N-CSR 1 d859697dncsr.htm THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P. The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22940

 

 

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

4265 SAN FELIPE, 8TH FLOOR, HOUSTON, TX 77027

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

 

With a copy to:
John A. Blaisdell George J. Zornada
The Endowment Master Fund, L.P. K & L Gates LLP
4265 San Felipe, 8th Floor State Street Financial Center
Houston, TX 77027 One Lincoln St.
(Name and address of agent for service) Boston, MA 02111-2950
(617) 261-3231

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-725-9456

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/14

Date of reporting period: 12/31/14

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


the

ENDOWMENT FUND

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.

Shareholder Report

December 31, 2014


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.

  

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

     1   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     4   

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

     5   

Schedule of Investments

     6   

Statement of Operations

     12   

Statement of Changes in Partners’ Capital

     13   

Statement of Cash Flows

     14   

Notes to Financial Statements

     15   

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

     29   

Privacy Policy (Unaudited)

     34   


PMF Fund, L.P.

Dear PMF Partners:

It has been an eventful year for The PMF Fund, L.P. (the “Fund”)1 and for the core alternative strategies it accesses on behalf of investors. We hope to achieve three objectives with this letter: We will provide a review of the Fund’s private equity performance for the year, recap the restructuring that was put into place last March, and lastly, provide a status on liquidation.

 

 

LOGO

Private Equity Portfolio Performance since Inception

The Fund returned 6.39% in 2014 since inception, which outpaced the HFRI FOF Composite Index by 3.59% . The year’s performance was driven by the second and third quarters with marks of 2.29% and 3.80%, respectively. The mid-year performance was appreciated given the December slow-down surrounding oil’s drop in price and the subsequent market volatility.

The mid-year success is attributed to the Energy and Private Equity asset classes that did well during the summer months surrounding a few successful oil and gas exploration and production IPOs and corresponding asset write-ups. The Private Equity and Energy asset classes added 5.03% and 0.96%, respectively, to the overall portfolio since inception (as a reminder, performance contribution is calculated by multiplying the return of the asset class by its allocation within the portfolio). The Energy asset class drew down 0.97% in December with the increased commodity volatility.

 

 

1 The assets represented above were previously held by The Endowment Fund and were allocated to the PMF Fund on its inception date of April 1, 2014.

 

1


LOGO

Source: Endowment Advisers, L.P., December 2014.

Past performance is not indicative of future results. Performance is based on total return.

Fund Split and Liquidation Update

As you may recall, we successfully completed the Investor Choice Plan (the “Plan”) in May of last year, moving your interest in The Endowment Fund to the PMF Fund effective as of April 1, 2014. This process was a long and complex one, and we appreciate your patience as we worked to successfully execute the Plan. As of the effective date of the split, the PMF Fund had over 6,000 investors and a total Net Asset Value of approximately $1.72 billion. We are pleased to report that, as of year-end, the Fund has returned nearly 36% of the 3/31/14 NAV to PMF Fund investors with distributions in excess of $600 million.

The Fund will work to generate cash for distribution to investors in 2015 under the terms of the Plan. The remainder of the liquid hedge fund portfolio is expected to be liquidated over the course of the year, subject to the agreements of the underlying funds, which we believe will help boost distributions in the near term. In addition, we are happy to report that the Fund’s illiquid portfolio has been cash flow positive since the execution of the Plan, meaning it generated distributions in excess of capital calls. We appreciate your patience as the Fund continues to implement the Plan and passes liquidity through to investors from the hedge fund and illiquid portfolios in 2015.

 

2


We thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our service desk at 1-800-725-9456.

Kindest Regards,

Endowment Advisers, L.P.2

 

 

2 This letter is provided solely for informational purposes and is exclusively intended for use by existing Fund investors and/or pre-qualified prospective Fund investors with whom the Fund or an authorized intermediary acting on behalf of the Fund has a pre-existing substantive relationship. No other distribution or use of this newsletter has been authorized. Neither this letter nor the information contained therein constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities. Any offering or solicitation will be made only to eligible investors and pursuant to the current version of the applicable Private Placement Memorandum and other governing documents, all of which must be read in their entirety.

 

3


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Partners and Board of Directors

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and partners’ capital of The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P. (the “PMF Master Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations, changes in partners’ capital and cash flows and the financial highlights for the period March 31, 2014 through December 31, 2014. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the PMF Master Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with custodians and investees; or other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the PMF Master Fund as of December 31, 2014, and the results of its operations, changes in its partners’ capital, its cash flows, and the financial highlights for the period March 31, 2014 through December 31, 2014 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Columbus, Ohio

March 2, 2015

 

4


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

December 31, 2014

 

Assets

  

Investments in Investment Funds, at fair value (Cost $564,251,121)

   $ 676,934,615   

Investments in affiliated Investment Funds, at fair value (Cost $408,805,169)

     433,072,948   

Investments in securities, at fair value (Cost $3,452,069)

     2,499,986   
  

 

 

 

Total investments

     1,112,507,549   

Cash and cash equivalents

     112,149,537   

Foreign currency, at value (Cost $3,725,213)

     3,449,077   

Receivable from affiliate

     458,791   

Receivable from investments sold

     36,557,663   

Receivable from affiliated investments sold

     36,602   

Prepaids and other assets

     84,926   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,265,244,145   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

  

Withdrawals payable

     52,664,805   

Investment Management Fees payable

     2,234,666   

Offshore withholding tax payable

     347,732   

Administration fees payable

     126,270   

Payable to Adviser

     11,570   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     931,450   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     56,316,493   
  

 

 

 

Partners’ capital

     1,208,927,652   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 1,265,244,145   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

5


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2014

 

     Shares      Fair
Value
     % of
Partners’
Capital
        

Investments in Investment Funds

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

        

Cayman Islands

        

Energy (2.16% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Sentient Global Resources Fund III, L.P.

      $ 18,206,301     

Sentient Global Resources Fund IV, L.P.

        7,904,655     

Private Equity (22.88% of Partners’ Capital)

        

ABRY Advanced Securities Fund, L.P.

        478,424     

CX Partners Fund Ltd(1)(2)

        21,562,954     

Gavea Investment Fund II A, L.P.

        1,279,963     

Gavea Investment Fund III A, L.P.

        18,734,401     

Hillcrest Fund, L.P.(2)

        10,268,306     

India Asset Recovery Fund L.P.

        216,211     

J.C. Flowers III LP(1)

        12,419,643     

LC Fund IV, L.P.(1)(2)

        19,930,273     

New Horizon Capital III, L.P.(1)

        25,852,471     

Northstar Equity Partners III

        6,419,030     

Orchid Asia IV, L.P.(1)

        7,368,402     

Reservoir Capital Partners (Cayman), L.P.

        12,009,684     

Tiger Global Private Investment Partners IV, L.P.

        10,503,255     

Tiger Global Private Investment Partners V, L.P.(1)

        47,085,214     

Tiger Global Private Investment Partners VI, L.P.

        12,308,534     

Trustbridge Partners II, L.P.(1)

        17,000,000     

Trustbridge Partners III, L.P.(2)

        38,448,676     

Trustbridge Partners IV, L.P.(1)

        14,756,415     

Real Estate (1.63% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Forum European Realty Income III, L.P.(1)

        9,859,606     

Phoenix Asia Real Estate Investments II, L.P.

        8,449,221     

Phoenix Real Estate Fund (T) L.P.(2)

        1,383,806     

Relative Value (0.00% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Montrica Global Opportunities Fund

     1,092         12,585     
     

 

 

    

Total Cayman Islands

            322,458,030     
     

 

 

    

Guernsey

        

Private Equity (0.45% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Mid Europa Fund III LP(1)

        5,490,963     
     

 

 

    

Total Guernsey

        5,490,963     
     

 

 

    

United Kingdom

        

Private Equity (0.39% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Darwin Private Equity I L.P.(1)

        4,670,208     

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

6


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2014

 

     Shares      Fair
Value
     % of
Partners’
Capital
        

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (continued)

        

United Kingdom (continued)

        

Real Estate (0.44% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Benson Elliott Real Estate Partners II, L.P.(1)

      $ 1,064,718     

Patron Capital, L.P. II(1)

        304,624     

Patron Capital, L.P. III

        3,973,485     
     

 

 

    

Total United Kingdom

            10,013,035     
     

 

 

    

United States

        

Energy (13.52% of Partners’ Capital)

        

ArcLight Energy Partners Fund IV, L.P(1)

        3,091,633     

ArcLight Energy Partners Fund V, L.P.(1)

        5,232,280     

CamCap Resources, L.P.

        102,281     

EnCap Energy Capital Fund VII-B LP(1)

        3,175,286     

EnCap Energy Infrastructure TE Feeder, L.P.(1)(2)

        3,765,890     

Energy & Minerals Group Fund II, L.P.(1)

        14,907,690      

Intervale Capital Fund, L.P.(1)

        5,186,444     

Merit Energy Partners G, L.P.

        15,244,062     

Midstream & Resources Follow-On Fund, L.P.(1)(2)

        31,689,803     

NGP Energy Technology Partners II, L.P.

        5,770,125     

NGP IX Offshore Fund, L.P.(1)

        13,176,429     

NGP Midstream & Resources, L.P.(1)

        18,082,959     

Quantum Parallel Partners V, L.P.(2)

        35,665,667     

Tenaska Power Fund II-A, L.P.(1)(2)

        8,319,874     

Event-Driven (4.34% of Partners’ Capital)

        

BDCM Partners I, L.P.

