Our Firm
Cross Creek Advisors, LLC (“Cross Creek” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment adviser with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Cross Creek is organized as a Delaware limited
liability company (“LLC”) and was formed in 2012. The Advisor is principally owned by Karey Barker,
Managing Director of Cross Creek. The Advisor is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Ms. Barker, as well as the rest of the team that founded the Advisor, previously worked at Wasatch
Advisors, Inc. (“Wasatch”), a registered investment adviser also located in Salt Lake City. In 2006 Wasatch
formed two late-stage venture capital funds, Cross Creek Capital, L.P. (“Capital I”) and Cross Creek Capital
Employees’ Fund, L.P. (“Employees” or “Employees’ Fund”). Capital I and Employees generally make
direct investments in private companies.
Two years later, in 2008, Wasatch formed a third private fund, Cross Creek Capital Partners, LLC (“Partners
I”), which is a fund-of-funds investing in venture capital funds. In 2010 Wasatch formed two more private
funds, Cross Creek Capital Partners II, L.P. (“Partners II”) and Cross Creek Capital Partners II-B, L.P.
(“Partners II-B”), which are both fund-of-funds investing in venture capital funds.
In the fourth quarter of 2012, Wasatch and the Cross Creek team jointly recommended and received investor
approval for the transfer of management of the funds to the Advisor. As of January 1, 2013, the Advisor
assumed management of the funds. Wasatch does not have any ownership interest in, or any control of, the
Advisor.
The Advisor currently provides investment advisory services to:
• Capital I
• Employees’ Fund
• Partners I
• Partners II
• Partners II-B
• Cross Creek Capital Partners III, L.P. (formed in 2013), a hybrid fund investing in venture capital
funds and direct investments (“Partners III”);
• Cross Creek Capital II, L.P. (formed in 2014) a late-stage venture capital fund similar to Capital I;
• Cross Creek Capital Partners IV, L.P. (formed in 2016) which is similar in strategy to Partners III
(“Partners IV”);
• Cross Creek Partners V, L.P. (formed in 2018) which is a similar strategy to Partners III and
Partners IV (“Partners V”);
• Cross Creek Focus Fund, L.P. (formed in 2019), which is a venture fund of funds focused on small
venture and growth funds (“Focus I”).
Partners I, Partners II, Partners II-B, Partners III, Partners IV, and Partners V are also referred to as the
“Partner Funds”, and along with the Focus Fund, “Funds of Funds.” Capital I, Capital II and Employees
are also referred to as the “Direct Funds.” Each of Capital I, Employees, Capital II, Partners I, Partners II,
Partners II-B, Partners III, Partners IV and Partners V are referred to individually as a “Fund” and
collectively they are referred to as the “Cross Creek Funds.”
As of December 31, 2019, the Advisor has $752,709,417 in discretionary assets under management.
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary, as defined under applicable laws and regulations, to its clients. As a
fiduciary, the Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith towards each client and seeks to
mitigate potential conflicts of interest. Our fiduciary commitment is further described in our Code of Ethics.
For more information regarding our Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or
Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading.
Management Services to Cross Creek Funds The Advisor provides investment management services to more than $752 million in assets spread across
the Cross Creek Funds. The Advisor tailors its advisory services to the investment objectives and
investment restrictions of each Fund pursuant to the confidential private placement memorandum, limited
partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement, as applicable, and other governing
documents of the Fund (the “Governing Documents”). The Governing Documents generally set forth the
detailed terms and conditions for each Fund, including the term of the Fund, the fees, expenses, capital
contributions, profits and loss allocation, distributions, investment restrictions, withdrawals and transfers,
among other terms. Investors should refer to the Governing Documents for more complete information on
the investment objectives and investment restrictions with respect to each Fund. There is no assurance that
any of the Cross Creek Funds’ investment objectives will be achieved.
Capital I, Employees, and Capital II are venture capital funds which generally directly invest in private
companies, with a desire to invest in later-stage private companies which may reasonably be expected to
either go public or be acquired. The Advisor works to identify private companies in this category and then
to conduct due diligence on the companies, determining which are suitable investments for the Direct
Funds. These direct investments are generally made alongside independent venture capital firms that act as
lead investors in the financing rounds.
Partners I, Partners II, Partners II-B, Partners III, Partners IV, Partners V and Focus I invest in underlying
venture capital funds (the “Underlying Funds”). Partners III, Partners IV and Partners V may also invest
directly up to 20%, 25%, and 30% respectively of its committed capital in portfolio companies. The Advisor
works to identify suitable Underlying Funds, and then works to secure an invitation to invest in the
Underlying Funds. The Advisor conducts due diligence on the Underlying Funds to determine which are
suitable investments. After committing to invest in an Underlying Fund, the Advisor monitors the
investment activities and results of the Underlying Fund.
