A. General Description of Advisory Firm Dalal Street, LLC, which does business as Pabrai Investment Funds, is a California limited liability
company (the “Adviser”) that was formed on May 1, 2005. The principal owner of the Adviser
is Mohnish Pabrai. The Adviser provides investment management services to limited
partnerships or companies (each, a “Client” or “Private Fund,” and, collectively, the “Clients” or
“Private Funds”) organized under the laws of the United States or the British Virgin Islands. The
Adviser or its affiliate serves as general partner to or manager of each Client and tailors its
advisory services as described in the relevant Client’s private placement memorandum and/or as
set forth in such Client’s organizational documents. Please refer to Item 8 for a more detailed
description of the Adviser’s management strategies as well as the securities and other
instruments purchased by the Adviser on behalf of the Clients.
As of the date hereof, the Adviser provides investment management services to the following
Clients: The Pabrai Investment Fund II, L.P., Pabrai Investment Fund 3, Ltd., The Pabrai
Investment Fund IV, L.P. (collectively “Pabrai Funds”), Dhandho Holdings Offshore Ltd.,
operating as a master-feeder structure, investing substantially all of its assets within Dhandho
Holdings, L.P., and Dhandho Holdings Qualified Purchaser, L.P., a parallel fund to Dhandho
Holdings L.P. (collectively “Dhandho Holdings”). The Adviser also manages two proprietary
accounts.
B. Description of Advisory Services
Please see Section 8.
C. Availability of Customized Services for Individual Clients
The Adviser tailors its advisory services as described in the relevant Client’s private placement
memorandum and/or as set forth in such Client’s organizational documents.
The Adviser may provide co-investment opportunities to certain underlying investors in Dhandho
Holdings (each, a “Dhandho Holdings Investor” and collectively with the underlying investors in
the Pabrai Funds, the “Investors”) but need not make such investment opportunities available
to all Dhandho Holdings Investors pro rata or on a uniform basis.
Advisory services for each Client are not tailored to the individual needs of Investors. Investors
may not impose restrictions on the Adviser with respect to the investments it makes on behalf
of the Clients.
Persons reviewing this Form ADV Part 2A should not construe this as an offering of any of the
Clients described herein, which will only be made pursuant to the delivery of a private placement
memorandum to prospective investors.
D. Wrap Fee Programs The Adviser does not participate in wrap fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management The Adviser’s collective Client regulatory assets under management as of January 1, 2019 were
$643,800,000, all of which are managed on a discretionary basis.
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A. Advisory Allocations For the Pabrai Funds, the Adviser is generally entitled to receive an advisory allocation of 25%
of the increase in a Client’s net assets over an annual rate of 6%, subject to a “high water mark”.
Such fees are not negotiable.
In addition to the fee described above, the Adviser is entitled to an annual management fee set
by the Adviser of up to 1% of the capital contributions for Dhandho Holdings. The management
fee is intended to cover the costs and expenses of the general partner incurred in connection
with the management of Dhandho Holdings. The management fee will be offset by any directors’
fees, consulting and/or advisory fees received by the Adviser or its affiliates from Dhandho
Holdings. Such fees are not negotiable.
B. Timing of Advisory Allocation
With respect to the Pabrai Funds, the advisory allocation due to the Adviser (if any) from each
Client is allocated to the Adviser as follows. Advisory allocations are paid by Clients in arrears,
cannot be paid in advance and are deducted from Client’s assets, if applicable.
The Pabrai Investment Fund II, L.P.: Annually on June 30 and on the day immediately preceding
(i) a new or existing investment by an underlying investor in The Pabrai Investment Fund II,
L.P., and (ii) any withdrawal by a Pabrai Investment Fund II, L.P. investor of all or any portion
of such Pabrai Investment Fund II, L.P. investor’s investment in excess of $25,000.
Pabrai Investment Fund 3, Ltd.: On the day immediately preceding (i) a new or existing
investment by an underlying investor in Pabrai Investment Fund 3, Ltd. and (ii) any withdrawal
by a Pabrai Investment Fund 3, Ltd. investor of all or any portion of such Pabrai Investment
Fund 3, Ltd. investor’s investment in excess of $25,000.
