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Great Point Partners, LLC: investment adviser
Great Point Partners, LLC is an investment adviser registered with the SEC (file 801-73834, CRD 158423). 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
- $1.8B
- Discretionary
- 100%
- Accounts
- 17
- Employees
- 28
- In advisory roles
- 23
- 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 | 17 | $1.8B | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Robert Jay | Person | Elected manager, member and managing director | D 50% to 75% | Jan 2003 | Yes | |
| The Jay Family Spray Trust | Company (U.S.) | Associated non- managing member | C 25% to 50% | Oct 2003 |
Indirect owners (Schedule B)
| Owner | Owns a stake in | Type | Stake | Control | Public company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Penn | The Jay Family Spray Trust | Person | F General partner, trustee or managing member |
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.
Great Point Partners ADV Iia March 2026, filed Mar 31, 2026. Brochure PDF. Items: 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
Item 4. Advisory business
Great Point Partners, LLC (“Great Point”1), a registered investment adviser, is a Delaware limited liability company. Great Point was founded in 2003 in Greenwich, Connecticut. Great Point provides discretionary investment management services to pooled investment vehicles, including hedge funds and private equity funds. Great Point is owned by Senior Managing Member Dr. Jeffrey R. Jay (“Dr. Jay”). The Hedge Funds Biomedical Value Fund, L.P. (“BMVF”) and Biomedical Offshore Value Fund, Ltd. (“BMOVF”, and, together with BMVF, the “Hedge Funds”) are hedge funds formed with the goal of capturing the long term value created by biotechnology, medical devices/diagnostics and health care information technology companies.
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The Hedge Funds invest principally in publicly traded biotechnology, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies mainly in the U.S., Canada and the EU by purchasing and selling securities in the open market, in privately negotiated financings, in restructurings and in directly negotiated investments (“DNIs”). The Hedge Funds are required to be managed in accordance with the Hedge Funds’ respective Governing Documents (as defined below). Ms. Lillian Nordahl serves as Co-Portfolio Manager of the Hedge Funds. Managed Accounts Great Point may from time to time serve as an advisor or sub-advisor to and /or provides discretionary investment management and portfolio management services to separately managed accounts (the “Managed Accounts”, and, together with the Hedge Funds, the “Public Equity Clients”). Subject to client mandates, Great Point is typically required to manage the assets of a Managed Account in a substantially similar manner to the Hedge Funds. Please see Item 8 describing potential conflicts of interest. The Private Equity Funds Great Point has formed various funds to invest in recapitalizations and growth buy-outs of growing health care companies in the lower middle market. These funds currently consist of the following: • GPP – CF I, L.P. (“GPP CF I”), a continuation fund formed to invest in the American Medical Staffing business and provide liquidity to investors in Great Point Partners I, L.P. • Great Point Partners II, L.P. (“GPP II”), Great Point Partners II-A, L.P., a fund investing in parallel with GPP II (“GPP II-A”), and GPP II Offshore Feeder, L.P., a feeder fund to GPP II (“GPP II-Offshore”, and, together with GPP II and GPP II-A, “Fund II”) • Great Point Partners III, L.P. (“GPP III”), and Great Point Partners III-A, L.P., a fund investing in parallel with GPP III (“GPP III-A”, and, together with GPP III, “Fund III”) • Great Point Partners IV, L.P. (“GPP IV”).
Throughout this Brochure, the term “Great Point” is used to refer collectively to Great Point Partners, LLC and its affiliated General Partners, as described below.
The Co-Investment Vehicles The following entities were formed in connection with co-investments or other transactions: GPP II – MDRS Holdings, LLC; GPP III – Axiom, LLC; GPP III – Bionova, LLC; GPP III – Tergus, LLC; GPP III – MLM, LLC; GPP III – PCM, LLC; GPP III – Ephicacy, LLC; GPP III – Ixcells, LLC; GPP IV – Ludi, LLC; GPP IV – Eutecma LLC and GPP IV – Lyocontract LLC (collectively, the “Co Invest Funds”). Great Point Partners CF I GP, LLC, Great Point Partners II GP, LLC, Great Point Partners III GP, LLC, and Great Point Partners IV GP, LLC (collectively, the “General Partners”) are entities affiliated with Great Point Partners, LLC that serve as general partners to GPP CF I, Fund II, Fund III, and GPP IV, respectively. Each General Partner has designated Great Point as the investment manager for each of the Private Equity Funds and the Public Equity Clients. This Brochure also describes the business practices of each General Partner which together operate as a single advisory business together with Great Point Partners, LLC. From time to time herein, the Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds are referred to individually or collectively as a “Fund” or the “Funds,” and the Public Equity Clients and Private Equity Funds are referred to individually or collectively as a “Client” or “Clients.” The Medical Advisory Board Great Point also retains a group of medical advisors (the “Medical Advisory Board”) as non-exclusive consultants who serve as a continuous source of expertise and contacts in the health care industry for the Hedge Funds, and help Great Point with answers to due diligence questions on investment ideas, The Medical Advisory Board meets collectively, on an annual basis, with Great Point’s hedge fund investment professionals. The CEO Advisory Board Great Point also retains a group of accomplished senior executives (the “CEO Advisory Board”) as non-exclusive consultants who provide assistance to the Private Equity Funds to help conduct due diligence on investment ideas, and serve as Board members of portfolio companies of Private Equity Clients. The CEO Advisory Board meets collectively, on an annual basis, with Great Point’s private equity investment professionals. Certain Great Point Private Equity Funds bear retainer fees paid, and cost and expenses reimbursed, to CEO Advisory Board members, and costs of meetings with the CEO Advisory Board, in accordance with the Governing Documents of those Private Equity Funds. More information on the CEO Advisory Board is contained below. Availability of Tailored Services Great Point does not tailor its advisory services to the specific investment objectives of the investors of the Funds. Instead, Great Point exercises its investment discretion pursuant to the investment guidelines and restrictions set forth in the relevant private placement memorandum or other offering
document (each, an “Offering Document”) and /or limited partnership agreement or other investment management agreement (each, an “Investment Management Agreement” and together with the Offering Documents, the “Governing Documents”) for each respective Fund. With respect to the Managed Account Client, Great Point will typically follow specific mandates for investing a Managed Account assets, set forth in Investment Management Agreements between Great Point and any such Managed Account Client. Investors and prospective investors in Great Point’s Funds should refer to the Governing Documents of the applicable Fund for information on the investment objectives, investment restrictions and risks associated with each fund. Since Great Point does not provide individualized advice to investors, investors should consider whether the respective Funds meet their investment objectives and risk tolerance prior to investing. Investors in a Fund participate in the overall investment program for such Fund but may be excused from a particular investment due to legal, regulatory or other agreed-upon circumstances pursuant to the relevant Governing Documents. The Funds or the General Partners enter and have entered into side letters or other similar agreements with certain investors that have the effect of establishing rights (including economic or other terms) under, or altering or supplementing the terms of, the relevant Governing Documents with respect to such investors. Additionally, from time to time, Great Point provides (or agrees to provide) limited partners of the Funds as well as certain third party investors or other persons, including Great Point’s principals, personnel and certain other persons associated with Great Point (to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Governing Documents), the opportunity to participate in single investment co-invest vehicles that will invest in certain portfolio companies alongside a Fund. Such co-investments involve investment and disposal of interests in the applicable portfolio company. Fund II and Fund III are not making investments in new portfolio companies as the investment period provided for in the respective Governing Documents applicable to such Funds has ended. Wrap Fee Program Great Point does not participate in any wrap fee programs. Client Assets Under Management As of December 31, 2025, Great Point had approximately $1,777,101,406 of Regulatory Assets Under Management, all of which is managed on a discretionary basis.
Item 5. Fees and compensation
The Hedge Funds Great Point generally receives an annual management fee of 2% of the net assets of each Hedge Fund, generally payable in monthly installments in advance based on the Hedge Fund’s net assets on the first day of each month. The fee is deducted from the Hedge Funds’ assets. Great Point generally is entitled to a 20% performance allocation based on capital appreciation of the BMVF assets, including unrealized appreciation, after deduction of expenses and subject to exceeding the previous high-water mark. Great Point generally is entitled to a 20% performance fee based on capital appreciation of the BMOVF assets, including unrealized appreciation, after deduction of expenses and subject to exceeding the previous high-water mark.
