quality and stability of the investment
team, the strength of
the organization, the past drivers of the track record and the stability of
the performance going
forward.
In the fourth stage, iCapital proceeds with a diligence deep dive. iCapital
makes all investment
and fund selection decisions but has engaged Castle Hall Alternatives Inc.
("Castle Hall") to
assist in hedge fund due diligence. Castle Hall performs an independent
evaluation of the
manager from an investment and operational due diligence perspective. Castle
Hall's diligence
process usually takes four to six weeks to complete.
In the last stage, if iCapital is comfortable with Castle Hall's due
diligence findings, the manager
will be presented to the iCapital Investment Committee. The due diligence
report is presented
to iCapital's Investment Committee for approval and a unanimous vote of the
Investment
Committee is required for any investment opportunity to be marketed to our
network.
With respect to all of its diligence activities, while iCapital intends to
conduct both investment
and limited operational due diligence with respect to the Underlying Funds
as part of the
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investment selection process and it believes its due diligence and
investment selection process
is thorough, there can be no assurance that the Underlying Funds selected
will ultimately be
successful. Further, operational due diligence will be limited and will not
consist of a full
forensic accounting or a detailed review of internal conflicts. Accordingly,
there is the risk that
iCapital may not detect
conflicts of
interest,
fraudulent behavior or administrative or
operational weaknesses within the Underlying Funds that may give rise to
substantial losses.
Private Access Funds: Custom Engagements
In certain cases, iCapital may be engaged by an Underlying Fund Manager or
distribution agent
to facilitate access to an underlying investment vehicle. In such capacity,
iCapital will create
and manage a Private Access Fund solely in an operational capacity to
facilitate
such
investments and does not intend to conduct investment or operational due
diligence with
respect to the underlying fund vehicle. Accordingly, there is the risk that
iCapital may not
detect conflicts of interest, fraudulent behavior or administrative or
operational weaknesses
within the Fund that may give rise to substantial losses.
References to "Fund" in the discussion of risks below shall mean any of the
Private Access
Funds, Direct Investment Funds and/or Underlying Funds, as applicable.
Risk of Loss:
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that Investors should be
prepared to bear. Investors
should consider the risks before investing in any Fund.
The list of risk factors below is not a complete enumeration or explanation
of the risks
involved in an investment through iCapital or any of
professional
investors are urged to consult their
memorandum and other legal documents of the particular Fund before deciding
to invest.
Certain Risk Factors:
Potential Investors should carefully consider the risks of an investment in
any Fund, which
include, but are not limited to, the risks outlined below. For the Private
Access Funds such
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risks include the detailed discussion with regard to risks and conflicts of
interest generally
applicable to the applicable Underlying Fund set forth in the Underlying
Fund PPM. There can
be no assurance that any Fund will be successful in achieving such Fund's
investment objective
or the strategies set forth in its PPM. Past results of any Funds, or any of
the Underlying
Managers or Sub-Advisers, are not necessarily indicative of the future
performance of the
Funds. There can be no assurance that a Fund's objectives will be achieved
or that Investors
will not lose their entire investment.
Private investment funds generally involve various risk factors and
liquidity constraints, a
discussion of which is set forth in each Funds' offering documents, which
will be provided to
each prospective investor for review and consideration prior to investing.
We strongly advise
prospective investors to engage legal and tax counsel to review Fund
offering documents prior
to investing in any private investment fund.
Investing in private investment funds is intended
only for experienced and sophisticated investors who are willing to bear the
high economic
risks of the investment. Carefully review and consider potential risks
before investing. Some of
these risks include loss of all or a substantial portion of the investment
due to leveraging or
other speculative practices. Additionally,
Investors may experience volatility of returns, a
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the Funds it manages. Prospective
advisers and review the offering
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potential lack of diversification, higher fees than those offered through
more traditional
investment products (such as mutual funds), and lack of information
regarding valuations and
pricing. Each prospective investor will be required to complete a
subscription agreement for
any Fund in which it seeks to invest, pursuant to which the prospective
investor shall establish
that he/she is qualified for investment in the Fund, and acknowledges and
accepts the various
risk factors that are associated with such an investment.
The risks and conflicts of interest described in the Underlying Fund PPM
with respect to the
Underlying Fund and an investment
therein apply generally
to a Private Access Fund.
Moreover, without limiting the application or generality of the foregoing,
each Private Access
Fund will be either (A) a newly formed entity or (B) an entity with a
limited operating history
(i) that will not be registered under the Investment Company Act, (ii) that
will issue illiquid
securities that are not registered under the Securities Act or any other
laws, (iii) that will not
register under the Exchange Act, (iv) the Interests of which will be subject
to restrictions on
transfer, (v) which will not be permitted to make full or partial
withdrawals from an Underlying
Fund pursuant to the terms of the Underlying Funds' governing agreement
(except in very
limited circumstances) and
(vi) with respect to which, investors may lose the entire amount of their
investment. The
returns of the Private Access Fund will depend almost entirely on the
performance of its
investment in the Underlying Fund and there can be no assurance that the
Underlying Fund will
be able to implement its investment objective and strategy. Certain ongoing
operating
expenses of the Private Access Fund, which will be in addition to those
expenses borne by the
Private Access Fund as an investor in the Underlying Fund (e.g., carried
interest, management
fees, underlying fund expenses, organizational expenses and other expenses
and liabilities
borne by investors in the Underlying Fund), generally will be borne by the
Private Access Fund
and the Investors with a corresponding impact on the returns to the
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Investors. Such additional
expenses of the Private Access Fund will reduce the Private Access Funds'
performance
relative to the Underlying Fund.
Pending investment in the applicable Underlying Fund, the Private Access
Fund may invest a
portion of
its assets in short
term interest bearing accounts which would not meet the
Underlying Funds' overall return objectives. An investor in the Private
Access Fund will have
only those rights provided for in the PPM. iCapital is not the General
Partner or manager of
the Underlying Fund. None of any Private Access Fund, iCapital or any of
their affiliates will
take part in the management of the Underlying Fund or have control over its
management
strategies and policies. Each Private Access Fund is subject to the risk of
bad judgment,
negligence, or misconduct of the general partner or manager of the
Underlying Fund and its
affiliates. There have been a number of instances in recent years in which
pooled investment
vehicles investing in third-party funds have incurred substantial
losses due to sponsor
misconduct. The PPM will provide for indemnification of iCapital and its
affiliates and certain
other indemnified parties and any such indemnification (and the expense
thereof) will be in
addition to any indemnification granted under the Underlying Fund
constituent documents.
Investors in a Private Access Fund may receive in-kind distributions to the
extent the
Underlying Fund distributes securities in-kind to its investors and the
securities or other assets
so received in an in-kind distribution may not be marketable or otherwise
freely tradable.
With respect to any such securities or other assets distributed in-kind, the
risk of loss and
delay in liquidating these securities or assets will be borne by the
Investors of the Private
Access Fund, with the result that such Investors may receive less cash than
reflected in the fair
value of such securities as determined by iCapital pursuant to the offering
documents.
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iCapital cannot predict
the timing and amounts of
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the capital contributions that will be
required to be made by Investors to any Private Access Fund. Such capital
contributions may
be called on an irregular basis, although as previously noted, iCapital will
require each Investor
to make a capital contribution to a Private Access Fund on or before the
date it is admitted to
a Private Access Fund (which amount will be held in escrow pending
acceptance of the
Investor's Subscription by iCapital). iCapital will provide written notice
of the exact size and
timing of the initial capital contribution in advance of the initial closing
of a Private Access
Fund. If an Investor fails to make a required capital contribution to a
Private Access Fund on its
due date (including, without limitation, recalls of distributed capital),
regardless of the reason
(including legal or other prohibitions),
iCapital may impose substantial penalties on such
in the
to its investment
Investor and use any available remedies to enforce the contribution
obligation. If a Private
Access Fund fails to make a capital contribution with respect
Underlying Fund when due, whether as a result of a default of an Investor or
otherwise, the
Underlying Fund may exercise various remedies against the Private Access
Fund, including
forfeiture of all, or a part of, its investment in the Underlying Fund,
which will have a material
negative impact on the return of the Private Access Fund as a whole.
