A. Crosstimbers Capital Group, LLC (“Crosstimbers” or the “Adviser”) is a Delaware limited
liability company and has its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. Crosstimbers
acts as an investment adviser to private funds, Crosstimbers Opportunity Fund, LP (“COF”),
Crosstimbers Opportunity Fund QP, LP (“COF QP”), and XT Undine Co-Investment, LP
(“XUC”) (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), for sophisticated, qualified
investors (“Investors” or “Limited Partners”) that contribute capital (“Capital
Contributions”) to the Funds held in the Funds’ “Capital Account.”* Additionally,
Crosstimbers established a fourth private fund, Crosstimbers Ventures, LP (“XTV”) in 2018
but XTV did not accept any executed third-party limited partner capital commitments prior
to January 1, 2019.
The Adviser was formed in 2016. The Adviser’s principal owners are DLH Advisors, LLC,
solely owned by David Hollon, and Treadstone Advisors, LLC, solely owned by Trevor
Brock (with David Hollon and Trevor Brock being collectively referred to as the
“Principals”).
B. Crosstimbers pursues its investment strategy through managing the Funds. Crosstimbers
has discretion with respect to investment decisions made for the Funds. Crosstimbers
provides investment advisory services to the Funds based on the investment objectives
and strategies described in the Funds’ confidential offering memorandum and governing
documents (referred to collectively as “Offering Documents”). Crosstimbers provides
advisory services to the Funds by directly investing growth equity in small- to medium-sized,
entrepreneur-owned companies (“SMEs”). These direct investments aim to range from $5 to
$15 million based on circumstantial factors.
C. Crosstimbers has three clients, the Funds. Crosstimbers follows the investment strategy
described in the Funds’ Offering Documents.
D. The Adviser will not participate in wrap fee programs.
E. As of December 31, 2018, the Adviser managed $100,752,536 on a discretionary basis.
Client accounts advised on a non-discretionary basis had approximately $0 in assets under
management.
*As a registered investment adviser, the Adviser owes a fiduciary duty to all of its clients. In 2006, the decision by
the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in
Goldstein v. SEC, 451 F.3d 873 (D.C. Cir. June 23, 2006), with respect
to private funds, clarified that the “client” of an investment adviser to a private fund is the fund itself and not an
Investor in the fund.
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The fees and expenses associated with investments in the Funds are described in detail in each
Funds’ Offering Documents. Crosstimbers acts as investment adviser to the Funds, each a
Delaware limited partnership. An affiliate of Crosstimbers, Crosstimbers Opportunity Fund GP,
LP, (“General Partner”) acts as general partner to each Fund.
Crosstimbers may, in its sole discretion, manage other funds or accounts with higher or lower
fees, different fee structures and different expense payment arrangements than the Funds. Further,
the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may agree with a Limited Partner to waive or modify
the application provisions of each Funds’ Offering Documents, including the fees charged,
with respect to such Limited Partner, without obtaining the consent of any other Limited Partner.
A. Set forth below is a description of each Funds’ fees and expenses.
Management Fee. With respect to COF and COF QP, the Adviser receives annual
compensation, payable quarterly in advance. This fee is equal to a percentage of the total
limited partnership commitments during the investment period (the “Management Fee”).
Additionally, the Adviser may receive fees from portfolio companies or others in connection
with financing, advisory and management services. 100% of all such fees allocable to the
Adviser’s Fund will be offset against the Management Fees. Offsets against Management
Fee will be carried forward as necessary.
XUC is charged a fixed Management Fee.
Carried Interest. W i t h r e sp e c t to C OF an d C OF QP , net proceeds from the
disposition of each such Funds’ investments, together with any dividends, distributions or
interest earned on such investment, are first distributed to each participating Investor until
said Investor receives return of capital and a stated preferred return. Next, the General
Partner will receive all remaining proceeds until it has received 20% of the aggregate
distributions made with respect to amounts initially apportioned to participating Investors
and attributable to such investment. Thereafter, the remaining proceeds will be distributed
80% to participating Investors and 20% to the General Partner (“Carried Interest”).