The General Partner or Managing Member of each Fund (the “General Partner”) is responsible for all
investment decisions. The General Partner is responsible for managing the capital committed to the Fund
and for seeking long-term capital appreciation through its recommended investments. In the case of each
Fund, the General Partner is an affiliate of the Advisor. The Advisor provides investment management
services to the General Partners, but the General Partners have ultimate investment discretion and are
responsible for all investment decisions for the Funds.
The Advisor, in its role as an adviser to the Funds, considers the Funds themselves to be its clients. The
investors in the Funds are not deemed to be its clients, except to the extent the federal securities laws require
that it treats the investors in the Funds as its clients. The Advisor does not tailor its advisory services to the
individual needs of investors in the Funds. Generally, investors in a Fund may not impose restrictions on
investing in certain securities or types of securities. Instead, a Fund will operate according to the terms of
its Governing Documents.
In accordance with common industry practice, the General Partner can enter into “side letters” or similar
agreements with certain investors pursuant to which the General Partner grants such investors specific
rights, benefits, or privileges that are not made available to all investors.
Each Fund is a private investment vehicle.
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Cross Creek Funds This section describes certain of the principal fees that have been agreed to in the Governing Documents of
the Cross Creek Funds. Investors may pay a management fee and a performance-based fee based on the net
profit of the Fund’s investments. Management fees are paid to the Advisor, whereas performance-based
fees are paid to the General Partners. The amount of the management fee and performance-based fee is set
forth in the Governing Documents for each Fund and is not cancelable except in accordance with the terms
of the Governing Documents. Similarly, the investors in the Funds may not withdraw from the Fund or
transfer their interest in the Funds except in accordance with the terms of the Governing Documents, which
require the approval of the General Partner.
Direct Funds Investors in Capital I, Capital II and Employees do not pay a management fee. The General Partner for
Capital I and Employees receives a performance-based fee of 30% of the net profits of Capital I but does
not charge a performance-based fee on Employees. Similarly, the General Partner for Capital II receives a
performance-based fee of 30% of the net profits of Capital II.
Partner Funds - Partners I Fees Partners I pays the Advisor a management fee of 1% for called capital for the first seven years of the Fund.
Thereafter, the Advisor will receive a management fee equal to 1% of Partners I’s assets under management.
The General Partner will receive a performance-based fee of 5% of the net profits of Partners I.
Partner Funds - Partners II, Partners II-B Fees, Hybrid Funds (Partners III, Partners IV and Partners V)
and Focus Fund I Fees For each of the first nine years, Partners II, Partners II-B, Partners III, Partners IV, Partners V and Focus I
pay the Advisor a management fee of 1% of the aggregate commitments of the Funds to Underlying Funds
and direct investments where applicable. After the nine-year period, Partners II, Partners II-B, Partners III,
Partners IV, Partners V and Focus I will pay the Advisor a management fee equal to 1% of each Fund’s
assets under management. The General Partner for the Funds receives a performance-based fee of 5% of
the net profits of Partners II, Partners II-B, Partners III, Partners IV, Partners V and Focus I.
It is important to note that when a fund has made an investment in an underlying fund, the underlying fund
will generally pay management fees and performance-based fees to its investment manager. Therefore, an
investor in a fund-of-funds or hybrid fund can effectively pay two levels of advisory fees in connection
with its investment in an underlying fund. The investor will be charged a management fee (and bear a
performance-based fee, if applicable) and will bear its pro rata portion of any fees and expenses associated
with the funds’ investment in an underlying fund.
Other Fees
An investor in a Fund can also be subject to a pro-rata allocation of other expenses of the Fund, as set forth
in the Governing Documents, including organization and other operating expenses of the Fund. Investors
in the Cross Creek Funds should refer to the Governing Documents for a complete description of expenses
and fees.
The Advisor does not have an affiliated broker-dealer and does not receive compensation attributable to the
sale of securities or other investment products, such as a commission. Item 12 further describes factors that
the Advisor considers in selecting or recommending broker-dealers for client transactions and determining
the reasonableness of their compensation (e.g., commissions).
The Advisor or Funds may accept a reimbursement from a portfolio company for due diligence and legal
expenses they incur in researching potential investments for the Funds in accordance with the Governing
Documents.
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Performance-Based Fees The General Partners to the Cross Creek Funds, each of which is a related person of the Advisor, will
receive performance-based fees calculated and charged based on a percentage of the net profits of the Funds.
The amounts of these performance-based fees are set forth in the Governing Documents of each Fund and
described in detail in Item 5 above. All such performance-based fees are intended to be in compliance with
Rule 205-3 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. These
performance-based fees paid to the General Partners are separate and distinct from the management fees
charged by Advisor.
