Overview
Business Background
The Adviser is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The Adviser is based in New York City and operates
globally with personnel located in Hong Kong and London. The Adviser commenced operations
as an investment adviser in July 2002 and has been registered with the SEC since January 2006.
In November 2013, BGO SCP was acquired by The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”). In April of 2021, BGO
SCP was acquired by BentallGreenOak. BentallGreenOak, and BGO SCP are indirectly majority-
owned by Sun Life Financial Inc. and operate under SLC Management, the alternative asset
management arm of Sun Life. The Adviser provides investment advisory services to pooled
investment vehicles sponsored by BGO SCP (“Funds”) and to customized separately managed
accounts (“Managed Accounts” and together with Funds, “Advisory Clients”) on both a
discretionary and non-discretionary basis. The Adviser also provides sub-advisory services to
private funds that are managed by affiliates or third parties. The entities and individuals who
invest in Funds and/or Managed Accounts are generally referred to herein as “investors.” Unless
otherwise expressly stated herein, any references to “Advisory Clients” do not include such
“investors.”
The Adviser’s advisory services consist of investigating, identifying and evaluating investment
opportunities, structuring, negotiating and making investments on behalf of its Advisory Clients,
managing and monitoring the performance of such investments and disposing of such
investments. The Adviser manages the assets of each Advisory Client in accordance with the
terms of the governing documents and/or the investment advisory agreement applicable to such
Advisory Client.
The investment objective of each Advisory Client is principally focused on value-add and
opportunistic private real estate investments in office, industrial, retail and residential property
types, as well as in real estate-related securities (including debt or mezzanine participations),
located in the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The investments pursued by the
Adviser generally fall within three investment strategies:
Primary Fund Investments. Direct subscriptions for interests in private equity real estate
funds sponsored by third-party managers (such underlying funds are hereinafter referred
to as “Underlying Funds”);
Secondary Investments. Secondary purchases
of interests in Underlying Funds and
privately held real estate assets from existing investors; and
Co-investments. Co-investments in single real estate assets or portfolios of real estate
assets as well as direct subscriptions for interests in Underlying Funds that are dedicated
co-investment funds sponsored by third-party managers.
The Adviser provides advice based on the specific investment objectives and strategies of each
Advisory Client. The Adviser may tailor advisory services to the individual needs of each Advisory
Client. For instance, the Adviser may provide advisory services to Advisory Clients with different
investment mandates. As such, the investment guidelines set forth by each Advisory Client may
vary with respect to property type, geographic market, manager and strategy (e.g., distressed
debt, international investments, etc.). All final investment decisions are made by the Adviser’s
Investment Committee.
As of December 31, 2023, the Adviser had approximately $3.54 billion in assets under
management, $2.96 billion of which were managed on a discretionary basis and $580 million of
which were managed on a non-discretionary basis.
Sale to BentallGreenOak
On February 25, 2021, Carlyle announced BentallGreenOak had reached an agreement to acquire
BGO SCP Real Estate from Carlyle. The transaction closed on April 1, 2021.
In the transaction, BentallGreenOak acquired 100% of the equity interests in the Adviser as well
as the controlling interests currently held by The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”) in the general partners
of BGO SCP-sponsored investment vehicles launched after Carlyle’s 2013 investment in BGO SCP.
The transaction contemplates a change in control of BGO SCP as well as the general partner
entities described above. As such, the transaction resulted in a deemed assignment (for purposes
of the Investment Advisers Act) of our investment management agreements with each Advisory
Client, including the operating agreements of the funds and accounts for which the general
partner is currently controlled by Carlyle.
The BGO SCP team will continue to be responsible for the management of the Advisory Clients,
and the investment process and the executive team will remain in place. We anticipate no change
or other disruption in the day-to-day management of the BGO SCP funds.
For purposes of this brochure, unless otherwise indicated, references to the “Adviser” or to “BGO
SCP” (or its affiliates or its related entities) do not include references to BentallGreenOak or any
of its other affiliated entities.