Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P., a New York limited partnership (the “Adviser”), is a private
company that was founded in 1978 and is a real estate owner, operator, developer and fund
sponsor. The principal owners of the Adviser are Jerry I. Speyer and Robert J. Speyer.
The Adviser and its affiliates provide asset management services to privately offered real estate
pooled investment vehicles, each of which has one or more investors (each, a “Fund” and,
collectively, the “Funds”). An affiliate of the Adviser acts as general partner or managing
member of each Fund (each, a “General Partner”). For most of the Funds, the General Partner
has entered into an asset management agreement with the Adviser, whereby the Adviser has
agreed to oversee the acquisition, management and disposition of the relevant Fund’s assets. In
certain cases, the Funds have entered into asset management agreements directly with the
Adviser.
The advice provided by the Adviser and its affiliates to each Fund is tailored to meet the
investment objectives and restrictions of each Fund. Each Fund generally has a specific
geographic focus and investment strategy. Each Fund generally has either a core, value-added,
or opportunistic investment strategy and makes investments in specified countries or regions.
Each Fund generally invests in one or more targeted, pre-defined real estate asset classes (
e.g.,
office, residential, mixed-use), and certain Funds prescribe the types of vehicles (
e.g., REITs,
corporate blockers) through which real estate investments may be made by those Funds.
As of December 31, 2018, the Adviser managed $14,977,244,212 on a discretionary basis.
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Funds generally pay the Adviser or its affiliate an annual asset management fee or priority profit
share (the “Management Fee”) in accordance with the partnership agreement (or limited liability
company agreement) and/or the asset management agreement of such Fund. The Management
Fee (which is generally in the range of 1-2%) is typically calculated as: (i) a percentage of
capital commitments; or (ii) a percentage of capital contributions; or (iii) the sum of a percentage
of capital commitments and a percentage of capital contributions; or (iv) the sum of a percentage
of capital contributions and a percentage of indebtedness; or (v) a percentage of the fair market
value of a Fund’s investments; or (vi) a flat fee. The Management Fee basis for certain Funds is
different during the Fund’s investment period than after the Fund’s investment period. The
Adviser either deducts the Management Fee from the Fund’s assets or calls capital from
investors in the Fund ( the “Limited Partners”) to pay the Management Fees, depending on
whether sufficient working capital is available at the Fund level to pay the Management Fees.
The Management Fee is paid on a monthly or quarterly basis, in arrears.
Certain Funds pay the Adviser an acquisition fee calculated as a specified percentage of the
acquisition price of each real estate investment made by those Funds during their respective
investment periods.
Certain Limited Partners in a Fund may be charged Management Fees at lower rates than other
Limited Partners in the same Fund, or may be exempted from bearing their pro rata share of
certain fees and expenses that the Fund is required to pay or reimburse to the Adviser or its
affiliates. Such special arrangements are generally provided for in side letter agreements
between such Limited Partners and the applicable General Partner, or in the Fund governing
documents.
Certain of the Funds have formed joint ventures with third-party co-investors in order to acquire
a specific real estate assets in situations where it would be prohibited or otherwise inappropriate
for the Fund in question to acquire a one hundred percent interest in the asset. The Adviser or its
affiliates may receive an asset management fee from the third-party co-investors for the
management of the specific real estate assets. Any asset management fee received from third-
party co-investors will be payable to the Adviser or its affiliates and not the Funds.
Additional fees and reimbursements paid to the Adviser or its affiliates by a Fund, directly or
indirectly, may include: (i) reimbursements for a portion of the payroll and overhead for
employees performing Fund-level tax, accounting, legal and administration services, (ii) property
management fees, construction management fees, pre-development and/or development fees,
leasing commissions, real estate advisory fees and reimbursements for a portion of the payroll
and overhead for employees performing property management, construction
management/supervisory, development management and leasing services, (iii) fees charged to
operate Fund structures; and (iv) reimbursement for certain taxes payable with respect to
amounts paid in connection with such property management, construction management,
development management and leasing services; and (v) reimbursements for a portion of the
payroll and overhead, and out-of-pocket expenses, for employees performing organizational,
offering and acquisition services incurred in the formation and marketing of Funds, and the
acquisition of assets for Funds. Such additional fees and reimbursements may include a portion
of compensation payable to employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, including, but not limited
to, base salaries, bonuses, medical benefits, retirement benefits, payroll taxes, severance
payments, expatriate cost-of-living allowances (such as housing reimbursement, leasing of
vehicles, student tuition payments, relocation and moving costs, and travel-related expenses for
periodic visits home), expenses related to immigration matters, such as work visas,
transportation benefits, and other fringe benefits and overheads (such as space and equipment
rental, insurance, utilities, supplies, information technology-related expenses, dues and
subscriptions, training, and other similar costs) of the Adviser or its affiliates, in each case to the
extent attributable or allocable to the particular Fund-related activities specified in the relevant
Fund’s governing documents (and support functions ancillary to those activities, such as human
resources, mailroom staff, receptionists, IT staff (including outsourced workers), administrative
assistants and records management, as well as search agency or placement fees incurred in
recruiting employees engaged in those activities). Certain of those overhead expenses (
e.g.,
Adviser’s office space rental) are paid to affiliates of the Adviser.