The Pabrai Investment Fund IV, L.P.: On the last day of each fiscal quarter and on the day
immediately preceding (i) a new or existing investment by an underlying investor in The Pabrai
Investment Fund IV, L.P., and (ii) any withdrawal by a Pabrai Investment Fund IV, L.P. investor
of all or any portion of such Pabrai Investment Fund IV, L.P. investor’s investment in excess of
$25,000.
For Dhandho Holdings, the management fees (if any) will be paid quarterly in advance on the
first day of each fiscal quarter and will be deducted from the Client’s assets.
C. Additional Fees and Expenses Each Client may pay the costs and operating expenses incurred in the operation and
administration of its account, including fees of third-party administrators, accounting, legal,
auditing and all investment expenses, such as brokerage commissions, custodial fees, bank
service fees, interest on margin accounts and other indebtedness, if any, and other reasonable
expenses related to the purchase, sale or transmittal of Client assets. Clients also bear the costs
and expenses associated with their organization. For further information regarding additional
expenses incurred, please refer to the relevant Client’s private placement memorandum and/or
organizational documents.
D. Prepayment of Fees See Item 5B above.
E. Additional Compensation and Conflicts of Interest
Neither the Adviser nor any of its supervised persons accept compensation for the sale of
securities or other investment products. Through its subsidiary Dhandho Funds LLC (“Dhandho
Funds”), Dhandho Holdings has extended interest-bearing loans to employees of Dhandho
Funds. This creates a conflict of interest due to a risk of Dhandho Holdings not being paid back
and the ramifications to investors of Dhandho Holdings. To mitigate these risks, a note has been
established with clear and concise terms, the loan has been made a recourse loan collateralized
by units of Dhandho Holdings owned by the employees, and the amounts are not excessive by
which to create a financial burden on Dhandho Holdings.
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See Item 5A above. As of the date hereof, the Adviser is potentially entitled to performance-
based allocations from each Pabrai Fund. The Adviser and its supervised persons manage Clients
that are charged both performance-based fees and a management fee, however, they are
managed using different strategies and therefore do not impose a conflict to the Adviser.
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The Adviser provides investment management services to private pooled investment vehicles.
The offering documents and/or advisory agreement of each Client may set minimum amounts
for investment by prospective investors in such Clients. These minimum amounts may be waived
by the Adviser.
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Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies For the Pabrai Funds, the Adviser pursues proprietary long-value investment strategies and
invests each Client’s assets in a portfolio of securities issued by and traded on U.S. and non-U.S.
national securities exchanges and well-recognized established financial capital markets. The
Adviser may invest or trade in all types of equity and debt securities including common and
preferred stock, debt securities convertible into common or preferred stock or other types of
securities, bonds, notes, zero coupon bonds, fixed income securities, options and investment
company securities. In addition, from time to time, the Adviser invests Client capital in short-
term instruments including, but not limited to, commercial paper, bank certificates of deposit,
U.S. Treasury Bills and similar investments. Leverage is not employed.
For Dhandho Holdings, the Adviser may invest with the same strategies as Pabrai Funds. In
addition, the Adviser may invest in leveraged and unleveraged controlling interests (“Portfolio
Company Acquisitions”) consisting of at least a majority of the voting securities or assets of one
or more privately held businesses. The Adviser may also make additional investments in relation
to the privately held businesses through loans and equity contributions or additional equity
interests. Dhandho Holdings may also invest in marketable securities offered to the Pabrai
Funds, however, the Pabrai Funds will be allocated such opportunities first.
Risks Relating to Investment Strategies
A potential investor or Investor in a Client managed by the Adviser should review the offering
memorandum for such Client for a more detailed discussion of risks.
Market Risks Clients will be exposed significantly to all of the risks of investing in securities, including the risk
that significant changes in the securities markets may adversely affect performance of their
account. Therefore, there is a risk that Investors in a Client may not profit from their investment
or that they may lose some or all of their investment.
