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ICG Advisors, LLC
11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, California 90025
(424) 270-8900
http://www.icgadvisors.com
March 19, 2025
(“CCO”), Allison
Petchenick,
at
(424)
270-8900
or
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of ICG Advisors,
LLC (“ICG”). If you have any questions about the content of this brochure, please contact the Chief
Compliance Officer
at
apetchenick@icgadvisors.com.
The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority. Additional information about
ICG is also available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
ICG refers to itself as a “registered investment adviser” in materials distributed to current and
prospective clients. As a registered investment adviser with the SEC, ICG is subject to the rules and
regulations adopted by the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the
“Advisers Act”). Registration as an investment adviser is not an indication that ICG or its directors,
officers, employees or representatives have attained a particular level of skill or ability in the
investment advisory business or any other business.
ITEM 2 – MATERIAL CHANGES TO LAST UPDATING AMENDMENT
ICG’s last Form ADV was filed with the SEC in April 2024. This annual amendment includes updates
describing a new fee structure, ICG’s recently launched third credit fund and other related updates.
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ITEM 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item No.
Item Description
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Material Changes to ADV Brochure Since Last Annual Amendment ........................................... 2
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Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 3
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Advisory Business .......................................................................................................................... 4
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Fees and Compensation .................................................................................................................. 6
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Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ............................................................ 10
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Types of Clients ............................................................................................................................ 10
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Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ..................................................... 11
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Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................................... 18
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Other Financial Industry Activities or Affiliations ....................................................................... 18
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Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ................ 20
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Brokerage Practices ...................................................................................................................... 22
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Review of Accounts ...................................................................................................................... 22
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Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................................... 23
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Custody ......................................................................................................................................... 23
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Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................... 24
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Voting Client Securities ................................................................................................................ 24
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Financial Information.................................................................................................................... 25
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ITEM 4 – ADVISORY BUSINESS
A. Advisory Firm
ICG Advisors, LLC is a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of California in 2008.
ICG is majority owned by Pippy Corp., a Delaware corporation, which is 100% owned by The Assaf Family
Trust. ICG offers personalized investment management services to separately managed account clients,
and it also serves as the investment adviser to private pooled investment funds as described below.
B. Specialization
ICG generally provides investment advice on a wide variety of U.S. and foreign investment products,
including privately placed securities, but does not hold itself out as specializing in any particular type of
investment advisory service.
C. Advisory Services
Separately Managed Accounts
ICG provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates,
charitable organizations, corporations, partnerships and other business entities (individually, a “Client
Account”, and collectively, the “Client Accounts”). Prior to ICG rendering any advisory services, a Client
Account enters into an investment consulting agreement with ICG or establishes a separately managed
entity (e.g., a limited partnership or limited liability company) that is sponsored and/or managed by ICG
pursuant to an operating agreement. Each investment consulting agreement or operating agreement (each,
an “Advisory Agreement”) sets out the terms and conditions of ICG’s advisory relationship with the Client
Account. ICG bases its investment advice and recommendations on the particular needs, investment
objectives, and investment guidelines of each individual Client Account.
With respect to most of its Client Accounts, ICG’s services include advising on the selection of unaffiliated
investment managers (“Portfolio Managers”) to provide discretionary management to the Client Account
portfolios, either directly or indirectly through an investment product such as a private fund. Prior to
recommending and selecting a Portfolio Manager, ICG will discuss the Portfolio Manager with the Client
Account. This discussion will generally provide information on the Portfolio Manager’s strategy, structure,
liquidity, fees and track record. ICG may also recommend investments in certain private funds that are
sponsored or otherwise affiliated with ICG, as outlined below.
ICG may assist Client Accounts in formulating investment objectives and guidelines, and in writing
investment policy statements. Client Accounts and potential Client Accounts are generally given an asset
management questionnaire which assists ICG in understanding the needs and risk tolerance levels of the
Client Account in order to make customized portfolio recommendations for each Client Account.
Once a Client Account’s objectives are determined and agreed upon, ICG conducts an asset allocation study
to determine the recommended portfolio asset mix and which Portfolio Managers/asset classes might best
achieve the Client Account’s risk/reward goals. The investments made by a Client Account with these
recommended Portfolio Managers/asset classes may be in the form of separate accounts, mutual or
exchange traded funds or private investment vehicles.
Discretionary and Non-Discretionary Client Accounts
Client Accounts may be discretionary or non-discretionary. For both types of Client Accounts, ICG is
available to answer questions regarding the account and to facilitate communication between the Client
Account and any Portfolio Managers.
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Non-discretionary Client Accounts require ICG to obtain the Client Account’s consent for all investment
activities, including allocations to Portfolio Managers. Neither ICG nor its associated persons will have
any trading or transactional authority with respect to a non-discretionary Client Account (including with
respect to third party Portfolio Managers and their related subscription and withdrawal documentation, if
applicable).
For discretionary Client Accounts, ICG has the authority to manage the Client Account on a discretionary
basis. Such authority will generally include execution of subscription and withdrawal documentation of
underlying Portfolio Managers and the authority to transfer funds to and from the underlying Portfolio
Managers and their investment products.
Retirement Accounts (DOL PTE 2020-02)
When ICG provides investment advice to Client Accounts regarding retirement plan accounts or individual
retirement accounts, ICG is acting as a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement
accounts. The way ICG makes money may create some conflicts with your interests, so we operate under
a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. Under this
special rule’s provisions, ICG must:
Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give prudent
advice);
Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal advice);
Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best interest;
Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
Reporting and Monitoring of Portfolio Managers
ICG provides consolidated performance reporting and ongoing monitoring of each Client Account’s
portfolio. Client Accounts will receive reports from the custodian of the Client Account and from ICG at
least on a quarterly basis. The ICG reports are generated from the Client Account’s custodial statements
and statements provided by the Portfolio Manager or the Portfolio Manager’s administrator. ICG does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of information furnished by any third party.
ICG Private Funds
ICG also provides discretionary investment advisory services with respect to private pooled investment
vehicles that are sponsored by ICG or an affiliate of ICG (each, an “ICG Fund”). ICG will manage each
ICG Fund based on the investment objectives and investment restrictions set forth in the governing
agreement or confidential offering memorandum of the relevant ICG Fund (each, a “Memorandum”) and
in any other written materials furnished from time to time by the ICG Fund to ICG.
Currently, ICG serves as investment adviser to the following ICG Funds: ICG Access Fund, LLC, ICG
Insurance Fund II LLC, ICG CoreSci Holdings, LLC, and ICG Special Opportunities Fund I, LP. ICG also
serves as investment advisor to a series of illiquid credit funds, including ICG Credit Opportunities Fund,
LP, ICG Credit Opportunities Fund 1A, LP, ICG Credit Opportunities Fund II, LP, ICG Credit
Opportunities Fund 2A, LP, and ICG Credit Opportunities Fund III, LP (collectively, the “ICG Credit
Funds”). Lastly, ICG serves as investment advisor to a series of Real Estate Funds, including ICG
Television City Holdings, LLC, ICG MB Holdings, LLC, ICG Silvercup Holdings, LLC, ICG Studio
Holdings, LLC and Radford Studio Center CI, LLC (collectively the “ICG Real Estate Funds”). The ICG
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Funds were formed to pool assets of Client Accounts and other investors (each an “ICG Fund Investor” or
collectively, the “ICG Fund Investors”) for the purpose of investing with one or a number of underlying
Portfolio Managers selected by ICG. As such, most ICG Funds are structured in a manner that is commonly
referred to as a “fund of funds.” The ICG Funds are intended to provide diversification, management
expertise and other advantages to ICG Fund Investors or, in the case of the ICG Real Estate Funds, access
to an investment opportunity in a specific real estate asset. The ICG Funds are managed only in accordance
with their own investment objectives and are not tailored to any particular ICG Fund Investor.