T h e Ad v i s e r d o e s n o t re ce i ve C arr i e d In t e re s t w i t h r e sp ec t t o X U C .
B. Management Fees are deducted directly from Fund assets and paid to the Adviser and its
affiliates in the same manner and frequency specified in A. above.
C. The Funds may incur normal and customary expenses relating to its operations, and such
expenses are allocated among the Investors in the Fund pursuant to the terms of its operating
agreement.
D. The Adviser charges Management Fees quarterly in advance. Management Fee installments
for any period other than a full quarterly period shall be adjusted on a pro rata basis according
to the actual number of days elapsed.
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E. Other than as described above, neither Crosstimbers nor any of its supervised persons
receives any additional compensation from the sale of securities or other investment
products. However, in connection with each Fund investment, Crosstimbers or one of its
affiliates may enter into a service agreement with the portfolio company for certain
consulting, operational and business advisory services, and in connection therewith may earn
certain advisory, monitoring, break-up, commitment, directors’ or similar fees.
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As stated in Item 5 above, affiliates of Crosstimbers may receive Carried Interest from the Funds.
These payments are subject to Section 205(a)(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended (the “Advisers Act”), in accordance with the available exemptions thereunder,
including the exemption set forth in Rule 205-3.
Performance-based fees, in general, may create an incentive for an adviser or its supervised
persons to make investments that are riskier and more speculative than would be the case in the
absence of a performance-based fee. Such fee arrangements may also create an incentive to favor
higher fee paying clients over other clients in the allocation of investment opportunities.
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Crosstimbers provides investment advisory services to the Funds based on the investment
objectives and strategies described in each Funds’ Offering Documents. Crosstimbers, in its sole
discretion, may manage other funds or accounts with different objectives, higher or lower fees
and different fee structures than the Funds.
Investors in the Funds will be required to complete and submit a subscription agreement binding
them to the terms of the Funds’ governing documents. Crosstimbers only admits “accredited
investors”, as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 and
“qualified clients” as defined in Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
The minimum investment in the Funds is $1,000,000, although the General Partner may accept
investments in a lesser amount at its sole discretion.
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A. Crosstimbers’ investment strategy is to source opportunities directly from its network, screen
them for suitability, structure them for protection and alignment, and actively manage their
growth. Crosstimbers evaluates each opportunity sourced from its network according to
underwriting criteria to ensure its suitability for the Funds. First, Crosstimbers focuses on
making growth equity investments—that is, investments in companies that have an
established product or service, growing revenue, and positive cash flow. Second,
Crosstimbers looks for companies with hard assets that provide underpinning collateral value
in downside scenarios. Third, Crosstimbers seeks strong management teams with proven
business models. Lastly, Crosstimbers invests in smaller rather than larger companies because
it believes that smaller companies tend to grow faster, present more opportunities to add value,
and benefit from valuation multiple expansion as they grow due to the market’s willingness
to pay a premium for larger companies.
Crosstimbers believes that the best way to maximize productivity and profitability is through
mutually beneficial partnerships with others. To that end, creating investment structures that
thoughtfully align incentives between investors and management teams is an essential element
of Crosstimbers’ investment strategy. Additionally, as a fiduciary of its Limited Partners’
capital, Crosstimbers focuses heavily on down-side protection. The majority, if not all, of its
investments are and will be structured with a liquidation preference and in such a way as to
ensure that the capital it invests initially goes onto a company’s balance sheet, not in the
pocket of its management team.
Crosstimbers is an active, engaged partner, seeking to influence the outcome of its
investments and to provide a value proposition to its portfolio companies that extends beyond
capital. The lower middle market contains many capable, driven entrepreneurs whose skill
sets Crosstimbers can complement and with whom it can partner to create lasting, valuable
companies.
Crosstimbers focuses on making control and/or strategic investments in SMEs, typically in
the range of $5 million to $15 million per investment. At the same time, Crosstimbers
recognizes that compelling investment opportunities can take many forms and retains the right
selectively to pursue other types of portfolio investments, such as certain project financings.
