A. Overview of Sentinel Dome Sentinel Dome Partners, LLC (the “Investment Manager” or “Sentinel Dome”) was formed in Delaware in
February 2014. The principal owner of the Investment Manager is Q. Munirul Alam. Mr. Alam is the head
of the Investment Manager and serves as its Chief Investment Officer.
The Investment Manager provides discretionary investment advice to its proprietary pooled investment
vehicles (the “Funds”). The Funds are typically organized as master-feeder structures with each of 1) SDP
Flagship Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Flagship Onshore Fund”) and SDP Flagship
Offshore Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Flagship Offshore Fund,” and together
with the Onshore Fund, the “Flagship Feeder Funds”) investing all or a portion of its assets in SDP Flagship
Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the “Flagship Master Fund”) and 2) SDP
Opportunities Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Opportunities Onshore Fund”) and SDP
Opportunities Offshore Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Opportunities Offshore
Fund,” and together with the Opportunities Onshore Fund, the “Opportunities Feeder Funds”) investing all
or a portion of its assets in SDP Opportunities Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the
“Opportunities Master Fund”). In addition, the Investment Manager also provides discretionary investment
advice to SDP Special Situations LLC, a Fund organized as a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Special Situations Fund”). The Special Situations Fund is designed to consist of a series of interests, each
of which represents a separate pool of assets (each a “Series”). The Investment Manager also serves as the
manager of the Special Situations Fund.
Each Fund is governed by a limited partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, or similar
governing document as well as a confidential offering memorandum (together, “Fund Operative
Documents”) that specify the investment guidelines and investment restrictions applicable to the Fund. The
confidential offering memorandum of each Fund, which is circulated to investors of each Fund (“Investors”)
prior to their investment, also contains information regarding the intended investment program for such
Fund.
Affiliates of the Investment Manager serve as the general partner of the Flagship Onshore Fund,
Opportunities Onshore Fund, the Flagship Master Fund, and the Opportunities Master Fund (the “General
Partner”). An affiliate of the Investment Manager serves as a special member to the Special Situations
Fund (the “Special Member”). The General Partner and Special Member are under common control with,
and are related persons of, the Investment Manager. The General Partner and Special Member retain
management authority over the business and affairs of the Funds for which each serves as general partner
or special member, but has delegated the responsibility of managing the Funds’ investment portfolios to the
Investment Manager. This Brochure sometimes refers to the General Partner, Special Member, and the
Investment Manager, together with their management affiliates, as “Sentinel Dome”.
In the future, Sentinel Dome may provide investment advisory services to additional private funds.
2. Managed Accounts The Investment Manager acts as a sub-adviser to two externally-managed pooled investment vehicles and
two sub-accounts of two additional externally-managed pooled investment vehicles (the “Managed
Accounts”), and in the future may advise additional managed accounts. The Managed Accounts are
governed by investment management or sub-advisory agreements (the “Sub-advisory Agreements”) that
specify the investment guidelines and investment restrictions of the Managed Accounts. Sentinel Dome
does not have discretion over certain Managed Accounts.
B. Advisory Services Offered Sentinel Dome utilizes a concentrated event-driven strategy in both the Flagship and Opportunities Funds
and certain Managed Accounts, and makes investments in marketable securities across the capital structure
(credit and equities). Generally, each Series of the Special Situations Fund invests in securities or other
obligations of a single issuer (and any related instruments or hedges). Please see Item 8 of this Brochure
for more detailed descriptions of Sentinel Dome’s investment strategies, methods of analysis, the types of
securities Sentinel Dome will generally invest in and material risks of loss.
The Investment Manager has full discretionary authority to manage the Funds. Among other things, this
means that the Investment Manager is authorized to make purchase and sale decisions for the Funds.
The Investment Manager has wide latitude in choosing investments and trading activities. Although the
Investment Manager intends to pursue the strategies and processes described in the Fund Operative
Documents, such documents do not expressly require it to do so. In fact, those documents impose no limits
on the types of securities or other instruments in which the Flagship or Opportunities Master Fund may
invest, the types of positions it may take, or the concentration of its investments (by company, sector,
industry, geography or asset class).
Sentinel Dome does not tailor its advisory services to the individual needs of Investors and does not accept
Investor-imposed investment restrictions on the Master Funds. Notwithstanding the above, Sentinel Dome
and/or the Funds have entered, and may enter, into side letter or other arrangements (“Side Letters”) with
certain Investors prior to investment. Such Side Letters may include increased liquidity, heightened
transparency and reporting, and reduced management fees and incentive fees. As a result of such Side
Letters, certain Investors may receive rights, terms and other benefits that other Investors will not receive.
2. Managed Accounts The Investment Manager manages the Managed Accounts and in the future may manage additional
managed accounts according to strategies that are similar to those of the Funds or otherwise. However, as
outlined in the Sub-advisory Agreements and with regard to potential future managed accounts, the
Investment Manager will tailor its advisory services to the investment objectives and/or restrictions
established by the underlying investor.
