HERMES GPE LLP
- Advisory Business
- Fees and Compensation
- Performance-Based Fees
- Types of Clients
- Methods of Analysis
- Disciplinary Information
- Other Activities
- Code of Ethics
- Brokerage Practices
- Review of Accounts
- Client Referrals
- Custody
- Investment Discretion
- Voting Client Securities
- Financial Information
Hermes GPE LLP (“Hermes GPE”) is a global private markets business that was established in 2010 and provides investment and asset management services to third party Clients in line with their respective Investment Management Agreements (‘IMAs’), Investment Advisory Agreements (‘IAAs’) or Limited Partnership Agreements (‘LPAs’). Hermes GPE is a joint venture between Hermes Fund Managers Limited (‘HFML’) and GPE Partner Limited. As of July 2, 2018, Federated Holdings (UK) Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly listed Federated Investors Inc) acquired a 60% majority stake in HFML with BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited retaining a 29.5% stake and Intertrust Employee Benefit Trustee Ltd (“IEBT”) holding the remainder 10.5% stake.
Investment Services
Hermes GPE primarily provides discretionary investment advice to institutional Clients in private equity and infrastructure investments. Private funds are available to US persons only if they are accredited investors and/or qualified purchasers as those terms are used under the federal securities laws. Investments for institutional Clients via private accounts, and investors in private funds (collectively, ‘Clients’) are managed in accordance with the legal agreements governing the investment service provided. Investors should consider whether a particular private account or fund meets their investment objectives and risk tolerance prior to investing.
Assets Under Management
As of 31 December 2018, Hermes GPE had $10.3 billion in assets under management of which $7.9 billion is discretionary and $2.4 billion is non-discretionary managed. please register to get more info
Private account advisory services Hermes GPE’s fees are negotiated on a Client by Client basis but typically incorporate: a management fee as a percentage of commitments or net asset value (‘NAV’), paid quarterly (often through a Priority Profit Share); plus a performance fee (or carried interest) of a percentage of gains once a certain hurdle rate is achieved, in line with the Client’s IMA or LPA. Advisory fees are not received as a Preferred Profit Share but are calculated as a percentage of assets under advice and are generally paid monthly or quarterly in arrears. Private fund fees Fees for each private fund are described in its LPA. Private funds are charged a management fee based upon commitments and/or NAV. Management fees are paid quarterly (in arrears or in advance). Private funds are also charged a performance fee (carried interest) of a percentage of gains once a certain hurdle rate is achieved, in line with the fund’s prospectus and/or its LPA. March 2019 6 Hermes GPE’s fees are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other related costs and expenses which shall be incurred by the Client. Clients may incur certain charges imposed by custodians, brokers, third party investment and other third parties such as fees charged by underlying managers, custodial fees, transfer taxes, wire transfer and electronic fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Such charges, fees and commissions are exclusive of and in addition to Hermes GPE’s fee and Hermes GPE shall not receive any portion of these commissions, fees and costs. Fees are payable up to the end of termination notice periods and any pre-paid fees would be refunded in accordance with agreed terms. please register to get more info
Certain Clients may negotiate a performance-based fee. Performance-based fees are negotiated in compliance with Rule 205-3 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the ‘Advisers Act’), and are charged only to ‘qualified Clients’ as defined in the rule, or as otherwise permitted by Advisers Act Section 205. These accounts are managed in the same facility, using the same systems and staffed with the same personnel used for Clients which do not have performance-based fees. Depending on performance, fees obtained by Hermes GPE and compensation earned by its investment staff on these accounts may be significantly higher than that earned on accounts of Clients which do not have performance-based fees. There are inherent conflicts of interest in the side-by-side management of performance fee and fixed fee accounts, in that an adviser may have an incentive to favor a performance fee account over a fixed fee account. Hermes GPE believes its trade allocation policy and procedures, including procedures for allocating limited offerings and average pricing of executed trades, mitigate such potential conflicts of interest. The procedures generally require accounts for Clients with similar investment strategies to be managed in a similar fashion, subject to a variety of exceptions, such as, particular investment restrictions or policies applicable only to certain accounts, differences in cash flows and account sizes and similar factors. please register to get more info
