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Private Equity Overview Texas Municipal Retirement System Private Equity Introduction Institutional investors pursue private equity investments primarily due to higher expected returns than traditional publicly-traded equities


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Private Equity Overview

Texas Municipal Retirement System

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Private Equity Introduction

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  • Institutional investors pursue private equity investments

primarily due to higher expected returns than traditional publicly-traded equities

– RVK’s long-term expected return forecasts are*:

  • Private Equity 11.00% vs. Global Public Equity 7.90%
  • The potential for higher returns is accompanied by tradeoffs

including:

– Lower liquidity and transparency – Increased portfolio complexity – RVK’s long-term expected risk forecasts are*:

  • Private Equity 29.00% vs. Global Public Equity 18.35%
  • It is important for investment decision makers to be educated
  • n the many unique aspects of private equity

*Based on RVK’s 2014 Capital Markets Assumptions

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What is Private Equity?

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  • Investments made up of privately held businesses that do not

trade on an exchange, are illiquid, and have a long investment horizon

  • Unique cash flow structure requiring paced cash funding and

distributions

– Capital is called “as needed”, slowly over a period of years, and distributions occur irregularly as investments are sold

  • Investments are long-term, typically 10 years or more, with

limited ability to liquidate before the termination of a partnership

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Private Equity Strategies

Company Growth Company Age

Venture Capital

  • Rapid revenue growth
  • Approaching profitability
  • Still building out management team
  • 3 out of 10 “hit rate”

Sample Firm: Sequoia Capital Sample Investment: Google Buyouts

  • Stable, possibly growing revenue
  • Generates consistent cash flow
  • Seasoned management team
  • 8 out of 10 “hit rate”

Sample Firm: KKR Sample Investment: HCA, Inc. Special Situations Growth capital investments, industry- specific funds, bankruptcy/turnarounds and mezzanine financing. Sample Firm: Sun Capital Sample Investment: Boston Market Distressed Debt Purchase of troubled companies’ debt (e.g., high yield, bank loans, trade claims) at a fraction of par value. Differing strategies with respect to levels of control. Sample Firm: Oaktree Capital Sample Investment: Lehman Brothers Debt 4

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Other Private Equity Strategies

  • Secondary Investments

– Purchase of existing partnership interests on the secondary market – Can be used to quickly obtain exposure and/or diversification – Proper due diligence and price are key determinants of success in the secondary market

  • Co-Investments

– Investments made directly into private equity companies, typically made alongside an experienced lead investor – Co-investments are typically more passive than a lead investor, but will usually have equal economic terms

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Why Invest In Private Equity?

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  • The private equity asset class provides some limited additional

diversification benefits to a broadly diversified portfolio

  • The primary benefits to the asset class is generating alpha above

public market returns

– RVK currently estimates that the private equity asset class will return a premium of 310 basis points over global public market returns – Observed volatility (quarterly market value fluctuations) of the asset class has been lower than large cap equity markets

  • Private equity investments provide a way to access industries,

sectors and products not easily available to public markets

  • Private equity investing allows skilled managers to effect

meaningful change to businesses, thus improving value

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Unique Considerations

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  • Illiquidity

– Private equity investments consist predominantly of holdings in privately held businesses with limited marketability prior to an exit (typically via an IPO or acquisition)

  • Long Investment Horizon

– Private equity fund investments are considered long term, with a horizon of 10 years or more

  • Cash Flow Uncertainty

– Cash flows are dependent upon market dynamics and can be difficult to forecast – Capital calls depend upon the availability of investment opportunities, while distributions depend

  • n the availability of investment exits
  • Lower Transparency

– Private equity firms typically raise capital with limited insight into the actual investments that will be included with the fund – Therefore, developing comfort with managers’ skill, as opposed to underlying investments, is essential

  • Higher Fees

– Private equity fee structures are higher than traditional asset classes – Typical fees to underlying managers include management fees and carried interest, or incentive fee on the investment gains – Fees are typically based on committed capital, regardless of the amount of capital called

