Advisory Business Introduction ACM, a Delaware limited partnership founded in 2006, is an SEC‐registered investment adviser located in
New York, New York. The principal owner of ACM is Ivan Q. Zinn. Mr. Zinn also serves as the Firm’s Chief
Investment Officer.
From its founding in 2006 through May 2011, the Firm provided investment advisory services exclusively
to certain pooled investment vehicles (the “Atalaya Funds”), separately managed accounts (the “Atalaya
Managed Accounts”) and co‐investment vehicles to the Atalaya Funds (“Atalaya Co‐Investments” and,
collectively with the Atalaya Funds and the Atalaya Managed Accounts, and the Telos CLOs (as discussed
below), the “Atalaya Clients” or the “Clients”).
In May 2011, ACM acquired the assets of TTM Capital, LLC (“TTM”), a previously unaffiliated investment
adviser. The assets which ACM acquired from TTM included management rights related to certain pooled
investment vehicles (the “TTM Funds”) and managed accounts (the “TTM Managed Accounts” and,
collectively with the TTM Funds, the “TTM Clients”). In 2012, TTM Partners, LLC became a Relying Adviser
of ACM. With the consent of the TTM Funds’ underlying investors and the owners of the TTM Managed
Accounts, ACM assumed investment advisory responsibilities for the TTM Clients. Following the
acquisition of TTM, the TTM Clients were closed to new investors, no longer pursued new investment
opportunities and engaged in the process of harvesting and realizing existing investments. The Firm no
longer has any regulatory assets under management related to the TTM Clients, as all remaining
investments have been liquidated. Because the advisory contracts for the TTM Clients were developed
prior to the Firm’s acquisition of the TTM Clients, the strategies, fees and other important factors
contained in the TTM Clients’ advisory contracts differed significantly from those of the Atalaya Clients.
Atalaya has no plans to launch any new investment vehicles that are similar in structure or fees to the
TTM Clients.
In July 2017, ACM sold a minority stake in the Firm to Dyal Capital Partners, a division of Neuberger
Berman Group (“Dyal”) that acquires passive, minority equity interests in alternative asset management
businesses. The interests in ACM held by Dyal are permanent capital interests that, from time to time,
require Dyal to make additional capital investments. Dyal does not participate in ACM’s day‐to‐day
operations or have any involvement in ACM’s investment decision‐making.
On April 26, 2019, Atalaya Capital Management LP (“ACM”) acquired business assets consisting of certain
collateral management agreements relating to collateralized debt obligations (“Telos CLOs”) from Telos
Asset Management LLC, a subsidiary of Tiptree Inc. (NASDAQ: TIPT). In connection with that acquisition,
Atalaya Capital Telos LLC (“ACT”) was created as a wholly‐owned subsidiary of ACM. The senior portfolio
management team responsible for the Telos CLOs became employees of ACT and supervised persons of
ACM. ACT is a relying adviser of ACM. This brochure has been updated to incorporate disclosures relating
to ACT, as relying adviser.
Throughout the existence of its investment advisory business (including both before and after the
acquisition of TTM in 2011 and the Telos CLOs in 2019), Atalaya has focused primarily on investing in credit
opportunities and special situations, including, without limitation, secondary loan acquisitions and
primary loan originations. Affiliates of Atalaya generally serve as the general partner or managing
member, as applicable (individually, a “General Partner” and, collectively, the “General Partners”) as well
as collateral manager or collateral servicer to the Atalaya Funds (which for the avoidance of doubt is
inclusive of the Telos CLOs). Any investment advisory activities of the General Partners are subject to the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) and the rules thereunder, and the
General Partners are subject to examination by the SEC. The General Partners and all of their employees
and persons acting on their behalf are subject to the Firm’s supervision and control with respect to any
investment advisory activities.
Atalaya Clients Atalaya provides discretionary investment advisory services to the Atalaya Funds. Atalaya has discretion
to invest and trade the Atalaya Funds’ assets pursuant to its investment or collateral management
agreement with, and the governing documents of, each Atalaya Fund. Any applicable limitations or
restrictions on Atalaya’s investment discretion (if any) are set forth in the governing documents of the
applicable Atalaya Fund. Atalaya typically seeks to generate attractive risk‐adjusted returns by acquiring
and/or originating a relatively diversified portfolio of opportunistic credit and special situations
investments. Atalaya’s primary (but not exclusive) investment focus is on the opportunistic purchase of
loans in the secondary market from distressed or otherwise motivated sellers, as well as the origination
of credit to small and mid‐sized companies and/or credit secured by real estate, consumer finance,
commercial finance or specialty finance related assets; provided that Atalaya may alter its investment
focus in response to changing market conditions or other applicable factors.
Atalaya generally manages each Atalaya Fund pursuant to the objectives specified in the materials
(principally, a private placement memorandum and applicable governing documents, made available to
prospective investors) by which each Atalaya Fund offers its ownership interests to investors and pursuant
to the restrictions or limitations (if any) set forth therein. The Atalaya Funds’ investors generally do not
have the right to restrict or influence the Atalaya Funds’ investment objectives or any investment or
trading decisions. Atalaya may tailor the advisory services it provides to certain Atalaya Funds to the
extent that certain investments cannot be held by certain Atalaya Funds for legal, regulatory and/or tax
reasons and pursuant to its general portfolio management discretion, with respect to the investment
activity of the Atalaya Funds.
Atalaya Co‐Investments and Atalaya Managed Accounts are generally special purpose vehicles and/or
“funds of one” created for the Firm and one or more Atalaya Fund investors (and/or third parties) to invest
directly in a company or credit‐related transaction or other special situations investment. Occasionally,
these co‐investment vehicles or managed accounts are used to invest in a company or credit‐related
transaction or other special situations investment that Atalaya has recommended to another Client. This
generally occurs only when an applicable Client (typically, an Atalaya Fund) that invested in the company
or credit‐related transaction or other special situations investment reaches its “threshold limit” regarding
the amount of that investment such Client can (or should, as determined by Atalaya) hold in its portfolio.
For purposes of ensuring a diversified portfolio, each Atalaya Fund has a limit on the percentage of capital
that may be invested in a single investment or issuer, and Atalaya may separately determine that a lower
threshold is appropriate, pursuant to its discretionary investment authority. Atalaya Co‐Investments
and/or Atalaya Managed Accounts may also be applicable with respect to prospective investments that
do not meet the investment objectives of any Atalaya Fund then open for new investment activity.
With respect to co‐investment opportunities or other types of investment opportunities, Atalaya will be
acting as an investment adviser to a co‐investor or third party only if Atalaya and the co‐investor or third
party explicitly agree to such a relationship in writing. While Atalaya occasionally receives compensation
in connection with providing investment structuring, investment underwriting, or other related services,
or in connection with making one or more potential third parties aware of an investment or co‐investment
opportunity, in the absence of a written agreement to create an advisory relationship and to provide
advisory services to a current or prospective co‐investor or third party, Atalaya will be presumed not to
be acting as an investment adviser in such instances. Unless explicitly agreed by Atalaya in writing, current
and prospective participants in co‐investments and third parties with respect to other investment
opportunities are responsible for independently evaluating all such investment opportunities.
Atalaya generally has discretionary authority to make all trading and investment decisions for the Atalaya
Co‐Investments, subject to any investment restrictions or limitations that an investor in an Atalaya Co‐
Investment may negotiate with Atalaya (which may limit Atalaya’s ability to make any other or separate
investments). With respect to the Atalaya Managed Accounts, either (i) Atalaya may have discretionary
authority to make all trading and investment decisions for the Atalaya Managed Accounts, subject to any
investment restrictions or limitations that an investor in an Atalaya Co‐Investment may negotiate with
Atalaya, or (ii) Atalaya may have non‐discretionary authority with respect to such Atalaya Managed
Accounts, with investment recommendations being subject to the consent or approval of the managed
account‐holder(s). As a general matter, Atalaya Clients may be permitted to impose reasonable
restrictions on investing in certain securities or transactions or types of securities or transactions in an
Atalaya Co‐Investment or Atalaya Managed Account.
The Telos CLOs are collateralized loan obligation vehicles that invest primarily in syndicated corporate
loans. As collateral manager/servicer, ACT exercises discretionary investment authority over the Telos
CLO portfolios, subject to the terms and restrictions of the relevant indenture and other organizational
documents.