Hermes GPE provides investment advisory services to institutional Clients which may include but are not limited to: pension and profit-sharing plans; trusts, estates or charitable organizations; and other types of corporations or business entities, including private funds. Hermes GPE expects each private fund to qualify for exemption from the definition of ‘investment company’ under the 1940 Act, as amended under either 1940 Act Section 3(c)(1) or 1940 Act Section 3(c)(7) and to offer interests to investors pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (‘1933 Act’). As a result, this Brochure may discuss information relevant to such investors, as necessary or appropriate. Nonetheless, this Brochure is designed solely to provide information about Hermes GPE and should not be considered to be an offer of interests in any private fund managed or offered by Hermes GPE. Private fund investors may include high net worth individuals and a variety of institutional investors (including, but not limited to; trusts, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, corporations and other types of entities, including private funds of funds) meeting the terms of the exceptions and exemptions under which the private fund operates and wishing to invest in accordance with the private fund’s investment objective. Investors must meet the requirements for ‘accredited investors’ under the 1933 Act. In some cases, they must also be ‘qualified purchasers’ under the 1940 Act and/or ‘qualified eligible persons’ under regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (‘CFTC’). Minimum investment requirements are negotiated on a Client by Client basis or are specified in the respective PPM and LPA for each private fund. March 2019 7 please register to get more info
Hermes GPE is a global private markets manager with considerable expertise in the European, North American and Asian Markets. It will invest on a primary and a secondary basis, across the spectrum of infrastructure, buyouts, growth capital and venture capital, plus selectively in mezzanine and distressed for control strategies. Methods of analysis Hermes GPE adopts a client-centric approach to portfolio construction and investment strategy. The desired risk/return profile, investment horizon and liquidity needs will be agreed with a Client or Clients and a risk-adjusted approach will be applied to targeting the best opportunities, within the target market. For private funds, a target investment strategy will be formulated and documented in each fund’s Private Placement Memorandum (“PPM”) and LPA, and a similar approach to portfolio construction and monitoring will be applied. Primary private equity funds Hermes GPE undertakes a highly disciplined due diligence process ahead of any investment decision. Such a process will include: A top-down understanding of the fundamental drivers of a market’s risk and return; and The evaluation and identification of the best investment opportunities. Within the guidelines of each investment mandate, Hermes GPE seeks to identify the most attractive markets by region, stage and size by reference to the maturity of the private equity markets, the economic cycle, the degree of structural change, valuation levels, cultural factors and governance standards. Hermes GPE then reviews the population of investment opportunities in its chosen markets with the aim of selecting managers and investments that will outperform on a risk adjusted basis. The experience and networks of Hermes GPE’s personnel enable it to pre-screen the manager universe in order to identify a pool of potential private equity managers with which it may wish to invest. Suitable managers are evaluated through a process of regular meetings and track record analysis, often over a period of months or years prior to a specific fundraising. The evaluation process looks at the drivers of the manager’s track record and the nature and sources of the risks associated with achieving such returns in the future. A systematic, repeatable process will also evaluate the qualitative merits of each fund, reviewing its strategy and investment process, its organization and its investment team. Hermes GPE evaluates deal flow, success factors, consistency of approach, stability, alignment of interests, team credentials and attributes, transparency, reporting and corporate governance. Such factors, along with the manager’s track record will be considered relative to the manager’s peers. Co-investment and secondary private equity Through its substantial network of primary private equity contacts and intermediaries, Hermes GPE is able to source a steady flow of both co-investment and secondary opportunities. The manager/s of both are evaluated as per primary private equity funds above. In addition, the underlying company credentials are evaluated as appropriate. Such an evaluation will include the company’s industry dynamics, market position, management team, valuation and exit prospects. Infrastructure Hermes GPE has specialist investment expertise in the global infrastructure market with a strong network and reputation in this asset class. Infrastructure is a significant and growing part of Hermes GPE’s offering. March 2019 8 Following a similar process to that of private equity investing and co-investing, Hermes GPE is able to source, screen and commit to those opportunities which it deems can generate the most attractive risk-adjusted returns from infrastructure assets. In addition, infrastructure-specific characteristics such as yield generation, inflation- linkage and cash flow optimization are also scrutinized during the review of opportunities. Deal origination and due diligence The team has an extensive network of relationships and many years’ experience sourcing high quality and attractive opportunities via direct co-investments, primary funds and secondary opportunities. The major source of information for investment