Overview
Assets Under Management: $265 million
High-Net-Worth Clients: 4
Average Client Assets: $66 million
Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Pooled Investment Vehicles
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (MPP ADV PART 2A 03 2025)
Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
---|---|---|
$0 | and above | 2.00% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
---|---|---|
$1 million | $20,000 | 2.00% |
$5 million | $100,000 | 2.00% |
$10 million | $200,000 | 2.00% |
$50 million | $1,000,000 | 2.00% |
$100 million | $2,000,000 | 2.00% |
Clients
Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 4
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 99.95
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $66 million
Total Client Accounts: 5
Discretionary Accounts: 4
Non-Discretionary Accounts: 1
Regulatory Filings
CRD Number: 171282
Last Filing Date: 2024-03-18 00:00:00
Website: HTTP://WWW.MPPGRP.COM
Form ADV Documents
Primary Brochure: MPP ADV PART 2A 03 2025 (2025-03-19)
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MARCH 2025
MissionPoint Partners LLC
Part 2A of Form ADV
The Brochure
857 Post Road, Suite 399
Fairfield, CT 06824
Tel: 203-286-0400
Fax: 203-286-0588
www.mppgrp.com
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
MissionPoint Partners LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please
contact Leonard Nero at 203-604-1955. The information in this brochure has not been approved
or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities
authority.
Additional information about MissionPoint Partners LLC is also available on the SEC’s website
at: www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
MissionPoint Partners LLC (“MissionPoint”) is registered as an investment adviser with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”). Registration as an investment adviser with the SEC does not imply
a certain level of skill or training. In addition, the information in this Brochure has not been
approved or verified by the SEC or by any state securities authority.
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Item 2: Material Changes
There have been NO Material Changes since Form ADV Part 2A was filed in March 2024.
Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page ..........................................................................................................................1
Item 2: Material Changes ................................................................................................................2
Item 3: Table of Contents ...............................................................................................................2
Item 4: Advisory Business ..............................................................................................................2
Item 5: Fees and Compensation ......................................................................................................4
Item 6: Performance Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management ..................................................6
Item 7: Types of Clients ..................................................................................................................7
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ..........................................8
Item 9: Disciplinary Information ..................................................................................................16
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ......................................................17
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
........................................................................................................................................................17
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ........................................................................................................18
Item 13: Review of Accounts .......................................................................................................19
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation ......................................................................19
Item 15: Custody ...........................................................................................................................19
Item 16: Investment Discretion .....................................................................................................20
Item 17: Voting Client Securities .................................................................................................20
Item 18: Financial Information .....................................................................................................21
Item 4: Advisory Business
MissionPoint is an independent private equity firm and impact-focused investment manager and
advisor formed under the laws of the state of Delaware as a limited liability company in March
2014. Mr. Mark Cirilli (the “Managing Member”) and Mr. Jesse Fink (“Member”) own 80% and
20%, respectively, of MissionPoint.
MissionPoint (“MP” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser and primarily provides
discretionary advisory services to private investment vehicles, including formerly MissionPoint
OptiRTC Fund, LP which has been liquidated as of Q4 2024, and formerly MissionPoint
AeroFarms Coinvest Fund, LP which has been liquidated as of 2023, and formerly MissionPoint
Divert Fund, LP which has been liquidated as of 2022, and formerly the following vehicles which
have been liquidated as of 2020 - MissionPoint Capital Partners Fund I, L.P, MissionPoint RE
Community Coinvest Fund, LP, MissionPoint RE Community Coinvest Fund II, LP, and
MissionPoint RE Community Coinvest Fund III, LP (each, a “Co-Invest Fund” and the “Funds”).
The Adviser also provides investment advisory services to separately managed accounts.
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Funds:
The Funds are generally organized as Delaware limited partnerships. Each Fund is controlled by a
General Partner that is an affiliate of MP, and such General Partner is ultimately responsible for
the management and conduct of the activities of such Fund.
The General Partners of certain Funds may establish feeder Funds, alternative investment funds,
parallel funds or other investment vehicles to address tax, regulatory or other concerns of certain
existing or prospective Limited Partners. In addition, if the General Partner of a Fund elects to
make co-investment opportunities available to Limited Partners, the General Partner may establish
a co-investment fund to facilitate such co-investments, the terms of which may differ from the
applicable Fund.
(as supplemented or amended,
The Funds seek to create a diversified portfolio of high quality, actively managed private
equity/venture capital investments in high-growth platform businesses within the clean energy and
environmental-related sectors. MP’s investment strategy is set forth more fully in the private
placement memorandum(s)
the “Private Placement
Memorandum(s)”). MP provides services to each Fund in accordance with the limited partnership
agreement of each such Fund (the “Fund Agreement”) and/or the management agreement between
MP, the Fund and the General Partner of such Fund (each, a “Management Agreement”), as
applicable. MP’s investment advice to the Funds is limited to the type of advice described in this
Brochure, as supplemented by the Private Placement Memorandum, Fund Agreement and/or
Management Agreement of each Fund.
In providing services to the Funds, MP formulates the investment objective for each Fund, directs
and manages the investment and reinvestment of each Fund’s assets, and provides periodic reports
to investors in each Fund. Investment advice is provided directly to each Fund and not individually
to the Limited Partners, members or similar investors in any Fund. MP manages the assets of each
Fund in accordance with the terms of the Fund Agreement.
Interests in the Funds are not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), and the Funds are not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Accordingly, interests in the Funds are offered and
sold exclusively to investors satisfying the applicable eligibility and suitability requirements of
private transactions within the United States.
Separate Accounts:
The Adviser also provides general discretionary investment advisory services to high net worth
and family office clients in separately managed accounts. The Adviser generally provides the
following services to such accounts: impact investment management services; investment
management oversight services; administrative and support services; risk management; and other
typical investment advisory services. Separately managed accounts are generally not managed
similarly to the Funds, and are permitted to invest in a wide variety of securities depending on the
investment mandate agreed upon with the client, generally with a focus on impact investing.
