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Description of the Advisory Firm
LotusGroup Capital, LLC, is a federally registered investment adviser founded in September 2018 as a Colorado limited
liability company. It was formed under the Colorado Limited Liability Company Act, as amended, and organized under
Colorado's laws. LGC is authorized to do business in any state but currently has specific registration in Colorado and
Delaware.
Principal Owners
Organizational Structure
LotusGroup Capital's principal owners are Raphael A. Martorello, Managing Member (80.84%) and Louis C. Frank, CAIA,
Partner, and Private Portfolio Manager (3.39%), Nicholas Pirnack, Partner (0.45%), and Stephanie Schlemeyer, Partner
(0.32%). Additionally, Quail Creek Production Corporation owns a 55% financial interest in the firm. Mr. Martorello
formed both the advisory firm LotusGroup Capital and the private investment fund it manages, LotusGroup Longevity
Fund, LLC (“LLF”), LGA IncomePlus Fund, LP (“IPF”), and LotusGroup IncomePlus Fund II (“IPFII”), and
LotusGroup IncomePlus Fund III (“IPFIII”) (hereafter, the "Funds,").
LotusGroup Capital, LLC, is the Investment Manager of the Funds. Mr. Martorello manages LotusGroup Capital. LGC,
as the Adviser and Fund Manager, maintains sole and complete authority to manage the Fund's activities and those of its
affiliated Partner: LLF (Special Member), LLC, the Adviser's carried interest holding company. Mr. Martorello also
maintains 86.76% ownership and full authority to manage LotusGroup Advisors, LLC ("LGA"), a separate but affiliated
registered investment advisory firm and related adviser, also located in Denver, CO.
LotusGroup Advisors, LLC, collectively with the Manager and other affiliates, form "LotusGroup." (Please see Mr.
Martorello's LGC Form ADV Part 2B – Brochure Supplement for additional details on his formal education, business background, and
outside business activities.)
Types of Advisory Services Offered
LotusGroup Capital LLC offers a specific kind of advisory service; the Adviser focuses exclusively on one type of advisory
service - managing private investments.
Private Fund Management Services
LotusGroup Longevity Fund, LLC
LotusGroup Capital serves as the Managing Member, the Investment Manager, and the fiduciary of LotusGroup Longevity
Fund, LLC ("LLF'), a Delaware limited liability company launched on October 15, 2018. LotusGroup Capital's client is
the Fund itself, to whom the Adviser provides discretionary advisory services. LGC's role is to source and manage
individual investments and the Fund's various service providers.
LGA IncomePlus Fund, L.P., LotusGroup IncomePlus Fund II, & LotusGroup IncomePlus Fund III
LotusGroup Capital serves as the Investment Manager and the fiduciary to LGA IncomePlus Fund, L.P. (“IPF”),
LotusGroup IncomePlus Fund II, L.P. (“IPFII”), and LotusGroup IncomePlus Fund III (“IPFIII”) (collectively the “IPF
Funds”). LGC provides discretionary advisory services to the IPF Funds. The General Partner for IPF is PPB LGA
Income Management, LLC, the General Partner for IPFII is PPB LGA Income 2 Mgt LLC, and General Partner for
IPFIII is PPB LG Income 3 Mgt, LLC, (each a “GP”). LGC is the Investment Manager for the IPF Funds, performing
the IPF Funds’ sourcing and managing individual Investments. LLF and the IPF Funds may be collectively referred to as
the “Funds”.
Investment Objective
The LotusGroup Longevity Fund, LLC ("LLF") seeks to pool investment funds of its investors (each, a "Member") for
the primary purpose of long-term capital appreciation and a secondary goal of generating income. The Fund seeks to
achieve this objective by investing primarily in various life settlement contracts with Net Asset Value ("NAV") that increase
over time, with potential sales of such contracts to generate gains and eventual maturities that produce realized
gains/income to the Fund.
The IPF Funds seek to preserve capital by investing in recession resilient sectors with low correlation to public markets &
the economy. Most asset-backed investments deliver attractive current yields (“Income”) relative to fixed income options
available in the public markets. Additional capital gains accrue upon investment exits (“Plus”) for select investments within
the IPF Funds. The IPF Funds provide exclusive access to pre-existing relationships to achieve its stated goals using a
fund of funds approach. The Investment Manager has also negotiated for direct access to purchases, such as co-
investments. The Investment Manager will be sourcing direct investment opportunities within the IPF Funds’ targeted
theme of asset backed and recession resilient categories, defined as investments that are not fully exposed to cyclical market
effects during a downturn uncorrelated to economic or public market events.
Fund Management
As Investment Manager, LGC has complete authority to manage the Funds' activities. LGC has sole responsibility for
researching, selecting, and monitoring Fund investments and deciding when and how much to invest or withdraw from
each particular investment. LLF cannot impose restrictions on investing in particular securities or types of securities within
the Fund. LGC maintains ongoing monitoring, surveillance, and management of each of the investments within the IPF
Funds and will guide the GPs on fund reserves, distributions, and exits. The IPF Funds have a 1-year raise period, a 4-year
investment period, and a 2-year winddown period, with the ability to have three one-year extensions. More information
on the IPF Funds’ strategies can be found in Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, & Risk of Loss.
Manager
Currently, the Manager is set up with a Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and a growing Asset Management Team, as further
described:
Raphael A. Martorello – CIO & Managing Partner
Mr. Martorello brings over 20 years of investment experience to his role as Managing Partner and CIO. Raph is
responsible for overseeing the Fund’s operations, including hiring, management, and development of staff of the
Adviser.
