New Providence Asset Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (“New Providence” or
the “Company”) is primarily engaged in providing discretionary investment advisory services
through a diversified program of investments through separate investment advisory agreements
with outside managers or through the use of private investment funds (the “Managers”). In
accordance with the investment philosophies and objectives of its clients, New Providence is
primarily responsible for selecting and monitoring the Managers and allocating clients’ assets
among the various selected Managers who make the day‐to‐day investment decisions on behalf
of clients.
Funds‐of‐Funds. New Providence provides its investment advisory services and serves as the
investment manager to four private pooled investment vehicles (collectively, “Fund” or “Funds”).
The Funds consist of three funds that diversify their assets among a variety of asset classes and
one fund focused on non‐U.S. equities. The diversified asset class funds are New Providence
Balanced Portfolio, LP (“NPBP”), a Delaware limited partnership established for tax exempt
investors, New Providence Onshore Balanced Portfolio, LP (“NPO”), a Delaware limited
partnership established for taxable investors and the New Providence Diversifying Strategies
Portfolio LP (“DSP”), a Delaware limited partnership. New Providence International LP (“NPI”), a
Delaware limited partnership, is the fund focused on non‐U.S. equities.
Investment advice is provided directly to the Funds and not individually to investors in the Funds.
New Providence manages the assets of the Funds in accordance with the terms of the governing
documents applicable to the Funds.
NPAM Funds GP LLC, a subsidiary of New Providence, acts as general partner (“General Partner”)
to the Funds. Interests in the Funds, which are collective investment vehicles sponsored by New
Providence, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and such Funds are not registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Accordingly, interests in the Funds are offered and
sold exclusively through the means of a confidential offering memorandum (“COM”) to investors
satisfying the applicable eligibility and suitability requirements either in private transactions within
the United States or in offshore transactions.
Investment Office. New Providence also provides investment advisory services on a separately
managed account basis. Such services are typically offered to high net worth individuals,
endowments, and foundation clients (“IO Clients”), whereby New Providence acts as the IO Clients’
investment office manager providing discretionary investment management services by working
with the IO Client or IO Client’s investment committee or trustee(s) generally through the following
process: New Providence and the IO Client agree on an overall objective and strategy, an
appropriate risk profile, asset classes appropriate for investment as well as maximum and
minimum percentages to be invested in each asset class, initial selection of Managers and overall
portfolio construction, a minimum level of liquidity to be maintained at all times and an
appropriate timeframe to evaluate New Providence’s performance.
Thereafter, New Providence would operate within the parameters pre‐approved by the IO Client,
selecting and replacing Managers, continuously overseeing the investment portfolio and making
propitious tactical asset allocation decisions on occasion. IO Client consent is required prior to
hiring any new manager with a lock‐up greater than one year or investing in any one of the Funds.
New Providence was founded in March 2003 and is principally controlled on an indirect basis by
John L. Vogelstein. As of December 31, 2019, New Providence managed approximately $2.8 billion
on a discretionary basis on behalf of 22 clients and approximately $3 million on a nondiscretionary
basis on behalf of 2 clients.
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Funds‐of‐Funds. New Providence charges NPBP, NPO, DSP and NPI limited partners a monthly
management fee in arrears of .50% (annualized). Subject to certain conditions, NPBP and NPO
limited partners may withdraw all or any part of its capital account as of the end of each calendar
quarter upon 60 days’ prior written notice, or at such other times and upon such lesser notice as
the General Partner may determine. A withdrawal of funds within the first twelve months of the
date of contributions, as determined on a first‐in, first‐out basis, will be subject to a .50%
withdrawal fee payable to the General Partner. DSP limited partners, subject to certain conditions,
may withdraw up to 25% of its capital account balance as of the end of each calendar quarter upon
not less than 90 days’ prior written notice. A withdrawal of funds within the first twelve months
of the date of contributions, as determined on a first‐in, first‐out basis, will be subject to a 2.0%
withdrawal fee payable to the partnership. Subject to certain conditions, NPI’s limited partners
may withdraw all or any part of its capital account as of the end of each calendar quarter upon 100
days’ prior written notice by a Limited Partner that such Limited Partner seeks to withdraw all or
any portion of its capital account. The General Partner will cause the Partnership to effect a
withdrawal (i) effective on or before the first quarter end following the date of such notice (such
first quarter end, the “Withdrawal Date”) of at least seventy five percent (75%) of such requested
withdrawal amount, and (ii) on or before the second quarter end following the Withdrawal Date
the remaining amount. The General Partner may waive or modify any terms related to withdrawals
for limited partners.
