Firm Description and Principal Owners The Praedium Group LLC (the “Praedium” or “we”) is a Delaware limited liability company
formed in 1991. Praedium serves as an investment manager for thirteen investment funds and any
parallel or alternative investment vehicles (individually, each a “Fund” and collectively, the
“Funds”) listed in the table below. Praedium’s strategy consists of repositioning and otherwise
enhancing real estate related assets, the values of which have been impaired by prior
mismanagement, economic dislocation and other market inefficiencies. The Funds primarily invest
in middle-market, capital-intensive and management-intensive assets in multiple property types.
As indicated in the following table, an affiliate of Praedium is the general partner of each Fund
(“General Partner”).
Fund General Partner The Praedium Fund VII, L.P. TPF VII GP LLC
The Praedium Fund VII-A, L.P. TPF VII GP LLC
The Praedium Fund VII-B, L.P. TPF VII GP LLC
The Praedium Fund VI, L.P. TPF VI GP LLC
The Praedium Fund VI-A, L.P. TPF VI GP LLC
The Praedium Fund VI-B, L.P. TPF VI GP LLC
The Praedium Fund VI-C, L.P. TPF VI GP LLC
The Praedium Fund VI-D, L.P. TPF VI GP LLC
NYC Residential Fund, L.P. NYC Residential Fund GP, L.L.C.
ONC Fund, L.P. ONC GP LLC
Manhattan Valley Fund, L.P. Manhattan Valley Fund GP LLC
Praedium VIII Multifamily Value Fund, L.P. TPF VIII GP LLC
Praedium VIII-A Multifamily Value Fund,
L.P.
TPF VIII GP LLC
Praedium VIII-B Multifamily Value Fund,
L.P.
TPF VIII GP LLC
Praedium IX Multifamily Value Fund, L.P. TPF IX GP LLC
Praedium IX-A Multifamily Value Fund, L.P. TPF IX GP LLC
Praedium IX-B Multifamily Value Fund, L.P. TPF IX GP LLC
Praedium IX-C Multifamily Value Fund, L.P. TPF IX GP LLC
Russell Appel, Christopher Hughes, Peter Calatozzo and Mason Sleeper are the principals of
Praedium (the “Principals”).
Description of Advisory Services Praedium serves as investment manager to each of the Funds pursuant to investment management
agreements. As investment manager to the Funds, Praedium:
1. Identifies and evaluates investment opportunities for the Funds;
2. Structures and negotiates the terms of investments to be made by the Funds;
3. Monitors review of all documents required to complete investment transactions
of the Funds;
4. Monitors the performance of investments of the Funds and, where appropriate,
but only to the extent possible, (i) negotiates an active role in the management
of the investments, (ii) assists senior management of each portfolio investment
in identifying and hiring key employees and industry consultants, and (iii)
provides advice to the management of each investment portfolio with respect to
financial and corporate financial matters and overall strategic advice;
5. Evaluates, structures and supervises, if appropriate, the timing and method of
disposition or liquidation of investments; and
6. Prepares and transmits the reports required to be prepared and transmitted to
the limited partners of each Fund pursuant to their respective limited partnership
agreement.
While Praedium manages each Fund in accordance with the investment objectives and guidelines
found in the Funds’ private placement memorandums and limited partnership agreements,
Praedium pursues the same investment program for all of the Funds. Praedium does not tailor Fund
investments to the requirements of individual investors in the Funds, and those investors do not
have authority over or participate in the management of the Funds.
As of December 31, 2018, we manage approximately $1,898,715,833 on a discretionary basis.
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Description Under the management agreement for each of the Funds, Praedium is entitled to compensation for
its services in the form of an annual management fee (the “Management Fee”), payable quarterly
in advance. During the investment period (i.e., the period in which the General Partners invest
Fund commitments), Management Fees are charged based on capital commitments, and thereafter
Management Fees are charged based on invested capital.
The General Partner of each Fund is also eligible to receive an allocation of carried interest. The
Fund offering and organizational documents or management agreement for each Fund, as
applicable, include further details on fees, compensation and related matters.
Fee Billing For the Funds, Management Fees and carried interest allocations are paid directly by the Funds,
which are subsequently either deducted from an investor’s assets invested with Praedium at the
payment date or withheld from distributions. Our Management Fee is paid quarterly in advance.
Allocations of carried interest are collected as described in
Item 6– Performance-Based Fees and
Side-By-Side Management below.
