The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tricon Capital Group Inc., a publicly-traded
company on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada
with an office in San Francisco.
The Company’s Advisory Business consists of providing discretionary investment advisory
services to its clients, which are private commingled funds (“Clients”) that invest in North
American for-sale housing projects. Our private fund investors include plan sponsors,
institutions, endowments, foundations and high net worth investors who seek exposure to the
residential industry. The Company provides investment advice to the funds, consistent with any
restrictions and objectives outlined in the offering documents for such funds, and not to the
underlying investors in each fund.
Since its founding in 1988, the Company has raised 12 private commingled funds (which number
excludes parallel funds within any given fund structure). Our first four funds were focused on the
North American market (Canada and the United States), but beginning in January 2000, we began
to focus each new fund specifically on either the U.S. or Canadian market. Since this time, we
have raised eight funds (again, excluding parallel funds). In addition, Tricon has entered into a
number of project-specific joint venture investments with institutional partners. Our joint venture
projects are not considered advisory clients and are outside of our “Advisory Business”.
Accordingly they are not considered in this Brochure.
Separately from the Company’s Advisory Business, Tricon Capital Group Inc. is a principal
investor, focused on the residential real estate industry in North America. Tricon invests its own
capital in three related and complementary investment verticals: (i) Single-Family Rental; (ii)
Multi-Family Rental; and (iii) Residential Development (including for-sale housing).The
Company’s Clients are invested exclusively in for-sale housing assets.
Our funds make investments by providing equity or equity-type financing to experienced local or
regional developers/builders in Canada and the United States. These development partners or
operators acquire, develop, and/or construct primarily residential projects including single-family
and multi-family land development, condominium development, homebuilding, multi-family
construction, and ancillary commercial development related to a housing project. These projects
typically require anywhere from $10 to $150 million of equity capital and generally take three to
eight years to complete. Since each underlying business plan entails the sale of finished lots or
super pads to public or regional homebuilders or homes to consumers, the investments are
generally expected to naturally liquidate over time.
Tricon generally focuses on the following investment products: (i) land development and housing
projects including suburban subdivisions, in-fill housing, condominiums and multi-family
development, and (ii) longer term investments in master planned communities, including active
adult communities.
We view for-sale housing development as a three-step process that generally includes (i) rezoning
and entitlement activity; (ii) installation of horizontal infrastructure, namely roads and utilities;
and (iii) vertical construction of single-family and multi-family dwellings. In order to mitigate
risk, our preference is to generally invest in the second and third phase.
We currently manage investments for our Clients in nine major markets across the United States
(Northern and Southern California; Phoenix, Arizona; Southeastern Florida; Atlanta, Georgia;
Charlotte, North Carolina; Houston, Austin and Dallas, Texas) and four major markets in Canada
(Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and the Greater Vancouver Area). As at December 31, 2019, we
managed on a discretionary basis approximately $473,238,000 of regulatory assets under
management on behalf of our Clients.
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Our Advisory Business generates three main revenue streams for Tricon: Management Fees and
General Partner Distributions (the latter of which are applicable only to Canadian funds), which
are not contingent on the performance of the investment vehicle, and Performance Fees, described
below. Investors should refer to the relevant fund’s governing documents for a detailed description
of the fees associated with investments in the funds.
Management Fees Limited partnership interests in our funds are sold by way of private placement to accredited or
otherwise eligible investors who become limited partners in the funds. During our funds’
investment periods (typically three to four years), limited partners pay, via capital calls,
Management Fees ranging typically from 1% to 2% of committed capital per annum depending on
the size of their respective investment. Following completion of the investment period, these fees
are typically calculated, at the same rates, on the outstanding invested capital. Management Fees
decline over time as fund investments are realized. The Management Fees are payable monthly in
advance and are collected directly by the Company from the funds.
General Partner Distributions (Canadian Funds Only)
General Partner Distributions are based on prescribed formulas within a Canadian fund’s limited
partnership agreement and are not contingent on the performance of the funds.
Performance Fees
If we achieve prescribed investment returns in the funds, the Company or its affiliates are entitled
to earn Performance Fees.
Performance Fees are calculated based on prescribed formulas within a fund’s contractual terms.