3. Wrap Fee Programs Sentinel Dome does not participate in wrap fee programs.
C. Assets Under Management As of December 31, 2018, the Investment Manager had $453,568,965 of client regulatory assets under
management on a discretionary basis. The Investment Manager does not currently manage any client assets
on a nondiscretionary basis.
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A brief summary of Sentinel Dome’s fees is provided below. Managed Account clients, Investors, and
prospective Investors should refer to the applicable Fund Operative Documents and Sub-advisory
Agreement for a detailed description of the fees.
A. Management Fees and Incentive-Allocation Sentinel Dome, or the board of directors in the case of the Offshore Fund, may waive or reduce the
management fee or incentive allocation paid as to particular Investors at any time. Employees, members,
and other related persons of Sentinel Dome typically do not pay a management fee or incentive allocation.
1. Funds The Flagship Master Fund and Opportunities Master Fund each pay Sentinel Dome a management fee of
1.5% per annum, quarterly in advance based on the net asset value of the respective Fund (the “Management
Fee”). Generally, each Series of the Special Situations Fund pays a Management Fee of 1% per annum,
quarterly in advance based on the net asset value of the Series, but not all Series pay a Management Fee.
Sentinel Dome or an affiliate also receives an incentive allocation of 20% of the net profits of the respective
Master Fund, on a high-watermark basis (the “Incentive Allocation”). Similarly, Sentinel Dome receives
an Incentive Allocation of 15% of the net profits of the respective Series.
Management Fees and Incentive Allocations may be reduced or waived at the discretion of Sentinel Dome
or an affiliate as to a particular Investor. Generally, Sentinel Dome deducts the Management Fee and
Incentive Allocation directly from the respective Series of the Special Situations Fund or respective Master
Fund. Clients are not billed by Sentinel Dome for such fees. Please refer to the Item 5.C. below for
information on the allocation of the Management Fee between the respective Feeder Funds, when
applicable.
2. Managed Accounts The Investment Manager receives a monthly management fee and an annual performance fee (the
“Performance Fee”), which will be payable solely from the assets of each existing discretionary Managed
Account, as outlined in the applicable Sub-advisory Agreement. Other Managed Accounts do not pay a
management fee but pay a Performance Fee per the terms of the applicable Sub-advisory Agreement. The
Managed Accounts are subject to different terms and fees than those of the Funds.
In the future, managed accounts will generally be subject to Management Fees and an Incentive Allocation
and/or Performance Fee, however fee arrangements and terms for each managed account will be
individually negotiated. Accordingly, each managed account may be subject to different terms and fees
than those of the Funds and other managed accounts. Generally, the Investment Manager will deduct the
Management Fee and Incentive Allocation and/or Performance Fee directly from each managed account.
B. Fees Payable in Advance As noted above, Management Fees are payable quarterly in advance.
C. Expenses Expenses and fees will generally be paid through each Master Fund and allocated to the Feeder Funds as
detailed in the Fund Operative Documents. Each of the Feeder Funds will generally bear its ongoing
operating costs, as well as its share of the Master Fund’s operating costs, either directly or by reimbursing
Sentinel Dome. The Special Situations Fund will be allocated expenses as incurred by the applicable Series.
The Funds’ operating costs include but are not limited to:
brokerage commissions;
interest and borrowing charges on securities sold short and margin and other borrowings;
custodial and bank service fees;
auditing, accounting, third-party-administration; bookkeeping, tax preparation and reporting, legal,
and other professional fees and costs;
fees and costs in connection with any lawsuits, arbitrations, or other controversies;
costs of the Funds’, and their affiliates’ (other than Sentinel Dome’s) registration and filings with
and licensing by governmental and self-regulatory organizations and costs associated with
regulatory, tax, and other filing and reporting requirements by or related to the Funds, including
filings required of Sentinel Dome and/or its affiliates as a result of their involvement in the
management of or provision of services to the Funds (including Form PF);
transfer, income, stamp, and other taxes and duties;
costs of reporting to Investors and of Fund meetings;
costs directly related to research about investments and potential investments and costs incurred in
connection with the oversight or management of existing investments; and
all other costs related to the Funds’ operation or to the purchase, sale or transmittal of the Funds’
assets.
The Funds will also bear all offering and organizational expenses.
The Opportunities Master and Feeder Funds and certain Series of the Special Situations Fund expenses are
capped. Expenses above the applicable cap may be paid upon realization in the Special Situations Fund.
2. Managed Accounts All fees and expenses are separately negotiated for the Managed Accounts, and any future managed
accounts, and therefore may vary from client to client. Generally, the Managed Accounts (and future
managed accounts) will also bear all fees and expenses incurred in relation to the maintenance and operation
of the Managed Accounts (and future managed accounts), and the purchase and sale of assets in the
Managed Accounts (and future managed accounts). However, in certain cases, the cost of expenses incurred
in relation to the maintenance and operation of the Managed Accounts (and future managed accounts) and
the purchase and sale of assets in the Managed Accounts (and future managed accounts) may be shared on
a pro rata basis or in part with the Funds or borne in whole or in part by the Investment Manager.
