A. FIRM DESCRIPTION
Fulham & Co., Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, is a family-owned business located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, a
suburb of Boston. The company is managed by brothers John N. Fulham III and Timothy W. Fulham, who have
spent the majority of their careers with the company subsequent to completing their formal education and work
experience in the fields of law and accounting, respectively.
Fulham & Co. traces its roots to a family-owned firm founded by John and Timothy’s grandfather in 1917 that their
father, John (“Jack”) N. Fulham Jr., joined in 1947. For three generations, the company owned and managed
commercial fishing and related businesses in New England.
In the late 1960s, Jack Fulham began to sell the operating businesses owned by Fulham & Co. and, with the aid of
his sons John and Timothy, transitioned and built Fulham & Co. into a successful investment banking boutique,
specialized in providing financial advice to, and assistance in negotiating permanent capital for, family-owned
enterprises located primarily in the northeast United States. In addition to John and Timothy, the professional
staff includes two operating partners—both of whom have extensive experience in day-to-day management of
manufacturing enterprises—and a controller.
In 1984, Fulham & Co. began to acquire companies for its own account while remaining active in investment
banking. From 1993 through 2002, Fulham & Co. focused exclusively on acting as the lead principal in acquisitions
of U.S.-based manufacturers of commercial and industrial products. In 2002, Fulham & Co. organized its first
private equity limited partnership ($115 million) and 2005, it raised a second fund ($165 million). In 2019,
Fulham & Co. organized its third fund - Washington Gothic, LP to participate in certain strategic stand alone
investments. Fulham & Co. serves as Manager of each of the partnerships, which has invested in U.S.-based
manufacturing companies. References to a “Fund” or the “Funds” or the “three funds” means the three funds
referred to above.
Fulham and Co. is also the investment adviser to four (4) standalone closed-end private equity pooled investment
entities (the “Standalone Investments”), which have each invested in a separate single operating company:
Conceptual Holdings LLC ($19.5 million), Powerful Holdings LLC ($5 million), Squirt Gun Holdings, Inc ($17
million), and Sealed Grip LLC ($12.5 million). Due to the limited scope of the operations of the Standalone
Investments and close-knit investor groups, detailed information regarding the Standalone Investments are not
included in this brochure. Fees and expenses are set forth in the Operating Agreements for each such vehicle and
accordingly all Fund discussion herein relates solely to the three specified Funds.
PRINCIPAL OWNERS
John N. Fulham III is a principal of Fulham & Co. and co-manages the firm with his brother Tim. John joined
Fulham & Co. in 1978 and has played a key role in all of its activities since then. From 1974 to 1978, John practiced
law in Boston, first as an associate specializing in corporate tax and securities litigation with Bingham,
Dana & Gould (1974 to 1975), then as an assistant district attorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1975 to
1976), and finally in private practice (1976 to 1978), during which period he also ran for state office. John received
an AB, magna cum laude, from Harvard College in 1971 and an LLB from Stanford Law School in 1974.
Timothy W. Fulham is a principal of Fulham & Co. and co-manages the firm with his brother John. Tim joined
Fulham & Co. in 1984 and played a leading role in its investment and merchant banking activities until 1989, when
he took a two-year leave of absence to serve as chief financial officer of a client company: Fresh Fields Markets of
Rockville, Maryland, a company Fulham & Co. assisted in establishing. Tim returned to Fulham & Co. in 1991,
before Fresh Fields’ sale to a public company, and has since played a key role in all of Fulham & Co.’s activities.
From 1982 to 1984, Tim worked as a staff accountant at Deloitte Haskins & Sells in New York where he became
licensed as a CPA. He received an AB in English from Boston College in 1980 and an MBA from Columbia University
School of Business in 1982.
B. TYPES OF ADVISORY SERVICES
Fulham & Co., through its private equity funds, invests in good, well-managed companies that are leaders in their
field, provides them with the resources they need, and allows them the freedom to grow and thrive. The company
generally invests in businesses that:
• have sales between $10 and $50 million (with sales primarily to commercial and industrial consumers),
• earn high margins, and
• hold a leading position in a niche market.
It is Fulham & Co.’s belief and experience that there tends to be less competition for investments in companies that
fall into the aforementioned sales range, making it possible to invest in high-quality companies for relatively low
multiples of existing cash flow. Fulham & Co. also believes that, as a family-owned firm itself, it relates well to
owners of such businesses, and as a result frequently is considered the preferred buyer by private sellers, who
often are concerned with more than price alone when contemplating a sale.
