A. Overview of Capricorn Investment Group, LLC
This Brochure provides information for ten investment advisers, as detailed below, (i) Capricorn
Investment Group, LLC; (ii) Capricorn Advisers, LLC; (iii) Capricorn Management, LLC; (iv)
Capricorn-Libra Partners, LLC; (v) TIF Partners, LLC; (vi) TIF Partners II, LLC; (vii) TIGF
Partners, LLC, (viii) TIGF Partners II, LLC, () SIF Partners LLC, and (x) Sustainable Investors
Fund GP S.à r.l. In accordance with the 2012 ABA SEC No-Action Letter, Capricorn Investment
Group, LLC (“Capricorn”) is the “filing adviser” and (i) Capricorn Advisers, LLC; (ii) Capricorn
Management, LLC; (iii) Capricorn-Libra Partners, LLC; (iv) TIF Partners, LLC; (v) TIF Partners
II, LLC; (vi) TIGF Partners, LLC, (vii) TIGF Partners II, LLC, (viii) SIF Partners LLC, and (ix)
Sustainable Investors Fund GP S.à r.l. are “relying advisers”. References to Capricorn in this
Brochure are generally intended to encompass the relying advisers, except where otherwise noted.
Capricorn Investment Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, manages the assets of
high-net worth individuals, trust accounts and tax-exempt foundations. Capricorn was established
in April of 2007 to continue the business of Capricorn Management, LLC (“Capricorn
Management”). Capricorn Management commenced business in 2001 as a family office for
Capricorn’s anchor client.
Capricorn provides its advisory services in conjunction with a wholly-owned subsidiary, Capricorn
Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Capricorn Advisers”), with its principal
place of business in New York, New York. Capricorn has entered into a services agreement with
this subsidiary pursuant to which they provide Capricorn with investment advice and other services
in exchange for a portion of the management fee paid with respect to Capricorn clients’
investments.
The principal owner of Capricorn is a limited liability company that is owned by the Jeffrey S. Skoll
Revocable Trust. It should be noted that there are other owners of Capricorn with less than 25%
ownership interest that are fully disclosed in Schedule A of Capricorn’s Form ADV Part 1. On a
day-to-day basis, Capricorn is run by Dr. Ion Yadigaroglu, Managing Principal and Member.
B. Advisory Services
Capricorn seeks to generate returns by investing in a diversified global portfolio of leading private
funds and making proprietary direct investments with limited permanent capital loss risk at the
portfolio level. Capricorn implements a scenario-based and mean variance approach to guide
capital allocation and risk management for its clients. Capricorn’s vision is to provide consistently
strong investment performance and risk management, with a principled investment approach.
Capricorn believes that achieving superior investment returns does not preclude a principled
investment approach, meaning that Capricorn’s people, processes and underlying investments seek
to be of uncompromising quality, aligned with the interests of its clients, ethical, fair, long-term
oriented and not directly harmful to our world or people.
In addition to the foregoing, Capricorn and its relying advisers provide certain advice to various
private investment partnerships and funds. Capricorn may engage in other advisory services in the
future, such as providing portfolio reviewing/consulting services, and will update this Brochure
when it commences activities in those areas.
The advisory clients of Capricorn (the “Advisory Clients” or the “Clients”) and its relying advisers
are described below.
The Discretionary Client Program
Capricorn allocates and manages its discretionary clients’ assets (each a “Discretionary
Client”) through limited partnerships and other investment entities (“Discretionary Client
Program”). Under the Discretionary Client Program Capricorn advises single investor
Delaware limited partnerships (each an “Investor Holding Partnership” or “IHP”) or single
investor Cayman Islands limited partnerships (each a “Cayman Partnership”). Each
Cayman Partnership invests in an individual Delaware limited partnership created
specifically for that Cayman Partnership (also an “IHP”). Capricorn serves as the general
partner of each IHP and Cayman Partnership.
Each IHP invests its assets in underlying funds managed by third parties, funds managed
by Capricorn, its relying advisers and affiliates, direct investments, co-investment
opportunities and other opportunities (any such investment, an “Underlying Investment”).
For certain non-US clients, Capricorn has set up a structure similar to the IHP structure
outlined above, the primary vehicle being a Luxembourg SICAV which makes Underlying
Investments. As applicable, references to IHPs in this ADV should also include references
to the activities of the Luxembourg SICAV.
Discretionary and Non-Discretionary Legacy Client Program
Capricorn provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice and
management services (the “Discretionary and Non-Discretionary Legacy Client Program”)
to a particular high net-worth client (referred to as the “Non-Discretionary Legacy Client
Program” or “Individual Client”) and to several non-taxable entities created by the
Individual Client (the “Non-Taxable Entities”). The Individual Client is a control person
of Capricorn.
The Individual Client’s assets are invested through a series of entities ultimately controlled
by Capricorn Management, an entity wholly-owned by the Individual Client. Capricorn is
a non-managing member of Capricorn Management and has entered into an investment
advisory services agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with an indirect subsidiary of
Capricorn Management (the “Advisory Subsidiary”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement,
Capricorn provides investment advice with respect to the investment of the Individual
Client’s assets (the “Non-Discretionary Legacy Client Program”).
Capricorn Management
is a relying adviser of Capricorn. The Individual Client invests its assets in Underlying
Investments.