The foregoing discussion includes and is based upon numerous assumptions andopinions of Crosstimbers concerning world financial markets and other matters, theaccuracy of which cannot be assured. There can be no assurance that each Funds’investment strategy will achieve profitable results or that the Limited Partners will notincur substantial or total losses.10
B. Crosstimbers’ private equity investment strategies and the securities invested in to carry out
this strategy involves a high degree of business and financial risk that could result in
substantial losses and are suitable only for Investors prepared to bear such risk. The risk
factors below are not intended to be exhaustive. Prospective Investors should carefully
review the risks described in each Funds’ Offering Documents.
General Nature of the Funds’ Investments. A substantial portion of the Funds’ investments
will be in equity or equity-related investments which by their nature involve business,
financial, market and/or legal risks. While such investments offer the opportunity for
significant capital gains, they also involve a high degree of risk that can result in substantial
losses. There can be no assurance that the Principals will correctly evaluate the nature and
magnitude of the various factors that could affect the value of such investments. Valuations
and market movements of the Funds’ investments may be volatile, and a variety of other
factors that are inherently difficult to predict, such as domestic or international economic and
political developments, may significantly affect the results of the Funds’ activities and the
value of the Funds’ investments. As a result, the Funds’ performance over a particular period
may not necessarily be indicative of the results that may be expected in future periods. A
portion of the Funds’ investments may involve under-performing companies or companies
identified by the Management Company as being in need of additional capital. The financial
condition of such companies may be weak or their balance sheets highly leveraged, and any
investment in them may involve a high degree of risk.
Portfolio Concentration. Diversification is not an objective of the Fund. Each Funds’
portfolio may include a small number of large positions. While this portfolio concentration
may enhance total returns to the Partners, if any large position has a material loss, then returns
to the Partners may be lower than if they had invested in a well-diversified portfolio.
General Nature of the Funds’ Investments. A substantial portion of the Funds’ investments
will be in equity or equity-related investments which by their nature involve business,
financial, market and/or legal risks. While such investments offer the opportunity for
significant capital gains, they also involve a high degree of risk that can result in substantial
losses. There can be no assurance that the Principals will correctly evaluate the nature and
magnitude of the various factors that could affect the value of such investments. Valuations
and market movements of the Funds’ investments may be volatile, and a variety of other
factors that are inherently difficult to predict, such as domestic or international economic and
political developments, may significantly affect the results of the Funds’ activities and the
value of the Funds’ investments. As a result, the Funds’ performance over a particular period
may not necessarily be indicative of the results that may be expected in future periods. A
portion of the Funds’ investments may involve under-performing companies or companies
identified by the Management Company as being in need of additional capital. The financial
condition of such companies may be weak or their balance sheets highly leveraged, and any
investment in them may involve a high degree of risk.
Illiquidity of Investments. An investment in the Funds require a long-term commitment with
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no certainty of return. It is unlikely there will be near-term cash flow available. Many of
the Funds’ investments will be highly illiquid, and there can be no assurance that the Funds
will be able to realize such investments at attractive valuations or otherwise be able to affect
a successful realization or exit strategy. Consequently, dispositions of such investments
may require a lengthy period or may result in distributions in-kind. Additionally, the Funds
may acquire securities that cannot be sold except pursuant to a registration statement filed
under the Securities Act, or in accordance with Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act. There can be no assurance that private purchasers can be found for the Funds’
investments.
Contingent Liability on Disposition of Investments. Many of the Funds’ investments will
involve private securities. In connection with the disposition of an investment in private
securities, the Funds may be required to make representations about the business and
financial affairs of the company typical of those made in connection with the sale of a
business. The Funds also may be required to indemnify the purchasers of such investment
to the extent that any such representations turn out to be inaccurate. These arrangements may
incur contingent liabilities that ultimately might yield funding obligations that must be
satisfied by the Limited Partners to the extent of their capital commitments.
