Pinnacle was formed as a Washington limited liability company on December 17, 2018. The owners of
Pinnacle are Leo Backer and Jeff Feinstein. The Adviser’s principal place of business is in Seattle,
Washington. Pinnacle was established by real estate professionals, entrepreneurs and finance experts to invest
in qualified equity investments in census tracts that have been designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones
(“QOZs”) as defined by Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 through the Pinnacle Funds (as defined below).
Although Pinnacle managed real estate holdings since inception, Pinnacle has determined that the flexibility
to invest in securities was preferable for future offerings and, potentially, past offerings. In light of that change,
Pinnacle registered with the SEC as an investment adviser in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Nature of Advisory Services. Pinnacle’s investment advice has historically focused on real estate holdings
rather than traditional securities investments, and going forward, may come to focus on securities investments.
As an investment adviser with respect to securities, Pinnacle identifies investment opportunities and
participates in the acquisition, origination, management, monitoring and disposition of investments on a
discretionary basis to private pooled investment vehicles, with a primary focus on real estate-related securities
as well as direct holdings of real estate (each, a “Pinnacle Fund” and collectively, the “Pinnacle Funds”). The
Pinnacle Funds are intended for eligible investors (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”). These
Investors must meet certain minimum financial requirements, among other requirements, to be eligible to
participate in the Pinnacle Funds, which are structured as private pooled vehicles that are not required to
register as investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment
Company Act”). Pinnacle considers some but not all of the Pinnacle Funds to be “private funds” as defined
by the SEC, generally in reliance on Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act, and others as falling
outside of the definition of “private funds,” generally in reliance on Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment
Company Act, or otherwise excluded from the Investment Company Act’s definition of “investment
company.” Pinnacle and its affiliates (each a “Pinnacle Affiliate”) generally provide their investment
management and operational services to the Pinnacle Funds pursuant to a limited liability company operating
agreement and/or a limited partnership agreement with the applicable Pinnacle Fund’s members or partners
(each an “LLC Operating Agreement” or “LP Agreement”). Each LLC Operating Agreement or LP
Agreement sets forth the terms of the investment advisory services Pinnacle or its affiliates provides to the
Pinnacle Funds, including specific investment guidelines. Investment guidelines for each Pinnacle Fund, if
any, are generally established in such Pinnacle Fund’s organizational or offering documents, operating
agreements, private placement memoranda and/or side letter agreements (together, the “Offering Documents”)
negotiated with its Investors. Pinnacle provides investment advice directly to the Pinnacle Funds, and not
individually to the Investors in the Pinnacle
Funds.
As described more fully in Item 11 below, Pinnacle and its related entities may enter into side letter agreements
with certain Investors in the Pinnacle Funds providing such investors with customized terms, which often
results in preferential treatment.
Each prospective Investor is required to complete a subscription agreement and provide information and
representations and warranties that certify that the Investor is eligible to invest in the applicable Pinnacle Fund.
Pinnacle—through the Pinnacle Affiliates or Pinnacle itself—is the named investment manager of the Pinnacle
Funds. Pinnacle—or one of the Pinnacle Affiliates—serves as the general partner, manager or managing
member of each Pinnacle Fund (each such entity, a “General Partner”). Pinnacle Affiliates are subject to
Pinnacle regulatory oversight, including, without limitation, Pinnacle’s compliance policies and procedures.
As used in this Brochure, the term “Clients” refers to the Pinnacle Funds; in each case, except where the
context otherwise requires.
Pinnacle is paid certain fees and performance-based compensation for its advisory services by the Pinnacle
Funds, as further described in Item 5 below (“Fees and Compensation”). Pinnacle does not participate in wrap
fee programs.
Investment Strategies and Types of Investments
A QOZ, defined under Section 1400Z‐1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), and added by the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”), is an economically distressed community where new investments,
under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. Localities qualify as QOZs if they (i)
have been nominated for that designation by a state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory and (ii) that
nomination has been certified by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury via their delegation of
authority to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). QOZs were established by the TCJA in order to facilitate
investments by private investors into low- and middle-income (“LMI”) neighborhoods. These investments
must be made by Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds (“OZ Funds”), as defined in Section 1400Z‐2(d)(1) of
the Code. OZ Funds enable a broad array of investors to pool their resources to increase economic activity
and improve physical property within QOZs while seeking to generate return on their capital.
The investment strategy of the Pinnacle Funds generally is to invest in selected ground‐up and adaptive reuse
projects in QOZs that offer attractive risk‐adjusted returns in what Pinnacle considers to be growth markets
throughout the United States. Pinnacle created the Pinnacle Funds to invest in QOZs seeking to generate risk-
adjusted returns on a longer time horizon for certain qualified U.S. investors. It is expected that the majority
of investments held by the Pinnacle Funds will consist of real property projects held by the Pinnacle Funds
either directly through single purpose vehicles or through co-investment or joint venture entities with operating
partners and other investors (who may be OZ Funds) and that each of the Pinnacle Funds qualifies as an OZ
Fund. Pinnacle is not prohibited from forming or managing a non-OZ Fund.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Pinnacle managed approximately $223,618,000 of Client assets on a discretionary
basis. The Adviser does not manage assets on a non-discretionary basis.