Capricorn provides investment advice to the Non-Taxable Entities pursuant to an
investment management agreement between the Non-Taxable Entities and Capricorn (the
“Discretionary Legacy Client Program”). The assets of the Non-Taxable Entities are not
invested through the IHPs, but instead are invested directly in Underlying Investments,
often alongside the IHPs.
Private Fund Strategies
Below provides a description of the investment strategies and respective funds managed
by Capricorn and Capricorn’s relying adviser entities (the “Private Fund Strategies”).
Capricorn-Libra Strategy (“LIBRA”): Capricorn acts as investment adviser to
Capricorn-Libra Investment Group, LP (the “LIBRA Fund”), which makes investments in
the sustainable technology sector. The general partner of the LIBRA Fund is Capricorn-
Libra Partners, LLC, a relying adviser of Capricorn. The principal of LIBRA is Dipender
Saluja. Conflicts relating to LIBRA are discussed in Item 10 and Item 11B below.
Technology Impact Fund Strategy (“TIF”): Capricorn acts as investment adviser to
Technology Impact Fund, LP and Technology Impact Fund II, LP (the “TIF Funds”),
which make investments in early stage companies operating within the technology sector.
The general partner of Technology Impact Fund, LP, TIF Partners, LLC, and the general
partner of Technology Impact Fund II, LP, TIF Partners II, LLC, are relying advisers of
Capricorn. The principals of TIF are Ion Yadigaroglu and Dipender Saluja. Conflicts
relating to the TIF Funds are discussed in Item 10 and Item 11B below.
Technology Impact Growth Fund Strategy (“TIGF”): Capricorn acts as investment
adviser to Technology Impact Growth Fund, LP, Technology Impact Growth Fund II, LP,
TIGF Direct Strategies, LLC, and TIGF II Direct Strategies, LLC (the “TIGF Funds”),
which make investments in growth stage companies operating within the technology
sector. The general partner of Technology Impact Growth Fund, LP and TIGF Direct
Strategies, LLC, TIGF Partners, LLC, and the general partner of Technology Impact
Growth Fund II, LP and TIGF II Direct Strategies, LLC, TIGF Partners II, LLC, are relying
advisers of Capricorn. The principals of TIGF are Ion Yadigaroglu and Dipender Saluja.
Conflicts relating to TIGF are discussed in Item 10 and Item 11B below.
CIG Direct Strategies (“CIG DS”): Capricorn acts as investment adviser to CIG Direct
Strategies II, LLC and CIG Direct Strategies III, LLC (the “CIG DS Funds”), which make
investments in growth stage companies operating within the technology sector. The general
partner of the CIG DS Funds is Capricorn Investment Group, LLC. The principal of CIG
DS is Ion Yadigaroglu. Conflicts relating to CIG DS are discussed in Item 10 and
Item 11B below.
CIG Low Carbon (“CIG LC”): Capricorn acts as investment adviser to CIG Low Carbon
Basket, LLC (the “CIG LC Fund”), which makes low carbon public equity investments.
Capricorn appoints an unaffiliated investment adviser to manage the portfolio. The
manager of the CIG LC Fund is Capricorn Investment Group, LLC. The principal of CIG
LC is William Orum. Conflicts relating to CIG LC are discussed in Item 10 and Item 11B
below.
Sustainable Investors Fund Strategy (“SIF”): Capricorn acts as investment adviser to
Sustainable Investors Fund, LP (the “SIF Fund”) with an investment strategy to (i) invest
in public and private asset managers who incorporate sustainability as a primary attribute
of its investment thesis, providing initial limited partner capital and/or investing into a
fund’s manager or general partner, (ii) make early stage fund investments through material
investments into emerging managers, with governance and structural protections and
discounted initial fees, (iii) make private equity investments in fund managers and general
partners by providing capital to build out asset management and impact capabilities
through permanent equity ownership; and (iv) sponsors a special purpose acquisition
company. The general partner of the SIF Fund is SIF Partners, LLC, a relying adviser of
Capricorn. The principals of SIF are Ion Yadigaroglu, William Orum, Michaela Edwards,
Eric Techel and Robert Schultz. It should be noted that Sustainable Investors Fund GP S.à
r.l. has been formed to serve as the general partner of a Luxembourg feeder fund for the
SIF Fund. Sustainable Investors Fund GP S.à r.l. is a relying adviser of Capricorn.
Conflicts relating to SIF are discussed in Item 10 and Item 11B below.
C. Tailoring of Advisory Services
Capricorn does not tailor its investment advisory services to the investors in the private funds it
advises (collectively, the “Funds” and individually, a “Fund”). However, investors in the Funds
may negotiate certain terms of their investment prior to the time of investment. Investors in the
Funds generally may not impose restrictions on the types of securities that the Funds invest in.
Capricorn has tailored its advisory services for its high-net worth, charitable foundation clients, and
other clients who invest through investment vehicles other than the private funds.
Further, Capricorn works with its Discretionary Clients to develop an asset allocation strategy for
each Discretionary Client and this asset allocation serves as one of the focal points of the
Discretionary Client Program.
Clients in the Discretionary and Non-Discretionary Legacy Client Program may impose restrictions
on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Not applicable to Capricorn. Capricorn does not participate in wrap fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Capricorn managed $5,886,407,108 on a discretionary basis and
$3,517,638,938 on a non-discretionary basis.