Difficulty of Locating Suitable Investments. Identification of attractive investment
opportunities is difficult and involves a high degree of uncertainty. Furthermore, the
availability of investment opportunities generally will be subject to market conditions as
well as, in some cases, the prevailing regulatory or political climate. Competition for such
opportunities is expected to be substantial. There can be no assurance that the Funds will be
able to locate and complete a sufficient number of suitable opportunities to enable it to invest
all of its commitments in opportunities that satisfy its investment objectives, or that such
investment opportunities will lead to completed investments by the Funds.
Need for Additional Investments. The Funds may be called upon to provide follow-on
funding for its portfolio companies or have the opportunity to increase its investment in
portfolio companies. There can be no assurance that the Funds will be able to make such
additional investments or that the Funds will have sufficient funds to do so. Any decision
not to make such additional investments or the inability to make them may have a substantial
negative impact on a portfolio company in need of such an investment or may diminish the
Funds’ ability to influence the portfolio company’s future development.
Risks Associated with Foreign Investments. Although the Funds intend to invest principally
in companies headquartered in the United States, the Funds may from time to time invest in
non-U.S. portfolio companies. Investing outside the United States may involve substantially
greater risks than investing in the United States. In particular, the value of the Funds’
investments in foreign securities may be affected by changes in currency exchange rates,
which may be volatile. Additional risks may include: (i) economic dislocations in the host
country; (ii) less publicly available information; (iii) less developed regulatory institutions;
and (iv) greater difficulty of enforcing legal rights in a foreign jurisdiction. Moreover, non-
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U.S. companies may not be subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting
standards comparable to those that apply to U.S. companies. Finally, in some foreign
countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of value, including through confiscatory
taxation, limitations on the repatriation or sale of securities, property or other assets of the
Funds, political or social instability or diplomatic developments, each of which could have
an adverse effect on the Funds’ investments in such countries.
Provision of Managerial Assistance and Control. The Funds may obtain rights to
substantially participate in, or influence substantially the conduct of, the management of
certain of the Funds’ portfolio companies. The Funds typically will designate directors (and
nonexecutive chairmen) to serve on the boards of directors of the Funds’ portfolio
companies. The designation of directors and other measures contemplated could expose the
assets of the Funds to claims by a portfolio company, its security holders and its creditors.
The exercise of control over a company could impose additional risks of liability for
environmental damage, product defects, failure to supervise management, violation of
governmental regulations and other types of liability. If these liabilities were to occur, the
Funds could suffer losses in its investments. While the General Partner and the Management
Company intend to manage the Funds in a way that will minimize exposure to these risks,
the possibility of successful claims cannot be precluded.
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that Investors should be prepared to bear.There can be no assurance that the Funds’ objective will be achieved or that theinvestment strategies Crosstimbers employs will be successful. Investors must beprepared to lose all or substantially all their investment in the Funds.C. See Section 8.B. above.
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Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal
or disciplinary events that would be material to the evaluation of the Adviser or the integrity of
Adviser’s management.
There are no legal or disciplinary events with respect to an evaluation of the Adviser’s
advisory services or the integrity of management.
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A. The Adviser is not registered, and does not have an application pending to register, as a
broker-dealer or registered representative of a broker-dealer. Currently, no employees of the
Adviser are registered representatives of a broker-dealer.
B. Neither the Adviser nor any of its management persons are registered, or have an application
pending to register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, commodity
trading advisor, or an associated person of the foregoing entities.
C. In connection with sponsoring the Funds, the Adviser also sponsors an affiliated general
partner for the Funds, which will receive the compensation described in Items 5 and 6. Other
than this affiliated general partner entity, the Adviser has no relationships or arrangements
with any related person listed in the instructions to Item 10.C. that are material to its advisory
business or to the Funds.
D. The Adviser does not recommend or select other investment advisers for the Funds.
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A. The Adviser has adopted a written Code of Ethics (the “Code”) designed to address and avoid
potential conflicts of interest as required under Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act. The
Code sets forth a standard of business conduct and compliance with federal securities laws
by all of the Adviser's employees. The Code contains policies and procedures that Adviser
employees execute personal securities trading in a manner that mitigates actual or potential
conflicts of interest or any abuse of an individual's position of trust and responsibility. The
Adviser requires pre-clearance of purchases of an IPO or a new private placement;
requires periodic reporting of employees' personal securities transactions and holdings; and
requires prompt internal reporting of Code violations.