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In addition to the management and performance allocations/fees, the Hedge Funds incur fees and expenses such as investment-related and other trading-related expenses (including, without limitation, all brokerage (including prime brokerage) commissions and fees, investment banking fees and expenses, expenses relating to short sales, clearing and settlement charges, custodial fees, bank service fees, interest on margin accounts and other indebtedness, borrowing charges, consulting and other professional fees relating to due diligence of particular investments or contemplated investments (in each case whether or not the applicable investment is consummated) and reasonable travel and related expenses incurred in connection with due diligence and other work performed on behalf of the Hedge Fund (including premium class air travel and expenses for reasonable lodging, meals and related items), all research-related expenses (including, without limitation, news and quotation equipment and services, and expenses related to obtaining, processing and analyzing “big data” or “alternative data”), data feeds, reports, subscriptions, licenses, investment-and trading-related computer hardware, information systems, and software, including trade order management software (i.e., software used to route trade orders), and fees and expenses of attending professional and industry conferences or obtaining third-party research, data, analytics, modeling, structuring, pricing and execution services that are related to the Hedge Fund’s investment activities (including any “expert network”), professional fees (including, without limitation, expenses of attorneys, consultants, statisticians and experts); administration expenses (including the fees and expenses of any administrator); annual meeting expense; accounting expenses (including portfolio accounting software); organizational and reorganizational expenses; operating expenses; including the following: fees and expenses relating to information technology hardware, software or other technology (including costs of software licensing, implementation, data management and recovery services and custom development) used to research investments, evaluate and manage risk, facilitate valuations, facilitate accounting functions, facilitate compliance with the rules of any self-regulatory organization or applicable law (including reporting obligations), facilitate and manage the order execution of securities or otherwise manage the Fund or any trading vehicle, such as Bloomberg terminals, portfolio management systems, risk management systems and order management systems; fees and expenses of third-party risk management products, models and services; third-party administrative fees and expenses; audit expenses; legal expenses; fees and expenses associated with the preparation or distribution of the Fund’s financial statements, tax
returns, tax estimates and Schedules K-1 and, if applicable, K-3, any reporting to the limited partners or any other administrative, regulatory or other Hedge Fund -related reporting or filing (including Section 13 filings), any investor administrative tools such as investor portals and third-party reporting software; communications expenses, and any Fund-related filings or reports required by the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive of the European Union or any similar law, rule or regulation and expenses related to compliance with such; costs of printing and mailing reports and notices; corporate licensing; all fees, expenses, costs and liabilities incurred in connection with litigation, arbitration, mediation, claim, proceeding or other extraordinary events involving the Hedge Fund; governmental fees and regulatory expenses (including filing fees);charges, and all expenses incurred by Great Point in its capacity as the Hedge Fund’s tax matters partner, or a similar role under applicable state or local tax law; expenses incurred in connection with the offering and sale of the interests in the Hedge Fund and other similar expenses related to the Hedge Fund; premiums for liability insurance (including directors and officers and errors and omissions insurance) covering Great Point and its affiliates and their respective members, directors, officers, employees and agents and other indemnity expenses (including attorney’s fees incurred in connection therewith); the management fee and the incentive allocation; costs of preparing and distributing reports and notices; taxes; expenses incurred in connection with negotiating and complying with provisions of any side letter agreement; and extraordinary expenses and other similar expenses related to the Hedge Fund as Great Point determines in its sole discretion , including the following: indemnification expenses; fees and expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit by any taxing authority, including any related administrative settlement and judicial review; and fees and expenses incurred in connection with the reorganization, dissolution, winding up or termination of the Hedge Fund or any trading vehicle. Specific information regarding the management fees, performance allocations/fees and expenses for the Hedge Funds can be found in each such Hedge Fund’s Governing Documents. Managed Account Great Point’s fee schedule for any Managed Accounts would generally be 2% annually, payable monthly based on the beginning capital account balance of such Managed Account. Great Point sends an invoice to each Managed Account Client and does not directly debit fees. Great Point receives a performance-based fee on the capital appreciation of any Managed Account’s assets, after deduction of expenses, and subject to exceeding the previous high water mark. The management fee and any applicable performance fees for any Managed Account is individually negotiated. The manner in which management fees and performance-based fees are charged is more fully described in the applicable Investment Management Agreement between Great Point and any relevant Managed Account Client. In addition to the management and performance allocations/fees, any Managed Account incurs fees and expenses incurred in connection with due diligence, research, brokerage and insurance and indemnity expenses. The Private Equity Funds
Great Point generally earns an annual management fee of 2% of capital commitments or invested capital (depending on where the fund is in its life cycle) payable quarterly in advance by each Private Equity Fund except for GPP CF I. The fee is generally deducted from such Private Equity Fund’s assets. Great Point may be entitled to a 20% performance-based allocation based on capital appreciation of each Private Equity Fund’s assets. This performance-based allocation is contingent upon satisfying a preferred return in Fund II, Fund III, and GPP IV. In addition to the management and performance-based allocations, the Private Equity Funds incur (a) organizational expenses (subject to a cap) including costs of preparing and distributing reports and notices; taxes; expenses incurred in connection with negotiating and complying with provisions of any side letter agreement; , (b) expenses, costs and liabilities incurred in connection with the operation, organization and reorganization of the Private Equity Funds and its subsidiaries and their respective portfolio investments and the performance by Great Point and the Private Equity Fund of their respective obligations, including, without limitation, (i) the organization of any alternative investment vehicle or holding vehicle, including documentation related thereto; (ii) the management fee; (iii) all expenses, costs and liabilities incurred in connection with the identifying, evaluation, researching, monitoring, negotiating, refinancing, structuring, organizing, making, sale, proposed sale, other disposition or valuation of actual or proposed portfolio investments and temporary investments for the Private Equity Fund, whether or not consummated (including but not limited to deal initiation expenses, lending, advisory, private placement fees, investment banking, finders, syndication, sales commissions, appraisal fees, taxes, brokerage fees, underwriting commissions and industry and company due diligence in connection therewith), including, but not limited to, expenses of attending industry conferences, third party research, data, analytics, modeling, structuring, “expert networks”, expenses related to obtaining, processing and analyzing “big data” or “alternative data”, consultants, legal, accounting, asset and financial administration, custodian, depository, trustee, record-keeping expenses (including a depositary, representative or paying agent appointed pursuant to the AIFMD or any other similar law, rule or regulation in any relevant jurisdiction), commercial banking, audit and other expenses (to the extent not subject to reimbursement); (iv) all fees, expenses, costs, judgments, settlements and liabilities incurred (including indemnification obligations) in connection with litigation, arbitration, mediation, claims, proceedings, or other extraordinary events (unless the relevant indemnified parties are not entitled to indemnification in connection with such litigation, arbitration, mediation or extraordinary events), D&O liability and other insurance (and all premiums and charges in connection with the maintenance thereof) and indemnity expenses; (v) all taxes, interest, penalties, fees and other governmental charges payable by the Private Equity Fund (other than taxes that are reimbursed by the limited partners), expenses incidental to the transfer, servicing and accounting for the Private Equity Fund’s cash and securities, including all charges of depositories and custodians, and all expenses incurred by Great Point (or its designee) in its capacity as the Private Equity Fund’s partnership representative, or a similar role under applicable state or local tax law; (vi) communications expenses; (vii) travel (including first class and non-commercial travel and all expenses relating to accommodations, meals and entertainment incurred in connection with such
travel) related to portfolio investments and temporary investments; (viii) all expenses and costs incurred by the Private Equity Fund, Great Point or Great Point’s members, managers, partners, consultants, officers and employees (including travel, food and lodging expenses) associated with (a) meetings of the limited partners; (b) the annual review of portfolio companies by the CEO Advisory Board (including expenses of the members of the CEO Advisory Board in connection therewith); and (c) the annual meeting of portfolio company chief financial officers, operating partners and managing members of Great Point; (ix) all expenses and costs (including travel, food and lodging expenses) of each of the Private Equity Fund’s Advisory Board and CEO Advisory Board; (x) certain expenses and costs of organizing, managing, operating, dissolving, liquidating and winding-up of any subsidiaries or other affiliated entities created to facilitate investment by the Private Equity Fund which otherwise would be incurred in connection with any portfolio investments or temporary investments; (xi) brokerage commissions, custodial expenses, experts, appraisal fees (including the costs of any third-party valuation agents or pricing services) and other investment costs actually incurred in connection with holding and maintaining portfolio investments and temporary investments; (xii) expenses of liquidating the Private Equity Fund and its subsidiaries; (xiii) any and all out-ofpocket expenses for transactions that are not consummated (including legal, accounting, auditing, insurance, travel (including first class and non-commercial travel and all expenses relating to accommodations, meals and entertainment incurred in connection with such travel), consulting, financial advisory, investment banking, structuring, brokerage, finders, financing, appraisal, filing, reverse breakup, and termination fees; (xiv) expenses relating to defaults by limited partners in the payment of any capital contributions; (xv) expenses incurred in connection with the restructuring of or amendment to the governing documents of the Private Equity Fund; (xvi) legal, administrative, advisory, consulting, technological, professional, and out-of-pocket expenses relating to the administration and operation of the Private Equity Fund including the expenses incurred in connection with the maintenance of the Private Equity Fund’s books of account and the preparation of audited or unaudited financial statements required to implement the provisions of this Agreement or by any governmental authority with jurisdiction over the Private Equity Fund (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of independent auditors, accountants and counsel, any fees or imposts of a governmental authority imposed in connection with such books and records and statements including expenses related to compliance with the AIFMD and/or the law, rules or regulations implemented or promulgated in any applicable E.U. jurisdiction in relation thereto (or similar marketing-related regulations in other jurisdictions), including the fees, costs and expenses of any depository required in connection therewith, expenses related to compliance with privacy laws, rules or regulations of any applicable jurisdiction, including the General Data Protection Regulation) and other routine administrative expenses of the Private Equity Fund or its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, the cost of the preparation of tax returns, cash management expenses and insurance and legal expenses; (xvii) any regulatory related fees or expenses directly related to the Private Equity Fund (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any fees or expenses directly related to Great Point); and (xviii) all expenses, including interest, fees and legal expenses incurred in connection with any indebtedness of the Private Equity Fund or other credit arrangement (including any line of credit, loan commitment or letter of credit for the Private Equity Fund or related to any proposed or consummated portfolio investment (or any underlying asset)). Specific information regarding the management fees,
performance allocations and expenses for the Private Equity Funds can be found in each such Private Equity Fund’s Governing Documents. Additionally, subject to the relevant Governing Documents, a Private Equity Fund will bear certain unreimbursed expenses of portfolio companies and special purpose vehicles through which the Private Equity Fund invests. A percentage of certain fees received by Great Point or its affiliates, including transaction fees, breakup fees, monitoring fees, and director’s fees, offset management fees otherwise payable by investors in a Private Equity Fund in the Governing Documents of such Private Equity Fund. A General Partner of a Private Equity Fund will in its sole discretion permit certain investors to coinvest in portfolio companies alongside one or more Private Equity Funds. If a co-invest vehicle is formed, such entity will bear the pro-rata expenses related to an investment made by the relevant Private Equity Funds. In the event that a transaction in which a co-investment was expected, including a transaction for which a co-investment was believed necessary in order to consummate such transaction, ultimately is not consummated, all expenses relating to such unconsummated transaction will be borne by the relevant Private Equity Fund(s) and not by any prospective co-investors. The Governing Documents of the Private Equity Funds and subject to a Management Services Agreement with portfolio companies generally permit expenses and costs incurred by Great Point in connection with the Funds investment to be reimbursed by portfolio companies. Such amounts include amounts paid to certain consultants and service providers detailed herein. As such, the relevant Funds bear such amounts indirectly. Great Point and/or its affiliates negotiate with portfolio companies to perform services resulting in transaction fees, monitoring fees or other compensation to a portfolio company. As discussed in the section entitled “Conflicts of Interest” in Item 8 below, the receipt of such compensation gives rise to potential conflicts of interest between the Private Equity Funds and their investors, on the one hand, and Great Point and/or its affiliates on the other hand, because these fees reduce the capital of each Private Equity Funds’ portfolio companies. Great Point believes that such conflict of interest is reduced because of the services performed and a portion of such fees offset management fees otherwise owed by such investors. Also, the senior management of the portfolio companies are generally also invested in such portfolio companies and, therefore, have an incentive to appropriately manage such fees. Certain Private Equity Funds, in accordance with their applicable limited partnership agreements, use credit facilities in order to make investments prior to issuing capital calls and receiving capital contributions from investors. The use of credit has the effect of amplifying the gains or losses of a particular Private Equity Fund. General Partners have an incentive for their Private Equity Funds to use credit in order to accelerate how quickly the preferred return is achieved, thereby allowing a General Partner to potentially receive its performance-based allocation (described above) earlier than it would absent the use of such credit facility. This conflict of interest is mitigated because Great Point in agreement with its credit facility lenders limit both the amount of capital that can be borrowed and
the amount of time capital can be borrowed. Co-Invest Funds The Co-Invest Funds generally do not pay a management fee but certain ones pay a performancebased allocation. Portfolio companies held by the Co-Invest Funds typically pay monitoring and/or transaction fees to entities affiliated with Great Point in connection with Co-Invest Funds. Co-Invest Funds incur similar fees to those incurred by Private Equity Funds. Specific information regarding the management fees, performance allocations and expenses for the Co-Invest Funds can be found in each such Co-Invest Fund's Governing Documents. Other Information Great Point commonly pays expenses common to multiple Clients and thus advances such amounts and receives reimbursement from the Clients to which such expenses relate. Great Point exempts certain investors in the Funds from payment of all or a portion of management fees and/or performance allocations. For example, in instances where a Great Point professional or its affiliate invests in a Fund, such professional or its affiliate generally will be exempt from payment of the management fee and carried interest with respect to such Fund. Additionally, to the extent permitted by the relevant Governing Documents, certain General Partners have the right to permit investors, affiliated with a General Partner, to invest through the relevant General Partner or other vehicles that do not bear management fees or performance allocations. Principals or other current or former employees (who have a vested compensation agreement) of Great Point receive a portion of the performance-based allocation or other compensation, as applicable, received by the relevant Great Point entity. Additionally, members of the CEO Advisory Board provide services to (or with respect to) certain Private Equity Funds or portfolio companies in which one or more of the Private Equity Funds invest. In connection with such services, such CEO Advisory Board members or other personnel receive fees and other compensation from such Private Equity Funds or portfolio companies, and such fees or compensation do not offset the management fee. As a result, investors in such Private Equity Funds bear the cost for such services directly or indirectly.