By making the Private Access Funds available, neither iCapital nor any of
its affiliates is
providing investment advice or making any recommendation as to the
advisability of an
investment in a Private Access Fund or the Underlying Fund.
iCapital and its affiliates and
personnel are not required to devote all or any specified portion of their
time to managing the
Private Access Funds' affairs, or from engaging in any other business
activities, whether or not
competitive with a Private Access Fund. Each prospective investor in a
Private Access Fund
should consult with its own counsel and advisors as to all legal, tax,
financial and related
matters concerning an investment in the Private Access Fund.
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No Recourse Against the Underlying Fund. Investors in a Private Access Fund
will not be limited
partners of the Underlying Fund, will have no direct interest in the
Underlying Fund and will
have no standing or recourse against the Underlying Fund, the Underlying
Fund Manager, their
respective affiliates or any of their respective advisors, officers,
directors, employees, partners
or members.
No Rights to Vote or Participate. In the event that there is an issue to be
voted upon by the
investors of any Underlying Fund, iCapital, and not the Investors in any
Private Access Fund,
will determine how a Private Access Fund's interest in the applicable
Underlying Fund will be
voted. In addition, Investors in any Private Access Fund will have no
opportunity to participate
directly in the day-to-day operations of such Underlying Fund.
Terms of the Underlying Fund. The terms of each Underlying Fund are subject
to change. There
can be no assurances that the partners of any Underlying Fund will not amend
such Underlying
Funds' governing agreement. Neither any Private Access Fund nor iCapital
will have the ability
to unilaterally block any amendment of any Underlying Funds' governing
agreement. None of
any Underlying Fund Manager, any Underlying Fund or iCapital will have any
liability or
responsibility to any Investor for any changes to the terms of the
Underlying Fund. iCapital is
under no obligation to revise or
supplement
the applicable PPM. notwithstanding any
amendments to any Underlying Funds' governing agreement.
Repayment of Distributions. In the event any Underlying Fund is unable
otherwise to meet its
indemnification obligations, a Private Access Fund may be required to repay
to such Underlying
Fund or to pay creditors of such Underlying Fund, as applicable,
distributions previously
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received by it. In addition, a Private Access Fund may be required to pay to
an Underlying Fund
amounts that are required to be withheld by the Underlying Fund for tax
purposes. A Private
Access Fund may require Investors to return to the Private Access Fund all
or part of any
distribution by the Private Access Fund to the Investors in order to satisfy
all or any portion of
such Private Access Fund's indemnification and other obligations in respect
of itself or the
applicable Underlying Fund. Similarly, Investors may be required to repay or
pay such amounts
to a Private Access Fund if the Private Access Fund is unable otherwise to
meet its obligations.
Annual Income Tax Information. Investors will be required to obtain
extensions for filing U.S.
federal, state and local income tax returns. Each Investor will be furnished
information on a
Schedule K-1 for preparation of such Investor's individual U.S. federal
income tax return. The
furnishing of such information is subject to, among other things, the timely
receipt by a Fund of
information from the applicable Underlying Fund or Sub-Adviser.
Tax Liabilities in Excess of Cash Distributions. Due to potential timing
differences between income
recognition for tax purposes and actual cash distributions by a Fund, an
Investor may incur
income tax liabilities in excess of actual cash distributions made prior to
the date such liabilities
arise or such taxes are due.
Tax-Exempt Investors and UBTI. Tax-exempt investors may recognize UBTI from
a Fund for U.S.
federal income tax purposes and any such amounts of UBTI could be
significant.
Illiquidity of Private Access Fund Investments. Certain of the Private
Access Funds'
is
limited, and the transferability of such investments
is
investment
portfolios will primarily consist of investments in private equity funds.
Prospective investors
should be aware of the long-term nature of these types of investments. An
investment by a
Private Access Fund in a private equity fund is highly illiquid because the
market for the sale of
such investments
also generally
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restricted. There are no assurances that a Private Access Fund will be able
to liquidate a
particular private equity fund interest at the time and upon the terms it
desires.
Economic and Market Risk. Companies and securities in which a Fund will
for example,
including,
exchange
rate
fluctuations,
industry
invest may be
inflation rates,
competition,
sensitive to general downward swings in the overall economy or in their
specific industries or
geographies. Factors affecting economic conditions,
currency devaluation,
conditions,
technological developments, domestic and worldwide political, military and
diplomatic events
and trends and innumerable other factors, none of which will be in the
control of a Fund, can
substantially and adversely affect the business and prospects of the Funds.
A major recession
or adverse developments in the securities market might have an impact on
some or all of a
Fund's investments. In addition, where a Fund is a private equity fund,
factors specific to a
portfolio company may have an adverse effect on the underlying private
equity funds'
investment in such company.
iCapital may rely upon an Underlying Fund Manager's or SubAdviser's
projections concerning an underlying Fund's or a security's future
performance in
making investment decisions. Such projections are inherently subject to
uncertainty and to
certain factors beyond the control of such Fund and iCapital.
Consequences of Default. In the event that a Private Access Fund that
invests in an Underlying
Fund that is a private equity fund fails to make a capital contribution to
that Underlying Fund as
a result of the failure of an Investor to make a capital contribution to the
Private Access Fund,
the Underlying Fund may impose certain remedies against the Private Access
Fund, including
without limitation, causing the Private Access Fund to forfeit all or a
portion of its interest in
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such Underlying Fund.
With respect to any capital contribution (or portion thereof) that is
subject to a default (the
"Defaulted Amount"), iCapital may call additional capital from the Investors
that have already
made the applicable capital contribution (not in excess of their unfunded
Subscriptions), pro
rata based on the ratio of such Investor's unpaid Subscription to the
aggregate unpaid
Subscriptions of all Investors, to the extent necessary to fund the
Defaulted Amount.
If an Investor fails to pay in full any requested capital contributions,
iCapital may take certain
actions which may result in a sale of such Investor's Interest or a
forfeiture of all or a portion
of such Investor's Interest. Additionally, iCapital may pursue any available
legal remedies, with
the expenses of collection of the unpaid amount, including attorneys' fees,
to be paid by such
defaulting Investor. A defaulting Investor will be responsible for interest
charges and default
charges imposed by an Underlying Fund that arise from or relate to such
Investor's failure to
pay requested capital contributions.
Series Limited Partnership; Cross-Series Liabilities. Certain Funds have
been established as a single
series of a series limited partnership (each, a "Partnership"). The Delaware
Act provides
that if certain requirements of
the Delaware Act are satisfied, the debts,
liabilities and
obligations relating to a particular series of a series limited partnership
are enforceable only
against the assets of that series and not against the assets of the limited
partnership generally
or the assets of any other series of the limited partnership. Because these
provisions were
enacted relatively recently, there is a dearth of case law interpreting
those provisions. Further,
a Partnership may operate or have assets held on its behalf or be subject to
claims in other
jurisdictions which may not necessarily recognize the legal segregation of a
Fund and other
series of
the Partnership.
Finally, other
contractual
arrangements entered
into by
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a
Partnership, a Fund or another series of the Partnership may have the effect
of defeating the
segregation protections of the Delaware Act. Accordingly, the degree of
separation that a
Fund enjoys from the debts, liabilities and obligations of other series of a
Partnership is not
certain. Each Partnership intends that the assets of each series of that
Partnership including the
applicable Fund will be structured to comply with the Delaware Act and that
such Fund will be
operated with the assets of each
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series segregated on the books and records of such
Partnership so that the assets of one series of the Partnership are not
subject to the liabilities
of any other series; however, there is no assurance that this structure and
operation will be
respected in all circumstances and in all jurisdictions. It is therefore
possible that the assets
attributable to one series may be insufficient to meet the debts,
liabilities and obligations of
such series and, consequently, that creditors of such series will seek
recourse against the assets
of a Fund.
Reliance on the Sub-Adviser and its Personnel. Under the applicable sub-
advisory agreement in
respect of certain of the Funds, a Sub-Adviser has complete discretion in
selecting portfolio
investments on behalf of that Fund. The success of a Fund depends, to a
great extent, on a
Sub- Adviser's ability to identify favorable investment opportunities and to
effectively allocate
the assets of the Fund among such opportunities. Accordingly, a Direct
Investment Fund's
success will depend substantially on the skill and acumen of key employees
of that Sub-Adviser.
