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Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.: investment adviser
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. is an investment adviser registered with the SEC (file 801-71962, CRD 155058). What it reports on Form ADV: assets and clients, fees, owners, disciplinary history and its client brochure. From the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site; read Oct 21, 2026.
- Assets managed
- $41.7B
- Discretionary
- 100%
- Accounts
- 3
- Employees
- 60
- In advisory roles
- 38
- Disclosures
- 0
Company page · SEC adviser record · Full Form ADV (PDF)
The firm reports that it or a related person has custody of client cash and securities.
Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5, as filed on the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site; read Oct 21, 2026.
Clients and fees
Whom the firm advises and how it is paid, from Items 5.D, 5.E and 5.G.
| Client type | Clients | Assets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private funds and other pooled vehicles | 3 | $41.7B | 100.0% |
How it is paid
- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees
Services
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Who owns it
Schedule A lists direct owners of 5% or more (and officers who own a stake); Schedule B lists the owners of those owners.
Direct owners (Schedule A)
| Owner | Type | Role | Stake | Since | Control | Public company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIG Holdco, L.P. | Company (U.S.) | Limited partner | E 75% or more | Dec 2023 | Yes |
Indirect owners (Schedule B)
| Owner | Owns a stake in | Type | Stake | Control | Public company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Aaron Bragg | Alyeska Partners Trust | Person | F General partner, trustee or managing member | Yes | |
| Alyeska Partners Trust | Alyeska Investment Holdings Corp. | Company (U.S.) | E 75% or more | Yes | |
| Alyeska Partners Trust | AIG Holdco, L.P. | Company (U.S.) | D 50% to 75% | Yes |
Form ADV reports ownership in bands, not exact stakes: A means 5% to 10%, B 10% to 25%, C 25% to 50%, D 50% to 75%, E 75% or more. F marks a general partner, trustee or managing member, a role that controls the firm without a percentage. Owners of less than 5% are not listed.
Form ADV Schedules A and B, via the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site.
Disciplinary history
The firm answered No to every disciplinary question on Form ADV (Item 11).
The brochure
Form ADV Part 2A: the plain-language document an adviser must give its clients. Each item is shown as filed; open an item to read all of it.
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Form ADV Part 2A, filed Mar 23, 2026. Brochure PDF. Items: 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
Item 4. Advisory business
Series One is managed largely in parallel with Series Two, except that Series Two generally targets a leverage ratio that is approximately 1.5 times greater than Series One, and a corresponding risk that is approximately 1.5 times greater than Series One. Series Three, Series Four and Series Five are managed largely in parallel with Series One, except that Series Three, Series Four, and Series Five incorporate additional exposures from certain broad market indices and the risks associated therewith. Explain whether (and, if so, how) you tailor your advisory services to the individual needs of clients. Explain whether clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
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Alyeska does not tailor its advisory services to the individual needs of investors in the Funds (“Investors”), nor may Investors impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities. If you participate in wrap fee programs by providing portfolio management services, (1) describe the differences, if any, between how you manage wrap fee accounts and how you manage other accounts, and (2) explain that you receive a portion of the wrap fee for your services. Alyeska does not participate in wrap fee programs. If you manage client assets, disclose the amount of client assets you manage on a discretionary basis and the amount of client assets you manage on a nondiscretionary basis. Disclose the date “as of” which you calculated the amounts. As of December 31, 2025, Alyeska manages approximately $41,684,115,000 of Advisory Client regulatory assets under management on a discretionary basis. Alyeska does not currently manage any Advisory Client assets on a nondiscretionary basis.
ITEM 5 – FEES AND COMPENSATION Item 5.A
Describe how you are compensated for your advisory services. Provide your fee schedule. Disclose whether the fees are negotiable. Funds: Alyeska receives compensation based on assets under management and performance. Detailed disclosure about the fees and other expenses applicable to an investment in the Funds is provided in the operative documents for the applicable Fund. Management Fees Offshore Feeder– Series One, Series Three, Series Four, and Series Five The Master Fund pays Alyeska a management fee (the “Offshore Feeder Management Fee”) quarterly in advance equal to 0.50% (2.0% annually) of the Master Fund’s net asset value pertaining to shares of the Offshore Feeder– Series One, Series Three, Series Four, and Series Five as of the first day of each calendar quarter. For Investors and their affiliates who invested in Offshore Feeder– Series One, Series Three, Series Four, and Series Five on or after January 1, 2024, the Offshore Feeder Management Fee rate shall be reduced incrementally to 1.75% or 1.50% for Investors that have been continuously invested in the Offshore Feeder or Domestic Feeder (including any period during which an Investor owned interests or shares in Alyeska Fund 2, L.P. or Aleutian Fund 2, Ltd.) for at least two or four years, respectively; for Investors and their affiliates who invested in Offshore Feeder – Series One, Series Three, Series Four, and Series Five prior to January 1, 2024, the Offshore Feeder Management Fee rate shall be reduced incrementally to 1.75%, 1.50%, 1.25% or 1.00% for Investors that have been continuously invested in the Offshore Feeder or Domestic Feeder (including any period during which an Investor owned interests or shares in Alyeska Fund 2, L.P. or Aleutian Fund 2, Ltd.) for at least two, four, six, or eight years, respectively (the “Reduction for Multi-Year Past Investment”). In the event shares in the Offshore Feeder are purchased on a day other than the first business day of the quarter, the Offshore Feeder Management Fee payable by the Master Fund for the quarter in which such sale of shares occurs shall be prorated to reflect only that portion of such quarter during which the shares were outstanding. To the extent a shareholder redeems other than as of the last day of the calendar quarter, such shareholder will be refunded a pro rata portion of the Offshore Feeder Management Fee. Alyeska, in its sole discretion, may elect (and has elected) to reduce or waive the Offshore Feeder Management Fee with respect to principals and employees of Alyeska and its affiliates and their respective family members. Domestic Feeder – Series One, Series Three, Series Four, Series Five The Master Fund pays Alyeska a management fee (the “Domestic Feeder Management Fee”) quarterly in advance equal to 0.50% (2.0% annually) of the Master Fund’s net asset value pertaining to each Domestic Feeder – Series One,
Series Three, Series Four, and Series Five limited partner’s capital account balance as of the beginning of such calendar quarter. For Investors and their affiliates who invested in Domestic Feeder– Series One, Series Three, Series Four, and Series Five on or after January 1, 2024, the Domestic Feeder Management Fee rate shall be reduced incrementally to 1.75% or 1.50% for Investors that have been continuously invested in the Domestic Feeder or Offshore Feeder (including any period during which an Investor owned interests or shares in Alyeska Fund 2, L.P. or Aleutian Fund 2, Ltd.) for at least two or four years, respectively; for Investors and their affiliates who invested in Domestic Feeder– Series One, Series Three, Series Four, and Series Five prior to January 1, 2024, the Domestic Feeder Management Fee rate shall be reduced incrementally to 1.75%, 1.50%, 1.25% or 1.00% for Investors that have been continuously invested in the Domestic Feeder or Offshore Feeder (including any period during which an Investor owned interests or shares in Alyeska Fund 2, L.P. or Aleutian Fund 2, Ltd.) for at least two, four, six, or eight years, respectively (the “Reduction for Multi-Year Past Investment”). The Master Fund also pays to Alyeska on behalf of the Domestic Feeder a pro rata portion of the Domestic Feeder Management Fee with respect to the Master Fund’s net asset value attributable to capital contributions to the Domestic Feeder – Series One, Series Three, Series Four, or Series Five made other than as of the first day of a calendar quarter, based on the actual number of days remaining in such partial quarter. To the extent a Domestic Feeder – Series One, Series Three, Series Four, or Series Five limited partner makes a withdrawal other than as of the last day of the calendar quarter, such limited partner will be refunded a pro rata portion of the Domestic Feeder Management Fee. Alyeska, in its sole discretion, may elect (and has elected) to reduce or waive the Domestic Feeder Management Fee with respect to principals and employees of Alyeska and its affiliates and their respective family members. Offshore Feeder – Series Two The Master Fund pays Alyeska a management fee (the “Offshore Feeder – Series Two Management Fee”) quarterly in advance equal to 0.75% (3.0% annually) of the Master Fund’s net asset value pertaining to the Offshore Feeder – Series Two as of the first day of each calendar quarter. For Investors and their affiliates who invested in Offshore Feeder– Series Two on or after January 1, 2024, the Offshore Feeder – Series Two Management Fee rate shall be reduced incrementally to 2.625% or 2.25% for Investors that have been continuously invested in the Offshore Feeder or Domestic Feeder (including any period during which an Investor owned interests or shares in Alyeska Fund 2, L.P. or Aleutian Fund 2, Ltd.) for at least two or four years, respectively; for Investors and their affiliates who invested in Offshore Feeder– Series Two prior to January 1, 2024, the Offshore Feeder – Series Two Management Fee rate shall be reduced incrementally to 2.625%, 2.25%, 1.875% or 1.50% for Investors that have been continuously invested in the Offshore Feeder or Domestic Feeder (including any period during which an Investor owned interests or shares in Alyeska Fund 2, L.P. or Aleutian Fund 2, Ltd.) for at least two, four, six, or eight years, respectively (the “Reduction for Multi-Year Past Investment”). In the event shares in the Offshore Feeder – Series Two are purchased on a day other than the first business day of the quarter, the Offshore Feeder – Series Two
Management Fee payable by the Master Fund for the quarter in which such sale of shares occurs shall be prorated to reflect only that portion of such quarter during which the shares were outstanding. To the extent a shareholder redeems other than as of the last day of the calendar quarter, such shareholder will be refunded a pro rata portion of the Offshore Feeder – Series Two Management Fee. Alyeska, in its sole discretion, may elect (and has elected) to reduce or waive the Offshore Feeder – Series Two Management Fee with respect to principals and employees of Alyeska and its affiliates and their respective family members. Domestic Feeder – Series Two The Master Fund pays Alyeska a management fee (the “Domestic Feeder – Series Two Management Fee,” and collectively with the Offshore Feeder Management Fee, Domestic Feeder Management Fee and Offshore Feeder – Series Two Management Fee, the “Management Fee”) quarterly in advance equal to 0.75% (3.0% annually) of the Master Fund – Series Two’s net asset value pertaining to each Domestic Feeder – Series Two limited partner’s capital account balance as of the beginning of such calendar quarter. For Investors and their affiliates who invested in Domestic Feeder– Series Two on or after January 1, 2024, the Domestic Feeder Management Fee rate shall be reduced incrementally to 2.625% or 2.25% for Investors that have been continuously invested in the Domestic Feeder or Offshore Feeder (including any period during which an Investor owned interests or shares in Alyeska Fund 2, L.P. or Aleutian Fund 2, Ltd.) for at least two or four years, respectively; for Investors and their affiliates who invested in Domestic Feeder – Series Two prior to January 1, 2024, the Domestic Feeder – Series Two Management Fee rate shall be incrementally reduced to 2.625%, 2.25%, 1.875% or 1.50% for Investors that have been continuously invested in the Domestic Feeder or Offshore Feeder (including any period during which an Investor owned interests or shares in Alyeska Fund 2, L.P. or Aleutian Fund 2, Ltd.) for at least two, four, six, or eight years, respectively (the “Reduction for Multi-Year Past Investment”). The Master Fund also pays to Alyeska a pro rata portion of the Domestic Feeder – Series Two Management Fee with respect to the Master Fund – Series Two’s net asset value attributable to capital contributions to the Domestic Feeder – Series Two made other than as of the first day of a calendar quarter, based on the actual number of days remaining in such partial quarter. To the extent a Domestic Feeder – Series Two limited partner makes a withdrawal other than as of the last day of the calendar quarter, such limited partner will be refunded a pro rata portion of the Domestic Feeder – Series Two Management Fee. Alyeska, in its sole discretion, may elect (and has elected) to reduce or waive the Domestic Feeder – Series Two Management Fee with respect to principals and employees of Alyeska and its affiliates and their respective family members.