C. TAILORED SERVICES
Fulham & Co. does not tailor its advisory services to the individual needs of the investors in its client entities, its
clients’ limited partners, and investors may not impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of
securities except under such limited circumstances as explicitly stipulated in any written arrangements with
investors.
D. WRAP FEE PROGRAMS
Fulham & Co. does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. CLIENT ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
As of December 31, 2019, Fulham & Co. has approximately $237,113,000 in assets under management on behalf of
its private equity funds and Standalone Investment vehicles, all of which are managed on a discretionary basis.
Fulham & Co. does not manage any assets on a non-discretionary basis.
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A. DESCRIPTION OF COMPENSATION
THE FOLLOWING IS APPLICABLE WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNDS
Fund limited partners pay Fulham & Co. a management fee, payable by the Fund to Fulham & Co. on a quarterly
basis commencing as of the initial closing for all interests subscribed. This fee is payable in advance on January 1,
April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year during the term of the governing investment advisory agreement made
between the two parties.
During the Investment Period1, the management fee shall equal 2.0% (on an annual basis) of aggregate committed
capital and thereafter shall equal 1.5% of net invested capital (meaning the total amount invested by the Fund in
portfolio companies reduced by the cost basis of any investments to the extent sold or written down). The
management fee will be reduced by 100% of any transaction fees, advisory fees, break-up fees or other analogous
fees received by the general partner of the Fund or Fulham & Co. in connection with actual or prospective
investments, as well as by the amount of any placement fees paid by the Fund.
The amount of the management fee is not negotiable for limited partners; however, Fulham & Co. may reduce the
management fee payable by the Fund by excluding all or a part of the interest in the Fund of any partner affiliated
with or having a direct or indirect interest in Fulham & Co. for the purpose of calculating the management fee. The
management fee and other expenses that would generally be attributable to a partner may be waived or reduced
with respect to the account maintained by the general partner of the Fund.
PERFORMAN C E FEES
The general partner of the Fund receives performance fees generally equal to 20% of any distributions to be made
to a limited partner on net realized investment gains over and above any prior capital contributions made to the
Fund not yet reimbursed.
A preferred return of 8% (an annual compound return attributable to any given limited partner based on all
amounts previously contributed to the Fund) is given precedence over any performance fees payable to the
general partner.
Performance fees are deducted from net gains realized at the time of the disposition of a portfolio investment,
which amounts are distributed (less applicable performance fees) as expeditiously as practicable by the general
partner following such realization. Performance fees are not negotiable.
T H E P R E C E D I N G R E P R E S E N T S A S U M M A R Y O F C O M P E N S A T I O N P A Y A B L E T O F U L H A M & C O . A N D I T S R E L A T E D
P E R S O N S F O R S E R V I C E S R E N D E R E D T O T H E F U N D S . A C O M P R E H E N S I V E D I S C L O S U R E O F S U C H C O M P E N S A T I O N
C A N B E F O U N D I N T H E R E S P E C T I V E L I M I T E D P A R T N E R S H I P A G R E E M E N T S O F T H E F U N D S .
1“Investment Period” means, with respect to both of the Funds, the period extending from the date of the initial closing of the
Fund to the earliest to occur of: (i) the fifth anniversary of the Final Closing, (ii) the date on which 100% of the Fund’s committed capital
has been invested or specifically reserved to meet investment commitments and/or expenses and liabilities of the Fund, (iii) the date on
which Fulham & Co. or a controlled affiliate forms a Permitted Successor Fund (as defined in the Fund’s limited partnership agreement),
and (iv) the date on which both managing members of the general partner are no longer involved on a full-time basis for any reason
(including death or disability) in overseeing the Fund’s affairs.
B. COLLECTION OF FEES
With respect to the each of the Funds, all fees applicable to limited partners of the Fund, as disclosed in the
respective limited partnership agreements of the Funds, shall be deducted from clients’ assets quarterly in
advance.