If a Sub- Adviser or any Sub-Adviser's key employees should cease to
participate in that Fund's
business, the Fund's ability to select attractive investments and manage its
portfolio could be
impaired.
In addition, to the extent a sub-advisory agreement is terminated for any
reason,
sub-adviser engaged by the general
partner will have equivalent
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either by the applicable Sub-Adviser or the applicable general partner,
there is no assurance
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experience, skill or resources as the existing Sub-Adviser.
General Economic and Market Conditions and Issuer Risk. Any investment in
securities carries
certain market risks.
In addition to the factors discussed in the applicable Fund's PPM,
investments by a Fund may decline in value for any number of reasons over
which the Fund
may have no control, including changes in the overall market for equity or
equity-like securities
and other general economic and market conditions, such as interest rates,
availability of credit,
inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws, currency exchange
rates and controls
and national and international political circumstances (including wars and
security operations).
The value of a Fund may also decline as a result of factors pertaining to
particular portfolio
securities held by such Fund, such as perception or changes in the issuer's
management, the
market for the issuer's products or services, sources of supply,
technological changes within
the issuer's industry,
the availability of additional
capital and labor, general
economic
conditions, political conditions, and other similar conditions. All of these
factors may affect the
level and volatility of security prices and the liquidity and the value of
the securities held by a
Fund. Unexpected volatility or illiquidity could impair a Fund's
profitability or result in it
suffering losses.
Equity Securities Risks. Equity securities represent an ownership interest,
or the right to acquire
an ownership interest,
in an issuer. Equity securities also include, among other things,
preferred stocks, securities issued by investment companies including ETFs,
interests in REITs,
convertible
stocks, equity interests in trusts, partnerships, joint ventures, limited
liability companies and
similar enterprises, warrants, and stock purchase rights. The values of
equity securities, such as
common stocks and preferred stocks, may decline due to general market
conditions that are
not related to a specific company, such as: real or perceived adverse
economic conditions;
changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings; and changes in
interest or currency
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rates or ad verse investor sentiment generally. The value of equity
securities may also decline
due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as
workforce shortages or
increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.
Investments in Non-U.S. Issuers. Certain Funds invest in equity and equity
related securities of
foreign issuers, depository receipts and other securities or instruments
that represent an
indirect interest in securities of foreign issuers, collective vehicles that
invest in foreign
securities and other securities, derivatives or instruments whose
performance is linked to the
performance of
foreign securities or baskets of foreign securities. Investments in foreign
securities are affected by risk factors generally not thought to be present
in the United States.
These risks may be increased to the extent that a Fund invests in issuers in
emerging markets.
Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: varying
custody, brokerage and
settlement practices; difficulty in valuation and pricing; less public
information about issuers of
foreign securities; less governmental regulation and supervision over the
issuance and trading
of securities;
the unavailability of
financial
information regarding the foreign issuer or the
difficulty of interpreting financial information prepared under foreign
accounting standards; less
liquidity and more volatility in foreign security markets; the possibility
of expropriation or
nationalization; the imposition of withholding and other taxes; adverse
political, social or
diplomatic developments;
limitations on the movement of funds or other assets of a Fund
between different countries; difficulties in invoking the legal process
outside of the U.S. and
enforcing contractual obligations; and the difficulty of assessing economic
trends in foreign
countries. Moreover, governmental issuers of foreign securities or other
instruments may be
unwilling to repay principal and interest due and may require that the
conditions for payment
be renegotiated. Investment in foreign countries also involves higher
brokerage and custodian
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expenses
exchange
market.
Among numerous other types of securities, certain Funds will purchase
American Depositary
Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary
Receipts
(GDRs). ADRs, EDRs and GDRs are certificates evidencing ownership of shares
of a non-U.S.
issuer and are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying non-U.S.
securities in their
national markets and currencies. However, such investments continue to be
subject to many of
the risks associated with investing directly in non-U.S. securities. These
risks include the
political and economic risks of the underlying issuer's country, as well as
in the case of
depositary receipts traded on non-U.S. markets, foreign exchange risk. ADRs,
EDRs and GDRs
may be sponsored or unsponsored. Unsponsored receipts are established without
the
participation of the issuer. Unsponsored receipts may involve higher
expenses, they may not
pass-through voting or other shareholder rights, and they may be less
liquid. The performance
of ADRs, EDRs and GDRs may be different from the performance of the ordinary
shares of
the non-U.S. issuer to which they relate.
Investment in Emerging Markets. Certain Funds will invest in securities of
companies based in,
traded on an exchange in, or with substantial business in or issued by the
governments of,
emerging markets,
including, but not
limited to, certain Central and Eastern European
countries, Asian countries and Latin American countries.
involve risks and
may be highly volatile and subject to significant market
inexperience
of financial intermediaries,
sufficient capital base to
expand business operations, and
termination of
trading. Political and economic
undergoing
significant evolution and rapid
social, political and
economic stability characteristics
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than does investment in U.S. securities traded on a U.S. securities
or
the lack of
These securities
swings, due to the
modern technology, the lack of a
the possibility of temporary or permanent
structures in many emerging markets may be
development, and emerging markets lack the
of more developed countries. As a result,
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the risks relating
to investments in foreign securities described above, including the
possibility of nationalization
or expropriation, may be heightened. In addition, certain countries may
restrict or prohibit
investment opportunities in issuers or industries deemed important to
national interests. Such
restrictions may affect the market price, liquidity and rights of securities
that may be purchased
by a Fund. Settlement mechanisms in emerging securities markets may be less
efficient and less
reliable than in more developed markets and placing securities with a
custodian or brokerdealer
in an emerging country may also present considerable risks. The small size
of securities
markets in such countries and the low volume of trading may result in a lack
of liquidity and in
substantially greater price volatility.
Foreign Currency. Because a Fund may invest its assets in instruments quoted
or denominated in
currencies other than the U.S. dollar or the price of which is determined
with reference to
currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in the U.S. dollar exchange
rate will affect the
dollar value of securities in such Fund's portfolio and the realized and
unrealized appreciation
or depreciation of investments. A Fund will, however, value its securities
and other assets in
U.S. dollars. A Fund may, but is not required to, hedge the currency
exposure inherent in the
Fund's investments in non-U.S. securities. To the extent unhedged, the value
of a Fund's assets
will fluctuate with U.S. dollar exchange rates as well as the price changes
of the Fund's
investments in the various local markets and currencies. Thus, an increase
in the value of the
U.S. dollar compared to the other currencies in which a Fund makes its
investments will
reduce the effect of increases and magnify the effect of declines in the
values of the Fund's
securities denominated in currencies of their local markets. Conversely, a
decline in the value
of the U.S. dollar will have the opposite effect on a Fund's non-U.S. dollar-
denominated
securities. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short
periods of time.
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They generally are determined by the forces of supply and demand in the
foreign exchange
markets and the relative merits of investments in different countries,
changes in interest rates
and other factors. Currency exchange rates can also be affected by
intervention, or the failure
to intervene, by U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, or by
currency controls or
political developments in the United States and abroad. The exchange rate
between the
currencies of various emerging market countries and the U.S. dollar has
changed substantially
in the last two decades and may fluctuate substantially in the future.
Credit Risk. An issuer or counterparty may fail to pay its obligations to a
Fund when they are
due. Financial strength and solvency (or the perceived financial strength or
solvency) of an
issuer are the primary factors influencing credit risk. Changes in the
financial condition of an
issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic, social or political
conditions that affect a
particular type of security or other instrument or an issuer, and changes in
economic, social or
political conditions generally can increase the risk of default by an issuer
or counterparty,
which can affect a security's or other instrument's credit quality or value
and an issuer's or
counterparty's ability to pay interest and principal when due. The values of
lower quality debt,
including loans, tend to be particularly sensitive to these changes. The
values of investments
also may decline for a number of other reasons that relate directly to the
issuer, such as
management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the
issuer's goods and
services, as well as the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer
and the value of its
assets. In addition, lack or inadequacy of collateral or credit enhancements
for a debt obligation
may affect its credit risk. Credit risk of an investment may change over
time, and securities or
other instruments that are rated by ratings agencies may be subject to
downgrade. Ratings are
only opinions of the agencies issuing them as to the likelihood of payment.