Performance-Based Compensation Offshore Feeder - Series One Each holder of a Share in the Offshore Feeder- Series One is subject to an incentive fee (the “Incentive Fee”), calculated monthly and paid annually as of the last day of each year (or as of the date of redemption of such share, if other than at year end), equal to 20% of the net realized and unrealized appreciation in the net asset value of such holder’s shares for such year (excluding any accrued but unpaid Incentive Fee), on a high water mark basis. Alyeska may (and has waived) waive some or all of the Incentive Fee with respect to Offshore Feeder - Series One shares held by principals and employees of Alyeska and its affiliates and their respective family members. Domestic Feeder - Series One As of the end of each fiscal year (or as of the date of withdrawal with respect to the withdrawn portion of a Domestic Feeder - Series One limited partner’s capital account), subject to a high water mark, the General Partner is reallocated by the Master Fund, an amount equal to 20% of the net profits (the “Incentive Allocation”) allocated to each Domestic Feeder - Series One limited partner’s capital account. The General Partner, in its sole discretion, may elect (and has elected) to reduce or waive the Incentive Allocation with respect to principals and employees of Alyeska and their affiliates and their respective family members. Offshore Feeder – Series Two Each Investor in the Offshore Feeder - Series Two is subject to an Incentive Fee, calculated monthly and paid annually as of the last day of each year (or as of the date of redemption of such share, if other than at year end), equal to 20% of the net realized and unrealized appreciation in the net asset value of such Investor’s shares for such year (excluding any accrued but unpaid Incentive Fee and the average Excess Funding Costs (as defined below), as applicable), on a high water mark basis. Alyeska may waive (and has waived) some or all of the Incentive Fee with respect to Offshore Feeder - Series Two shares held by principals and employees of Alyeska and its affiliates and their respective family members. Domestic Feeder - Series Two As of the end of each fiscal year (or as of the date of withdrawal with respect to the withdrawn portion of a Domestic Feeder - Series Two limited partner’s capital account), subject to a high water mark, the General Partner is reallocated by the Master Fund, an amount equal to a 20% Incentive Allocation (excluding the average Excess Funding Costs (as defined below) for each business day during such fiscal year) with respect to each Domestic Feeder - Series Two limited partner’s capital account.
The General Partner, in its sole discretion, may elect (and has elected) to reduce or waive the Incentive Allocation with respect to principals and employees of Alyeska and their affiliates and their respective family members. Offshore Feeder – Series Three, Series Four, and Series Five Each Investor in the Offshore Feeder - Series Three, Series Four or Series Five is subject to an Incentive Fee, calculated monthly and paid annually as of the last day of each year (or as of the date of redemption of such share, if other than at year end), equal to 20% of the net realized and unrealized appreciation in the net asset value above a broad market index benchmark of such Investor’s shares for such year (excluding any accrued but unpaid Incentive Fee and the average Excess Funding Costs for each business day during such year), on a high water mark basis. “Excess Funding Costs” means, with respect to any Offshore Feeder - Series Two, Three, Four or Five Investor’s share and any period, the amounts paid by the Master Fund to maintain such share’s applicable additional leverage and/or exposure to any applicable index for each day during such period when compared to Offshore Feeder - Series One. The Offshore Feeder and Alyeska have entered into a Continuation of Service Award Agreement pursuant to which Alyeska may elect to receive a portion of its Management Fees and/or Incentive Fees (if any) (the “Subject Fees”) for an upcoming fiscal year in the form of restricted equity of the Offshore Feeder (“Restricted Shares”). The Offshore Feeder’s issuance of Restricted Shares with a net asset value equal to the Subject Fees will be conditioned on the continued service of particular employees of Alyeska and may be forfeited and/or reissued in the event of a termination of such employees. Once vested, Alyeska will be entitled to redeem all or a portion of the Restricted Shares in order to pay compensation to such employees. Alyeska will notify the Offshore Feeder prior to the end of a fiscal year of any Subject Fees for a future period. The independent members of the board of directors of the Offshore Feeder have been tasked with enforcing and/or modifying the terms and conditions of this arrangement on behalf of the Offshore Feeder. Alyeska may waive (and has waived) some or all of the Incentive Fee with respect to Offshore Feeder shares held by principals and employees of Alyeska and its affiliates and their respective family members. Domestic Feeder – Series Three, Series Four, and Series Five As of the end of each fiscal year (or as of the date of withdrawal with respect to the withdrawn portion of a Domestic Feeder - Series Three, Series Four or Series Five limited partner’s capital account), subject to a high water mark, the General Partner is reallocated by the Master Fund, an amount equal to a 20% Incentive Allocation with respect to each Domestic Feeder - Series Three, Series Four or Series Five limited partner’s capital account which exceeds a broad market index benchmark (excluding the average Excess Funding Costs for each business day during such fiscal year), on a high water mark basis. “Excess Funding Costs” means, with respect to any Domestic Feeder – Series Two, Three, Four or Five limited partner’s capital account and any period, the
amounts paid by the Master Fund to maintain such capital account’s applicable additional leverage and/or exposure to any applicable index for each day during such period when compared to Domestic Feeder – Series One. The General Partner, in its sole discretion, may elect (and has elected) to reduce or waive the Incentive Allocation with respect to principals and employees of Alyeska and their affiliates and their respective family members. Investors should refer to each Fund’s respective offering memoranda for more detailed information regarding how Alyeska is compensated for its advisory services. The information contained herein is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by such documents. Item 5.B
Describe whether you deduct fees from clients’ assets or bill clients for fees incurred. If clients may select either method, disclose this fact. Explain how often you bill clients or deduct your fees. Alyeska deducts fees from Investor assets in the Funds. Investors do not have the ability to choose to be billed directly for fees. Management Fees (if applicable) are deducted quarterly in advance or at the time of investment if the investment is made intra-quarter and performance-based compensation (if applicable) is deducted annually or at the time of redemption or withdrawal.
Item 5.C
Describe any other types of fees or expenses clients may pay in connection with your advisory services, such as custodian fees or mutual fund expenses. Disclose that clients will incur brokerage and other transaction costs, and direct clients to the section(s) of your brochure that discuss brokerage. The Master Fund bears all of the operating expenses of the Master Fund and (as applicable) of its respective Offshore Feeder or Domestic Feeder, whether incurred by such entity or by the General Partner or Alyeska (or an affiliate thereof) on such entity’s behalf. Such expenses include, but are not limited to the Management Fees; Organizational Costs, as defined below; indemnification expenses; commissions; clearing fees; fees, interest and other costs on margin accounts or other financings or re-financings, including, but not limited to, the Excess Funding Costs applicable to the relevant Series; accounting and legal fees and disbursements (including legal fees related for the protection of the Master Fund’s investments); accounting, audit and tax preparation expenses; third-party administrator fees; borrowing charges on securities sold short; custodial fees; bank service fees; expenses incurred in connection with the purchase of shares by new or existing shareholders; investment and trading consultant expenses; expenses relating to data (including quotations and Bloomberg); research fees; expenses in connection with proposed transactions (including transactions that fail to close); expenses related to the registered offices of the Funds, and the General Partner and any other reasonable expenses (as determined by the General Partner or Directors, as the case may be, in their sole discretion) related to the purchase, sale, holding or transmittal of the Master Fund’s assets or liabilities. Expenses paid on behalf of the Master Fund, by the General Partner or Alyeska, are reimbursed by the Master Fund. All of the foregoing expenses are treated as expense items of the Master Fund and accordingly are shared (as applicable) by the Offshore Feeder or Domestic Feeder pro rata based on the balance in their respective invested capital as of the first day of each calendar month; provided
that any such expenses specific to the Offshore Feeder, the Domestic Feeder or a Master Fund are specially allocated to the respective Fund, as the case may be. For purposes of this calculation, invested capital is approximately equal to the gross market value of the securities held and sold short by the Funds. The Master Fund bore all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the formation and organization (such costs and expenses, the “Organizational Costs”) of their respective feeder Funds. Such Organizational Costs have already been amortized over the first 60 months of the Master Funds’ operations. Alyeska seeks to allocate expenses among the Funds in a manner it believes is fair and reasonable. Alyeska determines the allocation of expenses in accordance with the methodology described above and the Funds’ governing documents, as amended from time to time. The intent of any such expense allocation procedures is generally to establish a reasonable (and administratively practical) approach to allocating shared expenses among the Funds and Alyeska. While it is generally not possible to precisely determine the portion of a shared resource that was actually utilized for the benefit of a particular Fund, the methodologies utilized pursuant to any expense allocation policies are intended to establish a reasonable basis for approximating such utilization. Alyeska believes that its expense allocation methodologies are fair and reasonable under the circumstances; however, allocation of expenses between the Funds and between Alyeska and the Funds has inherent conflicts of interest and any methodologies used to determine an allocation will often need to involve estimates (including, for example, when determining the allocation of a particular resource across different Funds or over extended periods of time) and subjective judgments about the most appropriate methodology to use to allocate a particular expense. It is also possible that there may be other reasonable (and potentially more precise) methods for allocating any particular items of expense, including methods that could have resulted in less (or more) expense being borne by the Funds, a particular Fund, or by Alyeska than those which have been selected. Moreover, while the allocation of expenses among the Funds is designed generally to reflect each Fund’s use of a shared resource, certain expenses may be specifically allocated to only a certain Fund or Funds, and some expenses will be allocated pro rata among all the Funds or Series based on the balance in their respective invested capital as of the first day of each calendar month. Should Alyeska advise additional funds or advisory clients in the future, these conflicts will be present and may be exacerbated. The Funds may be deemed to be paying for research and other services with bundled commission arrangements. Refer to Item 12 – Brokerage Practices for further information. An Investor (other than an Investor that is not subject to a Management Fee, Incentive Fee or Incentive Allocation) may convert all or any portion of its Series One, Two, Three, Four or Five investment into a corresponding Series L investment as of the last day of any calendar month, which Series L investment will be redeemed or withdrawn on the last day of the following month. Series L redemptions or withdrawals are subject to a redemption or withdrawal fee equal to 10% (in the case of Series One, Three, Four or Five) and 15% (in the case of Series Two) of the net asset value of the applicable investment. The redemption or withdrawal fee is payable to the Master Fund, not Alyeska.
Investors should refer to each Fund’s respective offering memoranda for more detailed information regarding fees and expenses. The information contained herein is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by such documents. Item 5.D
If your clients either may or must pay your fees in advance, disclose this fact. Explain how a client may obtain a refund of a pre-paid fee if the advisory contract is terminated before the end of the billing period. Explain how you will determine the amount of the refund. As noted in Item 5.A, above, asset-based fees are generally charged quarterly in advance, as of the first day of each calendar quarter. To the extent an Investor makes a withdrawal/redemption other than as of the last day of the calendar quarter, such Investor will be refunded a pro rata portion of the Management Fee. Investors should refer to each Fund’s respective offering memoranda for more detailed information regarding the treatment of fees in the event of a withdrawal, redemption or termination. The information contained herein is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by such documents.