Minimal Restrictions on Concentrations of Investments The Adviser is generally not restricted with respect to the amount of Client assets that it can
invest in any particular industry or in the percentage of Client assets that may be invested in any
particular security. Therefore, each Client may be exposed to greater risk than would otherwise
be the case if the Adviser were required to ensure additional portfolio diversification for its
Clients.
Lack of Diversification of Investments
Client portfolios will not generally be diversified among a wide range of issuers, industries or
areas. Accordingly, the investment portfolio of a Client may be subject to more rapid changes
in value than would be the case if the Adviser were required to maintain a wide diversification
among investment areas, securities and types of securities and other instruments on behalf of
such Client.
Lack of Liquidity
Client assets may, at any given time, consist of significant amounts of securities and other
financial instruments or obligations which are thinly-traded or for which no market exists and/or
which are restricted as to their transferability under applicable securities laws. The sale of any
such investments may be possible only at substantial discounts and it may be extremely difficult
to accurately value any such investments.
Small Cap Stocks At any given time, Client assets may be invested in smaller sized companies of a less seasoned
nature whose securities are traded in the over-the-counter market. These “secondary” securities
often involve significantly greater risks than the securities of larger, better-known companies.
Portfolio Turnover The Adviser will purchase and sell securities at such times as it deems in the best interest of
each Client and is not restricted with respect to the amount of portfolio turnover in any Client’s
account. To the extent that the Adviser trades securities on behalf of a Client for the short -
term, such Client’s portfolio turnover rate can be expected to increase. The turnover rate may
vary from year to year, and at different times during the same year, and may also be affected
by such Client’s cash requirements. A high turnover rate involves correspondingly greater
brokerage commissions and expenses which must be borne directly by the Client and ultimately
by its Investors.
Certain Risks Specific to Portfolio Company Acquisitions Dhandho Holdings’ ability to successfully execute Portfolio Company Acquisitions will be impacted
by a number of factors, including the ability to identify acquisition candidates. The process of
integrating acquired businesses into Dhandho Holdings’ existing operations may result in
unforeseen operating difficulties and may require additional financial resources and attention. In
addition, Dhandho Holdings may not be able to realize the anticipated benefits from Portfolio
Company Acquisitions. Achieving those benefits depends on the timely, efficient and successful
execution of a number of post-acquisition events, including integrating the acquired business
into Dhandho Holdings. Factors that could affect Dhandho Holdings’ ability to achieve these
benefits include:
• if Dhandho Holdings pays too much to purchase portfolio companies;
• if Dhandho Holdings’ due diligence process is not sufficient to identify all material
liabilities with respect to the business;
• new liabilities may arise that may diminish the value of the acquired portfolio
companies;
• difficulties in integrating and managing personnel, financial reporting and other systems
used by acquired portfolio companies;
• failure of acquired portfolio companies to perform in accordance with expectations;
• failure to achieve anticipated synergies;
• the loss of customers of acquired portfolio companies; and
• the loss of key managers of acquired portfolio companies.
If acquired portfolio companies do not operate as anticipated, it could materially impact Dhandho
Holdings’ business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, acquired portfolio
companies may operate in industries in which the Adviser has little or no experience. In such
instances, Dhandho Holdings will be highly dependent on existing managers and employees to
manage those businesses, and the loss of any key managers or employees of the acquired
portfolio company could have a material adverse effect on Dhandho Holdings’ financial condition,
results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.
The indemnification provisions of acquisition agreements by which Dhandho Holdings acquires
portfolio companies may not fully protect Dhandho Holdings and may result in unexpected
liabilities.
The Adviser has the authority, acting in its sole discretion, to issue additional limited partnership
interests in Dhandho Holdings in consideration for some or all of the purchase price for Portfolio
Company Acquisitions and/or follow-on investments. Although the Adviser will set the prices for
all such additional limited partnership interests in good faith, any such issuances may lead to
significant dilution to the existing limited partners of Dhandho Holdings.
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There are no legal or disciplinary events that are material to a Client’s or prospective client’s
evaluation of the Adviser’s advisory business or the integrity of the Adviser’s management.