        22,100,410     

Credit Distressed Blue Line Fund, L.P.(3)

        8,864,067     

Fortelus Special Situations Fund LP(2)

        2,954,885     

Halcyon European Structured Opportunities Fund L.P.(3)

        54,726     

Harbinger Capital Partners Fund I, L.P.(3)

        14,495,648     

Harbinger Capital Partners Fund II, L.P.

        994,976     

Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.

        753,627     

Harbinger Class L Holdings (U.S.), LLC

        93,578     

Harbinger Class LS Holdings (U.S.) Trust

     3,225         —       

Harbinger Class PE Holdings (U.S.) Trust

     6         1,075,004     

Prospect Harbor Credit Partners LP

        1,089,049     

Global Macro and Trading (2.59% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Blueshift Energy Fund, LP(3)

        31,172,637     

Passport Global Strategies III Ltd.(2)

     1,896         188,708     

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

7


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2014

 

     Shares      Fair
Value
     % of
Partners’
Capital
        

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (continued)

        

United States (continued)

        

Private Equity (28.32% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund IV-F L.P.

      $ 3,487,646     

Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund V-F L.P.

        9,580,960     

BDCM Opportunity Fund II, L.P.(1)

        9,564,501     

Black River Commodity Multi-Strategy Fund LLC

        485,727     

Capital Royalty Partners LP(1)

        805,192     

Catterton Growth Partners, L.P.

        14,547,613     

CCM Small Cap Value Qualified Fund, L.P.(3)

        1,597,648     

Chrysalis Ventures III, L.P.

        1,982,290     

Crosslink Crossover Fund IV, L.P.(2)

        673,237     

Crosslink Crossover Fund V, L.P.

        3,984,018     

Crosslink Crossover Fund VI, L.P.

        16,127,216     

Dace Ventures I, LP(2)

        1,191,236     

Fairhaven Capital Partners, L.P.

        7,339,872     

Founders Fund III, LP

        19,745,163     

Founders Fund IV, LP

        17,490,162     

Garrison Opportunity Fund II A LLC

        11,529,201     

Garrison Opportunity Fund LLC(2)

        12,618,494     

HealthCor Partners Fund, L.P.(2)

        8,050,383     

Highland Credit Strategies Liquidation Vehicle Onshore

        1,674,178     

Ithan Creek Partners, L.P.

        9,630,510     

Kior Shares Liquidating Capital Account

        —       

L-R Global Partners, L.P.

        342,018     

MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners III L.P.(1)

        8,296,362     

Middle East North Africa Opportunities Fund, L.P.(1)(3)

     3,969         675,206     

Monomoy Capital Partners II, L.P.

        5,486,625     

Monomoy Capital Partners, L.P.

        1,941,554     

Monsoon India Select Equity Fund 2, L.P.(2)

        252,387     

Monsoon India Select Equity Fund, L.P.(2)

        140,654     

Penta Asia Domestic Partners, L.P.

        1,591,851     

Pine Brook Capital Partners, L.P.(1)

        16,252,992     

Pinto America Growth Fund, L.P.

        2,158,448     

Private Equity Investment Fund IV, L.P.(1)(2)

        5,309,069     

Private Equity Investment Fund V. L.P.(1)(2)

            41,200,445     

Saints Capital VI, L.P.(2)

        10,811,345     

Samlyn Onshore Fund, LP

        333,780     

Sanderling Venture Partners VI Co-Investment Fund, L.P.

        1,449,094     

Sanderling Venture Partners VI, L.P.

        1,079,656     

Sterling Capital Partners II, L.P.(1)

        1,119,514     

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

8


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2014

 

     Shares      Fair
Value
     % of
Partners’
Capital
        

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (continued)

        

United States (continued)

        

Private Equity (28.32% of Partners’ Capital) (continued)

        

Sterling Group Partners II, L.P.

      $ 824,131     

Sterling Group Partners III, L.P.

        11,908,660     

Strategic Value Global Opportunities Fund I-A, L.P.

        1,137,285     

TAEF Fund, LLC

        2,830,878     

Tenaya Capital V, LP

        4,832,041     

Tenaya Capital VI, LP

        5,468,327     

The Column Group, L.P.

        12,752,000     

The Raptor Global Fund L.P.

     1,209         593,618     

Trivest Fund IV, L.P.(1)(2)

        14,497,369     

Tuckerbrook SB Global Distressed Fund I, L.P.(2)

        4,022,438     

Valiant Capital Partners LP

        4,040,123     

VCFA Private Equity Partners IV, L.P.(1)

        727,002     

VCFA Venture Partners V, L.P.

        3,508,251     

Voyager Capital Fund III, L.P.

        3,609,205     

WestView Capital Partners II, L.P.(1)(2)

            21,047,452     

Real Estate (8.34% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Aslan Realty Partners III, L.L.C.(1)

        361,267     

Cypress Realty VI Limited Partnership

        4,062,150     

Florida Real Estate Value Fund, L.P.(2)

        8,047,739     

GTIS Brazil Real Estate Fund (Brazilian Real) LP(1)(2)

        16,718,472     

Lone Star Real Estate Fund II (U.S.), L.P.

        2,724,268     

Monsoon Infrastructure & Realty Co-Invest, L.P.(1)

        14,464,134     

Northwood Real Estate Co-Investors LP(1)

        6,444,544     

Northwood Real Estate Partners LP(1)

        9,729,025     

Parmenter Realty Fund III, L.P.(1)

        2,454,995     

Parmenter Realty Fund IV, L.P.(1)

        5,830,313     

Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners III, L.L.C.(1)

        8,942,000     

Pennybacker II, LP(1)(2)

        5,150,000     

SBC Latin America Housing US Fund, LP(2)

        9,181,351     

Square Mile Partners III LP(1)

        6,699,781     

Relative Value (4.86% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Blue Mountain Credit Alternatives Fund L.P.

        17,176,539     

Eton Park Fund, L.P.

        2,035,568     

Kenmont Onshore Fund, L.P.(2)

        15,787     

King Street Capital, L.P.

        951,619     

Magnetar Capital Fund LP(2)

        3,094,731     

Magnetar SPV LLC(2)

        1,447,232     

Millennium USA LP

        7,335,269     

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

9


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2014

 

     Shares      Fair
Value
     % of
Partners’
Capital
 
        

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (continued)

        

United States (continued)

        

Relative Value (4.86% of Partners’ Capital) (continued)

        

OZ Asia Domestic Partners, LP(1)

      $ 1,554,509     

PIPE Equity Partners LLC(3)

        7,272,700     

PIPE Select Fund LLC(3)

        16,968,173     

Stark Investments Ltd Partnership(1)

        55,940     

Stark Select Asset Fund, LLC

        843,809     
     

 

 

    

Total United States

        749,154,680      
     

 

 

    

Total Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

        1,087,116,708         89.92%   
     

 

 

    

Passive Foreign Investment Companies

        

Cayman Companies Limited by Shares, Exempted Companies and Limited Liability Companies

        

Energy (0.09% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Ospraie Special Opportunities (Offshore) Ltd.

        1,141,500     

Private Equity (0.04% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Quorum Fund Ltd

     8,762         509,516     

Relative Value (0.99% of Partners’ Capital)

        

CRC Credit Fund Ltd.

     52,234         11,307,007     

Overseas CAP Partners, Inc.

     78         638,377     
     

 

 

    

Total Cayman Companies Limited by Shares, Exempted Companies and Limited Liability Companies

        13,596,400     
     

 

 

    

Total Passive Foreign Investment Companies

        13,596,400        1.12%   
     

 

 

    

Private Corporations

        

United States

        

Real Estate (0.77% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Legacy Partners Realty Fund II, Inc.

        1,325,770     

Legacy Partners Realty Fund III, Inc.

        6,559,219     

Net Lease Private REIT V, Inc.

        12,901     

Net Lease Private REIT VI, Inc.

        360,791     

Net Lease Private REIT VII, Inc.

        517,887     

Net Lease Private REIT VII-A, Inc.

        517,887     
     

 

 

    

Total Private Corporations

        9,294,455        0.77%   
     

 

 

    

Total Investments in Investment Funds
(Cost $973,056,290)

        1,110,007,563         91.81%   
     

 

 

    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Schedule of Investments, continued

December 31, 2014

 

     Shares      Fair
Value
     % of
Partners’
Capital
 
        

Investments in Securities

        

Common Stocks

        

China

        

Technology (0.13% of Partners’ Capital)

        

JD.com, Inc.

     70,285       $ 1,626,395     

Japan

        

Consumer Products (0.07% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Aderans Co., Ltd.

     85,700         812,919     

United States

        

Healthcare (0.01% of Partners’ Capital)

        

Chimerix, Inc.

     1,507         60,672     
     

 

 

    

Total Common Stocks

        2,499,986        0.21%   
     

 

 

    

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $3,452,069)

        2,499,986        0.21%   
     

 

 

    

Total Investments (Cost $976,508,359)

      $ 1,112,507,549         92.02%   
     

 

 

    

The Master Fund’s total outstanding capital commitments to Investment Funds as of December 31, 2014 were $161,674,808. For certain Investment Funds for which the Master Fund has a capital commitment, the Master Fund may be allocated its pro-rata share of expenses prior to having to fund a capital call for such expenses.

All Investment Funds and securities are non-income producing unless noted otherwise.