Please refer to Item 12 of this Brochure for a description of Sentinel Dome’s brokerage practices. It is critical that Investors refer to the Fund Operative Documents and Sub-Advisory Agreement, as applicable, for a complete understanding of how Sentinel Dome is compensated for its advisory services and the associated fees and expenses. The information contained in this Brochure is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by those documents.
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As described in Item 5, Sentinel Dome or an affiliate may receive Incentive Allocations and/or Performance
Fees from each of the Funds and/or the Managed Accounts.
It should be noted that the potential to receive incentive-based compensation, creates a potential conflict of
interest in that Sentinel Dome may have the incentive to make investments that are riskier or more
speculative than it would make in the absence of incentive-based compensation. And, because incentive-
based compensation is calculated on a basis that includes unrealized appreciation, incentive-based
compensation may be greater than if it was based solely on realized gains. Investors are provided with
disclosure in the relevant Fund Operative Documents and Sub-Advisory Agreement, as applicable, as to
how incentive-based compensation is charged with respect to a particular Fund or Managed Account and
the risks associated with such incentive-based compensation prior to making an investment.
Currently, all advisory clients (other than Sentinel Dome personnel) pay Incentive Allocation and/or
Performance Fee. However, the payment of Incentive Allocation at varying rates creates an incentive for
Sentinel Dome to disproportionately allocate time, services, or functions to advisory clients paying
Incentive Allocation at a higher rate, or allocate investment opportunities to such clients. Please see Item
11 below regarding allocation for additional information relating to how conflicts of interests are generally
addressed by Sentinel Dome.
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Sentinel Dome provides discretionary investment advisory services to the Funds and sub-advises the
Managed Accounts. The Funds and the Managed Accounts are pooled investment vehicles operating as
private investment funds.
Admission to the Funds is not open to the general public, and each Investor must meet the eligibility
provisions and minimum contribution amounts described in each Fund’s confidential offering
memorandum. Investors must generally be “qualified purchasers” (as defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended), and may include, without limitation, high net worth individuals, pension and
profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, limited partnerships and limited
liability companies.
Generally, Investors in the respective Feeder Funds are subject to a minimum investment of $1,000,000,
subject to waiver by the General Partner or the Offshore Fund’s Board of Directors, as the case may be (but
not below Cayman Islands minimums in the case of the Offshore Fund).
2. Managed Accounts As noted in Item 4, the Investment Manager provides discretionary advice to the Managed Accounts and
may in the future to additional managed accounts. The Managed Accounts and future managed accounts
are subject to a significant account minimum (currently $75,000,000).
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A. Investment Strategy The Flagship and Opportunities Funds employ an “event-driven” strategy that is focused on mispriced
assets and complex situations where the Investment Manager believes it has differentiated insights. These
Funds also focus on sectors where Sentinel Dome’s analysts have specialized expertise as well as sectors
and individual businesses undergoing significant dislocation. These Funds own portfolios of Sentinel
Dome’s highest conviction ideas based on deep fundamental research and analysis to identify undervalued
opportunities as well as catalysts to unlock intrinsic value. The Opportunities Funds pursue a more
concentrated strategy than the Flagship Funds, generally holding 12-15 positions with the top 10 positions
representing approximately 75% of the invested capital.
The Special Situations Fund is designed for each Series to solely invest in securities or other obligations of
a single issuer (and any related instruments or hedges).
2. Managed Accounts The Managed Accounts have a similar strategy as the Flagship Funds. Therefore, the investment risks
described below may also apply to the activities of Managed Accounts. However, additional risks may be
relevant to future managed accounts whose investment strategies differ from those of any Funds.
B. Risk of Loss There can be no assurance that the advisory clients will achieve their investment objective. An investment in any Funds, or the establishment of a managed account, may be deemed speculative and is not intended as a complete investment program. Investments in the advisory clients are designed only for experienced and sophisticated persons who are able to bear the risk of substantial impairment or total loss of their investment. For a complete explanation of all relevant risks, Investors and potential Investors should review the applicable confidential offering memorandum, which discusses the factors below as well as other risk factors. Please note that the below risk factors also apply to the Managed Accounts and any future managed accounts with strategies similar to the Flagship Funds. Event-Driven Strategy Risks. The Flagship and Opportunities Funds’ “event-driven” strategy involves
making investments in companies that Sentinel Dome believes are likely to be subject to significant
transactions outside of the ordinary course of business (
e.g., restructurings, spin-offs, mergers or other
reorganizations). These Funds make “event-driven” investments (long or short) in the securities of issuers
that Sentinel Dome believes are likely to be subject to significant transactions, on favorable terms based on
Sentinel Dome’s analysis of the range of possible outcomes of those transactions and their relative
probabilities. By their nature, event-driven investments often present strongly disparate outcomes; that is,
while a favorable resolution of a particular transaction can result in significant gains, a negative resolution
can result in significant losses in the value of the Funds’ investments. While Sentinel Dome seeks to avoid
“binary” investments that could result in value impairment if an event fails to materialize, the ultimate
resolution of a particular transaction (or changes in the market’s perception of how a particular transaction
will ultimately resolved) may often trigger material and abrupt adjustments to the value of these Funds’
investments and contributes to the volatility of these Funds’ net asset value. Among other things, this
volatility means that Investors are subject to an increased risk of adverse economic outcomes (
e.g., dilution)
resulting from Investor subscriptions or redemptions based on net asset values that may suddenly and
materially change.
