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Item 1: Cover Page
Summit Rock Advisors, LP
Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
March 2025
Summit Rock Advisors, LP
9 West 57th Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 993-7150
www.summit-rock.com
This Firm Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Summit Rock Advisors,
LP (“Summit Rock”). If you have any questions about the contents of this Firm Brochure, please contact us at 212-
993-7150 or compliance@summit-rock.com. The information in this Firm Brochure has not been approved or verified
by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Summit Rock is also available on the SEC’s website at: www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Registration with the SEC or any state securities authority as an investment adviser does not imply a certain level of
skill or training.
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Item 2: Material Changes
Summit Rock is required to identify and discuss any material changes made to this Firm Brochure since the
last update. Summit Rock routinely makes updates throughout the Firm Brochure to improve and clarify the
description of its business practices, fees and expenses, risks, and conflicts of interest as well as to respond to
evolving industry best practices.
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 ................................................................... 7
Item 7: Types of Clients ........................................................................................................................ 8
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss ............................................................ 8
Item 9: Disciplinary Information ........................................................................................................... 17
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...................................................................... 18
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading .......................... 18
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ................................................................................................................ 22
Item 13: Review of Accounts ............................................................................................................... 23
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation ................................................................................... 24
Item 15: Custody ............................................................................................................................... 24
Item 16: Investment Discretion ............................................................................................................. 25
Item 17: Voting Client Securities ........................................................................................................... 25
Item 18: Financial Information ............................................................................................................. 26
Item 4: Advisory Business
Summit Rock was co-founded in 2007 by David Dechman, the Chief Executive Officer, and Nancy Donohue, the
Chief Investment Strategist. Mr. Dechman and Ms. Donohue remain Summit Rock’s principal owners.
Summit Rock is an independent advisory firm that provides financial advice and portfolio management for a select
number of U.S.-based families and charitable institutions (each, a “Client” and collectively, the “Clients”). Clients
typically have minimum wealth in excess of $100 million. Currently, the average client size at Summit Rock is
approximately $482 million. Summit Rock functions as its Clients’ outsourced investment office providing
independent, customized advice.
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Although all Clients benefit from shared resources, each situation is unique. Summit Rock’s approach is to work with
each Client to understand that Client’s complete financial picture in a holistic manner and then mutually agree with
the Client on a portfolio management plan. The investment program is customized for each Client and will incorporate
a selection of managers Summit Rock believes are the most talented across a wide universe of choices, encompassing
various sectors of the market, geographies, and liquidity spectrums.
Summit Rock creates a structured process which prioritizes and addresses the most important issues for each Client.
Summit Rock’s investment philosophy aims to preserve capital, reduce volatility, and increase long-term purchasing
power. Summit Rock’s approach includes the following:
Asset allocation with broad asset class diversification
Access to investment managers
Due diligence
Liquidity management
Investment implementation advice and support
Integration of legal, governance, and other factors that impact financial results
Summit Rock also serves as the investment manager to privately offered pooled investment vehicles (the “SRA
Portfolios”) that are generally made available only to Summit Rock Clients. Based on the portfolio management plan
designed by Summit Rock and each Client, Summit Rock will advise the Client to invest in one or more of the SRA
Portfolios, each of which has a specific investment objective, and Directly Held Assets (as defined below). As a result,
a Client will typically be invested through the SRA Portfolios across an array of asset classes with investment
management teams that Summit Rock believes are top tier in their sectors. Through the SRA Portfolios, Summit Rock
will seek to achieve several important benefits for Clients, including diversification, access to top-tier investment
managers, streamlined operations, and consolidated performance, financial, and tax reporting.
As of December 31, 2024, Summit Rock provides investment advice for approximately $23.5 billion of assets under
supervision. Of this amount, approximately $13.2 billion of assets were invested in the SRA Portfolios. Summit Rock
makes the investment decisions for these assets, and such assets are referred to as being managed on a discretionary
basis. Clients typically must establish a Private Equity Reserves Account to fund capital commitments to certain SRA
Portfolios. These are also managed on a discretionary basis and total approximately $203 million in assets as of
December 31, 2024. Summit Rock also provides non-discretionary investment advice to Clients on approximately
$10.1 billion in assets, which are not invested in the SRA Portfolios or the Private Equity Reserves Accounts and are
held in a Client’s name (the “Directly Held Assets”). The Clients are solely responsible for acting on any investment
advice given by Summit Rock relating to the Directly Held Assets, and such Directly Held Assets are advised on a
non-discretionary basis; provided that with respect to certain types of Directly Held Assets, Summit Rock routinely
establishes and helps facilitate direct relationships on behalf of a Client with one or more third-party asset managers.
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Item 5: Fees and Compensation
Clients of Summit Rock will be subject to various types of fees charged by Summit Rock, its affiliates, and third
parties. These fees, which are described in detail below, do not offset one another. Other investment advisers may
offer services similar to Summit Rock’s for higher or lower fees. The fees that Clients pay are Summit Rock’s only
form of revenue.
Summit Rock Advisory Fees
A.
The advisory fee covers the cost of the broad engagement with Summit Rock. The Summit Rock advisory fee includes
all services associated with providing guidance to the Clients. In general, the cost of the advisory fee covers services
related to the development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the investment plan. Summit Rock’s
standard fee schedule is 0.50% per year on the first $100 million of assets under supervision, 0.40% on the next $100
million, 0.30% on the next $100 million, 0.20% on the next $200 million, and 0.10% on any amount of assets under
supervision above $500 million. This fee is assessed on all Client assets under supervision, including Client
investments in the SRA Portfolios and the Private Equity Reserves Accounts. Advisory fees are charged quarterly in
arrears. The advisory fee is negotiable based on the circumstances of the Client and level of work involved. Summit
Rock will either invoice Clients directly for their quarterly advisory fee or, at a Client’s election, direct Clients’
approved third-party custodians to pay the advisory fees directly to Summit Rock on such Client’s behalf. Summit
Rock maintains the right to waive all or a portion of its advisory fees with respect to any investor, including affiliates
of Summit Rock.
Management Fees – SRA Portfolios
B.
Summit Rock offers pooled investment vehicles, the SRA Portfolios, in order to provide certain important benefits to
Clients including diversification, access to top-tier investment managers, streamlined operations, and consolidated
performance, financial, and tax reporting. Each SRA Portfolio assesses a management fee of 0.65% of invested assets
per year. Based on an SRA Portfolio’s investment objective, this management fee will be based on a Client’s net asset
value and/or committed capital in such SRA Portfolio. Management fees are assessed quarterly in advance for Clients
in the SRA Portfolios. Summit Rock maintains the right to waive all or a portion of its management fees with respect
to any investor, including affiliates of Summit Rock.
Performance Allocations and Performance Fees – SRA Portfolios
C.
Summit Rock is motivated to deliver performance to Clients in the SRA Portfolios by having a compensation system
in place which rewards performance above industry benchmarks relevant to a specific SRA Portfolio’s investment
objective or above a fixed hurdle where appropriate (a “Performance Bonus”). With respect to the SRA Portfolios
with intermediate liquidity investment strategies, a Performance Bonus of 15% of the excess performance above such
SRA Portfolio’s benchmark (net of such SRA Portfolio’s management fees and expenses) is allocated or paid to
Summit Rock from each Client’s capital account or net asset value. For such intermediate liquidity SRA Portfolios,
the Performance Bonus, if any, is allocated or paid at the end of each fiscal year. With respect to the SRA Portfolios
with long-term liquidity, the Performance Bonus is paid to Summit Rock upon the distribution of proceeds above such
SRA Portfolio’s hurdle or benchmark.
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If an investor with respect to an intermediate liquidity SRA Portfolio withdraws at a time other than fiscal year-end,
the Performance Bonus will be determined as of the withdrawal date. Because certain Performance Bonuses are made
in comparison to an SRA Portfolio’s benchmark, such Performance Bonuses could be allocated or paid in a year where
an SRA Portfolio has a net loss. With respect to the SRA Portfolios with intermediate liquidity investment strategies,
the base value of a Client’s capital account or net asset value resets annually for purposes of calculating the
Performance Bonus.
Summit Rock maintains the right to waive all or a portion of its Performance Bonus with respect to any Client,
including affiliates of Summit Rock.
Other Fees and Expenses – SRA Portfolios
D.
