A. General Description of the Adviser
The Adviser, Juniper Investment Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, was
founded in September 2008 by Alexis P. Michas and John A. Bartholdson. Messrs. Michas and
Bartholdson are the principal owners of Juniper and control Juniper. They also are the principal
owners and controlling persons of certain affiliates of Juniper that participate in Juniper’s
investment advisory business as discussed herein (such affiliates and Juniper collectively, the
“Firm”). The Firm’s office is located in New York, New York. The Firm has a staff of 7
employees, including 5 investment professionals.
B. Types of Advisory Services Offered
The Firm currently manages and provides discretionary investment advisory services to a private
investment master fund and its feeder fund (collectively, the “Funds”), a special purpose
investment vehicle (a “SPIV”), three co-investment vehicles (each, a “Co-Investment Vehicle”),
and a proprietary account researching a potential future fund offering. The Firm’s advisory
services are described in more detail below and relate primarily to investments in smaller
capitalization publicly traded equities of U.S. companies believed by Juniper to be undervalued.
Each client’s investment objective and strategy are also set forth in any confidential private
offering memorandum that may be provided to investors in the relevant client (each, an “Investor”
and, together, the “Investors”). Additional information relating to the Firm’s advisory services
and/or terms on which they may be offered to clients can be found in the client’s investment
advisory agreement and/or in the client’s governing documents provided to Investors (collectively
with any applicable private offering memorandum of a client, “Client Account Documents”).
The Funds
The Funds consist of (1) Juniper Targeted Opportunity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the “Master Fund”), and (2) Juniper Targeted Opportunity Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands
exempted company (the “Feeder Fund”). The Master Fund commenced its investment operations
in 2010. Juniper HF Investors II, LLC, an affiliate of Juniper, serves as the general partner of the
Master Fund (the “Master Fund GP”), with overall responsibility for managing the business and
affairs of the Master Fund. The Feeder Fund commenced its investment operations in 2015, and
invests all or substantially all of its investable assets in and through the Master Fund. Messrs.
Michas and Bartholdson and Kevin A. Phillip serve as the Directors of the Feeder Fund, with
overall responsibility for managing the business and affairs of the Feeder Fund.
The Funds invest primarily in publicly traded companies through concentrated ownership
positions. Juniper seeks to use its position of control or significant influence to select and/or advise
management of the Funds’ portfolio companies, and to assist in the development and execution of
corporate strategy, corporate development activity, and, under appropriate circumstances, the
recapitalization or sale of a business. Through these management activities, Juniper seeks to
realize long-term capital appreciation on behalf of the Funds.
Special Purpose Investment Vehicles and Co-Investment Vehicles
From time to time, Juniper may offer certain Investors in the Funds or other persons (including
affiliates of Juniper) the opportunity to co-invest in portfolio companies alongside the Master
Fund, or to make investments in specific target companies in which the Master Fund does not seek
to invest. Juniper generally will form and manage a new Co-Investment Vehicle (or a new series
thereof) or SPIV to facilitate such investment activities, with an affiliate of Juniper serving as the
general partner or managing member of the vehicle. Juniper may offer Investors the opportunity
to invest alongside the Master Fund either by investing in a SPIV in which the Master Fund also
invests, or by investing in a Co-Investment Vehicle that invests in parallel with the Master Fund.
Juniper believes that raising additional capital from co-investors can materially assist Juniper in
implementing its investment strategy and achieving the investment objectives of the Firm’s clients
generally.
Juniper TGX Investors, LLC, an affiliate of Juniper (“Juniper TGX”), serves as the managing
member of Juniper TGX Investment Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TGX
Partners”). Juniper formed TGX Partners in 2013 to serve as a SPIV in conjunction with Juniper’s
take-private acquisition of Theragenics Corporation, which was a publicly traded portfolio
company of the Master Fund prior to that acquisition. We have registered Juniper TGX as a
“relying adviser” of Juniper pursuant to Schedule R of Part 1A of this Form ADV.
Juniper and its affiliate, Juniper Targeted Opportunity Investors, LLC, also manage Juniper
Targeted Opportunities, L.P., a Delaware series limited partnership (“Opportunities LP”).
Juniper formed Opportunities LP in 2016 to serve as a Co-Investment Vehicle to invest in
opportunities alongside the Master Fund. Opportunities LP has established and offered multiple
separate series of limited partnership interests, each of which has been dedicated to facilitating a
particular co-investment opportunity. As of December 31, 2023, there are three active series
partnerships. Juniper Targeted Opportunity Investors, LLC (“Opportunities GP”) serves as the
general partner of each series of Opportunities LP.
The Firm may form and manage additional Co-Investment Vehicles and SPIVs in the future. The
Funds, TGX Partners and Opportunities LP are collectively referred to herein as our “Advisory
Clients.” While much of this Brochure applies to each of our Advisory Clients, certain information
included herein applies only to certain Advisory Clients. From time to time we may advise clients
other than the Advisory Clients.
Proprietary Research Vehicles
Juniper may from time to time develop proprietary trading vehicles using internal capital as
research for potential future fund offerings. These vehicles may use current investment strategies
utilized by the Funds and/or additional unrelated investment strategies. These vehicles are intended
to refine the strategy for and establish a track record for potential future fund offerings. Any
proprietary research vehicles will be managed in accordance with the Firm’s policies and
procedures.
C. Custom Advisory Services
Our advisory services are tailored to the specific investment objectives and strategies of our
Advisory Clients, as set out in their respective Client Account Documents. The economic and
other terms on which we render our advisory services to each Advisory Client are also set out in
their respective Client Account Documents, and such terms generally vary from Advisory Client
to Advisory Client.
D. No Wrap Fee Program
We do not participate in wrap fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management
As of February 29, 2024, the Firm managed $288,276,247 of regulatory assets under management
on a discretionary basis and did not manage any assets on a non-discretionary basis.