Corporate Debt Obligations, Convertible Securities and High-Yield Securities. The Flagship and
Opportunities Funds invest, and the Special Situations Fund may invest, in corporate debt obligations,
convertible securities and high-yield securities. These investments expose these Funds to credit risk.
Because “high yield” (and non-investment grade) bonds and preferred securities are rated in the lower rating
categories by the various credit rating agencies, such securities result in greater risk of loss of principal and
interest than higher-rated securities and are generally considered to be predominately speculative. They
are also generally considered to be subject to greater risk than securities with higher ratings because the
yields and prices of such securities may tend to fluctuate more than those for higher-rated securities, and
the market for lower-rated securities is thinner and less active.
Bank Loans and Participations. The Flagship and Opportunities Funds invest, and the Special Situations
Fund may invest, in bank loans and participations. These obligations are subject to unique risks, including:
(i) the possible invalidation of an investment transaction as a “fraudulent conveyance” under relevant
creditors’ rights laws; (ii) so-called “lender liability” claims by the issuer of the obligations; (iii)
environmental liabilities that may arise with respect to collateral securing the obligations; and (iv)
limitations on the ability of the Funds to directly enforce its rights with respect to participations.
Distressed Securities. The Flagship and Opportunities Funds invest, and the Special Situations Fund may
invest, in “distressed” securities, including claims and obligations of issuers that are experiencing
significant financial or business difficulties. There are a myriad of risks associated with investing in
distressed securities, many of which are described in the applicable confidential offering memorandum.
The Funds may lose a substantial portion or all of the investment in a distressed environment or may be
required to accept cash or securities with a value less than the Funds’ investment.
Interest Rate Risk. All Funds’ investments are subject to interest rate risk. This risk is greater for long-
term securities than for short-term securities.
Credit Ratings. Credit ratings of structured finance products, other debt instruments and investments
represent the rating agencies’ opinions regarding their credit quality and are not a guarantee of future credit
performance of such securities. The ratings assigned to securities by rating agencies may not fully reflect
the true risks of an investment. Further, in recent years many highly-rated structured securities have been
subject to substantial losses.
Nature of Bankruptcy Proceedings. All Funds may invest in companies that are involved, or that may
have been involved, in bankruptcy proceedings. These investments present special risks. Please refer to
the applicable confidential offering memorandum for further detail.
Investments Based on Valuation. The Flagship and Opportunities Funds invest in securities Sentinel
Dome believes are undervalued and sell short securities Sentinel Dome believes are overvalued. Identifying
investment opportunities of these kinds is a difficult task, and neither the Funds nor Sentinel Dome can
provide any assurance that Sentinel Dome will succeed at it.
Concentration of Investments. The Flagship and Opportunities Funds are not as diversified as many other
investment funds. Losses in one or more large positions, or a downturn in an industry in which these Funds
are concentrated, could materially adversely affect these Funds’ performance and could have a materially
adverse effect on these Funds’ overall financial condition. This risk is greater for the Opportunities Funds
which pursue a strategy that results in a more concentrated portfolio than the Flagship Funds.
Lack of Diversification. The investment strategy of each Series in the Special Situations Fund is to invest
in a single portfolio investment (and, in some cases, related investments such as derivatives or hedging
positions). Accordingly, each Series will not represent a diversified portfolio. The investment return of each
Series will therefore depend on the performance of a single company, industry and sector, and will be
affected to a greater extent by specific economic, business, legal or other developments affecting that
company, industry or sector than would be the case if the Series represented a more widely diversified
portfolio. This may result in larger and more rapid changes in the value of any Series than would be the
case if each Series represented a more widely diversified portfolio.
Long Term Nature of Investments. An investment in a Series in the Special Situations Fund requires a
long-term investment commitment with no certainty of the magnitude or timing of returns. While the
Manager intends to make investments that have anticipated returns commensurate with the risks
undertaken, there can be no assurance that the targeted returns will be attained. Certain Portfolio
Investments may be illiquid.
Small and Medium Capitalization Companies. The Flagship and Opportunities Funds invest, and the
Special Situations Fund may invest, in companies with relatively small- or medium-sized capitalizations.
While Sentinel Dome believes these investments can provide significant potential for appreciation, they
can involve higher risks than investments in larger companies.
Short Selling. The Flagship and Opportunities Funds sell securities short. A short sale theoretically
involves the risk of unlimited loss; the price at which these Funds must buy “replacement” securities could
increase without limit. These Funds may experience losses on short positions that are not offset by gains
on long positions.