Item 6. Performance-based fees and side-by-side management
As referenced in Item 5 above, Great Point generally receives performance-based allocations and fees from Clients (other than the Co-Invest Funds). This is compensation based on a share of capital gains on, or capital appreciation of, the assets of the Funds or any Managed Account. The nature of these fees is described in more detail in the applicable Governing Documents for each Client. Performancebased compensation arrangements create an incentive for Great Point to make more speculative investments or increase Great Point's focus on short-term profits rather than focusing on long-term capital appreciation. This could expose the portfolios to additional levels of risk than would be the case if such arrangements were not in effect. Because the performance-based compensation
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arrangements create conflicts of interest between Great Point and its Clients, Great Point has adopted a code of ethics that serves to address those conflicts and enforce a standard of conduct for its employees. Please see Item 11 below for a discussion of Great Point’s code of ethics. In addition, managing entities that are charged no or a lower-performance-based fee presents a conflict of interest because Great Point has an incentive to favor Clients for which it receives the highest performance-based compensation. Great Point has also addressed this conflict of interest by maintaining an investment allocations / co-investment policy designed to assist Great Point to allocate investment opportunities among its Clients consistent with Great Point’s fiduciary obligations to, and underlying Governing Documents (if applicable) for, the relevant Client(s) (which, in some cases, include provisions requiring that allocations be made in a particular manner).
Item 7. Types of clients
Great Point provides advisory services to private funds that are considered hedge funds or private equity funds. The investors participating in the Funds generally include individuals, banks or thrift institutions, other investment entities, university endowments, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, or charitable organizations or other corporations or business entities, and include, directly or indirectly, principals or other employees of Great Point and its affiliates and members of their families, as well as service providers or other relationships retained by Great Point including members of the Medical Advisory Board and the CEO Advisory Board.
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Great Point does not provide investment advice directly to investors in the Funds on an individual basis. Great Point also from time to time provides advisory services to Managed Accounts which in such a case will be institutional investors. The Hedge Funds and the Private Equity Funds generally require a minimum initial subscription from investors and require them to meet suitability requirements. For a Managed Account, Great Point generally requires a significant minimum investment. Great Point may waive minimum account sizes in its sole discretion.
Item 8. Methods of analysis, investment strategies and risk of loss
Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies The Hedge Funds Each Hedge Fund’s investment objective is to achieve positive excess returns by investing in publicly traded biotechnology, pharmaceutical and life science companies. Great Point believes that by creating a balanced portfolio composed primarily of companies that are undervalued by the public markets, above-average investment returns can be realized. The Hedge Funds pursue a bottom-up research-driven approach to investing in the securities of undervalued, publicly traded health care companies. Securities are purchased and sold in the open market and are also acquired through DNIs many of which are proactively originated by Great Point's investment professionals.
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Small and mid-cap stocks comprise the majority of the Hedge Funds’ long exposure. In addition to making long investments, the Hedge Funds also endeavor to profit from shorting stocks where Great Point has identified a clear catalyst, including situations in which regulatory approval for a product is unlikely, a new drug or medical device is expected to fail commercially in the marketplace, or company management is not expected to meet the goals they have communicated to investors. Great Point relies principally upon our own financial models and analysis to make investment decisions. Great Point utilizes third party research as a reference point among a series of data points. Managed Account Subject to individual Client restrictions on the exercise of Great Point’s investment discretion, any Managed Accounts’ investment objectives are typically the same as the Hedge Funds. The Private Equity Funds The Private Equity Funds continue Great Point’s focused investment strategy of seeking to find and create investment opportunities in private, primarily profitable, lower middle market, growing health care companies before the opportunity has been identified by others and often before the companies have made a decision to complete a financing. The objective of Great Point’s investment policy for its Private Equity Funds is to achieve positive excess returns while attempting to minimize risk to limited partners. Great Point generates the majority of its investment opportunities through cold calling and established contacts across the country. These contacts include its CEO Advisory Board, entrepreneurs, business brokers, Great Point Clients, accountants, lawyers, and consultants. Great Point also expects that top
executives of companies it has previously backed will continue to assist in originating and evaluating investment opportunities. Great Point conducts its own primary investment research and, to this end, devotes a significant amount of time visiting companies directly. Great Point evaluates a potential investment by examining three critical areas: management, market and product. Great Point’s investment philosophy relies on these fundamental elements of a successful business, not on financial engineering. Before an investment is made, Great Point, with assistance from its team of industry contacts, studies the opportunity and conducts due diligence, including management reference checks, product analyses, regulatory and legal reviews, and rigorous financial and market analyses. Great Point contacts industry experts and utilizes paid consultants. Through this in-depth analysis of investment opportunities, Great Point believes it can maintain a high-quality portfolio and mitigate risk. These strategies and investments involve risk of loss and Clients (and investors) must be prepared to bear the loss of their entire investment. Material Risks General Importance of Dr. Jay, Ms. Nordahl, and Rohan Saikia (“Mr. Saikia”) The Public Equity Funds success’ depends in substantial part upon the skill and expertise of Dr. Jay, Ms. Nordahl and the other individuals employed to assist them. The Private Equity Funds’ success depends in substantial part upon the skill and expertise of Dr. Jay, and Mr. Saikia and the other individuals employed to assist them. Cybersecurity Investment advisers, including Great Point, must rely in part on digital and network technologies (“cyber networks”) to maintain substantial computerized data about activities for client accounts and otherwise conduct their businesses. Such cyber networks might in some circumstances be subject to a variety of possible cybersecurity incidents or similar events that could potentially result in the inadvertent disclosure of confidential computerized data or client data to unintended parties, or the intentional misappropriation or destruction of data by malicious hackers seeking to compromise sensitive information, corrupt data, or cause operational disruption. Cyber-attacks might potentially be carried out by persons using techniques that could range from efforts to electronically circumvent network security or overwhelm websites to intelligence gathering and social engineering functions aimed at obtaining information necessary to gain access. Great Point maintains policies and procedures on information technology security, it has certain technical and physical safeguards intended to protect the confidentiality of its internal data, and takes other reasonable precautions to limit the potential for cybersecurity incidents, and to protect data from inadvertent disclosure or wrongful misappropriation or destruction. Nevertheless, despite reasonable precautions, the risk remains that cybersecurity incidents could potentially occur, and such incidents, in some circumstances, might result in
unauthorized access to sensitive information about Great Point, the Funds or their investors, and/or cause damage to client accounts or Great Point’s activities for the Funds or their investors. Online services provided by Great Point to investors may also be susceptible to compromise. In addition, the portfolio companies held by the Funds may also be the target of a cybersecurity incident or similar event that could potentially result in the inadvertent disclosure of confidential computerized data or client data to unintended parties, or the intentional misappropriation or destruction of data by malicious hackers seeking to compromise sensitive information, corrupt data, or cause operational disruption. A cybersecurity incident at a portfolio company generally would cause financial harm and lead to a loss in value for the Funds and their investors. The service providers of Great Point and the Clients are subject to the same electronic information security threats as Great Point. If a service provider fails to adopt or adhere to adequate data security policies, or in the event of a breach of its networks, information relating to the transactions of the Fund and personally identifiable information of investors may be lost or improperly accessed, used or disclosed. Dynamic Investment Strategy While Great Point generally seeks attractive returns for a Fund through the investment strategy and methods described herein, Great Point may pursue additional investment strategies and may modify or depart from its initial investment strategy, investment process or investment techniques to the extent it determines such modification or departure to be appropriate and consistent with the relevant Governing Documents and investment restrictions of the relevant Client. Uncertain Economic, Social and Political Environment Consumer, corporate and financial confidence may be adversely affected by current or future tensions around the world, fear of terrorist activity and/or military conflicts, localized or global financial crises or other sources of political, social or economic unrest. Such erosion of confidence may lead to or extend a localized or global economic downturn. A climate of uncertainty may reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. In addition, limited availability of credit for consumers, homeowners and businesses, including credit used to acquire businesses, in an uncertain environment or economic downturn would have an adverse effect on the economy generally and on the ability of a Fund and its portfolio companies to execute their respective strategies and to receive an attractive multiple of earnings on the disposition of businesses. This may slow the rate of future investments by such Fund and result in longer holding periods for investments. Furthermore, such uncertainty or general economic downturn may have an adverse effect upon such Fund’s portfolio companies. Military action and future possible terrorist attacks could adversely affect Fund performance. The military actions around the globe by the U.S. military and others ; the threat or occurrence of terrorist attacks in the future; rising oil, energy and other commodity or material prices (including those resulting from the unavailability thereof); and the military, economic and political responses to unilateral nation-state actions or terrorism all may have material consequences on the U.S. and global economies. We are not able to predict the extent, severity or duration of the effect of any past or future events or quantify the impact that these events may have on investment objectives
or the markets. Trade Disputes and Tariffs Trade tensions and conflicts between the United States and various other countries have been escalating in recent years and, as such, we are exposed to the possibility of product supply disruption and increased costs and expenses in the event of changes to the laws, rules, regulations and policies of the governments of the United States or other countries, or due to geopolitical unrest and unstable economic conditions, including but not limited to the imposition of tariffs. Acts of God and Geopolitical Risks The performance of Great Point’s Clients could be impacted by Acts of God or other unforeseen and/or uncontrollable events (collectively, “disruptions”), including, but not limited to, natural disasters, public health emergencies (including any outbreak or threat of COVID-19, SARS, H1N1/09 flu, avian flu, other coronavirus, ebola, or other existing or new pandemic or epidemic diseases), terrorism, social and political discord, geopolitical events, national and international political circumstances, and other unforeseen and/or uncontrollable events with widespread impact. These disruptions may affect the level and volatility of security prices and liquidity of any investments. There is risk that unexpected volatility or lack of liquidity will impair an investment’s profitability or result in its suffering losses. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or securities industry participants in other countries or regions. The extent of the impact of any such disruption on Great Point, its Clients, and any underlying portfolio company’s operational and financial performance will depend on many factors, including the duration and scope of such disruption, the extent of any related travel advisories and restrictions implemented, the impact of such disruption on overall supply and demand, goods and services, investor liquidity, consumer confidence and levels of economic activity and the extent of its disruption to important global, regional and local supply chains and economic markets, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. A disruption may materially and adversely impact the value and performance of any investment, Great Point’s ability to source, manage and divest investments, and Great Point’s ability to achieve its Clients’ investment objectives, ultimately resulting in significant losses to Clients and investors. In addition, there is a risk that a disruption will significantly impact the operations of the Great Point, its Clients, and their underlying portfolio companies, or even temporarily or permanently halt their operations. Climate Change Climate change presents risks to the operations of Great Point’s portfolio companies, including the potential for additional regulatory requirements and associated costs, and the potential for more frequent and severe weather events and other challenges that may impact their facilities and those of their suppliers and customers.
Healthcare Reform Any significant efforts in the United States at the federal or state levels to reform the healthcare system by changing the way healthcare is provided or funded could have a material impact on Great Point’s portfolio companies and/or their customers or suppliers. This includes potential replacements for the Affordable Care Act as well as efforts at the state level to develop additional public insurance options or implement a single payer healthcare system. Efforts by states and the federal government to regulate prices or payment for pharmaceutical products could adversely affect the business of Great Point’s portfolio companies and/or their customers or suppliers if implemented. Non-U.S. Securities From time to time, Funds invest capital in foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations. Such investments involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions in foreign countries, such as currency exchange fluctuations, lack of adequate information, alternative accounting or auditing standards and varying taxation policies. Russia/Ukraine and United States/Iran On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation launched a military invasion of Ukraine. n February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran, initiating an active armed conflict that remains ongoing as of the date of this filing. The situation is rapidly evolving, highly unpredictable, and may escalate further in scope or geographic reach. The conflict has contributed to significant volatility in global energy markets, disruption to international shipping lanes - including the Strait of Hormuz - and heightened risk of retaliatory cyberattacks targeting U.S. companies by state-sponsored or Iran-affiliated threat actors. The continuing conflict raises various potential risks to the Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds, including, but not limited to, risks that (i) companies may not achieve targeted enrollment of patients for clinical trials in these countries; (ii) patients enrolled in clinical trials in these countries may not be able to complete the trial; (iii) portfolio companies located in the relevant countries or with business relationships in the affected countries may be affected adversely, and (iv) while no current Private Equity Fund has a portfolio company with operations in the affected countries, prospective portfolio companies with ties to the affected countries will be affected adversely. Inflation/Interest Rates From 2020 to the present, inflation rates surged beyond norms of the past several decades. In turn, the Federal Reserve has embarked on a campaign to raise benchmark interest rates in an attempt to curb inflation. Such inflation and interest rate increases raises various potential risks to the Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds, including risks that (i) limited partners in the Hedge Funds will redeem their interests, (ii) it will be less economically viable to invest in certain portfolio companies or that returns of certain portfolio companies will be lower due to the increased interest expense; and (iii) less owners of potential portfolio companies for the Private Equity Funds will choose to market their businesses for sale.