C. DISCLOSURE OF OTHER FEES AND EXPENSES
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNDS
The Fund shall pay all expenditures incurred on its behalf that are not paid by such Fund’s portfolio companies and
are not included in the services to be provided by Fulham & Co. (as disclosed in the limited partnership agreement
of the Fund), which expenditures shall include, without limitation:
a. all reasonable costs and expenses relating to the organization of the Fund and related entities
(including those associated with the offering and sale of interests in the Fund) up to an amount not
exceeding $500,000 in aggregate, excluding expenses associated with the Fund’s placement agent
that are solely related to such agent’s selling efforts on behalf of the Fund. Such excluded expenses
shall include travel, hotel and entertainment expenses but shall not include expenses incurred on
behalf of the Fund for the preparation, printing and mailing of offering documents and all other
similar expenses;
b. all reasonable expenses of legal, accounting, audit, investment banking, consulting, research, due
diligence, tax preparation, and other professional services to the Fund, including filing and similar
fees paid on behalf of the Fund;
c. expenses related to the purchase and sale of portfolio investments (including those which are not
consummated), to the extent that such expenses are not reimbursed by entities in which the Fund
invests or proposes to invest;
d. all custody, transfer, registration and similar expenses incurred by the Fund;
e. all brokerage and finders’ fees and commissions incurred in connection with the purchase or sale of
securities;
f. all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by members of the Advisory Committee;
g. all extraordinary expenses;
h. all indemnification liabilities;
i. all taxes (if applicable); and
j. all other similar fees and expenses.
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D. DISCLOSURE OF FEES PAID IN ADVANCE
As previously discussed, the management fee paid to Fulham & Co. in consideration of its investment advisory
services to the Funds is paid in advance on a quarterly basis. In the event of an early termination of the investment
advisory agreement between the Fund and Fulham & Co. prior to the end of any such quarterly billing cycle, no
partner shall be entitled to any refund of any management fees paid in advance.
E. DISCLOSURE OF COMPENSATION FOR THE SALE OF SECURITIES
No supervised person of Fulham & Co. receives or accepts compensation for the sale of securities or other
investment products.
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Fulham Investors GP, LLC and Fulham Investors II GP, LLC (each a “General Partner” and collectively the “General
Partners”), are limited liability companies under common control with Fulham & Co. and serve as general partners
to Fulham Investors L.P. and Fulham Investors II L.P., respectively. Each General Partner receives performance
fees based on the performance of the Fund to which each serves as the general partner in an amount generally
equal to 20% of net realized profits (subject to a preferred return provision and clawback guarantee) as disclosed
in the respective limited partnership agreement.
The General Partners charge the Funds performance fees. Fulham & Co. charges the Funds management fees.
Therefore, there is no conflict of interest present in this respect.
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Fulham & Co. provides investment advisory services to Fulham Investors, L.P. and Fulham Investors II, L.P., both of
which are private equity funds. The general partner of Fulham Investors, L.P. is Fulham Investors GP, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and the general partner of Fulham Investors II L.P. is Fulham Investors II GP,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Both are affiliated and under common control with Fulham & Co.
Additionally, Fulham & Co. provides investment advisory services to the Standalone Investment entities.
The minimum capital commitment to become a limited partner of either Fund is $5,000,000, subject to reduction at
the sole discretion of such Fund’s general partner. Each limited partner must also be an “accredited investor,” as
such term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
A. METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
INVESTMENT STRATEGY OVERVIEW
On behalf of the Funds, Fulham & Co. will pursue an investment strategy that Fulham & Co. has applied successfully
since 1984 in leading 16 acquisitions and two recapitalizations. Fulham & Co. invests in good, well-managed
companies that are leaders in their field, provides them with the resources they need, and allows them the freedom
to grow and thrive. The company generally invests in businesses in cooperation with company management and
targets those companies that serve select industrial and consumer markets, have sales between $10 and $50
million, earn high margins, and hold a leading position in a niche market. It is Fulham & Co.’s belief and experience
that there tends to be less competition for acquisitions of companies that fall into the aforementioned sales range,
making it possible to buy high-quality companies for relatively low multiples of existing cash flow. Fulham & Co.
also believes that, as a family-owned firm itself, it relates well to owners of such businesses, and as a result is
frequently considered the preferred buyer by private sellers (who often are concerned with more than price alone
when contemplating a sale).
FOCUS ON MANUFACTURI NG COMPANIES WITH BRANDED AND/OR HIGHLY
ENGINEERED PRODUCTS
Fulham & Co. seeks to buy manufacturing companies that have the following characteristics:
• Branded and/or highly engineered products with a strong design component
• Leading position in a niche market
• Sales primarily to commercial and industrial customers
• High margins
• Consistent profitability
• Strong product development capability
Fulham & Co. places particular emphasis on manufacturing efficiency and on capable management as well.
However, given satisfaction of the other criteria set forth above, the company generally would be willing to
proceed with a transaction with the expectation of having to change operating procedures and/or replace
incumbent management. Indeed, approximately one-half of Fulham & Co.’s prior investments have required the
installation of new management at the outset because the owner/operators were selling their businesses in order
to retire.