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A. Broker-Dealer Registration Status The Adviser and its management persons are not registered as broker-dealers and do not
have any application pending to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) as a broker-dealer or registered representative of a broker-dealer.
B. Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or Commodity Trading Adviser Registration Status
The Adviser and its management persons are not registered as, and do not have any application
to register as, a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, commodity trading
adviser or an associated person of the foregoing entities.
C. Material Relationships or Arrangements with Industry Participants The Adviser or its affiliates, which are sponsors/syndicators of limited partnerships,
manage several Clients, each of which is a private pooled investment vehicle. In addition,
the Adviser may in the future establish, sponsor and become affiliated with other pooled
investment vehicles and companies that have investment programs that are similar or
substantially similar to the investment program of its current Clients. As a result of the
foregoing, the Adviser and its personnel may have conflicts of interest in allocating their
time and resources between Clients, in allocating investments among Clients and other
entities, and in effecting transactions between Clients and other entities, including ones in
which the Adviser or its personnel may have a financial interest. Accordingly, the Adviser
will devote as much of its time and will allocate the time and resources of its operations
team to its Clients as in its judgment the conduct of each Client's account reasonably
requires.
In addition, generally, the Adviser exercises investment responsibility on behalf of, or
directly or indirectly purchases, sells, holds or otherwise deals with, any portfolio investment
for the account of multiple Clients and multiple businesses. Neither Clients nor their Investors
will have any right to participate in any manner in any profits or income earned or derived
by or accruing for the Adviser from the conduct of any business or from any transaction
in investments effected by the Adviser for any account other than its own.
To address these potential conflicts of interests in its material relationships, the Adviser has
adopted policies and procedures, including a Code of Ethics and allocation procedures.
For a more detailed discussion of the Adviser's Code of Ethics and allocations and
conflicts of interest policies, please see Item 11.
D. Material Conflicts of Interest Relating to Other Investment Advisers Not Applicable
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Client Transactions and Personal Trading A. Code of Ethics The Adviser is committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct. In furtherance thereof, the
Adviser’s chief compliance officer (“CCO”) is charged with the implementation of the Adviser’s
code of ethics (the “Code of Ethics”). The Code of Ethics specifies and prohibits certain types of
transactions deemed to create actual conflicts of interest, the potential for conflicts, or the
appearance of conflicts, and establishes general guidelines for the conduct of the Adviser’s
personnel as well as clearance and/or reporting requirements and enforcement procedures.
In recognition of the trust and confidence placed in the Adviser by Investors in each Client, and
to give effect to the Adviser’s belief that its operations should be directed to the benefit of the Clients,
the Adviser adopted the following general principles to guide the actions of its employees:
• The interests of the Clients are paramount. All employees must conduct themselves and
their operations to give maximum effect to this tenet by assiduously placing the interests of
the Clients before their own.
• All permitted personal transactions in securities by employees must be accomplished so as
to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest on the part of such personnel with the interests
of the Clients.
• All employees must avoid actions or activities that allow a person to profit or benefit from his or
her position with respect to the Clients or that otherwise improperly bring into question the
person's independence or judgment.
• All employees must report any violation(s) of the Code of Ethics or inappropriate conduct
to the CCO.
• All employees must comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including
Federal securities laws.
The Adviser requires that all Adviser personnel avoid any relationship or activity that might
impair, or even appear to impair, such individual's ability to make objective and fair decisions
when performing job functions. The Code of Ethics prohibits Adviser personnel from using
Adviser property or information for personal gain or personally taking for themselves any
opportunity that is discovered through their Adviser position. The Code of Ethics further
requires that employees disclose any situation, including situations pertaining to the
employee's family members, which reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict of
interest. The Code of Ethics also contains general prohibitions against fraud, deceit and
manipulation, as well as additional restrictions and requirements regarding gifts,
entertainment and outside activities.