Banking Relationships Great Point and the Clients will hold cash and other assets in accounts with one or more banks, custodians or depository or credit institutions (collectively, “Banking Institutions”), which may include both U.S. and non-U.S. Banking Institutions from time to time. The Fund may also enter into credit facilities and have other relationships with Banking Institutions as contemplated elsewhere in this Memorandum. The distress, impairment, or failure of, or a lack of investor or customer confidence in, any of such Banking Institutions may limit the ability of each of Great Point and the Clients to access, transfer or otherwise deal with its assets, draw upon a credit facility, or rely upon any of such other relationships, in a timely manner or at all, and may result in other market volatility and disruption, including by affecting other Banking Institutions. All of the foregoing could have a negative impact on the Clients. For example, in such a scenario, the Clients could be forced to delay or forgo an investment or a distribution, including in connection with a withdrawal, or generate cash to fund such investment or distribution from other sources (including by disposing of other investments or making other borrowings) in a manner that it would not have otherwise considered desirable. Furthermore, in the event of the failure of a Banking Institution, access to a depository account with that institution could be restricted and U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) protection may not be available for balances in excess of amounts insured by the FDIC (and similar considerations may apply to Banking Institutions in other jurisdictions not subject to FDIC protection). In such a case, Great Point or the Clients may not recover all or a portion of such excess uninsured amounts and could instead have an unsecured or other type of impaired claim against the Banking Institution (alongside other unsecured or impaired creditors). Great Point does not expect to be in a position to reliably identify in advance all potential solvency or stress concerns with respect to its or the Fund’s banking relationships, and there can be no assurance that Great Point or the Clients will be able to easily establish alternative relationships with and transfer assets to other Banking Institutions in the event a Banking Institution comes under stress or fails. Advisory Board Members of Private Equity Funds Great Point is permitted to consult an Advisory Board of limited partners of the Clients with respect to certain consents and approvals, as further described in the Governing Documents of the relevant Client. Any decisions of the Advisory Board are generally binding on the limited partners. Members of such Advisory Board owe no fiduciary duty to the Client, are under no obligation to act in the best interests of the Client as a whole, and could choose to act only in the best interests of the investor with which such member is affiliated. Although Great Point has adopted policies and procedures designed to manage conflicts among Clients, members of the Advisory Board could themselves have conflicts of interest that do not disqualify such members from voting or consenting to matters submitted to their Advisory Board for consideration or review. Among other things, the possibility exists that the respective Advisory Board of two or more Clients will have overlapping membership, and such overlapping membership may result in a member having a conflict of interest. As a result, if the member has an interest unrelated to Great Point, it could choose not to act in the best interests of the Client that it represents. In such instances, Great Point expects that such Advisory Board member will
act in the best interests of the Client that it represents; however, there is no assurance that such conflicts of interest will be eliminated. Additionally, it is expected that investors in Clients who designate representatives to participate on the Advisory Board, by virtue of such participation, have more information about the Client and investments in certain circumstances than other investors generally and in certain situations will be provided information in advance of communication to other investors generally. Health Care Companies Investments in the securities of life sciences, biotechnology, diagnostic and other health care related companies or in related assets involve a high degree of business, financial, technological and regulatory risk which can result in substantial losses. Some of these risks relate to the underlying biotechnology assets themselves, and others to the companies that manufacture or market these products, their distribution, competition and in some cases partners in manufacturing or distribution. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) certain companies that manufacture and/or market the products may have limited operating histories, making it difficult to assess the potential effectiveness of a company’s management, and thus the likelihood of the products’ commercial success; (ii) certain companies may not have sufficient management or marketing personnel with appropriate scientific or medical training in order to adequately produce or market these products, which may slow or impede the revenue stream generated by the product; (iii) the prices at which these securities in the company or its related assets will be acquired by a Fund will often be based, in part, on sales projections with respect to the underlying biotechnology products, which projections may prove to be inaccurate; (iv) outcomes of clinical trials contrary to the investing thesis of Great Point; (v) approval or lack thereof by a governmental agency for a product contrary to the investing thesis of Great Point; (vi) commercial success or lack thereof of a product contrary to the investing thesis of Great Point; and (vii) government policies and regulations applicable to certain of these companies or their products may change in ways that adversely affect the companies or their products’ marketability and, thus, the revenue streams generated by the related assets held by a Hedge Fund.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Risks The emergence of recent technology developments in generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT and similar large language models and chatbots (collectively, “Generative AI”) can pose risks to Great Point, the Clients and the Clients’ investments. Great Point uses Generative AI in various processes, including potentially in connection with its investment research process. Great Point is likely to be further exposed to the risks of Generative AI through third parties (including Great Point’s or the Clients’ service providers or counterparties) that use Generative AI, and Great Point may not
always be aware of such use. Great Point cannot necessarily control the manner in which products created and/or utilized by third parties are developed or maintained. Furthermore, due to the rapidly evolving nature of Generative AI and its widespread potential uses, Great Point expects that its policies and procedures will continue to evolve in response to any unique challenges. Generative AI is often highly reliant on the collection and analysis of large amounts of data, and in many instances it may not be possible or practicable to incorporate all potentially relevant data into the data set that Generative AI utilizes or to evaluate the source and the reliability of the data being analyzed. Further, the outputs of Generative AI may be inaccurate or unreliable and are also susceptible to errors in such outputs’ subsequent analysis. Additionally, the use of Generative AI may involve (i) cybersecurity risks (including the increased likelihood that Great Point, the Clients or the underlying issuers in which they are invested become a victim of cybercrime), (ii) threats to proprietary and confidential information, (iii) intellectual property violations, (iv) access to, or disclosure of, personal information in violation of applicable data protection laws and (v) other risks that are not currently foreseen. Such inaccuracies, errors, risks, threats and/or violations could have adverse impacts on Great Point, the Clients and the Clients’ investments. Generative AI continues to develop rapidly, making it difficult to predict the future risks that may arise from such developments. Expert Networks Great Point, on behalf of the Clients, uses expert networks as a component of its research and investment process. Although expert networks have come under increasing scrutiny by the SEC and other regulatory agencies in connection with allegations of insider trading, Great Point believes that expert networks, if used responsibly, are a valuable resource for investment research. Great Point believes that it has appropriate policies and procedures in place to guard against the disclosure of material non-public information by third party consultants and against insider trading. However, because of the increasing scrutiny and investigation of expert networks, Great Point may be subject to inquiries by regulatory agencies with respect to the expert networks it uses and such inquiries have the potential to be protracted and distracting to management. Dependence on Service Providers and Employees The Fund is dependent upon its counterparties and the businesses that are not controlled by Great Point that provide services to the Fund (the “Service Providers”), as well as employees of Great Point. Errors are inherent in the business and operations of any business, and although Great Point will adopt measures to prevent and detect errors by, and misconduct of, its own employees as well as counterparties and Service Providers, and transact with counterparties and Service Providers it believes to be reliable, such measures may not be effective in all cases. Errors or misconduct could have a material adverse effect on the Clients and investors’ investments therein. Employee misconduct may include, among others, binding the Clients to transactions that exceed authorized limits or present unacceptable risks, unauthorized trading activities or concealing unsuccessful trading activities (which, in either case, may result in unknown and unmanaged risk or losses), and failure to adhere to policies and procedures established by Great Point. Losses could also result from actions taken by Service Providers, including from the failure to recognize trades and the
misappropriation of assets, including situations where Service Providers may act as directors, trust companies or in a similar capacity that give such Service Providers signing authority over certain Client assets. In addition, it is possible that employees and Service Providers will improperly use or disclose confidential information of the Clients, which could result in litigation or serious financial harm, including limiting the Clients’ business prospects or future marketing activities. No assurance can be given that measures adopted to prevent and detect misconduct will be effective. In addition, without any misconduct, employees and Service Providers may make errors that cause significant losses to the Clients and their investors, including, among others, with respect to the calculation of net asset value, the handling of assets and wiring of withdrawal proceeds, the handling of personal information, the negotiation of contracts, the maintenance of data or the safeguarding of one or more of Great Point’s systems. As the Clients have no employees, the Clients are reliant on the performance of the Service Providers. Each investor’s relationship in respect of its interests is with the Clients only. Accordingly, absent a direct contractual relationship between the investor and the relevant Service Provider, no investor will have any contractual claim against any Service Provider for any reason related to its services to the Clients. Instead, the proper plaintiff in an action in respect of which a wrongdoing is alleged to have been committed against the Clients by the relevant Service Provider is, prima facie, the Clients. The Clients may, even when it is apparent that a Service Provider has made an error, determine not to pursue legal remedies against such Service Provider. Alternative Data Great Point from time to time uses alternative data in its investment process. Alternative data includes datasets that have been culled from a variety of sources, such as internet usage, payment records, financial transactions, weather and other physical phenomena sensors, applications and devices (such as smartphones) that generate location and mobility data, data gathered by satellites, and government and other public records databases. These data are sometimes referred to as “big data” or “alternative data”. Great Point applies these alternative data to better anticipate micro- and macro-economic trends and otherwise to develop or improve trading or investment themes. The analysis and interpretation of alternative data involves a high degree of uncertainty and may entail significant expense, including technological efforts, that are expected to be borne—in whole or in part—by the Clients. No assurance can be given that Great Point will be successful in utilizing alternative data in its investment process. Moreover, there has been increased scrutiny from a variety of regulators regarding the use of alternative data in this manner, and its use or misuse under current or future laws and regulations could create liability for Great Point and the Clients in numerous jurisdictions. Great Point cannot predict what, if any, regulatory or other actions may be asserted with regard to alternative data, but any adverse inquiries or formal actions could cause reputational, financial, or other harm to Great Point or to the Clients. Conversely, any future limitations on the use of alternative data could have a material adverse impact on the performance of the Clients. Valuation of Assets and Liabilities The Fund’s assets and liabilities are valued in accordance with the valuation methodologies of Great Point. The valuation of any asset or liability involves inherent uncertainty. There is no guarantee that
the value determined with respect to a particular asset or liability will represent the value that will be realized by the Fund on the eventual disposition of the related investment or that would, in fact, be realized upon an immediate disposition of the investment. The value of a security determined in accordance with the valuation policy may differ materially from the value that could have been realized in an actual sale or transfer for a variety of reasons, including the timing of the transaction and liquidity in the market. Uncertainties as to the valuation of portfolio positions could have an impact on the net asset value of the Fund if the judgments of the General Partner regarding the appropriate valuation should prove to be incorrect.
