Gerber/Taylor Management LLC (together with its Relying Adviser, “GT” or the “Firm”) is an
investment management and advisory firm. Gerber/Taylor Associates LLC (the “Relying
Adviser”) and all persons acting on behalf of the Relying Adviser are subject to the supervision
and control of Gerber/Taylor Management LLC. GT does business under GT, Gerber Taylor,
Gerber/Taylor Management LLC or Gerber/Taylor Associates LLC.
GT was founded in 1990 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gerber/Taylor Capital Advisors LP
(“GTCA”), a non-advisory holding company formed as a Delaware Limited Partnership. The
following individuals have an indirect equity interest in GTCA: Charles C. Gerber, William E.
Pickens, Michael J. Douglass, Jason M. Gowen, David G. East, William D. Ryan, Mary C.
Cornpropst, Simone T. Meeks, Matthew J. Robbins, Alex B. Moore, Tara C. Elliott, Kojo N.
McLennon, Ryan E. Gibbs, Matthew K. Kinnear, Warren G. Milnor, Leo F. Corrigan IV, Justin
L. Rikard, Sean J. Montesi, Richard M. Johns, Glynn F. Dean, Lisa C. Mallory and Sarah Thomas.
No shareholder owns 25% or greater of GTCA.
GT provides investment management and advisory services to a variety of privately offered
investment vehicles (each a “Fund”) and separate accounts (each a “Separate Account”).
Collectively the Funds and Separate Accounts are referred to as “Clients”. The Funds and Separate
Accounts invest primarily in private funds and separately managed accounts (collectively the
“Portfolio Investments”) managed by third-party investment managers (“Managers”). For the
Separate Accounts, Portfolio Investments may also include a Fund, mutual fund or exchange
traded fund. Clients may also invest directly in individual investments (i.e., individual stocks). GT
also provides investment management services on a sub-advisory basis to certain Clients.
Investment Management Services to the Funds
GT manages a variety of Funds across multiple asset classes. Limited partners and/or shareholders
in the Funds are referred to as “investors”. Our investors are generally high-net-worth individuals
and include, but are not limited to, partnerships, trusts, foundations, endowments, corporations and
pension funds. The Funds are managed pursuant to the relevant limited partnership agreement and
offering memorandum (“Governing Documents”). GT’s Funds include the following:
Multi-Strategy Fund - Seeks to achieve attractive and stable returns while minimizing
market directional risk by investing with a diversified group of Managers that pursue
innovative, non-traditional investment strategies, including various arbitrage strategies
such as fixed income arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, statistical arbitrage, merger arbitrage
and capital structure arbitrage. In addition, these Managers may invest in distressed debt,
hedged equity, special situations, insurance linked securities and various other strategies.
Global Hedged Equity Fund - Invests with Managers that seek to achieve long-term
appreciation through investments primarily in hedged equity strategies on a global basis.
The global hedged equity Fund maintains a net long bias of typically 40-60%.
Blended Fund - Invests in the multi-strategy Fund, global hedged equity Fund and with a
variety of other Managers with a multi-strategy focus.
Offshore U.S. Tax Exempt and ERISA Funds - For the multi-strategy, global hedged
equity and blended Funds, GT offers an offshore U.S. tax-exempt and ERISA Fund.
Long Emphasis Funds - Include distinct vehicles primarily focused on domestic and
international equities. While these are primarily long strategies, some Managers may
periodically engage in shorting.
Emerging Markets Fund - Invests with Managers that seek long-term appreciation
through investments primarily in equity strategies in emerging markets.
Private Equity Funds - Invest with Managers investing on a global basis in privately held
companies. Invest in one of the venture capital Funds and the co-investment Fund. The
strategies include buyout, venture capital, co-investment, secondary transactions and
special situations. On occasion, these Funds may invest directly in positions and/or real
assets. The private equity Funds are illiquid (“Illiquid”), which means an investor may not
voluntarily withdraw capital from the Fund. From time-to-time GT may receive
distributions of public company securities from a Manager in one of its private equity
Funds and GT will manage the sale of such securities. GT may determine it is in the Funds’
best interest to hold securities that are distributed in-kind.
