A. General Description of Advisory Firm
NPC is a New York, New York-based investment advisory firm organized as a limited partnership
under the laws of the State of Delaware, founded in 2015, and principally owned by Kurt Larsen
and Edward Yun. The investment activities are led by Messrs. Larsen and Yun, who, together with
NPC’s other partners, comprise the members of NPC’s investment committee (the “Investment
Committee”). A number of other investment professionals work with the Investment Committee
to execute NPC’s investment strategy.
NPC provides investment advisory services to investment funds privately offered to qualified
investors (generally referred to herein as “investors,” “limited partners” or “partners”) in the
United States and elsewhere, including NexPhase Capital Fund III, LP, NexPhase Capital Fund
III-A, LP, NexPhase Capital Fund III-B, LP (collectively, “NPC Fund III”), NexPhase Capital
Fund IV, LP, NexPhase Capital Fund IV-A, LP, NexPhase Capital Fund IV-B, LP (collectively,
“NPC Fund IV”), NexPhase Capital Fund V, LP, NexPhase Capital Fund V-A, LP and NexPhase
Capital Fund V-B, LP (collectively, “NPC Fund V”) and any future funds established by NPC
(collectively, the “NexPhase Funds” or “Funds,” and each individually, a “Fund”), and investment
sub-advisory services to certain funds currently managed by Moelis Capital Partners LLC
(“MCP”) (collectively, the “Moelis Funds”). NPC reserves the right to also establish certain
investment vehicles through which certain of its employees, officers, and independent contractors,
certain business associates, certain investors in the Funds, executives or personnel of portfolio
companies or others (including persons close to NPC) can invest alongside one or more Funds in
one or more investment opportunities. Such vehicles, referred to herein as “co-investment
vehicles,” generally are contractually required, as a condition of investment, to purchase and exit
their investments in each investment opportunity at substantially the same time, and on
substantially the same terms, as the applicable Fund that is invested in that investment opportunity.
The general partner of each NexPhase Fund (each a “NPC GP,” and collectively with any future
affiliated general partner entities, the “NPC GPs”) is subject to the Advisers Act pursuant to
NexPhase Capital, LP’s registration in accordance with SEC guidance. This Brochure also
describes the business practices of the NPC GPs, which operate as a single advisory business
together with NexPhase Capital, LP.
NPC’s business generally focuses on advising its clients in making private equity investments of
between $25 to $150 million in middle market companies primarily in North America.
As used in this Brochure:
• “we,” “us” and “our” refer to NPC and its investment advisory business;
• “NexPhase Clients,” “NPC Clients” and “our clients” refer to the NexPhase Funds, and
the sub-advised Moelis Funds;
• Unless otherwise indicated herein, the “general partners” refer to the respective general
partners of the NexPhase Clients; and
• the “portfolio companies” refer to the portfolio companies invested in by the NexPhase
Clients.
B. Description of Advisory Services
We provide investment advice regarding the selection, monitoring and realization of each
NexPhase Client’s investments. Generally, we provide assistance to the NexPhase Clients’ general
partners with respect to strategic planning, identifying potential investments, screening and
referring potential investments to NexPhase Clients, recommending strategies for exit from
investments, executing the investments, monitoring the performance of investments, providing
economic and investment analysis with respect to investments, and preparing valuations and
reports in accordance with the relevant NexPhase Client’s Governing Documents (as defined
below). We work with the portfolio companies directly and provide managerial,
advisory, and
administrative assistance to the portfolio companies under the direction of the NexPhase Clients’
general partners.
In addition to the full-time investment professionals of NPC, the NexPhase Clients engage the
services of certain operating partners to work actively with NPC on sourcing and evaluating new
transactions, as well as providing strategic insights related to portfolio company matters. While
these advisers are generally referred to as “Operating Partners,” they are not partners or employees
of NPC or any of its affiliates, but rather independent consultants engaged by NPC. The
compensation of such individuals, including, but not limited to, transaction fees and other items
detailed herein, for their provision of services to (or with respect to) certain portfolio companies
is generally treated as an expense of the relevant NexPhase Client(s), and such compensation
generally will not result in any reduction or additional offsets to any management fees payable by
investors in the NexPhase Clients.
We also work with an independent executive advisory board (the “Executive Advisory Board”)
consisting of senior operating professionals with relevant industry and c-suite operating expertise
who advise NPC on trends and challenges within its targeted industries, help identify attractive
investment opportunities, facilitate introductions to companies and managers, provide critical
insight during due diligence and join portfolio company boards when appropriate. The
compensation of members of the Executive Advisory Board, including, but not limited to,
transaction fees and other items detailed herein, for their provision of services to (or with respect
to) certain portfolio companies is generally treated as an expense of the relevant NexPhase
Client(s), and such compensation generally will not result in any reduction or additional offsets to
any management fees payable by investors in the NexPhase Clients.
The relationship between us, each NexPhase Fund and each of the other NexPhase Clients is
governed by the Advisers Act as well as the Governing Documents of each NexPhase Client and
the terms of investment advisory or sub-advisory agreements concluded between us and each (or
with respect to each) NexPhase Client. Investments in the NexPhase Funds are privately offered
only to qualified investors, which typically include institutional investors (for example, public and
private pension funds) and eligible high-net worth individuals.
The NexPhase Funds primarily participate in private equity and equity-related investments in
companies operating in the middle-market with EBITDA typically up to $30 million (although the
ranges could be lesser or greater), including, for example, leveraged or management buyouts,
recapitalizations, and minority equity investments.
The investment advice we provide to our clients is limited to private equity investment programs
conducted by the NexPhase Funds, and other private equity investment programs for which we
provide sub-advisory services, such as the Moelis Funds.
C. Availability of Tailored Services for Individual Clients
Our advisory services are tailored to the investment strategies of the NexPhase Clients and detailed
in the relevant NexPhase Client’s Governing Documents. Investment restrictions are imposed in
the relevant Governing Documents for each of the NexPhase Clients and have in the past been and
may in the future be specifically negotiated with investors. Investors in each NexPhase Client
participate in the overall investment program for the applicable NexPhase Client, but are permitted
in certain circumstances be excused from a particular investment due to legal, regulatory or other
agreed-upon circumstances pursuant to the relevant Governing Documents.
D. Client Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, NPC managed approximately $2,273,436,414 of assets on a
discretionary basis on behalf of the NexPhase Clients.