Item 5.E
If you or any of your supervised persons accepts compensation for the sale of securities or other investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees from the sale of mutual funds, disclose this fact and respond to Items 5.E.1, 5.E.2, 5.E.3 and 5.E.4. Not applicable.
Item 5.E.1
Explain that this practice presents a conflict of interest and gives you or your supervised persons an incentive to recommend investment products based on the compensation received, rather than on a client’s needs. Describe generally how you address conflicts that arise, including your procedures for disclosing the conflicts to clients. If you primarily recommend mutual funds, disclose whether you will recommend “no-load” funds. Not applicable.
Item 5.E.2
Explain that clients have the option to purchase investment products that you recommend through other brokers or agents that are not affiliated with you. Not applicable.
Item 5.E.3
If more than 50% of your revenue from advisory clients results from commissions and other compensation for the sale of investment products you recommend to your clients, including asset-based distribution fees from the sale of mutual funds, disclose that commissions provide your primary or, if applicable, your exclusive compensation. Not applicable.
Item 5. Fees and compensation
If you charge advisory fees in addition to commissions or markups, disclose whether you reduce your advisory fees to offset the commissions or markups. Not applicable.
Item 6. Performance-based fees and side-by-side management
If you or any of your supervised persons accepts performance-based fees – that is, fees based on a share of capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client (such as a client that is a hedge fund or other pooled investment vehicle) – disclose this fact. If you or any of your supervised persons manage both accounts that are charged a performance-based fee and accounts that are charged another type of fee, such as an hourly or flat fee or an asset-based fee, disclose this fact.
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Explain the conflicts of interest that you or your supervised persons face by managing these accounts at the same time, including that you or your supervised persons have an incentive to favor accounts for which you or your supervised persons receive a performance-based fee, and describe generally how you address these conflicts. As described in Item 5.A above, Alyeska (or an affiliate of Alyeska) has received performance-based compensation from the Funds. All outside Investors in the Advisory Clients are subject to performancebased fees. Alyeska recognizes that it is a fiduciary and as such must act in the best interests of the Advisory Clients and Investors. Further, Alyeska recognizes that it must treat all clients fairly and must refrain from favoring one Advisory Client’s interests over another’s. Alyeska (or an affiliate of Alyeska) may waive (and has waived) some or all of the Incentive Fee and Incentive Allocation with respect to investments held by principals and employees of Alyeska and its affiliates and their respective family members.
Item 7. Types of clients
Describe the types of clients to whom you generally provide investment advice, such as individuals, trusts, investment companies, or pension plans. If you have any requirements for opening or maintaining an account, such as a minimum account size, disclose the requirements. Alyeska provides investment advisory services to private investment funds. Each Investor in the Funds must meet certain eligibility provisions: Interests/Shares in the Funds are generally offered to (A) U.S. Investors who are (i) accredited investors within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and (ii) qualified purchasers within the meaning of Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (B) non-U.S. Investors.
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Investments in the Funds are subject to a minimum investment of $15,000,000 per Investor, subject to waiver at the discretion of the General Partner or the board of directors of the Offshore Feeder.
ITEM 8 – METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS Item 8.A
Describe the methods of analysis and investment strategies you use in formulating investment advice or managing assets. Explain that investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear. METHODS OF ANALYSIS Alyeska employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis of publicly traded companies and their respective securities. INVESTMENT STRATEGIES Alyeska’s objective in providing advisory services to the Advisory Clients is to generate a consistent, long term appreciation of assets through the active management of an equity-focused portfolio which includes sector specific, market-neutral sub-portfolios together with various complementary equityfocused investment strategies. Alyeska has flexibility to invest in a wide range of listed and OTC equity, equitylinked and credit instruments as well as other asset classes in connection with the fundamental and quantitative strategies that it employs. Alyeska’s approach is equity-focused and it takes both long and short positions in equities and equity derivatives. In addition, Alyeska generally invests in convertible bonds as well as credit derivatives, corporate bonds, securitizations, synthetic securitizations, and other credit-based instruments. Market Neutral Sector Portfolios: Alyeska invests in strategies that utilize fundamental, company-specific research. Research and investment views are then expressed primarily in market-neutral sector-specific portfolios. Investment views on both future earnings of companies as well as forecast market valuations of earnings generally have a time horizon between 3 months and 18 months. The portfolio construction objective is to mitigate systematic risks in the sector portfolios and to help ensure that the predominant risk from the sector portfolios is stock specific or idiosyncratic in nature. Non-Sector Focused Strategies: In addition to the sector-specific, market-neutral portfolios, Alyeska invests in a number of other equity-focused strategies that are designed to contribute to and benefit from the sector research and investment process. This may include but will not be limited to Risk Arbitrage (predominantly announced transactions), Primary Strategies (opportunistic multisector event portfolio), Equity Volatility Arbitrage (listed and OTC), Convertible Bond Arbitrage and Statistical Arbitrage (systematic construction of long short equity portfolios). Hedge Instruments: Alyeska seeks to mitigate systematic risk embedded in equity securities through the deliberate construction of non-systematic portfolios. However, Alyeska may enter into various contracts or positions to further mitigate unwanted exposures. To reduce interest rate and/or currency risk, and subject to certain regulatory thresholds applicable to pools relying on CFTC Regulation 4.13(a)(3), Alyeska may enter into long or short positions in interest rate derivatives (including swaps and swaptions), government securities (and derivatives thereon) and foreign currency spot, forward and option contracts. In connection with certain transactions involving convertible bonds and capital structure arbitrage, Alyeska may enter into credit default swap contracts. Alyeska
may buy or sell equity index contracts as specific or portfolio hedges. Derivatives contracts may be exchange-traded or OTC. Alyeska may also retain amounts in cash or cash equivalents, pending reinvestment. Accurate identification and management of risk is central to the investment process. Alyeska employs both externally vended and proprietary risk management models to decompose the risk exposures and attribute the P/L of each of the investment portfolios. In addition, Alyeska controls aggregate portfolio risk through single position limits (liquidity and volatility based), idiosyncratic risk balance between longs and shorts, industry exposure limits, portfolio capital allocation rules and stress test. There can be no assurance that the Advisory Clients’ investment objectives will be achieved or that Alyeska’s risk management techniques will protect against loss. An investment in the Funds may be deemed speculative and is not intended as a complete investment program. Investments are designed only for certain experienced and sophisticated persons who are able to bear the risk of substantial impairment or total loss of their investment in the Funds. Investors should refer to each Fund’s respective offering memoranda for more detailed information regarding Alyeska’s investment strategy and methods of analysis. The information contained herein is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by such documents. Item 8.B
For each significant investment strategy or method of analysis you use, explain the material risks involved. If the method of analysis or strategy involves significant or unusual risks, discuss these risks in detail. If your primary strategy involves frequent trading of securities, explain how frequent trading can affect investment performance, particularly through increased brokerage and other transaction costs and taxes. Alyeska has broad discretion in making investments for the Advisory Clients and utilizes highly speculative investment techniques. There can be no assurance that Alyeska will correctly evaluate the nature or magnitude of the various factors that could affect the value of and return on investments. Prices of investments may be volatile. A variety of factors that are inherently difficult to predict, such as domestic or international economic and political developments, may detrimentally impact businesses in which Alyeska invests, affecting their access to capital and public market valuations. These factors and others may significantly affect the results of the Advisory Clients’ activities and the value of their investments. In addition, the value of the Advisory Clients’ portfolio may fluctuate in response to fluctuations in the general level of interest rates. Available Information: Alyeska selects investments for the Advisory Clients in part on the basis of information and data filed by the issuers of securities with various government regulators or made directly available to Alyeska by such issuers, or through sources other than the issuers. Although Alyeska evaluates all such information and data and seeks independent corroboration when Alyeska considers it appropriate and when it is reasonably available, Alyeska is not in a position to confirm the completeness, genuineness or accuracy of such information and data, and in some cases complete and accurate information is not readily available.