Clients with investments in the SRA Portfolios are also subject to certain fees, costs, and expenses including, without
limitation, all fees, costs, and expenses with respect to legal, audit, tax, accounting (including, without limitation,
reporting and tax preparation), administrative, consulting, and other similar advisory services; expenses related to
research, fees, costs, and expenses of brokers, agents, valuation firms, and other professionals, in each case in relation
to the making and monitoring of investments; custodial services expenses and bank service fees; all expenses
(including expenses and disbursements of service providers) that Summit Rock in its good faith discretion determines
to be related to due diligence (including, without limitation, risk management and due diligence consulting),
developing, acquiring, holding, structuring, trading, settling, monitoring, and disposing of investments (whether or
not consummated), including fees and commissions associated with sourced investments, travel expenses, insurance
commissions and premiums, and the SRA Portfolios’ pro rata portion of the expenses of the pooled vehicles in which
the SRA Portfolios have made an investment; expenses related to background checks of personnel associated with
potential investments; expenses, including legal fees, incurred with respect to the review and negotiation of the
documents governing investments; portfolio data analytics expenses, including technology solutions used for analytics
and risk management for the SRA Portfolios and reporting for SRA Portfolio investors; any taxes, fees, or other
governmental charges levied against the SRA Portfolios and all expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit,
investigation, judicial, or administrative proceeding or settlement or review of the SRA Portfolios, including any
expenses incurred by the general partner of an onshore SRA Portfolio in connection with its service as the tax matters
partner or partnership representative of such SRA Portfolio; interest on borrowed monies; fees and expenses payable
in connection with any credit facility, including any facility fees and commissions; costs and expenses relating to the
transfer of interests or shares in the SRA Portfolio, to the extent not paid or borne by the transferor or transferee;
certain other expenses, including the management fee, the costs of any litigation (including, without limitation,
settlements of claims (whether involving alleged wrongdoing or otherwise) involving investment or other activities of
the SRA Portfolio), liability and other insurance premiums and expenses, and indemnification or other extraordinary
expense or liability relating to the affairs of the SRA Portfolio; any costs and expenses associated with the SRA
Portfolios’ legal, administrative, and regulatory compliance with U.S. federal, state, local, non-U.S., or other law and
regulation (which may include, by way of example and not limitation, reporting on Form PF and other regulatory
filings of the investment manager relating to the SRA Portfolios’ activities, including the preparation and filing of any
forms, schedules, filings, information, certifications, or other documents necessary to avoid the imposition of
withholding or other taxes pursuant to FATCA); expenses relating to liquidation of the SRA Portfolio; and all
organizational and start-up expenses of the SRA Portfolio, including, without limitation, legal, accounting, travel,
marketing, information technology, administrative fees, filing fees, and other fees and expenses (including
reimbursement of fees and expenses of third parties, including legal and accounting advisers) incurred in connection
with the offer and sale of interests or shares.
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Non-Summit Rock Fees and Expenses
E.
In addition to the fees noted above, Clients are subject to other fees and expenses from other asset managers (including
an underlying managers’ fees and expenses in relation to an SRA Portfolio’s investment in an underlying fund (each
such fund in which an SRA Portfolio invests, an “Underlying Fund”)), broker-dealers, or custodians recommended by
Summit Rock that are not affiliated with Summit Rock. Among other things, these fees and expenses typically include
private fund management and performance fees and related expenses. In addition, these fees often include custody
fees, brokerage and other trading costs, and fees related to the management of mutual funds, money market funds,
fixed income investments, equities, and/or exchange traded funds held in Client accounts.
Allocation of Expenses
F.
From time-to-time Summit Rock will be required to decide whether certain fees, costs, and expenses should be borne
by Summit Rock, an SRA Portfolio, a Client, and/or a third party (each, an “Allocable Party”) and if so, how such
fees, costs, and expenses should be allocated among the relevant Allocable Parties. Certain fees, costs, and expenses
may be the obligation of one particular Allocable Party and may be borne by such Allocable Party, or fees, costs, and
expenses may be allocated among multiple Allocable Parties. Summit Rock allocates fees, costs, and expenses in
accordance with the SRA Portfolio’s and Other Investment Vehicle’s governing documents. To the extent not
addressed in the governing documents of an SRA Portfolio or Other Investment Vehicle, Summit Rock will make
allocation determinations among Allocable Parties in a fair and reasonable manner (such as pro rata allocation based
on the respective capital commitments of an SRA Portfolio, pro rata allocation based on the respective investment (or
anticipated investment) of an Allocable Party in an investment, relative benefit received by an Allocable Party, or such
other equitable method as determined by Summit Rock in its sole discretion) using its good faith judgment,
notwithstanding its interest (if any) in the allocation. Summit Rock will make any corrective allocations and take any
mitigating steps if it determines in its sole discretion that such corrections are necessary or advisable to ensure
allocations are equitable on an overall basis in its good faith judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of
an expense allocated to an SRA Portfolio or Other Investment Vehicle for a particular service may not reflect the
relative benefit derived by such SRA Portfolio or Other Investment Vehicle from that service in any particular
instance, and an SRA Portfolio or Other Investment Vehicle will bear more or less of a particular expense based on
the methodology used.
From time to time, Summit Rock has, and in the future will, consider an investment opportunity for one SRA Portfolio
and then subsequently determine to have another SRA Portfolio make the investment. In this case, a conflict of interest
exists because the investing SRA Portfolio will benefit from the initial evaluation, investigation and due diligence
undertaken by Summit Rock on behalf of the original SRA Portfolio for which the investment was initially considered.
In certain cases, such reallocation determination may occur after a significant period of time has passed and the SRA
Portfolio to which the investment was originally allocated has incurred substantial out-of-pocket expenses in
connection with evaluating, investigating and diligencing such investment. The investing SRA Portfolio typically will
not be required to reimburse the original SRA Portfolio for such expenses. In the event that the investing SRA Portfolio
does reimburse the original SRA Portfolio for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with evaluating,
investigating and diligencing such investment, the investing SRA Portfolio typically will not pay interest on any such
amounts reimbursed to the original SRA Portfolio. Alternatively, if the investing SRA Portfolio does pay interest on
such amounts to the initial SRA Portfolio, there can be no assurance any such interest will be paid over at the same
time as such reimbursement or that the amount of such interest will be sufficient to compensate the original SRA
Portfolio for the time since it deployed capital to pay such expenses. Summit Rock experiences conflicts of interest in
connection with causing one SRA Portfolio to incur expenses that may ultimately benefit another SRA Portfolio (or
fund advised by its affiliate), and similarly experiences conflicts of interest in determining the need for, calculating
the amount of, and effecting any such reimbursement, as such arrangements may involve the discharge of a liability
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that one SRA Portfolio (or fund of Summit Rock’s affiliate) owes to another SRA Portfolio, and in all such cases these
determinations, calculations, and terms are not arm’s length arrangements and there can be no assurance that the
allocation of such expenses is in the best interest of the SRA Portfolios. There can be no assurance that the amounts
reimbursed to the original SRA Portfolio will be commensurate with the benefit received by the investing SRA
Portfolio.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Performance-Based Fees – SRA Portfolios
A.
As detailed in Item 5 above, Summit Rock may receive a Performance Bonus from the SRA Portfolios and, as such,
Summit Rock can have an incentive to advise a Client to invest in one or more SRA Portfolios when it might ultimately
be more beneficial for such Client to invest in other SRA Portfolios, Directly Held Assets, or funds or assets for which
Summit Rock does not provide any advisory services. Conversely, Summit Rock may advise a Client to withdraw
from an SRA Portfolio when it could be disadvantageous for the SRA Portfolio. Summit Rock strives to provide
transparency to its Clients with respect to its fees and the fees of the SRA Portfolios. Summit Rock only recommends
that a Client allocate capital to the SRA Portfolios after making a good-faith determination that such an allocation is
in the Client’s best interest. All Summit Rock Clients have the ability to modify their investment allocations at any
time and are aware of these potential conflicts of interest when making a decision to invest in the SRA Portfolios. To
address conflicts of interest for investment allocations, Summit Rock has adopted an investment allocation policy
which is described under Trade Aggregation and Allocation in Item 12 – “Brokerage Practices” below.
Side-by-Side Management
B.
Summit Rock expects that the SRA Portfolios will invest on a side-by-side basis. Clients should be aware of the
following potential conflicts of interest resulting from the unique relationship that Summit Rock has with Clients as
both investment manager of the SRA Portfolios and as provider of overall wealth management services to each Client.
In determining allocations, Summit Rock may consider various factors and legal requirements, the availability of other
investment opportunities, and individual Client relationships. Differences in these factors can result in one or more
SRA Portfolios not investing in the same proportion to its net asset value as other SRA Portfolios. In addition, an
SRA Portfolio may not invest at all, at the same time, or on the same terms as another SRA Portfolio. Summit Rock
may allocate a favorable investment opportunity to one or more SRA Portfolios but not to other SRA Portfolios.
Summit Rock serves as investment adviser to a variety of Clients and SRA Portfolios, and Summit Rock may make
investment decisions for an SRA Portfolio or Client that are different from those made on behalf of another SRA
Portfolio or other Client. Each Client and SRA Portfolio has a unique overall investment portfolio and goals, and, as
a result, Summit Rock may provide conflicting advice to different Clients or SRA Portfolios and take conflicting
actions with respect to SRA Portfolio or Client assets. In order to mitigate this conflict, Summit Rock has implemented
procedures designed to seek fair and equitable treatment for all Clients and SRA Portfolios over time.
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Item 7: Types of Clients
As more fully detailed in Item 4 above, Summit Rock provides financial advice and portfolio management to a select
number of individuals and their family members, family foundations, family trusts, independent foundations, and
endowments.
Summit Rock also serves as the investment manager to privately offered pooled investment vehicles, the SRA
Portfolios, which are generally made available only to Summit Rock’s Clients.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of
Loss
Client Asset Allocations
A.
Summit Rock develops a customized investment plan for each Client after acquiring a detailed understanding of the
Client’s complete financial situation. The investment plan is tailored to reflect the Client’s financial objectives, risk
tolerance, time horizon, liquidity requirements, tax position, and any other specific circumstances that warrant
consideration. Summit Rock acquires this information through deep engagement with the Client, in addition to the
Client’s legal and tax advisers and financial staff, including family office personnel or foundation staff members.
In addition to each Client’s unique circumstances, Summit Rock’s approach to asset allocation is driven by its
knowledge of the best practices of market leaders, a practical and realistic application of academic theory, and
experience-based judgments.