The Adviser has adopted a securities trading policy that sets forth, among other things, policies
and procedures regarding material nonpublic information and proprietary Adviser
information, and employee accounts and trading. The policies and procedures contained
in the securities trading policy are designed to (a) provide for the proper handling of both
material nonpublic information about companies or other issuers and proprietary information
of the Adviser, (b) prevent violations of laws and regulations prohibiting the misuse of
material nonpublic information about companies or other issuers and/or proprietary
information of the Adviser, and (c) avoid situations that might create an appearance that
material nonpublic information about companies or other issuers or proprietary information
of the Adviser has been misused. In furtherance thereof, employees are prohibited from
misusing material nonpublic information and/or nonpublic proprietary information.
The Adviser will provide a copy of the Code of Ethics to any Client or Investor of a Private
Fund or prospective client or investor in a Private Fund upon request.
Adviser personnel are required to certify to their compliance with the Code of Ethics,
including the securities compliance policy, on an annual basis.
B. Securities in Which the Adviser or a Related Person Has a Material Financial Interest
As General Partner or manager to the Private Funds, the Adviser or its affiliate has a material
financial interest in recommending investors to the Private Funds. Investors must be, at a
minimum, a “qualified client” to invest in the Private Funds. The offering documents of each
Private Fund include all the risks and potential conflicts in investing in the respective Private
Fund.
C. Investing in Securities That the Adviser or a Related Person Recommends to Clients
See Item 11A
D. Conflicts of Interest Created by Contemporaneous Trading
The Adviser may serve as investment advisers to other client accounts and conduct investment
activities for their own accounts. Such other entities, clients or accounts may have investment
objectives or may implement investment strategies similar to those of a Client. The Adviser may
also have investments in certain Clients.
The Adviser may give advice or take action with respect to other Clients that differs from the
advice given with respect to any one Client. To the extent a particular investment is suitable for
multiple Clients, such investments will be allocated between Clients pro rata based on assets
under management or in some other manner which the Adviser determines is fair and equitable
under the circumstances to all Clients.
As a result of the foregoing, the Adviser and its principal may have conflicts of interest in
allocating their time and activity between Clients, in allocating investments among Clients and
in effecting transactions for Clients, including ones in which the Adviser may have a greater
financial interest.
Although the Adviser will attempt to allocate investment opportunities in a manner which is in
the best interests of all Clients, and in general will allocate investment opportunities believed to
be appropriate for Clients among Clients on a pro rata basis in proportion to the relative net
worth of each, it is possible that an investment opportunity which comes to the attention of the
Adviser will not be allocated to multiple Clients, or that one or more Clients may be unable to
participate in such investment opportunity or participate only on a limited basis. In addition,
there may be circumstances under which the Adviser will consider participation by certain Clients
in investment opportunities in which the Adviser does not intend to invest, or intends to invest
only on a limited basis, on behalf of other Clients. The Adviser evaluates investments for each
Client based on numerous factors which may be relevant in determining whether a particular
situation or strategy is appropriate and feasible for such Client at a particular time, including the
nature of the investment opportunity taken in the context of the other investment or regulatory
limitations on such Client and the transaction costs involved. Because these considerations may
differ for each Client in the context of any particular investment opportunity, investment activities
of Clients may differ considerably from time to time.
The Adviser uses its best efforts in connection with the purposes and objectives of each Client
and will devote as much of its time and effort to the affairs of such Client as may, in its judgment,
be necessary to accomplish the investment purposes of such Client. The Adviser (and its
principals, affiliates or employees) may conduct any other business, including any business within
the securities industry, whether or not such business is in competition with a Client.
Consequently, the Adviser (or its principals, affiliates or employees) may act as investment
adviser for other clients, may have, make and maintain investments in its own name or through
other entities, and may serve as an officer, director, consultant, partner or stockholder of one or
more investment funds, securities firms or advisory firms. It may not always be possible or
consistent with the investment objectives of such persons or entities and of a Client for the same
investment positions to be taken or liquidated at the same time or at the same price.
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A. Factors Considered in Selecting or Recommending Broker-Dealers for Client Transactions The Adviser has complete discretion, without obtaining specific Client consent, to (i) buy
or sell securities, (ii) determine the amount of the securities to be bought or sold, (iii) select
the broker or dealer to be used in such purchase or sale and (iv) negotiate the commission
rates paid in connection with such purchase or sale.