As of December 31, 2018, the Atalaya Clients had regulatory assets under management of approximately
$5.41 billion, of which Atalaya had discretion over approximately $5.32 billion of such assets, with the
remaining approximately $90.1 million of such assets being non‐discretionary.
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Fees and Compensation Atalaya Clients Interests in Atalaya Clients, including Atalaya Managed Accounts, are offered only to “qualified
purchasers” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company
Act”), and therefore the Firm is not required to include a fee schedule in this brochure. Please contact
the Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer, Drew Phillips, at
[email protected] for more information,
including the Firm’s fee schedule.
Atalaya Funds, Atalaya Managed Accounts and Atalaya Co‐Investment Assets
The Firm generally deducts management fees (the “Management Fee”) directly from Atalaya Fund,
Atalaya Managed Account and Atalaya Co‐Investment assets on a quarterly basis in arrears. The Firm also
may be entitled to a performance fee (the “Carried Interest Distribution”), typically based on the relevant
Atalaya Clients’ aggregate net realized gains (inclusive of net interest income) from investments (“Gains”),
to the extent such Gains exceed a certain performance benchmark or hurdle. Generally, the Carried
Interest Distribution is received by the Firm through the General Partners. Carried Interest Distributions,
if applicable, are deducted directly from Atalaya Clients’ assets, generally as investments realize gains and
not on a pre‐determined schedule. The Carried Interest Distribution is generally subject to a clawback
provision in the event of the dissolution of an Atalaya Client if certain applicable conditions are met.
Atalaya is also generally entitled to tax distributions from the Atalaya Clients related to the Carried Interest
Distributions.
The Management Fee and Carried Interest Distribution for Atalaya Funds are non‐negotiable; however,
the Firm’s agreement with each Atalaya Fund gives the General Partners the authority to vary these fees
for particular investors. By virtue of their structure, the Management Fee and Carried Interest Distribution
for Atalaya Co‐Investments and Atalaya Managed Accounts are negotiable.
Telos CLOs
Management fees related to the Telos CLOs are paid to Atalaya by the relevant Trustee of each Telos CLO
on a predetermined “distribution date”. Management fees are charged in an amount up to 0.625% of the
aggregate principal balance of underling loans in such collateralized loan obligation. Performance fees
from Telos CLOs are generally based on cash available in each CLO on a distribution date after all other
required distributions are made, and in certain cases, certain performance thresholds are met.
The Atalaya Funds, Atalaya Managed Accounts and Atalaya Co‐Investments (generally bear their own
organizational, initial offering and operating expenses. Such operating expenses typically include, but are
not limited to, investment expenses (
e.g., brokerage commissions, acquisition fees, finder fees,
structuring or advisory fees, expenses relating to short sales, clearing and settlement charges, loan
servicing fees, asset management fees, custodial fees, trustee fees, initial and variation margin expenses,
interest expenses and other amounts, fees and expenses related to leverage or financing and expenses
related to proposed investments that were not consummated), professional fees (including, without
limitation, expenses of consultants and experts’ fees relating to particular investments and retainer fees
for sourcing services), travel and other expenses related to investments, entity formation and
management expenses, domestic and foreign entity‐level taxes (including, without limitation, the New
York City unincorporated business tax, if applicable), legal expenses, fees of the administrator, custodian
and/or trustee fees, internal (excluding costs of personnel) and external accounting expenses,
compliance‐related expenses (including, without limitation, in connection with any of Atalaya’s filing or
reporting requirements with respect to the Atalaya Clients, including, without limitation, Form PF), loan‐
monitoring and other portfolio tracking software, audit and tax preparation expenses, appraisal and
valuation fees, premiums for directors’ and officers’, errors and omissions and lender liability insurance
and fidelity bond(s), the costs and expenses incurred in connection with indebtedness of the Atalaya
Clients (and their respective subsidiaries), including, without limitation, interest expense and other fees
and charges associated therewith, the costs of establishing such other indebtedness, the costs of
monitoring compliance therewith (including, without limitation, the costs of purchasing, licensing or
developing any computer software used for such purposes), expenses relating to the offer and sale of
interests in the Atalaya Clients, including travel, printing and mailing fees, the Management Fees (as
defined above), the Additional Fees (as defined below), extraordinary expenses (including, without
limitation, in respect of litigation) and for certain Atalaya Clients, the costs and expenses of establishing
the General Partners. To the extent that the Firm bears any of the above expenses, the Atalaya Clients will
reimburse the Firm directly. The governing documents of certain Atalaya Clients may contain expense
provisions that vary from the items set forth above and these are negotiated on a case‐by‐case basis.
Telos CLO investors bear expenses as set out in the relevant governing documents, which generally include
expenses similar to those borne by the Atalaya Funds as discussed above.
Certain expenses may be shared among multiple relevant Atalaya Clients and/or among relevant Atalaya
Clients and Atalaya. In such instances, Atalaya will endeavor to allocate the expenses in a manner that is
fair and equitable to all relevant `Atalaya Clients. Shared expenses incurred in connection with specific
investment opportunities generally will be allocated on a pro rata basis (although in certain instances,
certain Atalaya Clients may not be required to fund their pro rata shares) based on (i) each relevant
Atalaya Client’s ownership of such investment, for investments that have been consummated; or (ii) the
respective committed capital of each applicable Atalaya Client that is eligible to participate (and would
have participated, pursuant to Atalaya’s investment allocation policy) in the investment opportunity in
question, for investments that have not been consummated. Operating expenses and investment‐related
expenses that are not related to specific investment opportunities generally will be allocated on a pro rata
basis based on the most recent quarter‐end net asset value or committed capital of each relevant Atalaya
Client, as appropriate. To the extent a portion of a shared expense is attributable to one or more Atalaya
Clients to whom Atalaya is not permitted to charge such expense, the Firm will bear the portion of the
expense attributable to such Atalaya Client(s).
The Firm often charges a fee in connection with the administration of certain agented loans or credit
facilities in the Atalaya Clients’ portfolios (the “Additional Fee”), although such Additional Fee may not be
charged with respect to all eligible investments. The Additional Fee is in addition to the Management Fee
and is typically charged to (and paid by) the Atalaya Clients’ borrowers (as opposed to the Atalaya Clients
directly), provided that Atalaya is generally also entitled to charge the Atalaya Clients directly. The
Additional Fee is generally subject to a cap as defined in each Atalaya Client’s governing documents.
In connection with certain lending or other investment transactions, Atalaya often negotiates for the
receipt of an up‐front expense deposit from the prospective borrower or counterparty. Such negotiated
expense deposit is generally in respect of anticipated due diligence or other expenses to be incurred by
Atalaya related to the potential transaction (including, in certain instances, applicable internal legal
expenses). In some cases, Atalaya and/or the prospective borrower or counterparty may determine not
to move forward with the potential transaction before Atalaya has used the full amount of the expense
deposit. In these instances, to the extent permitted by the terms negotiated with the prospective
borrower or counterparty, Atalaya may elect to retain the unused portion of the expense deposit.
Side Letters The Firm and/or the General Partner of an Atalaya Client may enter into side letters or other similar
agreements with certain investors (without the approval of any other investors) in connection with their
admission to such Atalaya Client. Such side letters or other similar agreements may alter and/or
supplement the terms of an Atalaya Client’s governing documents (with respect to the specific investor in
question) in a manner that makes the terms applicable to such investors more favorable than those
applicable to other investors (including, without limitation, with respect to fees). Side letters will not alter
investor liquidity rights.
General As discussed generally above, Clients may incur brokerage and other transaction costs. Please see Item 12
(“Brokerage Practices”) above for more information.
Clients do not pay fees in advance.
Neither Atalaya nor any of Atalaya’s supervised persons accepts compensation for the sale of securities
or other investment products.
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Performance‐Based Fees and Side‐By‐Side Management As stated in Item 5 (“Fees and Compensation”) above, Atalaya or a General Partner may be entitled to
receive a Carried Interest Distribution in respect of its management of an Atalaya Client, based upon such
Atalaya Client’s aggregate Gains (as defined above), to the extent such Gains exceed a certain
performance benchmark or hurdle specified in such Atalaya Client’s private placement memorandum (or
the applicable governing agreements of an Atalaya Co‐Investment or Atalaya Managed Account). With
respect to certain Atalaya Funds, Atalaya or a General Partner is entitled to receive a Carried Interest
Distribution after investors in such funds have received a return of their capital contribution plus a
preferred rate of return, as specified in the governing documents of each such Atalaya Fund, as applicable.