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As of March 2025, MP managed approximately $249,972,000 in regulatory assets under
management.
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
Management Fees
The Funds pay MP an annual management fee (the “Management Fee”) in accordance with each
such Fund’s Fund Agreement and/or Management Agreement, as negotiated collectively with the
investors of each such Fund. The Management Fee is generally payable to MP in quarterly
installments in advance, and will be calculated with respect to (and may be drawn down from)
each Limited Partner in accordance with the respective Fund’s Fund Agreement and/or
Management Agreement.
The Funds are generally charged a Management Fee of up to 2% per annum of each Limited
Partner’s aggregate capital commitment to such Fund during its investment period. And generally
up to 1.25% per year based upon unreturned capital contributions to the Fund thereafter. The Fund
Agreements generally permit MP to, in its discretion, waive all or a portion of the Management
Fees and Carried Interest (typically for employees and, perhaps, other affiliates of MP), and the
recipients of such waivers may achieve higher returns as a result.
Generally, Limited Partners joining a Fund after its initial closing contribute their allocable share
of the Management Fee that otherwise would have been payable had all Limited Partners been
admitted at the initial closing, plus additional amounts (“Additional Amount”) thereon at the prime
rate plus 2% from the date such Management Fees would have been paid. Such Additional
Amounts are distributed to the Limited Partners who joined the Fund at the initial closing.
Generally, each Limited Partner’s share of the Management Fee (other than any Additional
Amounts) will reduce its unfunded capital commitments to the Fund.
Generally, the Management Fee payable by each Fund is subject to 100% offset by the aggregate
amount of any fees (net of any related expenses) received by MP, the General Partner, the
Managing Member or any of their affiliates from Portfolio Investments or potential portfolio
investments, including directors fees, management fees, advisory fees, consulting fees, monitoring
fees, brokers' and finders' fees, transaction fees, investment banking fees and net break-up fees and
litigation payments, if any, from broken deals (collectively, "Transaction Fees"). The Transaction
Fees shall be applied to reduce the amount of future Management Fees.
Separately managed accounts pay fees agreed upon and individually negotiated between the client
and the Adviser; the Adviser does not have a general fee schedule. In general, the separately
managed accounts are invoiced quarterly in advance. Separately managed accounts may
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separately incur brokers’ fees and transaction fees when executing the Adviser’s investment
recommendations.
Carried Interest Allocations
Carried interest is a share of the net profits realized on the disposition of investments, together
with current income generated by such investments that is paid to each Fund’s General Partner as
an incentive for them to maximize the performance of such Fund. The Funds are generally subject
to a carried interest of up to 20% of profits derived from investments, including their disposition,
after Limited Partners receive a preferred return of up to 8% per annum. The Funds’ General
Partners are also subject to a clawback pursuant to the terms of each Fund Agreement, which
requires that the General Partner return, at the termination of the relevant Fund, any carried interest
paid to it in excess of the amount that it is entitled to receive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
General Partners’ receipt of carried interest may create an incentive for them to make investments
on behalf of the Funds that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the absence
of such carried interest.
Allocation of Fees and Expenses.
Each Limited Partner will be responsible for its pro rata share of the organizational expenses of
the respective Fund.
Each Limited Partner will be solely responsible for its own legal and tax counsel expenses and any
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the organization of, its admission to, or the
maintenance of its Interest in, the Fund.
MP will be responsible for all of its own normal day-to-day operating expenses, such as
compensation of its professional staff and the cost of office space, office equipment,
communications, utilities and other such normal overhead expenses. Each Fund will be responsible
for its allocable expenses including, but not limited to, the following:
(i)
All expenses incurred in connection with Fund operations, including the purchase, holding,
sale or proposed sale of any Fund investments (including legal and accounting fees unless
paid for by the portfolio company which is the subject of the investment);
(ii)
Costs and fees relating to the preparation of financial and tax reports, portfolio valuations
and tax returns of the Fund;
(iii) The costs of prosecuting or defending any legal action for or against the Fund, the General
Partner, MP, or their affiliates;
(iv) All costs related to the Fund's indemnification of the General Partner, MP, the Sponsors,
their affiliates and the members of the Investment Committee and the Advisory Committee
(See Performance Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management section below);
(v)
Interest on and fees and expenses arising out of all permitted borrowings made by the
Fund;
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(vi)
The costs of any litigation, director and officer liability or other insurance and
indemnification or extraordinary expense or liability relating to the affairs of the Fund;
(vii) All unreimbursed out-of-pocket costs relating to investment transactions that are not
consummated, including legal, accounting and consulting fees, and all extraordinary
professional fees incurred in connection with the business or management of the Fund;
(viii) All expenses of liquidating the Fund;
(ix) Any taxes, fees or other governmental charges levied against the Fund and all expenses
incurred in connection with any tax audit, investigation, settlement or review of the Fund;
and
(x)
Expenses incurred in connection with the research and analysis of potential portfolio
investments and divestments and the management of the Funds’ investment portfolio,
including legal, accounting or other specialized consulting or professional services that
are necessary and that MP would not normally be expected to render with its own
professional staff.
Detailed information regarding the fees charged to the Funds is provided in the Private Placement
Memoranda and/or Fund Agreement.
Fees/expenses and terms can vary based on the size of each Fund and/or strategy/investment
objective and are described in detail in the governing documents applicable to each Account.
Expenses charged to separately managed accounts are individually negotiated by each client and
set out in each investment management agreement.