He also leads or coordinates business partner relationship management, policy sourcing, bidding, and
ongoing portfolio management decisions. Raph is the Founder of LotusGroup; two Colorado-based RIAs
registered with the SEC (combined AUM in excess of $350MM with 700+ private placements and three private
investment funds). LotusGroup has a 20-year regulatory track record and seven years of institutional experience
investing in life settlements as a firm. Mr. Martorello earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
with a Minor in Economics from the University of Virginia.
Louis C. Frank, CAIA, Partner
Mr. Frank helped build the Fund and is a partner at LotusGroup Capital. Mr. Frank previously worked at Fortis
Asset Management, holds a BS in Finance from the University of Arkansas, and is a CAIA charter holder.
Erick Mortenson – Portfolio Manager, Actuary, ACAS, CSPA
Mr. Mortenson manages the valuation of LLF’s current portfolio on an ongoing basis. He produces monthly
reports on policy values, expected returns, premium reserves, and ad hoc portfolio and industry analyses as
needed. He tracks key policy dates and facilitates premium payments, including coordinating the exchange of data
and information with LLF’s third-party providers. Mr. Mortenson also manages the Fund’s third-party
relationships, including the fund’s administrator, custodian, auditor, and technology partners. In this role, he
ensures the accurate execution of all buy/sell transactions, coordinates fund reporting, and manages maturity
collections. Erick has over 20 years of experience pricing insurance and reinsurance, building stochastic financial
models, and utilizing predictive analytics and other modern data science techniques on insurance datasets. He is
an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Certified Specialist in Predictive Analytics. Erick holds a
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with a Minor in Statistics from the University of North Dakota.
Nicholas Rubio, Asset Manager
Mr. Rubio brings 17 years of experience in the life settlements industry to his role in sourcing, bidding,
negotiations, and closing on newly purchased policies. Nick also manages the disposition of LLF portfolio assets
that the team deems appropriate for sale. Mr. Rubio has underwritten and serviced over 8,000 life settlements,
including recruiting, training, and managing a global team of 15 professionals at a previous life settlements firm.
Derek Miller, Senior Advisor
Mr. Miller is the Director of Underwriting at Life Capital Group (LCG), a Top-10 provider in the US. He has
personally transacted several billion dollars of life settlements since 2002. Mr. Miller manages LLF’s relationship
with LCG, providing consistent and exclusive deal flow within the fund’s buy box. He also helps LLF to uncover
unique situations, negotiate pricing, and mitigate risk with a comprehensive fraud review and full compliance and
registration with all required life settlement state regulatory authorities. Miller holds a Bachelor of Science in
Kinesiology from Long Beach State.
Mike Lutterloh, Senior Advisor
Mr. Lutterloh is CFO at Montage Financial Group (MFG), the 6th largest provider in the US. He has personally
transacted several billion dollars of life settlements since joining Montage in 2006. Mr. Lutterloh manages LLF’s
relationship with MFG, providing consistent and exclusive deal flow within the fund’s buy box. He also helps
LLF to uncover unique situations, negotiate pricing, and mitigate risk with a comprehensive fraud review and full
compliance and registration with all required life settlement state regulatory authorities. Lutterloh holds a Bachelor
of Science in Criminal Justice from California State University, Los Angeles.
Scott Gibson, FSA, MAAA, Actuary
Mr. Gibson is the fund’s actuary, with 40+ years of life insurance experience and 20+ years specifically in life
settlements. Mr. Gibson provides independent monthly valuations and helps underwrite complex cases. Scott is
Partner and Managing Principal of Lewis & Ellis and has served five years on the board of LISA (the Life
Settlement Association). Scott holds a BAA in Actuarial Science from the University of Texas and is a Fellow of
the Society of Actuaries.
Leeann Nicholls, Underwriting Manager
Ms. Nichols brings nearly 5 years of underwriting experience to her role as Underwriting Manager. Responsibilities
include filtering all inbound deal flow, segmenting & assigning cases to her underwriting team, and delivering
high-quality case underwriting for LLF. Her team is also responsible for annual policy reviews and premium
optimizations.
Carlos Cadena, Senior Analyst
Mr. Cadena brings 17 years of experience in the life settlements industry to his role in policy underwriting and
portfolio management support. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the firm with his premium optimization and
shadow account analysis skillsets. Carlos previously managed premium optimizations of a $2.2B NDB portfolio
and separately a $1.4B NDB portfolio. Mr. Cadena also serviced a $617MM NDB portfolio.
Fund Monitoring
The current Fund minimum investment is $100K. There is no maximum size limit for the LotusGroup Longevity Fund
unless otherwise stated or agreed upon, given its open-ended approach, as the Fund is in a perpetual state of fundraising.
As Manager, LGC will devote such time and attention to the Fund's activities as deemed necessary for the administration
of Fund affairs. LGC will maintain ongoing monitoring, surveillance, and the management of each investment within the
Fund and oversight on appropriate fund reserves, distributions, and exits. (More details on LGC's strategies can be found in
the "Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss" section of this Brochure.)
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Lotus Group Capital's assets under management total $143,667,814. The following represents
assets under management by account type:
Type Of Account Assets Under Management
Discretionary $ 143,667,814
Non-Discretionary $ 0
Total $ 143,667,814