With respect to the Funds, New Providence and the General Partner reserve the right to reduce or
waive its fees and/or certain terms, including but not limited to, changing the terms of the liquidity
provisions and waiving or reducing the performance allocations and/or management fees.
In addition to the fees charged by New Providence and the General Partner, investors in the Funds
will bear indirectly the management and incentive fees charged by the underlying Managers as
well as other fees and expenses charged to the Funds. Those other fees will vary, but typically
include fees paid to the administrator, legal, accounting, auditing and other professional expenses,
research expenses, investment expenses such as commissions, interest on margin accounts,
custodial fees, bank service fees and other reasonable expenses related to the purchase, sale,
transmittal or custody of the Fund’s assets as shall be determined by New Providence and the GP
at their discretion.
Investors should refer to the Funds’ COM, Subscription Agreements and other offering documents
for additional/supplementary information regarding the various fees and charges associated with
investments in the Funds.
Investment Office. Fees charged to IO Clients are charged in accordance with the terms of the
contract that New Providence has with the IO Client and are generally charged monthly or
quarterly in arrears based on the net asset value of the prior month or quarter in accordance with
the following scale:
▪ 50 basis points on first $100 million of assets
▪ 40 basis points on next $150 million of assets
▪ 30 basis points on incremental amounts > $250 million
To the extent any IO Clients are invested in the Funds, fees charged to the IO Client by New
Providence will be based on the total assets under management, inclusive of the balances invested
in the Funds in accordance with the agreed upon rates. However, IO Clients will not be double
charged management fees and performance allocation fees charged by the Funds. IO Clients are
responsible for all fees and expenses charged by outside Managers as well as custodial fees.
Actual fees may differ among IO Clients.
The terms of termination of the investment advisory services to be provided by New Providence
to its IO Clients will be in accordance with the terms agreed upon by New Providence and the IO
Client and specified in the investment advisory contract that it has with the IO Client, but generally
the terms of the agreement will remain in effect for a specified period which generally will be one
year from the inception of the agreement (“Specified Period”). Upon expiration of the Specified
Period, IO Clients may terminate by giving 60 days written notice to New Providence, and New
Providence may terminate by giving the client 180 days prior written notice
Performance Based Fees and Side‐by‐Side Management New Providence does not charge any performance based fees. Some investment advisers
experience conflicts of interest in connection with the side‐by‐side management of accounts with
different fee structures. However, these conflicts of interest are not applicable to New Providence.
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New Providence’s customized investment supervisory services are delivered to individuals and
associated trusts, estates, charitable organizations, endowments, and foundation clients through
its four funds‐of‐funds (the Funds) and its investment office clients (the IO Clients).
Funds‐of‐Funds. Details concerning applicable suitability criteria are set forth in the respective
Funds’ COMs and Subscription Agreements. Depending upon the fund the minimum investment is
generally $1‐10 million. In addition, the Funds generally require its investors to make
representations concerning their sophistication as investors and their ability to bear the risk of loss
of their entire investment under New Providence’s management.
Investment Office. IO Clients are generally required to place a minimum of $40 million of assets
under New Providence’s management. Notwithstanding the forgoing, New Providence may waive
the minimum account requirements under certain circumstances.
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Investment Process. New Providence follows a disciplined, documented investment process which
involves a qualitative and quantitative method of analysis to evaluate and monitor the Managers
and their organizations. New Providence analyzes, in detail, the investment management
organization, ownership structure, assets under management, products, client base, capacity
issues, the backgrounds of key investment professionals, the firm's investment philosophy,
investment process, style, performance, and risk management. On site due diligence is a key
component of this analysis. Quantitative analysis includes reviewing performance against
objectives, historical and expected performance relative to benchmarks and peers, analyzing
risk/return ratios, understanding key drivers of performance returns, alpha generations versus
style or benchmark contributions and correlations with other funds in the portfolio and to the
investment markets.