The Adviser is entitled to receive some or all of those additional fees and reimbursements with
respect to each Fund, and more detailed information regarding certain of such fees and
reimbursements, if and to the extent applicable, is set forth in each Fund’s offering documents.
In addition to the fees and reimbursements identified above, each Fund typically bears its third
party legal, operating, organizational and offering expenses. Ongoing operating expenses
generally include:
legal, compliance, auditing, consulting, tax advisory, tax compliance, appraisal and
accounting fees and expenses including (but not limited to): (1) costs of reports to the
Limited Partners; (2) financial statements; (3) tax preparation expenses (which include
the preparation and filing of (A) any forms, schedules, filings, information or other
documents necessary to avoid the imposition of withholding or other taxes pursuant to
the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and (B) Reports of Foreign Bank
and Financial Accounts); (4) costs for professional licenses and designations required for
fund operations; and (5) costs of reports, disclosures, filings and notifications prepared in
accordance with the European Union Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
(AIFMD);
expenses of meetings of any Limited Partner Advisory Committee and of the Limited
Partners contemplated by the Fund governing documents;
expenses of Limited Partner conferences;
insurance, indemnification and other unreimbursed expenses associated with the
acquisition, holding and disposition of its proposed investments or the portfolio
investments of a Fund;
custodial fees;
bank service fees;
hedging costs;
valuation and appraisal expenses;
travel, meal and entertainment expenses, which may include air travel (including business
class or first class airfare) and meals and car service outside of normal business hours;
expenses incurred in connection with attending industry conferences;
extraordinary expenses (such as litigation and indemnification);
interest on, and fees and expenses arising out of, all permitted borrowings made by a
Fund;
third-party expenses relating to unconsummated transactions;
sales broker commissions;
expenses of liquidating a Fund; and
taxes, fees or other governmental charges levied against a Fund and all expenses incurred
in connection with any tax audit, investigation, settlement or review of a Fund.
The offering materials and governing agreements for each Fund provide a more extensive
description of the fees and expenses associated with an investment in that Fund.
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In addition to the fees disclosed in Item 5 – Fees and Compensation, the General Partners receive
carried interest payments with respect to each of the Funds that are payable if and only if certain
specified performance thresholds are met. Generally, if a Fund returns all capital contributed to
the Fund plus a specified preferred return, the General Partner receives a share of the profits
realized by the Fund.
The fact that the Adviser’s affiliates are in part compensated based on the performance of the
Funds may create an incentive for the Adviser to make investments on behalf of the Funds that
are riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of the performance-based
compensation arrangements. The Adviser manages the Funds in accordance with the investment
strategy disclosed in the Funds’ offering materials and governing documents to ensure that
investors are aware of the investment strategy and the risks associated with the strategy. The
Adviser regularly reviews the Funds’ investments to ensure that they are being made in
accordance with the Funds’ respective investment guidelines.
Because the percentage of the capital gains that may be payable or the preferred rate of return
may vary from Fund to Fund, the Adviser may have an incentive to favor one Fund over another.
The Adviser seeks to minimize this potential conflict of interest by adhering to its investment
allocation policy. Typically, a particular investment opportunity is appropriate for only one
Fund, and such investment is allocated exclusively to such Fund until the earlier of (1) the end of
the Fund’s investment period and (2) the date 100% of the Fund’s capital commitments have
been committed to investments or reserved for expenses. After 75% of the commitments of a
Fund are committed, the Adviser typically may form a successor Fund with the same investment
strategy. In those circumstances, the predecessor Fund and the successor Fund may co-invest in
the same opportunity only if the opportunity would be too large for the predecessor Fund or
would breach a limitation in the governing documents of the predecessor Fund, or if it would
otherwise not be in the best interest of the predecessor Fund to take the whole opportunity.