Ultimately, a primary goal for many Client asset allocations is the desire to preserve capital, reduce volatility, and
enhance purchasing power over time. This calls for an asset allocation that strikes a balance between preserving
wealth and seeking attractive returns. Summit Rock seeks to strike this balance, and mitigate unnecessary risk, by
diversifying by investment strategy, manager, geography, sector, and vintage year.
In addition to asset allocation, Summit Rock considers manager selection an important source of investment returns
and a key tool for risk management. In the following sub-section entitled “SRA Portfolios”, the Summit Rock
approach to manager selection and risk management is described.
SRA Portfolios
B.
Summit Rock serves as the investment manager to privately offered pooled investment vehicles, the SRA Portfolios,
which are generally made available only to Summit Rock’s Clients. Each SRA Portfolio has a specific investment
focus and performance benchmark. When viewed in aggregate with the Clients’ Directly Held Assets (including
directly held managers), these pooled investment vehicles provide the component pieces that allow for the creation of
a fully diversified and customized portfolio for each Client. The SRA Portfolios are used as vehicles to access
managers who Summit Rock believes are best-in-class within less-efficient asset classes where opportunities for
outperformance exist.
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Summit Rock’s investment process includes quantitative and qualitative manager research, portfolio construction
considerations, and a variety of operational risk management processes. In selecting an underlying manager for an
SRA Portfolio, Summit Rock considers the merits of the manager’s investment program alongside the integrity of its
business and operational infrastructure. Summit Rock seeks to place the SRA Portfolios’ capital with well-established
investment managers that have a history of strong performance, careful risk management, strict operational controls,
and institutional third-party service providers. Some of the unaffiliated managers chosen by Summit Rock trade
relatively frequently, which can result in heightened trading costs and less favorable tax treatment of gains. In
addition, historical SRA Portfolio tax results may not be indicative of tax results in future periods.
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that Clients should be prepared to bear. In addition, Clients should be
aware that they will be required to bear the financial risks of an investment in the SRA Portfolios for a substantial
period of time.
The following is a summary of certain material risks associated with investing in the SRA Portfolios. These and other
risks are more fully detailed in the applicable SRA Portfolios Confidential Offering Memorandum.
Volatile Political, Market, and Economic Conditions. Investments in many sectors may experience significant
volatility. The market price of securities owned directly or indirectly by an SRA Portfolio may go up or down,
sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. The ability to profitably realize investments depends not only on the
performance of an underlying manager, but also on political, market, and economic conditions that may affect
securities markets generally, including an outbreak or escalation of major hostilities, declarations of war, terrorist
actions, public health issues (including pandemics such as COVID-19) or other substantial national or
international calamities or emergencies, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest
or currency rates, availability of credit, credit defaults, inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws
(including laws relating to taxation of the Underlying Funds), trade barriers, or adverse investor sentiment
generally. Industry particular conditions, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive
conditions, can also adversely affect the market price of securities owned directly or indirectly by an SRA
Portfolio.
General Risks Associated with Underlying Managers. The assets of the SRA Portfolios will generally be
managed by investment managers unrelated to Summit Rock. Historical performance of selected underlying
managers is not indicative of their future performance, which may vary considerably. Summit Rock will not have
the opportunity to evaluate all the relevant economic, financial, and other information that will be used at any
given time or in any given situation by underlying managers in their selection, structuring, monitoring, and
disposition of investments which may result in terms that are disadvantageous to Clients and the SRA Portfolios
such as high fees, limited liquidity, and limited or no voting rights. The SRA Portfolios will not have an active
role in the day-to-day management of the Underlying Funds or their investments and, as a result, the returns of
the SRA Portfolios will depend largely on the performance of these unrelated underlying managers and could be
substantially adversely affected by their unfavorable performance. In addition, certain underlying managers may
employ strategies that are quantitative in nature or techniques that require frequent trades, and, as a consequence,
portfolio turnover and brokerage commissions may be greater than for other investment entities of similar size.
Moreover, the performance of any underlying manager may also rely on the services of a limited number of key
individuals associated with such manager, the loss of whom could significantly adversely affect the underlying
manager’s performance.
The business of identifying, structuring, and completing private investment transactions is highly competitive and
involves a high degree of uncertainty, especially with respect to timing. Specifically, the underlying managers
may be competing for investments with other private investment vehicles as well as strategic buyers and other
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institutional investors. Some of these competitors may have more relevant experience, greater financial resources,
a greater willingness to take on risk, or more personnel than the underlying managers.
Although Summit Rock has built and maintains a monitoring and reporting system to analyze each SRA
Portfolio’s composition and make decisions regarding each SRA Portfolio’s mix of investments, Summit Rock
may be limited in the amount and form of information that it is able to receive from underlying managers.
Accordingly, there is no guarantee that Summit Rock will be able to effectively monitor underlying managers,
will receive complete and accurate reporting, will be able to detect any fraud or mismanagement by any
underlying manager, or will be able to withdraw an SRA Portfolio’s funds from any investment or take any other
action in the event Summit Rock is dissatisfied with an underlying manager. Additionally, the ability of Summit
Rock to implement the SRA Portfolios’ investment strategies and comply with the SRA Portfolios’ terms may be
restricted by reliance on underlying managers and the terms of the investments.
No Assurance of Successful Allocation of Clients’ Assets Among the SRA Portfolios. None of Summit Rock,
the General Partners, or the underlying managers can provide assurance that Summit Rock or its officers and
employees will be able to develop and/or implement for any Client an allocation of investments for such Client
among the SRA Portfolios that will generate returns for such Client, that such Client’s investment objectives or
targeted returns will be achieved, or that such Client will receive a return of its capital. Returns for Clients and
the allocation of returns among Clients and among the SRA Portfolios will vary.
Lack of Influence over Underlying Managers. The SRA Portfolios are independent of their underlying
managers and do not have any influence over such managers’ management, trading strategies, operations, or
policies. This lack of influence exposes the SRA Portfolios to various types of risks, including the risk of loss,
valuation risk, liquidity risk, market risk, counterparty credit risk, and legal, tax, and regulatory risk, each of
which is described below:
— Risk of Loss. The risk of loss is the risk that the underlying managers within the SRA Portfolios will not
achieve their respective investment objectives, resulting in the possibility that the SRA Portfolios suffer a
substantial loss.
— Valuation Risk. Valuation risk is the risk that the valuation of an SRA Portfolio’s investment in underlying
managers is not accurate due to inaccurate or incomplete information provided by such managers to Summit
Rock.
— Liquidity Risk. SRA Portfolios with intermediate liquidity investment strategies provide limited liquidity
based on the liquidity of the underlying managers. The ability to withdraw investments from such SRA
Portfolios is subject to the ability of such SRA Portfolios to withdraw funds from underlying managers.
Many underlying managers will only permit such withdrawals at specified times and have the right to suspend
the payment of withdrawal proceeds under certain circumstances. In addition, some underlying managers
may impose lockups, gates, withdrawal fees, side pockets, or similar restrictions on withdrawals, or satisfy
redemption requests via in-kind distributions of securities, all of which could severely restrict the liquidity
and valuation of an SRA Portfolio.
— Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the value of investments held by underlying managers could decline
due to volatility in overall market conditions, changing political conditions, emerging market risk, changes
in interest rates, leverage risk, price volatility, or trading limitations.
— Counterparty Credit Risk. Counterparty credit risk is risk related to Summit Rock’s custodian or brokers or
the counterparties used by an underlying manager in an SRA Portfolio. Such counterparties may fail to meet
their contractual obligations, enter bankruptcy, or otherwise experience a business interruption. In the
international securities markets, the existence of less mature settlement structures and systems may result in
settlement delay or default. There can be no assurance that a counterparty will be able or willing to make
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timely settlement payments or otherwise meet its obligations, especially during unusually adverse market
conditions. Counterparty risk may be further complicated by developing U.S. and global legislation and
regulation.
— Legal, Tax, and Regulatory Risk. Legal, tax, and regulatory developments that adversely affect the SRA
Portfolios or underlying managers could occur at any time. Securities markets are subject to comprehensive
regulation, and new laws or regulations may be imposed, or new measures implemented, at any time. Summit
Rock, the SRA Portfolios, and underlying managers may also be adversely affected by changes in the
enforcement or interpretation of existing statutes and rules by governmental regulatory authorities or self-
regulatory organizations.
Limited Liquidity and Withdrawal Timelines in Intermediate Liquidity SRA Portfolios; Rebalancing. An
investment in an intermediate liquidity SRA Portfolio provides limited liquidity. The ability to withdraw capital
from an intermediate liquidity SRA Portfolio is subject to the ability of any such SRA Portfolio to withdraw funds
from its Underlying Funds and any such SRA Portfolio’s direct investments in any other security or financial
instrument employed in the SRA Portfolio’s management, including cash, publicly-traded stocks and bonds,
exchange-traded funds, exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivative contracts, and other privately negotiated
investments. Many Underlying Funds will only permit an SRA Portfolio to withdraw assets at specified times
(e.g., monthly, quarterly, or annually), and many Underlying Funds have the right to suspend the payment of
withdrawal proceeds under certain circumstances.