Venture Capital Funds - Invest with Managers that invest in venture capital and growth
equity opportunities that can range from pre-seed through late-stage start-up
companies.
These are Illiquid Funds.
Co-Investment Fund - Invests with opportunities that may be sourced by Managers or GT
directly that invests in co-investment opportunities in high-conviction buyout and venture
backed companies. This is an Illiquid Fund.
Real Asset Funds - Invest with Managers that invest directly in tangible assets or securities
backed by tangible assets. These assets may include, but are not limited to, real estate,
infrastructure, oil and gas interests and similar investments. These are Illiquid Funds.
Credit Fund - Invests with Managers that invest in stressed and distressed debt securities
that derive their value from consumer unsecured lending. This is an Illiquid Fund.
Special Opportunity Funds - Historically, GT has offered a series of special opportunity
funds to emphasize dislocations that offer favorable risk versus reward investment
opportunities. For example, when GT believes an asset class is trading at cheap valuation
levels based on its history. The current special opportunity Fund primarily invests in
Japanese and other Asian equities on a long only basis.
Biotech Fund - Invests with long/short Managers that focus on the biotech sector.
Managers invest primarily in public securities, although they may have some private equity
exposure.
Variable Life and Annuity Fund - Invests in various Managers. GT, in its sole discretion,
decides the allocation among these Managers based on the opportunity set.
The Funds are organized as limited partnerships, limited liability companies, or in the case of the
offshore and ERISA Funds, as Cayman Islands exempted companies. The Funds are primarily
managed for multiple investors. However, Funds may be formed for single investors or a group of
related investors. GT provides investment advisory services directly to the Funds according to each
Funds’ Governing Documents and not individually to the investors in the Funds. The Funds are
not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “IC Act”) and their
securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Please refer to Item 8 (Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategy) for more detailed
information on GT’s investment processes and risks associated with an investment in a Fund.
Advisory Service to Separate Accounts
GT provides customized investment consulting services on primarily a non-discretionary basis to
Separate Accounts through the use of multi-manager, multi-style diversification techniques to
foundations, endowments, retirement plans, corporations, high-net-worth individuals and
institutional investors. In addition, GT provides customized asset allocation services to tax-exempt
investment plans and individuals on a non-discretionary basis. For smaller plans and accounts, GT
may recommend Separate Accounts implement GT’s investment allocation advice through
investments in mutual funds or exchange traded funds. Separate Accounts may engage GT for the
following services:
The establishment of investment objectives;
The evaluation of tolerable risks;
The strategic allocation of assets among various investment styles;
The selection of Portfolio Investments to implement a selected allocation of assets; and
Monitoring of investment results in light of the Separate Account’s investment plan and
the market environment.
GT focuses on identifying a suitable asset allocation for a Separate Account and may assist with
implementing the determined allocation by recommending Managers to manage the account’s
portfolio. As previously noted, in addition to recommending third party managers and investments,
GT may also recommend its Funds.
GT also offers an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer solution known as the GT Model Portfolio
approach. The GT Model Portfolio employs a globally diversified approach using traditional and
nontraditional investment strategies. It is a research driven asset allocation process with
implementation focused on our best investment ideas by primarily using the Funds.
Sub-Advisory Services
GT provides sub-advisory services to a privately offered investment fund structured as an
insurance dedicated fund (“IDF”). Interests in the IDF are only offered to segregated accounts of
insurance companies established to fund variable life insurance and/or annuity contracts. The sub-
advised IDF invests with various Managers including the GT Funds.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, GT had approximately $10,409,129,905 in regulatory assets under
management. Of this amount, approximately $9,841,675,206 was managed on a discretionary
basis and $567,454,699 was managed on a non-discretionary basis.