Certain Limited Partners in a Fund may be subject to more favorable carried interest
arrangements with the General Partner than other Limited Partners in the same Fund. Such
special arrangements are generally provided for in side letter agreements between such Limited
Partners and the General Partner.
Where a Fund has formed a joint venture with one or more third-party co-investors in order to
acquire one or more specific real estate assets, such Fund or the Adviser is in certain cases
entitled to receive carried interest payments from such third-party co-investors.
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The Adviser’s sole clients are the Funds. Each Fund is a limited partnership, limited liability
company or other form of entity formed under U.S. or foreign laws and operated pursuant to one
or more exemptions from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the “Investment Company Act”). A Fund may include master and feeder entities, special
purpose vehicles and/or parallel structures established for tax, regulatory or other considerations.
Each of the Funds invests, directly or indirectly, in real estate assets. Certain of the Funds are
joint ventures with third party co-investors formed for the purpose of acquiring specific real
estate assets that either (a) would not be appropriate investments for other Funds that have
broader investment strategies, or (b) would otherwise be an appropriate investment for a Fund
that has a broader investment strategy, but that lacks sufficient capital to acquire the entire
investment. The investors in the Funds are institutional investors, high net worth individuals and
“knowledgeable employees” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Adviser and its
affiliates. The Funds’ institutional investors are based in the U.S. and outside of the U.S. and
consist of:
sovereign wealth funds
public and private, foreign and domestic pension plans
governmental pension plans
insurance companies
investment partnerships
corporations
state and municipal government agencies and foreign governments
banks and other financial institutions
funds of funds
charitable organizations, foundations and endowments
business entities other than those listed above.
All investors are subject to applicable suitability requirements. Typically, a $5 million minimum
commitment is required to invest in a Fund, but the minimum may be waived at the discretion of
the Adviser on a case by case basis.
The General Partners are authorized, without the approval of any investor, to enter into side
letters or similar written agreements with other investors that have the effect of establishing
rights under, or altering or supplementing the terms of the governing agreements of the Funds.
Such side letters may grant preferential rights and economic terms with respect to such Fund to
certain Limited Partners in a Fund relative to those of other Limited Partners in the same Fund.
The opportunity to enter into side letter agreements with the General Partners is not available to
all investors and is generally subject to the General Partners’ sole discretion.
There is no secondary market for interests in the Funds. Investors are required to hold the
interests for an extended time. In general, no withdrawal or redemption is permitted other than
in connection with a transfer of the interests in a Fund that is in accordance with the terms of the
governing documents of that Fund and expressly approved by that Fund’s General Partner.
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Investment Strategies of the Funds
The method of analysis and the investment strategy of the Adviser are tailored to the Fund to
which it is providing investment advice. More detailed information on the Funds’ respective
investment strategies appears in the applicable Fund offering materials.
U.S. Value-Added Strategy: This strategy focuses principally on office, residential and
mixed-use projects in select U.S. metropolitan markets, and seeks to add value through
acquiring, repositioning, redeveloping and developing high-quality properties in the U.S.
European Value-Added Strategy: This strategy focuses primarily on the acquisition,
repositioning, redevelopment and development of high-quality office properties and, to a
lesser extent, on large-scale, high quality residential opportunities and mixed-used
properties that have a predominant office component. This strategy focuses on real estate
markets located in Western European countries, although the Adviser may consider
investments in certain Central and Eastern European markets.
European Core Strategy: This strategy focuses on investments in large, prime, stabilized,
income-producing office assets located in major European business centers.
China Strategy: This strategy principally focuses on the investment in and development
of a diversified portfolio of prime office, residential and mixed-use assets in China’s
high-growth cities.
India Strategy: This strategy focuses on the development of high-quality office,
residential and mixed-used projects in India’s major markets.
Brazil Strategy: This strategy principally focuses on the development, redevelopment
and/or acquisition of a diversified portfolio of prime office, residential and mixed-use
assets in Brazil’s major cities.