ERISA investments in ICG Private Funds
In accordance with the Department of Labor’s Final Regulations under Section 408(b)(2) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, (the “Regulation”) ICG will provide retirement plan
asset investors disclosure information as required under the Regulation. This disclosure will include a
description of services, ICG’s fiduciary status, information about how ICG is compensated and information
pertaining to any termination/redemption fees that may be assessed. Additionally, ICG will ask for a signed
consent acknowledging these disclosures.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Not applicable.
E. Assets under Management (as of December 31, 2024)
Discretionary: $1,438,389,722
Non-Discretionary: $6,343,564,440
ITEM 5 – FEES AND COMPENSATION
A. Fees to Client Accounts
Types of Fees
The amount and types of fees paid to ICG by Client Accounts are negotiable and may vary. Fees will be
set forth in ICG’s Advisory Agreement with each Client Account and determined based on the client’s
needs, the amount of assets in the Client Account, the complexity of the client’s investment objectives and
the number of portfolio restrictions.
Under ICG’s Advisory Agreement with each Client Account, ICG generally will receive an annual
management fee from each Client Account equal to a percentage (the “Fee Percentage”) of the average
gross assets under management in each Client Account during each calendar quarter. The Fee Percentage
for each Client Account is generally calculated as a blended rate based on the following standard fee
schedule:
First $25 million
1.00%
0.75%
Greater than $25 million but less than or equal
to $50 million
0.60%
Greater than $50 million but less than or equal
to $100 million
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0.50%
Greater than $100 million but less than or equal
to $250 million
0.40%
Greater than $250 million but less than or equal
to $500 million
0.30%
Greater than $500 million but less than or equal
to $1 billion
Greater than $1 billion
0.20%
For example, a Client Account with $50 million in average gross assets under management would pay an
annual rate of (i) 1.00% on the first $25 million of such gross average assets under management and (ii)
0.75% on the remainder of such assets.
Client Accounts that engaged ICG prior to January 1, 2025, generally have lower management fees than
those set forth above.
The total fees charged to a Client Account may be more or less than fees charged by other firms for similar
services.
Payment Method
The management fee will be payable quarterly in arrears. In certain cases, ICG’s management fee will be
deducted directly from the Client Account. Such deduction will occur if the Client Account uses certain
custodians and authorizes the automatic deduction of ICG’s management fee. Other Client Accounts pay
ICG directly, which payment is due promptly upon receipt of the billing statement from ICG.
If a client terminates its investment consulting agreement on a date other than the end of a calendar quarter,
the management fee will be prorated for assets held in the Client Account for less than a full quarter.
A Client Account’s custodian will send statements, at least quarterly, showing all positions, transactions,
withdrawals, deposits and disbursements for the account, including the amount of the management fee if
deducted directly from the Client Account.
Costs and Expenses
Fees paid to ICG by the Client Accounts are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by
the unaffiliated Portfolio Managers or their investment products. A description of the fees and expenses of
each Portfolio Manager and its investment products is available in each Portfolio Manager’s disclosure
brochure (i.e., their Form ADV Part 2A) or securities prospectus.
In addition, each Client Account is responsible for any fees, expenses or charges incurred by or on behalf
of the Client Account related to (i) custodial services provided for the account, (ii) the acquisition, holding
and disposition of investments for the account, including brokerage and execution charges, markups and
commissions, and (iii) any other service provided for the Client Account by any person other than ICG.
For additional information regarding brokerage and execution charges, see Item 12 below. Client Accounts
may also incur additional charges including, but not limited to, mutual fund sales loads, 12(b)-1 fees and
surrender charges, and IRA and qualified retirement plan fees. ICG will not receive any portion of such
commissions or fees. To date, ICG receives no other compensation in connection with a Client Account.
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When ICG negotiates lower fees and expenses charged by third parties, all negotiated savings are for the
benefit of the Client Accounts.
Refunds
Not Applicable.
Sales Compensation
Not Applicable.
B. Fees to ICG Funds
Types of Fees
Under ICG’s investment management agreement with each ICG Fund, other than ICG CoreSci Holdings,
LP and the ICG Real Estate Funds, ICG will generally receive an annual management fee of up to 1.00%
of the capital commitment or capital account of each ICG Fund Investor. The standard management fee
percentages applicable to each ICG Fund are set forth in each ICG Fund’s Memorandum. ICG, in its
discretion, may waive or reduce the management fee as to all or any of the investors in an ICG Fund or
agree with an investor to waive or alter the management fee as to that investor.
Under certain ICG Funds’ governing agreements, as applicable, ICG may also receive performance-based
compensation, which may be structured as a yearly performance allocation or as a carried interest
distribution upon the disposition of any portfolio investment based on the net cash proceeds attributable to
such disposition. ICG, in its discretion, may, and indeed have, waive or reduce its performance-based
compensation as to all or any of the investors in an ICG Fund or agree with an investor to waive or alter the
performance-based compensation as to that investor.
For managing the ICG Real Estate Funds, with the exception of ICG Studio Holdings, LLC, ICG will
receive an annual management fee equal to 0.5% of the gross average asset value of each fund respectively,
determined by averaging the gross asset value of the capital accounts of all ICG Fund Investors in each
fund as of the last business day of each calendar quarter during any calendar year. For ICG Studio Holdings,
LLC the annual management fee is based on the capital commitment to the fund.
Payment Method
The management fee generally will be paid by each ICG Fund quarterly in advance and by the ICG Real
Estate Funds quarterly in arrears. The management fee may be deducted directly from the accounts of ICG
Fund Investors or by a drawdown on each investor’s capital commitment to the Fund or by use of portfolio
proceeds.
A performance allocation for any applicable ICG Fund will be allocated, if earned, from the capital accounts
of the ICG Fund Investors to the capital account of the general partner of the ICG Fund. The carried interest
distribution for each applicable ICG Fund generally is paid out as a distribution of the net cash proceeds
attributable to a disposition of a portfolio investment of the ICG Fund as soon as reasonably practicable
after such disposition.
Costs and Expenses
Subject to any expense limitation set forth in the governing agreement, each ICG Fund bears all expenses
of its organization and operation, expenses incurred in the purchase and sale of investments, and accounting
fees, as determined by ICG. Such expenses may include but are not limited to: (i) legal, auditing,
consulting, insurance, administration, financing and accounting fees and expenses of the ICG Fund; (ii)
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expenses associated with the ICG Fund’s financial statements, reports to Fund investors and tax returns;
(iii) out-of-pocket expenses and other expenses incurred in connection with the operation of the ICG Fund
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and any jurisdiction in which it operates or does
business; (iv) out-of-pocket expenses of transactions, including those that are not ultimately consummated;
(v) expenses of appraisers and consultants; (vi) expenses of litigation and indemnification; (vii) insurance
premiums; (viii) expenses of advisory committee meetings and meetings of the ICG Fund investors or of
portfolio funds; (ix) any expenses associated with the acquisition, holding and disposition of the ICG Fund’s
portfolio investments including extraordinary expenses; and (x) any taxes, fees or other governmental
charges levied against the ICG Fund. More information regarding expenses that may be incurred by an
ICG Fund are set forth in such ICG Fund’s Memorandum The cost of certain insurance premiums is shared
among the ICG funds on a pro-rata basis.