The Hedge Funds Great Point's philosophy is to assess and manage risk across all areas of the business. Nevertheless, the strategies the Hedge Funds employ entail a substantial degree of risk, and the Hedge Funds may lose all or a substantial portion of their investments. Consequently, investors bear the risk of loss that the Hedge Funds' investments entail. Please see the Offering Documents specific to each Hedge Fund for a more detailed discussion of risks. Following is a summary of the material risks presented by the Hedge Funds’ investment strategies. Sector Risk Since the Hedge Funds’ portfolios are concentrated in the biotechnology, specialty pharmaceutical, medical technology and medical diagnostics sectors and may concentrate their assets in a relatively small number of positions, they will be less diversified than funds investing in a broader range of industries and a greater number of companies and therefore the Hedge Funds are susceptible to greater volatility than other funds. Small and Mid-Cap Stocks The Hedge Funds invest primarily in the securities of smaller-to-medium sized companies of a lessseasoned nature whose securities are occasionally traded in the over-the-counter market. Prices of small capitalization stocks are often more volatile than prices of large- capitalization stocks. Investments in Undervalued Securities The identification of investment opportunities in undervalued securities is a difficult task, and there is no assurance that such opportunities will be successfully recognized or acquired. Liquidity of Investments The Hedge Funds will also invest in securities that are subject to legal or other restrictions on transfer or for which no liquid market exists; this includes privately issued securities of public companies, securities that lack a readily ascertainable market value or otherwise lack sufficient liquidity, or securities that should be held until the resolution of a special event or circumstance. Long/Short The Hedge Funds will typically have a long-biased portfolio and primarily hold long positions in equity
securities. Such a portfolio exposes the Hedge Funds to the risk of loss during a broad decline in the market prices of equity securities, and the Hedge Funds’ losses under such circumstances may be greater than they would have been had the Hedge Funds had a lower net long exposure at that time. The success of the Hedge Funds’ long/short investment strategy depends upon Great Point’s ability to identify and purchase securities that are undervalued and identify and sell short securities that are overvalued. The identification of investment opportunities in the implementation of the Hedge Funds’ long/short investment strategies is a difficult task, and there are no assurances that such opportunities will be successfully recognized or acquired. In the event that the perceived opportunities underlying the Hedge Funds’ positions were to fail to converge toward, or were to diverge further from values expected by, Great Point, the Hedge Funds may incur a loss. In the event of market disruptions, significant losses can be incurred which may force the Hedge Funds to close out one or more positions. Furthermore, the valuation models used to determine whether a position presents an attractive opportunity consistent with Great Point’s long/short strategies may become outdated and inaccurate as market conditions change. Leverage and Financing Risk The Hedge Funds at times modestly leverage their capital because the use of leverage may enable the Hedge Funds to achieve a higher rate of return. While leverage presents opportunities for increasing the Funds’ total return, it has the effect of increasing potential losses as well. Short Selling The Hedge Funds investment program includes short selling. Short selling involves selling securities that are not owned and therefore must be borrowed in order to make delivery to the purchaser, with an obligation to replace the borrowed securities at a later date and bear potential unlimited market risk. While the Funds enter into such transactions to seek profits and to reduce the risk of the portfolio as a whole, such transactions may result in a poorer overall performance for the Hedge Funds than if they had not engaged in such transactions. Certain Derivative Securities The Public Equity Clients purchase and sell (“write”) options on securities. The complexity of option strategies can cause significant risk to the portfolio including the theoretical possibility of unlimited losses or default by derivative counterparties. Warrants The Hedge Funds engage in the trading of warrants. Risk arises from changes in market values of the underlying instruments. Warrants that the Hedge Funds acquire commonly contain restrictions on exercise based on Great Point’s aggregate ownership. These warrants may be exercised over time and the underlying securities could then be sold. If the ability to exercise were disrupted, the Hedge Funds may not be able to receive the full value of the securities underlying the warrants Loans of Portfolio Securities The Public Equity Clients from time to time earn interest by lending portfolio securities to its prime
broker. High quality collateral is received in exchange. To the extent that the value of the securities the Funds lent has increased, the Funds could experience a loss if such securities are not returned by the borrower. Great Point Provides Investment Advisory Services to other Clients Although the principals of Great Point intend to devote a portion of their time and attention to the management of the Hedge Funds, they are also responsible for managing and advising the Private Equity Funds. The Private Equity Funds are also engaged in the health care industry and at times are engaged in the same or similar sub-industries within that sector in which the Hedge Funds invest, and activities of the Private Equity Funds at times restrict or otherwise negatively impact the activities of the Public Equity Clients. Great Point believes that this conflict is mitigated because the Public Equity Clients and the Private Equity Funds generally invest in different sub-sectors within the health care industry, do not plan to invest in the securities of an issuer in which another Client, including Private Equity Clients, are invested, and Great Point devotes dedicated personnel to the Public Equity Clients. Material Non-Public Information Great Point and its affiliates come into possession, from time to time, of material non-public information about certain companies, which if disclosed, might affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell or hold a security. Under applicable law, Great Point and its affiliates would be prohibited from improperly disclosing or using such information for their personal benefit or for the benefit of any person, regardless of whether such person is a client of Great Point. Great Point will have no responsibility or liability for failing to disclose such information to clients. Similar restrictions will be applicable as a result of Great Point personnel serving as directors of public companies and would restrict trading on behalf of clients, including the Hedge Funds. Indemnification The Hedge Funds are required to indemnify Great Point and Great Point’s respective officers, directors, agents, stockholders, members, partners, employees and affiliates against losses, liabilities, damages and expenses incurred in connection with the affairs of the Hedge Funds. Initial Public Offerings Investments in initial public offerings (or shortly thereafter) often involve higher risks than investments issued in secondary public offerings or purchases on a secondary market due to a variety of factors, including the limited number of shares available for trading, unseasoned trading, lack of investor knowledge of the issuer and limited operating history of the issuer. In addition, some companies in initial public offerings are involved in relatively new industries or lines of business, which may not be widely understood by investors. Some of these companies may be undercapitalized or regarded as developmental stage companies, without revenues or operating income, or the nearterm prospects of achieving them. These factors may contribute to substantial price volatility for such securities and, thus, for the value of the Hedge Funds’ interests.
PIPE Transactions Private investments in public companies whose stocks are quoted on stock exchanges or which trade in the over-the-counter securities market, a type of investment commonly referred to as a “PIPE” transaction, may be entered into with smaller capitalization public companies, which will entail business and financial risks comparable to those of investments in the publicly-issued securities of smaller capitalization companies, which may be less likely to be able to weather business or cyclical downturns than larger companies and are more likely to be substantially hurt by the loss of a few key personnel. In addition, PIPE transactions can generally result in the Hedge Funds acquiring either restricted stock or an instrument convertible into restricted stock. As with investments in other types of restricted securities, such an investment may be illiquid. The Hedge Funds’ ability to dispose of securities acquired in PIPE transactions may depend on the registration of such securities for resale. Any number of factors may prevent or delay a proposed registration. Alternatively, it may be possible for securities acquired in a PIPE transaction to be resold in transactions exempt from registration in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or otherwise under the U.S. federal securities laws. There can be no guarantee that there will be an active or liquid market for the stock of any small capitalization company due to the possible small number of stockholders. As a result, even if the Hedge Funds are able to have securities acquired in a PIPE transaction registered or sell such securities through an exempt transaction, the Hedge Funds may not be able to sell all the securities on short notice, and the sale of the securities could lower the market price of the securities. There is no guarantee that an active trading market for the securities will exist at the time of disposition of the securities, and the lack of such a market could hurt the market value of the Hedge Funds’ investments. Call and Put Options The Hedge Funds may incur risks associated with the sale and purchase of call options and put options. Under a conventional cash-settled option, the purchaser of the option pays a premium in exchange for the right to receive upon exercise of the option (i) in the case of a call option, the excess, if any, of the reference price or value of the underlier (as determined pursuant to the terms of the option) above the option’s strike price or (ii) in the case of a put option, the excess, if any, of the option’s strike price above the reference price or value of the underlier (as so determined). Under a conventional physically-settled option structure, the purchaser of a call option has the right to purchase a specified quantity of the underlier at the strike price, and the purchaser of a put option has the right to sell a specified quantity of the underlier at the strike price. A purchaser of an option may suffer a total loss of premium (plus transaction costs) if that option expires without being exercised. An option’s time value (i.e., the component of the option’s value that exceeds the in-the-money amount) tends to diminish over time. Even though an option may be in-the-money to the purchaser at various times prior to its expiration date, the purchaser’s ability to realize the value of an option depends on when and how the option may be exercised. For example, the terms of the transaction may provide for the option to be exercised automatically if it is in-the-money on the expiration date. Conversely, the terms may require timely delivery of a notice of exercise, and exercise may be subject to other conditions (such as the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain events, such as knock-in, knock-out or other barrier events) and timing requirements, including the “style” of the option.
Warrants Warrants generally are exercisable for a certain period of time at a certain purchase price that is based on the valuation of a certain security as of a certain date. In the event that the price per share of such security does not exceed the exercise price of a warrant during the period when such warrant is exercisable, the warrants may not have any value. Additionally, until the Hedge Funds acquire such security upon exercise of all or a portion of the warrant, such warrant generally will not provide the Hedge Funds with any rights of a holder of such security. Furthermore, upon exercise of such warrant, the Hedge Funds generally will be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of such security only as to matters of which the date to exercise such rights occurs on or after the exercise date. Non-U.S. Exchanges The Hedge Funds may trade on exchanges or markets located outside the U.S. Trading on such exchanges or markets is not regulated by the SEC and the CFTC and may, therefore, be subject to more risks than trading on U.S. exchanges, such as the risks of exchange controls, expropriation, burdensome taxation, moratoria and political or diplomatic events. Risks in investments in non-U.S. securities may also include reduced and less reliable information about issuers and markets, less stringent accounting standards, illiquidity of securities and markets, higher brokerage commissions and custody fees. Non-U.S. Investments Investing in the securities of companies outside of the United States involves certain considerations not usually associated with investing in securities of U.S. companies or the U.S. government, including political and economic considerations, such as greater risks of expropriation, nationalization, confiscatory taxation, imposition of withholding or other taxes on interest, dividends, capital gains, other income or gross sale or disposition proceeds, limitations on the removal of assets and general social, political and economic instability; the relatively 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; the evolving and unsophisticated laws and regulations applicable to the securities and financial services industries of certain countries; fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies and costs associated with currency conversion; and certain government policies that may restrict the Fund’s investment opportunities. In addition, accounting and financial reporting standards that prevail outside of the U.S. generally are not as high as U.S. standards and, consequently, less information is typically available concerning companies located outside of the U.S. than for those located in the U.S. As a result, the Hedge Funds may be unable to structure its transactions to achieve the intended results or to mitigate all risks associated with such markets. It may also be difficult to enforce the Hedge Funds’ rights in such markets.