The performance-based fees can give a General Partner an incentive to manage a fund in a riskier manner
in order to earn or increase the amount of its compensation or to favor accounts that pay performance-based
fees over other accounts. Capital I’s and Capital II’s fee structure in particular (no management fee and
30% performance-based fee) can encourage it to make more speculative investments.
It should be noted that neither the Advisor nor the General Partner receives any performance-based fee or
management fee from Employees’ Fund, a Fund which consists entirely of current or former employees of
Cross Creek or Wasatch. Employees’ Fund invests alongside Capital I in investments made by Capital I in
proportion to the aggregate commitments of each of these Funds and is commonly referred to as a parallel
fund. Employees’ Fund may be limited in participating in certain investments or transactions due to
regulatory limitations.
Side-by-Side Management
The Advisor endeavors to allocate investment opportunities in a manner that is fair and equitable to all
clients. Nevertheless, investment decisions made for one Fund can differ from, and can conflict with,
investment decisions made for other funds or accounts. The Advisor seeks to allocate investment
opportunities to Funds and clients based on appropriateness for the investment style.
The Advisor takes into account multiple criteria when allocating commitments and investment
opportunities with respect to the Cross Creek Funds, including: the specific investment objectives of each
Fund, the size and capital available for investment by the Fund, diversification needs, the size of the
investment opportunity, current and anticipated market conditions, specific investment restrictions
applicable to each Fund, and any relevant regulatory considerations. In the event that an investment
opportunity is suitable for more than one Cross Creek Fund, the Advisor will attempt to allocate such
investment opportunity in a manner that is fair and equitable to each Cross Creek Fund relative to the other
Funds over time, taking into account all relevant facts and circumstances.
One of the Partner Funds, Partners II-B, was formed for investors that may be subject to federal or state
public disclosure laws, under which the investors may be required to disclose information regarding their
investments to the public. Generally, Partners II and Partners II-B invest in parallel in Underlying Funds,
based on the relative capital commitments to Partners II and Partners II-B. However, the Advisor may
consider an investment in an Underlying Fund that restricts the disclosure of information to the public,
which may preclude Partners II-B from participating in the investment. With respect to those Underlying
Funds, the General Partner of Partners II and Partners II-B may decide to only invest in the Underlying
Fund through Partners II and not Partners II-B.
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The Advisor provides investment advisory services to the Cross Creek Funds. Investors in these funds
include high net worth individuals, family offices and institutions including charitable organizations, state
and local government entities and various pension and profit-sharing plans. All of the Cross Creek Funds
have been offered through private placements and thus investors have been limited to those who are at a
minimum “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933. The Cross
Creek Partners Funds have been further limited to investors who are “qualified purchasers” as defined in
Section 2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The minimum investment size for the Cross Creek
Funds is generally $1,000,000, although Cross Creek is able to grant exceptions to this minimum.
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The Advisor advises the Cross Creek Funds with respect to investments in privately held and publicly traded
operating companies and other investment funds. The Advisor identifies operating companies and
investment funds for consideration from the trade press and other investors, including other investment
funds.
Direct Funds The Advisor primarily aims to identify and invest in opportunities with significant return potential. The
Direct Funds can also invest in public companies, including through private placements, IPOs and open
market trades. The Advisor believes later-stage venture investments mean shorter times to liquidity and less
risk, compared with early-stage venture investments, but still present significant risk and liquidity issues.
The Advisor assesses a private company’s potential to successfully enter the public markets or be acquired
and estimates the valuation it may achieve at exit. The Advisor’s analytical efforts are focused on
understanding long-term growth potential and investing at appropriate valuations. The Advisor then seeks
optimal exit points for liquidating the Direct Funds’ holdings after a company goes public.
Hybrid Funds / Partner Funds / Focus I
The Advisor seeks to provide attractive long-term returns for investors in the Partner Funds and Focus I
primarily by investing in Underlying Funds managed by established U.S. venture capital managers. The
Partner Funds and Focus I can also invest in funds focused in other categories of private equity and on other
geographies, which will likely represent a smaller percentage of the overall portfolio. The Partner Funds
and Focus I typically make primary commitments to Underlying Funds raised by existing managers, but
can also invest in Underlying Funds through secondary offerings. In such circumstances, the fund acquires
the interest of an existing investor in an Underlying Fund who has decided to achieve liquidity before the
end of the investment’s life.
The Advisor expects to make commitments to between 20 and 30 Underlying Funds in each Partner Fund
and Focus I. Private equity managers tend to raise funds on a three- to four-year cycle. The portfolio
composition relative to stage, geography and sector will depend upon the investment focus of the
Underlying Funds available to the Partner Fund and Focus I during the period the fund makes investments.