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Historical Private Equity Returns

Source: Thomson Reuters. Private Equity performance data includes vintages between 1980 and 2012. Performance is calculated quarterly. 5 10 15 20 25 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years 20 Years Performance (%)

Investment Performance by Fund Type and Time Period As of September 30, 2013

All Venture Buyouts All PE S&P 500 Index

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Portfolio Construction

Vintage Year Diversification

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  • Vintage years exhibit varying levels of return

– As the graph below illustrates, not participating in specific years can have a significant effect on overall return

  • To achieve the long-term expected return on the

private equity asset class, it is important to maintain consistent exposure in each vintage year

Vintage Year Pooled Average Returns 1990 12.91% 1991 17.39% 1992 23.88% 1993 20.46% 1994 19.17% 1995 19.58% 1996 18.25% 1997 13.26% 1998 6.28% 1999 3.18% 2000 7.40% 2001 16.48% 2002 16.44% 2003 14.19% 2004 12.60% 2005 7.99% 2006 4.61% 2007 7.57% 2008 11.00% Since Inception (1969) Composite Pooled Average 11.5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

All Private Equity Vintage Year Pooled Average Returns Vintage Year Pooled IRRs

Pooled Average Returns Since Inception (1969) Composite Pooled Average

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Portfolio Construction

The Importance of Manager Selection

All Private Equity Source: Thomson Reuters – All Private Equity Funds with vintages between 1980 and 2012 Equity Funds Source: Investment Metrics US Equity Funds (SA+CF+MF) Private Equity performance is represented by the annualized since inception internal rate of return. 13.62% 12.50%

  • 1.59%

10.23% 15.21% 2.26%

  • 5%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% All Private Equity Equity Funds Performance

Annualized Performance Differential (25th - 75th percentile) January 1, 1980 - September 30, 2013

25th Percentile 75th Percentile Performance Difference

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Private Equity Terms

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  • Private equity funds typically have a fixed ten-year term with possible one to two

year extensions; fund of funds typically have twelve-year terms with two to three year extensions

  • The investment period is generally around five years for direct funds and three to

five years for fund-of-funds. This is the time when a fund actively seeks out and invests in new opportunities

  • Most of the capital will be drawn and most of the management fees and expenses

will also be paid during the investment period.

  • 10,000
  • 7,500
  • 5,000
  • 2,500

00 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 12,500 15,000

  • 2,000
  • 1,500
  • 1,000
  • 500

00 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 $ Thousands Cash Drawn Cash Distributed Cumulative Cash Flow 11

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Private Equity Fund Lifecycle

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Observations:

  • The fund is fully funded between years eight and nine (PIC)
  • Contribution and distribution schedules cause the amount of private

equity exposure to peak between years five and six, at approximately 80% of the Commitment amount (RVPI)

  • Sample PE Fund returned slightly above 1.8X Commitment (DPI)

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% 140% 160% 180% 200% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 % of Commitments Years

Sample PE Fund Cash Flows

Paid in Capital (PIC) Distributed Capital (DPI) Residual Valuation (RVPI)

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Private Equity Commitment Budget

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  • Private Equity commitments are drawn down over time and

distributions are made as a fund matures

  • As a result, over-committing is required in order to meet a planned

allocation target

– Typically 1.5X – 2X target – Follow-on commitment needed

  • To maintain allocation exposure
  • Vintage year diversification
  • Because the allocation level of the portfolio declines with

distribution activity, a regular commitment plan is required to establish and maintain appropriate commitment targets

  • Additional allocation factors to consider:

– Total fund growth (net of spending rate) – Timeline to reach target allocation – Annual review of commitment pace and budget

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Pacing Study

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Pacing Study provided by RVK:

  • Evaluates current portfolio status versus target
  • Considers the following factors*:

– Paid in Capital (Contributed Funds/Cash In) – Distributed Capital (Distributed Funds/Cash Out) – Valuation (Capital Account Valuation) – Allocation %

  • Takes into account the annualized growth rate for the overall total

composite

  • Presents a commitment plan with recommendations on private

equity program structure and a proposed commitment budget

* These variables are estimated using modified historical pacing patterns based upon the historical trends of the asset class and expected returns for each sub-segment.