Managed Accounts Any Managed Accounts are typically invested in the same set or subset of strategies as the Hedge Funds
and are accordingly subject to the same material risks described above. The Private Equity Funds The Private Equity Funds by their nature invest in securities that are not registered and may not be sold unless they are registered or an exemption from registration is available. Consequently, their respective investment time horizon is comparatively longer than would be the case for publicly traded securities, and there are necessarily significant limitations on such Funds’ ability to achieve liquidity. As stated above, the strategies the Private Equity Funds employ involve a substantial degree of risk, and the Private Equity Funds may lose all or a substantial portion of their value. Consequently, investors bear the risk of loss that the Private Equity Funds' investments entail. Please see the Offering Documents specific to each fund for a more detailed discussion of risks. Following is a summary of the risks presented by the Private Equity Funds' investment strategies: Sector Risk Since each Private Equity Fund’s investments are concentrated in the health care sector and generally concentrate in a relatively small number of companies, each Private Equity Fund will be less diversified than funds investing in a broader range of industries and a greater number of companies and, therefore, could experience greater volatility than more diversified funds. Limited Number of Investments Since the Private Equity Funds may only make a limited number of investments and such investments generally will involve a high degree of risk, poor performance by even a single portfolio company could severely affect the total returns to investors in such funds. Failure to Make Capital Contributions If a limited partner of the Private Equity Funds fails to make capital calls when due of its capital commitment and the contributions made by non-defaulting limited partners and borrowings are inadequate to cover the defaulted capital contribution, the Private Equity Funds may be unable to pay obligations when due, including obligations pertaining to its investments. Such default could lead to the Private Equity Funds incurring legal penalties, including monetary damages. Service on Boards of Directors The Private Equity Funds typically will have the right to designate directors to serve on the boards of directors of portfolio companies. The foregoing rights and activities could expose the assets of the Private Equity Funds to regulatory action and/or lawsuits and claims by a portfolio company, its security holders and its creditors. Indemnification The Private Equity Funds are required to indemnify Great Point and their respective managing members, officers, directors, agents, stockholders, members, partners, employees and affiliates against losses, liabilities, damages and expenses incurred in connection with the affairs of the Private Equity
Funds. Contingent Liabilities on Disposition of Investments In connection with the disposition of an investment in a portfolio company, a Private Equity Fund may be required to make representations about the business and financial affairs of the portfolio company typical of those made in connection with the sale of a business. To the extent that any of these representatives turn out to be inaccurate such Private Equity Fund may be required to fund liabilities that are in excess of its currently available reserves. Great Point Provides Investment Advisory Services to other Clients Although the principals of Great Point intend to devote a portion of their time and attention to the management of the Private Equity Funds, they are also responsible for managing and advising the Public Equity Clients. The Public Equity Clients are also engaged in the health care industry and at times are engaged in the same or similar sub-industries within that sector in which the Private Equity Funds invest, and activities of the Public Equity Clients at times restrict or otherwise negatively impact the activities of the Private Equity Clients. Great Point believes that this conflict is mitigated because the Public Equity Clients and the Private Equity Funds generally invest in different sub-sectors within the health care industry, do not plan to invest in the securities of an issuer in which another Client, including Public Equity Clients, are invested, and Great Point devotes dedicated personnel to the Private Equity Clients. Nature of Partnership Investments The Private Equity Funds invest in lower middle market companies that Great Point believes are undervalued and may have significant risks as a result of business, financial or legal uncertainties, including their management strategies or market acceptance for the products or services. Competitive Marketplace The Private Equity Funds compete with a significant number of private equity funds, as well as institutional investors, for investments in prospective portfolio companies. It is possible that a Fund will never be fully invested if enough sufficiently attractive investments are not identified. The business of identifying, structuring and completing private equity transactions is highly competitive and involves a high degree of uncertainty. Generally, the limited partners will bear management fees through such Fund during the investment period based on the entire amount of the limited partners’ commitments to such Fund and other expenses as set forth in the relevant Governing Documents. Leverage The Private Equity Funds investments include portfolio companies whose capital structures have leverage. Income and losses are magnified by the use of leverage. Additionally, the Private Equity Funds are generally subordinate in receiving a return of its investment capital compared with a holder of a portfolio company’s debt. Special Risks Associated with Non-US Investments
The Private Equity Funds from time to time invest a portion of the capital commitments in portfolio companies that are headquartered and have their principal operations outside the United States. These investments involve special risks not typically associated with investments in securities of United States issuers, such as those relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions in foreign countries, such as currency exchange fluctuations, lack of adequate information, alternative accounting or auditing standards and varying taxation policies. Material Non-Public Information Great Point and its affiliates come into possession, from time to time, of material non- public information about certain companies, which if disclosed, might affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell or hold a security. Under applicable law, Great Point and its affiliates would be prohibited from improperly disclosing or using such information for their personal benefit or for the benefit of any person, regardless of whether such person is a client of Great Point. Great Point will have no responsibility or liability for failing to disclose such information to clients. Similar restrictions are applicable as a result of Great Point personnel serving as directors or public companies and would restrict trading on behalf of clients, including the Private Equity Funds. Illiquidity; Lack of Current Distributions An investment in the Funds should be viewed as illiquid. It is uncertain as to when profits, if any, will be realized. Losses on unsuccessful investments may be realized before gains on successful investments are realized. The return of capital and the realization of gains, if any, will generally occur only upon the partial or complete disposition of an investment. While an investment may be sold at any time, it is not generally expected that this will occur for a number of years after the initial investment. Before such time, there may be no current return on the investments. Furthermore, the expenses of operating a Fund (including the management fee) may exceed its income, thereby requiring that the difference be paid from such Fund’s capital. Restricted Nature of Investment Positions Generally, there will be no readily available market for a substantial number of each Fund’s investments and hence, most of a Fund’s investments will be difficult to value. Certain investments are distributed in kind to the partners of a Fund pursuant to the applicable Governing Documents and it may be difficult to liquidate the securities received at a price or within a time period that is determined to be ideal by such partners. After a distribution of securities is made to the partners, many partners may decide to liquidate such securities within a short period of time, which could have an adverse impact on the price of such securities. The price at which such securities may be sold by such partners may be lower than the value of such securities determined pursuant to the relevant Governing Documents, including the value used to determine the amount of performance-based allocation available to the applicable General Partner with respect to such investment. Non-controlling Investments At times, a Fund will hold meaningful minority stakes in privately held companies. In addition, during
the process of exiting investments, a Fund at times may hold minority equity stakes of any size such as might occur if portfolio holdings are taken public. As is the case with minority holdings in general, such minority stakes that a Fund holds will have neither the control characteristics of majority stakes nor the valuation premiums accorded majority or controlling stakes. Projections Projected operating results of a company in which a Fund invests normally will be based primarily on financial projections prepared by such company’s management, with adjustments to such projections made by Great Point in its discretion. In all cases, projections are only estimates of future results that are based upon information received from the company and third parties and assumptions made at the time the projections are developed. There can be no assurance that the results set forth in the projections will be attained, and actual results may be significantly different from the projections. Also, general economic factors, which are not predictable, can have a material impact on the reliability of projections. Need for Follow-On Investments Following its initial investment in a given portfolio company, Great Point may decide to provide additional funds to such portfolio company or has the opportunity to increase its investment in a portfolio company, whether for opportunistic reasons, to fund the needs of the business, as an equity cure under applicable debt documents or for other reasons. There is no assurance that any Fund will make add-on investments or that any Fund will have sufficient funds to make all or any of such investments. Any decision by a Fund not to make add-on investments or its inability to make such investments may have a substantial negative impact on a portfolio company in need of such an investment (including an event of default under applicable debt documents in the event an equity cure cannot be made) or may result in a lost opportunity for such Fund to increase its participation in a successful operation. Reliance on Portfolio Company Management Although Great Point will monitor the performance of each relevant Fund investment, it will primarily be the responsibility of each respective portfolio company’s management team to operate such portfolio company on a day-today basis. Although Great Point generally intends on behalf of each Fund to invest in companies with strong management or recruit strong management to such companies, there can be no assurance that the management of such companies will be able or willing to successfully operate a company in accordance with any Fund’s objectives. Bridge Financing From time to time, the Private Equity Funds may provide bridge financings to facilitate investments organized by the Private Equity Funds. Bridge financings to a particular portfolio company may not exceed the amount set forth in the applicable Governing Documents of the Private Equity Funds. Such bridge financings, if not repaid, would typically be convertible into a more permanent, long-term security; however, for reasons not always in the Private Equity Funds’ control, such long-term
securities may not be issued, and such bridge loans may remain outstanding. In such event, the interest rate on such loans may not adequately reflect the risk associated with the unsecured position taken by the Private Equity Funds. Certain ESG Considerations It is Great Point’s policy to take into account ESG considerations with respect to investments it makes for the Private Equity Funds. This may result in additional costs and expenses to its Private Equity Funds, including, but not limited to, the cost of ESG consultants. Great Point does not consider any of its Clients to be an “Impact” or “ESG-Focused” fund and, as such, ESG factors are not expected to be the primary investment focus for its Clients, but rather one of many considerations. Great Point will apply ESG standards and considerations in its sole discretion and its Clients are permitted to, and from time to time are expected to, invest in portfolio companies with negative ESG implications if other investment factors are determined to outweigh such considerations or Great Point believes that it can manage or mitigate such negative ESG implications. ESG factors are not always expected to be the main or a significant consideration in selecting investments. Great Point makes no promise or guarantee with respect to the ESG procedures that it will follow, all of which will be selected in its sole discretion and subject to change at any time. There are no universally accepted ESG standards and not all limited partners may agree on the appropriate ESG standards to apply in a particular situation. False Claims Act Liability The False Claims Act is a statute that imposes liability for knowingly or recklessly submitting, or causing or conspiring in the submission of, materially false claims for payment, or making false statements material to a false claim to the federal government or its agent or to entities that receive federal funds. The DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) have investigated and at times charged private equity firms for allegedly causing the submission of false claims by portfolio companies. In addition, Great Point personnel frequently serve on the Board of Directors of portfolio companies, and the DOJ and HHS may hold such personnel liable for such false claims on such basis. The penalty amounts assessed in such actions have been substantial. The Limited Partners of such Private Equity Fund will generally be, subject to the Governing Documents of each such Private Equity Fund, responsible for any losses, judgments or other costs incurred (including attorneys’ fees) by Great Point or its employees in connection with such investigations and litigations. Conflicts of Interest Clients should be aware that there will be occasions where the principals of Great Point will encounter conflicts of interest in connection with the management of their Clients and their investments. At times, Great Point’s advice and securities recommendations to Clients differs even though their investment objectives are the same or similar. Currently, Great Point’s principals are responsible for managing and advising the Hedge Funds, and
the Private Equity Funds and may in the future organize and manage one or more entities with similar or different objectives. These activities could create a conflict of interest in allocation of the principals’ time and effort. Until such time as Great Point is permitted to raise a successor fund to GPP IV, Great Point will pursue all appropriate investment opportunities in private companies principally for the benefit of such Fund, subject to certain limited exceptions in accordance with its investment guidelines. Great Point believes the significant investment by Great Point in the Funds, as well as Great Point’s interest in the performance-based allocation, operate to align the interest of Great Point with the interest of its Funds’ investors, although Great Point has economic interests in other investment funds and investments as well and receives management fees and a performance-based allocation relating to such interests. At times, an investment opportunity may be potentially a platform investment opportunity for GPP IV or an add-on investment opportunity for an existing portfolio company in another Private Equity Fund. Great Point will determine which Private Equity Fund will invest in such opportunity in the best interests of investors, including whether the opportunity is best currently situated as a standalone company or to be integrated into an existing company. This situation would raise a conflict that Great Point would allocate such an opportunity depending on its relative economic interests in the relevant Private Equity Funds. At such time as Great Point is permitted to raise a successor investment fund to a particular Fund, Great Point will continue to manage such prior Fund’s investments, but will focus a portion of its investment activities on other opportunities and areas unrelated to such prior Fund’s investments. Great Point from time to time is presented with investment opportunities that may be suitable not only for a particular Fund, but also for other Funds and other investment vehicles operated by advisory affiliates of Great Point. In determining which investment vehicles should participate in such investment opportunities, Great Point and its affiliates are subject to conflicts of interest among the investors in such investment vehicles. Investments by more than one Fund in a portfolio company may also raise the risk of using assets of one Fund to support positions taken by other Funds. Since the principals and employees of Great Point have capital invested in the Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds, there will be times in which Great Point will be recommending investments to certain Clients in which the Great Point principals have an interest as a result of their investments in other Clients. Because some Client accounts are managed side-by-side, any Managed Account Client receives transaction reports that have greater transparency into Great Point's Hedge Fund transactions than others in the marketplace. This may expose Hedge Fund investors to additional risk that hedge fund positions that are otherwise nonpublic will become known by others in the marketplace. Great Point would require Managed Account Clients to treat the information in the reports as confidential. Clients may have conflicting tax and other interests with respect to their investments. As a consequence, conflicts of interest arise in connection with decisions made by Great Point with respect to the nature or structuring of investments, that may be more beneficial for one investor than for
another, especially with respect to investors’ individual tax situations. Additionally, a portfolio company typically will reimburse Great Point or service providers retained at Great Point’s discretion for expenses (including meals and travel expenses, including first class and non-commercial travel) incurred by Great Point or such service providers in connection with its performance of services for such portfolio company. Great Point determines the amount of these reimbursements subject to the management services agreement entered into with the respective portfolio company and Great Point’s internal reimbursement policies and practices. Fee payment or expense reimbursement practices of Great Point or such service providers generally is subject to: arrangements with sellers, buyers and management teams; the review and supervision of the board of directors of or lenders to portfolio companies; and/or third-party co-investors in its transactions. These factors help to mitigate related conflicts of interest. Great Point from time to time is presented with opportunities to receive portfolio company services in connection with a Fund’s investments from CEO Advisory Board members or a limited partner that have relevant executive and/or management experience as determined by Great Point. Such persons currently, and are expected in the future to, include employees or former employees of portfolio companies. In addition, former CEO Advisory Board members are expected to become employees of portfolio companies in the future. Such compensation, costs and expenses will generally include some or all of the following: retainers; salaries; guaranteed minimum compensation arrangements; success fees; options; grants of equity; other incentive compensation arrangements; discretionary bonuses (whether or not based on pre-determined milestones); and participation or equity investment opportunities in a portfolio company or holding company. To the extent that such service providers receive a portfolio company equity interest, it could be dilutive to the Fund’s investment in such portfolio company. Although Great Point selects service providers that it believes are aligned with its operational strategies, and will enhance portfolio company performance and, relatedly, returns of the relevant Fund, there can be no guarantee that no other service provider is more qualified to provide the applicable services or could provide such services at lesser cost. It is not uncommon for such CEO Advisory Board members to have consulting arrangements, officer positions, board seats, and/or other roles at unaffiliated investment firms or public and private companies (for which they will have independent duties), in addition to services provided to the Clients and their portfolio companies. From time to time, Great Point’s employees and/or affiliates receive gifts, promotional items, intangible and/or other benefits from its vendors, vendors to its Clients or portfolio companies, or portfolio companies arising or resulting from their activities on behalf of Clients on terms not commercially available to all customers. Such benefits that will not be subject to the management fee offset or otherwise shared with the Clients, investors and/or portfolio companies. For example, airline travel or hotel stays incurred as Client expenses typically result in “miles” or “points” or credit in loyalty/status programs, and such benefits and/or amounts will, whether or not de minimis or difficult to value, inure exclusively to Great Point and/or such personnel (and not the Clients, investors and/or portfolio companies) even though the cost of the underlying service is borne by the Clients, investors and/or portfolio companies. Great Point has a gifts and entertainment policy, among other compliance policies, in place to address any conflicts of interest that may arise from receipt of such gifts or benefits.