Economic Conditions: Changes in economic conditions, including changes in interest rates, inflation rates, industry conditions, government regulation, competition, technological developments, political events and trends, trade policy, tax laws and many other factors can affect substantially and adversely the business and prospects of the Advisory Clients and of the businesses in which they may invest. None of these conditions are within the control of Alyeska. Market Disruptions: The Advisory Clients may incur substantial losses in the event of disrupted markets or other extraordinary events in which historical pricing relationships (on which Alyeska bases a number of its trading positions) become materially distorted. The risk of loss from pricing distortions is compounded by the fact that in disrupted markets many positions become illiquid, making it difficult or impossible to close out positions against which the markets are moving. Further, the financing available to the Advisory Clients from their banks, dealers and other counterparties is typically reduced in disrupted markets. Such a reduction could require the Advisory Clients to sell off into a declining market, which would result in substantial losses. Market disruptions may from time to time cause dramatic losses for the Advisory Clients, and such events can result in otherwise historically low-risk strategies performing with unprecedented volatility and risk. Competition: The securities industry generally, and the varied strategies and techniques to be engaged in by Alyeska in particular, are extremely competitive. The Advisory Clients compete for investment opportunities against various other investors, including many of the larger securities and investment banking firms, which have substantially greater financial resources and research staffs, as well as other hedge funds, which may also have greater resources and access to information, different investment strategies or compensation structures. Competitive investment activity by other firms may reduce the Advisory Clients’ opportunity for profit by reducing or amplifying the magnitude as well as the duration of the market inefficiencies which it seeks to exploit. Catastrophic Risk: The Advisory Clients may incur substantial losses if an unexpected catastrophic event occurred in the world. A recent example of this is the worldwide outbreak of Coronavirus (or COVID-19), which has had an adverse impact on global, national and local economies. As a result, the Advisory Clients’ investments may be adversely impacted by disruptions to commercial activity caused by the outbreak, as well as the volatility in worldwide financial markets following the outbreak. Because it is so difficult to predict the impact of catastrophic events, the extent of their adverse impact on the Advisory Clients’ performance is uncertain and increases the risk of an investment in the Advisory Clients. Global Health Crises: The securities industry is subject to risks related to public health crises such as the pandemic associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus. A global disease outbreak, and the public and private sector policies and initiatives in response thereto (such as the imposition of travel restrictions and the adoption of remote working), may impact issuers across many industries. Furthermore, pandemics may impact the broader economies of affected countries, including negatively impacting economic growth, the proper functioning of financial and capital markets, foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and supply chains. Due to the speed with which pandemics may develop and the uncertainty of their duration and the timing of recovery and related governmental
intervention, Alyeska is not able to predict the extent to which a pandemic may have a material effect on an Advisory Client’s ability to implement its investment strategy or the results thereof. Inflation: Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had in the past, and may in the future have, negative effects on economies and financial markets. In an attempt to stabilize inflation, countries or supranational bodies may impose wage and price controls, or otherwise intervene in economies. Governmental efforts to curb inflation often have negative effects on the level of economic activity. As such, inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates can adversely affect financial markets as a whole, and, as a result, the financial performance of the Advisory Clients. There can be no assurance that inflation will not become a serious problem in the future or have an adverse impact on the performance of the Advisory Clients and their investments. Leverage: Alyeska employs leverage for the purpose of making investments and to hedge exposure to market and credit risk. The use of leverage creates special risks and may significantly increase investment risk. Leverage creates an opportunity for greater yield and total return but, at the same time, increases exposure to capital risk and interest costs. Any investment income and gains earned on investments made through the use of leverage that are in excess of the interest costs associated therewith may cause the value of an investment to increase more rapidly than would otherwise be the case. Conversely, where the associated interest costs are greater than such income and gains, the value of the investment may decrease more rapidly than would otherwise be the case. As disclosed above, Series Two is managed largely in parallel with Series One, except that Series Two generally targets a leverage ratio that is approximately 1.5 times greater than Series One, and a corresponding risk that is approximately 1.5 times greater than Series One. Series Three, Series Four and Series Five are managed largely in parallel with Series One, except that Series Three, Series Four and Series Five incorporate additional exposures from certain broad market indices and the risks associated therewith Short Selling: Alyeska engages in short selling for the Advisory Clients. Short selling involves selling securities that may or may not be owned and borrowing the same securities for delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace the borrowed securities at a later date. Short selling allows the Advisory Clients to profit from declines in market prices to the extent such decline exceeds the transaction costs and the costs of borrowing the securities. However, since the borrowed securities must be replaced by purchases at market prices in order to close out the short position, any appreciation in the price of the borrowed securities would result in a loss. Purchasing securities to close out the short position can itself cause the price of the securities to rise further, thereby exacerbating the loss. There can be no assurance that securities necessary to cover a short position will be available for purchase or that securities will be available to be borrowed by the Advisory Client at reasonable costs. If a request for return of borrowed securities occurs at a time when other short sellers of the security are receiving similar requests, a short squeeze can occur, and the Advisory Client may be compelled to replace borrowed securities previously sold short with purchases on the open
market at the most disadvantageous time, possibly at prices significantly in excess of the proceeds received in originally selling the securities short. Short selling activities with respect to U.S. securities are subject to other restrictions imposed by U.S. securities laws and the regulations of various U.S. securities exchanges that may affect investment activities of the Advisory Clients. If short sales are effected on an exchange or OTC market outside the United States, such transactions will be subject to the applicable local law, which may be more or less restrictive than U.S. law. Moreover, such laws and regulations are subject to change without notice. Any of these factors could make the Advisory Clients unable to execute their investment strategy. Volatility: The market value of certain of the Advisory Clients’ investments may be volatile, and will generally fluctuate due to a variety of factors that are inherently difficult to predict, including, among other things, the macro business and economic environment, specific developments or trends within a company or in any particular industry, the market’s overall perception of risk, general economic conditions, the condition of certain financial markets, domestic and international economic or political events, prevailing credit spreads, changes in prevailing interest rates and the financial condition of counterparties. Frequent Trading/Transaction Costs: The Advisory Clients’ investment approach may involve a high level of trading and turnover of their investments, which may generate substantial transaction/brokerage costs, a pro-rata portion of which is borne by the applicable Advisory Client. Frequent trading can reduce overall investment performance, particularly through increased brokerage and other transaction costs and taxes. Financial Model Risk: Most, if not all, of the Advisory Clients’ investments and investment strategies require the use of quantitative and qualitative valuation models developed by Alyeska and third parties. As market dynamics (for example, due to changed market conditions and participants) shift over time, a previously highly successful model often becomes outdated or inaccurate, perhaps without Alyeska recognizing the change before significant losses are incurred. Liquidity of Investments: The Advisory Clients may acquire illiquid investments which are difficult to dispose of quickly. In addition, investments that were once liquid may become illiquid, making it difficult to acquire or dispose of them at the prices quoted on the various exchanges. In that event, Alyeska’s ability to respond to market movements may be impaired and the Advisory Clients may experience adverse price movements. Concentration of Investments: Alyeska generally seeks to maintain a diversified portfolio of investments. However, the Advisory Clients may at certain times hold relatively few investments, which could subject the Advisory Clients to significant losses if they hold a large position in a particular investment that declines in value or is otherwise adversely affected. In addition, the Advisory Clients’ portfolios could be negatively impacted if investments experience a greater than anticipated correlation. In that circumstance, Advisory Client positions that may have been considered diversified could be subject to significant losses due to related events or changes in investment correlation more generally.
New Issue Trading: One of Alyeska’s investment strategies involves New Issues trading for the Advisory Clients. Investing in New Issues poses unique risks arising out of their transient illiquidity, lack of trading history and concentration of ownership. In the event that Alyeska elects to trade New Issues on behalf of Alyeska’s Advisory Clients, then investors that are restricted persons under applicable FINRA rules may not be permitted to participate or participate fully in the returns generated by those trades. Spread Trading Risks: Alyeska also utilizes a trading strategy that emphasizes the price spread between two or more positions. To the extent the price relationships between such positions remain constant, no gain or loss on the positions will occur. In addition, such positions entail substantial risk that the price differential could change unfavorably, causing a loss to the spread position. Arbitrage Transaction Risks: Alyeska utilizes arbitrage strategies in connection with its management of the Advisory Clients’ portfolios. Arbitrage strategies attempt to take advantage of perceived price discrepancies of identical or similar financial instruments, on different markets or in different forms. Alyeska employs these various arbitrage strategies. If the requisite elements of an arbitrage strategy are not properly analyzed, or unexpected events or price movements intervene, losses can occur which can be magnified to the extent the Advisory Clients have employed leverage. Moreover, arbitrage strategies often depend upon identifying favorable spreads, which can also be identified, reduced or eliminated by other market participants. Hedging: The success of Alyeska’s hedging strategy is subject to Alyeska’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the instruments used in the hedging strategy and the performance of the investments in the portfolio being hedged. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of Alyeska’s hedging strategy is subject to Alyeska’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute hedges in an efficient and timely manner. While Alyeska enters into hedging transactions to seek to reduce risk, such transactions may result in a poorer overall performance for Advisory Clients than if it had not engaged in any such hedging transactions. For a variety of reasons, Alyeska may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between such hedging instruments and the risks being hedged. Such imperfect correlation may prevent Alyeska from achieving the intended hedge or expose the Advisory Clients to risk of loss. In addition, Alyeska may not hedge a risk inherent in an Advisory Client’s portfolio because a hedge may not be available or would be too costly in light of the likelihood of the possible risk actually occurring or because the risk simply could not be reasonably anticipated. Currency Exposure: An Advisory Client’s portfolio, from time to time, has positions which are denominated in currencies other than U.S. Dollars. Accordingly, the value of such assets may be affected favorably or unfavorably by fluctuations in currency rates. Alyeska may not necessarily seek to hedge the
foreign currency exposure of the Advisory Clients, and as such, the Advisory Clients would be subject to varying degrees of foreign exchange risks. Possible Positive Correlation: One of the goals in incorporating non-traditional investment strategies such as those utilized by the Advisory Clients into a portfolio or series of portfolios is to provide a potentially valuable element of diversification. However, there can be no assurance, particularly during periods of market disruption and stress, when the risk control benefits of diversification may be most important, that the Advisory Clients will, in fact, be negatively- or non-correlated with a traditional portfolio of stocks or bonds. Incentive Fee/Allocation: The Funds’ Incentive Fee/Allocation creates an incentive for Alyeska to effect transactions in securities that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such an allocation. Since the Incentive Fee/Allocation is calculated on a basis which includes unrealized appreciation of the applicable Fund’s assets, such allocation may differ from an amount based solely on realized gains. Effect of Substantial Redemptions/Withdrawals: Substantial redemptions/withdrawals by investors within a short period of time could require the Funds to liquidate securities positions more rapidly than would otherwise be desirable, possibly reducing the value of the Funds’ assets and/or disrupting Alyeska’s investment strategy. Reduction in the size of the Funds could make it more difficult to generate a positive return or to recoup losses due to, among other things, reductions in the Funds’ ability to take advantage of particular investment opportunities or decreases in the ratio of its income to its expenses. Substantial redemptions/withdrawals from other investment vehicles advised by Alyeska could also detrimentally affect the Funds by increasing the Funds’ allocation of shared expenses. In addition, an overall reduction in the Alyeska’s assets under management, whether through the Funds or otherwise, could limit Alyeska’s ability to make particular investments. Indemnification: The Funds’ governing documents and investment management agreements contain indemnification provisions that limit the General Partner’ and Alyeska’s liability for certain damages, disbursements, suits, claims, liabilities, obligations, judgments, fines, penalties, charges. Therefore, an investor may have a more limited right of action against the General Partner or Alyeska than an investor would have had absent these provisions in the Funds’ governing documents or the investment management agreements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such indemnification provisions shall not relieve Alyeska or its affiliates from liability for conduct as to which clients or Investors have a nonwaivable cause of action provided by applicable law, and are not intended to operate as a waiver of Alyeska’s fiduciary duty to its clients or Investors under the Advisers Act, including compliance with its U.S. federal antifraud liability for breach of its fiduciary duty, or of any other provision of the Advisers Act or any rules thereunder. Reliance on Mr. Parekh and the Sub-Portfolio Managers: As noted above, Alyeska’s investment strategy is an equity-focused portfolio which includes sector specific, market-neutral sub-portfolios. Mr. Parekh is assisted by the portfolio managers of the Funds’ sub-portfolios who help to determine whether security positions should be maintained or modified in view of market conditions. Accordingly, the Investors and the Advisory Clients rely on Mr. Parekh and the