Research Agreements The Advisor has entered into a research agreement with Wasatch Advisors whereby Wasatch’s research
team provides general market feedback and research on investments being considered by the Funds or
currently held by the Funds. As the Advisor’s team conducts due diligence on a potential investment, it can
seek the advice of the Wasatch team. For new investments, the Advisor’s team typically meets with the
management of a company under consideration for investment before investing, and the Wasatch team can
join in these meetings. The two teams can then share their findings and debate the merits of an investment.
Wasatch does not have any investment discretion over the Cross Creek Funds and merely provides research
advice to the Advisor under the research agreement.
The Advisor can from time to time enter additional research agreements, including agreements for general
market advice, with other registered investment advisors or individuals. As compensation for the services,
the Advisor can pay a fee or offer a reduced carried interest rate with respect to investment in Cross Creek
Funds.
Material Risks
The task of identifying investment opportunities and managing investments is difficult. There can be no
assurance the Advisor will be able to choose, and the Cross Creek Funds will be able to make or realize,
any particular investment or that the Cross Creek Funds will be able to generate returns for their investors.
In addition, there can be no assurance that any investor will receive any distribution from a Cross Creek
Fund. Investing in the Cross Creek Funds involves a risk of loss that investors should be prepared to bear.
Investors in the Cross Creek Funds should carefully consider, among the factors, the following material
risks involved with the Advisor’s investment strategies. Investors in the Cross Creek Funds should refer to
the Governing Documents of the applicable Cross Creek Fund for more complete information on the
investment strategies employed by such Cross Creek Fund and the corresponding risks associated with such
investment strategies
General Risks These investments in the Cross Creek Funds involve a high degree of business and financial risk and may
result in substantial losses. Investors in the Cross Creek Funds should carefully review the Governing
Documents, particularly the private placement memorandums, of the relevant Funds for additional risk
factors associated with an investment in the Cross Creek Funds. These investments are also long-term
commitments (usually in excess of 10 years), and so the investment is highly illiquid. Prior to investing in
Cross Creek Funds, investors must consult the placement memorandum of the fund in which they desire to
invest.
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear. All securities and
related investments risk the loss of capital. There is no guarantee the investment objectives of the Funds or
any of the Underlying Funds will be achieved, that the Funds or any Underlying Fund will be successful in
executing their investment strategy, that any appreciation in the value of investments of the Funds or the
Underlying Funds will occur, or that any of the portfolio companies will be profitable.
Dependence on Key Personnel. The Advisor is generally dependent upon the activities of only a few
certain investment and back-office professionals, particularly Karey Barker. The loss of any one of these
individuals could have a significant adverse impact on the business of the Advisor.
Risk of Venture Capital Investments. While venture capital investments offer the opportunity for
significant gains, such investments also involve a high degree of business and financial risk and can result
in substantial losses. Among these risks are the general risks associated with investing in companies at
relatively early stages of development or with little or no operating history, companies operating at a loss
or with substantial variations in operating results from period to period, and companies with the need for
substantial additional capital to support expansion or to achieve or maintain a competitive position. In
addition, portfolio companies may face intense competition, including competition from companies with
greater financial resources, more extensive development, manufacturing, marketing, and other capabilities,
and a larger number of qualified managerial and technical personnel. Due to the limited number of
investments a Fund may make, poor performance by some of the Fund’s investments could significantly
affect the total returns to the investors.
Illiquidity of Portfolio Investments. The Cross Creek Funds’ investment portfolio will consist primarily
of investments in private companies and private funds. There may be no readily available market for the
investments. Even though the Direct Funds intend to invest in companies with relatively near-term
prospects for liquidity, it remains highly speculative as to whether and when liquidity will be achieved. The
illiquidity of these investments may make it difficult for the Cross Creek Funds to sell such investments at
advantageous times and prices or in a timely manner. In addition, if the General Partner is required to
liquidate all or a portion of the Cross Creek Funds’ portfolios quickly, the Cross Creek Funds may realize
significantly less than the value at which the Cross Creek Funds previously had recorded their investments.
The Direct Funds also may face other restrictions on their ability to liquidate an investment in a portfolio
company to the extent that the General Partner or one of their affiliates have material non-public information
regarding such portfolio company.
Competitive Market for Investments in Underlying Funds. There is no certainty that the Funds of Funds
will be permitted to invest in the Underlying Funds they target, or that the Funds of Funds will be permitted
to invest the amounts which they desire to commit to such Underlying Funds. Such uncertainty may have
an adverse effect on the Funds of Funds’ ability to effectively employ their investment strategy. There are
no assurances that the Funds of Funds will be able to fully invest its committed capital, and the performance
of the Partner Fund may be adversely affected as a result. The demand to invest in funds raised by managers
who have successfully invested several previous venture capital funds is typically very high and such funds
are often difficult to access.
