Old Orchard is an investment advisory firm with its principal place of business in New York, New
York. Old Orchard commenced operations on January 14, 2014. Old Orchard is owned and
managed by Ross Jackman and Lawrence R. Fox (the “Principals”).
Old Orchard provides investment advisory services to its advisory clients (collectively, “Clients”)
which includes pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts intended for
institutional and other sophisticated investors. Investment advisory services provided to each Client
are tailored to such Client’s specific investment strategy, objectives and restrictions, as set forth in
each investment advisory agreement, private placement memorandum, offering circular and/or
Client constituent document (collectively, “Governing Documents”). Each Client may have
investment restrictions on investing in certain securities or other assets, to the extent that such
securities are outside of the applicable Client’s existing investment program and set forth in the
Governing Documents.
As of December 31, 2019, Old Orchard had approximately $1,145,756,168 in Client regulatory
assets under management, all of which were managed on a discretionary basis.
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The terms applicable to the relationship between Old Orchard and its Clients are set forth in the
Governing Documents. Fees for advisory services are negotiable. Depending on the Client, either
Old Orchard or the Client may terminate the investment advisory agreement, without penalty, upon
prior written notice to the other party, ranging from 30 to 90 days. Fees are generally payable
quarterly in arrears. However, certain Clients may be charged monthly or quarterly in arrears or in
advance. Pursuant to the terms of the applicable Governing Documents, Clients who pay fees in
advance would be refunded a pro rata portion of the fee if the advisory relationship is terminated
prior to the end of the relevant billing period. Each Governing Document generally provides for a
management fee that is up to 0.50% per quarter of the basis of assets under management. In
addition, some Clients are subject to an incentive allocation ranging from 17.5% to 30% of all
income, gains and losses derived from portfolio investments.
In addition, Clients will be subject to other investment and related expenses pursuant to the terms
of the Client’s Governing Documents. Generally, such expenses include but are not limited to:
investment expenses; fees of an administrator and custodian; accounting; audit; tax preparation;
administration and legal expenses; government filing, licensing and registration fees; costs of
holding any meeting of the Client’s investors; costs of any liability insurance obtained on behalf of
the Client, Old Orchard or its affiliates; taxes; cost of any litigation or investigation involving Client
activities; costs associated with reporting and providing information to existing and prospective
investors; other expenses associated with the operation of the Client; and all extraordinary expenses.
Fees and expenses will generally be deducted directly from Clients that are pooled investment
vehicles; fees and expenses for Clients that are separately managed accounts will be either invoiced
or deducted directly as provided in the Client’s Governing Documents.
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As discussed in Item 5, Old Orchard is paid performance-based compensation by certain of its
Clients.
Performance-based compensation may create an incentive for Old Orchard to make investments on
behalf of Clients that are riskier and more speculative than would otherwise be the case. It may also
create an incentive for Old Orchard to direct investments in favor of Clients that pay a higher
performance-based fee relative to other Clients. Performance-based compensation could be based
on unrealized gains that a Client may never realize.
To mitigate these conflicts, Old Orchard has implemented a Trade Allocation Policy, as described
in the Brokerage Practices section of Item 12 herein and has implemented controls to review
investments for compliance with account guidelines and restriction and to review the performance
of accounts with similar investment objectives.
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As described in Item 4, Old Orchard’s Clients are private investment funds and separately managed
accounts suitable for institutional and other sophisticated investors. Any initial and additional
subscription minimums for investors are disclosed in the Client’s Governing Documents.
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Old Orchard will invest and trade in credit markets and will use relative value analysis across credit,
structure, sector and duration as well as technical and fundamental analysis. Old Orchard may
invest in municipal, corporate and sovereign securities as well as structured securities and asset
backed products, real estate, mortgage related products, derivatives, debt and equity. Old Orchard
may invest both long and short and may enter into hedges. Unless specified in a Client’s Governing
Documents, there may be no limitations on the types of assets, securities, futures or other financial
instruments or jurisdictions in which Old Orchard may invest on behalf of its Clients. Furthermore,
there may be no investment guidelines or limitations with respect to the concentration of assets or
securities by jurisdiction, industry, asset class, issuer or otherwise.
Investing in securities involves significant risks, including the risk of loss of some or all of an
investment that investors should be prepared to bear. Prospective investors in a Client should speak
with their legal, tax, and financial advisors prior to making an investment in a Client.
This summary does not intend to identify all possible risks of investing in a Client or provide a full
description of the identified risks. Please refer to the Governing Documents of each specific Client
for additional and specific risk disclosures applicable to such Client.