Limited Liquidity of Certain Investments. All Funds are likely to own (or have a short position in)
securities that are relatively liquid when purchased (or sold short) but that later become illiquid. An
investment may be illiquid because it is thinly traded, the underlying issuer is undergoing a reorganization,
or the particular Fund’s position in it is large in relation to the overall market for the security. The Fund
may not be able to liquidate illiquid positions if the need were to arise; rapid sales of such securities could
depress the market value of those securities, reducing the Fund’s profits, or increasing its losses, in the
positions (and rapid purchases to cover short positions could have the corollary effect). Withdrawals or
redemptions by Investors in the Flagship Funds or Managed Accounts that target the same securities as the
Opportunities Funds but have superior liquidity could have similar effects on the Opportunities Funds,
specifically. In addition, while it does not currently intend to, the Opportunities and Special Situations
Funds may buy securities that are not immediately saleable in the public markets.
Withdrawals funded out of the most liquid portion of any Fund’s assets could cause the illiquid portion to
be a greater percentage of that Fund’s portfolio than would otherwise be optimal.
Risks of Investing in Non-U.S. Securities. Such securities and other instruments can subject the Funds to
risks not typically associated with investing in securities and commodity interests in the U.S.
Hedging. Sentinel Dome uses hedging strategies it considers appropriate in light of current circumstances
and portfolio composition. Hedges are often imperfectly inversely correlated with the underlying exposure
Sentinel Dome seeks to hedge and, to the extent that is the case, can subject the Funds to additional risk, if
prices involved in the hedging position move against the Funds.
Derivatives in General. The Funds’ investments in derivative instruments include and may include
options, warrants, futures, forwards, and interest rate, credit default, total return, and equity swaps.
Derivative instruments involve a variety of material risks, including, in some cases, extremely high
embedded leverage. The derivatives markets are frequently characterized by limited liquidity, which can
make it difficult as well as costly to close out open positions in order either to realize gains or to limit losses.
The pricing relationships between derivatives and the instruments underlying them may not correlate with
historical patterns, resulting in unexpected losses.
Credit Default Swaps. Credit default swaps involve greater risks than if the Funds had invested in the
reference obligation directly. In addition to general market risks, credit default swaps are subject to liquidity
risk and credit risk.
Credit Default Swaps on Loans. Loan credit default swaps are similar to credit default swaps on bonds,
except that the underlying protection is sold on syndicated secured loans of a reference entity rather than a
broader category of bonds or loans.
Options. Trading options is highly speculative and may entail risks greater than investing in other
securities.
Futures/Commodities Activities. Trading in futures is highly speculative and may entail risks that are
greater than investing in securities, including: increased volatility relative to other securities; increased
exposure resulting from the leverage aspects of futures trading; and the potential illiquidity of futures
positions. Sentinel Dome is not registered as either a “commodity pool operator” or a “commodity trading
adviser”.
Convertible Securities, Rights and Warrants. All Funds may invest in hybrid securities that may be
exchanged for, converted into, or exercised to acquire a predetermined number of shares of an issuer’s
common stock at the option of the holder during a specified time period (such as convertible preferred
stocks, convertible debentures, stock purchase rights, and warrants). Convertible securities generally pay
interest or dividends and provide for participation in the appreciation of the underlying common stock but
at a lower level of risk because the yield is higher and the security is senior to common stock. Convertible
debt securities purchased by the Funds that are acquired for their equity characteristics are not subject to
minimum rating requirements.
Over-The-Counter Derivatives. Over-the-counter or “OTC” derivatives have historically been
individually-negotiated, non-standardized agreements entered into directly and privately between two
parties—rather than on an exchange—to make/receive payments based on changes in underlying reference
instruments or values. While legislation and regulations require many derivatives to be cleared, many will
remain bilateral and non-cleared. In addition, OTC derivatives may involve increased counterparty,
liquidity, valuation and legal/contractual risks.
Securities Lending. The Flagship and Opportunities Funds may lend portfolio securities either directly or
through programs operated by financial intermediaries. The Funds could lose the entire value of the lent
securities.
Special Situations. Among the Funds’ “distressed” securities investments may be investments in
companies involved in or undergoing work-outs, liquidations, spin-offs, reorganizations, bankruptcies, or
other catalytic changes or similar transactions. In any investment opportunity involving these types of
special situations, there exists the risk that the contemplated transaction either will be unsuccessful, will
take considerable time, or will result in a distribution of cash or a new security with a value less than the
Fund’s purchase price for the security or other financial instrument in respect of which the distribution is
made. Similarly, if an anticipated transaction does not occur, the Fund may be required to sell its investment
at a loss. As with other distressed company investments, the Fund could lose its entire investment in special
situation investments.
Trading Errors. Except in certain cases, all Funds will bear the losses from, and benefit from the profits
of, any trading errors. It should be specifically noted that the Investment Manager will reimburse the
Managed Accounts for net losses suffered by the Managed Accounts as a result of a trade error.
The foregoing list of risk factors does not purport to be a complete statement of the risks involved in an
investment in the Funds or the establishment of a managed account. Please refer to the confidential
offering memorandum.
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Neither Sentinel Dome nor any of its directors, officers or principals is registered, or has an application
pending to register, as: (i) a broker-dealer; (ii) a registered representative of a broker-dealer; (iii) a futures
commission merchant; (iv) a commodity pool operator; (v) a commodity trading advisor; or (vi) is an
associated person of any of (iii), (iv) or (v).