Investment Risks. An investment with New Providence (including as an IO Client or in the Funds)
entails a significant degree of risk and therefore should be undertaken only by clients capable of
evaluating and bearing the risks. Set forth below is a non‐exhaustive list of such risks, however,
prospective clients/investors are advised to review the applicable Fund COM (as applicable) and
discussing the risks with a representative from NPAM:
1. Nature of investing in private investment funds
2. Illiquidity of the Funds and the Managers’ funds
3. Use of leverage by Managers
4. Short selling activities by Managers
5. Use of options by Managers
6. Use of commodities by Managers
7. Exposure to Non-U.S. Investments in Managers’ funds
8. Diversification; concentration of positions held by multiple Managers
9. Lack of publicly available information about Managers
10. Lack of regulation of Managers and their funds
11. Performance‐based compensation
12. Fund expenses
13. Reliance on management of New Providence
14. Lack of direct control over Managers
15. Risk of litigation
16. Risk of cybersecurity breach
17. Possibility of misappropriation of assets by Managers
18. Misuse of confidential information and other violations by Managers
19. No assurance of future returns by Managers
20. Market risks
21. Other clients may be managed by Managers
22. Potential conflicts of interests faced by New Providence
Risk of Loss.
Investments in Managers’ funds and the underlying assets in which they invest are
highly speculative. New Providence may not be successful in meeting performance objectives. A
successful program of investing is subject to risks related to (i) the quality of the management of
the Managers in which New Providence invests; (ii) the ability of New Providence and the
Managers to select successful investment opportunities; (iii) general economic conditions; and (iv)
the ability of New Providence and the Managers to liquidate their investments. Clients should not
invest with New Providence unless they can bear the risk of a complete loss of their capital. In the
event that a Manager proves to be inferior, New Providence may not have the ability to cause a
change in management and may be limited in its ability to withdraw or sell its investment.
New Providence cannot provide assurance that it will be able to choose, make and/or realize
investments in any particular Manager. There is no assurance that New Providence will be able to
generate returns or that the returns will be commensurate with the risks inherent in their
investment strategy. The marketability and value of any such investment will depend upon many
factors beyond the control of New Providence. The expenses of the Funds and an IO Client account
may exceed the income generated by the accounts, and IO Clients/Fund investors could lose the
entire amount of their contributed capital. The past investment performance of New Providence
cannot be taken to guarantee future results.
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New Providence and its employees have not been involved in any legal or disciplinary events in the
past 10 years that would be material to a client’s evaluation of the company or its personnel.
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New Providence does not engage in other financial industry activities and does not maintain any
affiliates other than the Funds’ General Partner. New Providence does not receive any direct or
indirect compensation from Managers for recommending the Managers, and New Providence
does not have other business relationships with the Managers.
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Personal Trading New Providence selects investments for the Funds and IO Clients based solely on investment
considerations, including whether the investments are suitable for the Fund/IO Client and whether
the investments meet the objectives and guidelines of the Fund/IO Client. In the course of
providing advisory services, New Providence may simultaneously recommend the sale of a
particular security for one account while recommending the purchase of the same security for
another account if such recommendations are consistent with each participant's investment
objectives and guidelines.
New Providence manages trust accounts of one of its principals and a trust account for a
nonemployee partner on a discretionary basis (“related client accounts”). These related client
accounts represent a significant percentage of New Providence’s assets under management. To
the extent that an investment is consistent with the related client account and other Funds’/IO
Clients’ investment objectives, New Providence may invest the related client accounts in the same
securities and Managers as the Funds/IO Clients. Such investments will not be made to favor the
related client accounts over the Funds/IO Clients.
In addition, New Providence employees may also from time‐to‐time, buy or sell securities that are
also recommended to Funds/IO Clients. Moreover, New Providence may give advice and take
actions in the performance of its duties to certain Funds/IO Clients that differ from the advice
given, or the timing and nature of actions taken, with respect to other Funds/IO Clients’ accounts
and/or employee accounts that may invest in securities recommended to Funds/IO Clients.
New Providence has adopted a Code of Ethics, which includes formal Personal Trading and Insider
Trading policies and procedures that is intended to mitigate any conflicts of interests when
employees personally trade securities. New Providence’s Code of Ethics requires, among other
things, that all employees: annually report their securities holdings; quarterly report their
securities transactions; and annually affirm their compliance with the Code of Ethics. The Chief
Compliance Officer regularly reviews of holdings and transactions by New Providence’s employees
for compliance with the Code of Ethics, a copy of which is available by contacting New Providence
at the address or telephone number listed on the first page of this document.
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In the event that New Providence seeks to make the same investment for more than one Fund/IO
Client with a Manager that is providing limited capacity, such limited investment opportunity will
generally be allocated by among the pertinent Clients in a fair manner. In making such allocation
decisions, New Providence will take into account a number of factors, including, the investment
objectives and constraints of the Clients; the amount of the investment capacity to be allocated;
the percentage of the Client’s portfolio that is currently invested with the manager or with other
managers that engage in similar investment strategies; and whether an allocation to a particular
manager will have a material impact on its overall portfolio. Application of these considerations
may result in different allocation decisions depending on the particular facts and circumstances in
existence at the time the allocations are made and may or may not result in a pro rata allocation
of limited investments.
