ACAP registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an investment adviser
in 2008. Black Swan Investments, LLC is the principal owner of ACAP. As of December 31, 2019
the Company advised approximately $798 million on a non-discretionary or consulting basis, on
behalf of 556 accounts and managed $125 million on a discretionary basis in 3 accounts.
ACAP provides financial planning and investment advisory services to ultra-high net worth
individuals and their related trusts, partnerships and charitable accounts. ACAP also provides
investment advisory services to a pension plan client. ACAP provides individualized investment
advice, due diligence, and recommendations on asset allocation, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”),
third-party managers, mutual funds, and individual investment securities (e.g. stocks, bonds,
options, direct investments in real estate and private companies). Clients
may impose restrictions
on investing in certain securities or types of securities. Additionally, ACAP will review and make
recommendations on other outside managers and investments that the clients have retained. As part
of this process ACAP may retain the services of outside consultants to assist with the due diligence
and review process. Services of ACAP may also include, but are not limited to, the following:
An investment policy statement that covers one’s risk tolerance and liquidity needs
Ongoing monitoring, due diligence, asset allocation, and additional review of investment
portfolios
Retirement sufficiency analysis
Aggregate investment reporting through an independent third party (Private Client
Resources or another appropriate vendor)
Biennial or quarterly contact with investment meetings
ACAP’s primary investment recommendation is its passive index investing approach. ACAP also
conducts due diligence and makes recommendations on third-party advisers to clients. These
opportunities may provide a wide range of investments including traditional equity investing, fixed
income portfolios, as well as alternative strategies, such as hedge funds and private equity funds.
Clients should review the disclosure documents of recommended investment managers for
information on each manager’s investment selection, analysis methods, and sources of information
and investment strategies. ACAP also conducts due diligence and provides recommendations on
individual alternative investments, such as mezzanine loans, real estate investments, and operating
companies.
ACAP will at times advise clients upon investing assets directly in privately offered investments
such as private operating companies and real estate offerings (“Privately Offered Investments”).
Such investments may be sourced by ACAP or its clients. ACAP will not recommend that the client
make such an investment unless they are eligible to do so. To be eligible to invest in a Privately
Offered Investment, a client must meet all the requirements under state and federal security laws to
be eligible to invest in a privately offered security. For example, depending on the investment, the
client may be required to meet the definition of “accredited investor” as defined in rule 501(a) of
Regulation D. If a client sources a potential investment, and that client elects to fund the entirety of
that investment, ACAP will not recommend such investment to any other client. However, ACAP
may need to make an investment allocation decision in the event that: it determines that a potential
investment it has sourced may be appropriate for certain clients; or a client that has sourced its own
investment elects not to fund the entirety of that investment and ACAP determines that the
remainder of the investment may be appropriate for certain other clients. In such a situation,
ACAP’s allocation of these investments will be based on the following factors.
1. Liquidity – does the client have sufficient liquidity to make the investment?
2. Time horizon/Structure issues – can the client withstand the lack of liquidity over the
expected time horizon of the investment?
3. Returns sought/Risk tolerance – considerations include:
a. Is the client comfortable investing in direct investments?
b. Underlying risk of investment, and
c. Diversity of other assets held by the client
4. Ability to make a decision - can the client make an investment decision with respect to the
investment in the required time frame?
5. Size of investment - is the recommended size of investment appropriate relative to the
client’s net worth?
6. Taxes - when assessing the potential return on the investment, ACAP will consider the tax
impact to the client.
Prior to November 2018, if a client elected to make an investment in a Privately Offered Investment,
such client typically made the investment directly. Starting in November 2018, if a client elects to
make a Privately Offered Investment, the client may be required to make such investment via Argos
Fund, LLC (the “Argos Fund”). The Argos Fund is a limited liability company, for which ACAP
acts as investment adviser on a discretionary basis. Although clients retain discretion as to if and
when to make a Privately Offered Investment, once the investment is made via the Argos Fund,
ACAP has investment discretion over the invested assets until such time that the investment is
liquidated.