Item 6: Performance Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
As described above, the General Partners may receive a carried interest of generally up to 20%
from each Fund, which calculation is based on the profits generated on the sale or disposition of
Fund assets, as well as current income generated from such assets. The carried interest may create
an incentive for MP to make more speculative investments and make different decisions regarding
the timing and manner of the realization of such investments, than would be made if such carried
interest was not paid. MP manages this potential conflict of interest by ensuring that no single
person makes material investment decisions; instead, investment decisions are made by MP’s
investment committee. In addition, members of the investment committee generally maintain
interests in the Funds on the same basis (except with respect to the payment of Management Fees
and Carried Interest) as outside investors; this also helps to alleviate the incentive to engage in
riskier or more speculative investments.
The Adviser has adopted and implemented policies and procedures intended to address conflicts
of interest that may arise relating to the management of multiple Funds. Specifically, the Adviser
has adopted a policy pursuant to which it seeks to allocate investment opportunities among the
Funds in a fair and equitable manner, bearing in mind, among other things, the size, investment
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objectives, risk tolerance, return targets, diversification considerations, permissible and preferred
asset classes, and liquidity needs of each Fund.
Item 7: Types of Clients
MP provides discretionary investment advisory services to the Funds and high net worth and
family office separately managed accounts.
Investors in the Funds consist primarily of high net worth individuals and related trusts, pooled
investment vehicles (e.g. funds of funds), LLCs, corporations, and school trusts. The minimum
commitment for a Limited Partner of a MP Fund is outlined in the applicable Private Placement
Memorandum and or Fund Agreements; however, MP maintains discretion to accept less than the
minimum investment threshold.
Investors are required to meet certain suitability qualifications, such as being an “accredited
investor” within the meaning set forth in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and
being a “qualified client” as defined in Rule 205-3 under the Advisers Act.
Co-Investment
Where appropriate, MP may provide certain investors in a Fund or third parties the opportunity to
co-invest through a Co-Invest Fund organized by MP in specific Portfolio Investments that may
or may not also be held by a Fund, taking into account the applicable Fund’s investment
limitations, the size of the investment opportunity and the demand among potential co-investors.
MP may arrange for the organization of a new limited partnership or other type of entity to serve
as a co-investment entity. MP will allocate the available investment among any applicable Fund,
the Co-Invest Fund and any other third parties as it may in its sole discretion determine.
Alternative Investment Vehicles
Alternative investment vehicles may be used whenever the General Partner of a Fund determines
in good faith that for legal, tax, regulatory or other reasons it is in the best interests of any or all of
its Limited Partners that all or any portion of a particular investment be made through an
investment structure outside of such Fund. Participants in such investments are generally required
to make all or a portion of their investments through such alternative investment vehicle, which
invests on a parallel basis with or in lieu of the applicable Fund, and are required to make capital
contributions directly to each such alternative investment vehicle to the same extent, for the same
purposes and on the same terms and conditions as Limited Partners are typically required to make
capital contributions to such Fund. Each such Limited Partner has the same economic interest in
all material respects in the investment made through an alternative investment vehicle as such
Limited Partners would have if such investment had been made solely by the applicable Fund, and
the other terms of such alternative investment vehicle are generally substantially identical in all
material respects to those of such Fund, to the extent applicable.
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Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
In general, MP’s Funds seeks to create a diversified portfolio of high quality, actively managed
private equity/venture capital investments in high-growth platform businesses within the clean
energy and environmental-related sectors. MP will primarily invest in equity securities of private
companies that MP believes have experienced management teams and strong fundamentals that
offer a “platform” for rapid growth through new product introductions (NPI), add-on acquisitions,
joint ventures, or geographic expansion (each a “Portfolio Investment”). MP expects to deploy
substantial follow-on capital to support such growth. MP’s investment strategy is set forth more
fully in the applicable Private Placement Memorandum, Fund Agreements, Management
Agreements and other governing documents.
.
The investment activities of MP are directed by MP’s Investment Committee. The Investment
Committee is supported by MP’s investment professionals. MP’s investment decision-making
process generally includes informal, collaborative discussions on an ongoing basis and a formal
approval by the Investment Committee for each new investment. The subsequent Portfolio
Investment monitoring processes, which are designed to help ensure the timely and successful
execution of each investment’s business plan, involve periodic reviews of valuation parameters,
investment performance, and disposition opportunities.
In general, separately managed accounts investment strategy is agreed upon and individually
negotiated between the client and the Adviser.
All investing involves a risk of loss and the investment strategy offered by MP could lose money
over short or even long periods of time. An investment in the Funds may be deemed a speculative
investment and is not intended as a complete investment program. It is designed for sophisticated
investors who fully understand and are capable of bearing the risk of an investment in the Funds.
No guarantee or representation is made that a Fund will achieve its investment objective or that
Limited Partners will receive a return of their capital. Investors should review in detail the
governing documents relating to each Fund prior to making an investment in the Funds.
Risks and potential conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
Past Performance Not Indicative of Future Results. The past performance of MP’s Portfolio
Investments is not necessarily indicative of future results. Among other factors, many of MP’s
current Portfolio Investments are unrealized. The actual realized proceeds on these unrealized
investments will depend on each company’s future operating results, the value of the assets and
market conditions at the time of any realization, the amount of any related transaction costs and
the timing and manner of realization. The investment returns realized from these unrealized
investments may differ materially from the returns generated by realized investments. There can
be no assurance that the Funds will generate investment returns commensurate with MP’s
historical performance.
No Assurance of Investment Return. There is no assurance that MP will be able to choose, make
and realize investments in any particular company or portfolio of companies. There is no assurance
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that MP will be able to generate returns for its clients or investors, or that the returns will be
commensurate with the risks of investing in the type of companies and transactions targeted by
MP. There can be no assurance that projected or targeted returns will be achieved or that investors
or clients will receive a return of their capital. An investment should only be considered by persons
who can afford a loss of their entire investment.