sub-portfolio managers to identify, manage and implement investment strategies consistent with each Fund’s investment objectives and to conduct the business of such Fund as contemplated by the Funds’ offering documents. The loss of Mr. Parekh or one or more sub-portfolio managers could have a significant adverse impact on the business of Alyeska, the Funds and their financial performance. No assurances can be given that each of the sub-portfolio managers will continue to be affiliated with Alyeska or the Funds. Cybersecurity: The computer systems, networks and devices used by Alyeska and its service providers to carry out routine business operations employ a variety of protections designed to prevent damage or interruption from computer viruses, network failures, computer and telecommunication failures, infiltration by unauthorized persons and security breaches. Despite the various protections utilized, systems, networks, or devices potentially can be breached. As a result, the Funds and investors could be negatively impacted as a result of a cybersecurity breach. Cybersecurity breaches can include unauthorized access to systems, networks, or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; and attacks that shut down, disable, slow, or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes, or website access or functionality. Cybersecurity breaches may cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses to the Funds; impediments to trading; the inability of Alyeska and other service providers to transact business; violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs; as well as the inadvertent release of confidential information. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Recent technological advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies (collectively, “AI Technologies”), as well as the rapid growth and widespread use thereof, have the potential to pose risks to Alyeska and the Funds. AI Technologies have the potential to result in significant and disruptive changes in companies, sectors or industries, including those in which the Funds invest and create new and unpredictable operational, legal and/or regulatory risks. To the extent competitors of Alyeska and the Funds make more efficient or extensive use of AI Technologies, there is a possibility that such competitors will gain a competitive advantage. Many jurisdictions have passed or are considering laws and regulations concerning AI Technologies, which could adversely affect the issuers in which the Funds invest and their operations. Additionally, Alyeska and the Funds could be further exposed to the risks of AI Technologies if third-party service providers or any counterparties, whether or not known to Alyeska, use AI Technologies in their business activities. Alyeska will not be able to control the use of AI Technologies in third-party products or services, including those provided by Alyeska’s or the Funds’ service providers. Additionally, Alyeska and its personnel reserve the right to use AI Technologies in connection with their business activities, including to support Alyeska’s due diligence and investment activities. AI Technologies are highly reliant on the accuracy, adequacy, completeness and objectivity of their underlying data, and any inaccuracies, deficiencies or biases in this data could lead to errors affecting Alyeska’s decision-making and investment processes. AI Technologies and their applications, including in the financial sector, continue to develop rapidly, and it is impossible to predict the future risks that have the potential to arise from such
developments. Any of the foregoing factors could have a material and adverse effect on Alyeska and the Funds. Cross Series Liability: The Domestic Feeder issues interests, and the Offshore Feeder issues shares, in separate series. However, the Master Fund is a single legal entity. Investors holding one series of interests/shares may be compelled to bear the liabilities incurred in respect of other series which such Investors do not themselves own if there are insufficient assets in that other series to satisfy those liabilities. Accordingly, there is a risk that liabilities of one series may not be limited to that particular series and may be required to be paid out of one or more other series. Prime Brokers and Custodians: Rehypothecation of Assets: Pursuant to a prime brokerage agreement, margin lending agreement or other agreement with an Advisory Client’s prime brokers and custodians or their affiliates (collectively, the “Prime Brokers”), an Advisory Client may authorize each of the Prime Brokers and their affiliates to lend either to themselves or to others any or all assets deposited with the Prime Brokers and their affiliates, to convey all attendant rights of ownership (including voting rights and the right to transfer the assets to others), and to use all such assets as collateral for their general loans within the limits of applicable law and regulations. Unless otherwise agreed between such Advisory Client and the Prime Brokers (or their affiliates), any such assets used as collateral, together with all attendant rights of ownership, may be pledged, repledged, hypothecated or rehypothecated by the Prime Brokers or their affiliates either separately or in common with other property for any amounts due to the Prime Brokers or their affiliates (or for a greater amount), and the Prime Brokers or their affiliates shall have no obligation to retain a like amount of similar property in their possession and control. Each Advisory Client ranks as an unsecured creditor to its Prime Brokers (who may also serve as such Advisory Client’s custodians) in relation to assets that each such Prime Broker borrows, lends or otherwise uses and, in the event of the insolvency of a Prime Broker, such Advisory Client might not be able to recover equivalent assets in full. In addition, if applicable law permits, cash that a Prime Broker holds or receives on such Advisory Client’s behalf may not be treated by a Prime Broker as client money, may not be segregated from the Prime Broker’s own cash and may be used by the Prime Broker in the course of its investment business. In such event, such Advisory Client will rank as one of the Prime Broker’s general creditors with respect to such cash deposits. Investors should assume that the insolvency of any of an Advisory Client’s Prime Brokers, custodians or other service providers could result in the loss of all or a substantial portion of such Advisory Client’s assets held by or through such entity. Systemic Risk: Credit risk may also arise through a default by one of several large institutions that are dependent on one another to meet their liquidity or operational needs, so that a default by one institution causes a series of defaults by the other institutions. This is sometimes referred to as a “systemic risk” and may adversely affect financial intermediaries, such as clearing agencies, clearing houses, banks, securities firms and exchanges, with which an Advisory Client will interact on a daily basis.
Ability to Enforce Legal Rights: Because the effectiveness of the judicial systems in certain non-U.S. countries in which an Advisory Client may invest varies, such Advisory Client may have difficulty in successfully pursuing claims in the courts of such countries, as compared to the United States or other developed countries. Furthermore, to the extent such Advisory Client may obtain a judgment but is required to seek its enforcement in the courts of one of the countries in which such Advisory Client invests, there can be no assurance that such courts will enforce such judgment. Separate Custodians: Except in connection with cash custodial arrangements, and certain series’ arrangements for the index components of their investment strategies, no Advisory Client has engaged a custodian separate from its Prime Brokers, but may elect to do so in the future, in which event any such brokerage firms or banks would have custody of a portion of such Advisory Client’s assets. These assets will often be registered in “street name” and not in such Advisory Client’s name. Bankruptcy or fraud at one of these institutions could impair the operational capabilities or the capital position of such Advisory Client. Each Advisory Client attempts to concentrate its investment transactions with wellcapitalized and established banks and brokerage firms in an effort to mitigate such risks. Special Resolution Risk: Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the Prime Brokers and custodians may become subject to Orderly Liquidation Authority, a special resolution regime pursuant to which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has significant discretion in exercising a range of powers in relation to systemically significant entities in order to prevent or limit the effects of their failure. These include the transfer of critical functions of such an entity to a third party and the imposition of a temporary stay on the exercise of termination rights under financial contracts. The impact of this regime and its interaction with similar special resolution regimes in other jurisdictions is still uncertain. However, it is worth emphasizing that it has marginalized the significance of the courts in the winding up of such institutions, making legal precedents less relevant. This may impair the ability of an Advisory Client to accelerate and close out financial contracts and/or to make claims as a creditor in the relevant procedure. Counterparty Risk: An Advisory Client is subject to the risk of the inability of any counterparty (including the Prime Brokers) to perform with respect to transactions, whether due to insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, special resolution or other causes. The stability and liquidity of swap transactions, forward transactions and other over-the-counter derivative transactions depend in large part on the creditworthiness of the parties to the transactions. It is expected that Alyeska will monitor on an ongoing basis the creditworthiness of firms with which it will enter into swaps or other over-the-counter derivatives on behalf of an Advisory Client. If there is a default by the counterparty to such a transaction, such Advisory Client will under most normal circumstances have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. However, exercising such contractual rights may involve delays or costs which could result in losses. Furthermore, there is a risk that any of such counterparties could become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy, receivership, special resolution or similar proceeding (a “Proceeding”).
If one or more of an Advisory Client’s counterparties were to become insolvent or the subject of a Proceeding in a relevant jurisdiction, there exists the risk that the recovery of that portion of such Advisory Client’s portfolio held by such counterparty will be delayed or be of a value less than the value of the securities or assets originally entrusted to the counterparty. In addition, given that Advisory Clients use counterparties located in various jurisdictions, it is more than possible that the laws and regulations in those jurisdictions may conflict. The practical effect of these laws and their application to an Advisory Client’s assets are therefore subject to substantial limitations and uncertainties. Investors should assume that the insolvency or the occurrence of a Proceeding of any counterparty would result in a loss to the Advisory Clients, which could be material. It is critical that Investors refer to the relevant confidential private offering memorandum, advisory agreement, and other governing documents for a complete understanding of the material risks involved in relation to Alyeska’s investment strategies and methods of analysis. The information contained herein is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by such documents.
Item 8. Methods of analysis, investment strategies and risk of loss
If you recommend primarily a particular type of security, explain the material risks involved. If the type of security involves significant or unusual risks, discuss these risks in detail. Equity Securities: Alyeska invests Advisory Client assets in equity securities, and expects to hold both long and short positions in such securities. Such investments will be subordinate to the claims of an issuer’s creditors and, to the extent such securities are common securities, preferred stockholders. Dividends customarily paid to equity holders can be suspended or cancelled at any time. For the foregoing reasons, investments in equity securities can be highly speculative and carry a substantial risk of loss of principal.
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Debt Securities: Alyeska invests Advisory Client assets in unrated or low grade debt securities which are subject to greater risk of loss of principal and interest than higher-rated debt securities. Alyeska may invest in debt securities which rank junior to other outstanding securities and obligations of the issuer, all or a significant portion of which may be secured on substantially all of that issuer’s assets. Alyeska may invest in debt securities which are not protected by financial covenants or limitations on additional indebtedness. Lower or unrated securities are more likely to react to developments affecting market and credit risk than are more highly rated securities, which primarily react to movements in the general level of interest rates. Investors should be aware that ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Subsequent to its purchase by an Advisory Client, an issue of securities may cease to be rated or its rating may be reduced. Neither event will require sale of such securities by the Advisory Client, although Alyeska will consider such event in its determination of whether the Advisory Client should continue to hold the securities. The market value of securities in lower-rated categories is more volatile than that of higher quality securities. In addition, the Advisory Clients may have difficulty disposing of certain of these securities because there may be a thin trading market. The lack of a liquid secondary market for certain securities may have an adverse impact on the Advisory Client’s ability to dispose of such securities and may make it more difficult for the Advisory Client to obtain accurate market
quotations for purposes of valuing the Advisory Client and calculating the value of its net assets. Convertible Securities: Alyeska invests Advisory Client assets in convertible securities. Convertible securities provide higher yields than the underlying equity securities, but generally offer lower yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality. The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates like bonds and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. In addition, convertible securities are often held in large concentrations by levered investors and hence may be materially devalued when those investors are selling, irrespective of the underlying issuer’s financial health. Options: Alyeska engages in the trading of options for the Advisory Clients. Such trading involves risks substantially similar to those involved in trading margined securities in that options are speculative and highly leveraged. Specific market movements of the securities underlying an option cannot accurately be predicted. The purchaser of an option is subject to the risk of losing the entire purchase price of the option. The writer of an option is subject to the risk of loss resulting from the difference between the premium received for the option and the price of the security underlying the option which the writer must purchase or deliver upon exercise of the option. Derivatives: Alyeska invests Advisory Client assets in derivative financial instruments. In addition, Alyeska from time to time utilizes both exchange-traded and OTC futures, options and contracts for differences, for hedging purposes, as well as other derivatives. Regulatory restraints may restrict the instruments that Alyeska may trade for the Advisory Clients. Such derivative instruments are highly volatile, involve certain special risks and expose investors to a high risk of loss. The low initial margin deposits normally required to establish a position in such instruments permit a high degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small movement in the price of a contract may result in a profit or a loss which is high in proportion to the amount of funds actually placed as initial margin and may result in unquantifiable further losses exceeding any margin deposited. Further, when used for hedging purposes there may be an imperfect correlation between these instruments and the investments or market sectors being hedged. The trading of OTC derivatives subjects the Advisory Clients to a variety of risks including: (i) counterparty risk, (ii) basis risk, (iii) interest rate risk, (iv) settlement risk, (v) legal risk, and (vi) operational risk. Counterparty risk is the risk that one of the Advisory Client’s counterparties might default on its obligation to pay or perform generally on its obligations. Basis risk is the risk that the normal relationship between two prices might move in opposite directions. Interest rate risk is the general risk associated with movements in interest rates. Settlement risk is the risk that a settlement in a transfer system does not take place as expected. Legal risk is the risk that a transaction proves unenforceable in law or because it has been inadequately documented. Operational risk is the risk of unexpected losses arising from deficiencies in a firm’s management information, support and control systems and procedures. Transactions in OTC derivatives may involve other risks as well, as there is no exchange market on which to close out an open position. It may be impossible to liquidate an existing position, to assess the value of a position or to assess the exposure to risk.