Leverage. Old Orchard, on behalf of its Clients, generally will have the power to borrow money
without limit or restriction. Leverage may take a variety of forms including without limitation,
derivatives, margin, loans, and repurchase agreements. Leverage could substantially increase
investment volatility and portfolio losses.
Short Selling Risk. Each Client’s investment program may include short selling. Short selling
involves the risk of loss of an amount greater than the initial investment, and such losses can increase
rapidly and without effective limit. There is the risk that the securities borrowed by a Client in
connection with a short sale would need to be returned to the lender on short notice. If such request
for return of securities occurs at a time when other short sellers of the subject security are receiving
similar request, a short squeeze can occur, wherein the Client might be compelled, at the most
disadvantageous time, to replace the borrowed securities previously sold short with purchases on
the open market, possibly at prices significantly in excess of the proceeds received from the
transaction.
Concentration. A Client’s investments may not be diversified among a wide range of types of
securities, countries, industry sectors or issuers. Accordingly, each Client’s portfolio is subject to
more rapid change in value than would be the case if Old Orchard were required to maintain a wider
diversification.
Hedging. There can be no assurances that a particular hedge is appropriate, or that a certain risk is
measured properly. Further, while Old Orchard may enter into hedging transactions to seek to
reduce risk of loss to a Client, such transactions may result in lower overall performance and
increased risk for a Client’s investment portfolio than if Old Orchard did not engage in any such
hedging transaction.
Options. Purchasing put and call options, as well as writing such options, are highly specialized
activities and entail greater than ordinary investment risks.
Derivatives. Swaps, and certain options and other custom derivative or synthetic instruments are
subject to the risk of nonperformance by the counterparty to such instruments, including risks
relating to the financial soundness and creditworthiness of the counterparty. In addition,
investments in derivative instruments often involve a high degree of leverage, meaning the overall
contract value (and, accordingly, the potential for profits or losses in that value) is much greater
than the deposit used to buy the position in the derivative contract. Derivative securities can also
be highly volatile. The prices of derivative instruments and the investments underlying the
derivative instruments may fluctuate rapidly and over wide ranges and may reflect unforeseeable
events or changes in condition, none of which can be controlled by Old Orchard or the Clients.
General Economic Conditions. There can be no assurance that the equity and credit markets will
be suitable for investment at any point in time. For example, a recession may result in significant
losses to Clients.
Overall Investment Risk. All securities investments risk the loss of capital. The investment
techniques and strategies and the nature of the securities to be purchased and traded by Old Orchard
may increase this risk. There can be no assurance that Clients will not incur losses. Many
unforeseeable events may cause sharp market fluctuations, which could adversely affect Clients.
Changes in economic conditions, including, for example, interest rates, inflation rates, industry
conditions, competition, technological developments, political events and trends, changes to tax laws
and innumerable other factors, can substantially and adversely affect the performance of Old Orchard
and its Clients. None of these conditions will be within the control of Old Orchard. The extent to
which Clients will be able to achieve their investment objectives will depend on the ability of Old
Orchard to evaluate and develop the information it receives into a successful investment program.
The values of the securities and other instruments in which Old Orchard will invest fluctuate, and,
therefore, the value of the investor’s account at the time of withdrawal or redemption may be more
or less than such investor’s account at the time of subscription.
Unregulated Transactions. Instruments traded by Old Orchard will not necessarily be traded on
regulated exchanges. As a result, investments may experience price volatility that would not exist if
such products were traded on regulated marketplaces. In addition, the absence of regulated exchanges
may increase the risks of transacting in the underlying securities, commodities, or derivatives at prices
that do not accurately reflect the market clearing price. In addition, the regulation of the municipal
bond market is materially less extensive than the regulation of the market for corporate securities.
This may increase the risk of loss arising from, among other market distortions, incomplete or
incorrect disclosure, market fraud, or manipulation.
Change in Law. Investment prospects may be materially affected by changes in law, including tax
law, which are impossible to forecast. Certain changes in law and/or adverse interpretations of law,
including tax law, could have a material negative impact on performance.
Market Disruptions. Clients may incur substantial losses in the event of a market disruption or other
extraordinary event. During a market disruption historical pricing relationships could become
materially distorted. This risk of loss may be further compounded by a decrease in liquidity which
may make it difficult or impossible to close out of positions.
