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Adviser Profile

As of Date 03/29/2024
Adviser Type - Large advisory firm
- An investment adviser to a company which has elected to be a business development company
Number of Employees 39 -4.88%
of those in investment advisory functions 11 -21.43%
Registration SEC, Approved, 4/2/2018
AUM* 1,011,177,020 7.28%
of that, discretionary 1,011,177,020 7.28%
Private Fund GAV* 900,287,411 -12.67%
Avg Account Size 22,981,296 -2.48%
SMA’s No
Private Funds 43 3
Contact Info 404 xxxxxxx
Websites

Client Types

- Business development companies
- Pooled investment vehicles

Advisory Activities

- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles

Compensation Arrangments

- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees

Recent News

Reported AUM

Discretionary
Non-discretionary
943M 808M 673M 539M 404M 269M 135M
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Private Funds



Employees

Private Funds Structure

Fund Type Count GAV
Fund TypePrivate Equity Fund Count13 GAV$527,266,489
Fund TypeVenture Capital Fund Count30 GAV$373,020,922

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Brochure Summary

Overview

The Adviser, a Delaware limited liability company, was formed in January 2018. The Adviser has its principal office in Atlanta, Georgia. The Adviser conducts business under the name “BIP Capital”, and as of June 2023, the Adviser also conducts business under the name “BIP Ventures”. Principal Owners Buffco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buffco”), is the sole principal owner of the Adviser. Buffco is wholly owned by Mark Buffington. Mark Buffington is the sole manager of the Adviser. Fund Investment Advisory Services The Adviser provides investment advisory services to certain pooled investment vehicles (each a “PIV” and collectively, the “PIVs”) and also to single asset special purpose entities (each a “SPE” and collectively, “SPEs”) that are exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and whose securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Furthermore, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to BIP Ventures Evergreen BDC (the “BDC”), a Business Development Company, which was formed in August 2023. PIVs, SPEs, and BDC are collectively referred to as “Funds” in this brochure. Currently the Adviser serves as the investment manager to fifteen PIVs: BIP Capital Venture Fund IV, LP; BIP Capital Venture Fund IV-QP, LP; BIP Capital Mini Fund I, LP; BIP Capital Mini Fund II, LP; BIP Capital Mini Fund II-QP, LP; BIP Capital Mini Fund III, LP; BIP Capital Mini Fund III-QP, LP; BIP Capital Mini Fund IIIb, LP; BIP Capital Mini Fund IIIb-QP, LP; Panoramic Annex Fund 4, LP; Panoramic Annex Fund 4-QP, LP; Panoramic Annex Fund 4b, LP; Panoramic Annex Fund 4b-QP, LP; Panoramic Venture Fund 5, LP; and Panoramic Venture Fund 5-QP, LP. BIP Capital Equity Partners IV, LP, an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as the General Partner for the BIP Funds; Panoramic Venture Fund 5 GP, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as the General Partner for the Panoramic Funds; and other affiliates of the Adviser are expected to serve as general partners of PIVs established in the future. As the investment adviser to a particular PIV, the Adviser
identifies investment opportunities for, and participates in the acquisition, management, monitoring and disposition of investments, of the applicable PIV and BDC. The Adviser also provides administrative services to the PIVs, including accounting and investor reporting. Additionally, the Adviser serves as the manager (the “SPE Manager”) and investment adviser to twenty-eight SPEs: BIP Capital AchieveIt Series E-1, LLC; BIP Capital PAN Convertible Note, LLC; BIP Capital PAN Equity I, LLC; BIP Capital - Huddle Convertible Note, LLC; BIP Capital - ConnexPay, LLC; BIP Capital ConnexPay Equity I, LLC; BIP Capital 2080 Media Equity VII, LLC; BIP Capital EmpowHR Equity I, LLC; BIP Capital EmpowHR Convertible Note I, LLC; BIP Capital PAN Equity II, LLC; BIP Capital Huddle Equity II, LLC; BIP Capital EmpowHR Convertible Note II, LLC; Panoramic Trella Acquisition I, LP; Panoramic Trella Acquisition I-QP, LP; Panoramic UserIQ Equity II, LLC; Panoramic Wellview Sentry Merger I, LLC; BIP Capital 2080 Media Equity X, LLC; Panoramic ShiftMed Equity I, LLC; Panoramic ShiftMed Equity I-QP, LLC; Panoramic Mediafly Equity I, LLC; Panoramic Connexpay Equity II-AI, LLC; Panoramic Connexpay Equity II-QP, LLC; Panoramic ShiftMed Equity II-AI, LLC; Panoramic ShiftMed Equity II-QP, LLC, Panoramic 2080 Media Equity XI-AI, LLC; Panoramic 2080 Media Equity XI-QP, LLC; BIP Ventures 2080 Media Equity XII-AI, LLC; and BIP Ventures 2080 Media Equity XII-QP, LLC. As investment adviser, the Adviser participates in the acquisition, management, monitoring and disposition of the sole investment of each SPE. The Adviser also provides administrative services to the SPEs, including accounting and investor reporting. The advisory services offered by the Adviser are tailored to the needs of the Funds. See Items 8 and 13 of this Brochure for additional discussion of these tailored advisory services. No Wrap Fee Programs The Adviser does not participate in any wrap fee programs. Assets under Management All of the Adviser’s investment advisory services are provided on a discretionary basis. As of December 31, 2023, the Adviser has assets under management of $1,011,177,020.