The spouse of Ms. Nordahl owns and manages an investment firm investing in the life sciences industry. This relationship exposes the Hedge Fund to potential conflicts of interest and to the potential for improper disclosure or receipt of material, non-public information. The spouse may also serve on the board of directors of companies or special purpose acquisition vehicles in which the Hedge Fund invests. Great Point has implemented policies and procedures designed to mitigate any potential conflicts of interest and to prevent the improper disclosure or receipt of any material non-public information. In connection with its services to the Clients and their investments, Great Point, its affiliates and personnel expect to receive the benefit of certain tangible and intangible benefits and the development of know-how, intellectual property, and other resources. For example, in the course of Great Point’s operations, including research, due diligence, investment monitoring, operational improvements and investment activities, Great Point and its personnel expect to receive and benefit from information, know-how, experience, analysis and data relating to Client or a portfolio company’s (as applicable) operations, terms, trends, market demands, customers, vendors and other metrics (collectively, “Great Point Information”). In many cases, Great Point Information will include tools, procedures and resources developed by Great Point to organize or systematize Great Point Information for ongoing or future use. Although Great Point expects its Clients and their portfolio companies generally to benefit from Great Point’s possession of Great Point Information, it is possible that any benefits will be experienced solely by Great Point or other or future Clients or portfolio companies, and not by the Client or the portfolio company from which Great Point Information was originally received. Great Point Information will be the sole intellectual property of Great Point and solely for the use of Great Point. Great Point reserves the right to use, share, license, sell or monetize Great Point Information, without offset to management fees, and the relevant Client or portfolio company will not receive any financial or other benefit of such use, sharing, licensure, sale, or monetization. Great Point enters into side letter arrangements with certain investors in its Funds, which provide such investors with different or preferential rights or terms. The side letters or other similar agreements have the effect of establishing rights under, altering or supplementing the terms of the governing documents of such applicable Great Point sponsored investment vehicle with respect to one or more such investors in a manner more favorable to such investors than those applicable to other investors. Any rights established, or any terms of the governing documents of such applicable Great Pointsponsored investment vehicle altered or supplemented in a side letter or other similar agreement with an investor will govern solely with respect to such investor (but not any of such investor’s assignees or transferees unless so specified in such side letter) notwithstanding any other provision of the governing documents of such applicable Great Point-sponsored investment vehicle related thereto and matters arising under any side letter may be considered matters contemplated in the governing documents of an Client and the limitation on liability provisions therein shall apply equally to any side letter. Such rights or terms in any such side letter may include, without limitation, (i) fee and other economic arrangements with respect to such investor; (ii) excuse or exclusion rights applicable to particular investments or terms relating to withdrawal from the investment vehicle, including without
limitation, as a result of an investor’s specific policies or certain violations of federal, state or non U.S. laws, rules or regulations (which may materially increase the percentage interest of other investors in, and their contribution obligations, for future investments and expenses, and reduce the overall size of the Great Point-sponsored investment vehicle); (iii) additional or modified reporting obligations of the applicable general partner (or similar managing fiduciary); (iv) waiver of certain confidentiality obligations; (v) prior consent of the general partner (or similar managing fiduciary) to certain transfers by such investor; (vi) special rights with respect to co-investment allocation and participation; (vii) rights or terms necessary in light of particular legal, regulatory or policy characteristics of an investor; (viii) potential mandatory waivers of compensation as a result of certain violations of law with regard to public pension plan investors; (ix) additional obligations and restrictions of the applicable general partner (or similar managing fiduciary) with respect to the structuring of any particular investment in light of the legal, tax and regulatory considerations of particular investors; (x) agreements to assist with the taking or defending of tax positions and (xi) certain obligations and restrictions on the applicable general partner (or similar managing fiduciary) with respect to the exercise of its discretion on certain matters, including amendments, exercising default remedies and waiving confidentiality or terms. Except as otherwise agreed with an investor, or as required by law, the general partner (or similar managing fiduciary) of a Client does not have an obligation to give investors notice of any side letters entered into, except with respect to most-favored-nations provisions. However, subject to confidentiality obligations, the general partner (or similar managing fiduciary) makes available copies of all side letters or a compendium containing the provisions of any such side letters, which may be redacted of any identifying information. Such copies or compendium typically are made available to an investor only after such investor has been admitted to such Great Point-sponsored investment vehicle. Great Point typically allocates private equity platform investment opportunities to the most recently raised flagship Private Equity Fund raised at the time that such opportunity presents itself. However, as disclosed in the Governing Documents of certain such Private Equity Funds, Great Point will reserve a certain percentage of such platform investment opportunities for the investment team to properly incentivize them in sourcing and managing such investments and align them with investors. Such reservation presents certain conflicts of interest which Great Point mitigates by ensuring that such reservations are in accordance with its allocation policies and procedures detailed in its Compliance Manual and the alignment of interests between the investment team and investors. Subject to any of its obligations under applicable side letters and each Fund’s governing documents, Great Point is permitted to offer co-investment opportunities in its sole discretion, is not expected to offer co-investment with respect to all Client investments and may allocate any such opportunities in its sole discretion, including for example, on the basis of the size of investor commitments to Great Point funds, vehicles and accounts. In making such allocation decisions, the general partner will be entitled to consider any interests and factors as it desires. Great Point may or may not charge management fees, one-time funding/upfront fees and/or carried interest in respect of co-investments, as it determines in its sole discretion. Investing in a Client does not give investors any absolute rights, entitlements or priority to co-investment opportunities.
Expenses frequently will be incurred by multiple Clients. Great Point allocates aggregate costs among the applicable Clients (and, in certain cases, among Great Point and applicable Clients) in accordance with allocation policies and procedures which are reasonably designed to allocate expenses in a fair and reasonable manner over time among such Clients. However, expense allocation decisions can involve potential conflicts of interest (e.g., an incentive to favor Clients that pay higher incentive fees, or conflicts relating to different expense arrangements with certain Clients. Under its current expense allocation policies, Great Point generally allocates the expense among the Clients on a pro rata basis based on assets under management or estimated relative usage. Great Point may, however, use other methods to allocate certain expenses among the Client if these methods are not possible or practical or it deems another method more appropriate based on the relative use of a product or service, the nature or source of the product or service, the relative benefits derived by the Clients from the product or service, or other relevant factors. Nonetheless, the precise portion of a common expense that Great Point allocates to a Client for a particular product or service may not reflect the relative benefit derived by Client from that product or service in any particular instance. Great Point’s expense allocations often depend on inherently subjective determinations and, accordingly, expense allocations made by Great Point in good faith will be final and binding on the Clients. Certain advisors and other service providers, or their affiliates (including, without limitation, accountants, administrators, lenders, bankers, brokerage firms, brokers or other deal sourcers, attorneys, consultants, custodians, investment or commercial banking firms, valuation agents and certain other service providers, advisors and agents) provide goods or services to Clients, Great Pointsponsored or -affiliated investment vehicles and/or their portfolio companies, or have business, personal, financial or other relationships with Great Point, its affiliates, employees and its portfolio companies. Such service providers or their affiliates are (i) investors in a Client (or an affiliate of a Client), (ii) sources of investment opportunities or of potential new investors in a Client, or (iv) coinvestors or counterparties, and payments by a Great Point-sponsored investment vehicle and/or such portfolio company may indirectly benefit Great Point and/or such other Great Point entity. These relationships and the potential of leveraging the capabilities of its personnel through the use of service providers may influence Great Point in deciding whether to select or recommend such a provider (or affiliate thereof) to perform services for such Client or a portfolio company (the cost of which will generally be borne directly or indirectly by the Client or such portfolio company, as applicable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, investment transactions for a Client that require the use of a service provider will generally be allocated to service providers on the basis of Great Point’s judgment as to best execution, the evaluation of which includes, among other considerations, such service provider’s provision of certain investment-related services and research that Great Point believes to be of benefit to the Client. Great Point from time to time allows Clients to engage in cross transactions, which occur when a transaction is effected directly between two or more of Great Point’s Clients. Cross transactions may benefit advisory clients because they can avoid certain transaction fees and negative market impact. They also create conflicts of interest because, by not exposing buy and sell transactions to market
forces, advisory clients may not receive the benefits of best price. Great Point has established policies and procedures that address permissible cross transactions. Typically, the governing agreements for each of the Clients address permissible cross transactions. In the case of a Managed Account, the investment management agreement or similar documentation addresses cross transactions. Any of these situations subjects Great Point and/or its affiliates to conflicts of interest. Great Point attempts to resolve such conflicts of interest in light of its obligations to investors in its Funds and the obligations owed by Great Point’s advisory affiliates to investors in investment vehicles managed by them, and attempts to allocate investment opportunities among a Fund, other Funds and such investment vehicles in a fair and equitable manner. Great Point may allocate a portion of any investment opportunity to one or more third-party investors, including a co-investment vehicle formed to participate in such investment alongside a Fund in accordance with the partnership agreement of the relevant Fund. Such co-investment opportunities may be allocated to one or more existing limited partners of such Fund, lenders, consultants, advisors (including CEO Advisory Board members) employees and/or strategic or other investors, in each case subject to the terms of the Governing Documents of the relevant Fund. To the extent that an investment or relationship raises particular conflicts of interest, Great Point will review the circumstances of such investment or relationship with a view to addressing and reducing the potential for conflict. Where necessary or subject to each Fund’s governing documents, Great Point will consult and receives consent to conflicts from an advisory committee consisting of limited partners of the relevant Fund.