U.S. Core Office Strategy: This strategy involves investments in well-leased commercial
office properties located in the central business districts of major U.S. metropolitan
markets, as well as their respective suburban markets.
Methods of Analysis
Investment Sourcing and Analysis
The Adviser takes the following steps when considering a potential investment for a Fund:
A potential investment is identified and analyzed by the Adviser’s acquisitions team. The
potential investment is reviewed and discussed by the acquisitions and portfolio
management teams, prior to performing additional analysis, to determine whether the
opportunity meets a Fund’s specific objectives and investment criteria.
The potential investment is further analyzed by the acquisitions team, which evaluates
criteria such as asset quality; physical condition and existing mechanical systems;
location; supply and demand characteristics in the market; cash flow characteristics;
tenant credit quality; existing leases and tenant status; existing and proposed financial
structure; environmental issues; capital improvement needs; and potential exit strategies.
Support during the acquisition and underwriting process is provided by other internal
sources, including design and construction, portfolio and asset management, debt capital
markets, leasing and marketing, property management, tax and legal specialists.
Regional heads and Acquisition heads determine whether the investment opportunity
should be presented to the Adviser’s Investment Committee.
A comprehensive investment memorandum is prepared and presented to the Investment
Committee.
The Investment Committee reviews the potential investment to ensure compliance with
investment strategy, target portfolio returns, diversification, and leverage guidelines.
Once a potential acquisition is approved by the Investment Committee, the regional team that
sourced the transaction assumes responsibility for due diligence, final negotiation and closing,
with guidance from portfolio management, the Investment Committee, and other internal
resources. Throughout this process, updates are provided to the Investment Committee, further
analysis is performed, and additional approvals are secured, as necessary.
Investment Committee
The Investment Committee, which is responsible for making all key investment decisions, brings
together the collective insight and expertise of the Adviser’s most senior executives. The
Investment Committee meets on a weekly basis, and minutes of all Investment Committee
meetings are kept as part of the Adviser’s books and records. The key responsibilities of the
Investment Committee include:
Assessing all acquisition analyses provided by regional teams and the portfolio
management group and voting to approve (or disapprove) each proposed acquisition;
Reviewing investment updates from the portfolio management group and regional
directors and approving all high-level asset strategy decisions, such as recapitalizations
and refinancings, major capital improvements, major leasing decisions, and the timing
and terms of asset dispositions; and
Evaluating and updating the Adviser’s overall real estate market outlook and
recommending changes, as appropriate, to investment and management strategies.
Portfolio Management
The portfolio management group oversees all Fund investments. Based on regular site visits,
communication with regional staff and ongoing financial analysis, the portfolio management
group, in conjunction with the regional teams, recommends high-level asset strategies—optimal
hold periods, liquidity and cash management, major capital enhancement programs, as well as
the proposed timing, type and amount of debt and/or equity financing that may be required—to
the Investment Committee.
The portfolio management group also performs a key advocacy role, communicating investor
and portfolio perspectives to regional asset and property managers. In its capacity as the direct
point of contact for investors, portfolio management responds to investor requests for timely
information through quarterly investor calls, annual investor conferences and prompt responses
to specific investor requests. It is also responsible for preparing quarterly and annual investor
reports, which include an overview of a Fund’s activity during the period, as well as capital
account schedules, cash flow activity, financial statements, high-level asset summaries and
market color.
Ongoing Portfolio Analysis
Ongoing hold/sell analysis is undertaken on all Fund assets. Factors incorporated into hold/sell
analyses include:
Property fundamentals: Occupancy; lease rollovers; rent growth potential; and capital
programs;
Local market intelligence: Rent comparables; depth and shifts in prevailing market
fundamentals; capital flow/investment activity; and sales comparables;
Changes in the interest rate environment;
Tax implications;
Unsolicited offers; and
Debt issues: Debt maturity; refinancing needs and opportunities.
Dispositions
The portfolio management group, in conjunction with the regional teams, is responsible for
recommending the appropriate timing and strategy for disposing of each investment asset. The
Adviser’s regional teams execute disposition activity, with oversight and approval from the
Investment Committee. Each Fund asset is sold based upon a determination by portfolio
management, the regional team and the Investment Committee that the asset has achieved its
maximum investment potential for the Fund.