These fees are earned following the repayment of investor capital and a predetermined rate of
return and as a result are typically paid toward the end of a fund/investment’s term. Performance
Fees are typically calculated as 20% of net cash flow and are paid after investors’ capital has been
returned, together with a preferred return on capital of, typically, 9 to 10%.
The Performance Fee formula may also contain a “catch-up” provision that enables the Company
or affiliate to earn a higher percentage of net cash flow as a Performance Fee until the ratio of the
investor return (preferred return plus its share of net cash flow) to Performance Fees paid is 80/20.
Given that Performance Fees are only earned once a fund’s limited partners have received the
return of their committed capital plus a preferred return, our Performance Fees are back-ended and
are typically only earned six to eight years after the commencement of a fund and only if the funds
achieve their prescribed investment returns.
Other Fees and Expenses
The funds pay, and the investors in those funds indirectly bear, all reasonable costs and expenses
of the funds’ operations including, but not limited to:
out-of-pocket expenses, including travel, meals and entertainment expenses incurred in
connection with the identification, making, holding, sale or proposed sale of any
investment, including any expenses associated with proposed investments that are
ultimately not made by the funds;
routine expenses of the funds, including legal, auditing, consulting and financing fees and
expenses associated with the funds’ financial statements and tax returns, insurance expense
and other administrative expenses (including regulatory filings) of the funds;
engineering, surveying, entitlement, brokerage, market research, title, consulting,
appraisal, valuation, property management, development, loan servicing, collateral
management,
evaluation, inspection and due diligence of or for potential investments;
origination, acquisition, ownership, maintenance, servicing, management, operation, use,
lease, entitlement, preservation, enhancement, improvement, development, financing,
valuation, marketing, or sale or other disposition of any investment;
litigation-related and indemnification expenses; and
organizational costs (which may include the types of expenses set forth above) up to a
certain dollar amount.
The funds may earn transaction fees, including commitment fees and asset
management/supervision fees, for making investments. These fees will be applied directly to the
applicable fund for the benefits of such fund investors.
As noted above in Item 4, our fund investments involve providing equity (or equity-type) financing
to land developers and homebuilders. Those development partners will also generally be required
to invest a certain portion of the capital needed to undertake the land or homebuilding project.
The development partners are responsible for completing the project in question and can, as a
result of their services and investment in the project, receive compensation in the form of
development management fees or incentive allocations if the project financial performance
exceeds certain hurdles. This compensation is typically paid to the development partner by the
underlying project, which is an indirect expense of the funds.
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As described above under “Fees and Compensation,” the Company or its affiliates receive
performance fees based on the profit distributions to limited partners from the funds. Such
arrangements may create an incentive for the Company to recommend investments which may be
riskier or more speculative than those which would be recommended under a different
arrangement. In addition, the payment of such performance fees by the funds at varying rates may
create an incentive for the Company to disproportionately allocate time, services or functions to
funds paying higher performance fees. The Company has sought to mitigate this risk by including
claw-back provisions in the distribution structure.
Employees of the Company are paid in accordance with Tricon Capital Group Inc.’s general
compensation program. This compensation includes an allocation to certain employees of 50% of
the Performance Fees earned by the Company in the year. This share of Performance Fees is
allocated among employees of the Company according to the relative contribution each has made
to the relevant investment vehicle in question. Tricon Capital Group Inc.’s compensation program
also includes elements not directly related to the Company’s Advisory Business, but rather tied
more generally to the financial performance of Tricon Capital Group Inc. as a whole.
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The Company and its affiliates provide discretionary investment advice to pooled investment
vehicles organized as limited partnerships. The Company’s minimum investment in its funds is
generally $5,000,000 for institutional investors and $150,000 for high net worth individuals, which
may be waived at the discretion of the Company.
Investment advice is provided directly to the funds and not individually to its investors. Investors
in the Funds may include, but are not limited to, high net worth individuals, banks, thrift
institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, sovereign wealth funds, trusts, estates, endowments,
foundations, and corporate or other business entities. Each investor is required to meet certain
suitability qualifications, such as being an “Accredited Investor,” “Qualified Client” and
“Qualified Purchaser,” as applicable, within the meaning set forth under the United States federal
securities laws and in accordance with each fund’s offering documents.