 

(1)

Income producing investment

(2)

Affiliated investments (See Note 5b)

(3)

Affiliated investments for which ownership exceeds 25% of Partners’ Capital

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Statement of Operations

For the Period March 31, 2014 through December 31, 20141

 

Investment income:

  

Dividend income

   $ 7,141,403   

Interest income

     1,721,494   

Dividend income from affiliated investments

     2,724,018   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     11,586,915   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment Management Fees

     7,701,347   

Broker fees

     6,402,551   

Administration fees

     770,577   

Professional fees

     1,064,749   

Custodian fees

     44,045   

Commitment fees

     617,361   

Directors fees

     67,878   

Offshore withholding tax expense

     5,947,042   

Other expenses

     246,960   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     22,862,510   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (11,275,595
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):

  

Net realized gain from investments and foreign currency translations

     120,508,262   

Net realized gain from redemptions in-kind

     1,544,898   

Net realized gain from affiliated investments

     24,127,574   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (37,736,366
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     108,444,368   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations

   $ 97,168,773   
  

 

 

 

 

1

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P. commenced operations on March 31, 2014.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

12


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Statement of Changes in Partners’ Capital

For the Period March 31, 2014 through December 31, 20141

 

Partners’ capital at March 31, 2014

   $ —     

Contributions

     539,387,194   

Transfer of Interests from The Endowment Master Fund, L.P. (Note 1)

     1,723,272,229   

Withdrawals

     (1,150,900,544

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (11,275,595

Net realized gain from investments and foreign currency translations

     120,508,262   

Net realized gain from redemptions in-kind

     1,544,898   

Net realized gain from affiliated investments

     24,127,574   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (37,736,366
  

 

 

 

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations

     97,168,773   
  

 

 

 

Partners’ capital at December 31, 2014

   $ 1,208,927,652   
  

 

 

 

 

1

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P. commenced operations on March 31, 2014.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

13


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Statement of Cash Flows

For the Period March 31, 2014 through December 31, 20141

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

  

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations

   $ 97,168,773   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

  

Purchases of investments

     (71,990,975

Proceeds from disposition of investments

     559,316,312   

Net realized gain from investments

     (120,784,337

Net realized gain from redemptions in-kind

     (1,544,898

Net realized gain from affiliated investments

     (24,127,574

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

     37,460,232   

Cash and other assets received in transfer (Note 1)

     232,435,920   

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

  

Foreign currency, at value

     (3,449,077

Receivable from affiliate

     (458,791

Receivable from investments sold

     (36,557,663

Receivable from affiliated investments sold

     (36,602

Prepaids and other assets

     (84,926

Investment Management Fees payable

     2,234,666   

Offshore withholding tax payable

     347,732   

Administration fees payable

     126,270   

Payable to Adviser

     11,570   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     931,450   
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     670,998,082   
  

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

  

Contributions

     539,387,194   

Withdrawals

     (1,098,235,739
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (558,848,545
  

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     112,149,537   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     —     
  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 112,149,537   
  

 

 

 

Supplemental schedule of cash activity:

  

Cash paid for offshore withholding taxes

   $ 5,599,310   

Supplemental schedule of noncash activity:

  

Transfer of Interests from The Endowment Master Fund, L.P. (Note 1)

   $ 1,490,836,309   

Redemptions in-kind (Cost $1,907,171)

     2,509,261   

 

1

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P. commenced operations on March 31, 2014.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

14


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014

 

(1) ORGANIZATION

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P. (the “Master Fund”), a Delaware limited partnership, commenced operations on March 31, 2014. The Master Fund is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Master Fund is the master fund in a master-feeder structure in which there are currently three feeder funds.

The Master Fund’s investment objective is to manage a portfolio of investment funds including, but not limited to, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, offshore corporations, other foreign investment vehicles (collectively, the “Investment Funds”), and cash to preserve value while prioritizing liquidity to investors over active management, until such time as the Master Fund’s portfolio has been liquidated. The Master Fund holds a portfolio of Investment Funds, reflecting an approximate pro rata division of the portfolio of The Endowment Master Fund, L.P. (the “Legacy Master Fund”), managed in a broad range of investment strategies and asset categories. The Adviser, as hereinafter defined, manages the Master Fund portfolio primarily in a passive manner whereby the Master Fund holds to self-liquidating private equity and other similar illiquid interests in Investment Funds and oversees the liquidation of other Investment Funds that provide for redemption while managing the Master Fund’s cash to ensure the Master Fund has the ability to satisfy outstanding capital commitments relating to such portfolio holdings.

The Endowment Fund GP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, serves as the general partner of the Master Fund and the Legacy Master Fund (the “General Partner”). To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner has irrevocably delegated to a board of directors (the “Board” and each member a “Director”) its rights and powers to monitor and oversee the business affairs of the Master Fund, including the complete and exclusive authority to oversee and establish policies regarding the management, conduct, and operation of the Master Fund’s business. A majority of the members of the Board are independent of the General Partner and its management. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any of its rights, powers and authority to, among others, the officers of the Master Fund, the Adviser, or any committee of the Board.

The Board is authorized to engage an investment adviser, and pursuant to an investment management agreement, (the “Investment Management Agreement”), it has selected Endowment Advisers, L.P. (the “Adviser”), to manage the Master Fund’s portfolio and operations. The Adviser is a Delaware limited partnership that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for the establishment of an investment committee (the “Investment Committee”), which is responsible for developing, implementing, and supervising the Master Fund’s investment program subject to the ultimate supervision of the Board.

Under the Master Fund’s organizational documents, the Master Fund’s Directors and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Master Fund. In the normal course of business, the Master Fund enters into contracts with service providers, which also provide for indemnifications by the Master Fund. The Master Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve any future potential claims that may be made against the Master Fund. However, based on experience, the General Partner expects that risk of loss to be remote.

On March 31, 2014 the Master Fund received in an in-kind transfer a portfolio of Investment Funds from the Legacy Master Fund, in exchange for limited partnership interests (the “Interests”) of the Master Fund totaling $1,723,272,229. The transfer was accounted for as a tax-free transaction resulting in Investment Funds transferring to the Master Fund with a total market value of $1,490,836,309, consisting of total cost and accumulated appreciation of $1,317,376,887 and $173,459,422, respectively, and cash and other assets of $232,435,920.

 

15


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

(2) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES

(a) BASIS OF ACCOUNTING

The accounting and reporting policies of the Master Fund conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying financial statements reflect the financial position of the Master Fund and the results of its operations. The Master Fund is an investment company and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”.

(b) CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Master Fund considers all unpledged temporary cash investments with a maturity date at the time of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

(c) INVESTMENT SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The Master Fund records investment transactions on a trade-date basis.

Investments that are held by the Master Fund, including those that have been sold short, are marked to fair value at the date of the financial statements, and the corresponding change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation is included in the Statement of Operations.

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Other investment fund distributions are recorded based on the detail provided with the distribution notice, as applicable. Realized gains or losses on the disposition of investments are accounted for based on the first in first out method.

(d) INVESTMENT VALUATION

The valuation of the Master Fund’s investments is determined as of the close of business at the end of each reporting period, generally monthly. The valuation of the Master Fund’s investments is calculated by Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., the Master Fund’s independent administrator (the “Administrator”).

The Board has formed a valuation committee (the “Board Valuation Committee”) that is responsible for overseeing the Master Fund’s valuation policies, making recommendations to the Board on valuation-related matters, and overseeing implementation by the Adviser of such valuation policies.

The Board has authorized the Adviser to establish a valuation committee of the Adviser (the “Adviser Valuation Committee”). The Adviser Valuation Committee’s function, subject to the oversight of the Board Valuation Committee and the Board, is generally to review valuation methodologies, valuation determinations, and any information provided to the Adviser Valuation Committee by the Adviser or the Administrator.

The Master Fund is not able to obtain complete underlying investment holding details on each of the Investment Funds in order to determine if the Master Fund’s proportional, aggregated, indirect share of any investments held by the Investment Funds exceeds 5% of partners’ capital of the Master Fund as of December 31, 2014.

 

16


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

Investments held by the Master Fund are valued as follows:

 

   

INVESTMENT FUNDS—Investments in Investment Funds are carried at fair value, using the net asset value (the “NAV”) as a practical expedient, as provided to the Administrator by the investment managers of such Investment Funds or the administrators of such Investment Funds. These Investment Funds value their underlying investments in accordance with policies established by such Investment Funds. Prior to investing in any Investment Fund, the Adviser Valuation Committee, as part of the due diligence process, conducts a review of the valuation methodologies employed by the Investment Fund to determine whether such methods are appropriate for the asset types. All of the Master Fund’s valuations utilize financial information supplied by each Investment Fund and are net of management and estimated performance incentive fees or allocations payable to the Investment Funds’ managers pursuant to the Investment Funds’ agreements. Generally, Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests will use market value when available, and otherwise will use principles of fair value applied in good faith. The Adviser Valuation Committee will consider whether it is appropriate, in light of the relevant circumstances, to value shares at NAV as reported by an Investment Fund for valuation purposes, or whether to adjust such reported value to reflect an adjusted fair value. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, fair value may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had readily available markets for the investments in Investment Funds existed. The Master Fund’s investments in Investment Funds are subject to the terms and conditions of the respective operating agreements and offering memoranda of such Investment Funds. Investment Funds are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy based upon liquidity.

 

   

OTHER—Investments in open-end registered investment companies (“RICs”) that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Where no value is readily available from a RIC or other security, or where a value supplied by a RIC is deemed not to be indicative of the RIC’s value, the Adviser Valuation Committee and/or the Board Valuation Committee, in consultation with the Administrator or the Adviser, will determine, in good faith, the fair value of the RIC or other security. Such fair valued investments are typically categorized as Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, based upon the inputs used to value the investments.