Starting in November 2018, ACAP also began advising Argos Opportunity Fund 19, LLC (the
“Opportunity Fund”), and starting in October 2019, ACAP began advising the Argos Co-Invest
Fund, LLC (“the Co-Invest Fund”). The Opportunity Fund and Co-Invest Fund were both created
to invest alongside the Argos Fund.
Notwithstanding, but subject to, ACAP’s processes for allocating Privately Offered Investments
among clients as discussed above, ACAP intends to allocate no more than a combined 25% of each
Privately Offered Investment opportunity collectively to the Opportunity Fund and/or Co-Invest
Fund. Exceptions may apply in the case of client-sourced deals where the client is able to make the
entirety of the sourced investment without the use of additional capital.
Generally, the Opportunity Fund has an ongoing mandate to invest in Privately Offered Investment
opportunities identified during its investment period (which ends on December 31, 2020 (the
“Investment Period”)) whereas the Co-Invest Fund exists to allow third-party investors to make
one-off investments in individual Privately Offered Investment opportunities, if and when the
Opportunity Fund does not itself have sufficient capacity to do so or when the investment is deemed
to be suboptimal for the Opportunity Fund investors based on diversification effects or other asset
management considerations.
Occasionally, ACAP may allocate the entirety of an investment to the Opportunity Fund or Co-
Invest Fund if such investment is less than $5 million and such investment does not meet the
minimum invested capital requirements of applicable advisory clients. As the Opportunity Fund
currently has investors that are ACAP personnel and/or accounts over which such personnel could
be deemed to have a beneficial ownership, this could result in ACAP personnel indirectly investing
(via the Opportunity Fund) in opportunities in which ACAP clients do not invest.
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Advisory Clients and the Argos Fund
Clients are billed in accordance with terms specified in the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Clients typically pay ACAP via a check or wire or, when applicable, via their interest in the Argos
Fund. Clients may pay fees in arrears or in advance. Fees are based on one of the following
schedules.
ACAP collects a 15 basis point fee calculated on the total investable assets of each client. The
valuation used to determine the basis point charged is a mutually agreed to number based on their
calendar year end, and approved by the client prior to billing. Client fees are billed or deducted
periodically, less than every six months. ACAP fees are not negotiable, but ACAP reserves the
right to lower or waive fees at its discretion.
Or
Certain other (legacy) clients are charged a fee based solely on assets under management ranging
from 0.4% to 1.0%.
Subject to a client’s approval, they may also pay a performance fee on certain illiquid investments
that is equal to 10% of the realized profits earned from such investments, as defined in the
Investment Advisory Agreement. If the investment loses money, the client shall receive a credit
against future performance fees in an amount equal to 10% of such loss. Performance based fees
may create an incentive for ACAP to make investment recommendations that are riskier or more
speculative than would be the case in the absence of a performance fee. Further, investment advisers
have an inherent conflict of interest to favor accounts that pay more in fees, such as performance
based fees. ACAP has adopted and implemented written compliance policies and procedures,
codified in our compliance manual, which generally address the above conflicts of interest.
Each client enters into an investment advisory agreement that continues in force and effect until
either the client or ACAP gives written notice to the other party of its intention to cancel it, in which
event the contract shall terminate on such date as is specified by the terminating party. When either
party terminates the relationship, fees are prorated from the beginning of the billing period through
the specified termination date with the exception of the performance based fees, which remain in
place for the duration of the underlying investment. If the account paid fees in advance, any prepaid
unearned fees will be refunded to the client.