Sentinel Dome serves as the investment manager to the Funds. An affiliate of Sentinel Dome serves as the
general partner to certain of the Funds.
Sentinel Dome is registered as an exempt commodity pool operator with the CFTC and is a member of the
National Futures Associations (the “NFA”).
Sentinel Dome acts as a sub-adviser to the Managed Accounts and may in the future act as a sub-adviser to
other managed accounts and, as such, may utilize similar or different trading strategies and negotiate
separate terms and conditions.
Sentinel Dome and/or its personnel or affiliates may have other relationships or arrangements with
Transacting Parties (as defined in Item 12) or Transacting Parties’ affiliates beyond using those Transacting
Parties to execute Master Fund or Managed Account transactions. By way of example, a service provider
or an affiliate could provide capital to or otherwise invest in a Fund or managed account.
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A. Code of Ethics Sentinel Dome has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) which is designed to meet the requirements of
Section 204A-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended from time to time (the “Advisers
Act”). The Code applies to the Investment Manager’s “Access Persons”. Access Persons include,
generally, any partner, officer or director of the Investment Manager and any employee or other supervised
person of the Investment Manager who, in relation to the advisory clients: (1) has access to non-public
information regarding any purchase or sale of securities, or non-public information regarding securities
holdings; or (2) is involved in making securities recommendations, executing securities recommendations,
or has access to such recommendations that are non-public. All of the Investment Manager’s employees
and supervised persons are deemed to be Access Persons.
The Code sets forth a standard of business conduct that takes into account Sentinel Dome’s status as a
fiduciary to its clients and requires Access Persons to place the interests of the clients above their own
interests. The Code requires Access Persons to comply with applicable federal securities laws. Further,
Access Persons are required to promptly bring violations of the Code to the attention of Sentinel Dome’s
Chief Compliance Officer. Upon hire and at least annually afterwards, all Access Persons are provided
with a copy of the Code and are required to acknowledge receipt of, and agreement to abide by, the Code.
The Code also sets forth reporting and pre-clearance requirements for personal trading by Access Persons.
Access Persons must provide Sentinel Dome’s Chief Compliance Officer with a list of their personal
accounts and an initial holdings report within 10 days of becoming an Access Person. In addition, Sentinel
Dome’s Access Persons must provide annual holdings reports and quarterly transaction reports in
accordance with Advisers Act Rule 204A-1. The Code also seeks to ensure the protection of non-public
information about the activities of the Funds.
Clients or prospective clients may obtain a copy of the Code by contacting Sentinel Dome’s Chief
Compliance Officer at 415-636-9250 or at
[email protected]. B. Personal Trading Sentinel Dome manages the potential conflicts of interest inherent in Access Person personal trading by
rigorous enforcement of its Code, which contains significant limitations on Access Persons’ personal
investment activities and strict pre-clearance and reporting guidelines for Access Persons. Access Persons’
personal securities transactions are strictly required to be made in accordance with the Code. In addition,
Sentinel Dome receives transaction and holdings reports in accordance with Advisers Act Rule 204A-1.
The Chief Compliance Officer or his or her designee also reviews Access Persons’ personal transaction and
holdings reports to make sure each Access Person is conducting his or her personal securities transactions
in a manner that is consistent with the Code.
Access Persons are only permitted to deal or trade for their own accounts without seeking pre-approval in
mutual funds, ETF’s and other publicly-traded pooled vehicles, provided that such vehicles hold positions
in at least 40 issuers or are purchased in an account where the Access Person did not direct or have discretion
over the purchase. Any other purchase or sale of securities must require pre-clearance in writing from the
Chief Executive Officer or Chief Compliance Officer, with Chief Executive Officer approval required for
the Chief Compliance Officer and the investment team. Generally, approvals for company-issued securities
will only be granted for the purchase of private securities or for the sale of securities that were purchased
prior to becoming a supervised person or were initially private at the time of purchase, each to the extent
not conflicting with the business or investments of the Investment Manager or the intent of the Investment
Manager’s personal trading policy.
We believe that these personal trading restrictions effectively address the material potential conflict of
interest with our clients that may arise as a result of personal trading activities.
C. Participation or Interest in Client Transactions The Investment Manager and General Partner have financial ownership interests in the Funds and receive
a Management Fee and an Incentive Allocation for their services to the Funds.
Also as explained in Item 10 and elsewhere in this Brochure, certain affiliated investors invest in the Funds,
but such investments generally are not subject to the Management Fees or the Incentive Allocation
described in Item 5.
The fact that Sentinel Dome, its principals and employees have financial ownership interests in the Funds
creates a potential conflict in that it could cause Sentinel Dome to make different investment decisions than
if such parties did not have such financial ownership interests. Further, Sentinel Dome receives
Management Fees and an Incentive Allocation. The Management Fees are payable without regard to the
overall success or income earned by the Funds and therefore may create an incentive on the part of Sentinel
Dome to raise or otherwise increase assets under management to a higher level than would be the case if
Sentinel Dome were receiving no Management Fee. The Incentive Allocation may create an incentive for
Sentinel Dome to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than in the absence of such
compensation.