decisions for both private equity and infrastructure arises from direct enquiry of the funds or companies / assets themselves, or their advisors. As Hermes GPE has been investing in private markets for many years, it has a proprietary set of data points, fund histories and market knowledge upon which to draw. Once a private equity investment is being marketed, Hermes GPE receives a PPM and full pitch book presentation upon which to base further enquiry. In a number of cases, a fund or intermediary prepared due diligence pack is also received. Alongside any marketing, due diligence and legal materials received directly from a fund or company, Hermes GPE also considers information from third party providers that may cover more macro-oriented themes or be specifically related to a given region or industry sector. For co-investment opportunities, the lead manager typically provides Hermes GPE with externally prepared due diligence reports covering financial, commercial, legal and environmental aspects of the deal. Investment strategy Investments for Clients are made in accordance with the Client’s investment objectives, strategies, restrictions and guidelines, as set out in its IMA or LPA. Private fund investments are made in accordance with the fund’s PPM and LPA. Material risks All investments carry risks therefore Investors may not get back the full amount originally invested. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
This Brochure has no regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any specific recipient. Prospective investors must rely on their own examination of the legal, taxation, financial and other consequences of an investment with Hermes GPE or Hermes GPE products, including the merits of investing and the risks involved. Prospective investors should not treat the contents of this Brochure as advice relating to legal, taxation or investment matters. Before entering into an agreement in respect of any investment referred to in this Brochure you should consult your own professional and/or investment advisers as to its suitability for you. This Brochure should be read in conjunction with any relevant fund offering document (such as a prospectus or private placement memorandum) which will exclusively form the basis of any application. The list of risks below is not exhaustive, a comprehensive list of risk factors appears in each fund offering document and an investment should not be contemplated until the risks of investment have been considered fully.
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• Foreign Exchange risk: The value of overseas investments will be influenced by the rate of exchange.
• Valuation risk: The value of underlying investments in infrastructure and private equity is often an estimate and may be difficult to verify independently.
• Political risk: Infrastructure assets are exposed to changes in government policies. March 2019 9
• Country/Political risk: Overseas investments are exposed to changes in political, social & economic developments along with government actions and policies in countries where the investments are held.
• Regulatory/Legal risk: The value of the assets held will be influenced by changes legal/regulatory system.
• Inflation risk: Private Equity and infrastructure investments have a long-term horizon therefore their value will be affected by inflation.
• Liquidity risk: There is no public market for private equity & infrastructure investments which means they are often illiquid.
• Construction risk: Infrastructure assets involve construction projects such as the building of a road or a hospital and these can be negatively impacted by defects in the design, workmanship or materials used on the project.
• Operational risk: Failures or errors occurring in our internal processes, procedures or systems may result in losses. please register to get more info
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Hermes GPE is the sole shareholder of Hermes GPE (USA) Inc and Hermes GPE (Singapore) Pte Ltd which is licensed with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (together the ‘Hermes GPE Group’). Owing to its ownership structure as outlined in item 4 above, Hermes GPE is affiliated with the following SEC- registered investment advisers: Hermes Alternative Investment Management Limited (‘HAIML’) (registered as an Exempt Reporting Advisers) Hermes Investment Management Limited (‘HIML’) Hermes European Equities Limited (‘HEEL’) Federated Advisory Services Company Federated Investors (UK) LLP Federated Securities Corp Federated Investment Management Company Federated Investment Counselling Federated International Securities Corp Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania Federated Global Investment Management Corp Federated MDTA LLC Federated Private Fund of One Trade Finance Partnership General Partnership LLC HAIML, Hermes GPE, HIML, HEEL & Federated Investors (UK) LLP are all authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’) in the United Kingdom. Additionally, HGPE is affiliated with the following foreign advisers: March 2019 10
• Federated International Management Limited & Hermes Fund Managers Ireland Limited which are authorized and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”).
• Federated Asset Management GmbH which is authorized and regulated by The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (“BaFin”) in Germany.
• Federated Investors Canada ULC which is registered and regulated in Canada in the following provinces: Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland. .