Reliance on MP and its Affiliates. MP and its affiliates generally have exclusive responsibility
for investment activities. Investors and clients have no rights or powers to take part in the
management of Funds or to make investment decisions, including disposition decisions, and will
not receive the level of Portfolio Investment financial information that will be available to MP and
its affiliates. The success of the Funds depends on the skill and ability of the Investment Committee
members to identify and consummate suitable investments and to dispose of such investments at
a profit. The loss of the services of one or more of the Investment Committee members could have
an adverse impact on the Funds’ prospects and their ability to realize their investment objectives.
There can be no assurance that the Investment Committee members will continue to be affiliated
with the Funds throughout their anticipated terms.
Other Activities. The Managing Member and other employees of MP devote only such portion of
their time to the affairs of the Funds as they in good faith consider necessary for the proper
performance of their duties. Other activities of MP, including managing MP’s existing portfolio
of investments and working with companies in MP’s advisory portfolio, may require those
individuals to devote varying amounts of their time to matters unrelated to the business of the
Funds. In addition, the Managing Member and other employees of MP may take on additional
activities in the future. MP’s other activities may pose conflicts in the allocation of management
resources, including the time and attention of the Managing Member. The Funds will have no
interest in these other activities.
Illiquid Investments. MP will invest in assets that are subject to legal or other restrictions on
transfer and which are illiquid. MP may not be able to sell the assets when it desires to do so or to
realize what it perceives to be their fair value in the event of a sale.
Lack of Control. MP will not have unilateral control of any Portfolio Investment and, accordingly,
may be unable to control the timing or occurrence of an exit strategy for any Portfolio Investment.
Competitive Market. The market for private equity investment opportunities is competitive and
involves a high degree of uncertainty. There can be no assurance that MP will succeed in
consistently identifying and securing investments on attractive terms. Some of the competitors
may have more market experience and contacts, greater financials capital and resources, and more
personnel than the Funds. Certain target companies may operate in in extremely competitive
markets. New technologies and improved products and services are continually being developed
rendering older technologies and products and services obsolete. Moreover, competitors can result
in significant downward pressure on pricing. There can be no assurances that the Portfolio
Investments will successfully establish or maintain a competitive advantage.
General Business and Management Risk. Investments in Portfolio Investments subject the
Funds to the general risks associated with the underlying businesses, including market conditions,
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changes in regulatory requirements, reliance on management at the company level, interest rate
and currency fluctuations, general economic downturns, domestic and foreign political situations
and other factors. With respect to management at the Portfolio Investment level, many Portfolio
Investments rely on the services of a limited number of key individuals, the loss of any one of
whom could significantly adversely affect the Portfolio Investment's performance. While in all
cases MP will monitor Portfolio Investment management, management of each Portfolio
Investment will have day-to-day responsibility of such Portfolio Investment.
Third Party Litigation. MP’s investment activities subject it to relatively increased third-party
litigation risk in those instances in which MP exercises control or significant influence over a
Portfolio Investment. In connection with such actions, a Fund or Account would be obligated to
bear defense, settlement and other costs, and the General Partner would generally be entitled to
indemnification by the Fund. Such costs and indemnification could adversely affect the Portfolio
Investment’s rate of return.
Bridge Financing. From time to time, MP may lend to Portfolio Investments on a short-term,
unsecured basis in anticipation of a future issuance of equity or long-term securities. Such bridge
loans will typically be convertible into a more permanent, long-term security. It is possible,
however, for reasons not always in MP’s control, that 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 a Fund or Account.
Foreign Investments. MP intends to invest a portion of the aggregate commitments outside of the
United States. Foreign securities involve certain factors not typically associated with investing in
U.S. securities, including risks relating to: (1) currency exchange matters, including fluctuations
in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the various foreign currencies in which the
Funds’ foreign investments are denominated, and costs associated with conversion of investment
principal and income from one currency into another; (2) differences between the U.S. and foreign
securities markets, including potential price volatility in and relative liquidity of some foreign
securities markets, the absence of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards,
practices and disclosure requirements and less government supervision and regulation; (3) certain
economic, social and political risks, including potential exchange control regulations and
restrictions on foreign investment and repatriation of capital, the risks of political, economic or
social instability and the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation; and (4) the possible
imposition of foreign taxes on income and gains recognized with respect to such securities.
Indemnification. The Funds will be required to indemnify the General Partner, MP, and/or their
respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, stockholders, members and partners for liabilities
incurred in connection with the affairs of the Funds. Such liabilities may be material and have an
adverse effect on the returns to the Limited Partners. The indemnification obligation of the Funds
will initially be payable from the assets to the Funds, including the unpaid commitments of the
Limited Partners. If the assets of the Funds are insufficient, the Funds may recall distributions
previously made to the Limited Partners.
Government Regulation. The regulatory framework in which energy and environmental markets
operate is driven by political processes that can be unpredictable. Support for clean energy and
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market-based environmental policy has ebbed and flowed over the last few decades. There can be
no assurance that future changes in policy, legislation, regulation or deregulation will not adversely
affect the Portfolio Investments.
Environmental Commodity Regulatory Risk. MP may invest in companies or entities that enter
into principal contracts to buy and sell Carbon Credits and other emissions-related contracts and
securities that rely heavily on the implementation of ‘cap and trade’ regulatory systems for the
emissions of carbon and other pollutants. However, there is no guarantee that these regulatory
systems will be uniformly enforced or will continue to exist in the future. Weakening or
abandonment of these regulatory systems may adversely affect the performance of the Portfolio
Investments. It is also possible that environmental commodities which are currently available for
purchase in the market may be superseded at a later date by more sophisticated forms of
instruments which may, as a result, lower the market value of any or all of the environmental
commodities investments managed by MP.