ICG Fund Investors may also indirectly bear a portion of any fees or expenses charged by any other
investment vehicles or funds in which the ICG Fund invests or other Portfolio Managers to which ICG
allocates a portion of ICG Fund assets. Because the ICG Funds are organized primarily as vehicles to invest
in other investment funds, such fees and expenses are expected to be significant. These fees will likely
include a fixed management fee, which will generally range from 1% - 2% on an annual basis and, in most
cases, a performance incentive arrangement, which will generally range from 10% - 20% of the capital
appreciation in the underlying private fund’s investment for the year. Accordingly, it is important for ICG
Fund Investors to understand that they will be charged a second level of fees that would not be charged to
an investment vehicle that makes direct investments.
ICG may, at its discretion, choose to pay or reimburse an ICG Fund for all or any portion of such expenses.
For additional information regarding brokerage and execution fees, see Item 12 below.
Refunds
Not Applicable.
Sales Compensation
ICG will not receive sales commissions in connection with sales of interests in an ICG Fund.
C. Termination of Consulting & Advisory Agreements
ICG’s Advisory Agreement with each Client Account may be terminated by either party upon written notice
to the other party. Upon termination, ICG will not be under any obligation to provide additional services
or information to the Client Account. Termination of the agreement will not affect the liabilities or
obligations of the parties under the agreement arising prior to termination, which shall survive any
termination of the agreement. The Client Account may cancel its agreement without penalty within five
(5) business days of execution.
Once an Advisory Agreement with a Client Account is terminated, ICG no longer has the responsibility of
a fiduciary. If the Client Account is still invested, ICG may assist the Client Account with liquidation of
the Client Account’s assets. Under the terms of certain Advisory Agreements, should the agreement be
terminated within the first year, the Client Account may pay to ICG (i) the greater of (A) the standard fee
from the effective date of the consulting agreement through December 31 of such calendar year, or (B) a
fee equal to 50% of the standard fee calculated from the effective date of the advisory agreement through
the one year anniversary thereof, (ii) minus aggregate fees actually paid through the date of termination.
The fees will be charged based on the greater of the end of the month market value when the agreement is
terminated or of the initial portfolio size defined in the Client Account’s consulting agreement with ICG.
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In addition, with respect to a Client Account established after July 2019, after termination of the applicable
Advisory Agreement, such Client Account shall continue to pay a legacy investment fee (the “Legacy
Investment Fee”) with respect to investments made prior to the termination thereof (the “Legacy
Investments”), until such investments are disposed of by such Client Account. The Legacy Investment Fee
shall equal the blended management fee rate (based on the standard fee schedule discussed above), solely
taking into account assets attributable to the Legacy Investments.
ICG’s advisory agreement with each Fund may be terminated in accordance with the investment
management agreement between ICG and such Fund.
ITEM 6 – PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
ICG receives performance-based compensation from certain ICG Funds as described in Item 5.
Performance-based compensation will only be charged in accordance with the provisions of Rule 205-3
under the Advisers Act. Performance-based compensation may create an incentive for ICG to cause a
relevant Fund to make investments that are riskier than it would otherwise make.
In the event that some accounts to which ICG provides investment consulting services are charged
performance-based compensation but not others, a conflict may arise where ICG has an incentive to treat
some accounts preferentially as compared to others because those accounts pay performance-based
compensation or because ICG or one of its portfolio managers or affiliates has an interest in the account.
ICG has adopted and implemented policies and procedures that are designed to address this conflict of
interest. Further, as a fiduciary, ICG recognizes its duties to act in good faith and with fairness in all of its
dealings with its advisory clients.
ITEM 7 – TYPES OF CLIENTS
A. Client Accounts
The holders of Client Accounts are generally high net worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations,
pensions, endowments and other business entities.
ICG generally requires the holders of Client Accounts to initially provide and maintain a minimum of
$25,000,000 in assets under management. The Client Account minimum may be waived by ICG in its sole
discretion.
B. ICG Funds
ICG or an affiliate organized the ICG Funds. ICG serves as investment manager to the ICG Funds. ICG
generally requires ICG Fund Investors to make a minimum initial investment of at least $1,000,000 (except
for the ICG Credit Funds which have a minimum initial investment of $5,000,000, and the ICG Real Estate
Funds where the minimum amounts accepted may vary at the discretion of ICG). Investors generally must
be “accredited investors” under Regulation D and may be required to meet other eligibility requirements,
including being eligible to enter into a performance fee arrangement under the Advisers Act. Investors in
any ICG Fund that is exempt from investment company registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), also must be “qualified purchasers” as defined under
the 1940 Act. ICG generally requires ICG Fund Investors to make representations concerning their
financial sophistication and ability to bear the risk of loss of their entire investment in an ICG Fund. The
minimum contribution and investor requirements may be waived by ICG in its sole discretion.
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ITEM 8 – METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
A. Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
Investment Analysis
ICG is responsible for conducting research and due diligence on Portfolio Managers and their investment
products and making investment recommendations to the Client Accounts and the ICG Funds. ICG uses
both quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the Portfolio Managers. Quantitative analysis begins
with an analysis of the historical track record of the Portfolio Manager. ICG gets data from a variety of
sources. Most often ICG obtains this data/information directly from the Portfolio Managers. ICG also
receives data from external sources including purchased databases and investment analysis software. In
most cases data received from an external database is confirmed by the Portfolio Managers for accuracy.
ICG uses this information for comparisons to other investment managers and benchmarks.
ICG conducts qualitative analysis through a variety of sources including but not limited to a Portfolio
Manager’s Form ADV and the offering documents provided by the Portfolio Manager (if an investment is
made into a private investment vehicle).
The due diligence process also includes meetings with the Portfolio Managers. In most cases, two senior
professionals have met with members of the unaffiliated Portfolio Manager’s firm before a recommendation
or investment is made. Furthermore, generally at least one senior analyst of ICG makes a visit to the
unaffiliated Portfolio Manager’s office prior to an investment or recommendation; however, such a visit is
not mandatory.
ICG continually monitors the unaffiliated Portfolio Managers by reviewing updates to the Portfolio
Managers’ Form ADVs or due diligence questionnaires, meeting with the Portfolio Managers at ICG’s or
the Portfolio Managers’ offices, and through phone and written correspondence with the Portfolio
Managers. A member of ICG’s team speaks with every Portfolio Manager periodically or as deemed
necessary. ICG requests that Portfolio Managers, with whom Client Accounts or ICG Funds invest, contact
ICG promptly if there is a substantial change to the Portfolio Manager’s organization.
The investment strategy employed by ICG on behalf of the Client Accounts and the Funds involves
significant risks. The following summary of certain risks does not purport to be complete but includes
some of the potential risks generally associated with ICG’s investment strategy.
B. Investment Strategy Risks
Acquiring interests in an ICG Fund and/or opening a Client Account with ICG is intended for sophisticated
investors who can accept a high degree of risk in their portfolio, do not need regular current income from
their investment with ICG and can accept a potential loss of their entire investment. Investment risks
specific to the investment strategy of each Fund are described in the Memorandum of the Fund and risks
specific to any investment strategy employed by ICG in managing a Client Account will be explained to
the client prior to the opening of the Client Account. Such risks may include (but are not limited to):
Portfolio Concentration. Client Accounts and the ICG Funds may hold a relatively small number
of investments (and, in the case of the ICG Real Estate Funds, a single investment). Although many
underlying investments will themselves be diversified, losses incurred in such investments could
have a disproportionate effect on the account’s overall financial condition.
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Illiquid Investments. Client Accounts and the ICG Funds may be invested in private funds, which
should generally be treated as illiquid investments. Return of capital and the realization of gains, if
any, from the portfolio investments of a Client Account or ICG Fund generally will occur only upon
the partial or complete disposition of a portfolio investment which may not occur for a number of
years after the portfolio investment is made. It is unlikely that there will be a public market for the
securities held by an account at the time of their acquisition.