In addition to ACAP’s investment advisory fees and performance fee, clients will incur trading costs
and custodial fees e.g., wire fees, IRA fees). Due to the nature of the brokerage services provided,
some commissions charged to the client are consistent with a full service brokerage firms. (Please
refer to the
Brokerage Practices section for more information for potential conflict of interests with
respect to brokerage commissions.) All fees paid to ACAP for investment advisory services are
separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by third-party managers, ETFs and mutual
funds. ETF and mutual fund fees and expenses are described in each fund’s prospectus; these fees
will generally include a management fee, other fund expenses, and a possible distribution fee. A
client could invest with a third-party manager or in an ETF or mutual fund directly, without the
services of ACAP. In that case, the client would not receive the services provided by ACAP which
are designed, among other things, to assist the client in determining which third-party manager, ETF
or mutual fund(s) are most appropriate to each client’s financial condition and objectives.
Accordingly, the client should review both the fees charged by the third-party manager, ETF or
mutual funds and the fees charged by ACAP to fully understand the total amount of fees to be paid
by the client and to thereby evaluate the advisory services being provided. Affiliates of ACAP
and/or their related persons may charge separate fees for bill pay services, legal work, accounting
services, tax credit products, and/or insurance products.
ACAP does not charge the Argos Fund any management fees as such fees are paid by the underlying
clients that make their investments in Privately Offered Investments via the Argos Fund. However,
for all Privately Offered Investments made through the Argos Fund, ACAP will collect the 10%
performance fee described above via the client’s investment in the Argos Fund, and not from the
client directly. ACAP also pays the majority of expenses incurred by the Argos Fund. The Argos
Fund only pays transactional expenses and extraordinary or non-routine expenses.
The Opportunity Fund
During its Investment Period, the Opportunity Fund pays ACAP an annual management fee equal
to 1% of the total committed capital of those Opportunity Fund investors that are not ACAP
advisory clients (“Third Party Investors”). After the Investment Period, the Opportunity Fund will
pay a management fee equal to 1.0% of the total capital contributions of each Third Party Investor
used for investments that have not been disposed of or completely written off during the remaining
term of the Opportunity Fund. No management fees will be charged after December 31, 2024.
Third Party Investors will also pay an affiliate of ACAP (the “Carry Member”) a performance fee
(by way of an incentive allocation) of 20% of all profits made on their investments in the
Opportunity Fund that exceed an 8% internal rate of return.
ACAP does not charge the Opportunity Fund any management fees in relation to the capital of
ACAP advisory clients that invest in the Fund, as such clients already pay ACAP advisory fees, as
discussed above. Further, while such advisory client investors will pay performance fees, these
performance fees will be calculated in accordance with the methodology described under
Advisory
Clients and the Argos Fund above. ACAP will collect such performance via the advisory client’s
investment in the Argos Fund, and not from the client directly.
The Co-Invest Fund
Co-Invest Fund investors pay ACAP an annual management fee of 0.75% of each contribution they
make to invest in each Privately Offered Investment, until such asset is disposed of or completely
written off.
Co-Invest Fund investors also pay an affiliate of ACAP (the “Carry Member”) a performance fee
(by way of an incentive allocation) of 15% of all profits made on each applicable investment in the
Co-Invest Fund.
While the fees of the Co-Invest Fund are typically not negotiable, ACAP may enter into side letters
with individual investor that may modify such fees.
The Opportunity Fund and Co-Invest Fund pays the following expenses:
1. Fees, costs and expenses related to the identification, evaluation, negotiation, acquisition,
due diligence, restructuring, closing, holding, monitoring and disposition of Fund
investments (whether or not consummated) and other assets, including, without limitation,
travel expenses, commissions or brokerage fees or similar charges in connection therewith,
to the extent not borne or reimbursed by a portfolio company or a potential portfolio
company.
2. Expenses related to organizing and maintaining entities, such as holding companies, through
or in which investments will be made.
3. Legal, auditing, consulting, investment and commercial banking, appraisal, custodial,
accounting, registration, valuation and other professional expenses.
4. Expenses for preparation of the Fund’s financial statements, tax returns and filings
(including investors’ Schedule K-1s), and otherwise associated with reporting and providing
information to investors.