The Company, on behalf of its funds, has entered into “side letter” agreements with certain
investors in specific funds that grant such investors additional rights, and may, without notice to
other investors, enter into additional “side letter” or other agreements with other prospective or
existing investors.
Terms of such side letters include or may include, among other things, greater portfolio
transparency, special liquidity rights (in the ordinary course or upon specified events), fee waivers
or adjustments, future capacity rights in the funds, membership on the Investor Advisory
Committee, reduced minimum subscription amounts, additional rights to reports and other
information and other more favorable investment terms than the standard terms that are described
in the applicable fund’s offering documents. The granting of preferred terms to certain investors
is solely at the discretion of Company, and the funds shall have no obligation to offer such differing
or additional rights, terms or conditions to all investors, absent a written agreement to the contrary.
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LOSS For a more detailed description of the matters discussed in this Item 8, our investors should refer
to the Private Placement Memorandum and other offering documents for the fund in which they
invest.
Method of Analysis, Investment Strategies
In our underwriting process for our funds’ investments, proposed development projects in which
investments are to be made generally need to meet certain pre-conditions or criteria before they
are considered, including the following:
Nature of Underlying Real Estate: Our primary focus is on the residential real estate development
industry, specifically residential land development, homebuilding, multi-family (primarily
condominium) construction, and retail development done in conjunction with residential projects.
Our funds are typically prevented by the terms of their respective limited partnership agreements
to invest more than 25% to 30% of the fund’s capital in non-residential sectors, and there are also
typically investment limits related to geographic concentration and exposure to any one developer.
Market Opportunity: We generally only consider development projects in markets with
populations of at least one million. Each of the markets in which our active funds invest typically
have, in management’s judgment, solid underlying real estate fundamentals including strong job
and population growth (in the long-term) and rising or stable rental rates, occupancy rates and asset
prices. Generally, only markets with what we view to be significant upside potential in the short-
to medium-term are considered.
Investment Size: We typically seek development projects that require commitments from our funds
in the $10 to $30 million range. We also consider smaller or larger investments that, among other
things, solidify a relationship with a key developer, obtain a foothold in a new sector or market, or
offer above-target risk-adjusted returns.
Investment Period: In respect of any given development project, return of capital is typically
sought within two to four years of the initial investment, with complete project build-out expected
within three to eight years. Occasionally, we undertake longer-term transactions which have the
potential to offer above-target risk-adjusted returns.
Returns and Underwriting Standards: Investments are generally made only in development
projects that have sufficient margin on cost to absorb reasonable variations in the business plan.
Caliber of Developers: In selecting our funds’ transactions, the reputation, integrity, experience
and competence of the developer (or operating partner) is likely to be a primary determining factor
in our underwriting process.
Financial Commitment of Developer: Investments are generally made by our funds only in
development projects where the local developer has invested its own funds in the project.
The developer investment requirement is typically 10% or more of the total required capital above
senior debt (if any); however, this amount varies between investments. Guarantees of the
developer may also be required; the nature and the extent of the guarantee depend on the perceived
risk.
Construction / Acquisition Financing: Since acquisition and/or construction financing for a
particular development project is often required from third parties, investments are typically
conditional upon strong indications from a financial institution that senior lending will be
forthcoming. The financial institution and the terms of the senior lending must be acceptable to
the Company. It is the responsibility of the developer to obtain acquisition and/or construction
financing from a local bank.
Guarantees: Our funds may, where circumstances warrant or dictate, provide guarantees to senior
lenders; in certain instances, the amount of the guarantee is considered part of the investment
commitment provided to the developer/borrower and the underwritten returns for the project will
be based on the total investment (including the amount of the guarantee).
Security/Control: Unless our funds acquire property for their own account or enter into a joint
venture with a developer, wherever possible our funds’ investment is secured by way of a mortgage
on the underlying real estate and/or a pledge of ownership interests in the borrowing entity. We
take an active role in monitoring and managing each project our funds invest in, typically through
approval rights contained in our contractual agreements.
Due Diligence: Investments are subject to extensive due diligence reviews, generally including
in-depth developer reference checks, environmental audits, market analysis, site analysis, financial
and construction cost analysis and legal review.
Approval: All investments must be approved by an internal investment committee. Certain
investments must be approved by an investor advisory committee consisting of representatives of
the major investors in a fund.