FOCUS ON ACQUISITION OF COMPANIES WITH SMALL ENTERPRISE VALUES
Fulham & Co. focuses primarily on companies with total enterprise values ranging from $10 million to $50 million
because it believes there generally is less competition in this size range than with larger buyouts, which leads to
lower prices. Companies in this size range generally:
• have fewer financing alternatives than larger firms (i.e., even the best are too small to access the public
capital markets);
• are ignored by most financial buyers; and
• need to grow and be groomed in terms of management and MIS capabilities before they can develop
significant interest from larger corporate buyers.
FOCUS ON PRIVATE SELLERS
Fulham & Co. focuses on working with private sellers (as well as with smaller companies which technically are
public, but are closely controlled by one or two families). Private sellers are of particular interest because they
often:
• are concerned with issues other than price alone when contemplating what may be the sale of their
life’s work;
• are reluctant to share broadly information about their businesses and do not trust competitors enough
to include them among offerees; and
• have done a good job of building their businesses, but have failed to train successors or invest
adequately in financial reporting and control systems.
As a result of these and other factors, private sellers frequently avoid outright auctions and assign priority to
various non-financial considerations, such as confidentiality, decision-making speed and/or satisfaction of the
notion that the buyer ultimately selected by them is the one best able to ensure continuity of their business.
Fulham & Co. believes that, as a family-owned business itself, it relates well to owners of such businesses and, as a
result, frequently is considered their preferred buyer. It also believes that the firm’s strong manufacturing
background reinforces this natural advantage since it helps to reassure sellers (both those retaining a minority
interest while continuing in management, and those withdrawing completely) that their companies will be led in a
proper manner after the sale.
IN-DEPTH DUE DILIGENCE
A key factor in Fulham & Co.’s success also has been its emphasis on thorough operational due diligence. Typically,
the first visit to a target company’s plant is made by one of the firm’s two operating partners, Jim Liberty and Bill
Vitello, in order to gain an accurate impression of the company’s business and its management’s operating
capabilities. Messrs. Liberty and Vitello are highly skilled at recognizing businesses that meet Fulham & Co.’s
investment criteria and, because of their strong manufacturing backgrounds (which include prior service as
presidents of Fulham & Co. portfolio companies), are generally quick to gain the sellers’ respect and confidence.
Once an operating partner has reviewed the company’s products and plant, the entire team at Fulham & Co.
undertakes a formal due diligence process, which focuses on the target company’s market, competitive position,
distribution methods, manufacturing processes and cost structure. The ultimate goal of this process is to
understand the portfolio company's strengths and weaknesses from an operating point of view. Fulham & Co. also
performs financial, accounting, tax and legal due diligence before a final decision to proceed is made.
HANDS-ON INVOLVEMENT AFTER ACQUISITION
After an acquisition is consummated, Fulham & Co. continues to play an active role through ultimate exit. A full- time
president and controller are appointed to each portfolio company, while John and Tim Fulham typically become
chairman and treasurer, respectively. Additionally, one of the firm’s two operating partners— Jim Liberty and Bill
Vitello, both of whom have extensive management experience in the manufacturing sector and have been associated
with Fulham & Co. since 1985 and 1997, respectively—assumes primary responsibility for monitoring each portfolio
company on a day-to-day basis. One of the most important functions Messrs. Liberty and Vitello carry out is to help
professionalize management and MIS systems of portfolio companies in order to make such companies ultimately
more attractive to larger corporations (which typically become the eventual buyers of Fulham & Co. portfolio
companies). Messrs. Liberty and Vitello work closely with portfolio company management to help set and achieve
appropriate corporate goals, enhance manufacturing efficiency and expand distribution channels.
Following any acquisition, one of the first undertakings of Fulham & Co. is to ensure that the portfolio company
quickly upgrades its accounting and reporting systems to meet Fulham & Co.’s standards—a task which falls
largely to Susan Sullivan, Fulham & Co.’s controller. Such standards include daily, monthly and quarterly reporting
of financial and operating data in a standardized format.
Fulham & Co. operating partners maintain frequent—if not daily—contact with company presidents to review
priorities, operating plans and results, as well as generally to serve as a sounding board and to assist with problem-
solving. Though the primary contact for a portfolio company's management is Fulham & Co.'s appointed operating
partner, John and Tim Fulham also closely monitor each portfolio company and participate in all key decisions.
This approach has worked well in the past and senior managers of portfolio companies, who typically are accorded
an equity stake, generally have found Fulham & Co. a supportive and valuable partner. Nevertheless, if corporate
goals are not being met, Fulham & Co.’s operating partners are prepared to step in and assume senior management
responsibility on a temporary basis until a permanent replacement can be found—and, in fact, have done so on
several occasions in the past.