Atalaya is also generally entitled to tax distributions from the Atalaya Clients related to the Carried Interest
Distributions.
The Carried Interest Distribution may create an incentive for the Firm to recommend to the Atalaya Clients
investments that are riskier or more speculative than those which would be made under a different fee
arrangement.
Further, because the fee structure (both with respect to amount and timing) varies among the different
Clients, Atalaya could have an incentive to favor one Client over another based upon a potentially greater
Management Fee or Carried Interest Distribution. The governing documents for each Client set forth
specific procedures designed to ensure that each Client is treated fairly and to prevent this conflict from
unduly influencing the allocation of investment opportunities. The potential for conflicts resulting from
different fee structures among the Clients is further mitigated by Atalaya’s internal trade allocation policy,
which addresses (and sets forth procedures designed to ensure) the fair allocation of investment
opportunities with respect to all Clients.
With respect to the Telos CLOs, performance fees, net of compensation payable to ACT employees,
operating expenses, reserves, or similar withholdings shall be received by Atalaya. These performance
fees are generally based on cash available in each CLO on a distribution date after all other required
distributions are made, and in certain cases, certain performance thresholds are met.
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Types of Clients The Firm provides investment advisory services to the Clients, which consist of privately offered pooled
investment vehicles that are exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act Sections 3(c)(1)
and/or 3(c)(7), co‐investment vehicles, collateralized loan obligation vehicles and separately managed
accounts.
The Atalaya Funds are primarily marketed to institutional investors and high net worth individuals, and
the Atalaya Funds limit investors to persons who meet the criteria for “qualified purchasers” as defined
in the Investment Company Act, “accredited investors” as defined in the Securities Act of 1933 and
“qualified clients” as defined in Rule 205‐3 under the Advisers Act.
Each Atalaya Fund imposes minimum investor qualification standards (as noted above) and minimum investment requirements. While the minimum investment in Atalaya Funds was $5 million in respect of certain older Atalaya Funds,
the Firm has increased this minimum investment to $10 million with respect to certain Atalaya Funds;
however, this minimum investment threshold may be waived on a case‐by‐case basis at the discretion of
the General Partner of each Atalaya Fund. Certain Atalaya Funds may have materially lower minimum
investment requirements.
Investors in the Atalaya Managed Accounts and Atalaya Co‐Investments are primarily institutional
investors and high net worth individuals. Minimum account size for opening or maintaining an Atalaya
Managed Account or participating in an Atalaya Co‐Investment is negotiable.
Telos CLOs are primarily marketed to institutional investors. Investors of the Telos CLOs will generally be
subject to minimum investment amounts as described in each Telos CLO’s offering documents. These
minimum investment amounts generally range between $100,000 and $250,000.
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Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss Atalaya Clients The Firm’s primary (but not exclusive) investment focus for the Atalaya Funds is the opportunistic
purchase of loans from distressed or otherwise motivated sellers, as well as the origination of credit to
small and mid‐sized companies and/or credit secured by real estate, consumer finance, commercial
finance or specialty finance related assets; provided, that, Atalaya may alter its investment focus in
response to changing market conditions or other applicable factors. The Telos CLOs primary investment
focus is to invest in broadly syndicated performing bank loans. The Firm utilizes a fundamental bottom‐
up process of identifying investment opportunities, beginning with proprietary sourcing efforts and
utilizing an extensive network of industry contacts. The Firm’s network helps Atalaya locate unadvertised,
off‐the‐run potential investment opportunities (as well as more widely marketed opportunities that
Atalaya believes may still represent attractive investment opportunities), and its investment professionals
conduct extensive analysis and due diligence to determine which of these investment opportunities
provides an investable risk/reward proposition. The diligence process carried out by the Firm’s investment
professionals may include, but is not limited to, analysis of publicly available information, forensic
accounting, valuation work, on‐site information gathering and analysis of company specific, sector
specific, and general market trends. While the Firm focuses primarily (but not exclusively) on opportunistic
loan purchases and the issuance of private credit, Atalaya reserves the right to utilize any investment
strategy which it believes will serve the best interests of the Atalaya Clients, subject only to the restrictions
and limitations (if any) set forth in the governing documents of the Atalaya Clients.
The Firm’s investment program is speculative and entails substantial risks. Investing in loans, securities
and other opportunistic credit and/or special situation transactions generally characteristic of the Firm’s
investment program, involves substantial risk of loss that Clients should be prepared to bear, including
the risk of losing the entire investment. Certain of these risks are summarized below, provided that this
summary is non‐exhaustive and does not represent a complete discussion of potential risks. These risks
are qualified in their entirety by those discussed in each Atalaya Clients’ offering and governing
documents. Prospective investors should read and consider carefully all of the risks related to investing
in an Atalaya Client that are set forth in the applicable private placement memorandum or other offering
documents, as well as the other matters (such as potential conflicts of interest) discussed therein.
Risks The following risk factors do not purport to be a complete list or explanation of the risks relating to
Atalaya’s services. A complete list of risks relating to an investment in a particular Atalaya Client is set
forth in such Atalaya Client's offering memorandum. Credit and Debt Related Investments The Firm recommends primarily credit and debt related investments to the Clients. There are a number
of risks involved with these types of loans and securities including general credit market risk, meaning
that events which negatively impact the overall US and/or international credit markets could have a
profoundly adverse impact on the value of certain credit and debt related investments held by the Clients.
Furthermore, the Firm does not “hedge out” credit risk, effectively creating Client portfolios which are
“long” the credit market and therefore “long” default and non‐payment risk. The Clients’ investments also
tend to be illiquid, with a small or non‐existent readily available market for resale. Therefore, the market
prices, if any, for such investments tend to be volatile and may not be readily ascertainable, and a Client
may not be able to sell its investments when it desires to do so or to realize what it perceives to be fair
value in the event of a sale.
Distressed Companies and Obligors The Firm will often recommend investments to the Clients in companies (or with respect to certain credit
investments, with obligors) in a distressed or near‐distressed financial condition. There are a multitude of
risks inherent with these types of recommendations, including but not limited to bankruptcy, litigation
and default. Furthermore, it may be difficult to obtain information as to the true condition of such
companies or obligors. Such investments may also be adversely affected by laws relating to, among other
things, fraudulent transfers and other voidable transfers or payments, lender liability, and the bankruptcy
court’s power to disallow, reduce, subordinate or disenfranchise particular claims. Investments in such
companies or loans to such obligors may be considered speculative, and the ability of such companies or
obligors to pay their debts on schedule could be affected by adverse interest rate movements, changes in
the general economic climate, economic factors affecting a particular industry or specific developments
within such companies, or with respect to such obligors. In addition, there is no minimum credit standard
that is a prerequisite to the Firm’s recommendation of any investment, and a significant portion (or all) of
the obligations and securities which the Firm recommends may be less than investment grade.
Fraud Of paramount concern in lending (and in acquiring loans on the secondary market) is the possibility of
material misrepresentation or omission or fraud on the part of the borrower or loan seller. Such
inaccuracy or incompleteness may adversely affect the valuation of the collateral underlying the loans or
may adversely affect the ability of the Clients to perfect or effectuate a lien on the collateral securing the
loan. The Clients will rely upon the accuracy and completeness of representations made by borrowers or
loan sellers to the extent reasonable, but cannot guarantee such accuracy or completeness. Under certain
circumstances, payments to the Clients may be reclaimed if any such payment or distribution is later
determined to have been a fraudulent conveyance or a preferential payment.
Lending to High‐Risk Borrowers In addition to lending to (or acquiring loans to) small businesses and startups, the Clients may make loans
to (or acquire loans to) other high‐risk borrowers, such as individuals with poor credit histories, low FICO
(or other) credit scores or past legal troubles (including prior bankruptcy). While the Clients may receive
a higher rate of return on such loans in light of the increased risk, such borrowers are generally more likely
to default on a loan, which may lead to significant losses by the Clients.
Bank Loans The Firm’s investment strategy includes investments in bank loans and participations. These obligations
are subject to unique risks, including: (i) the possible invalidation of an investment transaction as a
fraudulent conveyance under relevant creditors’ rights laws; (ii) so‐called lender‐liability claims by the
issuer of the obligations; (iii) environmental liabilities that may arise with respect to collateral securing
the obligations; and (iv) limitations on the ability of the Client holding such an investment to directly
enforce its rights with respect to participations.