Our Monitoring Process
The Company takes a very hands-on approach to asset management. Key aspects of the
Company’s asset management process include:
(i) the use of a dynamic organizational structure in which our professionals, with the support of
project-dedicated financial analysts, manage projects through to completion under the guidance of
senior management; (ii) a formalized risk advisory and asset tracking program; (iii) the use of
specialized investment tracking software; and (iv) a standardized reporting and capital draw
process.
Given that land development is a dynamic and constantly evolving process, we have made the
conscious decision not to employ separate investment and asset management staff. Instead, with
the support of dedicated financial analysts and real estate professionals, the senior professional
who sources and underwrites a particular transaction is responsible for monitoring the project and
seeing it through to completion.
In this way, the knowledge that is accumulated during the development process is retained and
reporting relationships throughout a project’s life are maintained, thereby eliminating the potential
information loss that can occur when a project is transitioned from one department to another. We
believe this process also helps us build strong and long-lasting relationships with our developers.
As a part of our monitoring role, we have a significant amount of input with respect to a
development project, whether through contractual rights or, more informally, through our collegial
relations with our developer borrowers/partners. For example, for any particular real estate
development project, we typically approve or have input with respect to:
plans and specifications;
business plan and project budget;
selection and/or replacement of the construction manager, the development manager and
the marketing team for the project, and the terms and conditions of their respective
employment or engagement contracts;
selection and approval of other consultants, professional advisors, contractors and major
subcontractors, and the terms and conditions of their employment or engagement;
terms and conditions of any financing for the project;
terms and conditions on which lots or residential units are to be offered for sale;
terms and conditions of any development, financial or other similar agreements to be
entered into with governmental authorities;
sale of the project;
any non-arm’s length or material arm’s length contracts; and
timing of the project, both from a marketing and a construction commencement
perspective.
In addition, our senior management team communicates with our developers on an ongoing basis
and typically visits or tours a project every one or two months.
The developers are required to provide us with weekly sales reports, monthly financing reports
(typically in conjunction with capital requests) and quarterly project updates which address
milestones, budget, planning, sales, finance and construction. When budgets or cash flows are
revised, project-dedicated analysts in conjunction with our accounting department update the
contribution and distribution schedule in our tracking software so that we have an up-to-date
projection of a transaction’s current and projected return.
The senior professional who is responsible for a transaction typically sits on the respective
project’s “monitoring committee” and is involved with the major decisions described above. We
believe the active involvement of our knowledgeable and experienced professionals adds value to
the development projects, and provides a valuable resource for our developers. The senior
professional keeps our senior management team apprised of the project’s progress and seeks its
guidance related to major decisions at weekly meetings.
Each transaction is assessed by senior management and given a risk rating based on its projected
return and criteria related to milestones and other business plan objectives. Oversight for
transactions that receive elevated or high risk ratings is increased.
Our Disposition Process Our funds currently invest in development projects that take three to eight years to complete.
However, unlike investments in commercial property for which holding periods and disposition
strategies need to be evaluated, residential “for-sale” real estate has a built-in exit strategy as
transactions automatically liquidate once the final product of units, houses or lots are sold.
While we continuously monitor a project’s sales performance and have input into any pricing
changes made from time to time to obtain the appropriate balance between maximizing profits
and returns, we do not implement a formal disposition process given the self-liquidating nature
of our investments.
Risk Factors
There are certain risks inherent in the Company’s activities and the funds’ investments, including
the ones described below.
The risks described below may not be the only ones facing the Company. Additional risks not
currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business
operations. Investing in the funds involves substantial risks, including the risk of total loss of
capital. Investing in the funds is only suitable for sophisticated investors who fully understand and
are capable of bearing the risks of an investment. There can be no assurance that the funds will be
able to achieve their investment objectives or that investors will receive any return of capital. The
Company utilizes the method of analysis and investment strategies described in the governing
documents of the relevant fund. The information contained herein is a summary only. Investors
should refer to the governing documents for a complete overview of the Company’s method of
analysis and strategies as well as risks factors.
General Economic Conditions The success of the investments our funds make is highly dependent upon conditions in the
Canadian and United States real estate markets (and in particular the residential sector) and
economic conditions throughout North America that are outside our control and difficult to predict.