Sentinel Dome addresses these potential conflicts through rigorous processes and risk management
guidelines applicable to investment purchase, monitoring and sales.
D. Allocations The Investment Manager and General Partner have several Funds and Managed Accounts and may in the
future have additional managed accounts in operation at the same time with different management fees
and/or incentive-based compensation which may influence the Investment Manager and General Partner to
favor one or more Funds or the Managed Accounts (or future managed accounts) over others. Sentinel
Dome addresses this conflict by abiding by an allocation policy governing the sharing of investments
(typically pro rata based on available capital) by the Funds and the Managed Accounts (and future managed
accounts).
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Sentinel Dome has complete discretion in deciding what brokers, dealers, and other financial intermediaries
and counterparties to use for portfolio transactions (“Transacting Parties”). It also has complete discretion
to negotiate compensation arrangements and transaction terms with Transacting Parties. Sentinel Dome
recognizes its duty to seek “best execution” when placing portfolio transactions with Transacting Parties.
A. Selection Criteria Consistent with its duty to seek best execution, Sentinel Dome takes into account the full range and quality
of a Transacting Party’s services, including research, capital introduction and other services that benefit its
clients, as well as the ability to provide access to buyers and sellers, favorable net prices and efficient
executions. Factors that Sentinel Dome believes contribute to efficient execution include, but are not
limited to: the Transacting Parties’ familiarity with particular securities and their holders; execution,
clearance and settlement and error correction capabilities generally and in connection with instruments of
the type and in the amounts to be bought or sold; their willingness to commit capital; their reliability and
financial stability; the size of the transaction; the availability of securities to borrow for short sales; the
market for the instrument in question; and the nature, quantity and quality of research and other services
and products the Transacting Party provides.
The clients may at times pay more than the lowest transaction cost available in order to obtain services and
products other than the execution of securities transactions.
B. Soft Dollars Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides a “safe harbor” to investment managers who
use commission dollars generated by their advised accounts to obtain investment research and brokerage
services that provide lawful and appropriate assistance to the manager in the performance of investment
decision-making responsibilities. Sentinel Dome anticipates utilizing soft dollar arrangements and such
use will be within the parameters of 28(e).
In acquiring services or products using soft dollars, Sentinel Dome has an incentive to cause the clients to
pay higher compensation, use different Transacting Parties, and effect more transactions than it might
otherwise do, possibly at the clients’ expense. With respect to the Funds, the Fund Operative Documents
authorize Sentinel Dome to use Fund “soft dollars” for a wide range of services and products, and does not
limit soft dollar activities to those that are protected by the Section 28(e) safe harbor. However, Sentinel
Dome uses Fund soft dollars only to acquire services and products that constitute “research” and
“brokerage” within the meaning of Section 28(e). Soft dollar terms are negotiated with the Managed
Accounts and will be for future managed accounts.
Sentinel Dome acquires, among others, the following types of “research” from Transacting Parties: reports
on or other information about particular companies or industries; economic surveys and analyses;
recommendations as to specific securities; financial and industry publications; portfolio evaluation services;
financial database software and services; computerized news, pricing and statistical services; analytical
software and services; quotation services; and other products or services that may enhance Sentinel Dome’s
investment decision-making. “Brokerage” services and products beyond “actual” execution, may include
computer systems and facilities (including hardware) used for such things as communicating orders and
settlement related information electronically to executing Transacting Parties, post-trade matching of trade
information, communicating allocation instructions, and other clearance and settlement functions.
Sentinel Dome may choose a Transacting Party in recognition of referrals of investors, including investors
in the Funds (including use of prime broker capital introduction services), referrals of advisory clients, or
the potential for future referrals. To the extent Sentinel Dome would otherwise be obligated to pay for
these referrals, this practice would present a conflict of interest. Even without that obligation, it faces a
conflict because it benefits from increases in the Funds’ size.
Conflicts of Interest. To the extent that Sentinel Dome uses soft dollar commissions or spreads generated
by such portfolio transactions to obtain items that would otherwise be an expense of Sentinel Dome, such
use of soft dollar commissions could be viewed as additional compensation to Sentinel Dome. When
Sentinel Dome uses soft dollars to obtain research or other products or services, Sentinel Dome receives a
benefit because it does not have to produce or pay for the research, products or services. This creates a
potential conflict of interest between the Sentinel Dome’s fiduciary duty to manage the Funds and the
Managed Accounts in the best interests of the clients and its desire to receive or direct these soft dollar
benefits. As a result of receiving such services and products, Sentinel Dome has an incentive to use, and
to continue to use, the brokers and dealers providing such services and products to effect portfolio
transactions for the clients so long as such brokers and dealers continue to provide such soft dollar benefits
to Sentinel Dome and its clients.
Sentinel Dome manages this potential conflict by conducting a review of Transacting Parties’ services on
at least an annual basis.