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Investment Structure Options

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  • Off-the-Shelf Fund-of-Funds (FoFs)

– A fund-of-funds manager creates a portfolio of underlying funds or managed accounts, resulting in a single, diversified investment vehicle for a number of investors (commingled fund vehicle)

  • Separate Account Fund-of-Funds (FoFs)

– A fund-of-funds manager creates a customized portfolio of underlying funds or managed accounts, tailored to a single client’s investment goals (separate account)

  • Specialist Advisor

– A consultant specializing in private equity investing creates a customized portfolio of underlying funds – This consultant can be given the discretion to make investment decisions, or it can be a non-discretionary mandate, with the client making the final structure and fund selection decisions

  • Direct Investment

– The “Do it Yourself” approach. Client uses internal expertise and appropriate systems to create a diversified portfolio of single-strategy and multi-strategy funds

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Continuum of Implementation Approaches

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Higher Management Costs Less Control over Strategy Off-the-Shelf Fund-of-Funds Approach Separate Account Fund-of-Funds Approach Specialist Advisor Approach Direct Investment Approach Less Client Resources Required Lower Management Costs Greater Control over Strategy Greater Client Resources Required

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Implementation Matrix

Resources and Control

Off-the-Shelf FoFs Approach Separate Account Fund of One Approach Specialist Advisor Approach Direct Investment Approach Discovery, Evaluation, and Selection

FoFs Manager’s Staff Fund of One’s Manager’s Staff Specialist Advisor’s Staff & Internal Staff Approval and/or Delegation by Board/Committee Internal Staff Approval and/or Delegation by Board/Committee

Diversification

Instantaneous and Extensive Likely Faster and Extensive Likely Slower and Builds Over Time, but can be Extensive Slow, Builds Over Time

Cost Effectiveness

Requires an additional FoFs Manager fee Requires an additional discretionary Manager fee – potentially lower than an Off-the-Shelf FoFs Requires an additional Advisor fee – likely much lower than a FoFs Manager fee. Can be negotiated based on level of service and discretion desired. No additional Manager or Advisor fee, however management costs will be borne by the client

On-going Risk Monitoring

FoFs Manager’s Staff Fund of One’s Manager’s Staff Specialist Advisor’s Staff & Internal Staff Internal Staff

On-going Performance Monitoring

FoFs Manager’s Staff Fund of One’s Manager’s Staff Specialist Advisor’s Staff & Internal Staff Internal Staff

RVK’s Role

RVK will provide: Search, Evaluation, Due Diligence, and On-going Monitoring of FoFs Managers RVK will provide: Search, Evaluation, Due Diligence, and On-going Monitoring of Fund of One Managers RVK will provide: On-going Monitoring and Reporting, and will incorporate investments into total fund asset allocation reviews RVK will: Incorporate investments into total fund asset allocation reviews

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Summary

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  • Private Equity can generate significant value by enhancing

returns and improving diversification

– Unique risks are introduced due to factors such as:

  • Investment illiquidity, cash flow uncertainty, and wide divergence in manager performance
  • There are significant challenges that investors face in the

successful implementation of an alternative investment program

– Resources, access, transparency, lack of regulation, etc.

  • To manage diversification risk and to maintain access to best in

class managers a steady program of pacing capital to private equity opportunities is required

  • Proper implementation and manager selection is the key to
  • vercome these challenges

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Appendix

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Allocation Perspectives

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  • We estimate that the return will be 310 basis points in excess of

the global public equity markets over the long term. Volatility reflects lower liquidity than public markets.