Investment Risks
An investment in the Funds entails various potential risks, and should therefore be undertaken
only by investors capable of evaluating and bearing the risks such investment presents. Set forth
below is a non-exhaustive list of such risks, most of which are summarized in greater detail in
the applicable Fund offering materials:
1. All investments involve the risk of loss of capital;
2. Acquisition, development and redevelopment risks;
3. Risks of real estate ownership, including: (i) changes in the general economic climate;
(ii) local real estate conditions (such as an oversupply of space or a reduction in demand
for space); (iii) competition based on rental rates; (iv) attractiveness and location of the
properties; (v) financial condition of buyers and sellers of properties; (vi) quality of
maintenance and insurance services; (vii) changes in operating costs; (viii) changes in
interest rates and the availability of financing; (ix) uninsured losses or delays from
casualties or condemnation; (x) government regulations (including those governing
usage, improvements, zoning and taxes); (xi) potential liability under environmental and
other laws; (xii) structural or property-level latent defects; (xiii) imposition of rent
controls; and (xiv) energy and supply shortages;
4. The sale or disposal of investments at a disadvantageous time due to dissolution of the
Fund;
5. Dependence on key personnel of the General Partner;
6. Unspecified investments, in the case of most Funds;
7. Limited recourse to the General Partner and its affiliates;
8. Debt financing risks;
9. Reliance on third parties where the Fund has joint venture partners;
10. Illiquidity of investments;
11. Changes in legal, fiscal, political and regulatory regimes;
12. Risks relating to investing overseas;
13. Cybersecurity risks; and
14. Foreign exchange rate, currency and hedging risks for non-U.S. Funds.
The performance of the Funds’ investments will be affected by general economic and market
conditions, such as interest rates, availability of credit, inflation rates, economic uncertainty,
currency exchange controls, and failures of major financial institutions.
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Neither the Adviser nor any management person has been involved in a legal or disciplinary
event that is material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of the Adviser’s advisory
business or the integrity of its management.
From time to time, in the ordinary course of its business, the Adviser and its affiliates are named
as defendants in lawsuits or arbitrations. The Adviser does not believe that any litigation or
arbitration to which the Adviser or any of its affiliates is currently a party will have a material
adverse effect on the Adviser or the Funds.
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Affiliates of the Adviser act as general partners of the Funds, which are sponsored by the
Adviser. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also act as leasing agent, property manager,
construction manager and/or development manager for most of the real estate assets owned by
the Funds. Such services are provided on the terms and conditions set forth in the Funds’
governing documents and entail the payment of additional compensation to those affiliates. The
Adviser and its affiliates are subject to conflicts of interest when they provide such services to
the Funds or the real estate projects in which the Funds invest.
The Adviser or its Affiliates may from time to time identify opportunities to invest in real estate
assets that would be permitted investments for a Fund. This potential conflict of interest is
addressed in the governing documents of each Fund, which typically contain exclusivity
provisions requiring that investment opportunities that are suitable for a particular Fund be
allocated to that Fund. The Adviser also addresses this potential conflict of interest by applying
its investment allocation policy, as discussed in Item 6 above. In addition, certain investors in
office properties managed by the Adviser or an affiliate have the right to invest in the acquisition
of a new office property if such property could reasonably be expected to compete for office
tenants in the same leasing market.
The Adviser or its affiliates may also have business dealings with companies that compete for
investment opportunities or that invest in properties that compete with a Fund’s investments.
Those business dealings may include providing development, property management,
construction management and leasing services. To mitigate the potential conflicts, separate and
distinct groups of employees are involved in providing services with respect to competing
properties. The Adviser has adopted compliance policies and procedures to address such
potential conflict of interest situations.
The U.S. properties owned by the Funds pay insurance premiums to an Affiliate of the Adviser
(the “Insurance Subsidiary”) for insurance coverage for certain terrorism risks (nuclear,
biological, chemical and radiological) for which coverage is not otherwise available from non-
Affiliate insurance carriers. The Insurance Subsidiary was organized by the Adviser for the sole
purpose of providing such insurance coverage, without which the Funds’ U.S. properties would
not be eligible for the excess terrorism insurance coverage provided by the U.S. government
through its Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. The premium payable by the insured properties
to the Insurance Subsidiary is determined each year by the Insurance Subsidiary’s board of
directors as a function of the premium paid by those same properties to unaffiliated third-party
insurance carriers for coverage under the U.S. properties’ pollution legal liability insurance
policy. The Insurance Subsidiary’s potential conflict of interest in determining the premium is
mitigated by the fact that the Insurance Subsidiary does not pay dividends to its shareholder (the
Adviser), but instead retains all of its collected premiums for the payment of out-of-pocket
administrative expenses and taxes, as well as for the payment of insurance claims. If and to the
extent the Insurance Subsidiary were ever to pay a dividend to the Adviser, the after-tax amount
of that dividend would be credited to the respective accounts of the Funds’ U.S. properties.