Liquidity Risk. Illiquid markets may prevent Old Orchard from closing out of positions to realize
gains or limit losses. In addition, illiquidity may interfere with Old Orchard’s ability to obtain
accurate market values for positions.
Lower Credit Quality Investments. There may be no restrictions on the credit quality of the
investments of certain Clients. Instruments in which certain Clients may invest may be deemed by
rating companies to be vulnerable to default in payment of interest and/or principal. Other
investments may not be rated. Lower-rated and unrated instruments in which Clients may invest are
subject to significant uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions, and are considered
to be predominantly speculative in nature.
Illiquid Instruments. Certain instruments may have no readily available market or third-party pricing.
Old Orchard may be unable to sell particular securities when necessary to meet a Client’s liquidity
needs or in response to a specific economic event, such as the deterioration for creditworthiness of an
issuer. Reduced liquidity in the secondary market for certain securities may also make it more
difficult for Old Orchard to obtain market quotation based on actual trades for the purpose of valuing
a Client’s portfolio.
Issuer and Counterparty Credit Risk. The issuer or the guarantor of a debt security or the counterparty
to a derivatives contract, may, in certain circumstances, be unable or unwilling to make timely
principal and/or interest payments, to return posted collateral or margin, or to otherwise honor its
obligations. While Old Orchard will take care in selecting reputable financial institutions to trade
with there will nevertheless be a risk that any such counterparty could become insolvent or unwilling
to honor its obligations, which may result in material losses.
Dependence on Key Personnel. The success of the Clients is significantly dependent upon the
expertise of Old Orchard’s professionals, including the Principals. The loss of the services of any or
all of these individuals could have a material adverse effect on the operations and performance of the
Clients.
In addition, Old Orchard is not restricted from forming other Clients, from entering into other
investment advisory relationships, or from engaging in other business activities, even though such
activities may be in competition with existing Clients and/or may involve substantial time and
resources of Old Orchard and its management team.
Electronic Communications. Old Orchard, on behalf of its Clients, may provide investors with
statements, reports and other communications relating to the Client in which such investor has
invested in electronic form such as email (“Electronic Communications”). Electronic
Communications may be modified, corrupted or contain viruses or malicious code, and may not be
compatible with an investor’s electronic system. In addition, reliance on Electronic Communications
involves the risk of inaccessibility, power outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. The periods
of inaccessibility may delay or prevent receipt or reports or other information by an investor.
Reliance on Technology/Systems, Disaster Recover and Cybersecurity. Old Orchard’s trading
strategy is dependent upon various computer and telecommunications technologies and systems,
including those provided by third parties such as prime brokers, market counterparties and other
service providers. The strategies, and various other critical activities of Old Orchard could be
severely compromised by telecommunications failures, power loss, software related system crashes,
cyber-attacks, fire or water damage, or various other events or circumstances. The failure, corruption
or breach of one or more of these technologies or systems could have a material adverse effect on the
operations, financial condition and prospects of the Clients.
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Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to a Client’s evaluation of Old Orchard or the integrity of
Old Orchard’s management. Old Orchard has no disciplinary events to report.
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Old Orchard and certain of its affiliates, are registered as a Commodity Pool Operator and a
Commodity Trading Advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
In addition, supervised persons of Old Orchard may in the future provide certain services to public
or private entities, which may include service on the board of directors or other committees of
portfolio companies or other entities. Fees or other economic benefits may be received in connection
with such services, which may be paid directly or indirectly to a Client or retained by the supervised
person or Old Orchard.
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Old Orchard has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that obligates Old Orchard and its
related persons to put the interests of the Clients before their own interests and to act honestly
and fairly in all respects in their dealings with the Clients. All of Old Orchard’s personnel are
also required to comply with applicable federal securities laws. For additional information
about the Code or to obtain a copy of it, contact David Ashear by email at
[email protected] or by telephone at 212-331-6547.
Old Orchard, in the course of its investment management and other activities, may come into
possession of confidential or material nonpublic information about issuers of securities,
including issuers in which Old Orchard or its related persons have invested or seek to invest on
behalf of a Client. Old Orchard is prohibited from improperly disclosing or using such information
for its own benefit or for the benefit of any other person, including its Clients. Old Orchard
maintains written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prohibit the communication of such
information to persons, who do not have a legitimate need to know such information and to otherwise
ensure that Old Orchard is acting in compliance with applicable law. In certain circumstances, Old
Orchard may possess certain confidential or material nonpublic information that, if disclosed, might
be material to a decision to buy, sell or hold a security. Old Orchard and its personnel are prohibited
from communicating such information with respect to any Client or using such information for any
Client’s benefit.