  • RVK’s current long-term forecast*:

– Expected Annual Return of 11.00% – Expected Annual Standard Deviation equal to 29.00%

*Based on RVK’s 2014 Capital Markets Assumptions

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Correlation Int. Duration Fixed Income Non-Core Fixed Income Custom Real Return 50/50 Equity Custom Real Estate Absolute Return Inflation

  • 0.18

0.70 0.43 0.75 0.51 0.62 0.22 Negative Moderate- High Moderate Moderate- High Moderate Moderate Low Private Equity

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Allocation Perspectives – TMRS

Performance Impact – Forecasted*

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  • The TMRS final target allocation includes 5% to Private Equity (“PE”)

*Based on RVK’s 2014 Capital Markets Assumptions

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Min Max Min Max

  • Int. Duration Fixed Income

100 100 43 30 30 Non-Core Fixed Income 10 10 10 10 Global Linkers 4 Custom Real Return 5 5 5 5 50/50 Equity 60 60 49 35 40 Custom Real Estate 10 10 4 10 10 ARS 5 5 5 5 Private Equity 5 5 100 100 100 49 50 50 43 30 30 5 5 8 15 15 6.07 6.54 6.40 9.70 10.16 9.91 5.63 6.06 5.94 0.63 0.64 0.65 0.51 0.50 0.49 84 70 74 Target ex PE RVK Expected Eq Beta (LC US Eq = 1) Target RVK Liquidity Metric (T-Bills = 100) Return/Risk Ratio Frontier 1 Frontier 2 Current (5/31/2014) Return (Compound) Expected Return Risk (Standard Deviation) Total Capital Appreciation Capital Preservation Alpha Inflation Includes PE Current (5/31/2014) Target Excludes PE Target ex PE 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 Return (Annualized, %) Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation, %)

Efficient Frontiers 1 & 2

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2013 YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 7 Years 10 Years Core Fixed Income Barclays US Agg Bond Index 30.0% 30.0%

  • 1.9
  • 1.7

2.9 5.4 5.1 4.6 Non-Core Fixed Income Non-Core Fixed Income Index* 10.0% 10.0%

  • 2.0

1.7 5.6 10.5 9.1 9.6 Real Return Real Return Index* 5.0% 5.0%

  • 7.0
  • 10.4
  • 0.6
  • 1.9

0.4 3.6 Domestic Equity Russell 3000 Index 17.5% 20.0% 21.3 21.6 16.8 10.6 6.1 8.1 International Equity MSCI ACW Ex US IMI (Gross) 17.5% 20.0% 11.0 17.4 6.6 7.3 3.8 9.5 Real Estate Real Estate Index* 10.0% 10.0% 9.8 12.8 14.4

  • 0.5

2.6 7.1 Absolute Return HFN FOF Multi-Strat Index (Net) 5.0% 5.0% 5.2 6.5 2.5 1.5 1.4 3.1 Private Equity Venture Econ All Prvt Eq Index 5.0% 0.0% 13.7 17.7 14.9 10.4 9.9 13.4 100.0% 6.3 8.2 8.0 6.9 5.6 7.6 100.0% 6.4 8.3 7.9 6.9 5.4 7.4 6.1 7.7 6.8 8.2 6.4 6.6 Total Fund Composite Performance (%) as of September 30, 2013 Target Index ex Private Equity Target Index Asset Class Index Allocation 6.3 8.2 8.0 6.9 5.6 7.6 6.4 8.3 7.9 6.9 5.4 7.4 6.1 7.7 6.8 8.2 6.4 6.6 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 2013 YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 7 Years 10 Years Performance (%) Target Index Target Index ex Private Equity Total Fund Composite

Allocation Perspectives – TMRS

Performance Impact – Trailing Periods

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Total Fund performance shown is gross of fees.