Direct Lending In regards to the Firm’s direct lending investments, of primary concern is the possibility of material
misrepresentation or omission on the part of the borrower. Such inaccuracy or incompleteness may
adversely affect the valuation of the collateral underlying the loans or may adversely affect the ability of
the Firm to perfect or effectuate a lien on the collateral securing the loan. The Firm will rely upon the
accuracy and completeness of representations made by borrowers to the extent reasonable, but cannot
guarantee such accuracy or completeness. Clients may invest in loans to high risk borrowers, such as
companies or individuals with limited or poor credit histories. The risk of default by such borrowers is
high, and any such default may lead to a material loss to the Clients.
Consumer and Specialty Finance Clients may invest in, or lend against, a variety of assets, including consumer loans or leases, mortgage
loans, automobile loans, aircraft and aviation equipment, ships and maritime equipment, portfolios of
accounts receivables relating to consumer loans, consumer leases, credit cards, installment loans and
other unsecured products, healthcare loans and student loans. Clients may engage in other specialty
finance transactions, such as marketplace lending, microfinance, merchant cash advance and small
business lending. Consumer and specialty finance investments are illiquid and subject to many risks
(which include credit risk and regulatory risk), including the risk that a Client could lose its entire
investment. In some instances, there may be little to no chance of recovery of the Client’s investment
upon a borrower default.
Lending Against or Leasing Equipment Clients may lend against or lease equipment, which may expose the Clients to considerable risk. In cases
of a non‐performing lessee or borrower, there are considerable costs associated with terminating leases
and retrieving hard assets that can disrupt and reduce cash flow. These risks may be exacerbated in the
case of lessee bankruptcy. Further, it may be difficult to re‐lease or sell retrieved equipment, depending
on market conditions, especially if such equipment is outdated, or has been misused, or if the valuation
of such equipment is ultimately proven inaccurate.
Real Estate Risk Investing in real estate and real estate related instruments is subject to cyclicality and other uncertainties.
The Client’s real estate related investments are subject to various risks, including risks incident to the
ownership and development of residential and commercial real estate, credit, liquidity and interest rate
risks, general economic conditions, developments or trends in a particular industry, valuation risk and
structural risks, that can adversely affect the Client’s assets and performance. In addition, there are
various material risks related to bridge, transitional and construction real estate lending.
No Assurance of Investment Return There can be no assurance that any Client will be able to generate returns for its investors or that the
returns will be commensurate with the risks of investing in the type of investments in which such Client
participates.
Highly Competitive Market for Investment Opportunities The activity of identifying, completing and realizing attractive investments is highly competitive, and
involves a high degree of uncertainty. There can be no assurance that a Client will be able to locate,
consummate and exit investments that satisfy its rate of return objectives or realize upon their values or
that it will be able to invest fully its committed capital.
Limited Liquidity Many of the Firm’s recommendations are made with the assumption that a considerable amount of time
will pass before the investment provides a realizable gain to investors and the Firm. In certain instances,
a Client may be forced to sell or exit an investment earlier than the Firm would recommend due to liquidity
issues, Client dissolution, or other possible factors.
Illiquid and Long‐Term Investments Investment in a Client may require a long‐term commitment with no certainty of return. Most of the
Clients’ investments will be highly illiquid, and there can be no assurance that a Client will be able to
realize on such investments in a timely manner. Although certain investments may generate current
income, the return of capital and the realization of gains, if any, from an investment may (on a case‐by‐
case basis) occur only upon the partial or complete disposition or refinancing of such investment.
Investments Longer than Term A Client may make investments which may not be advantageously disposed of prior to the date such Client
will be dissolved, either by expiration of its term or otherwise. In addition, there can be no assurances
with respect to the time frame in which the winding up and the final distribution of proceeds to investors
will occur.
Litigation Distressed credit investing and reorganizations, workouts and restructurings resulting from such activities
can be contentious and adversarial. It is by no means unusual for participants to use the threat of, as well
as actual, litigation as a negotiating technique. The expense of defending against claims by third parties
and paying any amounts pursuant to settlements or judgments would generally be borne by the Client
and would reduce net assets or could require investors to return to the applicable Client distributed capital
and earnings.
Legal, Tax and Regulatory Risks Legal, tax and regulatory changes could occur during the term of a Client that may adversely affect such
Client. There is a material risk that governmental or regulatory agencies may adopt burdensome laws
(including tax laws) or regulations, or changes in law or regulation, or in the interpretation or enforcement
thereof, which are specifically targeted at the private equity industry, the consumer finance industry or
the specialty lending industry, or other changes that could adversely affect private equity firms (inclusive
of those with a focus on credit opportunities and special situations investing) and the funds that they
sponsor, including a Client.
No Market for Interests; Restrictions on Transfers The Interests in the Atalaya Funds have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(“Securities Act”), or applicable securities laws of any U.S. state or the securities laws of any other
jurisdiction and, therefore, cannot be resold unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities
Act and any other applicable securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available. There is
no public market for the interests in the Atalaya Funds, and one is not expected to develop. An investor
will not be permitted to directly or indirectly assign, sell, pledge, exchange or transfer any of its interests
or any of its rights or obligations with respect to its interests without the prior written consent of the
General Partner of the applicable Atalaya Fund, which consent may be given or withheld in accordance
with the governing documents of the applicable Atalaya Fund, as applicable. Withdrawals from an Atalaya
Fund are generally not permitted, and there may be little or no near‐term cash flow available to investors
as a result of owning interests in the Atalaya Funds, as applicable. Investors must be prepared to bear the
risks of owning interests in the Atalaya Funds for an extended period of time.
Bankruptcy Claims Clients may invest in bankruptcy claims which are amounts owed to creditors of companies in financial
difficulty. Bankruptcy claims are illiquid and generally do not pay interest, and there can be no guarantee
that the debtor will ever be able to satisfy the obligation on the bankruptcy claim. The markets in
bankruptcy claims are not generally regulated by federal securities laws or the SEC. Because bankruptcy
claims are frequently unsecured, holders of such claims may have a lower priority in terms of payment
than certain other creditors in a bankruptcy proceeding. In addition, under certain circumstances,
payments and distributions may be reclaimed if any such payment is later determined to have been a
fraudulent conveyance or a preferential payment.
Peer‐to‐Peer and Marketplace Lending Peer‐to‐peer and marketplace lending allow individuals and, increasingly, institutional investors, to lend
money to others via an online platform. The borrowers on such platforms are a wide range of individuals
and businesses, and the Firm’s ability to assess their creditworthiness may be limited. While lending on a
peer‐to‐peer or marketplace platform can generate high returns, it is subject to many risks, including the
risk that a Client could lose its entire investment if a borrower defaults or if the lending and/or loan
servicing platform itself is no longer viable. In the event of a default, certain lending platforms offer
lenders almost no chance of recovery. In addition, peer‐to‐peer and marketplace loans are relatively
illiquid investments. In many cases it is difficult or impossible for the lender to get its money back before
a loan matures, even absent a default. These lending models and systems are also subject to increasing
regulatory risk, as several U.S. government agencies are examining the possibility of regulating them as
well as the banks with which they often partner. Such regulations could result in increased compliance
costs for these systems and a lessened ability for them to make loans on a cost effective basis, or could
ultimately eliminate their ability to make such loans entirely. Any of these outcomes would reduce a
Client’s ability to earn profits in this area of the debt market and could lead to investment losses.
Merchant Cash Advances Clients may provide merchant cash advances in exchange for a share of a business’ future sales and/or a
fixed fee. The Client’s remittances from the borrower will generally be drawn from the borrower’s
customer debit‐ and credit‐card purchases until the advance is repaid. Such cash advances come with the
additional risks associated with small business lending, which may lead to significant losses to the Client.
Since the cash advances are technically sales of future assets, rather than direct loans or credit, when
making such advances the Clients are currently not subject to state usury laws or any of the restrictions
under The Dodd‐Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. However, there have been
discussions of increasing regulation of merchant cash advances and other alternative lending. Any such
increased regulation may have a material adverse effect on the Client by increasing the cost of executing
merchant cash advances, or making the strategy economically unfeasible or unlawful.