 

   

SECURITIES NOT ACTIVELY TRADED—The value of securities, derivatives or synthetic securities that are not actively traded on an exchange shall be determined by obtaining quotes from brokers that normally deal in such securities or by an unaffiliated pricing service that may use actual trade data or procedures using market indices, matrices, yield curves, specific trading characteristics of certain groups of securities, pricing models or a combination of these procedures pursuant to the valuation procedures approved by the Board. In each of these situations, valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, based upon the inputs used to value the investments.

(e) FOREIGN CURRENCY

The accounting records of the Master Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts and investments denominated in a foreign currency, if any, are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at current exchange rates on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions. The Master Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments and foreign currency translations.

 

17


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

(f) CFTC REGULATION

The Master Fund is deemed to be a commodity pool under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “CEA”). In 2013, the CFTC adopted final regulations designed to harmonize the obligations of registered commodity pool operators (“CPOs”) for commodity pools that are also registered as investment companies under the 1940 Act (the “Harmonization Rules”). Under the Harmonization Rules, the CFTC generally will accept the SEC’s disclosure, reporting, and recordkeeping regime as “substituted compliance” for substantially all of the CFTC’s regulations long as the CPO complies with applicable requirements under the SEC’s statutory and regulatory compliance regime to which it or the pool is already subject. The Adviser intends to operate the Master Fund in compliance with the CFTC’s Harmonization Rules.

(g) INVESTMENT INCOME

For investments in securities, dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of withholding taxes. Interest income is recorded as earned on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

(h) FUND EXPENSES

Unless otherwise voluntarily or contractually assumed by the Adviser or another party, the Master Fund bears all expenses incurred in its business including, but not limited to, the following: all costs and expenses related to investment transactions and positions for the Master Fund’s account; legal fees; accounting, auditing and tax preparation fees; recordkeeping and custodial fees; costs of computing the Master Fund’s net asset value; fees for data and software providers; research expenses; costs of insurance; registration expenses; expenses of meetings of partners; directors fees; all costs with respect to communications to partners; transfer taxes; offshore withholding taxes; and other types of expenses as may be approved from time to time by the Board.

(i) INCOME TAXES

The Master Fund is organized and operates as a limited partnership and is not subject to income taxes as a separate entity. Such taxes are the responsibility of the individual partners. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the Master Fund’s financial statements. Investments in foreign securities may result in foreign taxes being withheld by the issuer of such securities. For U.S. offshore withholding tax, the Master Fund may serve as withholding agent for its offshore feeder funds.

For the current tax year ended December 31, 2014, and for all major jurisdictions, management of the Master Fund has evaluated the tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Master Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions will “more-likely-than-not” be sustained by the Master Fund upon challenge by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold and that would result in a tax benefit or expense to the Master Fund would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current period. For the period March 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014, the Master Fund did not recognize any amounts for unrecognized tax benefit/expense. A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefit/expense is not provided herein, as the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefit/expense are zero, with no interim additions, reductions or settlements. Tax positions taken in the current tax year ended December 31, 2014 which remains open under the statute of limitations (generally three years for federal income tax purposes) are subject to examination by federal and state tax jurisdictions.

 

18


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

(j) USE OF ESTIMATES

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates and such differences may be significant.

(3) FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Master Fund defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions.

The inputs used to determine the fair value of the Master Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments and registered investment companies where the value per share (unit) is determined and published and is the basis for current transactions for identical assets or liabilities at the valuation date

 

   

Level 2—investments with other significant observable inputs or investments that can be fully redeemed at the NAV in the “near term”

 

   

Level 3—investments with significant unobservable inputs (which may include the Master Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) or investments that cannot be fully redeemed at the NAV in the “near term”; these are investments that generally have one or more of the following characteristics: gated redemptions, suspended redemptions, or lock-up periods greater than quarterly

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The Master Fund discloses transfers between levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

The Master Fund establishes valuation processes and procedures to ensure that the valuation techniques for investments categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are fair, consistent, and appropriate. The Adviser is responsible for developing the Master Fund’s written valuation processes and procedures, conducting periodic reviews of the valuation policies, and evaluating the overall fairness and consistent application of the valuation policies. The Board Valuation Committee has authorized the Adviser to oversee the implementation of the Board approved valuation procedures by the Administrator. The Adviser Valuation Committee is comprised of various Master Fund personnel, which include members from the Master Fund’s portfolio management and operations groups. The Adviser Valuation Committee meets monthly or as needed, to determine the valuations of the Master Fund’s Level 3 investments. The valuations are supported by methodologies employed by the Investment Funds’ market data, industry accepted third party valuation models, or other methods the Adviser Valuation Committee deems to be appropriate, including the use of internal proprietary valuation models.

 

19


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

The following is a summary categorization of the Master Fund’s investments based on the level of inputs utilized in determining the value of such investments as of December 31, 2014:

 

    LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3    

Total

 
    Investments     Investments     Investments     Investments  

Investment Funds

       

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited

       

Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

       

Energy

  $ —        $ —        $ 189,521,379      $ 189,521,379   

Event-Driven

    —          —          52,475,970        52,475,970   

Global Macro and Trading

    —          —          31,361,345        31,361,345   

Private Equity

    —          —          629,148,054        629,148,054   

Real Estate

    —          —          125,845,499        125,845,499   

Relative Value

    —          —          58,764,461        58,764,461   

Passive Foreign Investment Companies

       

Energy

    —          —          1,141,500        1,141,500   

Private Equity

    —          —          509,516        509,516   

Relative Value

    —          —          11,945,384        11,945,384   

Private Corporations

       

Real Estate

    —          —          9,294,455        9,294,455   

Investment Securities

       

Common Stocks

       

Consumer Products

    812,919        —          —          812,919   

Healthcare

    60,672        —          —          60,672   

Technology

    1,626,395        —          —          1,626,395   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,499,986      $ —        $ 1,110,007,563      $ 1,112,507,549   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The categorization of investments amongst Levels 1 through 3 does not reflect the fact that many of the underlying investments held by the Investment Funds included in Level 3, if owned directly by the Master Fund, may be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 investments.

The following table is a summary of quantitative information about significant unobservable valuation inputs approved by the Adviser Valuation Committee for Level 3 fair value measurements for investments held as of December 31, 2014:

 

     Fair Value as of
December 31, 2014
   

Valuation Technique

  Liquidity of
Investments
   Adjustments
To NAV**

Investments

         

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

         

Energy

   $ 189,521,379      NAV as Practical Expedient*   Non-redeemable    None

Event-Driven

     52,475,970      NAV as Practical Expedient*   Quarterly or Greater    None

Global Macro and Trading

     31,361,345      NAV as Practical Expedient*   Monthly or Greater    None

Private Equity

     629,148,054      NAV as Practical Expedient*   Non-redeemable    None

Real Estate

     125,845,499      NAV as Practical Expedient*   Non-redeemable    None

Relative Value

     58,764,461      NAV as Practical Expedient*   Quarterly or Greater    None

 

20


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

     Fair Value as of
December 31, 2014
   

Valuation
Technique

  Liquidity of
Investments
   Adjustments
To NAV**

Passive Foreign Investment Companies

         

Energy

   $ 1,141,500      NAV as Practical Expedient*   Non-redeemable    None

Private Equity

     509,516      NAV as Practical Expedient*   Non-redeemable    None

Relative Value

     11,945,384      NAV as Practical Expedient*   Non-redeemable    None

Private Corporations

         

Real Estate

     9,294,455      NAV as Practical Expedient*   Non-redeemable    None
  

 

 

        

Total Investments

   $ 1,110,007,563          
  

 

 

        

 

*

Unobservable valuation input.

**

Amounts represent adjustments, if any, made to NAV provided by the investment manager or administrator of the Investment Funds. Adjustments to the practical expedient NAV may be made under certain circumstances including, but not limited to, the following: the practical expedient NAV received is not as of the Master Fund’s measurement date; it is probable that the Investment Fund will be sold at a value significantly different than the reported expedient NAV; it is determined by the Board Valuation Committee that the Investment Fund is not being valued at fair value by the Investment Fund manager.

Transfers that occurred between Levels 2 and 3 during the period March 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014, based on levels assigned to Investments on March 31, 2014, are included in the table below. The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments based on the inputs used to determine fair value:

 

    Investments  
    Beginning
Balance as of
March 31, 2014
    Transfers
In-Kind^
    Gross
Purchases
    Gross
Sales*
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Ending
Balance as of
December 31, 2014
 

Investments

             

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited

             

Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

             

Energy

  $ —        $ 192,104,381      $ 24,161,330      $ (48,373,346 ) $      23,316,422      $ (1,687,408   $ 189,521,379   

Event-Driven

    —          69,150,029        9,550,335        (17,763,685     856,128        (9,316,837     52,475,970   

Global Macro and Trading

    —          29,725,654        —          (10,988     10,988        1,635,691        31,361,345   

Private Equity

    —          626,822,061        48,271,980        (131,415,941     43,118,351        42,351,603        629,148,054   

Real Estate

    —          149,145,780        6,403,606        (36,335,697     8,433,859        (1,802,049     125,845,499   

Relative Value

    —          198,401,024        8,228        (139,949,546     41,335,915        (41,031,160     58,764,461   

 

21


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

    Investments  
    Beginning
Balance as of
March 31, 2014
    Transfers
In-Kind^
    Gross
Purchases
    Gross
Sales*
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Ending
Balance as of
December 31, 2014
 

Passive Foreign Investment Companies

             

Energy

  $ —        $ 1,455,515      $ —        $ (330,574   $ 86,022      $ (69,463   $ 1,141,500   

Private Equity

    —          517,238        —          —          —          (7,722     509,516   

Relative Value

    —          18,379,864        53,781        (7,293,614     2,361,457        (1,556,104     11,945,384   

Private Corporations

             

Real Estate

    —          10,202,859        —          (739,866     —          (168,538     9,294,455   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $ —        $ 1,295,904,405      $ 88,449,260      $ (382,213,257   $ 119,519,142      $ (11,651,987   $ 1,110,007,563   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^

Transfers In-Kind resulted from a tender offer of the Legacy Master Fund effective March 31, 2014 in a tax free transfer. Investment Funds were received by the Master Fund at market value at the time of transfer, accounted for by transferring the original cost and accumulated unrealized appreciation/depreciation of each of the Investment Funds.