The Adviser (including its affiliates and employees) from time to time makes equity or other
investments in companies or businesses that provide services to or otherwise contract with the
Funds and/or the real estate assets owned by the Funds. In particular, the Adviser has in the past
entered into, and expects to continue to enter into, relationships with companies in the
technology, real estate services and other sectors and industries, whereby the Adviser acquires
an equity or other interest in such companies that may, in turn, transact with the Funds or the
Funds’ real estate investments. The Adviser may refer, introduce or otherwise facilitate
transactions between such companies and the Funds and/or the Funds’ real estate investments.
While such transactions or arrangements will be consistent with the requirements of the
applicable Governing Documents, they may result in benefits to the Adviser, including financial
incentives, which may be significant. Such financial incentives that inure to or benefit the
Adviser create an incentive for the Adviser to cause the Fund and/or the Funds’ real estate
investments to enter into such transactions that may or may not have otherwise been entered
into. While such transactions have the potential for inherent conflicts of interest, the Adviser has
adopted conflict mitigation strategies and procedures, including the requirement to articulate a
strong business need for the services prior to any engagement by a Fund or a Fund’s real estate
investment, recusal, compliance with an internal procurement process, and disclosure or other
appropriate conflict mitigation steps, in consultation with the General Counsel and the Chief
Compliance Officer. Additionally, employees are required to preclear and report their
investment in any private placement, and to disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest,
to the Compliance Department.
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Trading Code of Ethics and Personal Trading
The Adviser has adopted a Code of Ethics that governs a number of potential conflicts of interest
that exist when providing advisory services to the Funds. The primary purpose of the Code of
Ethics is to ensure that the Adviser meets its fiduciary obligations to the Funds and to maintain a
culture of compliance within the Adviser. An additional purpose of the Code of Ethics is to
assist the Adviser in detecting and preventing violations of securities laws. The Code of Ethics
forms a part of the Adviser’s Compliance Manual, which is distributed to all Investment
Advisory Personnel (as defined in the Compliance Manual) at the time of hire and annually
thereafter. Please contact Melissa Chia, Chief Compliance Officer, at (212) 715-0108 or
MChia@tishmanspeyer.com for a copy of the Adviser’s Code of Ethics.
The Code of Ethics prescribes policies and procedures relating to pre-clearance and reporting of
the Adviser’s Access Persons’ personal brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Among
other requirements, the Adviser’s Access Persons must seek pre-approval from the CCO for
certain personal securities trades, must report their personal brokerage accounts, securities
transactions and holdings to the CCO, and must promptly report violations of the Code of Ethics
to the CCO.
The Compliance Manual also addresses the following matters (among others):
Requirements related to confidentiality and Material Non-Public Information
Limitations on, and pre-clearance and reporting of, gifts and entertainment
Pre‐clearance of political contributions
Pre‐clearance of outside business activities
Upon hiring and on a quarterly as well as annual basis, the Adviser requires all of its Investment
Advisory Personnel to make certain disclosures and affirmations that they are in compliance with
the Adviser’s Compliance Manual, including the Code of Ethics.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Prior to the initial closing of a Fund, the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser may advance
amounts to cover a Fund’s organizational and offering expenses, and an affiliate of the Adviser
may acquire one or more investments for the account of a Fund. Any such investments are
transferred to the relevant Fund at or around the initial closing, and the Fund repays the
Adviser’s affiliate for the cost of such investments, together with amounts advanced to fund
organizational and offering expenses, plus interest. This arrangement presents a potential
conflict in that the investments may decrease (or increase) in value before being transferred to
the Fund. This potential conflict is addressed by the Adviser’s policies requiring that (a) the
decision that an investment is being acquired for the account of a Fund must be made no later
than the closing of the acquisition by the Adviser’s affiliate, and may not thereafter be revoked
without the approval of the Fund’s Advisory Committee, (b) an investment initially acquired by
an affiliate of the Adviser for the account of that affiliate, and not for the account of any Fund,
may not subsequently be transferred to a Fund without the approval of that Fund’s Advisory
Committee, and (c) any investment by an affiliate of the Adviser for the account of a Fund may
only be transferred to the Fund at the affiliate’s cost, plus interest, without markup. In addition,
the governing documents of certain Funds contain express provisions addressing such potential
conflict of interest situations.