— Withdrawals and Withdrawal Timelines. A withdrawal timeline provided to a withdrawing investor will
generally be based on the expectations regarding the liquidity available from Underlying Funds in which an
SRA Portfolio is invested. Certain events may cause these expectations to be inaccurate and/or unachievable,
including Underlying Manager lockups, gates, withdrawal fees, “side pockets”, in-kind distributions in lieu
of cash payments, or similar restrictions. As such, an investor may receive payment of withdrawal proceeds
at materially different times than those set forth in a withdrawal timeline.
— Rebalancing Withdrawals. Rebalancing withdrawals are typically only expected for investors that express
no immediate intention of submitting full withdrawal requests from an SRA Portfolio or terminating their
advisory relationship with Summit Rock. With respect to any investor, a General Partner or board of
directors, in its sole discretion, may or may not agree to a rebalancing withdrawal request and/or may or may
not recommend a rebalancing withdrawal irrespective of any agreements with or recommendations made to
any other investor. Summit Rock may or may not permit a rebalancing withdrawal for any reason, including,
but not limited to, its own interest. Accordingly, certain investors may be permitted to withdraw a portion of
their capital accounts from the SRA Portfolios pursuant to rebalancing withdrawals while others may not.
There is no guarantee that the use of rebalancing withdrawals will enable a Client to access liquidity.
— Rebalancing Withdrawals’ Effects on Other Withdrawals. Rebalancing withdrawals may be permitted while
future scheduled installment payments reflected in current withdrawal timelines are still pending. No
withdrawal pursuant to a rebalancing withdrawal will be made if such withdrawal would result in the inability
of the SRA Portfolio to make an expected installment payment with respect to an ordinary withdrawal. If
Summit Rock’s expectations as to the liquidity of investments are inaccurate (for example, as a result of
unexpected decreases in the amount of liquidity available from Underlying Funds), the payment of
withdrawal proceeds with respect to a rebalancing withdrawal may adversely affect the SRA Portfolio’s
ability to make installment payments in accordance with a withdrawal timeline.
— Delays in Rebalancing Withdrawal Payments. If a rebalancing withdrawal is undertaken, it may take a
substantial amount of time to fully complete or, because of the subordination to scheduled installment
payments pursuant to ordinary withdrawals, may not ever be fully completed. Similarly, a rebalancing
withdrawal that is undertaken on behalf of one investor’s investment in an SRA Portfolio may be fully
completed in less or more time than another investor’s rebalancing withdrawal from the same SRA Portfolio.
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Summit Rock Affiliates Withdrawals. Withdrawals of amounts from the intermediate liquidity onshore SRA
Portfolios by the General Partner, Summit Rock employees, or Summit Rock partners, and the corresponding
payments of such amounts, will be made on terms determined in the General Partner’s sole discretion and
may differ materially, both with respect to timelines and amounts available for withdrawal, from the terms
available to other Limited Partners with respect to ordinary withdrawals and/or rebalancing withdrawals.
General Risks Associated with Long-Term SRA Portfolios. The following is a summary of certain material
risks associated with investing in the SRA Portfolios with long-term investment strategies:
— Limited Operating History and Competition Associated with SRA Portfolio Companies. The SRA Portfolios
with long-term investment strategies invest in certain Underlying Funds which may invest in portfolio
companies (“Underlying Fund portfolio companies”) with limited operating histories. Such companies will
sometimes involve a high degree of business and financial risk. These companies may be in an early stage
of development; may not have a proven operating history; may be operating at a loss or have significant
variations in operating results; may be engaged in a rapidly changing business with products subject to a
substantial risk of obsolescence; may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, to
finance expansion, or to maintain their competitive position; or may otherwise have a weak financial
condition. In addition, such companies may face intense competition, including competition from companies
with greater financial resources, more extensive development, manufacturing, marketing, and other
capabilities, and a larger number of qualified managerial and technical personnel.
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Investment in Small Companies. The SRA Portfolios with long-term investment strategies invest in certain
Underlying Funds which may invest in small companies with limited operating experience. Small companies
may lack management depth or the ability to generate internally or obtain externally the funds necessary for
growth. Companies with new products or services could sustain significant losses if projected markets do
not materialize. Further, such companies may have, or may develop, only a regional market for products or
services and may be adversely affected by purely local events. Such companies may be small factors in their
industries and may face competition from larger companies and entail a greater risk than investment in larger
companies.
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Investment in Venture Capital. The long-term SRA Portfolios invest in Underlying Funds that pursue venture
capital investments. Venture capital investments involve a high degree of business and financial risk that
can result in substantial losses. Further, the technologies and markets of such companies may not develop as
anticipated, even after meaningful expenditures of capital. Such companies also may have shorter operating
histories on which to judge future performance and in many cases, if operating, may have negative cash flow.
— Failure by Limited Partners to Meet a Long-Term SRA Portfolio Capital Call. Investments by long-term
SRA Portfolios typically require that capital contributions be made over an extended period of time. Failure
by a limited partner to meet a long-term SRA Portfolio capital call by inadequately funding a Private Equity
Reserves Account could result in such SRA Portfolio’s default on a capital call or investment or reduce the
number of Underlying Funds to which such SRA Portfolio may make commitments.
— Recyclable Amounts and Overcommitment Contributions. To the extent certain long-term SRA Portfolios
receive distributions from investments that are recyclable amounts, such amounts will be added to each
partner’s uncalled capital, and the General Partner may, in its sole discretion, retain such amounts for
reinvestment by such SRA Portfolio or may distribute and recall such amounts. Certain long-term SRA
Portfolios may make aggregate capital commitments to investments in an amount up to 115% of aggregate
capital commitments to such SRA Portfolio. As a result, each partner may be obligated to make
overcommitment contributions in an amount up to 15% of such partner’s capital commitment.
— An Investment in an SRA Portfolio that does not Permit Withdrawals is Long-Term and Illiquid. The
underlying investments of the long-term SRA Portfolios generally will be long-term and highly illiquid.
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Clients typically will not be able to withdraw their interests in such SRA Portfolios, and there will be no
active secondary market for interests. In addition, significant tax and regulatory restrictions apply with
respect to potential transfers of Client interests. Prospective investors should not invest unless they are
prepared to retain their interest in a long-term SRA Portfolio until its liquidation in due course.
— Concentration of Investments. The number of investments made by the SRA Portfolios will be limited and,
as a consequence, the SRA Portfolios’ returns (both individually and collectively) may be substantially
affected by the unfavorable performance of a single investment. The Underlying Funds themselves may have
a limited number of investments and as a result the poor performance of a single Underlying Fund portfolio
company could have a significant effect on its performance and, consequently, upon the Underlying Fund’s
performance. In addition, certain Underlying Funds may invest exclusively or primarily in a particular asset
type or category, which may reduce the overall diversity of the Underlying Funds’ assets and increase risk
for the Clients.
Limited Access to Information. Underlying Funds’ managers will provide investors with reports and other
information regarding the condition and prospects of the Underlying Funds and the investments in which they
have invested. An Underlying Fund manager’s duties, obligations, and liability to investors in the Underlying
Fund with respect to the content, completeness, and accuracy of such information will be determined solely under
the applicable governing documents and applicable regulations, if any. In connection with monitoring the
Underlying Fund’s investments, an underlying manager may obtain material information that will not be disclosed
to investors, and such information may be material to determining the value of such investments. Such
information may be withheld from investors in order to comply with duties to such companies or applicable law,
or otherwise to protect the interests of such Underlying Fund portfolio companies. In addition, to the extent
permitted by applicable regulations, if any, the Underlying Fund’s manager may agree to provide one or more
investors with special rights to additional information about the Underlying Fund (including Underlying Fund
portfolio company information).
Risks Associated with Exchange-Traded Fund Investing & Direct Investments. The SRA Portfolios with
intermediate liquidity investment strategies will periodically invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) using free
cash balances to avoid a cash drag on returns. Similarly, the SRA Portfolios with intermediate liquidity
investment strategies will periodically engage in Direct Investments, which may include publicly-traded stocks
and bonds, exchange-traded funds, and exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivative contracts, in order to
mitigate risks to an SRA Portfolio created by unintended underweights to the SRA Portfolio’s benchmark caused
by manager selection, underlying managers’ security selection, or underlying managers’ use of a different
benchmark than the SRA Portfolio. To the extent an SRA Portfolio invests in ETFs or other Direct Investments,
the SRA Portfolio will be subject to the risk of loss, market risk, and counterparty credit risk.
Risks Associated with Cybersecurity. Summit Rock, the SRA Portfolios, the Underlying Funds and their
service providers, and other market participants depend on complex and often interconnected information
technology and communications systems to conduct business functions. These systems are subject to a number
of different cyber threats and other risks that could adversely affect Summit Rock, the SRA Portfolios, and the
SRA Portfolio investors. Unauthorized third parties may attempt to improperly access, modify, disrupt the
operations of, encrypt or otherwise prevent access to these systems of Summit Rock, the SRA Portfolios, the
underlying managers, the SRA Portfolios’ service providers and counterparties, as well as the data stored by these
systems, including investor information, or interfere with the processing of limited partner transactions, impact
the SRA Portfolios’ ability to value its assets, cause the release of private limited partner information or
confidential information of the SRA Portfolios, impede trading, cause reputational damage, and subject the SRA
Portfolios to regulatory fines, penalties or financial losses, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or
additional compliance costs. Summit Rock, the underlying managers, and the SRA Portfolios’ service providers
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may be subject to ransomware or other attacks that could cause a substantial business disruption or loss of
availability of data that could prevent the SRA Portfolios, the underlying managers, and Summit Rock from
executing their investment strategy or accessing an account, which could lead to financial losses. Third parties
may also attempt to fraudulently induce employees, customers, third-party service providers, or other users to
disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to available data or to transfer funds to unauthorized third
parties. A successful penetration or circumvention of the security of the systems could result in the loss or theft
of a SRA Portfolio investor’s data or funds, the inability to access electronic systems, loss or theft of proprietary
information or corporate data, physical damage to a computer or network system, or costs associated with system
repairs. Such incidents could cause Summit Rock, the SRA Portfolios, the underlying managers, or their service
providers to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs, increased insurance
premiums or financial loss as well as impede such parties’ ability to value assets or process transactions. Similar
types of operational and technology risks are also present for the Underlying Fund portfolio companies which
could have material adverse consequences for such Underlying Fund portfolio companies and could cause the
SRA Portfolios’ investments to lose value.