Additionally, New Providence does not generally direct security trades in Fund/IO Client accounts,
as such authority rests with the Managers. However, to the extent New Providence affects
securities transactions on behalf of Funds/IO Clients, New Providence will generally execute the
trades through the Fund’s/IO Client’s custodian or prime broker, absent specific direction.
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IO Client portfolios and Fund portfolios are reviewed by Mr. John L. Vogelstein, Andrew Vogelstein,
Pier Friend, Jeannine Caruso, Rob Inches, Frank Brochin and Matthew Salotti on an ongoing basis
in order to determine the appropriate investment actions for each portfolio. New Providence
performs regular and recurring evaluations of all underlying Managers in which the Funds and IO
Clients are invested in and monitors such factors as performance, volatility, performance
attribution, leverage, correlations, adherence to investment guidelines and
organizational/portfolio management changes.
Investors in the Funds receive annual audited financial statements and quarterly performance
letters. Fund investors and IO Clients will also generally receive monthly reports of their account
balances. Additionally, due to legal/regulatory constraints that must be followed by certain Fund
investors or IO Clients, New Providence in its discretion, may agree to provide certain Fund
investors or IO Clients with more frequent reports than those described above.
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New Providence does not receive any other economic benefits from non‐clients in connection with
the provision of investment advice to the Funds and IO Clients. New Providence does not
compensate third‐parties to provide referrals for Fund investors or IO Clients.
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With the exception of the interests in the Managers’ funds, which are defined as “privately offered
securities” per Rule 206(4)‐2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Custody Rule), all
Fund and IO Client assets are held in custody by unaffiliated broker/dealers or banks acting in the
capacity as “qualified custodians”.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, New Providence’s role as general partner to the Funds enables it
to access Fund assets and New Providence has developed procedures that ensure the safeguarding
and protection of the assets. Such procedures include among other things, the separation of
functions and dual approvals for the distribution of Fund capital.
The Funds are subject to an annual audit and the audited financial statements are distributed to
each investor. The audited financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, issued with an unqualified opinion, and distributed within 180
days of the Funds’ fiscal year ends.
In certain cases, New Providence can access IO Client funds via signatory authority and the ability
to directly debit advisory fees. Given these abilities, the Company is considered to have custody
over certain IO Client assets and New Providence complies with the Custody Rule by among other
things: retaining the Funds’ auditor to complete an annual surprise verification of the IO Client
accounts over which New Providence is defined to have custody and ensuring that the qualified
custodians of the IO Client accounts send statements directly to the account owners on at least a
quarterly basis. IO Clients should carefully review these statements and should compare these
statements to any account information provided by the Company.
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In a manner consistent with the investment objectives and restrictions of the Funds/IO Clients, as
set forth in the governing agreements and documents with each of its clients, New Providence
generally retains the discretionary authority to determine, without obtaining prior specific
consent, to establish and terminate separately managed accounts with Managers, as well as the
amounts to be allocated or withdrawn from each of the Managers. Notwithstanding, as noted in
the
Advisory Business section above, New Providence manages certain of its advisory accounts on
a non‐discretionary basis.
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As noted, New Providence primarily directs the investment of its clients’ portfolios to Managers.
As a result, New Providence does not possess the ability to vote the proxies relating to the
securities traded by the Managers. Nevertheless, New Providence recognizes the importance of
strong corporate governance and shall ensure that to the extent practicable, its Managers have
developed a proxy voting policy and procedures in accordance with Rule 206(4)‐6 under the
Advisers Act. In general, New Providence will incorporate an inquiry into its Manager’s proxy
voting policies and procedures as part of its initial due diligence process and on a periodic basis via
a Manager Questionnaire. In the event that New Providence is solicited for its opinion as to how
a Manager should vote a particular proxy, New Providence will generally advise the Manager to
vote in accordance with preset guidelines. Any requests made by Fund investors or IO Clients to
review a specific proxy vote shall be reviewed and a determination made as to the appropriate
course of action. All such requests and this policy shall be maintained in accordance with Rule
204‐2(c) under the Advisers Act. IO Clients and investors in the Funds may contact New Providence
at the address or telephone number listed on the first page of this document, for a copy of the policy or
information with respect to a specific proxy vote, at no cost.
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New Providence has never filed for bankruptcy and is not aware of any financial condition that is
expected to affect its ability to manage client accounts.
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