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Allocation Perspectives – TMRS

Performance Impact – Calendar Years

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2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Core Fixed Income Barclays US Agg Bond Index 30.0% 30.0% 4.2 7.8 6.5 5.9 5.2 7.0 4.3 2.4 4.3 4.1 Non-Core Fixed Income Non-Core Fixed Income Index* 10.0% 10.0% 16.4 1.7 15.5 39.3

  • 16.1

9.8 13.6 4.5 17.0 22.9 Real Return Real Return Index* 5.0% 5.0% 1.7

  • 5.8

12.7 17.1

  • 26.8

14.9 3.9 13.7 11.0 21.7 Domestic Equity Russell 3000 Index 17.5% 20.0% 16.4 1.0 16.9 28.3

  • 37.3

5.1 15.7 6.1 12.0 31.1 International Equity MSCI ACW Ex US IMI (Gross) 17.5% 20.0% 17.6

  • 13.9

13.2 44.3

  • 45.6

16.6 26.9 18.2 22.3 42.7 Real Estate Real Estate Index* 10.0% 10.0% 11.5 15.9 16.3

  • 31.8
  • 13.8

16.9 18.8 24.1 15.1 10.2 Absolute Return HFN FOF Multi-Strat Index (Net) 5.0% 5.0% 4.8

  • 5.6

4.8 9.7

  • 20.5

9.9 9.9 6.8 6.8 11.9 Private Equity Venture Econ All Prvt Eq Index 5.0% 0.0% 13.4 9.9 18.3 15.3

  • 21.7

16.7 21.7 25.1 20.2 19.4 100.0% 11.1 2.0 12.7 16.3

  • 20.6

10.7 13.7 10.0 12.4 19.9 100.0% 11.3 1.2 12.5 17.3

  • 21.7

10.4 13.6 9.4 12.3 20.7 10.0 2.4 9.0 10.2

  • 1.3

7.8 0.8 10.6 12.8 1.7 Total Fund Composite Performance (%) Target Index Target Index ex Private Equity Asset Class Index Allocation

11.1 2.0 12.7 16.3

  • 20.6

10.7 13.7 10.0 12.4 19.9 11.3 1.2 12.5 17.3

  • 21.7

10.4 13.6 9.4 12.3 20.7 10.0 2.4 9.0 10.2

  • 1.3

7.8 0.8 10.6 12.8 1.7

  • 30.0
  • 20.0
  • 10.0

0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Performance (%) Target Index Target Index ex Private Equity Total Fund Composite Total Fund performance shown is gross of fees.

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Private Equity Performance

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  • Private Equity investments are challenging to accurately and

consistently report meaningful performance characteristics.

  • Time-weighted rates of return are generally meaningless for

investments that violate key assumptions – including client ability to withdraw funds at any time.

  • Assets with a “lock-up” and draw-down funding schedule are

more appropriately measured on an individual basis with the Dollar-Weighted Return – Internal Rate of Return (IRR).

  • Private Equity performance is also measured in terms of the Total

Value to Paid-in Capital (Investment Multiple or TVPI).

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Private Equity Fund Lifecycle

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  • Private Equity commitments are drawn down over time and

distributions are made as a fund matures.

– Most of the capital will be drawn in the first years of a fund’s life, but pace will vary by strategy. – Cash distribution activity begins in the later stages of a fund’s lifecycle, with most

  • ccurring in years four through ten.
  • Such irregular cash activity means dollars committed to the asset

class are not simultaneously invested. As a result, over- committing is required in order to meet a planned allocation target.

  • Because the allocation level of the portfolio declines with

distribution activity, a regular commitment plan is required to establish and maintain appropriate commitment targets.

  • RVK meets this objective with an annual Private Equity Pacing

Analysis.

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Allocation Levels

Without Continued Commitments

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Client A

  • Has a 6% private equity target allocation
  • By over-committing to Sample Fund, the target allocation is

reached in year seven, but declines with distribution activity

  • Continued investments are necessary to maintain this target

allocation

0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% 7.00% 8.00% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Allocation Year Estimated Allocation 26

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0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% 7.00% 8.00% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Allocation Year Estimated Allocation

Allocation Levels

With Continued Commitments

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Client B

  • Follows a custom commitment budget to maintain the target allocation:

Vintage US FOF Non-US FOF Total 2013 $10,000,000 $2,000,000 $12,000,000 2014 $10,000,000 $2,000,000 $12,000,000 2015 $10,000,000 $2,000,000 $12,000,000 2016 $10,000,000 $2,000,000 $12,000,000

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