Portfolio Management. The performance of a Client Account and an ICG Fund will depend on the
skill of ICG, its personnel, and the Portfolio Managers in making appropriate investment decisions.
The ability of the underlying Portfolio Managers to correctly assess the future course of price
movements of stocks, bonds and other financial instruments and markets will significantly affect the
success of a Client Account or an ICG Fund. There can be no assurance that ICG or the Portfolio
Managers will accurately predict such movements. In addition, the expected lack of liquidity of
many of the Portfolio Managers’ investments, together with a failure to accurately predict market
movements, may adversely affect the ability of ICG or the Portfolio Managers to execute trade
orders at desired prices in rapidly moving markets.
Private Fund Investments. Investments with Portfolio Managers may be made through such
Portfolio Managers’ private investment funds. Private investment funds generally involve various
risks and liquidity constraints, a discussion of which is set forth in each Fund’s Memorandum, which
will be provided to each prospective investor for review and consideration prior to investing. ICG
strongly advises potential investors to engage legal and tax counsel to review Memorandums and
other offering documents prior to investing in any private investment fund. Some risks of investing
in private investment funds may include loss of all or a substantial portion of the investment due to
leveraging, short-selling, or other speculative practices, lack of liquidity because of redemption
terms and conditions and that there may not and will not be a secondary market for the fund,
volatility of returns, restrictions on transferring interests in the fund, a potential lack of
diversification, higher fees than mutual funds, lack of information regarding valuations and pricing
and adviser risk. ICG attempts to mitigate these risks through the allocation and diversification
processes for ICG Funds and Client Accounts. Additional risks of investing in Portfolio Managers’
private investment funds are associated with their particular investment strategies or different types
of portfolio investments. Risks of Portfolio Managers’ private investment fund strategies and
portfolio are described in the offering documents of those funds.
Investment and Due Diligence. Before recommending Portfolio Managers, ICG will conduct due
diligence that it deems reasonable and appropriate based on the facts and circumstances applicable
to each Portfolio Manager. When conducting due diligence ICG will be required to exercise its
professional judgment in evaluating important and complex business, financial, tax, accounting and
legal issues. When conducting due diligence and making an assessment regarding an investment,
ICG will rely on the resources reasonably available to it, which in some circumstances whether or
not known to ICG at the time, may not be sufficient, accurate, complete or reliable. Due diligence
may not reveal or highlight matters that could have a material effect on the value of an investment
with a Portfolio Manager. Moreover, even if due diligence reveals certain factors that, over time,
prove to have a material effect on the value of an investment with a Portfolio Manager, there is no
guarantee that in conducting due diligence, ICG will accurately predict at such time which factors
ultimately prove to have such a material effect.
Expedited Transactions. Investment analyses, recommendations and decisions by ICG and the
Portfolio Managers may be required to be undertaken on an expedited basis to take advantage of
investment opportunities. In such cases, the information available to ICG and the Portfolio
Managers at the time of an investment decision is made may be limited, and such parties may not
have access to detailed information regarding the investment opportunity. Therefore, no assurance
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can be given that ICG or a Portfolio Manager will have knowledge of all circumstances that may
adversely affect an investment. In addition, a Portfolio Manager may rely upon independent
consultants in connection with its evaluation of proposed investments; however, no assurance can
be given that these consultants will have sufficient time to perform such evaluations nor that they
will accurately evaluate such investments.
Increased Regulatory Oversight. Increased regulation and regulatory oversight of private
investment funds and their managers may impose administrative burdens on ICG and the Portfolio
Managers, including, without limitation, responding to examinations and other regulatory inquiries
and implementing policies and procedures. Such administrative burdens may divert ICG’s and the
Portfolio Managers’ time, attention and resources from portfolio management activities. Such
regulatory inquiries are generally confidential in nature, may involve a review of an individual’s or
a firm’s activities or may involve studies of the industry or industry practices, as well as the practices
of a particular institution.
Lack of Fund Investor Participation in Management. Fund Investors will not have an opportunity
to evaluate or approve specific investments, or any particular type or category of investment, prior
to a Fund’s investing. Decisions with respect to a Fund’s management will be made exclusively by
ICG, who will have wide latitude within the broad investment guidelines in determining the types
of assets it may decide are proper investments for the Fund. ICG has the exclusive right to manage
the Funds’ investment programs. Fund Investors have no right or power to take part in a Fund’s
management, other than by voting on certain matters as provided in the Funds’ offering documents.
Accordingly, no person should subscribe for interests to a Fund unless such person is willing to
entrust all aspects of the Fund’s management to ICG.
Supervisory Risk and Misconduct of Employees and of Third-Party Service Providers. Although
ICG will use reasonable efforts to supervise its personnel, it is possible that any such person may
take an action that is outside the scope of their employment or fail to perform an action that is
required by the scope of their employment. Any such action or failure to act may have a material
adverse effect on the Client Accounts and/or the Funds. No guarantee or representation is made that
ICG will be able to avoid occurrences of such events.
Misconduct by ICG’s employees or by third-party service providers could cause significant losses
to the Client Accounts and/or Fund Investors. Employee misconduct may include unauthorized
activities or concealing unsuccessful activities (which, in either case, may result in unknown and
unmanaged risks or losses). In addition, employees and Service Providers (as defined below) may
improperly use or disclose confidential information, which could result in litigation or serious
financial harm. Although ICG will adopt measures reasonably designed to prevent and detect
employee misconduct, such measures may not be effective in all cases. No assurances can be given
that the due diligence performed by ICG will identify or prevent any such misconduct.
In addition to the foregoing, losses could also result from actions by Service Providers alone,
including, without limitation, failing to record transactions or improperly performing their
responsibilities. ICG and the Funds are dependent upon its counterparties and certain third-party
service providers, including the administrator, accountants, auditors, legal counsel and other service
providers as described elsewhere herein (the “Service Providers”). Errors are inherent in the
business and operations of any business and although ICG will adopt measures reasonably designed
to prevent and detect errors by, and misconduct of, counterparties and Service Providers, and will
only 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 ICG’s
clients.
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Cybersecurity Risk. As part of its business, ICG processes, stores and transmits large amounts of
electronic information, including information relating to the transactions of the Client Accounts and
Funds and personally identifiable information of the Fund Investors and holders of Client Accounts.
Similarly, Service Providers may process, store and transmit such information. ICG has procedures
and systems in place to protect such information and prevent data loss and security breaches.
However, such measures cannot provide absolute security. The techniques used to obtain
unauthorized access to data, disable or degrade service or sabotage systems change frequently and
may be difficult to detect for long periods of time. Hardware or software acquired from third parties
may contain defects in design or manufacturing or other problems that could unexpectedly
compromise information security. Network connected services provided by third parties to ICG
may be susceptible to compromise, leading to a breach of ICG’s network. ICG’s systems or facilities
may be susceptible to employee error or malfeasance, government surveillance or other security
threats. Online services provided by ICG to its clients, if any, may also be susceptible to
compromise. Breach of ICG’s information systems may cause information relating to the
transactions of its clients (including personally identifiable information) to be lost or improperly
accessed, used or disclosed. Any of the foregoing failures or risks could also be experienced by the
Portfolio Managers and/or their respective investment products and service providers.
Potential Conflicts of Interest. In addition to advising Client Accounts and the Funds, ICG
employees may engage in investment and trading activities for their own accounts and/or for the
accounts of third parties. ICG is not obligated to devote any specific amount of time to the affairs
of the Client Accounts or the Funds. Fund Investors will not be entitled to inspect those trading
records of ICG or the employees that are not related to the Client Accounts or the Funds.