*

Includes Return of Capital and Capital Gain Distributions.

The net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the table above are reflected in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Level 3 investments held at December 31, 2014 is $24,567,710.

The Master Fund is permitted to invest in alternative investments that may not have a readily determinable fair value. For an investment that does not have a readily determinable fair value, the Master Fund uses the NAV reported by the Investment Fund as a practical expedient, without further adjustment, unless it is probable that the investment will be sold at a value significantly different than the reported NAV. If the practical expedient NAV is not as of the reporting entity’s measurement date, then the NAV is adjusted to reflect any significant events that would materially affect the value of the investment and the NAV of the Master Fund as of the valuation date.

Certain Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, early redemption fees. Other than Investment Funds that are self-liquidating, such as Private Equity and some Energy, Natural Resources and Real Estate Funds, the Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests have withdrawal rights ranging from monthly to annually, after a notice period, usually for a period of up to two years from the date of the initial investment or an additional investment. A listing of the investments held by the Master Fund and their attributes as of December 31, 2014, that qualify for this valuation approach is shown in the table below.

 

Investment Category    

Investment

Strategy

  Fair
Value (in
000s)
    Unfunded
Commitments
(in 000s)
  Remaining
Life*
  Redemption
Frequency*
  Notice
Period
(in Days)*
 

Redemption
Restrictions

and Terms *

Energy(a)   Private investments in securities issued by companies in the energy and natural resources sectors.   $ 190,663      $36,157   up to
15
years
  N/A   N/A   0-15 years
Event-Driven(b)   Strategies designed to profit from changes in the prices of securities of companies facing a major corporate event.     52,476      N/A   N/A   Quarterly   45-90   0-5 years;
up to 2.5%
early withdrawal fee; possible 25% investor level gate; illiquid side pocket capital

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

Investment Category    

Investment

Strategy

  Fair Value
(in 000s)
    Unfunded
Commitments
(in 000s)
    Remaining
Life*
  Redemption
Frequency*
  Notice
Period
(in Days)*
 

Redemption
Restrictions

and Terms *

Global Macro and   Trading(c)   Investments across global markets and security types seeking to profit from macroeconomic opportunities. Strategies can be discretionary or systematic. Includes CTAs.   $ 31,361        N/A      N/A   Quarterly   30-90   0-5 years;
up to 6%
early redemption fee; possible hard lock within first 12 months; illiquid side pocket capital
Private Equity(d)   Investments in nonpublic companies.     629,658        99,434      up to 10 years   N/A   N/A   0-10 years
Real Estate(e)   Investments in REITs, private partnerships, and various real estate related mortgage securities.     135,140        26,084      up to 10 years   N/A   N/A   0-10 years
Relative Value(f)   Strategies seeking to profit from inefficiencies existing within capital structures, within markets, and across markets.     70,710        N/A      N/A   Quarterly   30-120   0-5 years;
up to 7%
early redemption fee; possible 5% fund level gate; illiquid side pocket capital
    $ 1,110,008      $ 161,675           
   

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

*

The information summarized in the table above represents the general terms for the specified asset class. Individual Investment Funds may have terms that are more or less restrictive than those terms indicated for the asset class as a whole. In addition, most Investment Funds have the flexibility, as provided for in their constituent documents, to modify and waive such terms.

(a)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest primarily in privately issued securities by companies in the energy and natural resources sectors and private investments in energy-related assets or companies. The Investment Funds include private funds and private partnerships with private investments in their portfolios.

(b)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest primarily in the following securities: common stock, preferred stock, and many types of debt. Events include mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, spin-offs, and litigation.

(c)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest in global markets and across all security types including equities, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, currencies, futures, and exchange-traded funds. Investment Funds in this category are typically private funds and may include global macro funds, and commodity trading advisors.

(d)

This category includes private equity funds that invest primarily in non-publicly traded companies in need of capital. These Investment Funds may vary widely as to sector, size, stage, duration, and liquidity. Certain of these Investment Funds may also focus on the secondary market, buying interests in existing private equity funds, often at a discount.

(e)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest in registered investment companies or managers that invest in real estate trusts (commonly known as “REITs”) and private partnerships that make investments in income producing properties, raw land held for development or appreciation, and various types of mortgage loans and common or preferred stock whose operations involve real estate.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

(f)

This category includes Investment Funds with low net exposure to most financial markets. Underlying strategies include Equity Market Neutral or Statistical Arbitrage, Capital Structure Arbitrage, Convertible Arbitrage, Volatility Arbitrage, and Credit Arbitrage.

(4) PARTNERS’ CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

(a) ISSUANCE OF INTERESTS

Interests of the Master Fund are generally available only to those investors who received Interests as in-kind repurchase proceeds for their tendered interests in one of the feeder funds to the Legacy Master Fund. Interests of the Master Fund will generally not otherwise be offered or sold.

(b) ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES 

For each fiscal period, generally monthly, net profits or net losses of the Master Fund are allocated among and credited to or debited against the capital accounts of all partners as of the last day of each fiscal period in accordance with the partners’ respective capital account ownership percentage for the fiscal period. Net profits or net losses are measured as the net change in the value of the partners’ capital of the Master Fund, including any change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments and income, net of expenses, and realized gains or losses during a fiscal period.

(c) REPURCHASE OF INTERESTS

A partner will not be eligible to have the Master Fund repurchase all or any portion of an Interest at the partner’s discretion at any time. Interests are not redeemable nor are they exchangeable for Interests or shares of any other fund.

The Master Fund anticipates making quarterly distributions pro rata to all investors in an amount equal to the Master Fund’s excess cash (“Excess Cash”). Excess Cash is defined as the amount of cash on hand over and above the amount necessary or prudent for operational and regulatory purposes (“Required Cash”). The amount of Required Cash is determined by the Adviser with oversight by the Board. Excess Cash is generally distributed in the subsequent quarter or quarters where the aggregate of Excess Cash from such subsequent quarter(s) and prior quarters exceeds a threshold of $10 million. Intra-quarter distributions may also be made if Excess Cash exceeds a threshold of $25 million as of the forty fifth day after the end of any quarter. The Master Fund may make in-kind distributions of portfolio securities as deemed necessary.

(5) INVESTMENTS IN PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

(a) INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

As of December 31, 2014 the Master Fund held investments in Investment Funds and securities. The agreements related to investments in Investment Funds provide for compensation to the Investment Funds’ managers/general partners or advisers in the form of management fees of up to 2.0% annually of monthly average net assets. In addition, many Investment Funds also provide for performance incentive fees/ allocations of up to 20% of an Investment Fund’s net profits, although it is possible that such ranges may be exceeded for certain investment managers. These management fees and incentive fees are in addition to the management fees charged by the Master Fund.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

For the period ended December 31, 2014, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were $68,949,850 and $435,202,717, respectively.

The cost of the Master Fund’s underlying investments for Federal income tax purposes is adjusted for items of taxable income allocated to the Master Fund from such investments. The allocated taxable income is generally reported to the Master Fund by its underlying investments on Schedules K-1, Forms 1099 or PFIC statements, or a combination thereof.

The underlying investments generally do not provide the Master Fund with tax reporting information until well after year end, and as a result, the Master Fund is unable to calculate the year end tax cost of its investments until such time. The Master Fund’s book cost as of December 31, 2014, was $976,508,359, resulting in accumulated net unrealized appreciation of $135,999,190 consisting of $290,618,663 in gross unrealized appreciation and $154,619,473 in gross unrealized depreciation.

During the period March 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014, certain investments were received through a transfer-in-kind in connection with the redemption of certain investments. The fair value of these investments transferred-in-kind and related cost were as follows:

 

Investments Redeemed

   Fair Value      Cost      Realized
Gain (Loss) on
Transfers In-
Kind
     Unrealized
Gain

(Loss) on
Transfers
In-Kind
    Investments
Received

Sanderling Ventury Partners VI Co-Investment Fund, L.P.

   $ 41,874       $ 10,941       $ —         $ 30,933      Chimerix, Inc.

Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund, L.P.

     832,558         1,806,299         —           (973,741   Aderans Co., Ltd.

Tiger Global Private Investment Partners V, L.P.

     1,634,829         89,931         1,544,898         —        JD.com, Inc.
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   
   $ 2,509,261       $ 1,907,171       $ 1,544,898       $ (942,808  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

(b) AFFILIATED INVESTMENT FUNDS

At December 31, 2014, the Master Fund’s investments in certain Investment Funds were deemed to be investments in affiliated issuers under the 1940 Act, primarily because the Master Fund owns 5% or more of the Investment Funds’ total net assets. A listing of these affiliated Investment Funds (including activity during the period ended December 31, 2014) is shown below:

 

Investment Funds

  Shares
3/31/2014
  Shares
12/31/2014
  Beginning
Fair
Value
3/31/2014
    Redemptions
In-Kind
    Transfers
In-Kind
    Cost of
Purchases
    Cost of
Sales*
    Realized
Gain  (Loss)

on
Investments
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Ending
Fair  Value
12/31/2014
    Interest/
Dividend
Income
 

Blueshift Energy Fund, LP

      $ —        $ —        $ 29,055,673      $ —        $ (10,988   $ 10,988      $ 2,116,964      $ 31,172,637      $ —     

CCM Small Cap Value Qualified Fund, L.P.