The following advisers: Federated Investors Asia Pacific PTY LTD & Federated Investors Australia Services Ltd are operationally inactive. The Hermes GPE Group will be operationally independent from all Federated entities (“Federated”) and as such will be subject to its own trade allocation, personal trading and side-by-side management policies. Furthermore, the Hermes GPE Group has adopted an information barrier policy designed to prevent free flow of confidential and material non-public information between itself and the wider Hermes Group and between itself and Federated. This is designed to enable its staff to act in the best interest of their clients.
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The Hermes GPE group has adopted Federated’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics which sets down requirements with regards to personal conflict of Interest, payments & gifts, outside business activities, confidentiality, insider trading and fair dealing. Under the Code, all Access Persons of Hermes GPE have a duty to act in the best interests of its Clients and all potential conflicts and violations of the Code must be promptly reported to Hermes GPE’s Chief Compliance Officer (‘CCO’). The Code is designed to ensure that the personal securities transactions, activities and interests of the employees of Hermes GPE will not interfere with making and implementing investment decisions in the best interest of Clients. As such, it is Hermes GPE’s expressed policy, as reflected in the Code, that no Access Person of Hermes GPE shall prefer his or her own interest to that of a Client or make personal investment decisions based on investment decisions made on behalf of Clients. All Access Persons at Hermes GPE must acknowledge the terms of the Code annually, or as amended. . Subject to satisfying applicable requirements set forth in the Code and the Hermes GPE Personal Account Dealing policy, and applicable laws, Access Persons of Hermes GPE and its affiliates may trade for their own accounts in securities which are recommended to and/or purchased for Clients. Under the Code, certain classes of securities have been designated as exempt transactions, based upon a determination that these would not materially interfere with the best interest of Clients. In addition, Hermes GPE Personal Account Dealing policy requires pre-clearance by Compliance of all non-exempt personal account transactions so that such transactions are consistent with policies and procedures set forth in the policy and the Code. Furthermore, personal trading by Access Persons is periodically monitored by Compliance to reasonably detect and prevent conflicts of interest between the personal interests of such Access Persons and the interests of Clients. In order to permit such periodic monitoring, all Access Persons are required to provide annual securities holding reports to Compliance relating to all securities held in, or transacted on behalf of, their personal accounts.
Conflicts of interest
Hermes GPE Group has identified the following Conflicts of Interest: March 2019 11
•There could be a conflict where one client is favored over another (i.e. preference given to Clients paying higher performance based fee); as discussed in greater details in Item 6, Hermes GPE Group has put in place Allocation & Aggregation policies and procedures to mitigate this.
•There could be a conflict between Hermes GPE Group’s owners (Federated & BTPS) and third-party Clients. In order to mitigate this, there is an information barrier in place between Hermes GPE Group, Federated and BTPS whereby Federated and BTPS personnel do not have access to Hermes GPE Group systems/confidential information.
•There could be a conflict where a member of staff or a related person deals in securities on his/her personal account that the firm buys or sells for Clients. To mitigate this, Hermes GPE Group has in place its own Personal Account Dealing policy in addition to adopting Federated Code of Business Conduct & Ethics which requires staff members to pre-clear transactions in their personal account and implement a monitoring test designed to detect front-running.
•There could be a conflict where either member of staff are offered lavish hospitality by prospects to secure deals or are offering similarly extravagant hospitality to prospects. In order to mitigate this, Hermes GPE Group has in place a Gifts & Hospitality policy and procedure designed to manage the risk by requiring disclosure and pre- clearance of gifts and hospitalities sent and received by staff.
•There could be a conflict between a member of staff’s interests and Hermes GPE Group or its Clients ‘interest arising from that employee’s outside activities. Hermes GPE Group has put in place an Outside Business Interests policy and procedure in addition to the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics, which require disclosure and pre- clearance before employees can take up any Outside Business Activity.