Co-Investment Opportunities. Portfolio Managers may occasionally pass along co-investment
opportunities to Client Accounts or to ICG Funds. ICG will present the co-investment opportunities
to Clients, as applicable, however ICG not advise Client Accounts whether or not to participate in
these opportunities nor will it assess the merits of the particular opportunity. ICG may, in its sole
discretion, make such co-investments in the ICG Funds, if it deems the investment suitable or
strategic. Co-investment opportunities may be made available through limited partnerships or other
entities formed to make such investments (“Co-Investment Funds”). ICG will allocate available
investment opportunities among ICG Funds and any Co-Investment Fund as it may in its sole
discretion determine. In the event that a co-investment is a successful investment, any Fund Investor
that did not participate in such co-investment or Co-Investment Fund will not participate in the
profits of such investment upon a liquidity event of the underlying investment company or private
fund. ICG has adopted policies and procedures to address co-investment opportunities, in an effort
to offer co-investment opportunities to ICG Funds to which ICG believes may be suitable for co-
investment opportunities.
Real Estate Considerations. The ICG Real Estate Funds invest in a Portfolio Manager’s private real
estate fund. Real estate investments are affected by a number of factors, including changes in the
general economic climate, local conditions (such as an oversupply of, or a reduction in demand for
uses similar to those currently provided for at the property or otherwise contemplated as part of the
property’s redevelopment), the quality and philosophy of management, competition based on rental
rates, attractiveness and location of the properties, physical condition of the properties, financial
condition of buyers and sellers of properties, quality of maintenance, insurance and management
services, and changes in operating costs. Certain significant expenditures associated with a real
estate investment (such as mortgage payments, real estate taxes, lease obligations and insurance and
maintenance costs) are generally not reduced when circumstances cause a reduction in income from
the investment property. Real estate investments are also affected by such factors as government
regulations (including those governing usage, improvements, zoning and taxes), interest rate levels,
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the availability of financing, participation by other Investors in the financial markets and potential
liability under changing laws.
Leverage. Certain Portfolio Managers may utilize leverage or may make investments in companies
whose capital structures may have significant leverage. The use of leverage is a speculative
technique that involves special risk considerations. For example, to the extent a portfolio company
in which a Portfolio Manager invests is leveraged, its leveraged capital structure will increase the
exposure of the company to adverse economic factors such as rising interest rates, downturns in the
economy or deteriorations in the condition of the company or its industry sector.
Digital Assets. Generally, refers to an asset that is issued and/or transferred using distributed ledger
or blockchain technology, including, "virtual currencies (also known as crypto-currencies)," "coins,"
and "tokens". ICG may advise on investments in actual digital coins/tokens/currencies or via
investment vehicles such as exchange traded funds (ETFs) or separately managed accounts (SMAs).
The investment characteristics of Digital Assets generally differ from those of traditional securities,
currencies, and commodities. Digital Assets are not backed by a central bank or a national,
international organization, any hard assets, human capital, or other form of credit and are relatively
new to the marketplace. Rather, Digital Assets are market-based: a Digital Asset's value is
determined by (and fluctuates often, according to) supply and demand factors, its adoption in the
traditional commerce channels, and/or the value that various market participants place on it through
their mutual agreement or transactions. The lack of history for these types of investments entail
certain unknown risks, are very speculative and are not appropriate for all investors.
Price Volatility of Digital Assets Risk. A principal risk in trading Digital Assets is the rapid
fluctuation of market price. The value of client portfolios relates in part to the value of the Digital
Assets held in the client portfolio and fluctuations in the price of Digital Assets could adversely
affect the value of a client's portfolio. The price of Digital Assets achieved by a client may be
affected generally by a wide variety of complex factors such as supply and demand; availability and
access to Digital Asset service providers (such as payment processors), exchanges, miners or other
Digital Asset users and market participants; perceived or actual security vulnerability; and traditional
risk factors including inflation levels; fiscal policy; interest rates; and political, natural and economic
events.
Digital Asset Service Providers Risk. Service providers that support Digital Assets and the Digital
Asset marketplace(s) may not be subject to the same regulatory and professional oversight as
traditional securities service providers. Further, there is no assurance that the availability of and
access to virtual currency service providers will not be negatively affected by government regulation
or supply and demand of Digital Assets. Accordingly, companies or financial institutions that
currently support virtual currency may not do so in the future.
Custody of Digital Assets Risk. Under the Advisers Act, SEC registered investment advisers are
required to hold securities with "qualified custodians," among other requirements. Certain Digital
Assets may be deemed to be securities. Some Digital Assets do not currently fall under the SEC
definition of security and therefore many of the companies providing Digital Assets custodial
services fall outside of the SEC's definition of "qualified custodian". Accordingly, clients seeking to
purchase actual digital coins/tokens/currencies may need to use non-qualified custodians to hold all
or a portion of their Digital Assets.
Government Oversight of Digital Assets Risk. Regulatory agencies and/or the constructs responsible
for oversight of Digital Assets or a Digital Asset network may not be fully developed and subject to
change. Regulators may adopt laws, regulations, policies or rules directly or indirectly affecting
Digital Assets their treatment, transacting, custody, and valuation.
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Qualified Custodians and Custody; Distress Events. Client Accounts and ICG Funds are subject to
the risk that one of the custodians of some or all of their assets (a “Custodian”) fails to perform its
obligations or experiences insolvency, closure, receivership or other financial distress or difficulty
(each, a “Distress Event”). In the event a Custodian experiences a Distress Event, ICG, Client
Accounts and/or ICG Funds may not be able to access deposits, borrowing facilities or other
financial services for an extended period of time or ever. Although assets held by regulated
Custodians in the United States frequently are insured up to stated balance amounts by organizations
such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), in the case of banks, or the Securities
Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”), in the case of certain broker-dealers, amounts in excess
of the relevant insurance are subject to risk of loss, and any non-U.S. Custodians that are not subject
to similar regimes may pose increased risk of loss. Although in recent years governmental
intervention has resulted in additional protections for depositors, there can be no assurance that
governmental intervention will be successful or avoid the risk of loss, substantial delays or negative
impact on banking or brokerage conditions or markets.
Any Distress Event may have a material adverse effect on the ability of the ICG to manage Client
Accounts or the ICG Funds and its investments, and on the ability of ICG to maintain operations,
which in each case could result in significant losses and unconsummated investment acquisitions
and dispositions. Similarly, a Distress Event could have a material adverse effect on underlying
investment funds, which could indirectly result in significant losses on certain investments.
Although ICG would expect to exercise contractual remedies under the agreements with Custodians
in the event of a Distress Event, there can be no assurance that such remedies will be successful or
avoid losses or delays. Although ICG seeks to do business with third-party Custodians that it
believes are creditworthy and capable of fulfilling their respective obligations to Client Accounts
and/or the ICG Funds, ICG is under no obligation to use a minimum number of third-party
Custodians with respect to its clients, or to maintain account balances at or below the relevant insured
amounts.
Business Continuity Risk. ICG has developed a Business Continuity Program (the BC Program) that
is designed to minimize the impact of adverse events that affect its ability to carry on normal business
operations. Such adverse events include, but are not limited to, natural disasters, outbreaks of
pandemic and epidemic diseases, terrorism, acts of governments, any act of declared or undeclared
war, power shortages or failures, utility or communication failure or delays, labor disputes, strikes,
shortages, supply shortages, and system failures or malfunctions. While ICG believes the BC
Program should allow it to resume normal business operations in a timely manner following an
adverse event, there are inherent limitations in such programs, including the possibility that the BC
Program does not anticipate all contingencies or procedures or work as intended. Our vendors and
service providers may also be affected by adverse events and are subject to the same risks that their
respective business continuity plans do not cover all contingencies. In the event our BC Program or
similar programs at vendors and service providers do not adequately address all contingencies, client
portfolios may be negatively affected as there may be an inability to process transactions, calculate
net asset values, value client investments, or disruptions to trading in client accounts. A Client
Account’s or ICG Fund’s ability to recover any losses or expenses it incurs as a result of a disruption
of business operations may be limited by the liability, standard of care, and related provisions in any
contractual agreements with other service providers.