Foreign Securities: Alyeska invests Advisory Client assets in securities and other instruments of foreign corporations and foreign countries. Investing in such securities involves certain considerations not usually associated with investing in securities of U.S. companies or the U.S. government, including, among other things, political and economic considerations, such as greater risks of expropriation, nationalization and general social, political and economic instability; the small size of the securities markets in such countries and the low volume of trading, resulting in potential lack of liquidity and in price volatility; fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies and costs associated with currency conversion, imposition of withholdings and other taxes and certain government policies that may restrict the Advisory Clients’ investment opportunities. In addition, accounting and financial reporting standards that prevail in many foreign countries are not equivalent to U.S. standards and, consequently, less information may be available to investors in companies located in foreign countries than is available to investors in companies located in the U.S. There is also less regulation, generally, of the securities markets in many foreign countries than there is in the U.S. SPAC and PIPE Risks: Investments in Special Purpose Acquisition Companies: The Advisory Clients invest in “special purpose acquisition companies” (“SPACs”). A SPAC is a development stage company that has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated its business plan is to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies, other entity or person. Because SPACs have broad discretion to select potential business combinations (subject to industry, geographic or other limitations, if any), it is not possible for Alyeska to fully ascertain the merits or risks of investing in a particular SPAC. There is no guarantee that a SPAC selected by Alyeska for investment by the Advisory Clients will be able to effect a business combination with an operating entity. SPACs may encounter intense competition from other entities having similar business objectives, such as venture capital funds, leveraged buy-out funds and other private equity entities, as well as operating businesses competing for acquisitions. If an Advisory Client invests in a SPAC that is unable to effect a business combination, the Advisory Client will receive its share of the proceeds held in trust, subject to reduction if third-party claims are made against the SPAC or escrow. To the extent the SPAC were to complete a business combination with a financially unstable company or an entity in its development stage, the SPAC may be affected by the numerous risks inherent in the business operations of those entities. In a SPAC business combination transaction, the parties must file disclosure documents with the SEC, which include extensive information about the transaction and the target, including audited financial statements, pro forma financial information and other information that is typically disclosed in an initial public offering (“IPO”) prospectus. The process of preparing and resolving SEC comments on these documents is time-consuming and expensive and may create obstacles to closing the SPAC business combination transaction. Investments in Private SPACs or Investments Prior to an IPO: Investments in private SPACs and investments before an IPO may present opportunities for greater profit, but the additional risks are significantly greater. Investment in private SPACs may result in substantial risks of loss if a business combination is not announced or not completed, or after completion, a sale, IPO or other realization event of the acquired business does not occur. Investments in SPACs
before an IPO may also result in greater risk of loss in the event the IPO does not occur and the amount invested by an Advisory Client is used by the SPAC to cover expenses incurred prior to the aborted IPO. Potential Claims Against SPAC Trust Funds: An important aspect of SPACinvesting relates to the placement of a significant portion of the IPO proceeds of a SPAC in a trust fund. Placing funds in trust may not protect those funds from third-party claims against the SPAC. There is no guarantee that creditors or other entities involved with a SPAC will not seek recourse against a trust fund for any reason and that the proceeds in a trust fund will not be reduced by such claims. Reliance on the Management of SPACs: While shareholders of a SPAC hold approval rights over potential business combinations, the management team of each SPAC will be entrusted with identifying appropriate business combination opportunities and negotiating the terms of such transactions. Alyeska intends to select for investment securities of SPACs with strong structures and those headed by management teams with proven track records but may not always do so. In any event, an Advisory Client will be dependent upon the integrity, skill and judgment of the management team of each SPAC in which such Advisory Client invests. The officers and directors of a SPAC will generally not be required to commit their full time to the affairs of the SPAC, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between the operations of the SPAC and their own business interests. Further, if the officers’ and directors’ other businesses and affairs require them to devote more substantial amounts of time to such affairs, it may negatively impact the ability of the SPAC to identify and complete a business combination with an operating company. It is possible that officers and directors of a SPAC in which an Advisory Client invests may become involved with other SPACs, which SPACs may engage in similar business opportunities. There can be no assurance that the business opportunity will be presented to the SPAC in which an Advisory Client has made an investment. Warrants: If the SPAC does not file and maintain a current and effective prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants at the time that an Advisory Client wishes to exercise such warrants, it will only be able to exercise them on a cashless basis. As a result, the number of shares of common stock that such Advisory Client will receive upon exercise of the warrants will be fewer than it would have been had such Advisory Client exercised its warrant for cash. Further, if an exemption from registration is not available, such Advisory Client would not be able to exercise unless and until a current and effective prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is available. If the SPAC is unable to file and maintain a current and effective prospectus, the potential “upside” of such Advisory Client’s investment in the SPAC may be reduced or the warrants may expire worthless. PIPEs: The Advisory Clients may make participate in a SPAC financing’s postIPO offerings through a “private investment in public equity” (“PIPE”) transaction and in more traditional PIPE transactions which do not involve a SPAC. In a typical PIPE transaction, an Advisory Client will acquire, directly from an issuer in a private placement under the Securities Act, common stock or a security convertible into common stock. The issuer’s common stock is usually publicly traded on a U.S. securities exchange or in the OTC market, but the securities acquired by an Advisory Client will be subject to restrictions on resale
imposed by U.S. federal securities laws absent an effective registration statement. There are numerous risks associated with PIPE transactions. The issuer may be unable to register for public resale the shares held by an Advisory Client in a timely manner or at all or, even if the shares are registered for public resale, the market for the issuer’s securities may nevertheless be “thin” or illiquid, each of which could have an adverse effect on such Advisory Client’s ability to exit its investment. As a seller of securities in a registered public offering, an Advisory Client may be deemed to be a statutory “underwriter” under the Securities Act, and in that capacity liable for misstatements or omissions in the offering documents prepared by the issuer. While Advisory Clients typically will be indemnified by the issuer against such liabilities, the issuer may not have the financial resources to satisfy its indemnification obligations. Furthermore, it is the position of the SEC staff that indemnification for violations of the Securities Act is against public policy and therefore unenforceable. While the price paid by an Advisory Client for the PIPE securities will usually be at a discount to the public trading price at the time of purchase, by the time such Advisory Client is able to dispose of its shares in a public sale the market price for the issuer’s securities may be below the price paid by such Advisory Client, or the sale by such Advisory Client and other holders with similar registration rights at or about the same time may cause the market price of the issuer’s common stock to decline substantially before such Advisory Client is able to dispose of any or all of its investment. It is critical that Investors in the Funds refer to the relevant confidential private offering memorandum and other governing documents for a complete understanding of the material risks involved in relation to the types of securities that Alyeska invests in on behalf of its Advisory Clients. The information contained herein is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by such documents.
Item 9. Disciplinary information
Alyeska is required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary events that would be material to an investor’s evaluation of Alyeska or the integrity of Alyeska’s management. Alyeska has no legal or disciplinary information to disclose at this time.
ITEM 10 – OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS Item 10.A
If you or any of your management persons are registered, or have an application pending to register, as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a brokerdealer, disclose this fact. Not applicable.
Item 10.B
If you or any of your management persons are registered, or have an application pending to register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity trading advisor, or an associated person of the foregoing entities, disclose this fact. Not applicable.
Item 10.C
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Describe any relationship or arrangement that is material to your advisory business or to your clients that you or any of your management persons have with any related person listed below. Identify the related person and if the relationship or arrangement creates a material conflict of interest with clients, describe the nature of the conflict and how you address it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or government securities dealer or broker investment company or other pooled investment vehicle (including a mutual fund, closed-end investment company, unit investment trust, private investment company or “hedge fund,” and offshore fund) other investment adviser or financial planner futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading advisor banking or thrift institution accountant or accounting firm lawyer or law firm insurance company or agency pension consultant real estate broker or dealer sponsor or syndicator of limited partnerships
Alyeska serves as the investment manager to the Funds. Alyeska, its principals and employees also invest directly in the Funds. Investments in the Funds made by such parties, generally, are not subject to the management fees or performancebased compensation described in Item 5 above. As previously noted in Item 4.A above, the General Partner is the general partner of the Domestic Feeder and Master Fund. Alyeska’s principals, Anand Parekh and Jason Bragg, serve as directors of the Offshore Feeder and as members on the General Partner’s Board of Managers. The General Partner, Alyeska and their affiliates may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time, services and functions among the Advisory Clients and other business ventures. In an effort to minimize potential conflicts of interest, Alyeska has adopted a Code of Ethics that requires Alyeska’s Access Persons to act in the
best interests of the Advisory Clients and to place the interests of the Advisory Clients above their personal interests and those of Alyeska. It should be noted that certain employees of Alyeska have personal private investments in the management entities and/or pooled investment vehicles of unaffiliated registered investment advisers. Alyeska has reviewed all such investments to ensure those investments are passive in nature and Alyeska’s employees do not devote any time to the management or oversight of such unaffiliated investment advisers. As such, Alyeska believes that these investments do not present a material conflict of interest for the Funds or investors.
Item 10. Other financial industry activities and affiliations
If you recommend or select other investment advisers for your clients and you receive compensation directly or indirectly from those advisers that creates a material conflict of interest, or if you have other business relationships with those advisers that create a material conflict of interest, describe these practices and discuss the material conflicts of interest these practices create and how you address them. Not applicable.
ITEM 11 – CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING Item 11.A
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If you are an SEC-registered adviser, briefly describe your code of ethics adopted pursuant to SEC rule 204A-1 or similar state rules. Explain that you will provide a copy of your code of ethics to any client or prospective client upon request. Alyeska has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that applies to Alyeska’s Access Persons (as defined in the Advisers Act) and sets forth a standard of business conduct that takes into account Alyeska’s status as a fiduciary and requires Access Persons to place the interests of the Advisory Clients above their own interests and those of Alyeska. 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 Alyeska’s Chief Compliance Officer. All Access Persons are provided with a copy of the Code and are required to acknowledge receipt and understanding of the Code on at least an annual basis. Under the Code, Alyeska’s Access Persons must provide Alyeska’s Chief Compliance Officer with a list of their personal accounts and an initial holdings report within 10 days of becoming an Access Person. Alyeska also requires its Access Persons to report their securities transactions on a quarterly basis thereafter and disclose their securities holdings on an annual basis. Alyeska restricts the personal trading of its Access Persons. Alyeska maintains a Restricted List, hereinafter defined, of issuers of the securities of which Access Persons are generally prohibited from trading (the “Restricted List”). The Restricted List includes the names of any issuers for which Alyeska has come into contact with material non-public information. Alyeska also requires Access Persons to adhere to a 30-day holding period for the purchase of securities in their personal accounts, subject to waiver by the Chief Compliance Officer in his sole discretion. The Code also includes insider trading policies and procedures that are designed to prevent the improper use of material, non-public information. Such insider trading policies and procedures prohibit Alyeska and its personnel from trading for Advisory Clients or themselves, or recommend trading, in securities of a company while in possession of material, non-public information about the company, and from disclosing such information to any person not entitled to receive it. In addition, the Code seeks to ensure the protection of nonpublic information about the activities of the Advisory Clients. Investors or prospective Investors may obtain a copy of Alyeska’s Code by contacting the Chief Compliance Officer at (312) 899-7900.