They are not
guarantees as to quality and they do not reflect market risk. If an issuer
or counterparty fails to
pay interest, a Fund's income might be reduced and the value of the
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investment might fall, and
if an issuer or counterparty fails to pay principal, the
investment might fall and the
Direct Investment Fund could lose the amount
Concentration. Certain Funds' portfolios are
from time to time
and/or have investments focused in particular countries,
regions, sectors, companies or
industries with high positive correlations to
this, together with
its long-term approach
portfolio value. A
concentrated portfolio
stock, industry and/or
country as a determinan
volatility of a Fund.
In addition, companies
concentrates may fall
out of favor with investors, causing the Fund to lose money
the stock market
or funds concentrated in other industries, countries or regions.
Accordingly, to the extent the
portfolio does concentrate in any of these ways, the overall adverse impact
on a Fund of
adverse developments in the business of such issuer, such industry or the
government or
affairs of such countries or regions, could be considerably greater than if
it did not concentrate
its investments to such an extent. Although the investment guidelines of a
Fund are intended
to help mitigate these risks of portfolio
assurance such guidelines
will be effective in limiting the adverse
Settlement Risk. Settlement and clearance
markets differ
significantly from those in the U.S.
procedures and trade
regulations also may involve certain
delivery of
securities) not
typically
associated with the settlement of U.S.
investments. At
times,
settlements in certain foreign countries
of securities
transactions. These problems may make it difficult for the Fund to carry out
transactions. If a
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value of the
of its investment.
expected to be concentrated
one
the effect of
to investment, could result in large movements in the
increases the importance of the selection of each
t of investment performance and also increases the
in an industry, country or region in which a Fund
or underperform
concentration, there is no
effects.
procedures in certain foreign
Foreign settlement and clearance
risks (such as delays in payment for or
have not kept pace with the number
another and
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Fund cannot settle or is delayed in settling a purchase of securities, it
may miss attractive
investment opportunities and certain of its assets may be uninvested with no
return earned
thereon for some period. If a Fund cannot settle or is delayed in settling a
sale of securities, it
may lose money if the value of the security then declines or, if it has
contracted to sell the
security to another party, the Fund could be liable for any losses incurred.
Small
or Medium-Sized Companies Investing in the securities of
small or medium-sized
companies can involve greater risk and the possibility of greater portfolio
price volatility than is
typically associated with equity investments in larger, more established
issuers. Historically,
stocks of small or medium-sized companies and recently organized companies
have been more
volatile in price than those of larger companies. Among the reasons for
greater price volatility
of the stocks of these smaller companies is the lower degree of liquidity in
the markets for such
stocks. Further, smaller companies and unseasoned companies may have limited
product lines,
markets or financial resources, and they may depend upon a limited or less
experienced
management group. The securities of smaller companies may be traded only on
the over-thecounter
markets or on a regional securities exchange and may not be traded daily or
in the
volume typical of trading on a larger, more established securities exchange
or trading platform.
Liquidity of Investments. Certain Funds' portfolios will include securities
that are not actively or
widely traded (including without limitation securities issued by certain
small or medium-sized
companies), are not registered under the applicable securities laws or are
contractually or
otherwise restricted from resale. Such investments may be or may become
illiquid (including
as a result of size of a Fund's investment relative to the security's
average daily trading volume)
and involve a high degree of business and financial risk which can result in
substantial losses.
Because of the absence of active or regulated trading markets for these
illiquid investments,
and because of the difficulties in determining market values accurately,
longer to be able to liquidate these positions (if they can be liquidated)
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than would be the case
for more liquid securities. The prices realized on the resale of illiquid
securities could be less
than those originally paid by a Fund. Further, companies whose securities
are not publicly listed
may not be subject to public disclosure and other investor protection
requirements applicable
to issuers of publicly traded securities
Convertible Securities Risk. Convertible securities include corporate bonds,
notes, preferred
stocks or debt-securities of
issuers that can be converted into (that is, exchanged for)
common stocks or other equity securities at a stated price or rate.
Convertible securities also
include other securities, such as warrants, that provide an opportunity for
equity participation.
Because convertible securities can be converted into equity securities,
their value will normally
vary in some proportion with those of the underlying equity securities. Due
to the conversion
feature, convertible securities generally yield less than non-convertible
fixed income securities
of similar credit quality and maturity. A Fund's investment in convertible
securities may at
times include securities that have a mandatory conversion feature, pursuant
to which the
securities convert automatically into common stock at a specified date and
conversion ratio, or
that are convertible at the option of the issuer. When conversion is not at
the option of the
holder, a Fund may be required to convert the security into the underlying
common stock
even at times when the value of the underlying common stock has declined
substantially.
Participation Certificates Risks. The price, performance, liquidity and
value of a participation
certificate are all linked directly to the underlying security, so that
investing in a participation
certificate subjects a Fund to the risks associated with an investment in
the underlying equity
security. Investing in a participation certificate also exposes a Fund to
counterparty risk, which
is the risk that the bank or broker-dealer that issues the certificate will
not fulfill its contractual
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obligation to timely pay the Fund the amount owed under the certificate.
Cash Position Risk. A Fund may hold any portion of its assets in cash or
cash equivalents at any
time or for an extended time. The applicable Underlying Fund Manager or Sub-
Adviser will
determine the amount of such Fund's assets to be held in cash or cash
equivalents at its sole
discretion, based on such factors as it may consider appropriate from time
to time. To the
extent that a Fund holds assets in cash or cash equivalents and is otherwise
uninvested, the
ability of the Fund to meet its investment objective may be limited.
Leverage. A Fund may utilize leverage in pursuing its investment strategy.
Leveraging a Fund
creates an opportunity for increased net income or capital appreciation but,
at the same time,
creates special risk considerations. Leveraging will generally exaggerate
the effect on the value
of a Fund's assets of any increase or decrease in the market value of the
Fund's investments.
Although the principal of borrowings underlying any leverage will be fixed,
a Fund's assets may
change in value during the time the borrowing is outstanding. Because any
decline in value of a
Fund's investments will be borne entirely by the Fund (and thus by investors
in the Fund) and
not by those persons providing the leverage to the Fund, the effect of
leverage in a declining
market would be a greater decrease in the value of the Fund's portfolio
investments than if the
Fund were not so leveraged. Leveraging will create interest expenses for a
Fund, which can
exceed the investment return from the borrowed funds. To the extent the
investment return
derived from securities purchased with borrowed funds exceeds the interest a
Fund will have
to pay,
the Fund's investment return will be greater than if
Conversely,
if the investment return from the assets acquired with borrowed funds is not
sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, the investment return of a Fund
will be less than if
leverage were not used. Additionally, a Fund must maintain sufficient liquid
assets, marked-tomarket
daily, to cover its leveraged transactions. This will limit a Fund's
investment flexibility,
as well as its ability to meet current obligations.
Leverage may include borrowing and also the use of margin. Other borrowings
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take the form
of, or are embedded in, margined option premiums, repurchase agreements,
bank or dealer
credit lines or the notional principal amounts of swap transactions. There
can be no assurance
that a Fund will be able to maintain adequate financing arrangements under
all market
circumstances.
As a general matter,
discretionary margin,
the banks and dealers that provide financing to a Fund can apply
haircut, financing and valuation policies, or impose other credit
limitations or restrictions, whether due to market circumstances or
government regulation or
judicial action. Such application or losses may result in large margin calls,
loss of financing,
forced liquidations of positions at disadvantageous prices, termination of
swap and repurchase
agreements and cross-defaults to agreements with other dealers. Any such
adverse effects may
be exacerbated in the event that such limitations or restrictions are
imposed suddenly and/or
by multiple market participants simultaneously. The imposition of any such
limitations or
restrictions could compel a Fund to liquidate all or part of its portfolio
at disadvantageous
prices, perhaps leading to a loss of the Fund's equity.
Derivatives Risk. A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends
on changes in the value
of one or more underlying assets, reference rates or indexes.
