Structure, History and Ownership
TACP is a Delaware limited partnership formed in 2016 and has its principal place of business in
San Francisco, CA. TACP is controlled by its General Partner, Blackfoot River Partners, LLC, an
entity whose founder and managing member is Raj D. Venkatesan. Mr. Venkatesan is also
TACP’s Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer with respect to Public Investments (as
identified below). Sigurd Strack joined TACP in February 2020 and serves as TACP’s Portfolio
Manager and Chief Investment Officer with respect to Private Investments (as defined below).
Types of Advisory Services
TACP provides investment advisory services involving two different asset classes: (1) equity and
equity-related securities that are publicly traded on global markets, including emerging markets
(collectively, “Public Investments”), and (2) private investment funds (“Private Funds”) and other
private investment assets managed in separate account structures (together with Private Funds,
“Private Investments”).
Public Investments
TACP provides advice with respect to Public Investments historically through commingled funds
and institutional and retail investors via separate account structures (“Public Investment SMAs”
and together with the private commingled funds, the “Public Investment Clients”). Public
Investments in this Brochure refers to all strategies and co-investments that invest primarily in the
publicly traded securities of companies located globally.
TACP’s Public Investment Clients invest principally in equity and equity-related securities that are
publicly traded on global markets, including emerging markets. In addition to common stock, such
Public Investment Clients may invest in other types of securities including preferred stock,
warrants, rights, options, exchange traded funds, cash-equivalent instruments and other equity
related securities.
TACP offers three equity strategies including the Global Equity Focused Strategy (“Global
Focused Strategy”), Global Equity Concentrated Strategy (“Global Concentrated Strategy”) and
Global Equity Ex-US Focused Strategy (“Global Ex-US Strategy”) (collectively “Public
Strategies”). Whereas the Global Focused Strategy and Global Ex-US Strategy invest in typically
between 20 to 35 equity positions, the Global Concentrated Strategy invests in fewer equity
positions (typically 10 to 12). The primary objective of the Global Focused Strategy and Global
Concentrated Strategies are to outperform the MSCI All-Country World Index (“ACWI”) and the
primary objective of the Global Ex-US Strategy is to outperform the MSCI ACWI EX-US index.
The Global Focused Strategy began on February 1, 2019 with institutional separate account
assets. The Global Concentrated Strategy and Global Ex-US Strategy were “model” or “paper”
portfolios from their respective inception dates through December 31, 2023. Starting on January
1, 2024 both the Global Concentrated Strategy and Global Ex-US Strategy are now managed via
separate accounts. The Public Strategies seek to outperform their respective benchmarks while
maintaining reasonable market volatility and low correlation to indices and the strategies managed
by other institutional managers. TACP identifies long investments for the Public Strategies
through a rigorous bottom-up fundamental research process. TACP invests across both structural
and cyclical opportunities, though TACP remains biased to structural opportunities over time.
From time-to-time TACP also offers co-investment opportunities (“Co-Investments”) to suitable
investors either
through private commingled fund or separate account structures. Typically, the
Co-Investments invest in the publicly traded security of one issuer.
The Public Strategies are described in additional detail below in Item 8 and in the applicable
offering documents or investment management agreements. TACP does not generally customize
the strategy to the needs of individual investors. However, we may agree to manage a Public
Investment SMA in conformance with investment guidelines mutually agreed upon with the client.
Since the Public Strategies hold fewer positions than their respective benchmarks, and most other
strategies managed by other institutional managers, they can be more volatile and thus are only
suitable for investors who understand the associated risks of investing in more concentrated
strategies.
Private Investments
TACP provides investment management advice and services for Private Investments. TACP
manages Private Investment assets for separate accounts (“Private Investment SMAs” and,
together with the Public Investment SMAs, the “SMAs”) and commingled funds (“Private
Investment Funds”). Collectively the Private Investment SMAs and Private Investment Funds are
referred to as “Private Investment Clients”. TACP does not have discretion to purchase or sell any
security or other assets of its choice in its Private Investment Clients accounts or funds. TACP
does however have custody of client assets subject to the limitations set forth in each respective
constituent agreement or offering document(s), as applicable. TACP intends to manage additional
Private Investment SMAs and Private Investment Funds in the future. TACP does not intend to
offer interests in any Private Investment Funds to the public and will limit such offerings to private
placements made only to qualified investors. Details relating to the terms for the Private
Investment Clients will be provided to prospective Clients via such entities’ organizational
documents and/or investment management agreements.
TACP’s Private Investment Clients invest principally in interests in third-party private equity funds
and other “closed-ended” private investment funds, as well as co-investments in private equity
securities on a selective basis. Generally, TACP develops an investment strategy for each Private
Investment Client on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the Clients. To date, such advice
to purchase or sell any investment has been provided on a non-discretionary basis. However,
TACP may provide such advice on a discretionary basis in the future.
Current and prospective investors in Public Strategies commingled funds and Private Investment
Funds are referred to as “Fund Investors.” The lower-case term “investors” should be construed
in the general sense of the term.
Assets under Management
As of December 31, 2023, TACP had approximately $5 million of assets under management on
a discretionary basis and approximately $996 million on a non-discretionary basis. Such figures
are based in part on unaudited financial data and are subject to change. Valuations for all of the
portfolio funds within the Private Investment business, included as non-discretionary assets, are
based on such portfolio funds’ reported net asset values as of September 30, 2023. This Brochure
will be updated in 2024 when all valuations for December 31, 2023 have been audited and
finalized.
Additional Information
Additional information about TACP’s portfolio management activities and certain related conflicts
of interest are provided in Items 8 and 11 of this Brochure.