Other Fees and Expenses Praedium’s Management Fees do not include all of the fees and expenses that investors in the
Funds may bear. In addition to Praedium’s Management Fee and carried interest allocations,
investors in the Funds will bear indirectly as partnership expenses their pro rata share of any fees
and expenses incurred by Praedium or the General Partners on behalf of the Funds and deducted
directly from the Funds. Those fees will vary, but typically include professional fees such as legal
and accounting fees. Such fees and/or expenses may be paid directly to third parties. Investors in
the Funds may indirectly bear the following fees and expenses:
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Expenses of organizing the Funds and offering the limited partnership interests
(other than placement fees) and all expenses incurred with respect to each closing
of the Funds during the admission periods (which are capped as set in the governing
documents of the Funds).
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All expenses incurred in connection with identifying, evaluating, structuring and
negotiating any potential investment and the acquisition, holding, sale, proposed
sale, other disposition or valuation of any investment, and dead deal expenses are
borne by the Fund for which the investment is intended.
All litigation-related and indemnification expenses, subject to certain limitations
associated with the standard of care to which indemnified parties are subject
All ordinary administrative expenses of the Funds, including fees of auditors,
attorneys, appraisers and other professionals and the cost of reports to the partners.
This list is not exhaustive; Investors in Funds should review the applicable Fund offering materials
and organizational documents or management agreement, as applicable, for a more extensive
description of the fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Funds. For more
information, see
Item 10– Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations below. Compensation for Sales and Conflict of Interest Neither Praedium nor any of its affiliates or employees accepts or otherwise receives, directly or
indirectly, any compensation for the sale of securities or other investment products.
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The General Partner of each Fund receives a portion of the profits from the disposition of portfolio
investments as a carried interest allocation. This amount equals a percentage (set forth in the
governing documents of the Funds) of the amounts otherwise distributable to each investor after
specific conditions are met, including the return of all capital contributed to the Fund by investors
and the payment to investors of a preferred return on such contributed capital.
The potential receipt of this performance-based compensation by Praedium or Praedium’s affiliate
may create an incentive for Praedium to make investments on behalf of Funds that are riskier or
more speculative than might be the case in the absence of the performance-based compensation
arrangement. Notwithstanding this potential conflict, Praedium will select investments that it
believes in good faith to be in the best interests of each Fund and appropriate to meet each Fund's
investment objectives, consistent with the investment guidelines and risk profile disclosed in each
Fund’s offering and organizational documents. The applicable offering materials of each Fund
contain further details regarding Praedium’s investment allocation policies.
Praedium only manages Funds that pay performance-based compensation.
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The Funds are pooled investment vehicles, whose investors purchase ownership interests in the
Funds. The Funds’ investors consist primarily of:
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Endowments and foundations
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State and municipal government agencies
Public and private pension plans
Insurance companies
Investment companies
• Trusts and estates
Charitable organizations
Corporations
Business entities other than those listed above
All investors are subject to applicable suitability requirements identified in each Fund’s offering
and organizational documents and relevant management agreement, as applicable. Each investor
in the Funds must be an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and investors in certain Funds must be "qualified purchasers" as defined in
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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Loss Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategy Praedium applies a value-oriented, flexible approach to investing in real estate. Our basic
investment strategy consists of identifying market inefficiencies and enhancing underutilized
assets. In managing the Funds, we focus on assets that are not broadly or well marketed, that are
located in historically liquid markets and to which value can be added through active management
and leasing.
We pursue investment opportunities which demonstrate strong potential for value enhancement.
We believe that local imbalances between supply and demand and capital market illiquidity will
continue to generate attractive opportunities for acquiring assets below replacement cost with the
potential for creating value. Value enhancement may be achieved through change of use, capital
restructuring, strategic capital expenditures and tenant improvements, proactive leasing, the
implementation of cost-reduction programs and other types of repositioning. While we derive a
substantial portion of our returns through skilled management of properties that provide current
income, we also have a strong sell discipline. Praedium carefully evaluates the optimal time for
the sale of an asset and considers the broadest possible range of exit strategies in order to maximize
returns.
In order to achieve more advantageous pricing and flexible structuring, we generally try to avoid
trophy properties and highly competitive auctions, preferring transactions that are either privately
negotiated or otherwise attract limited competition.
Praedium uses an integrated, hybrid approach to its asset management activities that focuses on
both asset-level and portfolio-level strategies to maximize the overall performance of our
investment portfolio.