Small Business Lending The Clients may make loans to small businesses and newly‐formed “startup” companies. Lending to small
businesses and startups presents unique risks. Small businesses and startups generally have limited
borrowing and operating histories, making it more difficult to assess their creditworthiness. In addition,
small businesses and startups may have fewer assets available to use as collateral, leaving the Partnership
with little recourse in the event of default on the loan.
Purchasing or Lending Against Litigation Claims Clients may purchase, or may make loans based on, anticipated future payments to be received as the
result of favorably determined litigation, settlement, or mass tort claims. The results of pending litigation
and/or settlements, are inherently uncertain. Purchasing or lending against pending litigation and/or
settlements entails unique risks because there is no guarantee that the relevant litigation will be favorably
determined or that the relevant case settlement will be upheld and consummated, and consequently that
the Client’s investment objective will be achieved. If the relevant litigation is determined (in a court or in
an out‐of‐court settlement) in a manner that is adverse to the Client’s interest, or if the relevant
settlement is not approved or is overturned, the Client may lose some or all of its investment.
Convertible Securities A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in
the convertible security’s governing instrument. If a convertible security held by a Client is called for
redemption, the Client will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into the
underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Any of these actions could have an adverse effect on
the Client’s ability to achieve its investment objective.
Increased Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSRs”) and Servicers MSRs are subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations and may be subject to various
judicial and administrative decisions. The expanding body of federal, state and local regulation may
increase the cost for a Client’s servicer to service the underlying mortgage loans which could adversely
affect servicing results and the Client’s returns. The servicing of residential mortgage loans is subject to
extensive federal, state and local laws, regulations and administrative decisions. The volume of new or
modified laws and regulations has increased in recent years and is likely to continue to increase. If
implemented, these rules or other new laws and regulations affecting the mortgage servicing industry
could increase the cost of servicing mortgage loans. On January 10, 2014, a set of new rules issued by the
U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau went into effect. The new rules may cause servicers, including
a Client’s servicer, to modify their servicing processes and procedures and to incur additional costs in
connection therewith.
Cybersecurity Breaches Clients and their service providers (including the Firm, administrators, prime brokers and custodians) are
subject to risks associated with a breach in cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is a generic term used to describe
the technology, processes and practices designed to protect networks, systems, computers, programs and
data from cyber‐attacks and hacking by other computer users, and to avoid the resulting damage and
disruption of hardware and software systems, loss or corruption of data, and/or misappropriation of
confidential information. In general, cyber‐attacks are deliberate, but unintentional events may have
similar effects. Cyber‐attacks may cause losses to a Client or individual investors by interfering with the
processing of investor transactions, affecting a Client’s ability to calculate net asset value or impeding or
sabotaging Client investment and/or asset management activity and trading. A Client may also incur
substantial costs as the result of a cybersecurity breach, including those associated with forensic analysis
of the origin and scope of the breach, increased and upgraded cybersecurity, identity theft, unauthorized
use of proprietary information, litigation, adverse investor reaction, the dissemination of confidential and
proprietary information and reputational damage. Any such breach could expose both the Firm and
Clients to civil liability as well as regulatory inquiry and/or action. Investors could be exposed to additional
losses as a result of unauthorized use of their personal information. While the Firm has established
business continuity plans and systems designed to prevent cyber‐attacks, there are inherent limitations
in such plans and systems, including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified.
Lack of Diversification Certain Clients’ portfolios may consist of only a limited number of investments. Those Clients would be
far less diversified than most (or other) investment vehicles. Unfavorable performance of such
concentrated investments may have a substantial adverse impact on the returns of such Clients. The
concentrated focus of such Clients on a limited number of investments may cause its performance to be
more volatile and result in its incurring greater losses during unprofitable periods as compared to a more
diversified approach.
General Economic and Market Conditions The success of certain Clients’ activities will be affected by general economic and market conditions, such
as interest rates, availability of credit, credit defaults, inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in
laws (including laws relating to taxation of the Clients’ investments), trade barriers, currency exchange
controls, and national and international political circumstances (including wars, terrorist acts or security
operations). These factors may affect the level and volatility of financial instruments’ prices and the
liquidity of the Clients’ investments. Volatility or illiquidity could impair Clients’ profitability or result in
losses. Clients may maintain substantial positions that can be adversely affected by the level of volatility
in the financial markets—the larger the positions, the greater the potential for loss.
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Disciplinary Information On August 1, 2019, the New York State Attorney General’s Office (“NYAG”) and the New York Department
of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) filed a lawsuit (“Lawsuit”) against Vision Property Management, LLC,
(“Vision”). Atalaya previously provided capital, primarily in the form of loans, to subsidiaries of Vision for
the sole purpose of acquiring residential properties and did so only after conducting thorough due
diligence. Throughout its interactions with Vision, Atalaya relied on the advice of outside counsel in an
attempt to ensure compliance with applicable law and regulation.
In the Lawsuit against Vision, which stemmed from a more than two‐year investigation, the NYAG and the
NYDFS claimed that Vision’s business model was unlawful because Vision operated as an unlicensed
mortgage lender, preyed on and made inadequate disclosures to its tenants, and failed to maintain or
repair its properties, leaving consumers to bear the costs. They also claimed that Vision’s practices were
deceptive, unfair, and abusive under federal law, and deceptive, illegal, and fraudulent under New York
law.
The NYAG and NYDFS also took the position, prior to filing suit against Vision, that by financing Vision’s
acquisition of certain properties, and through its relationship with Vision more generally, Atalaya was also
responsible for Vision’s alleged misconduct. This position was taken notwithstanding that Vision was
responsible for managing the properties it purchased, including those purchased using Atalaya’s funds,
and for doing so in accordance with all applicable laws, and Atalaya neither communicated with
consumers or customers of Vision nor operated any portion of Vision’s business.
On August 27, 2019, Atalaya reached an agreement with the NYAG and NYDFS, which resolved potential
claims against Atalaya. As part of that agreement, Atalaya agreed to pay a fine of $250,000 and restitution
of approximately $2.5 million to New York consumers, the state where Atalaya operates its principal place
of business. No client of Atalaya bore any portion of the fine or restitution amount.
Further, the agreement, which did not require that Atalaya admit the NYAG and the NYDFS’ allegations
against it, was explicit that, in or around January 2017, when a series of news articles highlighted concerns
regarding Vision’s business model and the conditions of certain properties, Atalaya immediately pulled
back from, and shortly thereafter fully ceased funding, new Vision transactions.
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Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations Neither the Firm nor any individual management person is registered, or has an application pending to
register, as a broker‐dealer, representative of a broker‐dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity
pool operator, commodity trading advisor or associated person of a futures commission merchant
commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor.
As noted under Item 4 (“Advisory Business”) above, Atalaya is affiliated with (i) related entities that serve
as the general partners (previously defined individually as a “General Partner” and, collectively, as the
“General Partners”) to the Atalaya Clients and (ii) TTM Partners LLC (the “TTM Managing Member”), which
served as the managing member to each of the TTM Clients (with respect to which Atalaya no longer has
any regulatory assets under management). Also as noted above in Item 4, ACT is a relying adviser of ACM
and serves as collateral manager to the Telos CLOs. Atalaya serves as the investment manager to each of
the Atalaya Clients and served as the investment manager to each of the TTM Clients. The General
Partners, TTM Managing Member and all of their respective employees and persons acting on their behalf
are subject to the Firm’s supervision and control with respect to any investment advisory activities. Mr.
Zinn serves as the Chief Investment Officer of the Firm and the managing member of each General Partner.
Mr. Zinn is the principal owner of the Firm and the General Partners. The relationships by and among
Atalaya, the General Partners and the TTM Managing Member do not, in and of themselves, create any
material conflicts of interest affecting investors in the Atalaya Clients.
Following the acquisition of TTM, the TTM Clients were closed to new investors, no longer pursued new
investment opportunities and engaged in the process of harvesting and realizing existing investments.
Atalaya no longer has any regulatory assets under management related to the TTM Clients, as all
remaining investments have been previously liquidated.