EXITING INVESTMENTS
Exits for Fulham & Co. typically occur through sales of portfolio companies to competitors or to larger corporations
looking to add a complementary product line. Exits sometimes can also involve financial buyers, albeit indirectly in
most cases, attempting to consolidate a fragmented market in which a Fulham & Co. portfolio company is a leading
player.
Exit planning at Fulham & Co. begins at deal inception, with potential buyers being considered as part of the initial
due diligence process. The prospective buyer list is thereafter constantly updated.
A significant aim of the value-creation process at Fulham & Co. is to improve management and reporting systems,
and to grow companies to a new threshold in terms of financial performance—specifically, to make them more
attractive to larger corporate buyers which, in light of such progress, generally become willing to pay a premium
over Fulham & Co.’s acquisition cost.
B. DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL RISKS
I N V E S T M E N T I N P R I V A T E E Q U I T Y I N V O L V E S S U B S T A N T I A L R I S K S . T H O U G H F U L H A M & C O . E N D E A V O R S T O
A C H I E V E I T S I N V E S T M E N T O B J E C T I V E S A N D P R O V I D E A P O S I T I V E R E T U R N , P R O S P E C T I V E L I M I T E D P A R T N E R S
S H O U L D U N D E R S T A N D T H A T T H E R E I S A P O S S I B L Y T H A T S O M E O R A L L O F T H E I R I N V E S T M E N T M A Y B E L O S T ,
A N D S H O U L D B E P R E P A R E D T O B E A R S U C H L O S S . F U R T H E R M O R E , P R O S P E C T I V E L I M I T E D P A R T N E R S S H O U L D
B E A W A R E T H A T P A S T P E R F O R M A N C E I S N O T N E C E S S A R I L Y I N D I C I T I V E O F F U T U R E P E R F O R M A N C E .
T H E F O L L O W I N G R E P R E S E N T S A S U M M A R Y O F C E R T A I N M A T E R I A L R I S K S A S S O C I A T E D W I T H A N I N V E S T M E N T
I N E I T H E R O F T H E F U N D S A N D S H O U L D N O T B E I N T E R P R E T E D A S A C O M P R E H E N S I V E D I S C U S S I O N O F S U C H
R I S K S . F O R A M O R E D E T A I L E D D I S C U S S I O N O F R I S K S , P L E A S E R E F E R T O T H E F U N D ’ S C O N F I D E N T I A L O F F E R I N G
M E M O R A N D U M .
THE FOLLOWING RISKS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE FUNDS
N O AS S U RAN C E OF I N VE S T MEN T RETU RN
The task of identifying investment opportunities and managing such investments is difficult. Many organizations
operated by persons of competence and integrity have been unable to make such investments successfully. There
is no assurance that the Fund’s investment objectives will be attained, that the value of its investments will not
decline, or that there will be any return of capital.
LI MI T ED T RAN S FERABI L I T Y OF I N T ERES T S
Interests in the Fund are highly illiquid, have no public market and are not transferable except with the consent of
the Fund's general partner. Voluntary withdrawals by limited partners are not permitted except under certain
limited circumstances, generally relevant only with respect to ERISA investors.
D EPEN D ENC E ON GEN ERA L P ART N ER
Limited partners will have no right or power to participate in the management of the Fund. The limited partners
must rely on the general partner of the Fund and Fulham & Co., and their professional staff to make investment
decisions consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies; to negotiate and structure the Fund’s
investments; to administer, monitor and add value to the portfolio companies; and to dispose successfully of its
investments.
HI GHLY C OMPET I T I V E M ARKET FOR I N V ES T MEN T S
The business of identifying, negotiating, acquiring, monitoring, managing and selling investments is highly
competitive, and involves a high degree of uncertainty. The Fund will face competition from other persons or
entities with similar investment objectives. These competitors may include other investment partnerships,
corporations, business development companies, leveraged buyout entities, small business investment companies
and individual investors.
D EFAU LT I N G LI MI T ED P ART N ERS
A limited partner may forgo its right to participate in its pro rata share of existing portfolio investments as well as
any future investments. Failure by a limited partner to meet a capital call could also adversely affect the Fund’s
ability to complete an acquisition or to satisfactorily diversify the Fund’s portfolio.