Praedium’s property level asset management is supplemented by the local team of our third-party
property managers. We seek to pair each investment thesis or business plan with a third-party
property manager who has the specific capabilities required to execute the asset’s business plan.
We work with third-party property managers to oversee the implementation of each asset’s
business plan, including pro-forma budgeting, ongoing capital expenditures, tenant improvements
and leasing.
We have a well-defined investment process that incorporates a high degree of teamwork, checks
and balances, risk management and oversight. The key elements of this process include:
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Market Evaluation. We continually assess our investment focus, making
refinements as the real estate market evolves. We hold regular weekly meetings
for our acquisition, asset management and disposition teams. These meetings
provide a forum in which current transactions, market trends and financial
developments are continuously evaluated.
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Deal Sourcing. Our broad network of local service providers and industry contacts
assists us in sourcing private-market transactions and prompting a strong pipeline
of deal flow.
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Due Diligence. We undertake comprehensive due diligence to identify and mitigate
potential risks. This due diligence process includes macroeconomic and real estate
market reviews, financial analyses and legal and environmental assessments. More
specifically, we evaluate rent and sales comparables, engineering reports and leases
to complete a thorough analysis before closing a transaction.
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Debt Capital Sourcing. We strive to optimize each investment’s capital structure
with favorable pricing and terms. We believe our credibility within the banking and
financial communities afford us a quicker response and a higher certainty of
closing.
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Asset Management. We continuously monitor performance against established
targets and manage assets on a proactive basis in order to maximize exit values.
We work with local service providers to oversee the implementation of each asset’s
business plan, including pro forma budgeting, ongoing capital expenditures, tenant
improvements and financial performance.
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Financial Controls and Reporting. We are managed by a finance team with
extensive experience in reporting to institutional investors. We have the ability to
(i) customize our reporting to fit the specific needs of investors on a timely and
accurate basis and (ii) provide financial controls, valuation and compliance on the
individual asset level.
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Asset Dispositions. Our hold/sell analysis considers developments in property
valuation levels, cash flow expectations for specific investments and investment
sales trends. The business plan and exit strategy for each individual asset are
periodically updated in an effort to take advantage of market conditions.
Material Risks An investment in a Fund entails a high degree of risk. Only sophisticated institutions and
individuals should invest in a Fund. Investors should not invest their entire investment portfolio
in a Fund. Investors should seek to fully understand the potential risks and benefits of investing
in a Fund. Investors should consider whether they can bear the risks of an investment in a Fund.
Prospective investors should carefully consider various factors, including the following non-
exhaustive list of such risks:
No established market for potential investments exists
Absence of operating history of newly formed Funds
Illiquidity of investments
Changes in legal, fiscal, and regulatory regimes
Nature of equity or equity-related investments
Dependence on Praedium’s key personnel
Deterioration of the credit markets
Debt market conditions
Portfolio concentration
Investment environment and market risk
Inflation
Market volatility risks
Risk of loss of entire investment
Real estate markets may fluctuate substantially over time. As recent global and domestic economic
events have indicated, performance of any investment is not guaranteed. Although Praedium will
attempt to manage those risks through careful research, ongoing monitoring of investments, and
active participation, the properties, mortgages, securities and other investments purchased by the
Funds might in fact decline in value or the Funds might incur significant losses. The past
investment performance of the Funds cannot be taken to guarantee future results of the Funds or
any investment in the Funds. Praedium does not guarantee any level of performance or that
investors in the Funds will not experience a loss of their account assets. The Funds might not be
able to generate positive returns and the returns might not be commensurate with the risks inherent
in their investment strategy. The marketability and value of any investment made by the Funds
will depend upon many factors beyond the control of the Funds. The expenses of the Funds may
exceed their income. An investor in a Fund could lose the entire amount of its contributed capital.
Therefore, an investor should only invest in a Fund if the investor could withstand a total loss of
its investment. In addition, all prospective investors are required to represent that they are
investing in reliance on their own tax, legal and financial advisers and not on any advice or
recommendation of Praedium.