These instruments include,
among others, participation certificates, credit default swaps, currency
forward contracts,
currency swap contracts and other swap agreements and similar instruments. A
Fund's use of
derivatives may involve risks different from, or greater than, the risks
associated with investing
in more traditional investments, such as stocks and bonds. Derivatives can
be highly complex
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and may perform in ways unanticipated by a Fund's Sub-Adviser or an
Underlying Fund
Manager. In addition to the risks of an adverse change in the value of the
underlying reference
asset, a Fund's use of derivatives involves the risk that the other party to
the derivative
contract will fail to make required payments or otherwise to comply with the
terms of the
contract. Derivatives transactions can create investment leverage and may be
highly volatile,
and a Fund could lose more than the amount it invests. Derivatives may be
difficult to value
and highly illiquid, and a Fund may not be able to close out or sell a
derivative position at a
particular time or at an anticipated price.
Warrants and Stock Purchase Rights. A Fund may participate in rights
offerings and may purchase
warrants, which are privileges issued by corporations enabling the owners to
subscribe to and
purchase a specified number of shares of the corporation at a specified
price during a specified
period of time. Subscription rights normally have a short life span to
expiration. The purchase
of rights or warrants involves the risk that a fund could lose the purchase
value of a right or
warrant if the right to subscribe to additional shares is not exercised
prior to the rights' and
warrants' expiration. Also, the purchase of rights and/or warrants involves
the risk that the
effective price paid for the right and/or warrant added to the subscription
price of the related
security may exceed the value of the subscribed security's market price such
as when there is
no movement in the level of the underlying security. Buying a warrant does
not make the fund
a shareholder of the underlying stock. The warrant holder has no voting or
dividend rights
with respect to the underlying stock. A warrant does not carry any right to
assets of the
issuer, and for this reason, investment in warrants may be more speculative
than other equitybased
investments. Transactions in off-exchange warrants may involve greater risk
than dealing
in exchange traded warrants because there is no exchange market through
which to liquidate
your position, or to assess the value of the warrant or the exposure to
risk. Bid and offer
prices need not be quoted when dealing with off-exchange warrants, and even
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where they are,
they will be established by dealers in these instruments and consequently it
may be difficult to
establish what is a fair price.
Debt Securities Risks. The value of a debt security changes in response to
various factors,
including, for example, market-related factors, such as changes in interest
rates or changes in
the actual or perceived ability of an issuer to meet its obligations. A Fund
may invest in debt
securities without considering the maturity of the instrument. In general
the value of a debt
security may fall in response to increases in interest rates. The value of a
security with a longer
duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a similar
security with a
shorter duration. As a result, changes in interest rates in the U.S. and
outside the U.S. may
affect a Fund's debt investments unfavorably.
Debt securities in which a Fund invests may be rated below investment grade,
or unrated
securities that are determined by its Sub-Adviser or the Underlying Fund
Manager to be of
comparable quality, are high yield, high risk bonds, commonly known as "junk
bonds." These
bonds are predominantly speculative. They are usually issued by companies
without long track
records of sales and earnings, or by companies with questionable credit
strength. These bonds
have a higher degree of default risk, may be less liquid and may be subject
to greater price
volatility than higher-rated bonds
High Yield Securities ("Junk Bond") Risk. Fixed income instruments rated
below investment grade,
or unrated securities that are determined by its Sub-Adviser to be of
comparable quality, are
high yield, high risk bonds, commonly known as "junk bonds." These bonds are
predominantly
speculative. They are usually issued by companies without long track records
of sales and
earnings, or by companies with questionable credit strength. These bonds
have a higher degree
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of default risk and may be less liquid than higher-rated bonds. These
securities may be subject
to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate
developments, interest rate
sensitivity, negative perceptions of junk bonds generally, and less
secondary market liquidity.
This potential lack of liquidity may make it more difficult for a Fund to
accurately value these
securities. In the event that a Fund disposes of a portfolio security after
it is downgraded, the
Fund may experience a greater loss than if such security had been sold prior
to the downgrade.
Interest Rate Risk. The values of debt
increases in interest rates.
instruments held by a Fund may fall
in response to
In general, the values of debt securities fall in response to increases
in interest rates, and rise in response to decreases in interest rates. The
value of a security
with a longer duration will be more sensitive to increases in interest rates
than a similar
security with a shorter duration. Duration is a measure of the expected life
of a bond that is
used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in
interest rates. For
example, the price of a bond fund with an average duration of three years
generally would be
expected to fall approximately 3% if interest rates rose by one percentage
point.
floaters,
Inverse
interest-only and principal-only securities are especially sensitive to
interest rate
changes, which can affect not only their prices but can also change the
income flows and
repayment assumptions for those investments. Adjustable rate instruments
also react
to
interest rate changes in a similar manner, although generally to a lesser
degree (depending,
however, on the characteristics of the reset terms, including the index
chosen, frequency of
reset and reset caps or floors, among other things). Given the current
historically low
interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened
If interest rates rise, repayments of principal on certain debt securities,
including loans, may
occur at a slower rate than expected and the expected length of repayment of
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those securities
could increase as a result (i.e., extension risk). Securities that are
subject to extension risk
generally have a greater potential for loss when prevailing interest rates
rise, which could cause
their values to fall sharply Prepayment risk results from borrowers paying
debt securities prior
to their maturity date. When a prepayment happens, all or a portion of the
obligation will be
prepaid. A borrower is more likely to prepay an obligation which bears a
relatively high rate of
interest. This means that in times of declining interest rates, a portion of
a Fund's higher
yielding securities are likely to be pre-paid and the Fund will probably be
unable to reinvest
those proceeds in an investment with as high a yield. A decline in income
received by a Fund
from its investments is likely to have a negative effect on the yield and
total return of the
Fund's shares.
Swaps. Investments in swaps involve the exchange by a Fund with another
party of all or a
portion of their respective interests or commitments. In the case of
currency swaps, a Fund
may exchange with another party their respective commitments to pay or
receive currency.
Use of swaps subjects a Fund to risk of default by the counterparty. If
there is a default by the
counterparty to such a transaction, a Fund will have contractual remedies
pursuant to the
agreements related to the transaction. There are currently a large number of
banks and
investments banking firms acting both as principals and agents and utilizing
standardized swap
documentation. As a result, swap markets are generally relatively liquid in
comparison with the
market for other similar instruments that are traded in the interbank
market. In times of
market turmoil, however, spreads can widen substantially and these markets
can become very
illiquid with the result that positions may not be able to be offset or
closed out at a reasonable
price, if at all.
A Fund may also enter into currency, interest rate, total return or other
swaps that may be
surrogates for other
instruments such as currency forwards and interest
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Generally, the value of such instruments depends upon price movements in the
underlying
assets as well as counterparty risk.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). A Fund may invest in shares of REITs,
which are pooled
investment vehicles that invest in real estate or real estate loans or
interests. Investing in REITs
involves risks similar
to those associated with investing in equity securities of small
financing, default by borrowers,
self-liquidation, and the
capitalization companies. REITs are dependent upon management skills, are
not diversified, and
are subject to risks of project
possibilities of failing to qualify for the exemption from taxation on
distributed amounts under
the Code.
Cybersecurity Risk. Where a Fund is a private equity fund, a cyber-attack on
a portfolio company
may have a negative effect on the underlying private equity fund. To the
extent that a portfolio
company is subject
to cyber-attack or other unauthorized access is gained to a portfolio
company's systems, such portfolio company may be subject to substantial
losses. In certain
events, a portfolio company's failure or deemed failure to address and
mitigate cybersecurity
risks may be the subject of
civil
litigation or
regulatory or other
action. Any
such
circumstances could subject a portfolio company, or the relevant Fund, to
substantial losses. In
addition, in the event that such a cyber-attack or other unauthorized access
is directed at
iCapital or one of
its service providers holding its financial or investor data, iCapital,
Please refer to the applicable Fund's or Underlying Fund's PPM for further
details.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
iCapital does not believe that there have been any legal or disciplinary
events that are material
to our advisory business or the integrity of our management.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
iCapital Securities, LLC ("iCapital Securities")
Affiliated Broker-Dealer.
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its
affiliates or the Funds may also be at risk of loss, despite efforts to
prevent and mitigate such
risks under iCapital's policies.