Risks of Artificial Intelligence. Summit Rock’s ability to use, manage and aggregate artificial intelligence (“AI”)
will be limited by the effectiveness of its policies, systems and practices that govern how AI data is acquired,
validated, used, stored, protected, processed and shared. Failure to manage AI data effectively and to aggregate
AI data in an accurate and timely manner may limit Summit Rock’s ability to manage current and emerging risks,
as well as to manage changing business needs and to adapt to the use of new tools, including AI. While Summit
Rock may restrict certain uses of third-party and open source AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Summit Rock’s
employees and consultants and a SRA Portfolio’s investments will under certain circumstances use these tools,
which poses additional risks relating to the protection of Summit Rock’s and such portfolio companies’
proprietary AI data, including the potential exposure of Summit Rock’s or such portfolio companies’ confidential
information to unauthorized recipients and the misuse of Summit Rock’s or third-party intellectual property,
which could adversely affect Summit Rock, a SRA Portfolio or a SRA Portfolio’s investments. Use of AI tools
may result in allegations or claims against Summit Rock, an SRA Portfolio or an SRA Portfolio’s investments
related to violation of third-party intellectual property rights, unauthorized access to or use of proprietary
information and failure to comply with open-source software requirements. Additionally, AI tools may produce
inaccurate, misleading or incomplete responses that could lead to errors in Summit Rock’s and its employees’ and
consultants’ decision-making, portfolio management or other business activities, which could have a negative
impact on Summit Rock or on the performance of an SRA Portfolio and its investments. AI tools could also be
used against Summit Rock, an SRA Portfolio or an SRA Portfolio’s investments in criminal or negligent ways.
As the use and availability of AI tools has grown, the U.S. Congress and a number of U.S. federal agencies have
been examining the AI tools and their use in a variety of industries, including financial services. The legislatures
and administrative agencies of a variety of U.S. and non-U.S. governments have also proposed, and in a number
of cases adopted, rules and regulations addressing the use of AI. AI faces an uncertain regulatory landscape in
many jurisdictions. Ongoing and future regulatory actions with respect to AI generally or AI’s use in any industry
in particular may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the ability of Summit Rock, an SRA Portfolio or
its investments to utilize AI in the manner it has to-date, and may have an adverse impact on the ability of Summit
Rock, an SRA Portfolio or its investments to continue to operate as intended.
Third-Party Service Providers. Summit Rock will retain, or cause the SRA Portfolios to retain, third parties
(which may include affiliates of Summit Rock) to provide services in relation to the SRA Portfolios’ offerings,
investment activities, investments and/or operations. Summit Rock expects to engage or otherwise retain third-
party consultants, legal advisors and accountants to varying degrees. The involvement of third-party service
providers may present a number of risks primarily relating to reduced control of the functions that are outsourced.
In addition, third-party service providers may not have requirements on the time and attention they devote to the
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SRA Portfolios, their activities or their investments. Summit Rock may rely on the findings of service providers
in making offering, investment and/or management decisions. Summit Rock may not be in a position to verify
the risks or reliability of service providers. The SRA Portfolios and Summit Rock may suffer adverse
consequences from actions, errors or failures to act by such third parties. While no service provider, other than
Summit Rock as the investment manager of the SRA Portfolios, providing services to the SRA Portfolios will
have any fiduciary duties to the SRA Portfolios or the Clients, they may be entitled to indemnification under the
terms of the service contracts or other arrangements entered into with the SRA Portfolios or Summit Rock, which
costs and expenses of such indemnification would be borne by the SRA Portfolios. In certain circumstances,
Summit Rock and their employees may have other commercial or personal relationships with service providers
which make the SRA Portfolios or Summit Rock more likely to engage that service provider. Fees paid to third-
party service providers may be structured in various ways, including as an annual, quarterly, monthly, daily or
hourly fee or retainer, a consulting fee (e.g., time and materials), and/or incentive compensation based on the
particular services provided (e.g., a bonus, success fee or profits interest (in the form of cash or equity) based on
pre-determined targets, milestones or similar factors), based on the particular services provided or as guaranteed
minimum compensation (which may ultimately be borne by the SRA Portfolios). These fees generally will be
borne by the SRA Portfolios or their investments and will not reduce the management fee owed to Summit Rock.
Possibility of Fraud and Other Misconduct of Employees and Service Providers. Misconduct by employees
of Summit Rock, service providers to Summit Rock or the SRA Portfolios, and/or their respective affiliates could
cause significant losses to such SRA Portfolios. Misconduct could include entering into transactions without
authorization, the failure to comply with operational and risk procedures, including due diligence procedures,
misrepresentations as to investments being considered by such SRA Portfolios, the improper use or disclosure of
confidential or material non-public information, which could result in litigation, regulatory enforcement, or
serious financial harm, including limiting the business prospects or future marketing activities of such SRA
Portfolios and noncompliance with applicable laws or regulations, and the concealing of any of the foregoing.
Such activities could result in reputational damage, litigation, business disruption, and/or financial losses to such
SRA Portfolios. Summit Rock has controls and procedures through which it seeks to minimize the risk of such
misconduct occurring. However, no assurances can be given that Summit Rock will be able to identify or prevent
such misconduct.
Climate Change. The SRA Portfolios may acquire investments that are located in, or have operations in, areas
that are subject to climate change. Any investments located in coastal regions could be affected by any future
increases in sea levels or in the frequency or severity of hurricanes and tropical storms, whether such increases
are caused by global climate changes or other factors. There could be significant physical effects of climate
change that have the potential to have a material effect on the SRA Portfolios’ business and operations. Physical
impacts of climate change could include: increased storm intensity and severity of weather (e.g., floods or
hurricanes); sea level rise; fires; and extreme and changing temperatures. As a result of these impacts from
climate related events, the SRA Portfolios could be vulnerable to the following: risks of property damage to the
SRA Portfolios’ investments; indirect financial and operational impacts from disruptions to the operations of the
SRA Portfolios’ investments from severe weather; increased insurance premiums and deductibles or a decrease
in the availability of coverage for investments in areas subject to severe weather; decreased net migration to areas
in which investments are located, resulting in lower than expected demand for both investments and the products
and services of the SRA Portfolios’ investments; increased insurance claims and liabilities; increase in energy
costs impacting operational returns; changes in the availability or quality of water, food, or other natural resources
on which the SRA Portfolios’ business depends; decreased consumer demand for consumer products or services
resulting from physical changes associated with climate change (e.g., warmer temperature or decreasing shoreline
could reduce demand for residential and commercial properties previously viewed as desirable); incorrect long-
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term valuation of an equity investment due to changing conditions not previously anticipated at the time of the
investment; and economic distributions arising from the foregoing.
Inflation Risk. Inflation is a sustained rise in overall price levels. Moderate inflation is associated with economic
growth, while high inflation can signal an overheated economy. Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets
or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money (i.e., as inflation
increases, the values of the SRA Portfolios’ and/or the Underlying Funds’ assets can decline). Inflation poses a
“stealth” threat to investors because it reduces savings and investment returns. Central banks, such as the U.S.
Federal Reserve, generally attempt to control inflation by regulating the pace of economic activity. They typically
attempt to affect economic activity by raising and lowering short-term interest rates. At times, governments could
attempt to manage inflation through fiscal policy, such as by raising taxes or reducing spending, thereby reducing
economic activity; conversely, governments can attempt to combat deflation with tax cuts and increased spending
designed to stimulate economic activity. Inflation rates could change frequently and significantly as a result of
various factors, including unexpected shifts in the domestic or global economy and changes in economic policies,
and investments may not keep pace with inflation, which could result in losses to Underlying Funds and/or the
SRA Portfolios.
Interest Rate Risk. Changes in the prevailing interest rates offered by lenders to borrowers could have an adverse
impact on the SRA Portfolios’ operations and returns. Market interest rates are beyond the SRA Portfolios’ or
Summit Rock’s control and can fluctuate in response to general economic conditions and the policies of various
governmental and regulatory agencies. Rises in interest rates are likely to create higher financing costs for
businesses and may result in a reduction in the amount of cash available for distribution to investors. Over any
defined period of time, an SRA Portfolio’s interest-bearing assets may be more sensitive to changes in market
interest rates than an SRA Portfolio’s interest-earning liabilities, or vice versa. In a changing interest rate
environment, an SRA Portfolio may not be able to manage these risks effectively. All of the foregoing risks may
affect (i) the performance of the applicable instruments in which the SRA Portfolios invest and (ii) the interest
rates payable by the SRA Portfolios under their credit facilities, which in turn may adversely affect the
performance of the SRA Portfolios. See also, “Portfolio Level Borrowing” under Item 11 – “Code of Ethics,
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading” below.