An existing or prospective Client may obtain a copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by contacting Hermes GPE at +44 20 7680 3880 or via e-mail at IRteam@hermesgpe.com please register to get more info
As noted above under ‘Advisory Business,’ the Hermes GPE Group invests primarily in privately negotiated investments in the global private markets on behalf of Clients. When selecting such private market investment opportunities for Clients, the Hermes GPE Group believes it satisfies its best execution responsibilities through negotiation of the terms of such investments. On limited occasions, the Hermes GPE Group may acquire, sell or distribute publicly traded securities on behalf of Clients and any such transactions will typically represent a very small portion of the Hermes GPE Group’s overall investment activities on behalf of Clients. With respect to those limited instances in which the Hermes GPE Group purchases or sells on behalf of, or distributes to, a Client publicly traded securities through a broker-dealer, the Hermes GPE Group will seek to satisfy its best execution obligation by considering all relevant facts and circumstances, including the price and size of the order, the trading characteristics of the securities involved, the value of research provided by each broker, the broker’s execution abilities, commission rates, and financial responsibility and responsiveness. Subject to the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of each Client account, as set forth in the governing documents relating to such Client account, and the Hermes GPE Group’s duty to obtain best execution for such Client account, the Hermes GPE Group will generally have discretionary authority to: (i) select the broker or dealer to be used to execute transactions in securities on behalf of a Client account (which may, but need to, be a broker-dealer affiliated with the Hermes GPE Group) and (ii) negotiate the commission cost to be paid to such broker or dealer. March 2019 12 please register to get more info
Client account reviews Holdings and performance across Client accounts are reviewed by the Hermes GPE Group on a quarterly basis. All Hermes GPE Group portfolio managers are involved in reviewing Client accounts. Investment portfolio-level monitoring is conducted using the following reports and meetings: Underlying Fund Periodic Reports – general partners (or equivalent thereof) of the underlying funds in which Clients invest typically prepare and circulate to the Hermes GPE Group or its related persons either quarterly or bi-annual reports on such underlying funds’ investment portfolios. The Hermes GPE Group executive responsible for a specific Client account reviews all such reports relating to the underlying funds in which such Client account has invested and identifies any key issues. Advisory Board Seats – the Hermes GPE Group investment team aims to secure an advisory board seat for all major underlying investments. Such membership or observer provides a forum for the Hermes GPE Group to monitor the key issues relating to an underlying investment and influence the general partner (or equivalent thereof) of such underlying investment in furtherance of the Client’s best interests (for example, by encouraging such general partner to adhere to good corporate governance and increased transparency with respect to the underlying investments it manages). The Hermes GPE Group Investment Team has a challenging and, where required, assertive style to promote Client interests. Underlying Fund Annual Meetings – Hermes GPE Group investment executives attend the annual meetings of all underlying funds in which the Hermes GPE Group has invested Client assets. The meetings provide a full update on underlying fund investment portfolios. Hermes GPE Group Investment Executives also use such annual meetings as a forum in which to challenge underlying fund general partners (or the equivalent thereof) on key issues and exchange views with other investors. Annual meetings are an opportunity to further build relationships with underlying fund general partners (or the equivalent thereof). Update Meetings – the Hermes GPE Group investment team has regular update meetings with the general partners (or equivalent thereof) of the underlying funds or co-investments in which Hermes GPE Group has invested Client assets. Such meetings may be held to address a particular concern relating to an underlying investment or to maintain an open dialogue with underlying sponsors and their senior managing partners. The Hermes GPE Group finance team prepares monthly cash and quarterly holding reports and underlying valuation reconciliations against valuation reports received from underlying sponsors. On a quarterly basis all investment valuations are reviewed and approved by the Hermes GPE Independent Valuation. Nature and frequency of reports Investor Reports are issued to all Clients, within 90 days, on a quarterly basis or as specified within Client agreements. The submission dates and contents for Client reports are determined by the IMA or LPA or are agreed on a bespoke basis following a Client request. Hermes GPE issues audited accounts for all of its funds on an annual basis. In conjunction with the Investor Reports, Hermes GPE holds quarterly update calls or update meetings with key Clients. Other Client meetings are facilitated when and as required, or upon Client request. Hermes GPE provides weekly, monthly and quarterly Client specific update information by email. Ad-hoc