5. Insurance premiums related to errors and omission liability insurance or other insurance as
deemed appropriate by ACAP to protect the Fund, ACAP, its affiliates and any of their
directors, officers, investors, partners, employees, agents or to indemnify ACAP and its
affiliates against any liability related to the portfolio companies and operation of the Fund.
6. Indemnification and indemnity contributions or reimbursement obligations of the Fund with
respect to any person, whether payable in connection with a Proceeding (as defined in the
Fund’s LLC Agreement) involving the Fund or otherwise.
7. Taxes, fees or governmental charges that may be assessed against the Fund.
8. Fees incurred in connection with the maintenance of bank or custodian accounts.
9. Costs associated with borrowings including principal, interest, placement and other fees,
charges and costs associated with the borrowing of funds to the extent permitted hereunder.
10. Costs and expenses of any Proceeding (including investigations or threatened investigations)
or threatened litigation involving Fund activities, including indemnification expenses.
11. Costs incurred by the Fund in connection with a defaulting investor.
12. Any extraordinary expense of the Fund, including fees and expenses associated with any tax
or other audit, investigation, settlement or review of the Fund.
13. Out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Fund or ACAP in connection with any
meeting or conference with any investor, including the annual meeting of investors, if any.
14. Expenses incurred by ACAP in serving as the tax matters representative.
15. Costs and expenses for terminating, dissolving and winding up the Fund.
16. All other expenses properly chargeable to the activities of the Fund.
To the extent such an expense is incurred by the Opportunity Fund and/or Co-Invest Fund, and other
ACAP clients (including the Argos Fund), ACAP will only allocate the pro rata share of such
expense to the Opportunity Fund and/or Co-Invest Fund. As discussed above, ACAP will typically
not allocate the balance of such expenses to the applicable non-Opportunity Fund clients. Instead,
ACAP will typically pay such balance of such expenses out of its own assets. Similarly, ACAP
will typically pay the share of each expense allocated to the Opportunity Fund that is attributable to
an advisory client that invests in such Fund.
Performance Fees and Side-by-Side Management Please refer to the
Fees and Compensation section above for performance fee disclosures. Although
ACAP manages accounts for which it charges a performance fee and accounts for which it does not,
ACAP does not believe that this presents any conflicts of interest. ACAP only charges these fees
on those parts of accounts that invest in Privately Offered Investments, and it charges such fees to
all clients that invest in Privately Offered Investments.
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As mentioned above in the
Advisory Business section, ACAP provides investment advisory services
to ultra-high net worth individuals and their related trusts, partnerships and charitable accounts.
ACAP also provides investment advisory services to a pension plan client. For certain client
accounts, ACAP may be deemed a fiduciary under certain Department of Labor rules. ACAP will
abide by the Impartial Conduct Standards in relation to such accounts. Finally, ACAP provides
investment advice to three private funds, the Argos Fund, the Opportunity Fund and the Co-Invest
Fund.
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ACAP’s primary investment recommendation for liquid securities is index investing using ETFs.
Clients also employ active managers and other strategies as well. These strategies typically may
include mutual funds, separately managed accounts, and alternative investments such as hedge
funds, private equity funds, and direct investments in private companies and real estate. Investments
pose a risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear.
When performing due diligence on any third-party investment manager ACAP considers many
factors including the following items.
Fees charged by the manager both directly and indirectly through commissions on trades
and other expenses.
Turnover and its related costs and impact on overall performance.
Management tenure.
Use of leverage and the related increase risks associated with leverage.
Track record of the manager both in the current strategy and with prior firms and prior funds.
Operational support at the firm level.
Interviews and at time on site visits are completed with representatives from the firms to
discuss these factors.
When performing due diligence on real estate and private company investing ACAP looks at many
factors including the following:
Fees and expenses associated with the investment including fees paid directly through the
operating company.
Likely tenure of the investment.
The historic track record of any partners in the investment and the company or project itself.
Financial information of the company or real estate project.