Custody and Banking Risks. The SRA Portfolios will maintain funds with one or more banks or other depository
institutions (“banking institutions”), which may include U.S. and non-U.S. banking institutions, and certain SRA
Portfolios have entered, and other SRA Portfolios may in the future enter, into credit facilities or have other
financial relationships with banking institutions. The distress, impairment or failure of one or more banking
institutions with whom the SRA Portfolios, Underlying Funds, Underlying Fund portfolio companies, the General
Partners (or equivalents) and/or Summit Rock transact may inhibit the ability of the SRA Portfolios, Underlying
Funds or Underlying Fund portfolio companies to access depository accounts or lines of credit at all or in a timely
manner. In such cases, the SRA Portfolios may be forced to delay or forgo investments or to call capital when it
is not desirable to do so, resulting in lower performance for the SRA Portfolios. In the event of such a failure of
a banking institution where an SRA Portfolio or one or more Underlying Funds or Underlying Fund portfolio
companies holds depository accounts access to such accounts could be restricted and U.S. Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) protection may not be available for balances in excess of amounts insured by
the FDIC (and similar considerations may apply to banking institutions in other jurisdictions not subject to FDIC
protection). In such instances, the SRA Portfolios and affected Underlying Fund and Underlying Fund portfolio
companies may not recover such excess, uninsured amounts and instead, would only have an unsecured claim
against the banking institution and participate pro rata with other unsecured creditors in the residual value of the
banking institution’s assets. The loss of amounts maintained with a banking institution or the inability to access
such amounts for a period of time, even if ultimately recovered, could be materially adverse to the SRA Portfolios,
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Underlying Funds or Underlying Fund portfolio companies. One or more Clients or an SRA Portfolio’s General
Partner (or equivalent) could also be similarly affected and, in the case of a Client, be unable to fund capital calls,
further delaying or deferring new investments. In addition, an SRA Portfolio’s General Partner (or equivalent)
may not be able to identify all potential solvency or stress concerns with respect to a banking institution or to
transfer assets from one bank to another in a timely manner in the event a banking institution comes under stress
or fails.
Regulatory Developments. New rules adopted by the SEC may significantly impact Summit Rock’s business
and its affiliates, the SRA Portfolios, and/or their investments. Summit Rock’s and the SRA Portfolios’
compliance burdens and associated costs including, without limitation, insurance expenses, may also increase.
Summit Rock may also be subject to increased risk of exposure to additional regulatory scrutiny, litigation,
censure, and penalties for noncompliance or perceived noncompliance as a result of any new rules adopted by the
SEC, and any noncompliance or perceived noncompliance with such rules may negatively impact the SRA
Portfolios’ reputation as well as its investment activities, thereby materially reducing returns to investors.
Executive Uncertainty. Changes in the U.S. presidential administration can significantly influence the economic
environment and regulatory framework in which investment firms operate, introducing new policies, regulations,
and economic priorities that may affect the performance and strategic direction of an SRA Portfolio’s investments.
Regulatory changes, such as alterations in tax policies, financial regulations, and labor laws, could impact the
profitability and operational efficiency of Underlying Fund portfolio companies. Economic policies can influence
market conditions, interest rates, and overall economic growth, affecting consumer spending, business
investment, and access to capital. Shifts in foreign policy and trade relations may impact global supply chains and
market access, creating uncertainties and disrupting business operations. The period surrounding a presidential
election and transition can be marked by heightened uncertainty and market volatility, affecting investor
confidence and market valuations, which can potentially adversely impact the SRA Portfolios and their
investments.
Trade Policy. Trade conflicts between the U.S. and certain foreign countries have recently intensified. The U.S.
government has altered its approach to international trade policy, indicating its intent to renegotiate, or potentially
terminate, certain existing bilateral or multilateral trade agreements and treaties with foreign countries and
imposing, or threatening to impose, tariffs on certain foreign goods. Some foreign governments, including the
Mexican, Canadian and Chinese governments, have instituted, or threatened to institute, retaliatory tariffs on
certain U.S. goods. The continuation or further intensification of such conflicts may lead to the introduction of
additional barriers to trade, an increase in the cost of certain goods, a decrease in trade volume, supply chain
disruptions, shifts in consumer sentiment and/or a general decrease in corporate profits and securities prices in
both public and private markets, any of which could have an adverse impact on the performance of the SRA
Portfolios’ and returns to investors.
Private Equity Reserves Accounts
C.
SRA Portfolios with long-term liquidity investment strategies have a drawdown structure requiring an upfront
commitment of capital to be called over a period of years. For each Client who invests in such SRA Portfolios, Summit
Rock typically establishes a Private Equity Reserves Account to facilitate the operational and administrative aspects
of these long-term investment strategies, including the ability to meet capital calls. Summit Rock has discretion over
a Client’s Private Equity Reserves Account and causes the monies in such Private Equity Reserves Accounts to be
invested in cash and cash equivalents.
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Item 9: Disciplinary Information
Neither Summit Rock nor its employees have been involved in any legal or disciplinary events material to a Client’s
evaluation of Summit Rock’s advisory business or management integrity.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Affiliates of Summit Rock serve as general partners (the “General Partners”), management shareholders, and directors
of the SRA Portfolios.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions, and Personal Trading
General Philosophy
A.
Summit Rock aspires to the highest possible ethical standards. Summit Rock and its employees embrace this goal,
which informs everything we do. As such, Summit Rock has adopted a written Code of Ethics in accordance with
SEC Rule 204A-1 establishing a rigorous code of conduct for employees. Various policies and procedures make up
the Code of Ethics to help ensure that Summit Rock fulfills its fiduciary obligation not to place the interests of Summit
Rock and its affiliates ahead of the interests of Clients. Summit Rock employees are expected to actively participate
in Summit Rock’s compliance program and avoid actual or potential conflicts of interest. Summit Rock employees
must acknowledge receipt and understanding of the Code of Ethics upon commencement of employment and annually
thereafter by completing the Code of Ethics Questionnaire and Acknowledgment Form. The Code of Ethics includes
guidelines in connection with those areas detailed more fully below.
A copy of Summit Rock’s Code of Ethics will be provided to Clients or prospective Clients upon request by contacting
Summit Rock at (212) 993-7150 or compliance@summit-rock.com.
Conflicts of Interest
B.
Summit Rock and its related entities engage in a broad range of activities, including investment activities for their
own account, and providing transaction-related, investment advisory, management, and other services to Clients.
In the ordinary course of conducting its activities, the interests of an SRA Portfolio or another portfolio managed by
Summit Rock or its affiliates (an “Other Investment Vehicle”) will, from time to time, conflict with the interest of
Summit Rock, Clients, and their respective affiliates. Certain of these conflicts of interest, as well as description of
how Summit Rock addresses such conflicts of interest, can be found below.
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Certain conflicts of interest faced by Summit Rock with respect to its activities on behalf of an SRA Portfolio or a
Client are discussed below, but the discussion below does not necessarily describe all of the conflicts that Summit
Rock may, or does, face. Other conflicts are described elsewhere in this brochure, and the brochure should be read in
its entirety.
Conflicts Arising in Relation to Investment Management Business. Summit Rock provides individual
overall wealth management and investment advice to its Clients, most of whom are limited partners in some
or all of the SRA Portfolios. Conflicts of interest arise when the interests of any given Client and any SRA
Portfolio in which such Client invests (or is invested) diverge. For example, because Summit Rock receives
a Performance Bonus from each of the SRA Portfolios, Summit Rock has an incentive to advise a Client to
allocate its assets to those SRA Portfolios that Summit Rock believes will generate the highest fees or
Performance Bonuses, even if different SRA Portfolios might ultimately be more beneficial to such Client’s
overall wealth management. Furthermore, Summit Rock has an incentive to advise a Client to invest in one
or more of the SRA Portfolios when ultimately it might be more beneficial for such Client to invest in other
SRA Portfolios, other Directly Held Assets, or funds or assets for which Summit Rock does not provide any
advisory services. Conversely, Summit Rock could advise a Client to withdraw from an SRA Portfolio when
it would be disadvantageous for the SRA Portfolio and its remaining partners. In addition, as Clients invest
in the SRA Portfolios, the Client will bear not only the direct management fees payable by the Client to
Summit Rock or its affiliate, but also the expenses and fees associated with the Client’s investment in an
SRA Portfolio, certain of which are payable to Summit Rock.
Conflicts Relating to Summit Rock. Various potential and actual conflicts of interest may arise from the
overall investment activities of Summit Rock and its principals, employees, and affiliates for their own
accounts and the accounts of Clients and the SRA Portfolios. Summit Rock serves as an investment adviser
to a variety of Clients, and Summit Rock and its affiliates make investment decisions for their own accounts
and for the accounts of others, which may be different from those that will be made by Summit Rock on
behalf of a Client. For example, Summit Rock and its principals, employees, and affiliates invest for their
own accounts and for the accounts of Clients in various securities that have interests different from, or adverse
to, the securities that are owned by another Client. Each Client’s overall investment portfolio and ultimate
investment goals are different and, as a result, Summit Rock may provide conflicting advice to different
Clients and may take conflicting actions with respect to Client assets.
