Fund of Fund Investment Disclosure

Public Act 96-1554 requires the disclosure of contracts for qualified fund-of-funds management services.  In accordance with 40 ILCS 5/1-113.15(b) of the Act, commitments have been made to the following investment advisors/fund-of-funds since March 18, 2011, the effective date of the legislation:

Fund-of-Funds Name Investment Advisor Commitment Amount
Adams Street 2012 Global Fund LP Adams Street Partners $80 million
Adams Street Global Secondary Fund 5 LP Adams Street Partners $20 million
Adams Street 2013 Global Fund LP Adams Street Partners $100 million
Adams Street 2014 Global Fund LP Adams Street Partners $100 million
Adams Street 2015 Global Fund LP Adams Street Partners $125 million
Adams Street 2016 Global Fund LP Adams Street Partners $150 million
Adams Street 2017 Global Fund LP Adams Street Partners $90 million
Adams Street 2018 Global Fund LP Adams Street Partners $90 million
Mesirow Co-Investment Fund VII-B LP Mesirow Financial Advisors $40 million
Mesirow Co-Investment Fund VIII-B LP Mesirow Financial Advisors $40 million
Franklin Templeton Emerging Manager REFF LP Franklin Real Asset Advisors $75 million
Franklin Templeton Private Real Estate Fund LP Franklin Real Asset Advisors $50 million
Pantheon USA Fund IX LP Pantheon Ventures $85 million
Pantheon Europe Fund VII LP Pantheon Ventures $39.6 million
Pantheon Multi-Strategy Program 2014 (US) LP Pantheon Ventures $125 million
Pantheon Access (US) 2017 LP Pantheon Ventures $90 million
Pantheon Access (US) 2018 LP Pantheon Ventures $180 million
Real Estate Global Partnership Fund II StepStone Group Real Estate $60 million

The factors contributing to the investment in these fund-of-funds include:

  • Experience of the firm in the management of institutional portfolios operated under prudent person standards, as well as related investment management experience
  • Qualifications and/or depth of the professional staff
  • Soundness of the firm’s investment philosophy and process
  • The investment record of the firm and/or the firm’s principals in former associations where that record is verifiable.