Item 11.B
If you or a related person recommends to clients, or buys or sells for client accounts, securities in which you or a related person has a material financial interest, describe your practice and discuss the conflicts of interest it presents. Describe generally how you address conflicts that arise. Examples: (1) You or a related person, as principal, buys securities from (or sells securities to) your clients; (2) you or a related person acts as general partner in a
partnership in which you solicit client investments; or (3) you or a related person acts as an investment adviser to an investment company that you recommend to clients. As of the date of this brochure, Alyeska does not engage in principal transactions. As explained in Item 10.C above, Alyeska serves as the investment manager to the Funds. Alyeska (in the case of the Offshore Feeder and Domestic Feeder) and the General Partner (in the case of the Domestic Feeder) have financial ownership interests in the Funds and, in some cases, receive a Management Fee and performance-based compensation for their services. Alyeska and its principals, employees, and affiliates, and their respective family members, invest directly in the Funds, which investments generally are not subject to Management Fees or performance-based compensation. Investments by such persons are subject to the same liquidity terms as all other Investors. Alyeska recognizes the potential conflicts of interest that arise when its related persons invest in the Funds. Alyeska addresses such potential conflicts through its Aggregation and Allocation policies which can be found in Alyeska’s compliance manual. Further, the Code sets forth a fiduciary standard that requires Access Persons to act in the best interests of the Advisory Clients and place the interests of Advisory Clients ahead of their own and those of Alyeska. Access Persons are required to acknowledge receipt of the Code and agree to abide by its terms. The fact that Alyeska, its employees, the General Partner, or their respective affiliates have a financial ownership interest in the Funds creates a potential conflict in that it could cause Alyeska to make different investment decisions than if such parties did not have such a financial ownership interest. Performancebased compensation may create an incentive for Alyeska to make investment decisions that may differ from decisions that may be made in the absence of such performance-based compensation, including decisions that are riskier or less risky than would be made in the absence of such performance-based compensation. Alyeska manages this potential conflict through regular monitoring of the Advisory Client portfolios to help ensure consistency with Advisory Client objectives and disclosures, as more fully set forth in Item 13.A, below. Alyeska addresses these potential conflicts through regular monitoring of the Advisory Client portfolios for consistency with Advisory Client objectives, strategies, and target capacity. Alyeska also subjects its principals and employees who invest in the Funds to the same liquidity as other Investors. Further, Alyeska carefully considers the risks involved in any investments and Alyeska provides extensive disclosure to clients regarding the potential risks that come with an investment with Alyeska. Item 11.C
If you or a related person invests in the same securities (or related securities, e.g., warrants, options or futures) that you or a related person recommends to clients, describe your practice and discuss the conflicts of interest this presents and generally how you address the conflicts that arise in connection with personal trading. Access Persons of Alyeska buy, sell or otherwise invest in securities that Alyeska also recommends to Advisory Clients. Alyeska seeks to monitor the potential conflicts of interests within the firm as it relates to Access Person personal trading
(including investments in the Funds). Alyeska requires each of its Access Persons to pre-clear transactions in reportable securities, subject to waiver by the Chief Compliance Officer in his sole discretion. In reviewing pre-clearance requests, the Chief Compliance Officer, or his designee, considers the facts and circumstances related to the contemplated trade including when the security was last traded by the Advisory Clients. Such pre-clearance requests are approved by the Chief Compliance Officer, or his designee, only after careful consideration of any conflicts of interests and only if made in a manner consistent with the preclearance guidelines set forth in the Code. A potential conflict exists in that employees could use information obtained through their work at Alyeska or could take for themselves an opportunity available to the Advisory Clients. Alyeska addresses this conflict through preclearance requirements, review of Access Person holdings reports, use of a Restricted List, and a 30-day holding period for Access Person personal trading. As previously noted in Item 11.B, Alyeska and its principals, employees, and affiliates, and their respective family members, invest directly in the Funds, which investments may not be subject to the management fees or performancebased compensation described herein. Alyeska’s Code also contains policies and procedures to prevent insider trading that are designed to prevent the misuse of material, non-public information. Alyeska’s personnel are required to certify their compliance with the Code.
Item 11. Code of ethics, participation in client transactions and personal trading
If you or a related person recommends securities to clients, or buys or sells securities for client accounts, at or about the same time that you or a related person buys or sells the same securities for your own (or the related person's own) account, describe your practice and discuss the conflicts of interest it presents. Describe generally how you address conflicts that arise. Please refer to Items 11.A, 11.B, and 11.C above
ITEM 12 – BROKERAGE PRACTICES
Item 12.A.1
Describe the factors that you consider in selecting or recommending brokerdealers for client transactions and determining the reasonableness of their compensation (e.g., commissions). 1.
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Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits. If you receive research or other products or services other than execution from a broker-dealer or a third party in connection with client securities transactions (“soft dollar benefits”), disclose your practices and discuss the conflicts of interest they create. a.
Explain that when you use client brokerage commissions (or markups or markdowns) to obtain research or other products or services, you receive a benefit because you do not have to produce or pay for the research, products or services.
b.
Disclose that you may have an incentive to select or recommend a broker-dealer based on your interest in receiving the research or other products or services, rather than on your clients’ interest in receiving most favorable execution.
c.
If you may cause clients to pay commissions (or markups or markdowns) higher than those charged by other broker-dealers in return for soft dollar benefits (known as paying-up), disclose this fact.
d.
Disclose whether you use soft dollar benefits to service all of your clients’ accounts or only those that paid for the benefits. Disclose whether you seek to allocate soft dollar benefits to client accounts proportionately to the soft dollar credits the accounts generate.
e.
Describe the types of products and services you or any of your related persons acquired with client brokerage commissions (or markups or markdowns) within your last fiscal year.
f.
Explain the procedures you used during your last fiscal year to direct client transactions to a particular broker-dealer in return for soft dollar benefits you received.
Alyeska recognizes its duty to obtain best execution in effecting transactions on behalf of the Advisory Clients. In selecting brokers or dealers to effect transactions, Alyeska seeks to obtain the best combination of pricing, expertise and ability to perform execution services, ability to execute transactions in liquid and illiquid markets at competitive prices without disrupting the market for a particular security, range of services provided and products offered (including research and brokerage services), quality and timeliness of market information provided, ability to maintain confidentiality, creditworthiness and financial responsibility. Alyeska need not solicit competitive bids for execution services and does not have an obligation to seek the lowest available commission cost. Alyeska will make a good faith determination that the amount of commissions paid is reasonable in light of the products or services provided by a broker. Commission rates are generally negotiable and thus, selecting brokers on the basis
of considerations that are not limited to the applicable commission rates may result in higher transaction costs than would otherwise be obtainable. The receipt of such products or services creates a potential conflict of interest between Alyeska and the Advisory Clients. Alyeska enters into bundled commission arrangements pursuant to which Advisory Clients pay commissions to brokers or dealers who provide research and other services in amounts that may be greater than would be paid for execution-only services. The amount by which the bundled commission rate exceeds a broker’s execution-only rate is considered soft dollars. Notwithstanding that the Advisory Clients may pay bundled commission rates, Alyeska will not (i) engage any brokers or dealers in any third-party soft dollar arrangements or (ii) enter into any third party commission sharing arrangements by which a broker would pay third party service providers on behalf of Alyeska. Alyeska will only subject the Advisory Clients to such higher commission rates from a particular broker if it determines in good faith that the amount of the charged commissions is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker. In any event, such brokerage and research services furnished by brokers through which the Advisory Clients effect securities transactions will be limited to services that fall within the safe harbor contained in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Alyeska also has the authority to cause the Advisory Clients to pay brokers and other research providers directly for research. When Alyeska pays bundled commissions, or makes direct payments that are charged to Advisory Clients, and receives research or other products or services from brokers or other research providers, it receives a benefit because it does not have to produce or pay for the research, products or services. Further, with respect to bundled commissions, Alyeska has an incentive to select or recommend a broker-dealer based on its interest in receiving the research or other products or services, rather than on Advisory Clients’ interest in receiving most favorable execution. Such soft dollar benefits may be used to service all Advisory Client accounts and not just those that paid for the benefits. It is anticipated that any soft dollar benefits received by Alyeska will be applicable to all Advisory Clients, since the Advisory Clients generally utilize very similar strategies. In the past year, research and related services obtained through soft dollars or direct payments included, among other things, written information, models and analyses concerning specific securities, companies or sectors; market, financial and economic studies, data and forecasts; and discussions with research personnel and industry experts. Other types of research and related services obtained through soft dollars or direct payments included, among other things, meetings with corporate executives to obtain oral reports on company performance; seminars or conferences specifically geared towards “research”; advice on order execution; market color and advice on the availability of buyers and sellers; software that provides analysis of securities portfolios as well as other products and services that provide assistance to us in the performance of our investment and trading decisionmaking responsibilities.
As part of its responsibility to obtain best execution, Alyeska periodically and systematically evaluates the performance of broker-dealers. Such reviews include a thorough analysis of the services provided by each broker-dealer. Item 12.A.2
Brokerage for Client Referrals. If you consider, in selecting or recommending broker-dealers, whether you or a related person receives client referrals from a broker-dealer or third party, disclose this practice and discuss the conflicts of interest it creates. a.
Disclose that you may have an incentive to select or recommend a broker-dealer based on your interest in receiving client referrals, rather than on your clients’ interest in receiving most favorable execution.
b.
Explain the procedures you used during your last fiscal year to direct client transactions to a particular broker-dealer in return for client referrals.
Alyeska does not utilize any broker-dealers or third parties to solicit client referrals. Alyeska may, however, consider a broker-dealer’s ability to provide Alyeska with the opportunity to participate in capital introduction events sponsored by the broker-dealer and to refer Investors to the Funds. It should be emphasized that Alyeska does not select broker-dealers solely in return for referrals. Alyeska recognizes that it may have an incentive to favor brokerdealers that provide capital introduction services to Alyeska or refer Investors. Alyeska receives asset-based fees and accordingly would receive a financial benefit from the increase in assets under management that result from capital introduction services and Investor referrals. Similarly, Alyeska’s affiliates receive performance-based allocations and Alyeska receives performance based fees and accordingly could receive larger performance-based allocations and fees in any given profit period as a result of an increase in assets under management that results from capital introduction services and Investor referrals. The potential for higher fees presents a potential conflict in that Alyeska may have an incentive to favor broker-dealers that provide services that have a direct impact on fees even if those broker-dealers rate unfavorably in other categories. Item 12.A.3
Directed Brokerage. a.
If you routinely recommend, request or require that a client direct you to execute transactions through a specified broker-dealer, describe your practice or policy. Explain that not all advisers require their clients to direct brokerage. If you and the broker-dealer are affiliates or have another economic relationship that creates a material conflict of interest, describe the relationship and discuss the conflicts of interest it presents. Explain that by directing brokerage you may be unable to achieve most favorable execution of client transactions, and that this practice may cost clients more money.
b.
If you permit a client to direct brokerage, describe your practice. If applicable, explain that you may be unable to achieve most favorable execution of client transactions. Explain that directing brokerage may cost clients more money. For example, in a directed
brokerage account, the client may pay higher brokerage commissions because you may not be able to aggregate orders to reduce transaction costs, or the client may receive less favorable prices. Not applicable. Alyeska does not have directed brokerage arrangements.
Item 12. Brokerage practices
Discuss whether and under what conditions you aggregate the purchase or sale of securities for various client accounts. If you do not aggregate orders when you have the opportunity to do so, explain your practice and describe the costs to clients of not aggregating. The Master Fund is the only Advisory Client on behalf of which Alyeska purchases and sells securities. Accordingly, Alyeska does not aggregate orders.