No Role for Advisor or Investors in Management of Underlying Funds. The Advisor will not have a
role in the management of any Underlying Fund. In addition, the Advisor may not have the opportunity to
evaluate the specific investments made by any Underlying Fund. As a result, the rates of return of the Funds
of Funds will primarily depend upon the performance of unrelated investment managers and could be
adversely affected by the unfavorable performance of one or more Underlying Funds.
The Partner Fund’s investments in Underlying Funds will not be significant enough to afford them or the
Advisor blocking rights with respect to certain actions of the Underlying Funds and amendments to such
Underlying Fund’s operating documents. The Partners Funds therefore will be dependent upon the general
partner or managing member of the Underlying Funds, and, to a limited degree, the other investors in the
Underlying Funds, with respect to such actions and amendments.
Limited Number of Investments. Although the diversification of the Funds of Funds’ investments
(through the Underlying Funds) in a variety of industries is intended to reduce the Funds of Funds’ exposure
to adverse events associated with specific issuers or industries, the number of investments in Underlying
Funds will be limited. As a consequence, the Funds of Funds returns as a whole may be adversely affected
by the unfavorable performance of a single Underlying Fund.
Multiple Levels of Expense. The cost of investing in the Funds of Funds will generally be higher than
investing directly in the Underlying Funds. The Funds of Funds and the Underlying Funds charge
management fees and performance-based fees; provided, that, the General Partner will not charge a
management fee or performance-based fee with respect to investments made in Underlying Funds that are
fund of funds. By investing in the Funds of Funds, investors will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged
by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests in addition to the Funds of Funds’ direct fees and
expenses. Thus, investors will realize a lower return on their respective investments than if they had directly
invested in each of the Underlying Funds. Furthermore, the use of a fund-of-funds structure could affect
the timing, amount and character of distributions to investors and therefore may increase the amount of
taxes payable by investors.
Dependence on Information Provided by Third Parties and Investment Managers. In researching
investment opportunities for the Funds of Funds and Direct Funds, the Advisor will use information
provided by third party resources, including Wasatch. In reporting on performance of Underlying Funds,
the Advisor will depend and rely on information provided by the investment managers of the Underlying
Funds. The accuracy, completeness and timeliness of performance reports, quarterly statements, financial
reports and tax returns and other information that the General Partner will use and provide to investors will
be dependent in large part on the information provided by such sources.
In particular, the Advisor is dependent on the Underlying Funds and their respective investment managers
to provide them with accurate and timely information necessary to compile tax returns. The Advisor and
the Underlying Funds may be unable to complete and distribute tax returns by the federal income tax filing
deadline of any given year. Thus, investors may be required to file for an income tax filing extension.
Lack of Uniform Reporting Standards for Direct Investments and Underlying Funds. Private
investment funds utilize divergent reporting standards that may make it difficult for the General Partner to
accurately assess the prior performance of a potential Underlying Fund. In addition, such reporting
variances may impact the ability of the General Partner to accurately value and monitor an Underlying
Fund’s investments. Such variances involve the calculation of the internal rate of return on an investment.
Underlying Funds will likely have different policies regarding the inclusion of fees due to the general
partner and expenses of the Underlying Funds when calculating the return on investment.
Competition for Investment Opportunities. The business of identifying, structuring and implementing
investments in venture capital transactions is highly competitive. The Direct Funds and the Underlying
Funds will be competing for investments against other groups, including institutional investors, investment
managers and industry groups owned by large and well-capitalized investors. Other venture capital funds
that have supported a company since its early stage may have pre-emptive rights with regard to later stage
investments. Many of the Direct Funds and Underlying Funds’ competitors are larger and have greater
resources than the Direct Funds and Underlying Funds. Some of the Direct Funds and Underlying Funds’
competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, allowing them to consider a
wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than the Direct Funds and Underlying Funds.
It is possible that competition for appropriate investment opportunities may limit significantly the number
of opportunities available to the Direct Funds and Underlying Funds and/or adversely affect the terms upon
which investments can be made. There can be no assurance that the Direct Funds and Underlying Funds
will be successful in their efforts to identify attractive investment opportunities, and it is possible that the
Direct Funds and Underlying Funds’ capital commitments will not be fully utilized if sufficient attractive
investments are not identified and consummated by the Direct Funds and Underlying Funds during the
commitment period.
Long-Term Investment. An investment in a Fund is a long-term commitment, and there is no assurance
of any distribution to the investors prior to or upon liquidation of the Fund. Unlike shares in a mutual fund,
the interests in a Fund are highly illiquid. There is no public market for the interests and none is expected
to develop. The Governing Documents will contain restrictions on the transferability of the interests.
Withdrawals are not permitted except in very limited instances.