Conflicts Relating to Clients’ Relationships with Summit Rock as Overall Investment Manager. As
both investment manager of the SRA Portfolios and individual provider of overall wealth management
services, Summit Rock has had in the past, and may have in the future, Clients that manage (or Clients that
have directors, officers, owners, or other personnel who manage) Underlying Funds. This creates a conflict
of interest because Summit Rock’s decisions with respect to the Underlying Fund managed by Summit
Rock’s Client or its personnel (including whether to invest or redeem or how to vote interests) will have a
direct economic effect on the Client or its personnel. Summit Rock has adopted policies and procedures to
address this conflict and ensure that any investment decision with respect to such Underlying Fund is made
in the best interests of the SRA Portfolios.
Customized Terms or Rights or Discretionary Treatment of Certain Investors. Summit Rock from time
to time enters into arrangements with certain investors in an SRA Portfolio, waives or modifies certain rights
and terms of the governing documents and provides discretionary treatment to certain investors, providing
such investors with different or preferential rights, terms or treatment. For example, Summit Rock may, in
its sole discretion, increase, decrease or waive the management fee for an SRA Portfolio with respect to
certain investors, including affiliates of Summit Rock. No management fee is typically paid in respect of
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interests in the SRA Portfolios held by the General Partner (or equivalent) of such SRA Portfolio (either for
itself or notionally invested on behalf of other employees) or held directly by employees and partners of
Summit Rock and/or their family members and estate planning entities. Further, any withdrawal or
redemption by the General Partner (or equivalent) of an SRA Portfolio including, without limitation, amounts
representing the notional investment of deferred compensation amounts of one or more Summit Rock
employees, or a Summit Rock employee or partner, will be made on such terms as are determined in the
General Partner’s sole discretion. Other customized terms, rights or treatment include but are not limited to
most favored nation provisions and affiliate transfers. Except as otherwise agreed with a Client, Summit Rock
(or applicable General Partner) is not required to disclose the terms of such arrangements with other investors
in the same SRA Portfolio. Also, Clients will have no recourse against an SRA Portfolio, the applicable SRA
Portfolio’s General Partner, Summit Rock or their respective affiliates in the event that certain investors
receive additional or different rights or terms pursuant to such arrangements, some of which rights may
impact the rights and/or increase the obligations of other Clients.
Conflicts Relating to Trustee Engagements. From time to time, senior Summit Rock personnel receive
and accept requests from Clients to serve as a trustee, trust protector, or in similar fiduciary capacities.
Summit Rock personnel who serve as a trustee, trust protector, or in a similar capacity can face a conflict of
interest between their role with Summit Rock as an investment advisor and their outside role with the Client.
Summit Rock will disclose such conflicts to applicable Clients ahead of Summit Rock personnel accepting
any such roles, enact appropriate mitigating measures depending on the particular facts and circumstances,
and may require Summit Rock personnel to relinquish the outside role if the conflicts cannot otherwise be
adequately addressed.
Portfolio Level Borrowing. The SRA Portfolios from time-to-time borrow funds or enter into other
financing arrangements for various reasons, including to pay fund expenses, to pay management fees, to
make or facilitate new or follow-on investments (including borrowings pending receipt of capital
contributions from investors), to make payments under hedging transactions, or to cover any shortfall
resulting from an investor’s default or exclusion. These credit facilities could create certain conflicts of
interest and risks for Summit Rock and the SRA Portfolios. If an SRA Portfolio were to borrow in lieu of
calling capital to fund the acquisition of an investment, the borrowing would be used for all limited partners
in such SRA Portfolio on a pro-rata basis, including the SRA Portfolio’s underlying manager or General
Partner (or equivalent), as applicable.
Borrowing by an SRA Portfolio will generally be secured by capital commitments made by the limited
partners to the SRA Portfolio and/or by the SRA Portfolio’s assets, and documentation relating to such
borrowing may provide that during the continuance of a default under such borrowing, the interests of the
investors may be subordinated to such portfolio-level borrowing. Moreover, tax-exempt investors should
note that the use of borrowings by an SRA Portfolio may cause the realization of unrelated business taxable
income, as defined in section 512 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The use of portfolio-level borrowings will differ based on available credit facility capacity and contractual
terms applicable to each SRA Portfolio and each such credit facility. Therefore, as the credit facilities utilized
by the SRA Portfolios may have different terms, while the SRA Portfolios may be invested in the same
investment, and while the valuation of such investment would be consistently determined pursuant to the
relevant governing documents, the investment return can, in certain circumstances, differ among the SRA
Portfolios as a result. See also, “Interest Rate Risk” and “Custody and Banking Risks” under Item 8. –
“Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss” above.
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Personal Trading Policies and Procedures
C.
Summit Rock expects employees to conduct their personal financial affairs in a prudent manner, avoiding actions that
could compromise their ability to deal objectively with Clients. More specifically, to avoid the appearance of improper
behavior and keep employees focused on Clients, Summit Rock’s Personal Trading Policy and procedures are
designed to mitigate any potential material conflicts of interest associated with employees’ personal trading activities.
Summit Rock employees are allowed to transact in certain types of reportable and non-reportable securities and are
generally prohibited from trading in common and preferred stocks. New employees must report the existence of
securities accounts in which the employee has a beneficial interest promptly upon commencement of employment at
Summit Rock. Employees must provide quarterly and annual holdings reports regarding transactions and holdings in
all covered accounts, and employees must promptly notify Summit Rock’s Compliance Department of accounts that
are subsequently opened or closed. Summit Rock’s Compliance Department will maintain a list of securities for which
trading is restricted because transacting in such securities could give rise to a conflict of interest or the appearance of
impropriety. Pre-clearance procedures apply to certain types of securities trading. Summit Rock employees invest in
some of the same SRA Portfolios, securities, or ETFs that Summit Rock may recommend to a Client. The Personal
Trading Policy is designed to minimize any actual or potential conflicts including excessive trading, trading opposite
Clients, trading ahead of Clients, and trading on material non-public information. Summit Rock’s Compliance
Department monitors all trading activity for potentially abusive behavior and will determine an appropriate course of
action for any employee acting in violation of the Personal Trading Policy.
Certain Summit Rock employees participate in a compensation deferral program whereby a portion of their
compensation is deferred and notionally invested in investment options that Summit Rock makes available to our
Clients. The goal of the program is to ensure that such employees have a portion of their net worth in the same
investments as Clients in order to align those Summit Rock employees’ interests with those of our Clients. In addition,
eligible employees are encouraged to invest personal capital in the SRA Portfolios. We believe such investment
alongside our Clients is important to align our financial interest with that of our Clients. In certain instances, Summit
Rock employees are permitted to withdraw from the SRA Portfolios more frequently or on shorter notice than Clients.
However, withdrawals by Summit Rock employees will not result in the inability of an SRA Portfolio to make a
scheduled payment with respect to a Client’s ordinary or rebalancing withdrawal, as more fully detailed in the SRA
Portfolios’ Confidential Offering Memorandum.
Insider Trading Policies
D.
Summit Rock has established, maintains, and enforces policies and procedures designed to prevent the misuse of
material non-public information. Summit Rock employees are forbidden from engaging in insider trading and must
report possession of material non-public information to the Compliance Department. Summit Rock employees are
required to acknowledge compliance with the insider trading policies on an annual basis.
Outside Business Activities
E.
Summit Rock employees must obtain prior written approval from the Compliance Department before engaging in
outside activities, including service as a director or officer with public companies, private businesses, foundations,
endowments, and/or non-profit institutions. Summit Rock employees are required to acknowledge compliance with
the outside business activities policies on an annual basis.
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Political Contributions, Charitable Donations, and Public Positions
F.
Summit Rock has policies in place to prevent employees from contributing to politically connected individuals,
entities, or charities with the intention of influencing such persons or groups. In addition, Summit Rock employees
may not hold public office if it presents a material conflict of interest with Summit Rock’s advisory activities. Summit
Rock employees are required to acknowledge compliance with the political contributions, charitable donations, and
public positions policies on an annual basis.
Gifts and Entertainment
G.
Summit Rock maintains policies and procedures governing the giving and receiving of gifts and entertainment by
employees. Summit Rock employees are required to acknowledge compliance with the gifts and entertainment
policies on an annual basis.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
Brokerage Practices for the SRA Portfolios
A.
Summit Rock considers brokerage practices when evaluating current and prospective underlying managers for the
SRA Portfolios. Summit Rock expects underlying managers to develop and implement policies and procedures that
are reasonably designed to seek the best execution available taking into account the financial stability and reputation
of a particular broker-dealer, the ability to achieve prompt and reliable executions at favorable prices, the operational
efficiency with which transactions are effected, and the brokerage and research services provided by such broker-
dealer, among other factors. As such, some of the underlying managers may pay execution costs that are higher than
the lowest possible cost to cover research costs. These execution costs may be charged through soft dollar or
commission sharing agreements, which can allocate certain execution costs to pay for research-related products and
services. Summit Rock expects managers to use soft dollars in accordance with the SEC’s Section 28(e) safe harbor,
but there is no guarantee that an underlying manager will do so, and the use of soft dollars outside of the Section 28(e)
safe harbor would not by itself exclude an underlying manager from consideration.
To the extent SRA Portfolios engage in securities trading, Summit Rock will seek best execution for such trades and
will consider a variety of factors including price, transaction size and type, operational efficiency, and the overall
value and quality of the services offered by the relevant broker-dealer. The SRA Portfolios do not use soft dollars.
Brokerage Practices for Assets Under Supervision
B.