Availability of Renewable Resources. Various factors may contribute to the availability of
renewable resources necessary for the successful operation of potential investments in renewable
energy projects or environmental commodity offtake agreements. Changing wind speeds and
patterns may adversely affect the productivity of wind energy facilities. Changing weather patterns
may increase cloud cover and may adversely affect the productivity of solar energy facilities. The
availability of raw material may adversely affect biomass and ethanol facilities. Hydrological
events may significantly affect hydroelectric projects. Variations in the availability of these
renewable resources could reduce the production of environmental commodities such as
Renewable Energy Credits or Carbon Credits and thereby negatively impact investment
performance.
Intellectual Property Protection. The success of Portfolio Investments may depend heavily on
their proprietary rights to practice, as articulated and protected by patents. Portfolio Investments
may need to take legal action to protect their intellectual property. The patent prosecution process
can be complex, expensive, time-consuming, and unpredictable. The performance of the Funds
could be negatively impacted by the inability of one or more Portfolio Investments to protect its
intellectual property. There can be no assurance that Portfolio Investments will not: (i) be
adequately protected against their competitors by their patents; (ii) find their existing patents
challenged or invalidated; (iii) find that competitors have independently developed similar
products or designed around their patents; or (iv) be unable to obtain any additional patents needed
to fully execute their respective business plan. Certain confidential and proprietary information
held by Portfolio Investments may require protection through trade secret protection. Despite
management practices designed to protect them, Portfolio Investments may be unable to
adequately protect these trade secrets, which could lead to under-performance of the Portfolio
Investment and Funds.
Financing Risk for Portfolio Investments. Portfolio Investments may require additional capital
after MP has made its investment. There can be no assurance that Portfolio Investments will be
able to secure additional financing, in which case they may be unable to fully execute their
respective business plans.
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Limited Operating History. MP will seek to invest in securities of target companies whenever it
believes attractive investment opportunities are presented. Many of these companies may have
limited operating histories. As a result, these companies may have inexperienced management,
face undeveloped or limited markets, have limited products, have no proven profit-making history,
operate at a loss or with substantial variations in operating results from period to period, and have
limited access to capital. There can be no assurance that these companies will be successful in
implementing their business plans.
High Risk Investments. MP may invest in companies that may have substantial variation in
operating results from period to period. Portfolio Investments can experience failures or substantial
declines in value at any stage and may face intense competition. The portfolio may become
concentrated in certain sectors of, and to some extent individual companies within, the clean
energy and environmental finance sectors, thereby increasing the volatility of the portfolio. Some
Portfolio Investments may have the need for additional capital to support expansion or to achieve
or maintain a competitive position, and there is no assurance that such capital will be available.
Material Non-Public Information. Employees of MP and its affiliates may acquire material non-
public information in the ordinary course of their investment activities which may result, in certain
circumstances, in restrictions on MP’s ability to sell an investment at a time when it might
otherwise have done so.
Performance Fees. The existence of the General Partner's carried interest may create an incentive
for the General Partner to make more speculative investments on behalf of the Funds than it would
otherwise make in the absence of such performance-based compensation.
Reliance on Management. The success of the Funds will depend in substantial part on the skill
and expertise of the Managing Directors and other employees of MP. There can be no assurance
that investment professionals or other employees of MP will continue to be employed by MP in
the future. The loss of key personnel could have a material adverse effect on the Funds.
Conflicts of Interest. While the officers and employees of MP or its affiliates will devote such
time MP in its sole discretion deems necessary to carry out the operation of the Funds effectively,
such officers and employees will also work on projects for their affiliates. MP may form one or
more Co-investment Funds. In addition, MP may form additional investment vehicles with primary
objectives and policies that are not substantially the same as those of the Funds. Conflicts of
interests may arise in allocating investment opportunities, management time, services and such
functions among such affiliates, Funds. Moreover, potential conflicts of interest could arise from
time to time in view of MP's role as manager of multiple funds with rights to receive management
fees and other fees for structuring transactions and its potential for investing other than through
the Funds.
Lack of Management Control by Limited Partners. Under the Fund Agreement, the Limited
Partners do not have the right to participate in the management, control or operation of the Fund
or to remove the General Partner except under extreme circumstances. The General Partner, on
the other hand, may dissolve a Fund upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination (as defined
in the Fund Agreement).
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Lack of Transferability of Fund Interest. The Interests offered have not been registered under
the securities laws of any jurisdiction and are subject to restrictions on transfer contained in such
laws and the Fund Agreement. Interests are not transferable except with the consent of the General
Partner. There will not be any market for the Interests.
No Right of Withdrawal. A Limited Partner may make full or partial withdrawals from the Fund
only with the consent of the General Partner in its sole discretion.
Dilution from Subsequent Closings. Limited Partners subscribing for Interests at subsequent
closings will participate in existing investments of a Fund, diluting the interest of existing Limited
Partners therein. Although such Limited Partners will contribute their pro rata share of draws
previously called by the Fund (plus an additional amount thereon representing interest), there can
be no assurance that this payment will reflect the fair value of the Fund's existing investments at
the time such additional Limited Partners subscribe for Interests.
Capital Calls. The failure of any Limited Partner to contribute any portion of its Commitment on
a timely basis may adversely affect a Fund’s access to capital and, among other things, the ability
of the Fund to enter into or consummate investments.
Penalty for Failure to Make Capital Contribution. A Limited Partner who fails to make its
capital contributions in a timely manner may suffer substantial penalties with respect to its interest
in a Fund, including a total forfeiture of such interest. In addition, the Fund may withhold
distributions from such Limited Partner and the Limited Partner may be prohibited from
participating in future investments of the Fund.