LEV ERAGE
Use of leverage may increase the exposure to adverse economic factors such as significantly rising interest rates,
downturns in the economy or deterioration in the condition of the portfolio company or its industry. In the event a
portfolio company is unable to generate sufficient cash flow to meet principal and interest payments on its third-
party indebtedness, the value of the Fund’s investment in such company could be significantly reduced or even
eliminated.
T AX AT I ON
Certain risks related to federal and state taxation in connection with the Fund exist and are discussed in more
detail in the Fund's confidential offering memorandum. Prospective investors are urged to consult their own tax
advisors with respect to their own tax situations and the effect of an investment in the Fund.
C. RISKS SPECIFICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND'S INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES
THE FOLLOWING RISKS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE FUNDS
LON G - T ERM N ATU RE OF I N V ES T MEN TS
Full return of capital and realization of gains, if any, generally will occur only upon the complete disposition of a
portfolio company. While a portfolio company may be sold at any time, it is generally expected that this will not
occur for a number of years after an investment is made.
LAC K OF LI QU I D I T Y
The Fund generally will invest in private companies, the shares of which are not publicly traded. In addition, while
the Fund may receive current income from portfolio companies, material liquidity is not expected prior to the sale
of a portfolio company.
LI MI T ED N U MBER OF I N V EST MEN T S
The Fund intends to participate in a limited number of portfolio investments and, as a consequence, the aggregate
return of the Fund may be substantially adversely affected by the unfavorable performance of even a single
portfolio investment. Although the general partner intends to diversify the Fund’s portfolio, any inability of the
general partner to satisfactorily achieve this objective could adversely affect the performance of the Fund.
RELI AN C E ON PORT FOLI O C OMPAN Y MAN AG EMEN T
Although it is the intent of Fulham & Co. to invest in companies with strong and stable management, there can be
no assurance that the existing management team of a portfolio company—or any succeeding management team—
will be able to operate such company successfully. Furthermore, although the general partner and Fulham & Co.
will monitor the performance of each portfolio company, it will be primarily the responsibility of company
management to operate the business on a day-to-day basis.
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There are no legal or disciplinary events that are material to the evaluation of Fulham & Co.'s investment advisory
business or the integrity of its management persons.
A. CRIMINAL OR CIVIL COURT ACTION
Not Applicable.
B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING BEFORE A REGULATORY AGENCY
Not Applicable.
C. PROCEEDING BY A SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATION
Not Applicable.
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A. BROKER-DEALERS
Fulham & Co. and its management persons are not registered with, and do not have an application to register as, a
broker-dealer or registered representative of a broker-dealer.
B. FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITY
Fulham & Co. and its management persons are not registered with, and do not have an application to register as, a
future commission merchant, a commodity pool operator or a commodity trading advisor (nor an associated
person of such foregoing entities).
C. OTHER RELATIONSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
1. BROKER-DEALER, MUNICIPAL SECURITIES DEALER, OR GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
DEALER OR BROKER
Not Applicable.
2. INVESTMENT COMPANY OR OTHER POOLED INVESTMENT VEHICLE
Fulham & Co. renders investment advisory services solely to two clients: Fulham Investors, L.P. and Fulham
Investors II, L.P., both of which are private equity funds based on substantially similar investment strategies and
objectives. In compensation for its advisory services, Fulham & Co. receives a fixed management fee from each
Fund equal to 2.0% during the Investment Period and 1.5% thereafter. The terms of the management fee are
identical in all material respects for the three Funds and so Fulham & Co. does not experience a monetary
incentive to show preference to one Fund over the other in this respect.
3. OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER OR FINANCIAL PLANNER
Fulham Investors GP, LLC and Fulham Investors II GP, LLC, which are related persons of Fulham & Co., are each
investment advisers.
Not Applicable.
4. FUTURES COMMISSI ON MERCHANT, COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR, OR
COMMODITY TRADING AD VISOR
Not Applicable.
5. BANKING OR THRIFT INSTITUTION
Not Applicable.
6. ACCOUNTANT OR ACCOUNTING FIRM
Not Applicable.
7. LAWYER OR LAW FIRM
Not Applicable.
8. INSURANCE COMPANY OR AGENCY
Not Applicable.
9. PENSION CONSULTANT
Not Applicable.
10. REAL ESTATE BROKER OR DEALER
11. SPONSOR OR SYNDICATOR OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
Fulham & Co. shares common control and supervised persons with the three general partners of the three limited
partnerships. Fulham Investors GP, LLC serves as the general partner of Fulham Investors, L.P., Fulham Investors II
GP, LLC serves as the general partner of Fulham Investors II, L.P., and Washington Gothic GP LLC serves as the
general partner of Washington Gothic LP. Fulham & Co. serves as the investment advisor of these three limited
partnerships.