Quality of existing investors and the nature of the investor base.
Ensuring the operators interests are aligned with our clients. They should have a significant
stake in the success of the venture.
Quality of the expert advisors to the firm including attorneys, accounting firms and other
third party support.
The expected return should compensate clients for the lack of liquidity in the investment.
Risk of Loss
All investing involves a risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear. The identification of
securities and other assets believed to be undervalued is a difficult task, and there are no assurances
that such opportunities will be successfully recognized or acquired by ACAP, third-party
investments, or third-party managers. ACAP cannot give any guarantee that it will achieve a client’s
investment objectives or that clients will receive a return of its investment. Below is a summary of
potentially material risks for each significant ACAP investment strategy used, the methods of
analysis used, and/or the particular type of security recommended.
Lack of Control - ACAP will not have a role in the management of clients’ third-party
managed accounts and it will likely not have the opportunity to evaluate in advance the
specific decisions made by any third-party managers. As a result, the rates of return to
clients will primarily depend upon the choice of investments and other investment and
management decisions of third-party managers, and returns could be adversely affected by
the unfavorable performance of such managers. ACAP depends on third-party managers to
develop the appropriate systems and procedures to control operational risks. Operational
risks arising from mistakes made in the confirmation or settlement of transactions, from
transactions not being properly booked, evaluated or accounted for or other similar
disruption in operations may cause the client accounts to suffer financial losses.
Real Estate and Private Companies – ACAP provides investment advice on alternative
direct investments such as real estate and private companies. Such investments are typically
illiquid, not freely transferable, and do not have an actively traded market. Direct
investments in real estate and private companies, like many other types of investments,
historically have experienced significant fluctuation and cycles in value. Specific market
conditions may result in occasional or permanent reductions in the value of a client’s
investments. The value of a client’s investments may depend on many factors beyond our
control, including, but not limited to: changes in general economic, local, or social
conditions; changes in supply of or demand for competing investments; changes in interest
rates; the availability and use of credit; the financial condition of buyers, sellers and tenants;
changes in tax rates and other operating expenses; various uninsured or uninsurable risks;
natural disasters; changes in the character of an investment’s assets; changes in dividend
distribution rates; and changes in an investment’s management.
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CFI is one of the primary broker dealers used by ACAP clients. CFI earns brokerage commission
transactions and other fees on trades that Argos executes through CFI.
ACAP and its managing partner, Mr. Tice, have an apparent conflict of interest with respect to its
client usage of CFI. CFI holds a variety of security registrations for Mr. Tice. Neither Mr. Tice nor
any other employee receive any fees, commissions or other compensation whatsoever from CFI.
Mr. Tice’s father is also a compensated Board member of CFI. Because of these facts, ACAP has a
conflict of interest in directing the execution of clients’ trades to CFI.
Despite the conflict with CFI, ACAP is comfortable that the use of CFI as one of our brokers for
clients remains consistent with our duty to seek best execution. The conflict is addressed by an
ongoing analysis of best execution by employees of ACAP. Further, it is ACAP’s policy to seek
best execution on clients’ securities transactions.
Mr. Rich Kuehnle, who has an indirect ownership interests in ACAP co-owns an accounting firm
named Vogel, Kuehnle PC, which performs tax work for certain ACAP clients.
As a result, arrangements where additional compensation is received, a potential or actual conflict
of interest may exist with ACAP clients' interests, as ACAP and/or its related persons may be
incentivized to recommend services or products based on compensation received, rather than on a
client’s needs. ACAP mitigates our conflicts primarily through our policy to act in the best interests
of our clients and to disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest to clients.