The Adviser will effect transactions with brokers that (with respect to U.S. securities) are
registered with the SEC and are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The
Adviser will select brokers on the basis of their ability to provide best execution (including
both the trade price and commission).
1. Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits.
The Adviser will attempt to negotiate the lowest available commission rates commensurate with
the assurance of reliable, high quality brokerage services. However, the Adviser may select
brokers that charge a higher commission or fee than another broker would have charged for
effecting the same transaction, provided that the selection of a broker will be made on the
basis of best execution, taking into consideration various factors, including commission rates,
reliability, financial responsibility, strength of the broker and the ability of the broker to
efficiently execute transactions, the broker's facilities, and the broker's provision or payment
of the costs of research and other services or property that are of benefit to the Adviser or
other Clients to which the Adviser provides investment services, provided, further, that the
Adviser may be influenced in its selection of brokers by their provision of other services,
including, without limitation, capital introduction, marketing assistance, consulting with respect
to technology, operations, equipment and office space, and other services or items. Such
execution services, research, investment opportunities or other services may be deemed to
be "soft dollars"; however, the Adviser has not entered into written soft dollar arrangements
or taken advantage of any soft dollar benefits. The provision by a broker of research and
other services and property to the Adviser creates an incentive for the Adviser to select such
broker since the Adviser would not have to pay for such research and other services and
property as opposed to solely seeking the most favorable execution for a Client. Any
research, services or property provided by a broker may benefit any Client of the Adviser
and such benefits may not be proportionate to commission dollars related to the provision of
such research, services or property.
2. Brokerage for Client Referrals.
As discussed above, subject to best execution, the Adviser may consider, among other things,
capital introduction, marketing assistance, consulting with respect to technology, operations,
equipment and office space, and other services or items in selecting broker-dealers for Client
transactions. The Adviser does not receive Client referrals in exchange for brokerage
business.
3. Directed Brokerage.
The Adviser does not recommend, request or require that a Client direct the Adviser to
execute transactions through a specified broker-dealer.
4. Broker.
The Adviser may select one or more firms to serve as broker to hold the funds and
securities of, and execute transactions for, any of the Private Funds, consistent with best
execution. In addition to custody and execution, these brokers may provide other core
functions or value added items to the Adviser and Private Funds.
The services of the broker will be reviewed on both a quarterly and annual basis to ensure
best possible execution for Client accounts. Quarterly, the CCO or designee will review
the commissions of the broker as part of its annual review for accuracy. Quarterly, the
CCO or designee will review the executed trades as compared to the trade directions
given to the broker and ensure trades were executed at limits and quantities as directed.
Annually, the Adviser will review the qualitative factors for the broker ranking them from
a scale of 1 to 5 to support the Adviser’s review of best execution. Currently, these are
the qualitative factors for evaluating the broker, which may change over time:
a. Quality of services provided;
b. Ability to work with the investment styles of the Adviser;
c. Effectiveness of communication;
d. Ability to execute and settle trades; and
e. Ability to maintain confidentiality.
B. Aggregated Orders for Various Client Accounts The Adviser will typically offer the purchase or sale of the same security to the smallest
Pabrai Fund first, followed by the second largest, then the third largest and continue in that
fashion. The logic here is that if the Adviser is unable to buy the entire target amount
(price moves up, for example), the Adviser would like it to have the greatest impact on at
least one fund by being a meaningful percentage of assets. The Pabrai Fund which is the
smallest may change over time and therefore change in the rotation of the security offering.
Sometimes it is an advantage to go first, and sometimes it is a disadvantage because the
price may fluctuate.
All orders for securities will typically be offered first to the Pabrai Funds, then to Dhandho
Holdings, and then to the private funds managed by Dhandho Funds.
Although the Adviser will generally follow the allocation procedures described above, final
allocations are at the discretion of the Adviser.