Risks of Real Estate Ownership Real estate historically has experienced significant fluctuations and cycles in value and specific
market conditions may result in reductions in the value of real property interests. The marketability
and value of the real property interests will depend on many factors beyond the control of
Praedium, including: (i) changes in general or local economic conditions; (ii) changes in supply
of, or demand for, competing properties in an area; (iii) changes in interest rates; (iv) the
promulgation and enforcement of governmental regulations relating to land-use and zoning
restrictions, environmental protection and occupational safety; (v) unavailability of mortgage
funds that may render the sale of a property difficult; (vi) the financial condition of tenants, buyers
and sellers of properties; (vii) changes in real estate tax rates and other operating expenses; (viii)
the imposition of rent controls; (ix) energy and supply shortages; (x) various uninsured or
uninsurable risks; and (xi) acts of God and natural disasters. In addition, general economic
conditions in the United States, as well as conditions of domestic and international financial
market, may adversely affect operations of the Funds. Moreover, while Praedium generally
intends to purchase or cause to be purchased insurance to cover casualty losses and general
liability, such insurance may not be available or may be available only at prohibitive costs to cover
losses from ongoing operation and other risks such as earthquake, flood, environmental
contamination or terrorism.
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Praedium does not have any legal, financial or other “disciplinary” item to report. As a registered
investment adviser, Praedium is obligated to disclose any disciplinary event that would be material
to the investor when evaluating a fund/adviser relationship. On occasion, in the ordinary course of
its business, we are named as a defendant in a lawsuit or arbitration. We do not believe that any
current litigation to which we are a party will have a material adverse effect on us and/or our Funds.
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Various potential and actual conflicts of interest may arise from the overall investment activities
of Praedium and its affiliates. The following briefly summarizes the principal conflicts, but is not
intended to list all conflicts. The references to Praedium in this section include Praedium’s
affiliates, partners, members, managers, shareholders, officers, directors and employees.
Allocation of Personnel. Praedium and its affiliates will devote as much time as they consider
necessary to conduct the business affairs of the Funds in an appropriate manner. However,
Praedium personnel also work on other projects and therefore, conflicts may arise in the allocation
of personnel.
Other Funds; Allocation of Investment Opportunities. During the investment period, Praedium
is required to refer, as a potential investment for the applicable Fund, each private real estate
investment opportunity (i) in which the equity investment that is available to it, is at least
$5,000,000, and (ii) that fits the investment objectives and criteria of the Funds; except to the
extent that the limited partnership agreement of the Fund permits an investment opportunity to be
allocated to another Fund. In addition, if any such private real estate investment opportunity has
been rejected by Praedium, none of the Principals (as long as they are actively involved in the
management of the General Partners and Praedium), the General Partners, Praedium and any
affiliate of the Principals will invest therein without the consent of the respective advisory
committee. An advisory committee is a committee comprised of representatives of certain limited
partners of a Fund, which consults with the General Partner on various matters relating to the Fund.
Fund Investor Side Letters. Praedium may enter into “side letters” with investors in the Funds,
which allow for certain additional rights in the event of tax, regulatory or legal circumstances
applicable to such investors.
Prospective investors should review the applicable Fund offering materials and organizational
documents or management agreement, as applicable, for a more extensive description of the
potential conflicts of interest associated with an investment in the Funds.
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Transactions and Personal Trading Praedium owes a fiduciary duty to its Funds. Accordingly, we have a duty of loyalty, fairness and
good faith to our clients. Employees must avoid activities, interests and relationships that run
contrary (or appear to run contrary) to the best interests of the Funds.
All of our employees must promptly report any violations of the Code of Ethics to the Chief
Compliance officer. All reported Code of Ethics violations will be treated as being made on an
anonymous basis.
The following set of principles frame the professional and ethical conduct that Praedium expects
from its employees:
• Act with integrity, competence, diligence, respect, and in an ethical manner with the
public, the Funds, investors, prospects, service providers and fellow employees;
• Place the integrity of the investment profession, the interests of the Funds and investors,
and the interests of Praedium above one’s own personal interests;
• Adhere to the fundamental standard that employees should not take inappropriate
advantage of their position;
• Avoid any actual or potential material conflict of interest, unless fully disclosed and
expressly or implicitly consented to by the applicable Fund;
• Conduct all personal securities transactions in a manner consistent with Praedium’s
policies;
• Use reasonable care and exercise independent professional judgment when conducting
investment analysis, making investment recommendations, taking investment actions,
and engaging in other professional activities;
• Practice and encourage others to practice in a professional and ethical manner that will
reflect favorably on Praedium employees and the profession;
• Promote the integrity of, and uphold the rules governing, capital markets;
• Maintain and improve professional competence and strive to maintain and improve the
competence of other investment professionals; and
• Comply with applicable provisions of the Federal Securities Laws.