Other than its investment advisory activities (and ancillary activities, including, without limitation, those
generating Additional Fees and in respect of unused portions of certain expense deposits, as described in
Item 5 (“Fees and Compensation”) above and those involving loan or investment syndication activity to
non‐Client third parties), Atalaya currently does not engage in other financial industry activities or
maintain other financial industry affiliations. The Firm does not generally recommend or select other
investment advisers for its Clients; provided that it may do so on a case‐by‐case basis; but further provided
that in any such instance, the Firm will not be compensated (whether directly or indirectly) by any such
other investment adviser (except to the extent such compensation is appropriately disclosed in advance
of the applicable investment).
In connection with the investment program for certain Atalaya Clients, the Firm will periodically cause the
applicable Atalaya Client to enter into joint ventures with third parties, the terms of which may provide
for fees (including incentive fees) to be paid to such third parties; provided that in any such instance, the
Firm will not be compensated (whether directly or indirectly) by any such joint venture party; and further
provided that the Firm will typically maintain a material degree of investment decision‐making rights with
respect to such joint venture.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, from time to time the Firm may receive compensation from co‐investors,
joint venture partners or other third parties in connection with certain non‐advisory activities unrelated
to the Firm’s activities on behalf of the Atalaya Clients. For example, the Firm or its related persons may
occasionally receive compensation (i) for providing investment structuring, investment underwriting, or
other related services, (ii) in connection with making one or more potential third parties aware of
investment or co‐investment opportunities, or (iii) for making introductions involving third parties who
are not Atalaya Clients. In these instances, neither the Firm nor its related persons provide any investment
advisory recommendations to such third parties with respect to such particular transactions. In addition
the Firm generally invests (either directly or through an affiliate) in each of the Atalaya Funds, Atalaya
Managed Accounts or Atalaya Co‐Investments (as a limited partner alongside other investors) and intends
to invest in the equity of each Telos CLO launched after April 26, 2019.
From time to time Atalaya’s Clients may enter into joint venture transactions or other arrangements with
individuals or entities that have business relationships with Atalaya’s employees. Employees are required
to report any substantive personal interactions with joint venture partners and other individuals and
entities with which Atalaya Clients are known to conduct business. Such interactions are subject to review
by the Chief Compliance Officer, and Atalaya has implemented internal controls necessary to ensure that
any actual or potential conflicts of interest do not exert an improper influence on Atalaya’s investment
advisory services to its Clients.
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Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading The Firm has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”), which (i) describes the Firm’s fiduciary duties and
responsibilities to its Clients and (ii) requires that the Firm’s employees act in the best interests of its
Clients, act in good faith and in an ethical manner, avoid conflicts of interest with Clients to the extent
reasonably possible, and identify and manage/mitigate conflicts of interest to the extent they arise. The
Firm’s employees are also required to comply with applicable provisions of the federal securities laws and
make prompt reports to the Firm or other appropriate party of any actual or suspected violations of such
laws by Atalaya or its employees. In addition, the Code sets forth formal policies and procedures with
respect to the personal securities trading activities of Atalaya’s employees. The Code generally prohibits
employees from engaging in personal trading involving securities of issuers on the Firm’s restricted list
(without prior approval from the Chief Compliance Officer) and requires employees to: (i) provide
duplicate brokerage accounts statements to the Firm (directly or indirectly via software monitored by the
Firm) and to report certain securities transactions on at least a quarterly basis. The Code also includes
policies and procedures to prevent the misuse and disclosure of material nonpublic information (“insider
trading”) and other confidential information as well as policies and procedures addressing conflicts of
interest, outside activities of employees, gifts and business entertainment (including limitations and
reporting requirements), and pre‐clearance and reporting of political contributions. Atalaya will provide
a complete copy of its Code to any investor upon request to the Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer, Drew
Phillips, at
[email protected].
From time to time, consistent with a Client’s investment objectives and subject to satisfaction of the
policies and procedures set forth in the Code, the Client’s governing documents and applicable law, the
Firm may recommend that a Client acquire or sell an investment in which the Firm, an Atalaya employee,
or another Client has a pre‐existing direct or indirect interest. A potential conflict of interest could arise
from the fact that the Firm, the interested Atalaya employee or another Client could benefit from such a
purchase or sale of the applicable investment by such Client. However, the Code is designed to identify
and manage conflicts of interest to the extent they arise in connection with such principal or cross‐trade
transactions and ensure that the Firm fulfills its role as a fiduciary to each of the applicable Clients. Certain
terms of the Clients’ governing documents (including, without limitation, applicable terms and conditions
with respect to independent investor advisory committees) and the equity participation of Atalaya related
persons in the Clients are designed to further mitigate such potential conflicts.
From time to time, the Firm creates co‐investment vehicles (as previously defined, the Atalaya Co‐
Investments) through which Atalaya and one or more Atalaya Fund investors (and/or third parties) invest
directly in a company or credit‐related transaction. Occasionally, these co‐investment vehicles are used
to invest in a company or credit‐related transaction that Atalaya has recommended to a Client. This occurs
only (i) when any Client that has invested in the applicable company or credit‐related transaction has
reached its applicable “threshold limit” (as determined per the below) regarding the amount of that
investment such Client can hold in its portfolio or (ii) with respect to prospective investments that do not
meet the investment objectives of any Atalaya Fund then open for new investment activity. For
diversification and risk‐management purposes, certain Atalaya Funds have a limit (set forth in the
applicable governing documents of such Atalaya Funds) on the percentage of capital that may be invested
in a single investment or issuer. In addition, Atalaya may also make a decision, based on its portfolio
management and/or risk management discretion, not to cause such Atalaya Fund to invest up to its
maximum permissible amount in such single investment or issuer.
Except as specifically set forth above (or as specifically approved by an Atalaya Client, or its applicable
independent investor advisory committee), neither Atalaya nor any related person invests in the same
securities that the Firm or any related person recommends to Clients.
Except as specifically set forth above (or as specifically approved by an Atalaya Client, or its applicable
independent investor advisory committee), neither Atalaya, nor any related person, recommends
securities to Clients, or buys or sells securities for Client accounts, at or around the same time Atalaya or
such related person buys or sells securities for their own account.
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Brokerage Practices Due to the nature of the their strategies, the transactions in which the Atalaya Funds, Atalaya Managed
Accounts, and Atalaya Co‐Investments engage do not typically require the use of broker‐dealers, the Firm
will occasionally utilize broker‐dealers in respect of transactions for those clients (for example, a broker‐
dealer may be utilized to facilitate the purchase or sale of a portfolio of loans, assets or properties, or to
source or arrange another type of investment opportunity). As a general matter, in such instances the
broker‐dealer will act in an advisory capacity to one of the transaction parties and as such, the applicable
Client will generally not transact directly with the broker‐dealer.
ACT has authority to select broker‐dealers through which investments are placed for the Telos CLOs.
If applicable, when selecting brokers and dealers to effect portfolio transactions for one or more Clients,
the Firm considers such factors as the ability of the broker or dealer to effect the transactions, the brokers’
or dealers’ facilities, reliability and financial responsibility and responsiveness. While Atalaya generally
seeks the best combination of brokerage expenses and execution quality, the Firm need not solicit
competitive bids and does not have an obligation to seek the lowest available commission cost.
Accordingly, if Atalaya determines in good faith that the commissions charged by a broker are reasonable
given the various other factors being considered, the relevant Client may pay commissions to such broker
in an amount greater than the amount another broker might charge.
Atalaya does not engage in formal soft dollar arrangements with broker‐dealers. However, ACT may from
time to time receive research from broker‐dealers who also provide execution services.
Atalaya does not consider Client referrals when selecting or recommending a broker‐dealer.
Atalaya does not engage in directed brokerage.
Aggregation of Trades Due to the nature of their strategies, ACM does not aggregate the purchase or sale of securities for Atalaya
Funds, Atalaya Managed Accounts or Atalaya Co‐Investments accounts. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
there may be situations when more than one Atalaya Fund, Atalaya Managed Account, or Atalaya Co‐
Investment ultimately participates in a given investment, and Atalaya will apply its investment allocation
policy to each such situation.
If ACT belies that the purchase or sale of a security or loan is in the best interest of more than one of the
respective Telos CLOs, it may (but is not obligated to) aggregate the orders to be purchased or sold to
seek favorable execution or lower brokerage commissions, to the extent permitted by applicable
regulation or law. However, ACT is not required to bunch or aggregate orders of their respective personnel
to the extent that portfolio management decisions are made separately or if ACT or its affiliates (as
applicable) determines it would not be consistent with its investment management duties to do so.
Aggregation of orders under these circumstances should, on average, decrease the cost of execution.