requests from Clients are acknowledged within 24 hours, with data being provided no later than one week after the request has been received. Separate Account Clients receive quarterly written reports from the Hermes GPE Group generally containing a statement of position, an investment and macro-economic commentary and cash flow information. The Hermes March 2019 13 GPE Group will work with Separate Account Clients on a case-by-case basis to determine their reporting needs and provide customized reporting. Investors in a Private Fund typically receive quarterly and annual written reports as described in such Private Fund’s LPA and or PPM. Such reports generally contain an individual capital account statement of each investor, certain descriptive information relating to such Private Fund’s investments cash flow information and once a year, the audited financial statements of such Fund. please register to get more info
Hermes GPE may from time-to-time compensate, either directly or indirectly, either employees or third parties for Client referrals. Any such referral arrangements will comply with the relevant portions of the ‘cash solicitation’ rule (Rule 206(4)-3). In particular, third party referral arrangements will be pursuant to a written agreement between Hermes GPE and the solicitor and all required disclosures will be made. Hermes GPE has entered into an agreement with Hermes Investment Management Limited (“HIML”), an affiliated adviser, under which HIML receives compensation from Hermes GPE, as agreed from time to time in writing, for referring prospects to Hermes GPE. The arrangements described herein are applicable to Hermes GPE's advisory services provided to US clients. The cost of all referral fees is borne entirely by Hermes GPE and not by its Clients. please register to get more info
Clients should receive statements from the broker dealer, bank or other qualified custodian that holds and maintains Clients’ investment assets. Hermes GPE recommends that Clients carefully review such statements and compare such official custodial records to the account statements that it provides. Statements provided by Hermes GPE may vary from custodial statements based on accounting procedures, reporting dates, or valuation methodologies of certain securities. Hermes GPE maintains custody of funds’ assets held in the funds’ names with the qualified custodians. please register to get more info
Hermes GPE usually receives discretionary authority from the Client at the outset of relationship to select the identity and amount of investment. In all cases, however, such discretion is to be exercised in a manner consistent with the stated investment objectives, policies, guidelines and restrictions for the particular Client account. Hermes GPE’s authority to trade securities may also be limited by certain federal securities and tax or other laws that require diversification of investments and favor the holding of investments once made. Investment guidelines and restrictions must be provided to Hermes GPE in writing and are usually part of the IMA or LPA signed by the Client and Hermes GPE. please register to get more info
Where Hermes GPE is required to vote on a Client’s securities any vote will be exercised in the best interests of the Client. please register to get more info
Hermes GPE has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary commitments to Clients, has not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding and is not required to include a balance sheet as it does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance. March 2019 14 Item 19 - State securities registration Hermes GPE is not registered with any state securities authorities. March 2019 15 March, 2019 ADV Part 2B – Brochure Supplement Hermes GPE LLP March 2019 16 Hermes GPE LLP – Brochure Supplement Adviser’s name Hermes GPE LLP Principal business office address 150 Cheapside, London EC2V 6ET, United Kingdom Main phone number +44 (0)20 7680 3880 Website address www.hermesgpe.com Date of Brochure Supplement 28 March 2019
This brochure supplement provides information about Hermes GPE’s supervised persons that supplements its part 2A brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact the firm at +44 (0)20 7680 3880 or via e-mail at IRteam@hermesgpe.com if you did not receive Hermes GPE’s brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. March 2019 17
Item 20 - Brochure supplement for Sunny Chu (born 1974) – Partner Section 1 – Educational background and business experience Sunny is responsible for the New York office, leading the sourcing, due diligence and monitoring of Hermes GPE’s funds and co-investments in the Americas. He also is responsible for client development in the region. He joined Hermes GPE in 2012 and is a member of Private Equity Investment and Management Committees. Sunny has ten years of private equity experience. He previously worked at Qatar Investment Authority, where he was responsible for the allocation, execution and management of global private equity commitments and co- investments. Prior to this, Sunny was a senior private equity funds associate at Alpinvest, a corporate finance associate at McKinsey & Co. and an M&A / corporate attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Sunny graduated from Yale College with a double major in Ethics, Politics and Economics and Environmental Studies. He also has a JD from Harvard Law School. Section 2 – Disciplinary history There are no legal or disciplinary events to disclose with