Factors such as interest rates, housing prices, unemployment rates, availability of credit, inflation
rates, oil and other commodity prices, economic uncertainty, changes in laws (including laws
relating to taxation), trade barriers, currency exchange rates and controls, and national and
international political circumstances (including wars, terrorist acts or security operations) could
have a material negative impact on the value of portfolio investments.
Unpredictable or unstable market conditions and adverse economic conditions may result in
reduced opportunities to find suitable risk-adjusted investments to deploy capital and make it more
difficult for our funds to exit and realize value from their existing real estate investments.
Real Estate Industry Conditions
The residential real estate development industry is cyclical and is significantly affected by changes
in general and local economic and industry conditions, such as consumer confidence, employment
levels, availability of financing for homebuyers and interest rates, availability and terms of senior
financing, levels of new and existing homes for sale, demographic trends and housing demand.
The development projects in which we invest also have lengthy project completion timelines.
Typically, investments are made in development projects that take three to eight years to complete.
These extended timelines present the possibility that markets will deteriorate between the time of
our initial investment and the return of capital or project completion which could have an adverse
effect on our business, financial condition or results of operation.
Competition from rental properties and resale homes, including homes held for sale by investors
and foreclosed homes, may reduce a developer’s ability to sell new homes, depress prices and
reduce margins for the sale of new homes. Homebuilders are also subject to risks related to the
availability of materials and cost overruns. Furthermore, the market value of undeveloped land,
buildable lots and housing inventories can fluctuate significantly as a result of changing economic
and real estate market conditions.
If there are significant adverse changes in economic or real estate market conditions, the
developers in whose projects our funds invest may have to sell homes at a loss or hold land in
inventory longer than planned. Inventory carrying costs can be significant and can result in losses
in a poorly performing project or market.
Rising interest rates, decreased availability of mortgage financing or of certain mortgage programs,
higher down payment requirements or increased monthly mortgage costs could adversely affect
housing demand and the ability of projects and properties we invest in to sell or resell homes and
the price at which they can sell them, which could materially adversely impact the investments
made in such projects.
Operational and Credit Risks
On a strategic and selective basis, our funds provide financing to develop properties. The
residential real estate development business involves significant risks that could adversely affect
these investments, including: the developer may not be able to complete construction on schedule
or within budget, resulting in increased debt service expense and construction costs and delays in
selling the properties in which our funds invest; the developer may not be able to obtain, or may
experience delays in obtaining, all necessary zoning, land-use, building, occupancy and other
governmental permits and authorizations for properties in which our funds invest; the developer
may not be able to sell properties in which our funds invest on favorable terms or at all;
construction costs, total investment amounts and our fund’s share of remaining funding may
exceed our estimates and projects may not be completed and delivered as planned.
We rely to a great extent on our developer partners to successfully manage the development
projects in which we invest.
Investments in partnerships, joint ventures or other entities may involve risks not present were a
third party not involved, including the possibility that our development partners or co-venturers
might become bankrupt or otherwise fail to fund their share of required capital contributions.
Additionally, our partners or co-venturers might at any time have economic or other business
interests or goals which are inconsistent with our business interests or goals. In addition, we do
not have sole control of certain important decisions relating to these development properties,
including decisions relating to: the sale of the development properties; refinancing; timing and
amount of distributions of cash from such development properties; and capital improvements.
Transaction Execution Before making residential real estate development investments, including the selection of
developers, we conduct extensive due diligence reviews that we deem reasonable and appropriate
based on the facts and circumstances applicable to each investment. Our due diligence process
includes in-depth reference checks of developers, environmental audits, market analysis, site
analysis, financial and construction cost analysis and legal review. When conducting due diligence,
we may be required to evaluate important and complex business, financial, tax, accounting,
environmental and legal issues.
Outside consultants, legal advisors, accountants and investment banks may be involved in the due
diligence process in varying degrees depending on the type of investment. Nevertheless, when
conducting due diligence and making an assessment regarding an investment, we rely on the
resources available to us, including information provided by the developer and, in some
circumstances, third-party investigations. The due diligence investigation that we will carry out
with respect to any investment opportunity may not reveal or highlight all relevant facts that may
be necessary or helpful in evaluating such investment opportunity. Moreover, such an investigation
will not necessarily result in the investment being successful.