Pandemic Risk. Large-scale outbreaks of infectious disease can greatly increase morbidity and
mortality over a wide geographic area, crossing international boundaries, and causing significant
economic, social, and political disruption. It is difficult to predict the long-term impact of such
events because they are dependent on a variety of factors including the global response of regulators
and governments to address and mitigate the worldwide effects of such events. Workforce
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reductions, travel restrictions, governmental responses and policies and macroeconomic factors
could negatively impact investment returns.
Impact of Government Regulation, Reimbursement and Reform. The SEC has indicated that it
intends to seek to enact changes to numerous areas of law and regulations that would impact the
business of ICG, the ICG Funds and other advisory clients. In particular, the SEC has signaled an
increased emphasis on investment adviser and private fund regulation. For example, on August 23,
2023, the SEC adopted previously proposed new rules and amendments to existing rules
(collectively, the “Private Fund Rules”) under the Advisers Act specifically related to advisers of
private funds. The Private Fund Rules will impose new and substantial requirements on advisers and
the funds they advise, including with respect to quarterly reporting, restricted activities, preferential
treatment of investors, audit requirements, adviser-led secondaries and annual compliance
reviews. The Private Fund Rules, in addition to any other new rules adopted by the SEC, are
expected to affect the business of ICG and its affiliates, an ICG Fund and/or its investments by, for
example, increasing compliance burdens and costs, requiring additional time and attention of ICG
personnel, and potentially resulting in other associated cost increases, including without limitation,
insurance expenses. ICG Funds also are expected to bear related costs, which could include (without
limitation) fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with preparing and distributing to
investors quarterly reporting statements that accord with the requirements of the Private Fund Rules,
soliciting and obtaining from investors any consents required by the Private Fund Rules, providing
investors with any notices or disclosures required by the rules (including with respect to preferential
treatment) and obtaining and distributing to investors fairness or valuation opinions in connection
with any adviser-led secondary transactions (including fees paid to third parties engaged by ICG or
an ICG Fund to perform or assist with such actions or processes). The Private Fund Rules also are
expected to represent an area of increased risk of exposure for additional regulatory scrutiny,
litigation, censure and penalties for noncompliance or perceived noncompliance. In addition, under
the Private Fund Rules, ICG will become subject to a requirement to disclose preferential treatment
terms, including provisions agreed to in side letters. The side letter disclosure requirements and
restrictions may ultimately influence ICG’s decisions with respect to agreeing to certain preferential
rights. As with any new rulemaking, ICG’s implementation and compliance with such rules will
entail subjective judgments regarding the application thereof to its business. Any such
determinations may be subject to revision in the event of clarifying guidance from the SEC, changes
to the Private Fund Rules as a result of litigation and/or other regulatory updates or developments.
The Private Fund Adviser Rules have the potential to result in changes to how ICG operates its
business and/or an ICG Fund and to significantly increase compliance burdens and associated costs,
some or all of which will be borne by an ICG Fund to the extent consistent with applicable governing
documents. In addition to the Private Fund Rules, the SEC has proposed various other rule changes
(e.g., rules relating to cybersecurity, the use of predictive data analytics, safeguarding / custody of
client assets, among others) that have the potential to affect ICG, its clients and advisory business.
Significant time and resources may be required to comply with new regulations, which potentially
will detract from the time and resources dedicated to ICG’s advisory clients and their investments.
Certain changes, if adopted as proposed, also could result in required changes to longstanding
commercial practices or arrangements, all of which have the potential to be disruptive to the business
of ICG and its affiliates and other similarly situated private funds sponsors. There can be no
assurance that the Private Fund Rules and any other new SEC rules and amendments will not have
a material adverse effect on ICG, an ICG Fund and/or its investors.
C. Portfolio Investment Risks
ICG generally provides investment advice on Portfolio Managers that invest in a wide variety of U.S. and
foreign investment products; ICG does not invest solely in any particular type of investment product.
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Summaries of the risks associated with any particular Portfolio Manager and its investment strategies may
be found in the offering documents pertaining to such Portfolio Manager or in the Memorandum of the
relevant ICG Fund.
ITEM 9 – DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Not Applicable.
ITEM 10 – OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES OR AFFILIATIONS
A. Registration as a Broker-Dealer or Registered Representative
Not applicable.
B. Registration as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, Commodity
Trading Adviser or Associated Person
Not applicable.
C. Material Relationships
1.
broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or government securities dealer or broker
Not applicable.
2.
investment company or other pooled investment vehicle (including a mutual fund, closed-end
investment company, unit investment trust, private investment company or “hedge fund,” and
offshore fund)
See Item 7 above. ICG Fund Investors in an ICG Fund must understand that each ICG Fund was formed
as an investment product to be managed by ICG, and that ICG does not intend to cause any ICG Fund to
terminate its investment management relationship with ICG absent ICG’s liquidation or bankruptcy. In
addition, ICG Fund Investors may not be permitted to withdraw from an ICG Fund prior to its dissolution.
ICG has entered into, and will enter into in the future, may from time to time enter certain side letter
agreement with one or more investors in an ICG Fund which have the effect of establishing rights under,
or altering or supplementing the terms in such ICG Fund’s organizational documents. Side letter agreements
subject ICG to potential conflicts of interest. Such side letter agreements provide an investor counterparty
with different or preferential rights or terms, including, but not limited to, different fee structures (including
discounted or rebated compensation terms), information rights, specialized reporting, priority co-
investment rights or targeted co-investment amounts, rights to serve on an ICG Fund’s advisory committee
or transfer rights. Except where required by an ICG Fund’s governing documents or pursuant to a
requirement of applicable law, other investors will not necessarily receive copies, notice or disclosure of
all side letters or related provisions. As a general matter, other investors will have no recourse against an
ICG Fund, ICG or any of their affiliates in the event that certain investors have received additional and/or
different rights and/or terms as a result of such side letters. An ICG Fund also generally will bear the costs
of implementing, monitoring and complying with investment guidelines and directives included in side
letters (including with respect to any required disclosure thereof).
In addition, neither ICG nor its related persons are obligated to allocate any specific amount of time or
investment opportunities to a particular ICG Fund. ICG and its related persons intend to devote as much
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time as they deem necessary for the conduct of each ICG Fund’s operation and portfolio management and
will allocate investment opportunities in accordance with ICG’s trade allocation policy described in Item 6
above.
3.
other investment adviser or financial planner
ICG and its affiliates own a minority interest in the equity of Heights, LLC, an SEC registered investment
adviser (“Heights”). Heights currently acts as investment adviser to several high net-worth individuals and
acts as investment adviser and Managing Member of multiple private funds (collectively the “Heights
Funds”). This ownership interest entitles ICG and its affiliates to a distribution of certain net cash profits
(which generally are derived from the management fees and/or carried interest earned by Heights for its
advisory services to its clients and the Heights Funds). ICG, its affiliates and principals reserve the right to
invest in the Heights Funds. Heights may waive its management and carried interest fees associated with
such investments. ICG currently invests and reserves the right to continue to invest some of its advisory
clients’ assets in the Heights Funds and in future private investment vehicles formed by and managed by
Heights.