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Personal Trading ACAP’s officers, partners and employees are generally not permitted to purchase for their personal
accounts the same securities that could be recommended to clients except for publicly traded
exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and mutual funds. However, as discussed under
Advisory Business
above, certain of such persons are permitted to invest in (and have invested in (both directly and
through accounts over which they could be deemed to have beneficial ownership)) the Opportunity
Fund, which invests in Privately Offered Investments alongside the Argos Fund. ACAP’s
investment advisory business is focused on providing advice on third-party managers, ETFs, mutual
funds, and Privately Offered Investments which we believe does not present material risks with
respect to personal trading. To avoid and/or mitigate any potential conflicts of interest involving
personal trades, ACAP has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) which includes a personal
securities and insider trading policies and procedures. ACAP’s Code requires, among other things,
that employees:
Act with integrity, competence, diligence, respect, and in an ethical manner with the public,
clients, prospective clients, employers, employees, colleagues in the investment profession,
and other participants in the global capital markets;
Place the integrity of the investment profession, the interests of clients, and the interests of
ACAP above one’s own personal interests;
Adhere to the fundamental standard that they should not take inappropriate advantage of
their position;
Mitigate any actual or potential conflict of interest;
Conduct all personal securities transactions in a manner consistent with this policy;
Use reasonable care and exercise independent professional judgment when conducting
investment analysis, making investment recommendations, taking investment actions, and
engaging in other professional activities;
Practice and encourage others to practice in a professional and ethical manner that will
reflect credit on themselves and the profession;
Promote the integrity of, and uphold the rules governing, capital markets;
Maintain and improve their professional competence and strive to maintain and improve the
competence of other investment professionals; and
Comply with applicable provisions of the federal securities laws.
ACAP’s Code also requires access persons to: 1) pre-clear certain personal securities transactions:
2) report personal securities transactions on at least a quarterly basis, and; 3) provide ACAP with a
detailed summary of certain holdings (both initially upon commencement of employment and
annually thereafter) over which such access persons have a direct or indirect beneficial interest. The
Code requires ACAP to monitor Employees’ investment patterns, outside business activities, and
also governs the giving and/or receipt of gifts and entertainment by ACAP and its Employees.
A copy of the Code will be provided to any client or prospective client upon request.
ACAP’s current Chief Compliance Officer is Paul Tice. Mr. Tice is also engaged in providing
advisory services to the Company’s clients and his background and experience is summarized in
ACAP’s Brochure Supplement.
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ACAP’s investment advisory business is focused on providing advice on ETFs, third-party
managers, mutual funds, and other investments; however, occasionally (upon client direction),
ACAP may execute trades in individual securities on behalf of clients. Certain clients have granted
ACAP trading authority through the execution of a limited power of attorney. It is ACAP’s policy
to always seek best execution for client securities transactions. If a client currently uses a broker or
custodian and is satisfied with the services, we generally keep the relationship intact. We have
relationships with numerous brokers and custodians as a client convenience. If there is no
preference from the client, we will determine if the investment manager who the client invests with
has a preference and generally use their preferred custodian. If the client and the investment
manager offer no preference then we will typically recommend Fidelity, although we had previously
recommended CFI in this regard. The ultimate decision is made by the client. Periodic surveys are
conducted to ensure pricing is in line with the service level provided for each account. Clients who
have directed that we use particular brokers (including CFI and Fidelity) are advised that such a
direction of brokerage may result in their receiving less favorable executions in certain transactions,
or in their paying higher transaction costs either in individual transactions or in the aggregate
.
Although it is ACAP’s policy to always seek best execution for client trades, in such a directed
brokerage arrangement, the Firm may not be free to seek best price and execution by placing
transactions with other brokers or dealers. Accordingly, the client should consider whether that
arrangement may result in disadvantages to the client that are not outweighed by the value of
custodial and other services provided by that broker.