You may request a copy of Praedium’s Code by contacting Adam McGovern, General Counsel, at
(212) 224-5600 or
[email protected].
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Praedium has discretion to select which broker to use in acquiring or disposing of investments for
the Funds. We do not receive any incentive to select or recommend a broker and are prohibited
from selecting an affiliate to act as broker. The Funds pay for brokerage fees or expenses incurred
in acquiring investments for the Funds. Moreover, we are obliged to use reasonable best efforts
to obtain a favorable price and execution of our purchase and sale transactions in light of the overall
quality of brokerage services available to us. Best execution is not limited to obtaining the lowest
possible commissions exclusively but instead also considers other factors, including a broker’s
execution capability, accuracy of execution, commission rates, research, reputation and integrity,
fairness in dispute resolution, financial responsibility, and responsiveness.
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• Reports to Fund Investors
Investors in the Funds generally will receive quarterly reports which will include capital balance
and fund performance statistics. Investors also will receive annual audited financial statements for
the Fund in which they are invested.
Certain investors in the Funds may request information relating to the Funds. If the requested
information is readily available or may be obtained without unreasonable effort or expense,
Praedium generally provides the information requested. Consequently, these investors will
possess information regarding the business and affairs of the Funds that may not be known to other
investors. As a result, certain investors may be able to take actions on the basis of this information
which, in the absence of such information, other investors do not take.
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We or our affiliates may pay third-party solicitors a portion of the Management Fee and/or
performance fee paid to Praedium or Praedium’s affiliates (although other payment arrangements
could exist) to solicit prospective investors in the Funds. A prospective investor solicited by a
third-party will be informed of (and may be asked to acknowledge in writing its understanding of)
any such arrangement. All fees for such solicitation services will be ultimately borne by Praedium
and neither the Funds nor the investors in the Funds will be charged any increased or additional
fees or charges. In the U.S., third-party solicitors will be registered as broker-dealers with the
SEC or registered representatives of registered broker-dealers. Third-party solicitors outside the
U.S. will be registered with a non-U.S. regulatory body to the extent such registration is required
in the applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction.
Praedium also may pay fees to consultants for their advice and services, industry information and
data.
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Praedium may have, or may be deemed to have, custody of certain funds or securities of its Funds.
Rule 206(4)-2 (the “Custody Rule”) under the Advisers Act defines custody as holding fund
securities or assets or having any authority to obtain possession of them, including the authority to
withdraw funds or securities from a fund’s accounts or ownership of or access to Fund money or
securities (such as through fee deductions). Praedium is deemed to have custody of the Funds’
funds or securities under the Custody Rule because the General Partners of the Funds are affiliates
of Praedium and are deemed to have custody of such money and securities. As a result of
Praedium’s constructive custody of certain Fund money or securities, Praedium has developed
procedures that ensure the safeguarding and protection of the assets.
With the exception of certain assets, which are defined as “privately offered securities” per the
Custody Rule, all Funds’ assets are held in custody by unaffiliated broker/dealers or banks acting
in the capacity as “qualified custodians”.
The Funds financial statements are audited annually by a nationally recognized public accounting
firm registered with the PCAOB and the audited financial statements are distributed to each
investor in each Fund. The audited financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
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Praedium is authorized to manage the Funds on a discretionary basis, subject to the overall
supervision of the applicable General Partner, in accordance with the investment guidelines,
limitations, other provisions and terms set forth in the Funds’ limited partnership agreements.
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Most of the securities owned by Praedium are not associated with voting rights. To the extent that
Praedium owns or acquires securities with voting rights, it is Praedium’s policy to vote proxies in
the interest of maximizing value for the Funds. Proxies are an asset of the Funds, and are treated
with the same care, diligence, and loyalty as any asset belonging to a Fund. To that end, Praedium
will vote in a way that it believes, consistent with its fiduciary duty, will result in the greatest
increase or smallest decrease in the value of the issue. Consideration will be given to both the
short- and long-term implications of the proposal to be voted on when considering the optimal
vote.
Investors may request a copy of the Proxy Policy and the voting records relating to proxies by
contacting Adam McGovern, General Counsel, at (212) 224-5600 or
[email protected].
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Praedium has never filed for bankruptcy and is not aware of any financial condition reasonably
likely to impair its ability to meet contractual commitments to its clients.
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