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If in the future Alyeska were to purchase and sell securities on behalf of more than one Advisory Client, then Alyeska would observe the following principles and guidelines: Upon determination to buy or sell the same security on behalf of more than one Advisory Client (based upon the investment mandates of such Advisory Clients), Alyeska will generally aggregate trades, subject to best execution. Alyeska believes that aggregating orders generally leads to a more favorable price for Advisory Clients. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there may be limited circumstances in which Alyeska determines that it would be more operationally efficient to fill trades on an Advisory Client-by-Advisory Client basis. In some circumstances, it may be appropriate for Alyeska to buy or sell a security on behalf of more than one Advisory Client over a period of time. Trading is reviewed periodically to the extent deemed necessary by the Chief Compliance Officer to ensure that Advisory Clients are not systematically disadvantaged by this policy. Alyeska will act in a fair and reasonable manner in allocating investment and trading opportunities among the Advisory Clients. In furtherance of the foregoing, Alyeska will consider participation in all appropriate opportunities within the purpose and scope of each Advisory Client’s objectives and evaluates such factors as it considers relevant in determining whether a particular situation or strategy is suitable and feasible for each Advisory Client. Alyeska will generally allocate investment opportunities pro rata based upon invested capital across all Advisory Clients. For purposes of this calculation, invested capital will be approximately equal to the gross market value of the actively managed securities held and sold short by the Advisory Clients, and will not include the beta portion of Series Three, Series Four or Series Five. Alyeska is not obligated to purchase or sell for each Advisory Client every security which it may purchase or sell for other Advisory Clients, as some transactions or investments may appear unsuitable, impractical or undesirable for an Advisory Client. Accordingly, there are situations where investment opportunities may be allocated on a basis other than pro rata among all Advisory Clients based upon assets under management. Allocations may be made on a basis other than pro rata based upon invested capital for a variety of reasons. For purposes of this calculation, invested capital will be approximately equal to the gross market value of the actively managed securities held and sold short by the
Advisory Clients, and will not include the beta portion of Series Three, Series Four or Series Five. Alyeska will periodically review and revise (as appropriate) the criteria it considers when allocating investment opportunities among Advisory Clients in order to ensure investment opportunities are allocated in a fair and reasonable manner and that Alyeska’s practices are in conformity with applicable laws and regulations. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Alyeska, to the extent within its control, will not favor itself in any way to an Advisory Client’s detriment and will act in a manner that it believes over the long term is fair and equitable to all of its Advisory Clients.
ITEM 13 – REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS Item 13.A
Indicate whether you periodically review client accounts or financial plans. If you do, describe the frequency and nature of the review, and the titles of the supervised persons who conduct the review. The Advisory Client portfolios are under continuous review by Mr. Parekh, who, as Chief Executive Officer, has overall responsibility for selecting investments for the Advisory Clients. Mr. Parekh is assisted by the portfolio managers of the firm who help to determine whether security positions should be maintained or modified in view of market conditions. The portfolios are under continuous review by these individuals with regard to investment policy, the suitability of the investments used to meet policy objectives, and the investment objectives of the Advisory Clients. The portfolios are reviewed frequently to evaluate and assess, among other things, investment performance, sensitivity to market changes, and whether Advisory Clients continue to meet certain established investment criteria. While there are no set factors that trigger review of portfolios and no procedure that determines the sequence in which portfolios will be reviewed, the noted individuals generally review the portfolios in the event of the realization of certain events that drive a contemplated or actual trade or the occurrence of certain other market movements which materially impact the underlying investments of the portfolios. In addition, Alyeska’s Chief Compliance Officer periodically reviews trade policies and procedures to ensure they represent Alyeska’s current practices and are in conformity with applicable law and regulations.
Item 13.B
If you review client accounts on other than a periodic basis, describe the factors that trigger a review Please see Item 13.A above. continuous review.
Item 13. Review of accounts
The Advisory Clients’ accounts are under
Describe the content and indicate the frequency of regular reports you provide to clients regarding their accounts. State whether these reports are written. Investors generally receive unaudited risk and exposure reports on a monthly basis and audited financial statements within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year. Upon request, Alyeska has provided Investors with ad hoc reports regarding performance, risk, attribution, exposure and other metrics related to one or more of the Advisory Clients.
ITEM 14 – CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION Item 14.A
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If someone who is not a client provides an economic benefit to you for providing investment advice or other advisory services to your clients, generally describe the arrangement, explain the conflicts of interest, and describe how you address the conflicts of interest. For purposes of this Item, economic benefits include any sales awards or other prizes. Not applicable.
Item 14. Client referrals and other compensation
If you or a related person directly or indirectly compensates any person who is not your supervised person for client referrals, describe the arrangement and the compensation. Note: If you compensate any person for client referrals, you should consider whether SEC rule 206(4)-1 or similar state rules regarding solicitation arrangements and/or state rules requiring registration of investment adviser representatives apply. Alyeska does not utilize any broker-dealers and/or third parties to solicit client referrals. Please refer to Item 12.A.2. for a discussion of potential conflicts of interest related to a broker-dealer’s ability to provide Alyeska with the opportunity to participate in capital introduction events sponsored by the brokerdealer and to refer Investors to the Funds.
Item 15. Custody
If you have custody of client funds or securities and a qualified custodian sends quarterly, or more frequent, account statements directly to your clients, explain that clients will receive account statements from the broker-dealer, bank or other qualified custodian and that clients should carefully review those statements. If your clients also receive account statements from you, your explanation must include a statement urging clients to compare the account statements they receive from the qualified custodian with those they receive from you. Alyeska (with respect to the Funds) and the General Partner (with respect to the respective Domestic Feeder and Master Fund) are deemed to have custody by virtue of their status as investment manager or general partner, respectively.
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Alyeska maintains the assets of the Funds in accounts with a qualified custodian. Alyeska has established prime brokerage and custodial arrangements for one or more of the Funds with (i) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., a U.S. registered broker-dealer, 388 Greenwich Street, Tower Building, New York, New York 10013, (ii) Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC, a U.S. registered broker-dealer, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, (iii) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, a U.S. registered broker-dealer, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, (iv) Barclays Capital Inc., a U.S. registered broker-dealer, 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, (v) Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp., a U.S. registered broker-dealer, One Bryant Park, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10036, (vi) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, a U.S. registered broker-dealer, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, (vii) Wells Fargo Prime Services, LLC, a U.S. registered broker-dealer, 45 Fremont Street, 30th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, (viii) BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, a U.S. registered broker-dealer, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, (ix) TD Securities (USA) LLC, One Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, New York 10017, (x) National Financial Services LLC, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, and (xi) UBS Securities LLC, 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010. Alyeska has established additional custodial arrangements for one or more of the Funds with The Bank of New York Mellon, 1 Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 and with CITCO Bank (Canada), 2 Bloor Street East, Unit 2700, Toronto, Ontario M4W 1A8. Alyeska has arranged for the Funds to be audited in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles by an independent public accountant registered with, and subject to inspection by, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, on an annual basis and ensures that all Investors in the Funds are provided with copies of such audited financial statements within 120 days of the end of the Funds’ respective fiscal years (i.e., generally by April 30). Investors should carefully review the Funds’ audited financial statements.
Item 16. Investment discretion
If you accept discretionary authority to manage securities accounts on behalf of clients, disclose this fact and describe any limitations clients may (or customarily do) place on this authority. Describe the procedures you follow before you assume this authority (e.g., execution of a power of attorney). Alyeska has discretionary authority to manage the Advisory Clients. Alyeska is authorized to make purchase and sale decisions for the Advisory Clients. As explained in Item 8 above, each Fund’s investment strategy is set forth in detail in such Fund’s offering memorandum. Investors do not have the ability to impose limitations on Alyeska’s discretionary authority.
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Prospective Investors are provided with an offering memorandum prior to their investment and are encouraged to carefully review the offering memorandum, along with all other relevant offering materials, and to be sure that the proposed investment is consistent with their investment goals and tolerance for risk. Prospective Investors should also consult with their legal, tax, or other advisors prior to making any investment. Prospective Investors must also execute a subscription agreement, in which they make various representations, including representations regarding their suitability to invest in a high-risk investment pool. Further, prospective Investors in the Domestic Feeder must execute limited partnership agreements. Investors grant Alyeska discretionary authority through the execution of the applicable Fund’s subscription agreement.
ITEM 17 – VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES Item 17.A
If you have, or will accept, authority to vote client securities, briefly describe your voting policies and procedures, including those adopted pursuant to SEC rule 206(4)-6. Describe whether (and, if so, how) your clients can direct your vote in a particular solicitation. Describe how you address conflicts of interest between you and your clients with respect to voting their securities. Describe how clients may obtain information from you about how you voted their securities. Explain to clients that they may obtain a copy of your proxy voting policies and procedures upon request. Alyeska’s advisory agreements generally give Alyeska authority to vote proxies received by Advisory Clients. Investors do not have the ability to direct a particular solicitation. Alyeska understands and appreciates the importance of proxy voting. Alyeska votes proxies in what it believes to be the best interests of Advisory Clients. Alyeska has appointed Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) to, among other things, place votes based on ISS’s Socially Responsible Investment (“SRI”) policies and guidelines. In the event that Alyeska decides to directly exercise discretion to vote a proxy (in the event such authority is not delegated to ISS, or such authority is revoked from ISS with respect to any specific proxy), Alyeska will strive to vote any such proxies in the best interests of Advisory Clients (as applicable) and in accordance with its policies and procedures for voting proxies. In situations in which Alyeska decides to directly exercise discretion to vote a proxy, it will consider whether there are any conflicts between Alyeska and the Advisory Clients. A proxy voting committee will consider any conflicts and document the resolution. It should be noted that these procedures will be applied solely when Alyeska is requested to exercise its voting authority with respect to Advisory Client securities. There are situations in which Alyeska may be requested to provide consent with respect to a particular security where Alyeska may not apply the technical requirements of the procedures because Alyeska is not being asked to exercise voting authority with respect to Advisory Client securities (although Alyeska will act in the best interests of the Advisory Clients and Investors, as applicable, in responding to any such request). Investors may contact Alyeska’s Chief Compliance Officer at (312) 899-7900 with questions about or to request Alyeska’s proxy voting procedures or for information about how proxies were actually voted.
Item 17. Voting client securities
If you do not have authority to vote client securities, disclose this fact. Explain whether clients will receive their proxies or other solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent or from you, and discuss whether (and, if so, how) clients can contact you with questions about a particular solicitation. Not applicable.
ITEM 18 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 18.A
If you require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance, include a balance sheet for your most recent fiscal year. 1.
The balance sheet must be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, audited by an independent public accountant, and accompanied by a note stating the principles used to prepare it, the basis of securities included, and any other explanations required for clarity.
2.
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Show parenthetically the market or fair value of securities included at cost.
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Qualifications of the independent public accountant and any accompanying independent public accountant’s report must conform to Article 2 of SEC Regulation S-X.
Not applicable. Item 18.B
If you have discretionary authority or custody of client funds or securities, or you require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance, disclose any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair your ability to meet contractual commitments to clients. Alyeska is not currently aware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet contractual commitments to its Advisory Clients.
Item 18. Financial information
If you have been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years, disclose this fact, the date the petition was first brought, and the current status. Not applicable.
Form ADV Part 2A, via the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site.