To the extent ACAP recommends a broker to use in effecting transactions, ACAP’s primary
consideration will be the broker’s ability to provide best execution of trades. In making a decision
about best execution, ACAP may consider a number of quantitative and qualitative factors
including, but not limited to, the following (in no order of importance): trade execution price and
commission, opportunity for price improvement, anonymity, liquidity, speed of execution, expertise
with difficult securities, trading style and strategy, the number of errors committed by each broker,
custodial services, and the quality of research services the broker may provide. Although ACAP
generally seeks reasonably competitive commission rates, it does not seek formal competitive
bidding and does not necessarily direct transactions to brokers that charge the lowest commission
rates. The commission rates paid to any broker for execution of transactions will be determined
through negotiations with the broker, taking into account industry norms for the size and type of
transaction, and the nature of brokerage and research services provided.
ACAP does not have any formal soft dollar arrangements. On occasion, ACAP may receive
research from broker-dealers. Research is not provided in connection with ACAP clients’ securities
transactions or contingent upon forthcoming securities transactions. To the best of ACAP’s
knowledge, the research is generally made available to institutional clients of the broker. In any
event, ACAP’s policy is for such products and services to fall within Section 28(e). In conjunction
with ACAP’s periodic best execution analyses, ACAP will review products and services received
from broker-dealers to ensure ACAP is in compliance with the safe harbor of Section 28(e); further,
ACAP will make a good faith determination that the value of the brokerage and research services
obtained is reasonable in relation to the amount of the commissions paid.
Since ACAP provides individualized investment advice to clients, in most cases ACAP will not be
in the position to aggregate client orders; therefore, transactions for each client account generally
will be affected independently. ACAP may aggregate client trades when such aggregation is
expected to be in the best interest of all participating clients . ACAP’s allocation policy is to seek
to allocate investment opportunities among clients in the fairest possible way, taking into account
clients’ best interests. ACAP will not favor or discriminate against any client or group of clients.
Please see
Advisory Business above for a description of how ACAP allocates Privately Offered
Investment opportunities.
Advisory clients are not responsible for the payment of trade errors committed by ACAP in
conjunction with the management of client accounts. Any gain resulting from a trade error will be
retained by the advisory client.
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Paul N. Tice or Robert P. Ensor will review client accounts at a minimum of every six months and
typically quarterly, shortly after the completion of each calendar quarter.
Reviews entail a review of client holdings, discussion of any investment recommendations,
discussion with the client on their risk tolerance and investment horizon, as well as at minimum an
annual review of the client’s financial statements as prepared by the independent accountants.
Reports will be provided to the Company’s clients (and the equity owners of such clients) on a
quarterly basis or if otherwise, upon request, provided that such reports are available or can be
generated without unreasonable expense to the Company. Further, specific reports may be
described in a client’s investment advisory agreement.
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ACAP does not receive any economic benefit from someone who is not a client for providing
investment advice or other advisory services.
ACAP does not compensate any person for client referrals but it may compensate third parties for
referring investors to the Opportunity Fund.
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ACAP does not have custody of most client assets. However, ACAP does have custody of the assets
of three private fund clients, the Argos Fund, the Opportunity Fund and the Co-Invest Fund.
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Any trading authority provided by clients to ACAP will be non-discretionary.
ACAP does have investment discretion over the assets of the Opportunity Fund. In addition, once
a client or third party investor has elected to make a Privately Offered Investment via the Argos
Fund or Co-Investment Fund, ACAP will have discretion over the assets used to make that
investment until such time that the investment is realized and ACAP is able to return capital to the
client or investor.
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ACAP’s policy is that it does not exercise voting authority with respect to clients’ publicly traded
securities. Clients are responsible for voting any such proxies. Clients should contact their
custodian with questions about receiving proxies and process for the client to execute voting on
such proxies. For certain legacy clients, ACAP receives proxies and forwards them to the client.
The Argos Fund, Opportunity Fund and Co-Invest Fund may hold certain Privately Offered
Investments for which there are associated voting rights. ACAP does not consider these voting
rights to be proxies but will assess whether exercising such voting rights may be in the best interest
of such clients on a case by case basis and act accordingly.
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ACAP has never filed for bankruptcy, does not solicit fees six months or more in advance, and is
not aware of any financial condition that is expected to affect its ability to manage client accounts.
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