SB Value Partners, L.P. is a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. SB Value Partners, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (which is also referred to as
the “Advisor” or the “General Partner”), is the sole general partner for the following affiliated
partnerships (which are referred to as the “Partnerships”) and are discussed throughout this
Brochure. The General Partner of SB Value Partners, L.P. is Foxfield Investments, LLC, of
which Scott Barnes is President. Barnes Holdings Corporation, LLC (BHC), a company
primarily controlled by Scott Barnes, is a limited partner of SB Value Partners, L.P. The General
Partner manages the affairs of the Partnerships and has full and exclusive management
authority over all investment decisions, asset allocations, dispositions, distributions, and
Partnership affairs. Each of the Partnerships has established a minimum initial investment
amount, which may be waived at the General Partner’s discretion. As of December 31, 2023,
SB Value Partners, L.P. managed total client assets of approximately $3,548,387,419 with
approximately $113,357,991 on a discretionary basis and $3,435,029,428 on a non-
discretionary basis.
The various programs offered are described below:
• SAB Moderate Equity Partnership, L.P. (Moderate Equity Program)
• SAB Capital Markets, L.P.
• SAB High Yield Capital Markets, LP
• Separately Managed Accounts
• Institutional Asset Management
SAB Moderate Equity Partnership, L.P. (Moderate Equity Program)
SAB Moderate Equity Partnership, L.P.’s investment objective is to maximize its annual rate
of gain in intrinsic business value, primarily through the ownership of community banks in
the United States. The General Partner intends to employ principally a value-oriented
investment strategy that stresses long term investment publicly traded common and preferred
community bank stocks and bonds, U.S. T-Bills, insured bank deposits and money market
accounts. The General Partner may invest in concentrated equity positions in order to
maximize potential investment returns. The sale (or purchase) of equity options may be used
to hedge (or potentially protect) equity positions, generate additional income or acquire
equities at more attractive prices.
SAB Capital Markets, L.P.
The principal investment objective of SAB Capital Markets, L.P. is to maximize its annual rate
of gain through the trading of various fixed income municipal securities. The primary strategy
for achieving this objective will be the purchase of bonds at the “bid” and sale of bonds at the
“offer” in order to profit from the spread between the “bid” and the “offer.” The bonds will
be held for a short period of time and typically not to maturity. SAB Capital Markets, L.P. also
may invest in government and agency debt obligations.
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SAB High Yield Capital Markets, L.P.
The principal investment objective of SAB High Yield Capital Markets, L.P. is to maximize
its annual rate of gain through the trading of high-yielding, higher risk municipal securities
– commonly known as “junk bonds” that are rated, at the time of purchase, below investment
grade by a credit rating agency. The primary strategy for achieving this objective will be the
purchase of bonds at the “bid” and sale of bonds at
the “offer” in order to profit from the spread
between the “bid” and the “offer.” The bonds will be held for a short period of time and
typically not to maturity.
Separately Managed Accounts (Capital Markets Strategy)
The principal investment objective of our Separately Managed Account strategy is to maximize
the Account’s annual rate of gain through the trading of municipal securities. The primary
strategy for achieving this objective will be the purchase of bonds at the “bid” and sale of bonds
at the “offer” in order to profit from the spread between the “bid” and the “offer.” The bonds
will be held for a short period of time and typically not to maturity.
Accounts of Associated Persons or Affiliates may participate in the SMA program, a conflict of
interest between SB Value and its clients.
We allocate the bonds we purchase for the SMA’s according to our trade allocation policy. This
policy has been designed on the basis of fairness and objectivity. In general, the policy gives
priority to the accounts with the largest deviation from their target percentage. As a result of
the random trade allocation process, not all accounts will hold exactly the same positions. Also,
as a result of the random trade allocation process, accounts of all clients, including those of
affiliates, will generate different performance returns.
On occasion, circumstances might arise where deviations to the trade allocation policy may
occur. These circumstances include, but are not limited to, an account or accounts have reached
their investment capacity; an account or accounts have reached the target percentage of
invested capital; an account or accounts have reach specific concentration limits. In these
circumstances, it may be necessary to allocate bonds to other accounts, which may include
affiliated accounts, that have the available capacity to purchase the bonds. These stated
modifications to the allocation process may result in no purchased bonds allocated to an account
for a given trade.
When a bond is sold that is owned in more than one account, the quantity sold will be aligned
with the account that most logically benefits, trying to match identical quantities whenever
possible. When a bond that is owned in more than one account as a result of an aggregated
(block) trade, the sale allocation will follow the purchase allocation procedures. SB Value has
adopted a Code of Ethics intended to address actual and potential conflicts between SB Value
and its clients.
There are further details regarding trade allocation procedures outlined in the Investment
Management Agreement specific to these types of accounts and are generally reserved for
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financial institutions, banks, other institutional investors and high net worth individuals.
Institutional Asset Management
For ultra high-net worth individuals or entities, on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis,
SB Value offers independent portfolio analytics, due diligence and portfolio support. The firm
will also offer investment recommendations, consistent with the client’s objectives and risk
tolerance. Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of
securities. Recommendations given to any client may differ from recommendations given, or
the timing and nature of the action taken, with respect to other client accounts.