Contingent Liabilities on Disposition of Investments. In connection with the disposition of an investment
in a portfolio company, a Direct Fund or Underlying Fund may be required to make representations about
the business and financial affairs of such company typical of those made in connection with the sale of a
business. The Direct Fund or Underlying Fund may be required to indemnify the purchasers of such
investment to the extent that any such representations are, at a later time, proved to be inaccurate. These
arrangements may result in the incurrence of contingent liabilities for which the General Partner of the
Direct Funds or investment manager of the Underlying Fund may establish reserves and escrows. In that
regard, distributions may be delayed or withheld until such reserve is no longer needed or the escrow period
expires, or the Direct Fund or Underlying Fund may be required to return distributions previously made to
them.
Management of the Fund. The General Partner will make decisions with respect to the management of
the Funds. Investors have no right or power to take part in the management of the Funds. Investors will not
receive the detailed financial information issued by a portfolio company or by Underlying Funds that will
be available to the Fund. Investors will not have the opportunity to evaluate the relevant economic, financial
and other information that will be utilized by the General Partner in its selection of investments.
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The Advisor and its principals have not been subject of any material legal proceeding required to be
disclosed in response to this item.
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The sole business of the Advisor is to provide investment advisory services to its clients. The Advisor is
not registered as a broker-dealer and is not affiliated with a broker-dealer.
The following entities are the General Partners of the Cross Creek Funds:
- Cross Creek Capital GP, L.P.
- Cross Creek Capital II GP, LLC
- Cross Creek Capital Partners GP, LLC
- Cross Creek Capital Partners II GP, LLC
- Cross Creek Capital Partners III GP, LLC
- Cross Creek Capital Partners IV GP, LLC
- Cross Creek Partners V GP, LLC
- Cross Creek Focus Fund GP, LLC
The Advisor has entered into a research agreement with Wasatch Advisors and from time to time can enter
into additional research agreements for general market advice with other registered investment advisors or
individuals.
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Code of Ethics
The Advisor expects its employees subject to the Advisor’s compliance program (our “Supervised
Persons”) to act in the best interests of its clients and to place client interests ahead of its own. The Advisor
has adopted a Code of Ethics (“Code”) pursuant to SEC Rule 204A-1 which sets forth this standard of
business conduct and states that the Advisor requires all of its Supervised Persons to act in accordance with
it. The Code is designed to detect conflicts of interest and help the Advisor manage those conflicts. The
Advisor annually requires each Supervised Person to acknowledge, in writing, the terms of the Code and
any amendments. The Advisor will provide a copy of the Code to clients and prospective clients upon
request. The Advisor’s Code requires prompt internal reporting of any violations of the Code and requires
employees to comply with the Code subject to sanctions in the event of non-compliance.
Participation in Client Transactions
The Advisor does not generally invest for its own account[s]. The Advisor does not generally buy or sell
securities to or from its clients. The Advisor does solicit investors in the Cross Creek Funds, including the
institutional client, to invest in new funds it is considering launching.
As general partners, limited partners or managing members of the general partners of the Cross Creek
Funds, the Advisor and its related persons will have indirect beneficial interests in the securities owned by
the Cross Creek Funds and will share in the profits and losses generated by the Cross Creek Fund’s portfolio
investments. Supervised Persons of the Advisor have invested in one or more of the Cross Creek Funds,
and the Supervised Persons of the Advisor own more than 40% of the interests of Employees’ Fund, which
is generally invested parallel to Capital I. The General Partner usually maintains a small position in each
Cross Creek Fund equal to approximately 1% of each Fund.
Personal Trading
As defined under the Code, the Advisor’s Supervised Persons with access to client holdings and trading
information (our “Access Persons) are permitted to have personal securities transactions, but are required
to follow the Code when effecting such transactions. Personal securities transactions by Cross Creek’s
Access Persons can raise potential conflicts of interest when such persons trade in a security that is owned
by, or considered for purchase or sale by, a client. The Code is designed to assure that the personal securities
transactions, activities and interests of Access Persons will not interfere with (i) making decisions in the
best interest of clients, and (ii) implementing such decisions while, at the same time, allowing access
persons to invest for their own account[s].
The Code requires pre-clearance of many transactions, and restricts trading in close proximity to client
trading activity. Access Persons are required to obtain written pre-clearance for certain personal securities
transactions. The Code requires Access Persons to periodically report their personal securities transactions
and holdings to the Advisor’s compliance department.
Other
In addition to the sections discussed above, the Code prohibits any trading by the Advisor or its Supervised
Persons while in possession of material, non-public information. It also limits the dollar amount of gifts to
be given or received by Supervised Persons to or from clients or other contacts obtained through their
employment. The Code also limits the dollar amounts of donations made by Supervised Persons to political
candidates. Finally, through the Code the Advisor monitors the business activities of Cross Creek
Supervised Persons to ensure they do not conflict with Cross Creek’s responsibilities and duties to its
clients.