Client assets that are not allocated to the SRA Portfolios or the Private Equity Reserves Accounts are permitted to be
held by banks and broker-dealers selected by each Client. Summit Rock routinely recommends certain banks and
broker-dealers based on Summit Rock’s experience and each Client’s specific situation, provided that Clients are
solely responsible for each selection and are not required to utilize a bank or broker-dealer recommended by Summit
Rock. Where a Client chooses to utilize a bank or broker-dealer other than one recommended by Summit Rock, they
may end up paying more due to Summit Rock’s inability to negotiate a lower rate with the particular bank or broker-
dealer.
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Basis for Recommending Broker-Dealers
C.
Summit Rock Clients generally have Directly Held Assets with various broker-dealers and custodians. At the
inception of the relationship or upon a Client’s request, Summit Rock will assist in identifying and recommending
broker-dealers that will best meet such Client’s needs. Summit Rock seeks to make any such recommendation
considering the best interests of a Client and without regard to any relationships that Summit Rock or a Summit Rock
employee may have with the broker-dealer. Also, Summit Rock is not incentivized to allocate Client capital to any
particular broker-dealers as Summit Rock does not accept compensation from third parties (other than fees paid by
other Clients and the SRA Portfolios as specified in Item 5 above).
Trade Aggregation and Allocation
D.
As more fully detailed in the Confidential Offering Memorandum for the SRA Portfolios, an SRA Portfolio organized
in the United States typically makes investments on a side-by-side basis with its correlated SRA Portfolio organized
outside the United States. Summit Rock will seek to allocate investments as it deems appropriate for the relevant
onshore or offshore SRA Portfolio and any other investment vehicles that may co-invest with such SRA Portfolios.
Summit Rock may determine that a different allocation is appropriate for a specific SRA Portfolio or other investment
vehicle for any reason. In so doing, Summit Rock may consider, among other factors, the structure of certain
transactions or legal requirements, available capital, risk tolerance, and investment objectives of such SRA Portfolio
or other vehicle, the size of the investment, legal, tax and regulatory considerations and the availability of other
investment opportunities, and individual Client relationships. Differences in any of such factors may result in one or
more of such entities not investing the same proportion in such investment as certain other vehicles, or not investing
at all or at the same time or on the same terms. Summit Rock will seek to resolve any conflicts using its best judgment.
Trade Errors
E.
Trade errors can occur during the investment and trading process. For example, a trade error could include causing
an SRA Portfolio to subscribe to, or withdraw from, the wrong underlying manager or in the wrong amount. A trade
error could also include inadvertently causing an SRA Portfolio to purchase or sell the wrong securities or wrong
number of securities. Summit Rock attempts to minimize trade errors by putting trading and authorization processes
and controls in place. Summit Rock has established policies and procedures for the handling of trade errors and will
correct errors as soon as practicable upon discovery to minimize any potential loss. Any trade errors must be reported
to Summit Rock’s Compliance Department promptly, and the Compliance Department will document the issue and
determine necessary steps to correct the error.
Item 13: Review of Accounts
Review of Client Accounts and SRA Portfolios
A.
Client accounts are monitored on an ongoing basis by Summit Rock’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment
Strategist, Chief Investment Officer, and senior personnel on Summit Rock’s Advisory, Investment, and Operating
teams. Formal Client account reviews are conducted on a quarterly basis. Client accounts may be reviewed on a more
frequent basis in the event such reviews are necessitated by significant market events or changes in Clients’ investment
objectives or risk tolerances.
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The SRA Portfolios are monitored on an ongoing basis by senior personnel on Summit Rock’s Investment and
Operating teams. In addition, the SRA Portfolios are typically reviewed in detail at scheduled Investment Team and
Investment Committee meetings. The Investment Committee is comprised of Summit Rock’s Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Investment Strategist, Chief Investment Officer, and senior personnel on Summit Rock’s Advisory,
Investment, and Operating teams. More frequent reviews of the SRA Portfolios may be necessitated by significant
market events affecting the SRA Portfolios or their underlying managers.
Reporting to Clients
B.
Summit Rock generally provides Clients with written reports that contain information about market developments,
holdings, and measures of diversification and return, among other analyses. Summit Rock seeks to tailor reports to
meet each Client’s needs and specific financial picture. Along with regularly scheduled in-person meetings, each
Client report serves three important functions. First, this report is the formal channel of open communication between
Summit Rock and Clients, where Summit Rock reviews allocations and performance versus each Client’s investment
plan. Second, the report is one of the tools utilized to assess the overall profile of the Client’s investments. Third, the
report, combined with in-person meetings, provides a forum for making important decisions together with the Client
to plan for the future. All investments supervised for Clients, including interests in the SRA Portfolios and Directly
Held Assets, are documented in the Client reports. Summit Rock believes that this high level of transparency is critical
to developing trust and comfort in the investment process.
Summit Rock strives to review the quarterly report directly with each Client, rather than sending the information with
a standard form letter, so that there is an opportunity to discuss the report and answer any questions that may arise.
This two-way dialogue provides a scheduled format to revisit and review important information and develop each
Client’s investment plan in order to make any necessary changes.
With respect to the SRA Portfolios, Summit Rock has built, and expects to maintain, an extensive monitoring and
reporting system to analyze, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the composition of each SRA Portfolio. In addition
to the information on the SRA Portfolios provided to Clients on a quarterly basis, detailed information on the
underlying managers in the intermediate liquidity SRA Portfolios is provided to Clients annually. Clients invested in
the SRA Portfolios also receive annual audited financial statements for the SRA Portfolios and relevant information
necessary for completion of U.S. federal income tax returns.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Summit Rock does not receive any economic benefit from any third parties in connection with providing investment
advice or other advisory services to Clients. In addition, Summit Rock does not directly or indirectly compensate any
third parties for Client referrals.
Item 15: Custody
By serving as General Partner or management shareholder of the SRA Portfolios, affiliates of Summit Rock are
deemed to have custody of securities of the SRA Portfolios. Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940 (the “Advisers Act”) imposes certain requirements on registered investment advisers who have actual or deemed
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custody of client assets. Summit Rock is deemed to comply with many provisions of the custody rule because each
SRA Portfolio is audited in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles on an annual basis by an
independent public accountant, and audited financial statements are distributed to each investor in the SRA Portfolios
within 180 days after the end of each SRA Portfolio’s fiscal year. Where relevant, an SRA Portfolio’s assets are held
at a qualified custodian to the extent required by Rule 206(4)-2.
Certificated Client Directly Held Assets are held in custody by broker-dealers and banks unaffiliated with Summit
Rock.
Summit Rock is deemed to have custody of funds for Clients with Private Equity Reserves Accounts. As such, Summit
Rock has engaged an independent public accountant subject to registration and inspection by the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) to conduct annual surprise asset verifications at a time decided by the
independent accountant and provides reports to the SEC as to the results of those verifications. The Private Equity
Reserves Account custodian sends account statements showing all holdings and transactions directly to Clients no less
frequently than quarterly. We encourage Clients to compare the statements provided by Summit Rock versus those
provided by the qualified custodian and promptly report any questions, concerns, or discrepancies to Summit Rock
and such qualified custodian.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
Summit Rock provides certain investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to Clients.
Before assuming discretion in managing a Client’s assets, Summit Rock enters into an investment services agreement
with such Client that sets forth the scope of Summit Rock’s discretion.
Summit Rock has been granted discretionary authority to manage the SRA Portfolios pursuant to investment
management agreements entered into with each SRA Portfolio. Summit Rock’s investment decisions and advice with
respect to each SRA Portfolio are subject to each SRA Portfolio’s investment strategy and objectives, as more fully
detailed in the SRA Portfolio governing documents.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities
Summit Rock has adopted proxy voting policies and procedures in compliance with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers
Act which are reasonably designed to vote securities held by the SRA Portfolios, to the extent such proxy vote is
significant and in the SRA Portfolios’ best interests. With respect to the SRA Portfolios, Summit Rock also has
policies and procedures which are reasonably designed to ensure that Summit Rock votes Client securities in the
Client’s best interests.
With respect to the SRA Portfolios, Summit Rock has the authority and responsibility to evaluate potential changes
to the terms associated with underlying investments. Senior Summit Rock personnel will determine whether to
approve or reject proposed changes in the best interests of the SRA Portfolios. In addition, as part of its operational
due diligence process, Summit Rock evaluates the proxy voting policies and procedures of the underlying managers
in the SRA Portfolios.
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With respect to securities held by the SRA Portfolios for risk management purposes, Summit Rock generally refrains
from voting on any proxies and corporate governance matters related to such securities.
With respect to certain Directly Held Assets held with a third-party asset manager recommended on a non-
discretionary basis by Summit Rock, such third-party asset manager is responsible for directing the manner in which
proxies solicited by issuers of such securities beneficially owned by Clients are voted. Furthermore, such third-party
asset manager is responsible for making all elections relative to any mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, bankruptcy
proceedings, or other corporate actions, excepting class action lawsuits.
For all other Directly Held Assets, Clients will direct votes in a particular solicitation. In such cases, Clients will
receive proxy voting materials directly, and the ultimate decision and submission of such materials remains the
Client’s responsibility.
Upon request, Clients may obtain a copy of Summit Rock’s proxy voting policies and procedures and information
about how specific Client proxies were voted.
Item 18: Financial Information
Summit Rock is not required to include a balance sheet in this filing. Summit Rock is not aware of any financial
condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet contractual commitments to Clients. Summit Rock has
never been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
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