Liquidity Risk Residential real estate investments generally cannot be sold quickly, particularly if local market
conditions are poor. As a result, we may not be able to enter, exit or modify our investments
promptly in response to economic or other conditions. This inability to promptly reallocate capital
or exit the market in a timely manner could adversely affect investment performance.
Additionally, financial difficulties of other property owners resulting in distressed sales could
depress real estate values in the markets in which we operate in times of illiquidity. These
restrictions could reduce our ability to respond to changes in the performance of our funds and
could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Environmental Risk
The development properties and developers in which our funds invest are subject to various
Canadian and United States federal, provincial, state and municipal laws relating to environmental
matters. These laws could hold the developers or property owners liable for the costs of removal
and remediation of certain hazardous substances or wastes released or deposited on or in our
development properties or disposed of at other locations.
The failure to remove or remediate such substances, if any, could adversely affect the developer’s
ability to sell the development properties or to borrow using real estate as collateral, and could
potentially result in claims or other proceedings against the developer. Environmental laws and
regulations can change rapidly and the developers may become subject to more stringent
environmental laws and regulations in the future. Compliance with more stringent environmental
laws and regulations could have an adverse effect on a developer or a particular development
project, which, in turn, could have an adverse effect on our investments in such projects.
Cybersecurity Risk The Company, the funds, the general partners, service providers and other market participants
increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems to conduct
business functions. These systems are subject to a number of different threats or risks that could
adversely affect a fund and its investors, despite the efforts of the Company and service providers
to adopt technologies, processes and practices intended to mitigate these risks and protect the
security of their computer systems, software, networks and other technology assets, as well as the
confidentiality, integrity and availability of information belonging to such fund and its investors.
For example, unauthorized third parties may attempt to improperly access, modify, disrupt the
operations of, or prevent access to these systems of the Company, a fund’s general partner, a fund’s
service providers, counterparties or data within these systems. Third parties may also attempt to
fraudulently induce employees, customers, third-party service providers or other users of our
systems to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to our data or that of a fund’s
investors. A successful penetration or circumvention of the security of our systems could result in
the loss or theft of an investor’s data or funds, the inability to access electronic systems, loss or
theft of proprietary information or corporate data, physical damage to a computer or network
system or costs associated with system repairs.
Such incidents could cause a fund, the Company or their service providers to incur regulatory
penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs or financial loss.
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Tricon and its employees have not been involved in any legal or disciplinary events that would be
material to a client’s evaluation of the Company or its personnel.
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As noted in Item 4, the Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tricon Capital Group Inc.
Please refer to Item 4 for a discussion of Tricon Capital Group Inc.’s businesses, which include
the Advisory Business of the Company.
Tricon USA Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Tricon Capital Group Inc. and a relying investment
adviser to the Company, serves as manager to certain of the funds: Tri Continental Capital VII,
L.P., Tricon Housing Partners US LP, Tricon Housing Partners US II A LP, Tricon Housing
Partners US II B LP, and Tricon Housing Partners US II B-2 LP. Principal officers of the Company
are also principal officers of the general partners of the funds and of Tricon USA. Tricon USA
has been retained by the funds to be responsible for the management of funds’ assets.
Tricon Capital Group Inc. indirectly holds a majority interest in The Johnson Companies LP
(“Johnson”), a Houston-based development manager of master-planned communities in the United
States. Although none of our clients has invested in a project managed by Johnson, Tricon has a
number of joint-venture and individual investments in Johnson projects.
The Company and its employees do not have any other financial industry activities or affiliations.
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INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING The Company has adopted a written Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) that is
applicable to all employees.
The Code requires all employees to abide by all applicable regulations and provides strict guidance
on insider trading, and includes compliance with applicable securities laws and other legal
requirements, as well as recognition of the fiduciary relationship of the Company to the funds it
manages. If any Company personnel become aware of any violation of the Code, he or she must
report such violation to the Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”).
A copy of the Code is available upon request. Requests for copies of the Code should be directed
to the CCO at the address or telephone number shown on the cover page of this Brochure.
The Company has adopted a personal securities transactions policy that addresses personal trading
by “Access Persons”.