To the extent that Old Orchard or its related persons invest in the same securities that Old Orchard or
a related person recommends to a Client, such practices may present a conflict where, Old Orchard
or its related person is in a position to trade in a manner that could adversely affect a Client. In
addition to affecting Old Orchard’s or its related person’s objectivity, these practices by Old Orchard
or its related persons may also harm a Client by adversely affecting the price at which the Client’s
trades are executed. Old Orchard has adopted the following procedures in an effort to minimize such
conflicts: Employees are required to pre-clear certain reportable securities’ transactions, as well as
purchases and sales of private securities and purchases of securities in initial public offerings in their
personal accounts, with Old Orchard’s chief compliance officer (the “Chief Compliance Officer”) or
his delegate, in accordance with Old Orchard’s Code. The Chief Compliance Officer or his delegate
may deny permission to execute the transaction if such transaction will have any adverse economic
impact on a Client. Further, certain securities in personal accounts are subject to a holding period, in
accordance with the provisions of the Code. In addition, the Code prohibits Old Orchard or its related
persons from executing personal securities transactions of any kind in any securities on a restricted
securities list maintained by the Chief Compliance Officer. All related persons to Old Orchard are
also required to provide a quarterly certification of transactions in reportable securities. Trading in
employee accounts will be reviewed by the Chief Compliance Officer (or his or her delegate) and
compared with transactions for the Client accounts and reviewed against the restricted securities list.
To the extent Old Orchard buys or sells securities for a Client, at or about the same time that Old
Orchard or a related person buys or sells the same securities for its own account Old Orchard and the
related person, if applicable, will do so in accordance with the procedures described above in order
to minimize the conflicts stemming from situations where the contemporaneous trading would result
in an economic benefit for Old Orchard or its related person to the detriment of the Client.
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Old Orchard considers a number of factors in selecting a broker-dealer to execute transactions and
determining the reasonableness of the broker-dealer’s compensation. Such factors include net price,
reputation, financial strength and stability, efficiency of execution and error resolution.
In selecting a broker-dealer to execute transactions and determining the reasonableness of the broker-
dealer’s compensation Old Orchard need not solicit competitive bids and does not have an obligation
to seek the lowest available commission cost. It is not Old Orchard’s practice to negotiate “execution
only” commission rates, the Clients may be deemed to be paying for research, brokerage or other
services provided by a broker-dealer which are included in the commission rate.
Old Orchard may receive research or brokerage services from a broker-dealer and/or a third party
in connection with a Client’s securities transactions. This is known as a “soft dollar” relationship.
Currently, Old Orchard has no formal soft dollar arrangements. To the extent Old Orchard enters
into any soft dollar arrangements, Old Orchard will limit the use of “soft dollars” to obtain services
that constitute research and brokerage within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
Old Orchard may arrange for a transaction between certain Clients, in which one Client buys a
security from, or sells a security to, the account of another Client (“cross transactions”). Old
Orchard receives no compensation (other than its advisory fee), directly or indirectly, for effecting
a particular cross transaction. Old Orchard engages in cross transactions only after determining the
transaction is in the best interest of each participating Client and that the securities or other
instruments are suitable and appropriate for each Client.
Orders for the same security or obligation entered on behalf of more than one Client will generally
be aggregated subject to the aggregation being in the best interest of all participating Clients. All
Clients participating in each aggregated order shall generally receive the average price and pay a
pro rata portion of commissions and/or execution costs.
If a security or other instrument is suitable for multiple Clients, it will generally be allocated pro
rata across the applicable Clients pursuant to Old Orchard’s Trade Allocation Policy. Old Orchard
may consider the following factors, among others, in allocating securities among its Clients: (i)
each Client’s investment objective and strategy; (ii) available capital (which may include leverage);
(iii) the maximum position size or any restrictions or guidelines applicable to a particular Client;
(iv) each Client's risk profile; (v) tax status and restrictions placed on the Client’s portfolio by the
Client or by applicable law; (vi) size of the Client; (vii) nature and liquidity of the security to be
allocated; (viii) size of available position; (ix ) minimum or round lot restrictions (x) current market
conditions; and (xi) account liquidity, account requirements for liquidity and timing of cash flows.
Taking these factors into account, Old Orchard may allocate certain investment opportunities in a
manner other than pro rata but will strive to allocate trades and investment opportunities in a manner
that is fair and equitable to all Clients over time.