Item 9. Disciplinary information
None.
Item 10. Other financial industry activities and affiliations
Neither Great Point nor its 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 thereof. An affiliated entity of Great Point, GPP Securities, LLC (“GPPS”), is registered as a member firm with FINRA and a registered broker-dealer with the SEC. GPPS has and will enter into certain transaction services agreements with portfolio companies of Private Equity Clients to provide certain transaction-based advisory services (“Services”).
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Great Point has an incentive to recommend GPPS, as its affiliate to portfolio companies raising a conflict of interest between Great Point and the interests of its Private Equity Clients who share in proceeds returned from its portfolio companies. Great Point believes this conflict is mitigated because Great Point believes such services will enhance portfolio company performance and, relatedly, returns of the relevant Fund, and because senior management of the relevant portfolio company, which has a vested interest in minimizing their company’s expenses, is required to contractually approve any such arrangements for Services with GPPS. Whether or not Great Point has a relationship or receives financial or other benefits from recommending GPPS for Services, there can be no assurance that no other service provider is more qualified to provide the applicable services or could provide such services at lesser cost. Great Point’s relationship with the General Partners and their respective members and officers is material to Great Point’s advisory business, as the General Partners are responsible for managing the business of the Funds, other than investment advisory activities. Great Point does not recommend or select other investment advisers for its clients from whom Great Point receives compensation, directly or indirectly, or have other business relationships with any such advisers that create a material conflict of interest.
Item 11. Code of ethics, participation in client transactions and personal trading
Great Point has adopted a code of ethics policy (the “Code”) pursuant to Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act. The Code obligates all employees to put Great Point’s Clients’ interest over their own. The purpose of the Code is to (i) educate employees about the laws governing their conduct, (ii) remind employees that they are in a position of trust and must act with complete propriety at all times, (iii) guard against violation of the federal securities laws, (iv) protect Great Point’s Clients by deterring misconduct, and (v) establish procedures for employees to follow so that Great Point can assess whether employees are complying with the highest ethical principles.
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The Code also sets forth procedures (i) requiring the disclosure by employees of personal securities transactions; (ii) requiring preclearance of certain personal securities transactions; (iii) requiring review by the firm of employee personal securities transactions; (iv) requiring preclearance for employee political contributions; and (v) prohibiting the use of material non-public information. All employees must certify that they have received, read and understand our Code when they are hired, on an annual basis, and when it is amended. Principals and employees of Great Point directly or indirectly own interests in one or more of the Funds. Such practice presents a conflict of interest in that Great Point has an incentive to act according to the interests of its principals and employees. As stated above, the Code obligates Great Point and its employees to place client interests ahead of their own. A copy of the Code is available to potential or existing Clients, upon request, and can be obtained by contacting Adam Felsenthal, Great Point’s Chief Compliance Officer.
Item 12. Brokerage practices
Public Equity Clients Great Point has complete discretion in deciding what broker-dealers the Public Equity Clients will use and in negotiating the commission rates. In selecting brokers to effect portfolio transactions, Great Point considers such factors as the ability of the brokers to effect the transactions, the brokers’ reputation, financial condition, infrastructure, alternative trading options, and ability to provide research and commission rates charged, among other factors. Broker-dealers selected by Great Point may also provide capital introduction services, including possible investor referrals.
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Although Great Point may have an incentive to use these broker-dealers to execute Public Equity Client transactions over others, Great Point’s broker-dealer selection procedures are designed to ensure that it does not consider capital introduction services or referrals in determining what broker-dealers to use for Public Equity Client transactions. Great Point does not necessarily solicit competitive bids and offers and does not have an obligation to seek the lowest available commission cost. Consequently, Great Point will determine that the commissions charged by a broker are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage, research and related products or services provided by such broker, even if the commission charged by that broker will not necessarily be the lowest. Great Point believes that “soft dollar” commissions expended with its brokers provide important value to its Public Equity Clients. Research products or services provided may include research reports on particular industries and companies, economic surveys and analyses, invitations to industry conferences and opportunities to meet with senior company management, recommendations as to specific securities and other products and services, as well as access to industry consultants that provide assistance to Great Point in the performance of its investment decision-making process. While Public Equity Clients in some situations will pay higher commissions or receive execution at a less favorable rate than it would from another brokerage, creating conflicts of interest between benefits received by Great Point and the interests of its Clients, Great Point believes this conflict is mitigated because Great Point’s Best Execution Committee reviews its brokerage relationships on a quarterly basis based on an analysis performed by a third-party consultant to ensure that its relationships provide value to its Public Equity Clients and that Great Point provides best execution to its clients. Great Point’s use of “soft dollars” is within the parameters of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Research obtained with soft dollars commissions, paid by the Public Equity Clients, may be used to service Clients other than the Public Equity Clients. Where a product or service obtained with soft dollars provides both research and non-research assistance, Great Point will allocate the cost of the services to the affected Public Equity Clients, in proportion with the value of the services that each relevant Public Equity Client receives. The use of the Public Equity Clients’ brokerage commissions to obtain research and products and services raises conflicts of interest. For example, Great Point will not have to pay for the research or other products and services itself. This creates a financial incentive for the firm to select or recommend a broker-dealer based on its interest in receiving those products and services, rather than on Public
Equity Clients’ interest in receiving most favorable execution. However, as discussed above, Great Point has established a Code of Ethics policy that requires it to place the interests of Clients ahead of its own. In certain circumstances, including as a result of a cash flow coming in or out of Public Equity Clients, Great Point may rebalance Public Equity Clients’ accounts by effecting cross-trades between the other Public Equity Clients. In effecting a cross-trade, Great Point seeks to reduce the transaction costs and market impact to its Public Equity Clients. Great Point’s policies and procedures require it to allocate investment opportunities among our Public Equity Clients in a fair and equitable way. Trades are aggregated and allocated, subject to Great Point’s discretion, among the Hedge Fund Clients and any long/short Managed Accounts based on equal percentages. Client accounts not pursuing the same investment strategy are likely to have different target allocations. Notwithstanding the above, and for the avoidance of doubt, Great Point may determine a different manner of allocating trades. The Private Equity Funds Investments that Great Point makes in the Private Equity Funds are generally investments in private companies or purchases in private placements and may involve brokers. Great Point uses brokers to sell public stock received when a private company completes an initial public offering or is acquired by a public company in exchange for stock. Brokers selected for the sale of public stock in the Private Equity Funds are selected in the same manner as brokers selected for the Public Equity Clients. GPP Securities, LLC, our affiliated broker dealer, from time to time effects securities transactions for portfolio companies within our private equity portfolios and, in connection therewith, receives transaction fees. See Item 10 for more information regarding Great Point’s practices and conflicts of interest in connection therewith.
Item 13. Review of accounts
Public Equity Clients Dr. Jay and Ms. Nordahl are the members of the Investment Committee of the Public Equity Clients (the “HF Committee”). The HF Committee and other investment staff reviews position sizes, restrictions, and risk tolerances at least once a week and generally several times a week. The limited partners and shareholders of Hedge Fund Clients are provided investment performance commentaries and account statements monthly. Additionally, Great Point prepares and provides a written annual review of performance. Managed Account The institutional investor investing in any Managed Account may or may not controls, value and administer the securities in the Managed Account. The Private Equity Funds Dr. Jay, Mr.
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Saikia are the members of the Investment Committee of the Private Equity Funds (the “PE Committee”). The PE Committee and other Great Point employees that are members of the Private Equity team typically meet at least twice weekly to discuss current portfolio companies, needed initiatives and action plans. Limited partners in the Private Equity Funds are provided with unaudited quarterly reports that summarize developments relating to the Private Equity Fund’s portfolio companies, annual audited financial reports, and tax information necessary for the completion of any applicable federal tax returns. Great Point writes an annual review at year-end that is distributed to investors summarizing performance, investments and the outlook for the coming year. Great Point holds meetings at frequencies in accordance with the Governing Documents of the relevant Private Equity Funds offering investors the opportunity to review and discuss the Private Equity Funds' activities.
Item 14. Client referrals and other compensation
Broker-dealers that we use to execute client transactions as discussed in Item 12 (Brokerage Practices) above provide Great Point with research and/or execution-related products or services. Great Point and/or its affiliates provide certain business or consulting services to companies in a Private Equity Fund’s portfolio and receive compensation from these companies in connection with such services. As an example, GPP Securities, LLC, our affiliated broker dealer, from time to time performs certain services for portfolio companies within our private equity portfolios and in connection therewith receives transaction-based compensation. As described in the Governing Documents, this compensation, offsets a portion, but not all, of the management fees paid by a Private Equity Fund.
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Please see the section above entitled Fees and Compensation for more information. Great Point has utilized the services of a placement agent for introductions to certain non-US investors in Fund III and GPP IV, but is not currently retaining one.
Item 15. Custody
Great Point has established accounts with qualified custodians to hold funds and securities on behalf of its Clients. The financial statements of the Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and Co-Invest Funds are subject to annual audit in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles by independent accountants who are registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and are required to be distributed to fund investors within 120 days of the end of a fund's fiscal year. Investors are urged to carefully review such audited statements and compare them to reports provided by Great Point. The institutional investor investing in any Managed Account may control, value and administer the securities in the Managed Account and trades may be settled on a basis equivalent to delivery versus payment. In such a case Great Point will not have custody over such a Managed Account.
Item 16. Investment discretion
Great Point provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to its Clients. Great Point has discretionary authority to determine the type, amount and price of securities and investments to be bought and sold on behalf of each Client, including the selection of, and commissions paid to, brokerdealers.
Item 17. Voting client securities
To the extent Great Point has been delegated proxy voting authority by its Clients, it has adopted and follows proxy voting policies and procedures that are designed to ensure proxies are voted in the best interests of its Clients. The guiding principle by which Great Point votes all proxies is the maximization of the ultimate long-term economic value of the relevant Client holdings. Great Point’s policies and procedures do not permit proxy voting decisions to be influenced in any manner that is contrary to this guiding principle. In exercising its voting discretion, Great Point seeks to avoid conflicts of interest between its Clients and its voting decision. Great Point has engaged Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. to help manage the proxy voting process.
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Copies of relevant proxy logs identifying how proxies were voted and copies of proxy voting policies are available to any client upon written request to: Adam Felsenthal, Chief Compliance Officer, Great Point Partners, LLC, 165 Mason Street, 3rd Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830.
Item 18. Financial information
Great Point does not require or solicit prepayment of advisory fees six months or more in advance. Great Point does not have any financial commitments that might impair current or future ability to meet our contractual commitments to clients and we have not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
Form ADV Part 2A, via the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site.