These investments result in an increase in the size of such funds, which would likely result in increased
management fees to Heights and its affiliates. By virtue of ICG and its affiliates’ minority ownership
interest in Heights, ICG and its affiliates would share indirectly in such increased management fees and/or
carried interest. Accordingly, we have a conflict of interest when recommending or investing advisory client
assets in the Heights Funds. We also have implemented controls, including the following: (i) we maintain
a written Code of Ethics, which details our fiduciary duty to clients and conduct annual training on this
Code; and (ii) we monitor client portfolios to ensure they are consistent with each client’s objectives and
investment strategy.
ICG also has a subadvisor agreement in place with Heights under which ICG serves as a non-discretionary
advisor to separately managed account clients of Heights. ICG compensation under this agreement is a
percentage of Heights' collections from shared clients.
Personnel associated with Heights may refer advisory clients to us. We do not compensate Heights or such
personnel for such referrals.
4.
futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading adviser
Not applicable.
5.
banking or thrift institution
Not applicable.
6.
accountant or accounting firm
Not applicable.
7.
lawyer or law firm
Not applicable.
8.
insurance company or agency
Not applicable.
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9.
pension consultant
Not applicable.
10.
real estate broker or dealer
Not applicable.
11.
sponsor or syndicator of limited partnerships
Either ICG or a related person of ICG is the general partner and/or managing member of each ICG Fund.
See response 2 above.
D. Recommendation of Other Investment Advisers
See above for a description of ICG’s affiliation and arrangement with Heights as well as Item 14.
ITEM 11 – CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS
AND PERSONAL TRADING
A. Code of Ethics
ICG has established a Code of Ethics that will apply to all associated persons with respect to services
provided to the Client Accounts and the Fund Investors. ICG’s investment consulting agreement with
Client Accounts names ICG as a fiduciary under the Advisers Act. As a fiduciary, ICG’s responsibility is
to provide fair and full disclosure of all material facts and to act solely in the best interest of each Client
Account and the Funds at all times. This fiduciary duty is considered the core underlying principle for
ICG’s Code of Ethics which also includes ICG’s Insider Trading and Employee Investment policy
statements. ICG requires such associated persons to conduct business with the highest level of ethical
standards and to comply with all federal and state securities laws at all times. Upon employment or
affiliation and at least annually thereafter, all associated persons will sign an acknowledgement that they
have read, understood and agree to comply with ICG’s Code of Ethics. ICG has the responsibility to make
sure that the interests of all Client Accounts and the Funds are placed ahead of ICG’s or the associated
persons’ own investment interest. Full disclosure of all material facts and potential conflicts of interest will
be provided to Fund Investors and Client Accounts prior to any services being performed. ICG will conduct
business in an honest, ethical and fair manner and avoid all circumstances that might negatively affect or
appear to affect ICG’s duty of complete loyalty to all Client Accounts and the Funds.
ICG’s Code of Ethics was adopted to avoid and/or mitigate possible conflicts of interest, avoid the
inappropriate use of material, nonpublic information and ensure the propriety of such associated persons
trading activity.
ICG’s associated persons must obtain pre-clearance from the CCO prior to executing certain trades or
making certain investments in their personal accounts and they must direct their brokers to send duplicate
copies of brokerage statements to the CCO. These records are used to monitor compliance with ICG’s
policies.
A Client or a potential client may receive a copy of ICG’s Code of Ethics upon request.
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B. Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
ICG or its related persons may engage in securities transactions with certain Fund Investors or Client
Accounts or may recommend investments in portfolio companies in which ICG or a related person has a
beneficial or financial interest. Such transactions may include co-investment opportunities in portfolio
companies which are offered to some but not all Fund Investors, Client Accounts and/or ICG’s advisory
personnel or employees. ICG will seek to disclose these potential conflicts of interest to clients in the
Memorandum of the Fund and advisory agreement of the Client Account.
ICG may solicit qualified Account Clients to invest in an ICG Fund or other investment vehicle sponsored
or managed by ICG (each, an “ICG-related fund”). Because of the relationship between ICG and any ICG-
related fund, ICG could be considered to have recommended the investment as suitable for a Client Account
if such person should invest in the fund. ICG will inform each Client Account of its relationship with an
ICG-related fund prior to the client’s investment, but does not intend to advise Client Accounts as to the
appropriateness of the investment and will not receive any compensation for doing so or for selling interests
in an ICG-related fund (except to the extent that ICG receives management fees and performance-based
fees from all fund investors).
ICG may recommend investments in funds managed by Heights, an investment adviser in which ICG or
ICG affiliates have an indirect ownership interest. See Item 10 and Item 14.
C. Personal Trading
ICG recognizes that there is a risk that ICG’s employees and related persons will compete with the ICG
Funds or otherwise engage in personal securities transactions at the expense of a client’s interest. In order
to maintain a high code of ethics, ICG’s Code of Ethics requires that all such transactions be carried out in
a way that does not endanger the interest of any client. The Code of Ethics establishes certain pre-clearance
procedures and an initial, annual and quarterly securities transaction reporting system that is designed to
monitor transactions in related persons’ personal accounts and prevent any conflicts that may arise between
related persons’ personal securities transactions and transactions for clients of ICG. Generally, ICG’s
employees and related persons are discouraged from personal trading in liquid securities held or traded by
advisory clients, and in many circumstances, such transactions will not be authorized. For purposes of the
policy, a related person’s “personal account” generally includes any account (i) in the name of the related
person, his/her spouse, his/her minor children or other dependents residing in the same household, (ii) for
which the related person is a trustee or executor, or (iii) which the related person controls, including ICG’s
client accounts which the related person controls and in which the related person or a member of his/her
household has a direct or indirect beneficial interest.
Additional restrictions on personal trading by ICG’s related persons may be imposed by ICG or the CCO.
D. Concurrent Trading Activity
As ICG deals primarily with private securities purchased directly from the issuer (i.e., interests in
investment funds), ICG will generally not be able to aggregate securities transactions for clients. However,
where available and appropriate, ICG may aggregate purchases or sales of any security affected for an
account with purchases or sales of the same security affected on the same day for other accounts. When
transactions are aggregated, the actual prices applicable to the aggregated transaction will be averaged, and
all participating accounts will be deemed to have purchased or sold its share of the security, instrument or
obligation involved at such average price. Further, all transaction costs incurred in effecting the aggregated
transaction will be shared on a pro rata basis among all participating accounts, except to the extent that
certain broker-dealers that also furnish custody services may impose minimum transaction charges
applicable to some of the participating accounts.
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ITEM 12 – BROKERAGE PRACTICES
A. Selection of Broker-Dealers
ICG does not generally exercise discretion with respect to trading in individual securities in Client Accounts
or ICG Funds. When ICG is directed by a Client Account to execute a trade on behalf of the Client Account,
they execute each such trade through the custodian of the Client Account on a nondiscretionary basis. Due
to the fund-of-funds structure of the ICG Funds, ICG does not generally choose or recommend brokers to
such accounts.
B. Aggregation of Orders
See Item 11(D) above.
ITEM 13 – REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
A. Account Review
ICG Client Account reviews may be triggered by a change of goals or objectives, asset valuations or in the
event of a rebalancing of a Client Account’s investment policy allocation. ICG will be available to discuss
the performance of the Client Account and changes in the Client Account’s situation which may have an
impact on the management of the Client Account.
Jeffrey Assaf is the Chairman of the investment committee. The investment committee conducts the
ongoing review of Portfolio Managers recommended to Client Accounts and ICG Funds. Mr. Assaf will
review and approve ICG’s recommendation of Portfolio Managers and collectively with the voting
members of the investment committee will determine the Portfolio Managers recommended to manage the
assets of Client Accounts and ICG Funds.