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The Principals regularly review and monitor each Client’s investment portfolio to determine
whether positions should be maintained in view of, among other things, current market conditions.
Old Orchard’s review may consider specific securities held, adherence to investment guidelines and
the Client’s performance.
Investors in each Client will receive written reports as described in that Client’s Governing
Documents.
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This Item does not apply, as Old Orchard receives no economic benefit in connection with Client
transactions, and does not compensate any person for Client referrals.
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Rule 206(4)-2 promulgated under the Investment Advisers Act (the “Custody Rule”) (and certain
related rules and regulations under the Investment Advisers Act) imposes certain obligations on
registered investment advisers that have custody or possession of any funds or securities in which
any client has any beneficial interest. An investment adviser is deemed to have custody or possession
of client funds or securities if the adviser directly or indirectly holds client funds or securities or has
the authority to obtain possession of them (regardless of whether the exercise of that authority or
ability would be lawful).
Old Orchard is required to maintain the funds and securities (except for securities that meet the
privately offered securities exemption in the Custody Rule) over which it has custody with a
“qualified custodian.” Qualified custodians include banks, broker-dealers, FCM and certain foreign
financial institutions.
Rule 206(4)-2 generally imposes on advisers with custody of clients’ funds or securities certain
requirements concerning reports to such clients (including underlying investors in certain
circumstances) and surprise examinations relating to such clients’ funds or securities. However, Old
Orchard need not comply with such requirements with respect to pooled investment vehicles if the
pooled investment vehicle: (i) is audited at least annually by an independent public accountant, and
(ii) distributes its audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles to the client, or, in certain circumstances, all limited partners, members or other
beneficial owners, within 120 days (180 days in the case of a fund of fund adviser) of its fiscal year
end. Old Orchard intends to rely upon this exception and therefore will be exempt from the Rule
206(4)-2 reporting and examination requirements.
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Old Orchard provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to its Clients. Please see
Item 4 for a description of any limitations the Clients may place on Old Orchard’s discretionary
authority.
Old Orchard entered into the Governing Documents with each of the Clients, which sets forth the
scope of Old Orchard discretion, prior to assuming full discretion in managing the Clients’ assets.
Old Orchard has the authority to determine (i) the securities to be purchased and sold for each Client,
subject to each Client’s investment restrictions, and (ii) the amount of securities to be purchased or
sold for each Client. Because of the differences in the Clients’ respective investment objectives and
strategies, risk tolerances, tax status and other criteria, there may be differences among the Clients in
invested positions and securities held. Old Orchard’s Trade Allocation Policy is also discussed in
Item 12.
The General Partner and/or Old Orchard has and may in the future enter into agreements or “side
letters,” with certain prospective or existing investors whereby such investors may be subject to terms
and conditions that are more advantageous than those set forth in the offering memorandum or other
Governing Document for a particular Client. For example, such terms and conditions may provide
for special rights to make future investments in a Client, other investment vehicles or managed
accounts; special withdrawal rights relating to frequency, notice, a reduction or rebate in fees or
withdrawal penalties to be paid by the investor and/or other terms; rights to receive reports from the
Client on a more frequent basis or that include information not provided to other investors (including,
without limitation, more detailed information regarding portfolio positions) and such other rights as
may be negotiated by the Client and such investor. The modifications are solely at the discretion of
the Client and may, among other things, be based on the size of the investor’s investment in the
Client, with an affiliated investment entity or a managed account, an agreement by an investor to
maintain such investment in the Client for a significant period of time, or other similar commitment
by an investor to the Client.
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To the extent Old Orchard has been delegated proxy voting authority on behalf of a Client, Old
Orchard complies with its proxy voting policies and procedures that are designed to ensure that in
cases where Old Orchard votes proxies with respect to a Client's securities, such proxies are voted in
the best interests of the Client.
If a material conflict of interest between Old Orchard and the Client exists, Old Orchard will
determine whether voting in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the proxy voting policies and
procedures is in the best interests of the Clients or take some other appropriate action.
For additional information about Old Orchard’s proxy voting policies and procedures, to receive a
copy or to receive information about how Old Orchard voted the Partnerships’ proxies, please contact
David Ashear at 212-331-6547
or [email protected].
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Old Orchard does not require or solicit prepayments of fees six months or more in advance. Old
Orchard has discretionary authority and deemed custody of certain Fund funds or securities. Old
Orchard does not foresee any conditions that would impair its ability to meet its contractual
commitments. Old Orchard has never been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
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