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The Advisor has no affiliated broker-dealer. The Advisor does not typically utilize broker-dealers to effect
private investments. The Advisor does use broker-dealers to effect public market transactions. Subject to
the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of each Cross Creek Fund as set forth in such Cross
Creek Fund’s Governing Documents, the Advisor has discretionary authority to determine the type, amount
and price of securities and investments to be bought and sold on behalf of each Cross Creek Fund, including
if necessary, the selection of and the commissions paid to brokers.
On occasion the Cross Creek Funds can purchase or sell public securities. The Advisor considers a number
of factors when selecting a broker or dealer to effect a transaction, including the expected market impact of
the trade, the broker’s execution capability, the broker’s financial strength and stability, the broker’s
responsiveness to the Advisor, its reputation and access to the markets for the security being traded, the
efficiency with which the transaction will be effected, commission rates and the value of research products
and services that a broker lawfully may provide to assist the Advisor in the exercise of its investment
decision-making responsibilities. The determinative factor is not the lowest possible commission cost but
whether the transaction represents the best qualitative execution for the Funds.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
The Advisor does not compensate any broker-dealers or any third-party for client referrals.
Directed Brokerage
The Advisor and the General Partners have full power and discretion to select brokers for the Cross Creek
Funds. Investors in the Funds are not able to direct the Advisor to execute transactions through a specified
broker-dealer.
Trade Aggregation and Allocation
If the Advisor believes that the purchase or sale of a security is in the best interest of more than one of its
clients, it can aggregate the securities to be purchased or sold into a single order (“a block trade”) to obtain
favorable execution and/or lower brokerage commissions. The Advisor will allocate securities so purchased
or sold, as well as the expense incurred in the transaction, on a pro-rata basis or in another manner that it
considers equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to clients. Clients may not receive a pro-
rata allocation of a block trade in instances where the trade is only partially filled. In such instances, for
example, some clients may receive their entire allocation and some clients may not receive any allocation
if their pro-rata share is less than a minimal amount or if the Advisor has used another equitable method to
allocate the block trade. Clients should recognize that the advice given and the actions taken with respect
to their accounts might differ from the advice given or the timing and nature of action taken with respect to
other advisory accounts. Clients should further recognize that transactions in a specific security might not
be accomplished for all advisory accounts at the same time or at the same price.
From time to time, the Advisor is given the opportunity to purchase an allocation of shares in an IPO. These
allocations can be offered to the Advisor in part as a result of its past usage of various brokerage firms or
previous private investments. The Advisor will generally allocate securities purchased in these offerings to
client accounts within the investment style(s) determined by the portfolio managers using a pro-rata or other
equitable method based on assets under management, unless the total allocation to the Advisor is minimal.
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The Advisor and applicable fund management regularly review and monitor activity within the Cross Creek
Funds. On the Direct Funds, the Advisor monitors the progress and concerns of the portfolio companies.
On the Partner Funds and Focus I, the Advisor reviews and monitors the activity of the Underlying Funds
and portfolio companies. All investments are reviewed not less than on a quarterly basis. Activities within
a portfolio company or Underlying Fund trigger more frequent reviews.
The Advisor provides quarterly written reports to the investors in the Funds that review performance and
activities during the quarter and includes quarterly financial updates.
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The Advisor receives no economic benefit for providing investment advice to clients other than from its
clients. The Advisor does not currently compensate any person not under our supervision for client referrals.
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Each General Partner has custody of its Cross Creek Fund as a result of its role as general partner, or
equivalent, and its ability to access client funds or securities. The General Partners comply with Rule
206(4)-2(b) by distributing audited financial statements, prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, to limited partners within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year of the Direct Funds
and within 180 days of the end of the fiscal year of the Partner Funds and Focus I. These audits are prepared
by an independent public accountant registered with, and subject to regular inspection by the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board. Lastly, the General Partner will have a final audit of each Cross
Creek Fund upon liquidation and distribute the audit to all investors in the Fund.
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As described above in Item 4, the Advisor provides discretionary investment advisory services to its clients.
In the case of the Cross Creek Funds, the General Partners have full discretionary authority to make
determinations regarding the securities that are to be bought and sold, as well as the quantities of such
securities.
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The Advisor has authority to vote securities held by the Cross Creek Funds, as provided in the Governing
Documents. Frequently this will occur through consenting or withholding consent to transactions for private
portfolio companies. Individual investors in the Funds are not able to direct the voting of securities in the
Funds.
The Advisor has adopted a Proxy Policy in accordance with Rule 206(4)-6 of the Investment Advisors Act
of 1940. The Advisor’s policy is to vote client securities in the manner we believe will best maximize
shareholder value. A client may obtain a copy of the Advisor’s Proxy Voting Policy and information about
how the Advisor voted proxies by sending an email to
[email protected].