        —          —          3,364,576        3,876,164        (5,424,768     (86,429     (131,895     1,597,648        —     

Credit Distressed Blue Line Fund, L.P.

        —          —          10,477,931        —          —          —          (1,613,864     8,864,067        —     

Crosslink Crossover Fund IV, L.P.

        —          —          673,663        —          (73,776     43,179        30,171        673,237        —     

CX Partners Fund Ltd

        —          —          15,554,767        3,128,362        (270,024     (317,019     3,466,868        21,562,954        7,144   

Dace Ventures I, L.P.

        —          —          1,264,582        68,157        (452,460     359,883        (48,926     1,191,236        —     

EnCap Energy Infrastructure TE Feeder, L.P.

        —          —          5,488,590        1,876,727        (5,941,640     4,674,208        (2,331,995     3,765,890        81,998   

Florida Real Estate Value Fund, L.P.

        —          —          6,844,132        —          —          —          1,203,607        8,047,739        —     

Fortelus Special Situations Fund LP

        —          —          4,309,086        4,350,980        (6,696,021     39,149        951,691        2,954,885        —     

Garrison Opportunity Fund LLC

        —          —          17,620,138        —          (7,207,675     —          2,206,031        12,618,494        —     

GTIS Brazil Real Estate Fund (Brazilian Real) LP

        —          —          20,094,808        4,701        (1,312,651     (10,680     (2,057,706     16,718,472        807,233   

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

Investment Funds

  Shares
3/31/2014
  Shares
12/31/2014
    Beginning
Fair
Value
3/31/2014
    Redemptions
In-Kind
    Transfers
In-Kind
    Cost of
Purchases
    Cost of
Sales*
    Realized
Gain  (Loss)

on
Investments
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Ending
Fair  Value
12/31/2014
    Interest/
Dividend
Income
 

Halcyon European Structured Opportunities Fund L.P.

      $ —        $ —        $ 56,154      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (1,428   $ 54,726      $ —     

Harbinger Capital Partners Fund I, L.P.

        —          —          20,191,722        —          —          —          (5,696,074     14,495,648        —     

HealthCor Partners Fund, L.P.

        —          —          7,742,635        137,467        (1,127,260     497,165        800,376        8,050,383        —     

Hillcrest Fund, L.P.

        —          —          10,675,680        551,299        (1,676,572     632,778        85,121        10,268,306        —     

Kenmont Onshore Fund, L.P.

        —          —          15,787        —          —          —          —          15,787        —     

LC Fund IV, L.P.

        —          —          20,139,863        554,979        (4,609,918     3,202,363        642,986        19,930,273        570,223   

Magnetar Capital Fund LP

        —          —          3,896,051        —          (2,414,768     1,180,000        433,448        3,094,731        —     

Magnetar SPV LLC

        —          —          1,711,346        —          (92,160     (7,119     (164,835     1,447,232        —     

Middle East North Africa Opportunities Fund, L.P.

      3,969        —          —          1,323,478        —          (36,602     (294,075     (317,595     675,206        38,797   

Midstream & Resources Follow-On Fund, L.P.

        —          —          26,595,655        58,461        (910,777     792,142        5,154,322        31,689,803        196,465   

Monsoon India Select Equity Fund 2, L.P.

        —          —          210,778        —          —          —          41,609        252,387        —     

Monsoon Infrastructure & Realty Co-Invest, L.P.

        —          —          13,082,919        569,395        (403,208     —          1,215,028        14,464,134        —     

Passport Global Strategies III Ltd.

      1,896        —          —          669,981        —          —          —          (481,273     188,708        —     

Pennybacker II, LP

        —          —          6,589,622        169,476        (3,205,981     1,437,045        159,838        5,150,000        241,681   

Phoenix Real Estate Fund (T) L.P.

        —          —          5,693,717        —          (5,415,634     —          1,105,723        1,383,806        —     

PIPE Equity Partners, LLC

        —          —          8,854,351        —          —          —          (1,581,651     7,272,700        —     

PIPE Select Fund LLC

        —          —          21,397,958        —          (1,845,494     (47,249     (2,537,042     16,968,173        —     

Private Equity Investment Fund IV, L.P.

        —          —          5,365,481        98,176        (737,002     502,752        79,662        5,309,069        6,052   

Private Equity Investment Fund V, L.P.**

        —          —          36,014,529        5,344,650        (2,576,539     1,427,328        990,477        41,200,445        91,114   

Quantum Parallel Partners V, L.P.

        —          —          26,419,851        6,690,745        (2,750,792     1,028,582        4,277,281        35,665,667        —     

Saints Capital VI, L.P.

        —          —          13,233,023        113,830        (3,557,210     2,699,043        (1,677,341     10,811,345        —     

SBC Latin America Housing US Fund, LP

        —          —          7,232,432        1,833,551        (378,033     46,810        446,591        9,181,351        —     

Tenaska Power Fund II-A, L.P.

        —          —          15,466,088        175,306        (6,771,420     (244,357     (305,743     8,319,874        245,555   

Trivest Fund IV, L.P.

        —          —          14,941,488        24,934        (1,264,832     38,212        757,567        14,497,369        227,575   

Trustbridge Partners III, L.P.

        —          —          33,216,294        321,928        (3,852,086     3,554,478        5,208,062        38,448,676        —     

Tuckerbrook SB Global Distressed Fund I, L.P.

        —          —          4,463,823        —          (549,219     —          107,834        4,022,438        —     

Westview Capital Partners II, L.P.

        —          —          24,839,550        1,358,022        (4,524,082     2,968,397        (3,594,435     21,047,452        210,181   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ —        $ —        $ 444,788,202      $ 31,307,310      $ (76,089,592   $ 24,127,574      $ 8,939,454      $ 433,072,948      $ 2,724,018   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Sales include return of capital.

**

Voting rights have been waived for this investment.

(6) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

In the normal course of business, the Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests may trade various derivative securities and other financial instruments, and may enter into various investment activities with off-balance sheet risk both as an investor and as a principal. The Master Fund’s risk of loss in these Investment Funds is limited to the value of its investment in such Investment Funds.

(7) ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

In consideration for administrative, accounting, and recordkeeping services, the Master Fund pays the Administrator a monthly administration fee based on the month-end partners’ capital of the Master Fund. The Master Fund is charged, on an annual basis, 6 basis points on partners’ capital of up to $2 billion, 5 basis points on partners’ capital between the amounts of $2 billion and $5 billion, 2 basis points on partners’ capital between the amounts of $5 billion and $15 billion, and 1.25 basis points for amounts over $15 billion. The administration fee is payable monthly in arrears. The Administrator also provides the Master Fund with legal, compliance, transfer agency, and other investor related services at an additional cost.

The administration fees are paid out of the Master Fund’s assets, which decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of the partners in the Master Fund. As of December 31, 2014, the Master Fund had $1,208,927,652

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

in partners’ capital. The total administration fees incurred for the period March 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014, was $770,577.

(8) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

(a) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE

In consideration of the advisory and other services provided by the Adviser to the Master Fund, the Master Fund pays the Adviser an investment management fee (the “Investment Management Fee”) equal to 0.70% on an annualized basis of the Master Fund’s partners’ capital at the end of each month, payable monthly in arrears, for the six quarters following March 31, 2014, and 0.40% on an annualized basis for periods thereafter until the period ending March 31, 2024, when the Adviser will no longer receive the Investment Management Fee.

The Master Fund’s partners bear an indirect portion of the Investment Management Fee paid by the Master Fund. The Investment Management Fee decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of the Master Fund that are credited to or debited against the capital accounts of its partners. For the period March 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014, $7,701,347 as incurred for Investment Management Fees.

(b) EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT

Through an expense limitation agreement (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”), the Adviser contractually agreed to limit total annualized expenses of the Master Fund, for the period April 1, 2014 through January 31, 2016, to the amount of 1.25%, exclusive of fees and expenses of underlying investment funds, borrowing and other investment-related costs and fees, taxes, litigation and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Master Fund’s business.

Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, the Adviser is permitted to recover in later periods expenses it has borne to the extent that the Master Fund’s expenses fall below the rate in effect at the time of the waiver. The Master Fund, however, is not obligated to pay any such amounts beyond three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the Adviser reimbursed such expense. Any such recoupment by the Adviser shall not cause the Master Fund to exceed the annual expense limitation rate that was in effect at the time of such waiver or reimbursement. For the period April 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014, no such expense waiver has been incurred by the Master Fund.

(9) CREDIT FACILITY

The Master Fund entered into a line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Credit Suisse AG on July 17, 2014. The terms of the Credit Agreement provide a $50,000,000 credit facility. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by the Master Fund’s investments. The Credit Agreement provides for a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum plus interest accruing on any borrowed amounts at the three month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a spread of 2.5% per annum during the commitment period and 3.00% per annum during the wind down period as defined in the Credit Agreement. There were no borrowings during the period ended December 31, 2014. The Credit Agreement expires on July 18, 2016.

 

27


THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

December 31, 2014

 

(10) FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     For the Period
March 31, 2014 Through
December 31, 20141
 

Net investment loss to average partners’ capital2

     (1.04 )% 

Expenses to average partners’ capital2,3

     2.11

Portfolio turnover4

     5.28

Internal rate of return since inception5

     8.89

Partners’ capital, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,208,928   

An investor’s return (and operating ratios) may vary from those reflected based on the timing of capital transactions.