The General Partners are compensated for their services to the Fund for which they serve as the general partner on
the basis of performance in an amount generally equal to 20% of realized net profits from portfolio investments,
subject to preferred return and clawback provisions. The terms on which the General Partners are compensated
are identical in all material respects so as not to create a conflict of interest with respect to a financial incentive for
management personnel to show preference to one Fund over the other.
D. COMPENSATION FOR SELECTION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORS
Fulham & Co. does not receive compensation, directly or indirectly, for the selection of other investment advisors
for its clients and so does not experience a conflict of interest in this respect.
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T R A N S A C T I O N S A N D P E R S O N A L T R A D I N G
A. CODE OF ETHICS
Fulham & Co., its shareholders and employees have committed to a Code of Ethics that is available for review by
clients and prospective clients upon request in accordance with Section 204A and Rule 204A-1 under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) governing certain securities transactions of
“access persons” (as that term is defined in the Advisers Act). Each access person of Fulham & Co. must read, sign
and deliver a certificate of compliance with the Code of Ethics and may only effect a personal transaction in a
limited offering or initial public offering by pre-approving such transaction with Fulham & Co.’s Chief Compliance
Officer Andrew Fulham. Each access person also must provide initial securities holdings reports and annual
securities holding reports to the Chief Compliance Officer. Furthermore, each access person shall provide either
quarterly securities transaction reports or in the alternative have copies of all account statements or broker trade
confirmations related to personal securities transactions in which such access person has direct or indirect
beneficial ownership sent directly to Fulham & Co.’s Chief Compliance Officer within 30 days of each quarter.
B. PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS
THE FOLLOWING IS APPLICABLE TO THE FUNDS
Fulham & Co.'s related persons Fulham Investors GP, LLC and Fulham Investors II GP, LLC each maintains a capital
account representing approximately 2% of the interests in the Fund to which it serves as general partner. Each
General Partner is compensated on a performance basis of generally 20% of net realized returns over and above
contributed capital of partners and a preferred return. Because Fulham & Co. and the General Partner share
common control and supervised persons, there exists a potential conflict of interest in that the 20% upside on
realized net returns may, and likely will, outweigh the downside of a potential loss, which would provide a financial
incentive for Fulham & Co. to undertake riskier investments than it would in the absence of such performance
compensation.
The General Partner has implemented an advisory committee (the “Advisory Committee”), which consists of three
or more limited partners of the Funds, to mitigate certain conflicts of interest. Without the consent of the Advisory
Committee, the General Partner and its affiliates, other than through the Fund, may not acquire securities of any
company in which the Fund holds an investment, and the Fund may not acquire securities of any company in which
the General Partner or its affiliates hold an economic interest.
The General Partner is made to bring all potential conflicts of interest involving the Fund and any related persons
of the General Partner to the attention of the Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee shall have the
authority and responsibility to approve or disapprove on behalf of the limited partners decisions of the General
Partner with respect to:
1. any action or inaction in any situation referred to the Advisory Committee by the General Partner that
would create an actual or potential conflict of interest; and
2. such other matters as are set forth in the limited partnership agreement of the Fund specifically subject to
review, consent or determination of the Advisory Committee.
The decisions of the Advisory Committee with respect to the foregoing matters shall be final and binding upon the
Fund and its partners.
C. INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES RECOMMENDED TO CLIENTS
Please reference Item 11(B) for a discussion of conflict of interest relating to investments by related persons in
securities recommended to clients.
D. PERSONAL INVESTMENT IN RECOMMENDED SECURITIES
Please reference Item 11(B) for a discussion of conflict of interest relating to personal investments by related
persons in securities recommended to clients.
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A. SELECTION OF BROKERAGE FIRMS
Fulham & Co. may utilize various investment banking firms that are broker-dealers to assist it in evaluating
portfolio company investments for each Fund. Fulham & Co. considers such factors as price, the ability of the
broker-dealers to effect the transactions, their personnel, industry, knowledge of particular portfolio companies,
experience, particular industry knowledge, reliability and financial responsibility. Accordingly, if Fulham & Co.
determines in good faith that the fees charged by a broker-dealer are reasonable in relation to the value of the
service provided by such broker-dealer, a Fund may pay fees to such broker-dealer that are greater than those fees
another broker-dealer might charge.