respect to Mr Chu. Mr Chu is not engaged in any investment-related business outside of his role with Hermes Additional compensation Mr Chu is not entitled to receive a fee for the provision of the other business activities. Mr Chu is responsible for the sourcing, analysis and due diligence of private equity investments. He is subject to supervision by Mr Gale, the Head of Private Equity. March 2019 18 March 2019 19 Item 22 - Brochure supplement for Peter Gale (born 1956) – Head of Private Equity Mr Gale is responsible for private equity investment decisions and for all aspects of Hermes GPE’s private equity investment process. He leads the co-investment programme and decisions on allocation and strategy for individual client portfolio construction and is based in London. He has 35 years of investment experience, including 26 years in private equity. Peter is a member of the Hermes GPE Management Committee and Chair of the Private Equity Investment Committee. Previously, he was Managing Director and CIO of the Hermes GPE predecessor organisation, Gartmore Private Equity. Prior to this Peter was Investment Manager of the National Westminster Bank Pension Fund (later known as the RBS Group Pension Fund), responsible for all investments, and initiated both the private equity and co-investment programmes. Peter holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Oxford and a BA in Economics from the University of Exeter. Section 2 – Disciplinary history There are no legal or disciplinary events to disclose with respect to Mr Gale. Section 3 – Other business activities Mr Gale is a Non-Executive Director of The Salvation Army and the management company of Altamir SCA, Altamir Gérance (previously named Apax Partners & Cie Gérance, and a Director of Lothbury Property Trust. These external roles do not occupy more than 10% of Mr Gale’s overall time. Mr Gale is entitled to receive a fee for the provision of the other business activities. The fees amount to less than 10% of his income. As Head of Private Equity, Mr Gale is responsible for all aspects of Hermes GPE’s investment process. He leads the Private Equity co-investment program and decisions on allocation and strategy for individual Client portfolio construction. Mr Gale is subject to supervision through the Executive Committee, to the Members of Hermes GPE. March 2019 20 Item 23 - Brochure supplement for Peter Hofbauer (born 1960) – Head of Infrastructure Mr Hofbauer has over 35 years of financial services experience including 30 years of global infrastructure investing. He joined Hermes Infrastructure in late 2010 as Head of Infrastructure and has since led the fundraising and deployment of HIF I, the Managed Account Programme on behalf of BTPS, and all associated co- investments. Peter chairs the IIC and oversees the management of the Hermes Infrastructure team. His previous roles include Global Head of Infrastructure at Babcock & Brown, where he was involved in the origination and management of more than 170 infrastructure assets globally with an aggregate value of US$25bn, and Associate Director at Westpac Banking Corporation, focusing on project finance and advisory services. Peter qualified as a Bachelor of Business at Swinburne University, Melbourne. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Advisor. Section 2 – Disciplinary history There are no legal or disciplinary events to disclose with respect to Mr Hofbauer. Mr Hofbauer is not engaged in any investment-related business outside of his role with Hermes GPE. Mr Hofbauer does not receive any economic benefit for providing advisory services from any person that is not a Client of Hermes GPE. As Head of Infrastructure, Mr Hofbauer is responsible for all relationships in the infrastructure sector and for coordinating the analysis, due diligence and monitoring of Hermes GPE's infrastructure investments. Mr Hofbauer is subject to supervision through the Executive Committee, to the Members of Hermes GPE. March 2019 21 Item 24 - Brochure supplement for Elias Korosis (born 1979) – Partner (Private Equity) Mr Korosis is responsible for directing Hermes GPE's growth investing globally. He also manages the investment strategy function which includes global markets research, portfolio construction and exploring new areas in private markets. Elias joined Hermes GPE in 2011 and is a member of the Investment and Management Committees. Previously he worked at Bridgewater Associates, a global macro hedge fund, as a manager in the research function. He started his career with Schroder Salomon Smith Barney and Citigroup, holding a number of banking and corporate strategy roles in the UK and the US. He sits on a number of corporate boards as a director and observer, as well as several private equity fund advisory boards. Elias is a Greek national and speaks fluent Greek, English, French and conversational Italian. He is an Executive education alum of Oxford University’s Said Business School (CIPEI) and is an alumnus of the University of Warwick (BSc in Economics and International Studies), the London School of Economics (MSc in European Political Economy), and Harvard Business School (PLD25). Section 2 – Disciplinary history There are no legal or disciplinary events to disclose with respect to Mr Korosis. Section 3 – Other business activities Mr Korosis is on the board of E-leather as a non-executive director appointed as part of HGPE’s investment in the company for various funds. Mr Korosis does not receive any economic benefit for providing advisory