The Company’s Access Person must have written pre-clearance from the CCO for all transactions
before transacting in the following securities:
(i) IPOs
(ii) Private Placements
All employees must obtain written pre-clearance from the CCO for:
(i) Securities issued by Tricon Capital Group Inc.
(ii) Securities of entities that are primarily focused on any of the same sectors in
which Tricon invests.
(iii)
(iv) Those sectors are:
(1) land development and/or homebuilding;
(2) single-family rental ownership/operation; and
(3) multi-family apartment development/operation.
Co-Investments The Company or its affiliates and principals will generally have a material investment in the funds,
either through a related entity, the general partner or as a limited partner. The foregoing
relationships, fees and any other actual or potential conflicts are disclosed in each fund’s governing
documents
Certain investments may exceed or fall outside the investment limitations contained in a fund’s
governing documents. In such instances, the Company may, after taking into consideration the
relevant provisions of the fund’s governing documents, form one or more co-investment vehicles
specifically to take up such excess or prohibited opportunity. In such cases, the Company may
offer one or more persons (including, but not limited to, investors in the relevant fund, or the
Company or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures set out in the governing documents of the
fund) the opportunity to participate in such co-investment vehicles. In all cases, allocation of co-
investment opportunities will be subject to the provisions of the governing documents of the
relevant fund.
The CCO and fund Investment Committee will review all instances in which part of a fund’s
investment opportunity is to be offered to the co-investors. In conducting such a review, the CCO
will consider actual and apparent conflicts of interest, and will ensure that the Company is acting
in good faith in accordance with all applicable representations to Clients and investors.
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Neither the Company nor its affiliates are involved in the purchase of securities other than the
temporary investment of excess cash, and therefore has no active relationships with securities
brokers-dealers. As the Company is not actively involved in the investment in traded securities, it
does not provide research, have any soft dollar practices and otherwise has no active referral or
other relationships with broker-dealers.
The Company currently manages a number of investment vehicles that are fully invested. The
Company typically has only one private fund that is making active investments at any given time,
so there is generally not an opportunity to allocate investment opportunities among the funds. To
the extent that more than one fund is active at the same time and an investment opportunity is
suitable for multiple active funds, the Investment Committee will seek to allocate the opportunity
in a manner that is fair to all clients and is in accordance with the governing documents of the
funds.
Principal or Cross Transactions
The Company generally does not cause the funds to engage in any principal or cross transactions.
In the event that it does so, the Company will first consider and determine that the transaction is
in the best interests of both participating funds and consistent with their governing documents.
The Company will also obtain consent from the affected funds’ investor advisory committees or
limited partners prior to engaging in any such principal or cross transactions, to the extent deemed
necessary or appropriate.
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The funds’ Investment Committee meets as required to review all prospective investments and
material events regarding existing investments. In addition, the Company’s Valuation Committee
approves the valuation of each of the funds’ investments on a quarterly basis. Furthermore, the
Company’s investment team meets regularly to discuss active investments, and at least monthly
with the accounting team. This continuous monitoring, under the purview of the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer, CCO, and Chief Executive Officer, of all fund investments on an ongoing basis
is intended to ensure, in part, that all investor accounts are in compliance with the applicable
governing documents.
Investors in the funds are provided with written quarterly management reports and financial
statements on-line and certain investors may receive additional reporting upon request. Annual
audited financial statements are provided within 120 days following the end of the fiscal year.
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The Company does not pay a portion of its advisory fees to any investment adviser or any other
person in connection with the referral of clients. However, during the fundraising process for a
new fund, the Company or one of its affiliates may enter into an agreement with a placement agent
for new investors brought into the fund.
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The Company, as manager of a fund, has custody of the cash and securities, if any, in such fund
for limited periods. Accounts over which the Company has such a relationship are audited on an
annual basis. Audited financial statements are provided to the limited partners within 120 days of
the end of the fiscal year.
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The Company has investment discretion for all funds within the parameters outlined in each fund`s
governing documents. Any investments falling outside such agreement must be presented to the
fund’s investor advisory committee for approval.
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The Company has been and expects to continue to be solvent. On occasion temporary cash timing
constraints are encountered which require the support of its parent company, Tricon Capital Group
Inc. If any event occurs which impairs the Company’s ability to meet its obligations, then we will
promptly notify our investors.
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