Institutional Capital Network, Inc., the parent company of iCapital, is
the sole member of iCapital Securities. iCapital Securities is a broker-
dealer registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and a member of the
Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA"). iCapital Securities is also registered
as a limited purpose
broker-dealer with those state securities authorities where it services
clients and is not
otherwise exempt from such registration. iCapital Securities acts as a
broker-dealer in respect
of each of iCapital's private placements. (See Item 14 below for additional
information). See
"Conflicts of Interest" in Item 11 below for a description of how the
Adviser addresses any
conflicts of interest created by iCapital's relationship with iCapital
Securities.
Gen II Fund Services, LLC and Gen II Hedge Fund Services ("Gen II")
Fund Administrator. Certain Principals of Gen II are minority owners of
Institutional Capital
Network, Inc., the parent company of iCapital. Gen II provides fund
administration services to
the Private Access Funds. In this capacity, Gen II provides iCapital
accounting and investor
reporting,
capital
call
and distribution processing and investor support
services. This
relationship may create an incentive to select Gen II to provide services in
respect of the
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Funds. The Gen II relationship will be managed by several iCapital
executives.
BNY Capital Corporation ("BNY")
BNY holds a minority ownership interest in Institutional Capital Network,
Inc., the parent
company of
iCapital. Certain of the Funds hold cash in accounts at BNY and utilize BNY
administrative services. This relationship may create an incentive to select
BNY to provide
services in respect of the Funds.
iCapital Investors
A number of asset managers have invested in Institutional Capital Network,
Inc., the parent
company of iCapital, including affiliates of BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock")
and Credit Suisse
Group AG ("Credit Suisse"). iCapital may offer products managed or sponsored
by such
investors as BlackRock and Credit Suisse or its affiliates and these
relationships may create an
incentive to select BlackRock or Credit Suisse products as the underlying
fund in an iCapital
Private Access Fund.
In addition, select
financial services companies,
including affiliates of Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney ("Morgan Stanley") and UBS Financial Services ("UBS") have made
equity investments
in Institutional Capital Network, Inc. iCapital may offer Private Access
Funds to clients of
Morgan Stanley and UBS and such investment in iCapital's parent may create
an additional
incentive for Morgan Stanley and UBS to direct its investments to an
iCapital Private Access
Fund.
Finally, iCapital has and may continue to engage with certain of its equity
investors to provide
services to the Funds, including administration or other services. iCapital
will manage these
conflicts by identifying them in the applicable Fund offering documents and
if applicable, by
maintaining its independent diligence process and procedures, regardless of
the identity of the
underlying manager, and by negotiating on an arms-length basis the terms of
any service
providers to the Funds, including any equity investors in iCapital.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
Code of Ethics Pursuant to Rule 204A-1 of the Advisers Act
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Pursuant to Rule 204A-1 of the Advisers Act,
iCapital has adopted a Code of Ethics that
establishes various procedures with respect to investment transactions in
accounts in which
employees of iCapital or related persons have a beneficial interest or
accounts over which an
employee has investment discretion.
iCapital's Code of Ethics was adopted to avoid possible conflicts of
interest and ensure the
propriety of our employees' and principals' trading activity. iCapital's
Code of Ethics prohibits
insider trading and provides instructions to employees when coming into
possession of
material nonpublic information.
The foundation of the Code of Ethics is based on the underlying principles
that:
- Employees must at all times place the interests of the client first;
- Employees must make sure that all personal securities transactions are
conducted
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consistent with the Code of Ethics; and
- Employees should not take inappropriate advantage of their position.
Employees (and any accounts in which an employee has beneficial ownership)
must obtain
written authorization from the CCO prior to making a personal investment in
other private
investment vehicles. The Code of Ethics also provides that the CCO (or his
designee) will
monitor employee investments in equity securities or other instruments;
however, because the
Sub-Advisers of the Direct Investment Funds maintain investment and trading
authority on
behalf of the Direct Investment Funds which should minimize any conflicts of
interest that may
arise out of the employees' personal trading activities. Furthermore,
iCapital generally provides
to each Sub-Adviser a list of companies at which any of
iCapital's related persons has a
material financial interest (e.g., board membership) so that such Sub-
Adviser may include such
company on its own restricted list The spirit of the Code of Ethics is to
discourage frequent
trading in personal employee accounts. Employees also may not participate in
any initial public
offerings or engage in any outside business activities or private placements
without obtaining
prior written authorization from the CCO. iCapital's Code of Ethics is
available upon request.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
iCapital serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. Employees,
affiliates of the employees,
and relatives of the employees may make investments in the Funds.
iCapital may waive or
reduce fees in respect of any Investor and generally intends to waive the
fees in respect of any
employees of iCapital and certain affiliates and estate-planning vehicles
thereof.
Each Underlying Manager or Sub-Adviser, as applicable, is responsible for
making portfolio
investments for any Fund it manages. Neither iCapital nor the Funds have any
discretion or
control over an Underlying Manager's or Sub-Adviser's decisions.
Conflicts of Interest
iCapital and its related entities engage in a broad range of activities,
including investment
activities for their own account and for the account of other investment
funds, and providing
transaction-related,
investment advisory, management and other services to funds. In the
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ordinary course of conducting its activities, the interests of a Fund may
conflict with the
interests of iCapital, other Funds or their respective affiliates. Certain
of these conflicts of
interest, as well as a description of how iCapital addresses such conflicts
of interest, can be
found below.
Compensation from Underlying Fund Managers. iCapital Securities, LLC may
receive a placement
fee as a result of its placement of certain investors in certain Private
Access Funds. Such
placement fee is typically a percentage of the aggregate capital commitments
of an iCapital
Private Access Fund to its respective underlying fund. The existence of such
placement fee
could create a potential conflict of interest. The prospect of receiving
such compensation
creates an incentive for iCapital Securities, LLC to place investors in the
iCapital Private
Access Funds from which it receives a placement fee over other investment
vehicles from
which it does not receive a placement fee. In addition, iCapital may retain
and compensate
registered investment advisers or placement agents for the purpose of
marketing and selling
the interests.
Any such arrangement may incentivize a registered investment adviser or
placement agent to recommend the interests to investors where they might not
otherwise
make such recommendation or to recommend the interests to investors over
another
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investment. Certain management persons of iCapital (or its affiliates) are
also involved with
soliciting investment advisers to participate in iCapital offered funds and
in performing diligence
on such investment advisers with which to launch access vehicles.
Such relationship may
create potential conflicts of interest. iCapital addresses these conflicts
by providing in its Code
of Ethics that all supervised persons have a duty to act in the best
interests of each investor
and by providing training to supervised persons with respect to conflicts of
interest and how
such conflicts are resolved under the iCapital's policies and procedures.
Furthermore,
compensation for management persons is not based on any transaction-based
compensation
received by iCapital Securities (or its affiliates).
Fees Paid by Brokerage Limited Partners. Limited partners in one or more of
the Funds may elect
to be treated as "brokerage limited partners" and in connection therewith,
pay a larger
management fee than limited partners that are not "brokerage limited
partners" for reporting,
administrative and other services provided by such brokerage limited
partner's registered
investment adviser or adviser representative. The amount of any such
additional management
fee will generally be allocated to third parties or
affiliates that provide investor-related
services, including such brokerage limited partner's adviser representative.
The existence of
such fee may incentivize an investor's registered investment adviser or
adviser representative
to recommend a Fund over other investments from which such registered
investment adviser
or adviser representative would not receive such fee.
Estimates. The governing documents of each Fund provide that values of the
Fund's assets shall
generally be calculated by the Fund's administrator based on estimates
provided by the
applicable Underlying Fund Manager or Sub-Adviser. The Underlying Fund
Manager or SubAdviser
will have a conflict of interest in determining such valuations if the
applicable Fund
charges its fees based on the value of the Fund's investments, including any
performance-based
compensation charged by such Fund. The general partner (or its affiliates,
as applicable) of each
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Fund may also benefit
from any overvaluation of an Underlying Fund's investments if the
management fee for those Funds is based on the net asset value of a Fund's
investment in the
Underlying Fund.