1. RESEARCH AND SOFT DOLLAR BENEFITS
Fulham & Co. does not pay for, nor does it benefit from, research-related products when retaining the services of a
broker-dealer (commonly referred to as the use of "soft dollars").
2. BROKERAGE FOR CLIENT REFERRALS
Fulham & Co. does not receive client referrals when retaining the services of a broker-dealer.
3. DIRECTED BROKERAGE
Fulham & Co. does not routinely recommend, request, or require that its clients (or partners thereof) direct the
company to execute transactions through a specific broker-dealer.
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A. PERIODIC REVIEWS
Client accounts are periodically reviewed by Chief Compliance Officer Andrew Fulham, as well as by Director
John N. Fulham III and Chief Financial Officer Susan Sullivan, as appropriate and necessary.
B. REVIEW TRIGGERS
Events that might trigger a non-periodic review include changes in applicable laws, new investment information,
and changes in a particular client's circumstances.
C. REPORTS
THE FOLLOWING IS APPLICABLE WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNDS
After the end of each fiscal year, the General Partner of each Fund shall cause an audit of the financial statements of
such Fund for such fiscal year to be made by an independent public accountant of recognized national standing,
which accountant shall be selected by the general partner and approved by the Advisory Committee. The General
Partner shall cause a copy of such audited financial statements to be delivered to each person who was a partner at
any time during the fiscal year then ended within 120 days following the end of the prior fiscal year. Such audited
financial statements shall be accompanied by a certification prepared by the Fund's independent accountant
confirming compliance with the limited partnership agreement governing the Fund with respect to all allocations
and distributions made to the Fund's partners in the prior fiscal year.
The General Partner shall prepare or cause to be prepared, and shall furnish to each partner, the unaudited
quarterly summary financial information of the Fund for the first three quarters of each fiscal year within 45 days
of the end of each fiscal quarter.
Such annual and quarterly financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and shall include:
1. a balance sheet;
2. a statement of income and loss;
3. a statement of the partners' capital;
4. a statement of cash flows;
5. a statement of changes in partners' equity;
6. a schedule of changes in the capital account balance of the partner to whom it is delivered;
7. a schedule of existing portfolio investments (indicating cost and reported value); and
8. summary information regarding each portfolio investment (including a description of the investment, the
transaction and any subsequent follow-on transactions, recent financial performance, recent key events,
and the methodology of valuation).
Additionally, the General Partner shall prepare or have prepared the Fund’s appropriate state and federal income
tax returns and shall furnish the appropriate information tax returns to each partner as soon as practicable after
the end of each fiscal year.
Finally, the General Partner shall deliver, with reasonable promptness, such other information related to the Fund
and its portfolio investments, including financial statements and computations, as any limited partner may from
time to time reasonably request for a purpose reasonably related to such limited partner's interest in the Fund
(subject to availability and confidentiality considerations as determined in good faith by the General Partner).
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A. NON-CLIENT INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES RENDERED
Fulham & Co. does not receive investment advisory services or investment advice from any non-client party.
B. THIRD PARTY CLIENT REFERRAL COMPENSATION
Currently, Fulham & Co. and its related persons do not directly or indirectly compensate any person who is not a
supervised person of Fulham & Co. for client referrals.
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DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY FOR TRADING
Fulham & Co. maintains discretionary authority to manage investment accounts on behalf of its clients. Fulham &
Co. has authority to determine, without obtaining specific client consent, the investments to be bought or sold, and
the amount of the investments to be bought or sold on behalf of clients. Clients do not customarily place any
limitations on this discretionary authority.
ASSUMPTION OF AUTHORITY
Before Fulham & Co. assumes discretionary authority to manage investment accounts on behalf of an investor in
Fulham Investors, L.P. or Fulham Investors II, L.P., such investor signs a limited power of attorney by execution of
the limited partnership agreement governing the applicable Fund.
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A. VOTING AUTHORITY OF FULHAM & CO.
Fulham & Co. does not accept proxy voting authority on behalf of its clients since the Funds do not invest in
publicly-traded securities. If either of the Funds ever owns a publicly-traded security, Fulham & Co. will then
implement an appropriate proxy voting policy in compliance with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act.
B. VOTING AUTHORITY OF CLIENTS
Not applicable.
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A. BALANCE SHEET
Fulham & Co. has not included a balance sheet with this brochure because Fulham & Co. does not require
prepayment of any fees by any client six (6) months or more in advance.
B. FINANCIAL CONDITION
Fulham & Co. does not have any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet contractual
commitments to clients.
C. BANKRUPTCY PETITION
Fulham & Co. has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
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