Risks Arising From Dispositions of Investments. In connection with the disposition of an
investment in a Portfolio Investment, a Fund or Account may be required to make representations
about the business and financial affairs of the Portfolio Investment, or may be responsible as a
selling stockholder for the contents of disclosure documents under applicable securities laws. The
Fund or Account may also be required to indemnify the purchasers of such investments or
underwriters to the extent that any such representations or disclosure documents turn out to be
incorrect, inaccurate or misleading.
Unspecified Investments. Limited Partners and clients must count on MP and its affiliates to
make investments in accordance with the Funds’ strategy and policies. Limited Partners and clients
may not have the opportunity to directly evaluate the economic, financial and other information
used by MP and its affiliates to choose investments. The Funds may be unable to find a sufficient
number of attractive opportunities to meet their investment objective.
Investment Concentration. MP will invest in companies that focus on the clean energy
technology and environmental commodity markets. Through initial and follow-on investments,
MP will invest sizable portions of assets in a limited number of companies. Because of this
concentrated investment strategy, the Funds may be materially affected by a single adverse event
to a greater degree than a portfolio of investments that is more evenly diversified across a number
of industries.
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ERISA Issues. If for any reason the assets of a Fund are deemed to be “plan assets” that are subject
to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, certain transactions that the Fund may have
entered into, in the ordinary course of its business, might constitute non-exempt “prohibited
transactions” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and might have to be
rescinded.
Diverse Limited Partner Group. The Limited Partners and Account owners may include taxable
and tax-exempt entities and may include persons and entities organized in multiple jurisdictions.
The Limited Partners may have conflicting investment, tax and other interests with respect to their
investments in the Funds. The conflicting interests of individual Limited Partners may relate to or
arise from, among other things, the nature of investments made by the General Partner, the
structuring or the acquisition of investments and the timing of disposition of investments. As a
result, conflicts of interest may arise in connection with the decisions made by the General Partner,
including with respect to the nature or restructuring of investments that may be more beneficial
for one investor than for another investor, especially with respect to investors' individual tax
situations. In selecting and structuring investments appropriate for a Fund, the General Partner
will consider the investment and tax objectives of the Fund, not the investment, tax or other
objectives of any Limited Partner individually.
Absence of Regulatory Oversight. While a Fund may be considered similar in some ways to an
investment company, it is not required and does not intend to register as such under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 and, accordingly, investors in a Fund are not accorded the protections of
the Investment Company Act.
Side Letters. In connection with a particular investor’s investment in a Fund, MP, the General
Partner, or similar governing entity may enter into a side letter or other similar agreement (each, a
“Side Letter”) with such investor with respect to the Fund which has the effect of establishing
rights under, or altering or supplementing the terms of, the applicable Fund Agreement with
respect to such investor in a manner more favorable to such investor than those applicable to other
investors. Such rights or terms in any such Side Letter or other similar agreement may include,
without limitation, (i) excuse rights applicable to particular investments; (ii) MP, the General
Partner’s, or similar governing entity’s agreement to extend certain information rights or additional
reporting to such investor; (iii) modification of confidentiality obligations of such investor; (iv)
MP, the General Partner’s, or similar governing entity’s agreement to consent to certain transfers
by such investor or other exercises by MP, the General Partner, or similar governing entity of its
discretionary authority under the applicable Fund Agreement for the benefit of such investor; (v)
restrictions on, or special rights of such investor with respect to, the activities of MP, the General
Partner, or similar governing entity; (vi) other rights or terms necessary in light of particular legal,
regulatory or public policy characteristics of such investor; (vii) additional obligations and
restrictions of the Fund with respect to the structuring of Portfolio Investments (including with
respect to alternative investment vehicles); or (viii) adjustments with respect to certain economic
provisions. Any rights or terms so established in a Side Letter with an investor generally govern
solely with respect to such investor and do not require the approval of any other investors in such
Fund.
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Other Activities and Relationships. Certain employees of MP and its affiliates will serve as
members of the boards of directors of various companies and may participate in other activities
outside of MP. Conflicts may arise as a result of such activities. The possibility exists that the
companies with which one or more of the employees is involved could engage in transactions that
would be suitable for the Funds, but in which the Funds might be unable to invest.
Equity Securities Risks. Investing in stocks bears the risks of the general stock market. In
particular, equity securities may entail greater risk of loss and volatility than some other asset
classes, such as bonds and may include large-, medium-, and small-capitalization stocks, each of
which carries its own risks and may gain or lose value in a different proportion than the stock
market overall. For instance, large-capitalization companies have fewer opportunities to expand
the market for their products and services, may be slow to respond to new competitive challenges
(such as changes in technology), and may grow more slowly than smaller companies, especially
during extended periods of economic expansion, causing their stocks to underperform investments
in small- or medium-capitalization stocks. Medium-capitalization company stocks have
historically been subject to greater investment risk than large-capitalization company stocks, may
be less stable, more susceptible to adverse developments, and more sensitive to changing market
conditions, and have more limited markets and managerial and financial resources while their
stocks may be more volatile and less liquid than those of more established companies, in part due
to less certain growth and dividend-yield prospects.
Non-U.S. Securities. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities
with substantial foreign operations can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or
regulatory conditions in foreign countries.
Fixed-Income and Debt Securities. Investment in fixed-income and debt securities such as
bonds, notes and asset-backed securities, subject a client’s portfolio to the risk that the value of
these securities overall will decline because of rising interest rates. Similarly, portfolios that hold
such securities are subject to the risk that the portfolio’s income will decline because of falling
interest rates. Investments in these types of securities will also be subject to the credit risk created
when a debt issuer fails to pay interest and principal in a timely manner, or that negative
perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price of that debt to
decline. Lastly, investments in debt securities will also subject the investments to the risk that the
securities may fluctuate more in price, and are less liquid, than higher-rated securities because
issuers of such lower-rated debt securities are not as strong financially, and are more likely to
encounter financial difficulties and be more vulnerable to adverse changes in the economy.