Due to prevailing trading activity, it is frequently not possible to receive the same price or execution on
the entire volume of securities purchased or sold. When this occurs, the various prices may, in ACT’s sole
discretion, be averaged and participating Telos CLOs will be charged or credited with the average price. In
such cases, each Telos CLO that participates in the aggregated transaction will share transaction costs pro
rata based upon each Telos CLO’s participation in the transaction. Aggregation may advantage or
disadvantage a Telos CLO, from time to time.
Allocation of Investment Opportunities Atalaya seeks to allocate investment opportunities in a manner that is fair and equitable and in the best
interest of all Clients. Atalaya owes each Client a duty of loyalty and a duty to act in the Client’s best
interests. Accordingly, under no circumstances will Atalaya unfairly favor one Client over another (e.g.,
act in violation of its internal trade allocation policy).
Atalaya Funds, Atalaya Managed Accounts and Atalaya Co‐Investments
In accordance with Atalaya’s trade allocation policy, certain Clients will receive priority with respect to a
given investment opportunity based on (i) the expected gross underwritten internal rate of return
applicable to such investment, as determined by Atalaya (the “Expected IRR”), (ii) whether a Client is an
Atalaya Fund (versus an Atalaya Managed Account or an Atalaya Co‐Investment), (iii) whether Atalaya has
discretionary investment authority with respect to such Client and (iv) in certain cases, the type (or
characteristics) of an investment. The priority designation set forth in (i) above is largely due to the fact
that Atalaya believes that the Expected IRR is generally indicative of the appropriateness of an investment
for a given Client, in consideration of the specific Client’s investment objectives, including, without
limitation, return targets and risk tolerance. However, in accordance with Atalaya’s trade allocation
policy, the allocation of an investment opportunity may be adjusted based on relevant circumstances
including, without limitation: investment objectives, strategies and restrictions; underwritten or projected
returns and/or duration; portfolio and risk management strategies; tax (including tax efficiency), legal,
regulatory and other considerations; asset levels and cash flow considerations; portfolio liquidity; timing
and size of capital contributions and redemptions; market conditions; whether certain accounts would
receive nominal or de minimis allocation amounts; portfolio concentration; participation in prior
investments in the same issuer; liquidity considerations and portfolio management discretion, among
others. The potential for conflicts resulting from different fee structures among the Clients is mitigated
by Atalaya’s trade allocation policy, which addresses (and sets forth procedures designed to ensure) the
fair allocation of investment opportunities with respect to all Clients.
Certain Atalaya Funds are structured with onshore and offshore side‐by‐side fund vehicles. With respect
to these structures, certain credit origination investments are initially entered into solely by the onshore
fund vehicle (due to tax considerations) and after a period of time, applicable pro rata interests in such
investments may be sold from the onshore fund vehicle to the offshore fund vehicle, in order to give the
latter exposure to the investment (“season and sell transactions”). Atalaya’s policies with respect to these
types of transactions (including requiring a third party appraisal and independent investor advisory board
approval) are designed to allocate these investment opportunities appropriately, while complying with
certain applicable structuring guidelines and considerations.
While Atalaya may enter into such investments with the reasonable expectation that a portion of the
investment may ultimately be sold from the onshore fund vehicle to the offshore fund vehicle after a
period of time, subject to approval by the relevant independent investor advisory board, it is important
to note that such season and sell transactions would not occur if not approved by the relevant
independent investor advisory board, or if Atalaya otherwise determines that (for a variety of potential
reasons) recommending such season and sell transactions is not in the best interest of both Clients at the
time that the transaction is contemplated. Consequently, during the time that the investment is held
solely by the onshore fund vehicle, the onshore fund vehicle assumes all downside risk, costs and expenses
associated with such investment, including the risk that the investment will default and will result in a loss
of invested capital, as well as the risk that the season and sell transaction, if recommended by Atalaya,
will not be approved.
Additionally, to the extent that expenses allocable to Clients are incurred in connection with an originated
loan expected to be recommended as a proposed season and sell transaction, and either Atalaya
ultimately determines not to recommend a sale of a portion of the investment to the offshore fund
vehicle, or the applicable season and sell transaction is not approved, such expenses will be borne solely
by the onshore fund vehicle.
In circumstances other than the “season and sell” transactions described above, from time to time, one
Atalaya Client may transact with another Atalaya Client or with a portfolio company held by another
Atalaya Client, in each case conditioned upon Atalaya’s determination that such transaction is in the best
interest of both Atalaya Clients and either (i) receipt of specific approval by each such Atalaya Client (or
its applicable independent investor advisory committee) or (ii) compliance with the applicable offering
documents of each such Atalaya Client.
Telos CLOs
When a transaction is suitable for more than one Telos CLO, ACT will generally attempt to allocate
purchase and sale opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time among their respective CLOs. ACT
may consider some or all of the following factors in making allocation decisions amongst Telos CLOs,
investment objectives, policies or restrictions, risk tolerance, time horizon, tax sensitivity, desired
capitalization range, nature and size of the Telos CLO, suitability, tolerance for portfolio turnover,
availability of cash, account ‘ramp‐ups’, or whether the respective Telos CLO is eligible to participate in a
transaction pursuant to applicable compliance regulations in its governing documents.
Allocations are designed with a view towards ensuring that over time no Telos CLO (or group of Telos
CLOs) will be systematically favored over any other Telos CLO (or group of Telos CLOs). Allocation
methodologies may include “pro rata” (based on account, size or available capital for a particular
investment strategy) or a “round robin” allocation (that is, rotating the Telos CLOs that do not participate
in allocations due to the limited investment opportunities as described herein). In the event an order is
only partially filled, ACT will generally attempt to allocate the position pro rata based upon the original
allocation statement (“Pro Rata”).
There are exceptions to this policy. For example, if the Pro Rata allocation results in a cash position that
is different from the desired cash level, or if the position would be inconsistent with the investment
objectives or governing documents of one or more Telos CLOs, ACT may deviate from the Pro Rata
formula. ACT may also deviate from its policy in order to address liquidity concerns and other practical
limitations associated with partial fills or small allocations by allocating to participating Telos CLOs a
minimum number of shares or bonds (such as 1,000 shares or 1,000 bonds). Furthermore, ACT may adjust
its Pro Rata allocation party where ACT personnel, in their reasonable discretion, believe a Pro Rata
allocation is not appropriate or suitable for certain Telos CLOs.
Securities may not be allocated Pro Rata or otherwise as described above in the case of a transaction
involving so few shares or bonds such that normal allocations among Telos CLOs would be impracticable
or result in a nonconforming allocation for one or more particular client (such as when securities only
trade in larger blocks). In those cases, ACT personnel will use their best efforts to allocate amounts
obtained from partial fills fairly.
Trade Errors
Atalaya Funds, Atalaya Managed Accounts and Atalaya Co‐Investments
From time to time trade errors may occur with respect to transactions made on behalf of one or more of
Atalaya Funds, Atalaya Managed Accounts and Atalaya Co‐Investments. The applicable clients bear the
costs of correcting these trade errors unless they are attributable to the gross negligence of ACM or its
employees.
Telos CLOs
ACT seeks to exercise due care in making and implementing investment decisions on behalf its clients. It
is ACT’s policy to seek to correct any trade error that may occur as soon after discovery as is reasonably
practicable, consistent with the orderly disposition (and/or acquisition) of the securities in question. As a
general matter, actual losses in a Telos CLO as a result of a trade error caused by ACT will be reimbursed
by ACT; however, ACT does not compensate its clients for lost investment opportunities (such as its failure
to take advantage of investment or market improvements) or trade errors that do not result from errors
or omissions of ACT. Any gains in a Telos CLO as a result of a trade error caused by ACT will remain in the
Telos CLO.
As a general matter, netting of gains and losses between Telos CLOs is not permissible. Netting of gains
and losses for one Telos CLO may be permitted, however, in circumstances in which more than one
transaction may be affected to correct one or more trade errors made as a result of a single (or related)
investment decision(s). Netting of gains and losses may also be permitted in the circumstances in which
multiple trade errors resulting from more than one investment decision occur in the same Telos CLO on
the same day. It is ACT’s policy that broker‐dealers may not assume responsibility for trade error losses
caused by ACT, and ACT does not enter into reciprocal arrangements between ACT and a broker with
respect to the trade error in question (or any other trade) to encourage the broker to assume
responsibility for such losses.