C. Aggregation of Orders If the Funds and the Managed Accounts seek to buy or sell the same security at the same time, Sentinel
Dome may combine the Funds’ and the Managed Accounts’ orders. When it does so, Sentinel Dome will
generally allocate the proceeds of those transactions (and the related transaction expenses) among the
participants on an average price basis (although it may allocate partially filled orders differently). Sentinel
Dome believes combining orders in this way will, over time, be advantageous to all participants. However,
the average price could be less advantageous to the Funds than if the Funds had been the only transacting
account or had traded ahead of the other participants.
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Members of Sentinel Dome’s investment team, including the Chief Investment Officer, regularly review
client accounts. Post investment, Sentinel Dome performs continuous incremental research on positions in
changing market environments and closely monitors investment performance against key performance
indicators. The portfolio is also constantly reevaluated to validate sizing and positioning within capital
structures. In doing so, Sentinel Dome considers whether or not to: (i) resize or exit positions if the
portfolio company misses cash flow projections or catalysts fail to materialize; (ii) deploy additional capital
if fundamental de-risking occurs yet return potential remains; (iii) trade positions incrementally to capitalize
on market volatility within sizing limits; and (iv) adhere to strict sell discipline sell if investment thesis has
been executed and return targets have been met.
Flagship and Opportunities Fund Investors will receive audited financial statements of the Funds, monthly
performance estimates and quarterly letters.
Special Situations investors receive annual investor statements and audited financial statements.
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Sentinel Dome has entered into a compensation arrangement on a monthly fixed retainer fee with an
unaffiliated third party for introducing the adviser to prospective Investors. If the referred investor is
introduced by the aforementioned third party into the fund, a referral fee will be paid to the third party,
which will be based on a percentage of the performance and management fees that would otherwise be paid
to Sentinel Dome. Such fees will be borne by Sentinel Dome.
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Under the SEC’s custody rule, as to those Funds for which an affiliate of the Investment Manager serves as
general partner, the General Partner is considered to have “custody” of those Funds’ assets.
The Investment Adviser may be deemed to have custody of the Offshore Funds because it has the authority
as investment manager to deduct advisory fees.
Sentinel Dome does not maintain custody over the Managed Accounts or their funds or securities.
The clients maintain their assets, in their own name, with qualified custodians. Fund Investors are sent
account statements directly by the Funds’ administrator on at least a quarterly basis.
To ensure compliance with Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act, Sentinel Dome intends that all Investors
will be provided with financial statements for their respective Fund, audited by an independent accounting
firm that is registered with and subject to review by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, in
accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, within 120 days of the end of such Funds’
fiscal years. Investors should carefully review the audited financial statements of the Funds and compare
them to the account statements sent by the Funds’ administrator.
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The Investment Manager has full discretionary authority to manage its clients’ accounts. Among other
things, this means that the Investment Manager is authorized to make purchase and sale decisions for the
Funds and the Managed Accounts. Investors do not have the ability to impose limitations on the Investment
Manager’s discretionary authority. Prospective Investors are provided with the applicable Fund Operative
Documents prior to their investment and are encouraged to carefully review those materials, and to be sure
that the proposed investment is consistent with their investment goals and tolerance for risk.
Sentinel Dome has entered into investment management agreements with each of the Funds that establish
Sentinel Dome’s power to act on each Fund’s behalf.
For the Managed Accounts, the Investment Manager’s investment authority is set forth in the Sub-advisory
Agreements. Any future managed accounts are expected to be governed by similar investment management
agreements, which must be executed by the Investment Manager and the future managed account client
prior to the Investment Manager providing advisory services to the future managed account.
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Sentinel Dome recognizes its duty to vote proxies in the best interest of Advisory Clients. Rule 206(4)-
6 under the Advisers Act (the “Proxy Voting Rule”) places specific requirements on registered investment
advisers with proxy voting authority. Because Sentinel Dome has discretionary authority over the
securities held by the clients, Sentinel Dome is viewed as having proxy voting authority.
The general policy is to vote proxy proposals, amendments, consents or resolutions relating to client
securities in a manner that serves the best interests of the clients, as determined by Sentinel Dome in its
discretion, and taking into account relevant factors, including, but not limited to: the impact on the value of
the securities; the anticipated costs and benefits associated with the proposal; the effect on liquidity; and
customary industry and business practices.
Sentinel Dome may abstain from voting (which generally requires submission of a proxy voting card) or
affirmatively decide not to vote if it determines that abstaining or not voting is in the best interests of the
client.
Although not presently intended to be used on a regular basis, Sentinel Dome may retain an independent
third party to vote proxies in certain situations (including situations where a material conflict of interest
is identified).
Records of proxy materials and proxy votes are maintained in Sentinel Dome's offices. Upon request, any
client or Investor can obtain (1) a copy of Sentinel Dome’s proxy voting policies and procedures and (2)
information concerning proxy votes on its behalf by contacting Sentinel Dome’s Chief Compliance Officer
at 415-636-9250 or via e-mail at
[email protected].
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Sentinel Dome and its affiliates do not require or solicit prepayment of fees longer than six months in
advance. Sentinel Dome is not currently aware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair
its ability to meet contractual commitments to clients or Investors.
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