For purposes of this Brochure, the “Adviser” means Cooper Investment Partners LLC. The
Adviser provides investment supervisory services to one investment vehicle, the Cooper
Investment Fund LLC (the “Fund”) that is exempt from registration under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and whose securities are not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
The Fund makes investments in private equity and, in certain instances, other equity and debt
securities of public and private issuers (including securities convertible into equity and debt
securities), derivative instruments and any other financial instruments or assets that the Adviser
believes may help achieve the Fund’s investment objective. The Fund is currently structured
as a pledge fund with one primary unaffiliated investor. In the future the Fund may accept
additional investors. As such, the investor in the Fund provides capital on a deal-by-deal basis.
In accordance with the Fund’s investment objective, investments are made in companies doing
business in a variety of industries, including, without limitation to, financial services;
healthcare; industrials; energy; agri-business; telecommunications; and industrial
transportation. The Adviser’s advisory services consist of investigating, identifying and
evaluating investment opportunities, structuring, negotiating and making investments on
behalf of the Fund, managing and monitoring the performance of such investments and
disposing of such investments. The Adviser will serve as the investment adviser to the Fund
in order to provide such services.
The Adviser
provides investment supervisory services to the Fund in accordance with the
Operating Agreement of the Fund. Investment advice is generally provided directly to the
Fund and not individually to the investor in the Fund; however, the investor in the Fund (except
Advisory Personnel) may choose to make investments directly in a company based on this
investment advice provided by the Adviser. Services are provided to the Fund in accordance
with the Operating Agreement. Investment restrictions for the Fund, if any, are generall y
established in the Operating Agreement. Prior to making or disposing of an investment on
behalf of the Fund, the Adviser must first obtain the approval of the investor in the Fund.
In addition to the full-time investment professionals of the firm, the Adviser occasionally engages
the services of certain operating advisers to work with the Adviser on sourcing and evaluating new
transactions, as well as providing strategic insights related to portfolio company matters. While
these advisers have from time to time been referred to as “Advisory Operating Partners,” “Special
Partners,” “Operating Advisors” or “Senior Advisors,” they are not partners or employees of the
Adviser or any of its affiliates, but rather consultants engaged by or on behalf of the Fund. The
compensation of such individuals is generally borne by the relevant Fund or portfolio company
with respect to which such consultant provides services.
The principal owner of the Adviser is Stephen Cooper. The Adviser has been in business
since 2010. As of December 31, 2023, the Adviser managed approximately $241,575,901
of client assets in the Fund, which is managed on a non-discretionary basis.