Certain of the Adviser’s Investment Advisory Personnel hold, either directly or through the
General Partners, financial interests in the Funds.
As described in Item 6 above, certain Funds may co-invest with other Funds under limited and
rare circumstances.
The disclosure and approval requirements applicable to transactions between Funds, or between
a Fund and any affiliate of the Adviser, are set forth in the Funds’ governing documents, as well
as in the Compliance Manual. Before proceeding with any such transaction, the Adviser must
first determine that the transaction is in the best interest of the participating Fund(s) and obtain
the consent of the Advisory Board of each participating Fund to the extent required by the
governing documents of that Fund or otherwise deemed necessary or appropriate under the
circumstances.
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This Item 12 does not apply to the Adviser because the Funds do not conduct transactions in
publicly-traded securities requiring the use of brokers. Therefore, issues relating to (i) “soft
dollars,” (ii) directed brokerage by clients, or (iii) block trades do not exist with respect to the
Adviser in providing its investment advisory services to the Funds.
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The Adviser monitors the investments in each of the Funds throughout the life of such Fund.
Based on regular site visits, communication with regional asset managers and ongoing financial
analysis, the portfolio management team, in conjunction with the regional teams, continuously
evaluates investment performance to ensure that risks are identified, monitored and
controlled. That process includes analysis, reporting and the recommendation of optimal hold
periods, annual budgets, valuations, refinancing and major capital projects. The
recommendations of the portfolio managers and asset managers are presented to the Adviser’s
Investment Committee, which makes all market allocation and investment decisions for the
Funds (such as acquisitions, dispositions, capital deployment, financings/refinancings,
development budgets, major leasing strategies and other asset management decisions). The
Investment Committee reviews each Fund no less frequently than quarterly and each region’s
assets no less frequently than semi-annually.
The Adviser provides the Funds’ audited financial statements to investors on an annual basis and
provides a copy of the Funds’ unaudited financial statements, together with a statement
summarizing the material developments and activities of the Funds, to investors on a quarterly
basis. In addition, the Adviser holds an annual investor meeting.
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The General Partners from time to time may engage placement agents to introduce prospective
investors to the Funds. Placement agents are paid fees by Funds or their affiliates to assist in the
placement of interests in those Funds. Such fees are in certain cases borne by the General
Partner as an offset against management fees, and in other cases are borne by the Fund.
Third‐party placement agents in the U.S. will be registered as broker‐dealers with the SEC.
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Affiliates of the Adviser are considered to have “custody” of the Funds’ cash and securities for
purposes of the Advisers Act. All such cash is held with qualified custodians. Any certificated
privately offered securities that are held by the Adviser in its possession are held in strict
compliance with the SEC’s IM Guidance Update released in August 2013.
Financial statements for all Funds organized in the United States are (i) prepared in accordance
with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”), (ii) audited in accordance
with U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, and (iii) distributed to the Fund’s investors
within 120 days after the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Financial statements for Funds organized outside of the United States that have U.S. investors
are (i) prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, including an
audited U.S. GAAP reconciliation footnote in relation to any material differences, (ii) audited in
accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, and (iii) distributed to the Fund’s
investors within 120 days after the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Financial statements for Funds organized outside of the United States that do not have U.S.
investors are (i) prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards or
general accepted accounting principles in the country in which the Fund is organized, (ii) audited
in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, and (iii) distributed to the
Fund’s investors within 120 days after the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P.
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The Adviser manages the Funds on a discretionary basis in accordance with the terms of the
Funds’ governing documents. A majority of the Funds have an Advisory Board, comprising
representatives of the investors, which has approval rights over matters, including but not limited
to, affiliate transactions, exceeding leverage or diversification limits and extension of the Funds’
terms.
Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P.
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This Item 17 does not apply to the Adviser because the Funds do not invest in any publicly-
traded securities that require the voting of proxy proposals, amendments, consents or resolutions.
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The Adviser is not aware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability
to meet its contractual commitments to the Funds.
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