C. Trade Errors Trade errors and allocation errors may occur as a result of mistakes made on the part of an
executing broker, or mistakes on the part of Adviser personnel including, but not limited to,
portfolio managers, traders and operations staff. To the extent that errors occur, the Adviser
maintains trade error and allocation error policies and procedures. In accordance with such
procedures, trade errors are: (i) corrected by the Adviser as soon after discovery as
practicable; and (ii) corrected in a manner whereby the Adviser minimizes any profit and loss
as a result of trade errors. The Adviser strives to correct all trade errors prior to settlement.
Any profit that results from a trade error is left in the account of the applicable Client.
Broker-dealers ("brokers") that cause trade errors as a result of their own mistakes should be
responsible for any losses that result from such errors. The Adviser does not compensate
brokers with soft dollars for absorbing trade errors. Should an error be made with regard
to the allocation of a particular investment opportunity, the details of the error and its
resolution are memorialized in the Adviser's books and records.
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Investors receive audited year-end financial statements annually and annual valuation reports
based on actual trading results. Valuation reports are provided quarterly (in the case of The
Pabrai Investment Fund II, L.P., The Pabrai Investment Fund IV, L.P., and Dhandho Holdings)
and monthly (in the case of Pabrai Investment Fund 3, Ltd.).
Investors have the right to inspect the books and records of the Client in which they are invested
as described in the operational documents of such Client.
All Client accounts are reviewed regularly by the general partner or manager.
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Rule 206(4)-2 promulgated under the Advisers Act (the “Custody Rule”) (and certain related
rules and regulations under the Advisers Act) imposes certain obligations on SEC-registered
investment advisers that have custody or possession of any funds or securities in which any
client of such registered investment adviser has any beneficial interest. An investment adviser
is deemed to have custody or possession of client funds or securities if the adviser directly or
indirectly holds client funds or securities or has authority to obtain possession of them (regardless
of whether the exercise of that authority or ability would be lawful).
The Adviser is required to maintain the funds and securities (except for securities that meet the
privately offered securities exemption in the Custody Rule) over which it has custody with a
“qualified custodian.” Qualified custodians include banks, brokers, futures commission
merchants and certain financial institutions.
Rule 206(4)-2 imposes on advisers with custody of clients’ funds or securities certain
requirements concerning reports to such clients (including underlying investors) and surprise
examinations relating to such clients’ funds or securities. However, an adviser need not comply
with such requirements with respect to pooled investment vehicles subject to audit and delivery
if each pooled investment vehicle (i) is audited at least annually by an independent public
accountant and (ii) distributes its audited financial statements prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles to its investors, all limited partners, members or other
owners within 120 days (180 days in the applicable case of fund of fund adviser) of its fiscal
year-end. The Adviser relies upon this audit exception with respect to the Clients.
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The Adviser has been appointed as the investment manager or general partner of each Client
with discretionary trading and investment authorization over each Client’s account. The Adviser
has full discretionary authority with respect to investment decisions, and its advice with respect
to each Client is made in accordance with the investment objectives and guidelines as set forth
in such Client’s respective private placement memorandum. The Adviser assumes discretionary
authority or manages the portfolios of each Client through the authority granted to the Adviser
by such Client through execution of an investment management agreement and/or through the
organizational documents of such Client. Investors in each Client are required to review the
organizational documents of such Client and to sign a subscription agreement before investing
in such Client.
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The Adviser is committed to voting proxies in a manner consistent with the best interest of the
Clients. While the decision whether or not to vote a proxy is made on a case-by-case basis, the
Adviser may not vote a proxy if it believes the proposal is not adverse to the Clients’ best
interests, or, if adverse, the outcome of the vote is not in doubt. In cases where the Adviser
believes that a material conflict of interest may arise due to business, personal or family
relationships of the Adviser, the Adviser will take such steps as necessary to ensure that its
voting decision is based on the best interests of the Client. The Client or an investor cannot
direct the Adviser’s vote in a particular solicitation. Investors may obtain information from the
Adviser about how it voted securities by contacting the Adviser at its contact information included
on the cover page. Investors may also obtain a copy of proxy voting policies and procedures
upon request.