Lack of Liquidity of Fund Assets/Restricted Securities. Client portfolios may, at any time, have
significant illiquid investments, which include restricted securities purchased directly from an
issuer in a private placement with no guarantee of when such securities will be available for public
resale through a registration of such securities. Such investments may be thinly traded or not traded
at all, making their purchase or sale at desired prices or in desired quantities difficult or impossible.
With respect to restricted securities, unless and until registration of such securities occurs, there
may be no market for the securities, the sale of any such securities may be possible only at
substantial discounts, and it may be extremely difficult at times to value any such investments
accurately.
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Investments in Private Funds. Client accounts may make investments in private funds which
may be hedge or trading vehicles, private equity funds, or real estate funds. Investments in private
funds will require it to bear a pro rata share of the vehicles’ expenses, including management and
performance fees. The fees the client pays to invest in a private fund may be higher than if the
manager of the private fund managed the assets directly. The performance fees charged by certain
private funds may create an incentive for its manager to make investments that are riskier and/or
more speculative than those it might have made in the absence of a performance fee. Furthermore,
private funds are subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of the vehicle, and also may
employ leverage such that their returns are more than one times that of their benchmark which
could amplify losses suffered by the client account when compared to unleveraged investments.
Certain closed-end funds do not offer liquidity to investors and client accounts may be required to
hold such investments for many years before receiving assets, if any, in return.
Interest Rate Risks. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities changes inversely with
changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, the market value of fixed-income securities tends
to decrease. Conversely, as interest rates fall, the market value of fixed-income securities tends to
increase. This risk is greater for long-term securities than for short-term securities.
Currency Risks. Investments that are denominated in a non-U.S. currency are subject to the risk
that the value of a particular currency will change in relation to one or more other currencies. As
a result, a client could realize a net loss on an investment, even if there were a gain on the
underlying investment before currency losses were taken into account.
Volatility. The prices of some of the instruments traded by a client account have been subject to
periods of excessive volatility in the past, and such periods may continue. Price movements are
influenced by many unpredictable factors, such as market sentiment, inflation rates, interest rate
movements and general economic and political conditions. While volatility can create profit
opportunities, it can also create the specific risk that historical or theoretical pricing relationships
will be disrupted, causing what should otherwise be comparatively low risk positions to incur
significant losses. On the other hand, the lack of volatility can also result in losses for certain
positions that profit from price movements.
Commodity Futures and Options. Commodity futures markets are highly volatile and are
influenced by factors such as changing supply and demand relationships, governmental programs
and policies, national and international political and economic events and changes in interest rates.
Commodity options, like commodity futures contracts, are speculative, and their use involves
greater than ordinary investment risk.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
MP and its employees have not been involved in any legal or disciplinary events in the past 10
years that would be material to a client’s evaluation of MP’s advisory business or the integrity of
our management.
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Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
MP provides back office support to Marshall Street LLC, which is a family office owned (in
part) and managed by a Member.
Neither MP nor any of its management persons are registered, or have an application pending to
register, as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer.
Neither MP nor any of its management persons are registered, or have an application pending to
register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity trading adviser
or an associated person of the foregoing entities.
MP does not recommend or select other investment advisers for the Funds.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics
MP has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to SEC Rule 204A-1 under the U.S. Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) for all Supervised Persons of MP. The
Code of Ethics describes MP’s standard of business conduct and its fiduciary duty to the Funds
under the Advisers Act. “Supervised Persons” include (i) any officer, director (or other person
occupying a similar status or performing similar functions) or employee of the Adviser and (ii)
any other person who provides investment advice on behalf of MP and is subject to MP’s
supervision and control.
The Code of Ethics was adopted in order to establish the standard of conduct expected of MP’s
Supervised Persons and to help ensure that MP’s duties under the Advisers Act are met. Supervised
Persons must, at all times, act in accordance with MP’s fiduciary duty. Each Supervised Person
should (i) at all times place the interests of the Funds before his or her own interests, (ii) act with
honesty and integrity with respect to the Funds and investors (iii) not take inappropriate advantage
of his or her position for his or her personal benefit, (iv) make full and fair disclosure of all material
facts, particularly where MP’s or Supervised Person’s interests may conflict with the Funds and
(v) have a reasonable, independent basis for his or her investment advice.
MP’s Compliance Manual includes provisions relating to the confidentiality of information
relating to Limited Partners and Funds, a prohibition on insider trading, a prohibition on
disseminating rumors, restrictions on the acceptance of significant gifts and the reporting of certain
gifts and business entertainment items, restrictions and reporting obligations relating to making
political contributions and anti-money laundering and sanctions policies, among other matters. All
employees of MP must submit an annual certificate of compliance for the Compliance Manual and
the Code of Ethics to the Chief Compliance Officer.
In addition, MP has adopted a personal securities transactions policy under its Code of Ethics
which forbids any Supervised Person from engaging in any insider trading and from disclosing or
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using material non-public information in violation of applicable law. “Access Person” includes all
directors, officers and partners of MP and any other employee that the Chief Compliance Officer
Designates as such. The Code of Ethics also requires preclearance of personal transactions in initial
public offerings and limited offerings. Certain classes of securities have been designated as exempt
from certain trading restrictions under the Code of Ethics, based upon a determination that
exempting such securities would not materially interfere with the best interests of the Funds.
Subject to certain limited exceptions, Access Persons are also required by the Code of Ethics policy
to report personal investment transactions to the Chief Compliance Officer on a quarterly basis;
and report securities holdings to the Chief Compliance Officer on an annual basis.
Employee trading is monitored by the Chief Compliance Officer under the Code of Ethics in order
to reasonably prevent and, if necessary, address conflicts of interest between MP, Supervised
Persons, the Funds.