As part of its Code, the Adviser has established procedures to reduce the abuse of material,
non-public information, which includes procedures for, among other things, the use and
maintenance of restricted trading lists. Because the structure of the Adviser would make
information barriers impractical, the firm has not imposed information barriers to restrict
the internal flow of possible material, non-public information. Thus, all professionals are
deemed to be in receipt of material, non-public information, in all instances where any
professional of the Adviser has received material, non-public information, and, therefore,
may not trade on the basis of that information.
The Adviser will provide a copy of the Code to any investor or prospective investor upon
request.
B. Neither the Adviser nor any of its related persons recommend to the Funds’ investments in
which the Adviser or any related persons have a material financial interest.
C. In connection with sponsoring the Funds, the Adviser and certain affiliates may have an
economic interest in the Funds, the General Partner or both. Other than with respect to
these interests, neither the Adviser nor any of its related persons invest in the same or
related securities that either the Adviser or its related persons recommend to the Funds.
D. See Item 11.C. above.
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A.The Adviser’s investment strategy involves making investments in private equity
investments in SMEs. As a result, the Adviser does not select or recommend broker-
dealers for the purchase and sales of securities. Furthermore, the Adviser does not maintain
any trading accounts and does not use “soft” dollars received from broker-dealers from
the purchase and sales of securities for its clients.
B.Not Applicable.
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A.The Adviser maintains comprehensive review procedures for the ongoing monitoring of
the portfolio investments of the Funds. In connection therewith, the Adviser conducts
periodic reviews of all portfolio company investments held by the Funds as it deems
appropriate. All of the Adviser’s investment and operational staff participate in the ongoing
monitoring of the Funds’ portfolio, although responsibilities vary by individual.
Performance, security positions and investment opportunities are among some of the matters
that may be reviewed.
B.See Item 13.A. above.
C.The Adviser provides written periodic financial reports, such as audited annual financial
statements, to the Investors in the Funds. This reporting includes customary financials
relating to the business and operations of the Funds.
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A. The Adviser does not receive any economic benefit, including sales awards or prizes, from
any third party for providing advisory services to the Funds.
B. Despite that the Adviser currently does not use a placement agent, it may enter into
agreements with certain third-party placement agents in the future. Any such agreement
would provide for compensation to be paid to the placement agent for referring Investors to
the Funds. Under such an agreement, the placement agent would receive a percentage of the
capital commitments attributable to each prospective Investor referred depending upon
specific circumstances and restrictions. These agreements with a placement agent would be
disclosed to prospective Investors in the Funds.
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Crosstimbers may be deemed under Rule 206(4)-2 of the Advisers Act to have custody of the
assets of the Funds by virtue of its relationship with the General Partner. The Funds’ assets and
securities will be held by qualified custodians. As noted in Item 13 above, Fund Limited
Partners will receive annual financial statements audited by an independent public accounting
firm. Fund Limited Partners are urged to carefully review such statements.
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Crosstimbers will exercise discretion in managing the investments of the Funds, based on the
Funds’ investment objectives, policies and strategies disclosed in its Offering Documents. The
limitations on such authority are described in the Funds’ Offering Documents.
Crosstimbers will contractually assume discretionary authority over the assets of the Funds
under an investment management agreement entered into among Crosstimbers, the Funds
and the Funds’ General Partner.
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The Adviser’s investment strategy involves private equity investments in SMEs. As a result,
the Adviser does not generally hold Fund investments in public equity securities and therefore
does not generally receive proxies on behalf of its clients.
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A. Crosstimbers will not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200, six months or
more in advance.
B. Crosstimbers does not believe it has any financial condition that is reasonably likely to
impair its ability to meet its contractual commitments to the Funds.
C. Crosstimbers has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past
ten years.
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