Class Actions and Other Shareholder Actions. Shareholder action may be required or solicited with respect to securities held by the Private
Funds on other matters including those relating to class actions (including matters relating to
opting in or opting out of a class, and approving class settlements), bankruptcy or
reorganizations. The Adviser shall be responsible for determining whether it is in the best
interest of each Private Fund to participate in any such action.
Abstaining from Voting or Affirmatively Not Voting The Adviser may abstain from voting or decide not to vote if the Adviser determines that
abstaining or not voting is in the best interests of the applicable Private Fund. Factors that may
be considered in making such a determination may include the costs associated with exercising
the proxy (e.g. travel or translation costs) and any legal restrictions on trading resulting from
the exercise of a proxy. The fact that the Private Funds hold a small percentage of the
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Item 1
Cover Page
PART 2B OF FORM ADV: BROCHURE SUPPLEMENT
Mohnish Pabrai
Dalal Street, LLC
DBA Pabrai Investment Funds
1220 Roosevelt, Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92620-3675
949-453-0609
March 29, 2019
This brochure supplement provides information about Mohnish Pabrai that supplements the Dalal
Street, LLC DBA Pabrai Investment Funds brochure. You should have received a copy of that
brochure. Please contact Pabrai Investment funds at 949-453-0609 or
[email protected] if you did not receive Pabrai Investment Funds’ brochure, or if you
have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Item 2: Educational Background and Business Experience Mohnish Pabrai, born June 12, 1964
Clemson University, B.S. Computer Engineering, 1986
Mr. Pabrai is the Managing Partner of the Pabrai Investment Funds and Dhandho
Holdings. Since inception in 1999 with $1 million in assets under management, Pabrai Investment
Funds has grown to over $580 million in regulatory assets under management in 2018. Dhandho
Holdings was launched in 2013 and has over $62 million in regulatory assets under management
in 2018.
Mr. Pabrai is also the Founder and Chairman of the Dakshana Foundation. Dakshana
Foundation is focused on providing world-class educational opportunities to economically and
socially disadvantaged gifted children worldwide.
Mr. Pabrai was the Founder/CEO of TransTech, Inc., an IT Consulting and Systems
Integration company, which he founded and initially operated from his home. From an initial
investment by Mr. Pabrai of only $100,000 from personal funds, and no outside investment at
any time during its existence, TransTech, Inc. grew to become an Inc. 500 company with
revenues of more than $20 million per year and over 160 employees until it was sold to a third
party in October 2000.
Item 3: Disciplinary Information
Not Applicable
Item 4: Other Business Activities
Mr. Pabrai is the Chairman and CEO of Dhandho Holdings Corp (“DHC”). DHC is a
corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in October 2014.
DHC was formed to acquire high-quality businesses with high-quality managements in place in
a friendly manner, and to invest in endeavors that create wealth. In May 2015, DHC formed
Dhandho India Private Limited (“Dhandho India”), a back-office support entity in Pune, India.
Mr. Pabrai is the CEO of Dhandho India. In January 2016, DHC formed a wholly-owned
subsidiary, Dhandho Funds, an investment adviser. Dhandho Funds was initially formed as a
Puerto Rico LLC, but was re-domiciled to Delaware as of December 2016; following its re-
domiciliation, Dhandho Funds ownership transferred from DHC to Dhandho Holdings in
December 2016. Dhandho Funds serves as the General Partner of four private funds: Dhandho
Junoon LP, Dhandho Junoon Offshore Ltd, Dhandho India Zero Fee Fund LP and Dhandho India
Zero Fee Fund Offshore Ltd. Mr. Pabrai is the CEO of Dhandho Funds.
Item 5: Additional Compensation Not Applicable
Item 6: Supervision
Mr. Pabrai is the principal and sole owner of the Adviser. He is subject to the Adviser’s
Compliance Policies and Procedures and the Code of Ethics as monitored by the Adviser's Chief
Compliance Officer, Fahed Missmar. Mr. Missmar may be reached at 949-453-0609.
Item 7: Requirements for State-Registered Advisers Not Applicable
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