The Funds, Limited Partners and prospective investors in the Funds and separately managed
account clients may request a copy of the Code of Ethics, free of charge, by contacting MP’s Chief
Compliance Officer.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
MP investigates and structures potential investments as described in Item 16 below. The Managing
Member of MP will have a material financial interest in these investments through the applicable
General Partner and/or Fund, as described in Item 6 above. MP has adopted written policies to
help ensure compliance with the provisions of each Fund Agreement and a Code of Ethics that
addresses potential conflicts of interest involving MP and its related persons.
Personal Financial Interests
MP has adopted a conflicts of interest policy in order to address the conflicts of interest that could
arise if MP were to recommend that a Fund invest in the same securities or related securities in
which MP or a related person currently holds an investment. Under such policy, no Supervised
Person may recommend to MP that a Fund make a particular investment without first disclosing
his or her interest in the potential transaction (if such an interest represents a conflict of interest)
to certain designated parties. In some instances, the Supervised Person must seek prior
authorization from the Chief Compliance Officer to conduct a transaction with such designated
person, if such an interest exists and represents a conflict of interest.
An Employee may under certain circumstances invest in securities of a Portfolio Investment of a
Fund, subject to review (and subsequent approval) by the Chief Compliance Officer for potential
conflicts of interest.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
MP Funds focuses on making investments in private securities, thus it does not ordinarily deal
with any financial intermediary such as a broker-dealer, and commissions are not ordinarily
payable in connection with such investments. To the limited extent MP transacts in public
securities it intends to select brokers based upon the broker’s ability to provide best execution.
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For separately managed accounts, MP selects brokers based upon the broker’s ability to provide
best execution.
MP does not receive client referrals from broker-dealers or third parties.
MP does not engage in any directed brokerage practices.
Item 13: Review of Accounts
investments
in high-growth platform businesses within
MP seeks to create a diversified portfolio of high quality, actively managed private equity/venture
capital
the clean energy and
environmental-related sectors. All investments are carefully reviewed and approved by the
investment committee, as described above. The Portfolio Investments are reviewed on a routine
basis and MP’s investment professionals meet regularly to discuss investment ideas, economic
developments, industry outlook and other issues related to current portfolio holdings and potential
investment opportunities.
MP provides investors in the Funds with quarterly reports and capital account statements, capital
call/distribution notices, and periodic press releases. Investors also receive annual audited financial
statements.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
MP or its affiliates may charge Portfolio Investments origination fees, breakup fees, consulting
fees, monitoring fees and other similar fees as described above under “Fees and Compensation”.
Also, MP’s investment professionals who serve on the board of directors of Portfolio Investments
may receive cash compensation, options and/or restricted stock in their capacity as directors.
Generally, in accordance with each Fund Agreement, these fees received by MP or any of its
affiliates are applied to reduce the Management Fee otherwise payable.
In addition, MP and its affiliates may to receive fees from entities that are not Funds, Portfolio
Investments, or their affiliates for non-investment management services MP may provide to the
these entities, such as front office and administrative support. These fees will not be applied to
reduce the Management Fees payable to MP. Rather, MP will retain these fees.
Item 15: Custody
MP is deemed to have custody for purposes of the Advisers Act of each Fund’s cash and
securities by virtue of its relationship with such Fund’s General Partner. Except as permitted by
the Advisers Act, such cash and securities are maintained in accounts established with qualified
custodians, as defined in Rule 206(4)-2 of the Advisers Act (each, a “Qualified Custodian”).
Such accounts are in the name of the relevant Fund. MP has custody of the separately managed
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accounts and of the cash accounts for at least one separately managed account client, as it relates
to bill-paying services, online access to accounts and check-writing authority.
For client accounts for which MP has custody, the client’s custodian sends quarterly account
statements directly to clients identifying the amount of funds and securities in their account(s) at
the end of the period and setting forth all transactions in the account(s) during that period. MP
may also separately provide account updates to its separately managed accounts clients. Clients
should carefully compare the account updates they receive from MP with the activity account
statements they receive from the custodian.
The Funds are subject to an annual audit by an independent public accountant that is registered
with, and subject to regular inspection by, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Such
Fund's audited financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and distributed to each investor within 120 days of such Fund’s fiscal year end. Limited
Partners in such Funds will not receive statements from any custodians. In addition, the separately
managed accounts and above noted sole family office client’s cash assets are subject to an annual
surprise custody examination conducted by an independent public accountant and the results are
appropriately reported to the SEC per Rule 206(4)-2.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
Except as otherwise described herein, MP generally has discretionary authority to determine,
without obtaining specific consent from the Funds or Limited Partners, the securities and amount
to be bought or sold. Any limitations on authority are included in the Private Placement
Memoranda, Fund Agreements, Management Agreements and other governing documents.
In addition, the Funds may enter into side letters with one or more investors without the approval
of any other investor that would have the effect of establishing rights under, or altering or
supplementing the terms of the Fund Agreements or any subscription agreement of the Funds. As
a result of such side letters, certain investors may receive additional benefits that other investors
will not receive. The other investors will have no recourse against MP or any of its affiliates in the
event that certain investors receive additional or different rights or terms as a result of such side
letters.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities
MP has adopted written policies and procedures regarding proxy voting (the “Proxy Voting
Policies”) as part of the Compliance Manual. In the event that MP is required to vote proxies it’s
MP’s policy to exercise the proxy vote in the best interest of the applicable Fund, taking into
consideration all relevant factors, including without limitation, acting in a manner that MP believes
will maximize the economic benefits to the Fund and promote sound corporate governance by the
issuer. Whenever MP is required to exercise a vote for a privately-held Portfolio Investment, MP
applies the standards and procedures described above.
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Item 18: Financial Information
MP has never filed for bankruptcy and is not aware of any financial condition that is expected to
affect its ability to manage client accounts.
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