 

1

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P. commenced operations on March 31, 2014.

2

Ratios are calculated by dividing the indicated amount by average partners’ capital measured at the end of each month during the period. These ratios have been annualized for periods less than twelve months.

3

Expense ratios do not include expenses of acquired funds that are paid indirectly by the Master Fund as a result of its ownership in the underlying funds. Expenses include U.S. offshore withholding tax, which is only allocable to investors investing through the offshore feeder funds.

4

Not annualized for periods less than twelve months.

5

The internal rate of return since inception (“IRR”) of the limited partners is net of all fees and profit allocations to the Adviser. The IRR reported is for the Master Fund as a whole. The IRR was computed based on the actual dates of the cash inflows (capital contributions), cash outflows (cash distributions) and the ending partners’ capital as of December 31, 2014 (the residual value).

The total return of the Master Fund for the period March 31, 2014 through December 31, 2014 is 6.17% and is calculated as geometrically linked monthly returns for each month in the period. Total return is not annualized for periods less than twelve months.

(11) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management of the Master Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the financial statements as of December 31, 2014.

 

28


 

THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information

December 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Directors and Officers

The Master Fund’s operations are managed under the direction and oversight of the Board. Each Director serves for an indefinite term or until he or she reaches mandatory retirement, if any, as established by the Board. The Board appoints the officers of the Master Fund who are responsible for the Master Fund’s day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board.

Compensation for Directors

The Master Fund, pays each of the Directors who is not an “interested person” of the Adviser, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”) an annual retainer of $12,500, paid quarterly, an annual Board meeting fee of $4,500, a fee of $1,500 per informal Board meeting, a fee of $1,500 per telephonic Board meeting, an annual fee of $833 for each Compliance committee member and $625 for each Audit and Valuation committee member, an annual fee of $4,000 for the valuation committee chairman and $3,000 for each other committee chair, each of which is paid quarterly, and an annual fee of $5,000, paid quarterly, to the Lead Independent Director. There are currently six Independent Directors. In the interest of retaining Independent Directors of the highest quality, the Board intends to periodically review such compensation and may modify it as the Board deems appropriate.

Interested Directors

 

Name, Address and Age  

Position(s)

Held

 

Principal

Occupation(s) During

the Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios

in Fund

Complex

Overseen

by Director

 

Other

Directorships

Held by

Director

John A. Blaisdell1

 

Age: 54

 

Address: c/o

The Endowment PMF Fund

4265 San Felipe, Suite 800, 

Houston, TX 77027

  Director,
Principal
Executive Officer
(Since 2004)
  Member, Investment
Committee of the
Adviser, since 2002;
Managing Director of
Salient, since 2002.
 

The Endowment PMF Funds (3);

The Endowment Funds (5)

  Salient Alternative
Strategies Funds
(investment
companies) (two
funds) since 2010;
Salient MF Trust
(investment
company) (seven
funds) since 2012;
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
(investment
company) since
2012.

Jeffrey R. Keay1

 

Age: 40

 

Address: c/o

HarbourVest Partners, LLC

One Financial Center,

44th Floor

Boston, MA 0211

  Director,

(Since 2014)

  Managing Director,
HarbourVest Partners,
LLC (private equity)
  The Endowment PMF Master Fund (1)   None

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and Age  

Position(s)

Held

 

Principal

Occupation(s) During

the Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios

in Fund

Complex

Overseen

by Director

 

Other

Directorships

Held by

Director

Jeffrey D. Young1

 

Age: 47

 

Address: c/o

Origami Capital Partners, LLC 191 North Wacker Drive Suite 2350
Chicago, IL 60606

  Director,

(Since 2014)

  Partner, Origami
Capital Partners, LLC
(investment adviser)
  The Endowment PMF Master Fund (1)   None

 

1 

This person’s status as an “interested” director arises from his affiliation with Salient Partners, L.P., which itself is an affiliate of the Master Fund, PMF Fund, L.P., PMF TEI Fund, L.P., and the Adviser.

Independent Directors

 

Name, Address and Age  

Position(s)

Held

 

Principal

Occupation(s) During

the Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios

in Fund

Complex

Overseen

by Director

 

Other

Directorships

Held by

Director

Jonathan P. Carroll

 

Age: 53

 

Address: c/o

The Endowment PMF Fund

4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,   

Houston, TX 77027

  Director
(Since

2004)

  President of Lazarus Financial LLC (holding company) since 2006; private investor for the past six years.  

The Endowment PMF Funds (3);

The Endowment Funds (5)

  Salient Alternative Strategies Funds (investment companies) (two funds) since 2010; Salient MF Trust (investment company) (seven funds) since 2012; Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (investment company) since 2012; LRR Energy, L.P. (energy company) since 2014;

Richard C. Johnson

 

Age: 77

 

Address: c/o

The Endowment PMF Fund

4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,

Houston, TX 77027

  Director
(Since

2004)

  Senior Counsel (retired) for Baker Botts LLP (law firm) since 2002; Managing Partner, Baker Botts, 1998 to 2002; practiced law at Baker Botts, 1966 to 2002 (1972 to 2002 as a partner).   The Endowment PMF Funds (3); The Endowment Funds (5)   Salient Alternative Strategies Funds (investment companies) (two funds) since 2010; Salient MF Trust (investment company) (seven funds) since 2012; Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (investment company) since 2012.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and Age  

Position(s)

Held

 

Principal

Occupation(s) During

the Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios

in Fund

Complex

Overseen

by Director

 

Other

Directorships

Held by

Director

G. Edward Powell

 

Age: 78

 

Address: c/o

The Endowment PMF Fund

4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,

Houston, TX 77027

  Director
(Since
2004)
  Principal of Mills & Stowell (private equity) since 2002. Principal, Innovation Growth Partners (consulting), since 2002; Consultant to emerging and middle market businesses, 1994-2002; Managing Partner, PriceWaterhouse & Co. (Houston Office, 1982 to 1994).   The Endowment PMF Funds (3); The Endowment Funds (5)   Salient Alternative Strategies Funds (investment companies) (two funds) since 2010; Salient MF Trust (investment company) (seven funds) since 2012; Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (investment company) since 2012; Energy Services International, Inc., since 2004; Therapy Track, LLC, since 2009;
Global Water Technologies, Inc.; Datavox Holdings, Inc.; Energy Services International, Inc., 2004 to 2013.

Scott E. Schwinger

 

Age: 49

 

Address: c/o

The Endowment PMF Fund

4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,

Houston, TX 77027

  Director
(Since
2004)
  President, The McNair Group (management), since 2006; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Houston Texans (professional football team) (1999).   The Endowment PMF Funds (3); The Endowment Funds (5)   Salient Alternative Strategies Funds (investment companies) (two funds) since 2010; Salient MF Trust (investment company) (seven funds) since 2012; Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (investment company) since 2012;
The Make-A-Wish Foundation, since 2008; YES Prep Public Schools, since 2001.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Officers of the Fund Who Are Not Directors

 

Name, Address and Age    Position(s) Held with the Fund   

Principal Occupation(s) During the

Past 5 Years

Paul Bachtold

 

Age: 41

 

Address: c/o

The Endowment PMF Fund

4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,

Houston, TX 77027

  

Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”)

(Since 2010)

   CCO, Salient (since 2010); Consultant, Chicago Investment Group (compliance consulting), 2009-2010; US Compliance Manager, Barclays Global Investors, 2005-2008; Consultant, Wells Fargo Bank, 2000-2005.

John E. Price

 

Age: 47

 

Address: c/o

The Endowment PMF Fund

4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,

Houston, TX 77027

  

Treasurer; Principal Financial Officer

(Since 2004)

   Partner, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Salient since 2003.

Jeremy Radcliffe

 

Age: 40

 

Address: c/o

The Endowment PMF Fund

4265 San Felipe, Suite 800,

Houston, TX 77027

  

Secretary

(Since 2013)

   Managing Director of Salient, since 2002.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

Supplemental Information, continued

December 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Allocation of Investments

The following chart indicates the allocation of investments among the asset classes in the Master Fund as of December 31, 2014.

 

Asset Class1

   Fair Value      %  

Consumer Products

   $ 812,919         0.07   

Energy

     190,662,879         17.14   

Event-Driven

     52,475,970         4.72   

Global Macro and Trading

     31,361,345         2.82   

Healthcare

     60,672         0.01   

Private Equity

     629,657,570         56.58   

Real Estate

     135,139,954         12.15   

Relative Value

     70,709,845         6.36   

Technology

     1,626,395         0.15   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,112,507,549         100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1

The complete list of investments included in the following asset class categories is included in the Schedule of Investments of the Master Fund.

Form N-Q Filings

The Master Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Master Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov. The Master Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission Public Reference Room in Washington, DC and information regarding operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting Policies

A description of the policies and procedures that the Master Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-725-9456; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Master Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-725-9456; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.

Additional Information

The Master Fund’s private placement memorandum (the “PPM”) includes additional information about Directors of the Master Fund. The PPM is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-725-9456.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.

(A Limited Partnership)

 

Privacy Policy (Unaudited)

The Master Fund recognizes the importance of securing personal financial information. It is our policy to safeguard any personal and financial information that may be entrusted to us. The following is a description of the Master Fund’s policy regarding disclosure of nonpublic personal information.

We collect nonpublic personal information as follows:

We collect information about our investors, including, but not limited to, the investor’s name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, social security number and date of birth. We collect that information from subscription agreements, other forms of correspondence that we receive from investors, from personal conversations and from affiliated entities as permitted by law.