Educational Programs. iCapital may, from time to time, offer (and, under
certain circumstances,
subsidize) certain educational and professional certification programs for
financial advisers that
recommend products included on the Institutional Capital Network platform.
The provision of
such programs may create a conflict of interest because the offering of such
programs may
incentivize the advisers that participate in such programming to recommend
iCapital and interests
in iCapital Private Access Funds over a manager or administrative agent who
has not provided such
educational opportunities. A prospective investor should carefully consider
such conflict when
determining whether to subscribe for Interests.
Privacy Policy
iCapital is committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and
security of our Investors'
personal information. It is iCapital's policy to collect only information
necessary or relevant to
our management business and use only legitimate means to collect such
information. iCapital
does not disclose any non-public, personal information about our Investors
to anyone except
as needed for servicing and processing transactions, as consented to by an
investor and
required by law.
iCapital restricts access to non-public, personal
Investors to those employees with a legitimate business need for the
information.
maintains security practices, physical,
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information about our
iCapital
electronic and procedural safeguards to guard each
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Investor's non-public, personal information. Upon request, iCapital will
provide a copy of our
written privacy policies and procedures.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
With respect to the Private Access Funds, iCapital generally will not make
investments in
securities listed on national exchanges. However, there may be limited
situations where we are
allocated a listed security and need to place trade(s) through a broker. In
such circumstances,
we will seek "best execution" in light of the circumstances involved in the
transaction. In
selecting a broker for any transaction, we may consider a number of factors,
including, for
example, broker's reputation, net price or spread, reputation, financial
strength and stability,
market access, efficiency of execution and error resolution, and the size of
the transaction. In
seeking to achieve best execution, iCapital will not be obligated to obtain
the lowest
commission or best net price for a Private Access Fund in respect of any
particular transaction.
Further, in respect of each Direct Access Fund, iCapital has selected a Sub-
Adviser that had
been delegated trading authority on behalf of the applicable Direct Access
Fund. In selecting
brokers to effect portfolio transactions for a Direct Access Fund, the
applicable Sub-Adviser
will not be obligated to seek the lowest available transaction cost, but may
take into account
such factors as the Sub-Adviser considers appropriate and consistent with
its obligation to
seek best execution as outlined in the Sub-Adviser's order execution policy,
including, without
limitation, the financial stability and reputation of the brokerage firm and
its research, and
brokerage services as a broker-dealer. A Sub-Adviser may use "soft dollar"
credits generated
by a Direct Access Fund's securities transactions with broker-dealers to pay
for research and
execution products or services that fall within the safe harbor created by
Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. See the applicable PPM for additional
details regarding a SubAdviser's
brokerage policies.
Item 13: Review of Accounts
The Funds' performance and the performance of the Underlying Funds, as
applicable, and the
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Underlying Funds' conformity with the investment objectives and guidelines
are reviewed on a
periodic basis by iCapital's Manager Due Diligence and Origination team.
Investors in Funds structured as private equity funds will generally receive
quarterly statements
detailing their account information including the account's beginning and
ending equity, and the
account's performance for that period.
generally receive monthly statements detailing the Fund's NAV. We may
provide certain
Investors in the Fund access to more frequent and detailed information as
determined by
iCapital. Additionally,
each investor will
statements for which they are invested, within 180 days of such Funds'
fiscal year end.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
iCapital Securities, LLC, an affiliate of iCapital, acts as the broker-
dealer for private placement
of
interests of
the Funds.
iCapital Advisors does not
receive any placement fees. Any
placement fees generated from an investment by a Private Access Fund in an
Underlying Fund
will be paid to iCapital Securities by an Underlying Fund Manager (or its
affiliates). From time
to time, third- party broker-dealers may assist iCapital in the private
placement of interests of
the Funds. Any such third party is required to provide prospective clients
with a current copy
of iCapital's Part 2A of Form ADV. Typically, such third-party broker-dealer
referring the
investor will receive a percentage of
the placement fee generated with respect
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to such
Investors in Funds structured as hedge funds will
receive the particular Funds' audited financial
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referred Investor's investment in a Fund, in which case such payment will be
made by iCapital
Securities.
In respect of any Investors that elect to be treated as "Brokerage Limited
Partners," iCapital
will allocate a portion of the Management Fee it receives in respect of such
Investors to certain
broker-dealers or registered investment advisors for services provided by
such broker-dealer
or registered investment advisor to such Investor's account. Please refer to
the applicable
Fund's PPM for further details.
iCapital has entered into collaboration and services agreements with
Fidelity Brokerage
Services LLC and National Financial Services LLC (collectively, referred to
as "Fidelity")
pursuant to which the iCapital compensates Fidelity for providing certain
administrative
services in respect of investors who custody their investment in one or more
iCapital Funds
with Fidelity. The Fidelity investors subject to such arrangements will not
bear any Fidelity
custodial fees in respect of these assets. The fee, paid by an affiliate of
iCapital, is typically a
percentage of the net asset value an investor has in applicable iCapital
Private Access Funds.
Further, iCapital's affiliate, Institutional Capital Network, Inc., has
committed to an annual
marketing spend with Fidelity through which it will promote the iCapital
network to Fidelity's
platform of registered investment advisers and brokers. The existence of
such compensation
arrangements could create a potential
conflict of
interest.
Any
investors where they might not otherwise make such recommendation.
Item 15: Custody
Advisers with custody of client funds and securities must maintain them with
"Qualified
Custodians" unless such advisers have custody of only certain privately
offered securities as
defined in Rule 206(4)-2(b)(2) of the Advisers Act. "Qualified Custodians"
under the amended
rule include banks and savings associations and registered broker-dealers.
However, advisers to fund-of-funds, which most of the Funds are categorized
as, comply with
the custody rule by: (i) having each Fund audited at least annually by an
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independent registered
public accounting firm which is registered with the
accounting oversight board;
and (ii) distributing audited financial
statements
prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles to all investors (or
beneficial owners) within
180 days of the end of the fiscal year of the Fund.
fund-of-funds, iCapital
will distribute the audited financial statements within 180 days of the end
of the fiscal year to
the Investors. For a Fund that is not a fund-of-funds, iCapital will
distribute the audited financial
statements within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year to the Investors.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
iCapital has discretionary authority to make investment decisions for the
Funds. Generally, our
authority is limited by our own internal policies and procedures, and each
Fund's investment
guidelines and other terms contained within the governing documents.
The investment guidelines governing the Firm's management of the Funds are
specified under
the limited partnership agreement, where investment
limits
investment risk and maximize return.
are intended to minimize
such compensation
arrangement could create an incentive for Fidelity or any third party
registered investment
adviser or broker to recommend the interests
in the iCapital Private Access Funds
to
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public company
members or other
For a Fund that is a
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Item 17: Voting Client Securities
In respect of
the Private Access Funds,
Form ADV Part 2A
iCapital does not anticipate owning any equity
securities granting us the right to vote proxies. Investors in any Private
Access Fund will not be
Limited Partners of the Underlying Fund and will have no voting rights in
the Underlying Fund.
For purposes of exercising any voting rights under
the Underlying Funds'
constituent
documents, iCapital intends to vote in the best interest of each Fund and
may request that the
Investors in the applicable Fund vote on certain matters that the Fund is
asked to vote on with
respect to its investment in an Underlying Fund.
In respect of the Direct Investment Funds, iCapital has delegated the
obligation to vote all
proxies which are solicited in respect of such Funds' investments to the Sub-
Adviser and any
such proxies shall be voted in accordance with the Sub-Adviser's proxy
voting procedures.
However, iCapital has established a Proxy Voting Policy in the event that it
is required to vote
a proxy for
certain investments.
iCapital will vote proxies as it deems necessary or
appropriate, on a case by case basis. Prior to voting, the CCO will make a
determination as to
whether a material conflict of interest exists and will either resolve the
conflict or refer the
proxy vote to an outside service for its independent consideration. Upon
request, we will
provide an Investor with a copy of our proxy voting policies and procedures
and information
on how the proxies were voted.