The frequency of reviews conducted on Portfolio Managers will vary from Portfolio Manager to Portfolio
Manager, but typically reviews are conducted at least quarterly. Triggering factors for recommending
changes to Client Account and ICG Fund portfolios include the relative valuation changes between asset
classes, deviation from management style by Portfolio Manager, personnel changes at investment
management firms, poor performance, material and/or unacceptable changes in risk characteristics, a
change or perceived change in the financial or operational solvency of a Portfolio Manager, fund closures
as well as other factors.
B. Client Reports
ICG and/or the qualified custodian(s) of the ICG Funds and Account Clients will transmit unaudited
performance reports and account statements at least quarterly to ICG Fund Investors and Client Accounts.
Each ICG Fund Investor will receive capital account statements from the ICG Funds’ administrator on at
least a quarterly basis; certain ICG Funds will provide statements on a monthly basis. Each ICG Fund
Investor and any Account Client organized as a separately managed entity will also receive annual audited
financial statements and, if necessary, annual tax information for completion of its individual tax returns.
ICG may make the reports available in hardcopy or solely via electronic transmission or in electronic form
on its website unless otherwise requested by an ICG Fund Investor or Client Account. ICG, in its discretion,
may provide more frequent reports and/or more detailed information to all or any of the ICG Fund Investors
or Client Accounts.
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ITEM 14 – CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
A. Compensation by Non-Clients
Not applicable.
B. Compensation for Client Referrals
As disclosed in further detail in Item 10, personnel associated with our affiliated adviser, Heights, will
introduce persons to us for investment advisory services. We do not compensate Heights or its personnel
for such introductions. ICG reserves the right from time to time to enter into solicitation arrangements
pursuant to which it compensates third parties for referrals that result in a potential investor becoming a
limited partner in an ICG Fund. These arrangements are disclosed in the relevant ICG Fund’s Form D. Any
fees and/or related expenses incurred pursuant to the relevant placement agent or similar agreement,
including, but not limited to, placement agent travel, meal and entertainment expenses, payable to any such
placement agents generally will be borne by ICG directly. ICG currently has retained Castle Hill Capital
Partners, Inc., a registered broker-dealer with the SEC and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc., to solicit commitments from certain investors in ICG Credit Opportunities Fund III, LP in
exchange for a specified percentage of capital raised and a reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket
expenses.
ITEM 15 – CUSTODY
ICG will not maintain possession or custody of the funds or securities that a client transferred to a Client
Account. The assets transferred to a Client Account will typically be deposited with a qualified custodian
selected in accordance with ICG’s investment consulting agreement with the Client Account. Under some
investment consulting agreements, ICG may cause management fees to be paid out of the Client Account
by the qualified custodian. When it does so, ICG will send the client an invoice, concurrently with billing
the qualified custodian, showing the amount of the fees, the value of the assets on which they are based,
and the computation.
Advisers to separately managed entities or pooled investment vehicles are considered to be in compliance
with the Custody Rule if such separately managed entity or pooled investment vehicle: (i) is audited at least
annually; and (ii) distributes the audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles to all limited partners (or other beneficial owners) within 120 days (or 180
days in the case of a multi-manager vehicle) of the end of its fiscal year. To ensure compliance with the
custody rule, Fund Investors will receive audited financial statements for the particular ICG Fund in which
they are invested within the required timeframe after the fiscal year end of such ICG Fund. Alternatively,
with respect to discretionary Client Accounts, ICG is subject to an annual surprise assets examination. Such
examination is conducted on a surprise basis by an accounting firm registered with and subject to
examination by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”). In furtherance of the
Custody Rule, custodian statements are provided to such Client Accounts on a quarterly basis. In addition,
accounts statements prepared by ICG will contain a legend urging such Client Accounts to compare the
account statements they receive directly from the custodians or third-party managers to the account
statements provided by ICG.
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ITEM 16 – INVESTMENT DISCRETION
ICG does exercise full and exclusive investment discretion over its discretionary Client Accounts. ICG
will assist each such account in the formulation of its investment objectives and investment policies and
developing a long-term asset allocation strategy with respect to the assets held in the Account (collectively,
the “Investment Objectives”). Subject to any limitations set forth in the Investment Objectives, ICG is
empowered and authorized on behalf of each discretionary Client Account, to (i) engage and/or disengage
any Portfolio Manager, including those Portfolio Managers that manage private investment funds,
separately managed portfolios and/or other client accounts (which authority shall include, without
limitation, the authority to enter into, on Client’s behalf, an investment management agreement,
subscription agreement or other similar agreement with a Portfolio Manager or its investment products, (ii)
purchase and/or sell interests in the underlying investment funds managed by Portfolio Managers (which
authority shall include, without limitation, the ability to execute subscription agreements and withdrawal
forms on the Client Account’s behalf), (iii) determine the percentage of Client Account assets to be invested
with any such Portfolio Manager and/or in any such underlying fund, and (iv) take such other actions, or
direct such custodians, futures commission merchants, brokers or dealers as ICG or the Client Account may
from time to time select, to take such other actions, as any officer or employee of ICG may deem necessary
or desirable to carry out the purpose and intent of the foregoing.
In addition, subject to any investment restrictions set forth in the governing agreement or Memorandum of
an ICG Fund, ICG has discretionary authority to make the determinations described above without
obtaining the consent of any ICG Fund.
ICG’s discretionary authority is derived from its authority as the investment manager of each ICG Fund
and discretionary Client Account and its authority pursuant to an investment management agreement
entered into by ICG and the ICG Funds and each discretionary Client Account.
ITEM 17 – VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
ICG has deemed it to be in the best interests of each Client Account not to vote proxies. However, Portfolio
Managers recommended by ICG may vote proxies for Client Accounts. Except in the event a Portfolio
Manager votes proxies, Client Accounts maintain exclusive responsibility for: (i) directing the manner in
which proxies solicited by issuers of securities beneficially owned by the Client Account shall be voted,
and (ii) making all elections relative to any mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, bankruptcy proceedings or
other type events pertaining to the Client Account’s investment assets. Therefore (except for proxies that
may be voted by a Portfolio Manager), ICG and/or the Client Account shall instruct the Client Account’s
qualified custodian to forward to the Client Account copies of all proxies and shareholder communications
relating to the Client Account’s investment assets.
With respect to the ICG Funds, voting proxies is unlikely given the structure of the ICG Funds. However,
ICG does reserve the right to vote any proxies that do arise within any ICG Fund in a manner that it believes
is in the best interest of such ICG Fund. In general, proxy votes will be cast in favor of proposals that
maintain or strengthen the shared interests of shareholders and management, increase shareholder value,
and maintain or increase the rights of shareholders, and proxy votes will be cast against proposals having
the opposite effect. ICG will generally vote with the recommendations of management unless such
recommendations are in opposition of the aforementioned principals. The proxy policy requires that ICG
evaluate each issue presented on a ballot on a case-by-case basis and vote in a prudent and diligent fashion.
ICG may vote on behalf of the ICG Funds for or against any corporate actions or other transactions
undertaken by the Portfolio Managers.
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ICG does not vote proxies on behalf of the investors of the ICG Real Estate Funds.
Client Accounts and the Funds’ Investors may obtain a copy of ICG's proxy voting policy by contacting
ICG’s CCO at 424-270-8900 or by e-mailing apetchenick@icgadvisors.com.
Class Actions
It is ICG’s general policy not to participate in class actions on behalf of Account Clients. ICG will,
however, endeavor to participate in class actions on behalf of the Private Funds and Discretionary Client
Accounts. Upon request, ICG will provide information necessary to facilitate participation of Non-
Discretionary Accounts in class actions.
ITEM 18 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A. Prepayment of Fees
Not applicable.
B. Impairment of Contractual Commitments
Not applicable.
C. Bankruptcy Petitions
Not applicable.
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