We receive information about investor transactions with us, including, but not limited to, account number, account balance, investment amounts, withdrawal amounts and other financial information.

We are permitted by law to disclose nonpublic information we collect, as described above, to the Master Fund’s service providers, including the Master Fund’s investment adviser, sub-advisers, servicing agent, independent administrator, custodian, legal counsel, accountant and auditor. We do not disclose any nonpublic information about our current or former investors to nonaffiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law. We restrict access to investor nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to investors. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard investors’ nonpublic personal information.

If an investor’s investment relationship with the Master Fund involves a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank or trust company, the privacy policy of such investor’s financial intermediary would govern how any nonpublic personal information would be shared by them with nonaffiliated third parties.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics is included as Exhibit 12(a)(1).

(b) During the period covered by the report, with respect to the registrant’s code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions; there have been no amendments to, nor any waivers granted from, a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item 2.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

3(a)(1) The registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

3(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert is G. Edward Powell, who is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

    Current Year  

  Audit Fees

$             75,000   

  Audit-Related Fees

$ 0   

  Tax Fees

$ 0   

  All Other Fees

$ 0   

(e)(1) Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

The audit committee may delegate its authority to pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services to one or more members of the committee. Any decision of such members to pre-approve services shall be presented to the full audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

    (2) Disclose the percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c) (7)(i)(c) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

Current Year
0%

(f) Not applicable.

(g) Disclose the aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant.

 

Current Year
$0

(h) Not applicable.


Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

(a)  Schedule of Investments as of the close of the reporting period is included in the report to the shareholders filed under item 1 of this form.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

A closed-end management investment company that is filing an annual report on this Form N-CSR must, unless it invests exclusively in non-voting securities, describe the policies and procedures that it uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, including the procedures that the company uses when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of its shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the company’s investment adviser; principal underwriter; or any affiliated person (as defined in section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(3)) and the rules thereunder) of the company, its investment adviser, or its principal underwriter, on the other. Include any policies and procedures of the company’s investment adviser, or any other third party, that the company uses, or that are used on the company’s behalf, to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities.

These policies are included as Exhibit 12(a)(4).

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

The Adviser’s Investment Committee Members

As of the date of the filing, the Investment Committee is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P. (the “Master Fund”), PMF Fund, L.P. (the “PMF Fund”), and PMF TEI Fund, L.P. (the “TEI Fund”) are registered investment companies (collectively, the “Fund Complex” and each individually the “Fund”). The members of the Investment Committee (each an “Investment Committee Member”) are: Messrs. Lee G. Partridge, Jeremy L. Radcliffe, William K. Enszer, William B. Hunt and William R. Guinn.

Mr. Partridge has served as an Investment Committee Member since January 15, 2013, and has served as Chief Investment Officer of Salient Partners, L.P. (“Salient”), which owns Salient Trust Co., LTA, a trust company chartered under the laws of the State of Texas, since January 15, 2013. Mr. Radcliffe has served as an Investment Committee Member since 2014 and Managing Director of Salient since 2002. Previously, he held the position of Partner of The Redstone Companies, L.P. and certain affiliates thereof (from 1998-2002 (collectively, “Redstone”)). Mr. Enszer has served as an Investment Committee Member since 2014 and Director of Salient since 2010. Previously, he held the position of Vice President of Redstone Asset Management (from 2005-2010). Mr. Hunt has served as an Investment Committee Member since 2014 and as Chief Risk Officer of Salient since 2014. He previously held positions as a Senior Analyst and Portfolio Manager of Iridian Asset Management (from 1996-2011) and Professor at Southern Methodist University (from 1991-2000). Mr. Guinn has served as an Investment Committee Member since 2014 and Director of Salient since 2013. Previously, he held the position of Director of Strategic Partnerships and Opportunistic Investments at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (2009-2013). Each member of the Investment Committee reviews asset allocation recommendations made by the Adviser’s representatives, manager due diligence and recommendations and, by a majority vote of the Investment Committee, determines asset allocation and manager selection.

The Adviser and certain other entities controlled by the Principals manage investment programs which are similar to that of the Fund, and the Adviser and/or the Principals may in the future serve as an investment adviser or otherwise manage or direct the investment activities of other registered and/or private investment vehicles with investment programs similar to the Funds.


Other Accounts Managed by the Investment Adviser

Certain Investment Committee Members, who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, also manage other registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles and other accounts, as indicated below. The following tables identify, as of December 31, 2014: (i) the number of other registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles and other accounts managed by the Investment Committee Member and the total assets of such companies, vehicles and accounts; and (ii) the number and total assets of such companies, vehicles and accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on performance.

 

Name

   Number of Other
Accounts
   Total Assets of Other
Accounts
     Number of Other Accounts
Subject to a Performance
Fee
   Total Assets of Other
Accounts Subject to
a Performance Fee
 

Jeremy Radcliffe

           

  Registered investment companies (1)

   15    $ 2.84 billion       0    $ -     

  Other pooled investment companies (1)

   20    $ 1.79 billion       3    $ 477.55 million   

  Other accounts

   4301    $ 16.40 billion       3    $ 10.59 billion   

Lee Partridge

           

  Registered investment companies (1)

   13    $ 3.73 billion       0    $ -     

  Other pooled investment companies (1)

   16    $ 1.43 billion       3    $ 477.55 million   

  Other accounts

   4301    $ 15.13 billion       3    $ 10.59 billion   

William K. Enszer

           

  Registered investment companies (1)

   5    $ 363.81 million       0    $ -     

  Other pooled investment companies (1)

   4    $ -         0    $ -     

  Other accounts

   0    $ -         0    $ -     

William B. Hunt

           

  Registered investment companies (1)

   5    $ 363.81 million       0    $ -     

  Other pooled investment companies (1)

   4    $ -         0    $ -     

  Other accounts

   0    $ -         0    $ -     

William R. Guinn

           

  Registered investment companies (1)

   8    $ 2.55 billion       0    $ -     

  Other pooled investment companies (1)

   7    $ 1.06 billion       2    $ 426.78 million   

  Other accounts

   4300    $ 5.90 billion       2    $ 87.82 million   

 

  (1)

For registered investment companies and pooled investment vehicles managed, the number of vehicles reported for master feeder structures includes both the master fund and feeder funds while the corresponding total assets reported reflect the assets of the master fund only.

Conflicts of Interest of the Adviser

From time to time, potential conflicts of interest may arise between an Investment Committee Member’s management of the investments of the Fund, on the one hand, and the management of other registered investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and other accounts (collectively, “other accounts”), on the other. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives or strategies as the Fund, track the same index the Fund tracks or otherwise hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Fund. The other accounts might also have different investment objectives or strategies than the Fund.

Knowledge and Timing of Fund Trades. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the Investment Committee Member’s day-to-day management of a Fund. Because of their positions with the Fund, the Investment Committee Members know the size, timing and possible market impact of the Fund’s trades. It is theoretically possible that the Investment Committee Members could use this information to the advantage of other accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the Fund.


Investment Opportunities. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the Investment Committee Member’s management of a number of accounts with varying investment guidelines. Often, an investment opportunity may be suitable for both the Fund and other accounts managed by the Investment Committee Member, but may not be available in sufficient quantities for both the Fund and the other accounts to participate fully. Similarly, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by the Fund and other accounts. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

Performance Fees. An Investment Committee Member may advise certain accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based entirely or partially on performance. Performance fee arrangements may create a conflict of interest for the Investment Committee Member in that the Member may have an incentive to allocate the investment opportunities that he or she believes might be the most profitable to such other accounts instead of allocating them to the Fund.

Compensation to Investment Committee Members

Messrs. Partridge and Radcliffe indirectly own equity interests in the Adviser. Messrs. Enszer, Hunt and Guinn receive all of their compensation based on objective and subjective performance assessments of their work, which may take into account the size of the Master Fund and the other funds within the Fund Complex and the management and servicing fees charged thereon, as well as other funds managed by Salient affiliates for which they has significant involvement. Messrs. Partridge and Radcliffe also own, directly or indirectly, equity in the general partner of another fund, and are compensated directly on performance (based on an incentive allocation) and the size of the fund’s asset base. In addition, Messrs. Partridge and Radcliffe are partners and principal executive officers of Salient and related affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Salient Group”), which pays them a base salary and potential bonus. These individuals are responsible for the investment processes and management of the Salient Group. Messrs. Partridge and Radcliffe believe that to the extent that they are successful in their investment endeavors, the greater the number of assets over time and the more significant their compensation and equity value will be from the Salient Group.

Securities Ownership of Investment Committee Members

The table below shows the dollar range of the interests of each Fund beneficially owned as of December 31, 2014 by each Investment Committee Member.

 

Investment Committee Member

   Master Fund      PMF Fund      TEI Fund  

Jeremy L. Radcliffe

     None         None         None   

Lee G. Partridge

     None         None         None   

William K. Enszer

     None         None         None   

William B. Hunt

     None         None         None   

William R. Guinn

     None         None         None   

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.


The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is (i) accumulated and communicated to the investment company’s management, including its certifying officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of ethics that is subject to Item 2 is attached hereto.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(a)(4) Proxy voting policies and procedures pursuant to Item 7 are attached hereto.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)  

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.                 

By (Signature and Title)

  /s/ John A. Blaisdell                               

  John A. Blaisdell
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:

    February 24, 2015                                                                 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)

  /s/ John A. Blaisdell                                 

  John A. Blaisdell
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:

    February 24, 2015                                                                 

By (Signature and Title)

  /s/ John E. Price                                         

  John E. Price
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:

    February 24, 2015