Item 18: Financial Information
Registered investment advisers are required in this Item to provide you with
certain financial
information or disclosures about the Firm's
financial condition.
iCapital has no financial
commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary
commitments to clients
and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding
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FORM ADV PART 2B: Brochure Supplement
60 East 42nd
iCapital Advisors, LLC
Street, 26th
New York, NY 10165
646-214-7400
Floor
March 30, 2018
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Eileen Duff Blalock,
Phil Pool, John Robertshaw,
Daniel Vene and Nicholas Veronis that supplements the iCapital Advisors,
LLC's Form ADV Brochure.
Please contact Michael Stanton, iCapital Advisors, LLC's Chief Compliance
Officer, at 1-646-214-7283
or by email at [email protected] if you did not receive iCapital
Advisors, LLC's Brochure
or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about iCapital Advisors, LLC is available on the
SEC's website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Eileen Duff Blalock
Educational Background and Business Experience
Ms. Blalock is a member of iCapital Advisor's investment committee. Ms.
Blalock is Managing Partner
and Head of Distribution for iCapital Network where she is responsible for
sales, relationship
management and investor relations supporting the RIA, broker-dealer, private
banking and family office
communities. Prior to joining iCapital, Eileen was Head of Alternative
Investments, North America at
Credit Suisse, where she built and oversaw the origination and distribution
functions for private equity,
hedge funds, managed futures, real estate and other key alternative asset
classes. Previously, Ms. Blalock
was with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette where she was responsible for global
marketing in the private
client group. She is a graduate of University of Delaware and holds FINRA
Series 7 and 24 licenses.
Disciplinary Information
Ms. Blalock has not been the subject of any material legal or disciplinary
events required to be disclosed
in this Item.
Other Business Activities
Ms. Blalock is a Managing Partner at iCapital Network and Principal of
iCapital Securities, LLC. In order
to minimize any conflicts of interest, she does not receive sales
commission. All employees of iCapital
Advisors are instructed to put client interest first at all times.
Additional Compensation
None
Supervision
Mr. Michael Stanton, iCapital's CCO, supervises Ms. Blalock for compliance
purposes. Mr. Stanton's
contact information can be located on the cover page to this ADV 2B.
Form ADV Part 2B
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Phil Pool
Educational Background and Business Experience
Mr. Pool is a member of iCapital Advisor's investment committee. Mr. Pool is
Co-Founder and
Chairman of the Board of iCapital Network. He also serves as Co-Chairman of
First Avenue Partners, a
placement agent firm based in London and New York. Most recently, Mr. Pool
was a partner of Willis
Stein & Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. Previously, he worked
as a Managing Director of
Credit Suisse following CSFB's acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation where
he co-founded and headed the Private Fund Group. From 1985 to 1994, he was
an investment banker
with Merrill Lynch, and from 1980 to 1985, he was an investment banker with
Kidder, Peabody & Co.
Mr. Pool received an M.B.A. degree from Columbia University and a B.S.
degree from the McIntire
School of Commerce of the University of Virginia. He serves on the Board of
Directors of The Teagle
Foundation.
Disciplinary Information
Mr. Pool has not been the subject of any material legal or disciplinary
events required to be disclosed in
this Item.
Other Business Activities
Mr. Pool is a Board Member at iCapital Network and Principal of iCapital
Securities, LLC. He further
serves as Co-Chairman of First Avenue Partners. In order to minimize any
conflicts of interest with
iCapital Securities, he does not receive sales commission. All employees of
iCapital Advisors are
instructed to put client interest first at all times.
Additional Compensation
Mr. Pool is compensated by First Avenue Partners.
Supervision
Mr. Michael Stanton, iCapital's CCO, supervises Mr. Pool for compliance
purposes. Mr. Stanton's
contact information can be located on the cover page to this ADV 2B.
Form ADV Part 2B
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John C. Robertshaw
Educational Background and Business Experience
Mr. Robertshaw is a member of iCapital Advisor's investment committee. Mr.
Robertshaw is a CoFounder
and Special Advisor to iCapital Network. Until 2016, he served as a Vice
Chairman of Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. He served as Co-Head of the Private Fund Group
at Credit Suisse from
2004 through 2013, during which time the Private Fund Group represented more
than 170 funds raising
in excess of $250 billion. He also served as a member of the Asset
Management Operating Committee
as well as the Alternative Investments Operating Committee at Credit Suisse.
Mr. Robertshaw joined
Credit Suisse in November 2000, when the Bank merged with Donaldson, Lufkin
& Jenrette, where he
was a Managing Director in the Private Fund Group. Mr. Robertshaw joined DU
in September 1995
from Salomon Brothers, where he was in charge of Private Equity Placements.
He spent seven years
with Salomon, the last five as a private placement specialist. Mr.
Robertshaw received a B.A. in English
Literature from Yale University.
Disciplinary Information
Mr. Robertshaw has not been the subject of any material legal or
disciplinary events required to be
disclosed in this Item.
Other Business Activities
Mr. Robertshaw is a Special Advisor to iCapital Network and iCapital
Securities, LLC. In order to
minimize any conflicts of interest, he does not receive sales commission.
All employees of iCapital
Advisors are instructed to put client interest first at all times.
Additional Compensation
None.
Supervision
Mr. Michael Stanton, iCapital's CCO, supervises Mr. Robertshaw for
compliance purposes. Mr.
Stanton's contact information can be located on the cover page to this ADV
2B.
Form ADV Part 2B
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Daniel Vene
Educational Background and Business Experience
Mr. Vene is a member of iCapital Advisor's investment committee. Mr. Vene is
Co-Founder and one of
the Managing Partners of iCapital Network where he leads enterprise-level
platform integration with
banks, asset managers, wirehouses and other large-scale organizations. Prior
to founding iCapital, Mr.
Vene was head of private real estate capital raising at Fir Tree Partners, a
$12.5 billion AUM multistrategy
investment firm. He was also formerly a partner at Eaton Partners where he
was responsible
for real estate and real asset fund origination, structuring, and
distribution. Mr. Vene previously was
Founder and CEO of Earnings.com, a leading financial database and aggregator
of corporate events,
which was acquired by Thomson Financial in 2001. He received a B.S. degree
in finance and marketing
from Cornell University, and is a member of PREA and NCREIF. He holds FINRA
licenses Series 7 and
63 as well as an FSA license.
Disciplinary Information
Mr. Vene has not been the subject of any material legal or disciplinary
events required to be disclosed in
this Item.
Other Business Activities
Mr. Vene is a Managing Partner at iCapital Network and employee of iCapital
Securities, LLC. In order
to minimize any conflicts of interest, he does not receive sales commission.
All employees of iCapital
Advisors are instructed to put client interest first at all times.
Additional Compensation
None
Supervision
Mr. Michael Stanton, iCapital's CCO, supervises Mr. Vene for compliance
purposes. Mr. Stanton's
contact information can be located on the cover page to this ADV 2B.
Form ADV Part 2B
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Nicholas Veronis
Educational Background and Business Experience
Mr. Veronis is a member of iCapital Advisor's investment committee. Mr.
Veronis is Co-Founder and
one of the Managing Partners of iCapital Network where he oversees
origination and due diligence. Mr.
Veronis spent 11 years at Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a middle market private
equity firm where he was a
Managing Director responsible for originating and structuring investment
opportunities. At VSS, he
specialized in the business information services sector and helped spearhead
the firm's investment
strategy in the financial software and data sector. Mr. Veronis was
previously an operating advisor to
Atlas Advisors, an independent investment bank based in New York. He began
his career as a financial
journalist for The Boston Business Journal, was a reporter for The Star-
Ledger, and an associate in the
New Media Division of Newhouse Newspapers. He holds a BA degree in economics
from Trinity College
and FINRA licenses Series 7, 79 and 63.
Disciplinary Information
Mr. Veronis has not been the subject of any material legal or disciplinary
events required to be disclosed
in this Item.
Other Business Activities
Mr. Vene is a Managing Partner at iCapital Network and employee of iCapital
Securities, LLC. In order
to minimize any conflicts of interest, he does not receive sales commission.
All employees of iCapital
Advisors are instructed to put client interest first at all times.
Additional Compensation
None
Supervision
Mr. Michael Stanton, iCapital's CCO, supervises Mr. Veronis for compliance
purposes. Mr. Stanton's
contact information can be located on the cover page to this ADV 2B.
Form ADV Part 2B
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