WHO WE ARE. We are an investment adviser registered with the SEC under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) and were established in May 26, 2016.
We are a Delaware limited liability company.
We are owned by The TCW Group, Inc. (the “TCW Group” and together with its affiliated
companies, “TCW”), WAM Capital LLC (“WAM”), an affiliate of Wedbush Capital
(“Wedbush”), certain members of our investment team (the “Investment Team”) and certain
other minority owners (collectively, the “Ownership Group”). Initially, we are managed by a
board of managers comprised of representatives from each of TCW and the Investment Team.
In February 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with alternative asset
manager The Carlyle Group (together with such affiliated funds, “Carlyle”) acquired TCW Group.
On December 27, 2017, Nippon Life Insurance Company (“Nippon”) acquired a minority stake
in TCW Group. At present, TCW Group is co-owned by TCW management and employees,
Carlyle, and Nippon.
THE SERVICES WE OFFER. We provide investment advice and management services to
Funds, as defined below, and separate accounts (each, an “Account”) that invest all or a significant
portion of their assets in publicly-traded companies. We manage investments of the Funds, as
defined below, in accordance with the investment objectives and strategies set forth in the Funds’
offering documents. Such investments are tailored to the Funds’ particular needs but are not
tailored to the individual needs of any Fund investor (limited partner). We manage Accounts in
conformity with a client’s chosen strategy and clients have a limited ability to tailor such strategies
or restrict certain securities.
We provide investment advisory services to the following investment vehicles:
• TCW Sepulveda Long/Short Equity Fund I LP, TCW Sepulveda Long/Short Equity
Master Fund, Ltd., and TCW Sepulveda Focused Value Fund, LP (collectively, the
“Funds”), whose investment objectives are to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns while
protecting capital in various market conditions. We seek to achieve the Funds’ investment
objective by making value-oriented investments through an opportunistic, fundamentally-
driven, long/short equity strategy, primarily in the equity securities of small capitalization
companies. We employ a focused, bottom-up
research intensive and fundamental value-
based approach to building a portfolio of high conviction investment opportunities. We
seek to preserve capital and mitigate risk through limited diversification, hedging activities,
and adherence to a value-oriented investment philosophy.
We will generally offer the Funds only to certain qualified institutional and individual investors.
The terms of each Fund are described in its private placement memorandum and limited
partnership agreement or similar agreement (“Offering Material”), which are delivered to each
potential investor prior to the time they invest. Although the Funds are not managed with the
specific objectives and risk tolerances of investors in mind, we may agree with certain Account
clients on investment guidelines that restrict the securities or types of securities that we invest in
on their behalf.
ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT. As of December 31, 2023, we had $327,235,309 in
discretionary assets under management and $0 in non-discretionary assets under management. The
TCW Group of Companies, including affiliated entities, had approximately $210 billion in assets
under management as of that date.
IMPORTANT NOTICE. This Brochure may be provided to a prospective investor (“Investor”)
in one of our Funds, together with the Fund’s Offering Material and other related documents
(“Governing Documents”), in connection with Investor’s consideration of an investment in a
Fund. While this Brochure may include information about the Funds, it does not represent a
complete discussion of the features, risks or conflicts associated with the Funds. More complete
information about each of our Funds is included in its Governing Documents.
In no event should this Brochure be considered an offer of interests in a Fund or relied upon
in determining to invest in a Fund. It is also not an offer of, or agreement to provide, advisory
services directly to any recipient. Rather, this Brochure is designed only to provide information
about us to comply with regulatory requirements under the Advisers Act, which may cause
information in this Brochure to differ from the information provided in the Governing Documents.
If there is any conflict between the information in this Brochure and similar information in a Fund’s
Governing Documents, you should rely on the information in the Governing Documents.