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Review of Accounts Atalaya Funds, Atalaya Managed Accounts and Atalaya Co‐Investment
Ivan Q. Zinn, Atalaya’s Chief Investment Officer, whether individually or along with one or more of the
other Partners or senior personnel of the Firm, generally reviews approximately one‐hundred percent
(100%) of the investments in Atalaya Funds, Atalaya Managed Accounts and Atalaya Co‐Investment
portfolios on a monthly basis. Through periodic “asset management meetings”, each investment is
generally reviewed by Mr. Zinn (and/or other senior personnel of the Firm) on at least a monthly basis.
Additionally, these same individuals continually review the portfolios on an informal basis. Due to the
relatively low turnover and long holding periods for typical investments, more frequent formal review is
conducted only as necessary. The Firm does not utilize any specific criteria to trigger a review of
investments at this time; provided, that Atalaya does maintain a “watch list”, which serves to identify
certain investments for a heightened level of review at the periodic asset management meetings
described above.
Within 120 days after the Firm’s fiscal year‐end, audited financial statements are delivered to each
investor in the Atalaya Funds, Atalaya Managed Accounts and Atalaya Co‐Investment vehicles. The
audited financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles by an independent public accounting firm that is registered with the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board. The Firm also sends investors unaudited capital account statements for the
Atalaya Funds, Atalaya Managed Accounts and Atalaya Co‐Investment
vehicles
after each calendar
quarter‐end. Such quarterly reports will include the value of such investor’s interest in the applicable
Atalaya Fund, Atalaya Managed Account, and Atalaya Co‐Investment vehicle, as determined based on the
unaudited fair market value of the holdings in such fund, determined and set in accordance with the Firm’s
valuation policy.
Telos CLOs
Ivan Q. Zinn, Atalaya’s Chief Investment Officer, whether individually or along with other Partners of the
Firm, or the Chief Investment Officer or senior portfolio management team of ACT, generally review one‐
hundred percent (100%) of the investments in the Telos CLOs. Through periodic meetings and ongoing
portfolio credit analysis, investments in the Telos CLOs are monitored. This monitoring takes the form of
both weekly reviews of the portfolio or more in‐depth analysis when certain circumstances arise (ie
defaults, or other credit concerns).
Investors in the Telos CLOs also receive periodic monthly and quarterly reports from the trustee of the
respective Telos CLO. These reports generally include detailed information about each investment in the
respective Telos CLO such as position size, interest rate, market value, industry, cash flows, ratings, and
various compliance tests related to the Telos CLO.
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Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Atalaya’s Clients are the pooled investment vehicles, co‐investment vehicles, separately managed
accounts (including “funds of one”), and collateralized loan obligations to which it provides investment
advisory services. Atalaya does not receive any economic benefits from non‐Clients for providing
advisory services to its Clients. Atalaya does not compensate third parties for Client referrals.
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Custody The Firm is deemed to have custody of Client assets by virtue of (i) the General Partners acting as general
partners for the Atalaya Funds and (ii) the Firm having the authority to obtain Clients’ assets, for example,
by deducting advisory fees from a Client's accounts or otherwise withdrawing funds from a Client's
account over which it has authority. Therefore, the Firm is subject to Rule 206(4)‐2 under the Advisers Act
(the "Custody Rule"). The Firm does not have custody, for purposes of the Custody Rule, over the assets
of the Telos CLOs.
In accordance with the Custody Rule, the Firm’s Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) is responsible for
ensuring that the Atalaya Clients’ securities, other than certain “privately offered securities,” are held only
with a qualified custodian. The Firm’s CFO is also responsible for arranging for annual independent audits
of the Atalaya Funds and certain co‐investment vehicles by a major accounting firm and for obtaining
audited financial statements prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles. Atalaya arranges for the delivery of such audited financial statements to investors within 120
days of the Atalaya Funds’ respective fiscal year ends. Pursuant to the Custody Rule, in the event Atalaya
has custody of the assets of any Atalaya Managed Account for which audited financial statements are not
provided, Atalaya will arrange for the qualified custodian to send quarterly account statements directly
to such managed account.
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Investment Discretion As noted in Item 4 (“Advisory Business”) above, Atalaya has discretionary authority to manage the assets
of the Atalaya Funds. This authority is conveyed pursuant to: (i) the investor’s subscription agreement,
(ii) the investment management agreement between Atalaya and each Atalaya Fund, and (iii) the
governing documents in connection with each Atalaya Fund. Investment decisions for each Atalaya Fund
are made in accordance with the investment objectives, guidelines, restrictions and limitations set forth
in each Atalaya Fund’s private placement memorandum and governing documents.
Atalaya generally has discretionary authority to make all trading and investment decisions for the Atalaya
Co‐Investments, subject to any investment restrictions or limitations that an investor in an Atalaya Co‐
Investment may negotiate with Atalaya. With respect to the Atalaya Managed Accounts, either (i) Atalaya
may have discretionary authority to make all trading and investment decisions for the Atalaya Managed
Accounts, or (ii) Atalaya may have non‐discretionary authority with respect to such Atalaya Managed
Accounts, with investment recommendations being subject to the consent or approval of the managed
account‐holder. As a general matter, Atalaya Clients may be permitted to impose restrictions on investing
in certain securities or transactions or types of securities or transactions in an Atalaya Co‐Investment or
Atalaya Managed Account.
Atalaya generally has discretionary authority to make all trading and investment decisions for the Telos
CLOs, subject to any trading or investment restrictions that are outlined in the offering agreements of
each collateralized loan obligation.
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Voting Client Securities Atalaya has voting authority and responsibility with respect to securities held by the Atalaya Funds, and
may have voting authority with respect to securities held by other Clients to the extent such authority is
delegated to Atalaya in the Client’s investment management agreement (or other applicable governing
documents). In addition to proxy solicitations in connection with equity securities of traditional operating
companies, proxy voting is also deemed to include any consent requested in matters such as bankruptcy
or insolvency, covenant waivers in connection with debt, approvals regarding the restructuring of debt
and other rights and remedies with respect to securities. All such decisions will be made in accordance
with Atalaya’s proxy voting policy adopted pursuant to Rule 206(4)‐6 of the Advisers Act.
The Firm’s policy is to vote proxies solely in the best interests of its Clients, in accordance with general
fiduciary principles. Generally, Atalaya believes that management is best suited to make the decisions
that are essential to the ongoing operation of the company. Therefore, the Firm will generally vote proxies
in line with management on routine and administrative matters, unless the Firm has a particular reason
to vote to the contrary. This general policy is not a predetermination, however, to vote in favor of
management, as the Firm will review all applicable proxies in accordance with the general fiduciary
principles noted above. Under certain circumstances when Atalaya believes that management’s proposal
is not designed to maximize value for its Clients, the Firm will vote against management. Particularly with
respect to non‐recurring or extraordinary matters, the Firm will vote on a case‐by‐case basis in accordance
with the goals of achieving a Client’s stated objectives. The Firm at times may determine that refraining
from voting a proxy is in the Client’s best interest, such as when the Firm’s analysis of a particular proxy
indicates that the cost of voting the proxy may exceed the expected benefit to the Client.
If an Atalaya employee becomes aware that a conflict (or potential conflict) exists between (or among)
the interests of Atalaya and one or more of its Clients or between (or among) one or more of its Clients
with respect to a proxy vote, the employee must bring the conflict to the attention of the Chief Compliance
Officer who (in conjunction with senior management) will determine the appropriate course of action. If
it is determined that a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest is material, one or more methods
may be used to resolve the conflict, including (i) disclosing the conflict to the Client and obtaining its
consent before voting, (ii) engaging a third party to recommend a vote with respect to the proxy or (iii)
such other method as is deemed appropriate under the circumstances.
Atalaya may retain a third party to assist it in coordinating and voting proxies with respect to Atalaya
Client securities. If so, the Chief Compliance Officer will monitor the third party to assure that all proxies
are being properly voted and appropriate records are being retained.
Clients may obtain information about how proxies were voted or a copy of the Firm’s proxy voting policies
by contacting the Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer, Drew Phillips, at
[email protected].
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Financial Information Atalaya does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per Client, six months or more
in advance.
Atalaya does not believe there are any financial conditions reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet
contractual commitments to Clients.
Atalaya has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
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