In the event that the Advisor has identified a material conflict of interest in any proposal that is the subject
of a proxy to be voted for a client account, the Advisor’s Chief Compliance Officer will determine the
course of action that is in the best interests of the affected Fund (which may include utilizing a third party
to vote such proxies).
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The Advisor has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary
commitments to clients, and has not been the subject of any bankruptcy proceeding. Cross Creek is not
required to deliver a balance sheet along with this Disclosure Brochure as the Advisor does not collect fees
of $1,200 or more for services to be performed six months or more in advance.
Privacy Policy Cross Creek Advisors, LLC Effective: March 27, 2020
Our Commitment to You Cross Creek Advisors, LLC (“Cross Creek”) is committed to safeguarding the use of your personal
information that we have as your Investment Advisor.
Cross Creek (also referred to as "we", "our" and "us" throughout this notice) protects the security and
confidentiality of the personal information we have and implements controls to ensure that such information
is used for proper business purposes in connection with the management or servicing of our relationship
with you.
Our relationship with you is our most important asset. We understand that you have entrusted us with your
private information, and we do everything that we can to maintain that trust.
Cross Creek does not sell your non-public personal information to anyone. Nor do we provide such
information to others except for discrete and proper business purposes in connection with the servicing and
management of our relationship with you, as discussed below.
Details of our approach to privacy and how your personal non-public information is collected and used are
set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Why you need to know? Registered Investment Advisors (“RIAs”) share some of your personal information. Federal and State laws
give you the right to limit some of this sharing. Federal and State laws require RIAs to disclose how we
collect, share, and protect your personal information.
What information do we collect from you? Social security or taxpayer identification
number
Assets and liabilities
Name, address and phone number(s) Income and expenses
E-mail address(es) Investment activity
Account information (including other
institutions)
Investment experience and goals
What sources do we collect information from in addition to you? Custody, brokerage and advisory agreements Account applications and forms
Other advisory agreements and legal documents
Investment questionnaires and suitability
documents
Transactional information with us or others
Other information needed to
service account
How do we protect your information? To safeguard your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we maintain physical,
procedural and electronic safeguards. These include computer safeguards such as passwords, as well as
secured files and buildings. Our employees are advised about Cross Creek's need to respect the
confidentiality of each client’s non-public personal information. We train our employees on their
responsibilities.
We require third parties that assist in providing our services to you to protect the personal information they
receive. This includes contractual language in our third-party agreements.
How we share your information? RIAs do need to share personal information regarding its clients to
effectively implement the RIA’s services. In the section below, we list some reasons we may share your
personal information.
Basis For Sharing Sharing Limitations Servicing our Clients We may share non-public personal information with non-affiliated third parties
(such as brokers, custodians, regulators, credit agencies, other financial
institutions) as necessary for us to provide agreed upon services to you,
consistent with applicable law, including but not limited to: processing
transactions; general account maintenance; responding to regulators or legal
investigations; and credit reporting.
Cross Creek may
share this information.
Clients cannot limit the
Advisor’s ability to
share.
Administrators We may disclose your non-public personal information to companies we hire to
help administer our business. Companies that we hire to provide services of this
nature are not allowed to use your personal information for their own purposes
and are contractually obligated to maintain strict confidentiality. We limit their
use of your personal information to the performance of the specific service we
have requested.
Cross Creek may
share this information.
Clients cannot limit the
Advisor’s ability to
share.
Marketing Purposes Cross Creek does not disclose, and does not intend to disclose, personal
information with non-afffiliated third parties to offer you services. Certain laws
may give us the right to share your personal information with financial
institutions where you are a customer and where Cross Creek or the client has a
formal agreement with the financial institution. We will only share information
for purposes of servicing your accounts, not for marketing purposes. Cross Creek does not
share personal
information.
Clients cannot limit the
Advisor’s ability to
share.
Authorized Users In addition, your non-public personal information may also be disclosed to you
and persons that we believe to be your authorized agent or representative.
Cross Creek does
share personal
information.
Clients can limit the
Advisor’s ability to
share.
Information About Former Clients Cross Creek does not disclose, and does not intend to disclose, non-public
personal information to non-affiliated third parties with respect to persons who
are no longer our clients.
Cross Creek does not
share personal
information regarding
former clients
Clients can limit the
Advisor’s ability to
share.
Changes to our Privacy Policy We will send you a notice of our Privacy Policy annually for as long as you maintain an ongoing relationship
with us.
Periodically we may revise our Privacy Policy, and will provide you with a revised policy if the changes
materially alter the previous Privacy Policy. We will not, however, revise our Privacy Policy to permit the
sharing of non-public personal information other than as described in this notice unless we first notify you
and provide you with an opportunity to prevent the information sharing.
Any Questions? You may ask questions or voice any concerns, as well as obtain a copy of our current
Privacy Policy by contacting us at (801) 214-0091 or via email at
[email protected].
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