services from any person that is not a Client of Hermes GPE. Mr Korosis is responsible for markets research, portfolio research and construction and for exploring new areas in private markets. He is also responsible for all relationships with managers specializing in environmental innovation and for coordinating the analysis, due diligence and monitoring of all funds and co-investments in this sector. Mr Korosis is subject to supervision by Mr Gale, the Head of Private Equity. March 2019 22 Item 25 - Brochure supplement for Simon Moss (born 1974) – Partner (Private Equity) Section 1 – Educational background and business experience Simon manages the EMEA investment team and is responsible for all of Hermes GPE’s private equity investment activity in EMEA, overseeing the sourcing, due diligence and monitoring of EMEA funds and co-investments. Simon is based in London, previously having gained experience of working in the US private equity market. Simon has 19 years of private equity experience and was a founding member of the Hermes GPE predecessor organisation, Gartmore Private Equity, which he joined in 2002 and where he was latterly Deputy Managing Director. He is a member of the Hermes GPE Investment and Management Committees. During his time on the Investment Committee in excess of 140 co-investments and 90 fund investments have been completed. Previously, Simon worked as a management consultant at KPMG Consulting where he conducted due diligence on a number of private equity transactions and corporate strategy development projects for both UK and international companies. Simon holds a BSc in Political Science from the University of Bristol. Section 2 – Disciplinary history There are no legal or disciplinary events to disclose with respect to Mr Moss. Mr Moss is not engaged in any investment-related business outside of his role with Hermes GPE. Mr Moss does not receive any economic benefit for providing advisory services from any person that is not a Client of Hermes GPE. Mr Moss is responsible for all private equity manager relationships in EMEA and for coordinating the sourcing, due diligence and monitoring of EMEA funds and co-investments. Mr Moss is subject to supervision by Mr Gale, the Head of Private Equity. March 2019 23 Item 26 - Brochure supplement for Perry Noble (born 1960) – Partner (Infrastructure) Section 1 – Educational background and business experience Mr Noble joined Hermes Infrastructure in 2012 becoming a Partner in 2013. He oversees the structuring, analysis, transition and management of infrastructure investments and is a member of the IIC and Management Committee. He is a director on various portfolio company boards, including the board of the Thames Water holding company, the Cadent Gas holding company and the Hermes Infrastructure Fund’s renewable energy investee companies. Previously a Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Mr Noble also has over 30 years of experience as a transaction lawyer primarily working in infrastructure investment across all sectors. He was also Asia Managing Partner, Global Head of Finance and a member of the Freshfields’ executive committee. Between 2010 and 2014 he was Independent Chairman of Connect Plus, the consortium company responsible for the upgrade and maintenance of the M25 under a 25 year PPP contract. Perry is a qualified solicitor and holds a BA Law (Hons) from North East London Polytechnic and an LLM from the University of Bristol. Section 2 – Disciplinary history There are no legal or disciplinary events to disclose with respect to Mr Noble. Mr Noble is a non-executive director of Hutchison Water Holdings Limited and certain wholly owned subsidiaries. Mr Noble receives a market standard fee for acting as a non-executive director. Mr Noble is responsible for the due diligence, transition and management of new infrastructure investments. He is subject to supervision by Mr Hofbauer, the Head of Infrastructure. March 2019 24 Item 27 - Brochure supplement for Robert Wall (born 1979) – Partner (Infrastructure) Robert has over fiftee years of experience investing in infrastructure and delivering major engineering projects globally. Robert joined Hermes Infrastructure in 2016 as Partner and member of the Infrastructure Investment Committee, responsible for originating and executing new investments and managing existing portfolio companies on behalf of Hermes Infrastructure clients. Prior to joining Hermes Infrastructure, he worked at the CPP Investment Board (‘CPPIB’) for nine years in both Toronto and London. As a member of the infrastructure investments team at CPPIB, Robert was responsible for executing large-scale direct infrastructure investments in multiple jurisdictions and acted as a Board Director of major infrastructure companies in the UK, Europe and Australia. Robert's early career was in civil engineering in the UK and New Zealand. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from Queen's University in Canada and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Section 2 – Disciplinary history There are no legal or disciplinary events to disclose with respect to Mr Wall. Mr Wall does not receive any economic benefit for providing advisory services from any person that is not a Client of Hermes GPE. Mr Wall is responsible for the sourcing, analysis and due diligence of infrastructure investments. He is subject to supervision by Mr Hofbauer, the Head of Infrastructure. please register to get more info
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