Casedy Consulting LLC Brochure

COO/CFO Outsourcing and Operational Due Diligence Consulting

John A. Rogers, CPA, Founding Partner > Phone: (914) 533-0306 > email: [email protected]

Table of Contents

• Casedy Consulting Overview page 3

Table of Contents

• Founding Partner Biography page 4

• Summary of Consulting Services page 5

• Outsourcing: Start Up Phase page 6• Outsourcing: Start Up Phase page 6

• Outsourcing: Operations page 7

• Outsourcing: Marketing and Investor Relations page 9

• Outsourcing: Management Company Functions page 10

• Outsourcing: Real Estate page 11

• Special Services/Projects page 12

• Operational Due Diligence page 13

Contact Information page 14

COO/CFO Outsourcing and Operational Due Diligence Consulting

• Contact Information page 14

Casedy Consulting OverviewCasedy Consulting Overview

Casedy Consulting, L.L.C. (“Casedy”) provides COO/CFO outsourcing and operational d dili lti i t th lt ti i t t i d t

• Investment management industry veteran with over 18 years experience, including 8 years as a hedge fund COO/CFO/CCO

due diligence consulting services to the alternative investment industry.

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• Seasoned professional who has successfully formed and managed all operations of two +$750mm hedge fund firms

• Experienced and knowledgeable in all facets of the operations of hedge funds and investment advisors

• Provides consulting services to hedge funds at every stage of their g g y gbusiness cycle

• Also provides operational due diligence consulting services to investors in hedge funds who do not have the resident experience

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Founding Partner BiographyFounding Partner Biography

John A. Rogers, CPA, Founding Partner

• COO/CFO of Obrem Capital Management, LLC, 2007-2009

― Successfully implemented Obrem’s operations including accounting, middle and back office, trading, investor relations, compliance IT infrastructure and general office managementcompliance, IT infrastructure and general office management

― Oversaw and assisted in initial capital raise of approximately $800mm

• Principal - CFO/CCO of Stadia Capital, LLC, 2002-2007

― Successfully formed and managed Stadia’s accounting, middle and back office, compliance and IT infrastructure

Managed a team of five professionals― Managed a team of five professionals

• B.S. in Business Economics/Accounting from SUNY- College at Oneonta (1988); Certified Public Accountant


• Full Founding Partner CV available upon request

Summary of Consulting ServicesSummary of Consulting Services

Operational Due Diligence Consulting

Special Services/P j tDiligence Consulting Projects

COO/CFO OutsourcingStart-up phase

Operations and Reporting••

• Management company• R l t t


COO/CFO OutsourcingOperations and ReportingMarketing and Investor Relations

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• Real estate• Other services

Outsourcing: Start Up PhaseOutsourcing: Start Up Phase

Casedy Consulting provides operational outsourcing to companies in the start up h i l di

• Review of all fund, management company and general partner organizational documents

• Assistance in selection of 3rd party service providers including

phase including:

p y p gattorneys, accountants, administrators and prime brokers

• Evaluation and selection of IT Integrator and telecommunications vendor as well as advise on hardware and software selection

• Negotiation with all executing brokers, ISDA counterparties, independent research providers and soft dollar vendors

• Oversight and assistance with fund raising effortsO e s g a d ass s a ce u d a s g e o s

• Meeting with prospective and existing investors on all pre/post investment operational due diligence reviews

• Advise on office space acquisition and subsequent build out


• Advise on office space acquisition and subsequent build out

Outsourcing: OperationsOutsourcing: Operations

The Firm provides evaluation and implementation of all operational policies and d i l di

• Selection and implementation of all internal systems

― Portfolio management

― General ledger

procedures including:

― Partnership accounting

― Front-end trading

― Risk management

Investor relations ― Investor relations

• Oversight of all daily, weekly, monthly and annual processes including reconciliations, NAV calculations, year-end audit and K1 tax returns

• Oversee development of portfolio attribution and exposure reporting system for daily and monthly internal/external distribution


Outsourcing: Operations (continued)Outsourcing: Operations (continued)

The Firm also oversees and serves as a liaison with:

• Accountants/Auditors

― Interim and final annual audit procedures

― Preparation of partner allocations for K1 tax returnsp p

― Review of investor K1 tax returns

― Management company, GP and partner tax returns

• Fund administrator for daily, monthly and annual reporting

• Legal counsel in order to manage all regulatory filings

Hiring training and o ersight of operational s pport staff• Hiring, training and oversight of operational support staff


Outsourcing: Marketing and Investor RelationsOutsourcing: Marketing and Investor Relations

Casedy acts as “in-house” marketing and investor relations support assisting with:

• Capital raising efforts

• Investor requests

• Ongoing investor meetings to discuss portfolio and operational due diligence

• Preparation of due diligence questionnairePreparation of due diligence questionnaire

• Transparency reporting to investors


Outsourcing: Management Company Functions Outsourcing: Management Company Functions

Casedy has deep experience providing critical business advisory services and will:

• Oversee processing of management company and general partner accounting and tax related information

• Manage the selection and implementation of employee Manage the selection and implementation of employee benefit plans including:

― Medical and Dental

― 401(k)

― FSA/HSA

― Deferred compensation plans

• Handle budgeting and variance analysis

• Manage accounts payable

• Oversee the filing of quarterly and annual tax reports


• Manage payroll

Outsourcing: Real EstateOutsourcing: Real Estate

Casedy can evaluate and select appropriate office space as well as manage the associated d b

• Assisting with negotiation of lease

• Acting as liaison with:

vendors by:

― Architect

― General contractor

― Building management

― Broker

• Working directly with IT and telecommunications providers to provide IT system set-up and server room build-out


Special Services/ProjectsSpecial Services/Projects

Casedy also provides other special business operations services including, but not limited to:

• Advise on fund restructuring

• Crisis management advisory services

• SEC Registration

• Assistance with activist investment situations and liaise with 3rd party vendorsparty vendors

― Attorney

― Public relations firm

― Proxy solicitor― Proxy solicitor

• Establishment of new products


Operational Due DiligenceOperational Due Diligence

The firm believes that a sound operational infrastructure is crucial to an investment firm’s d id

• Operational due diligence consulting services to fund of funds, family office and high net worth investors in hedge funds

success and provides:

in hedge funds

• Intensive periodic due diligence reviews which are required to determine a fund’s operational efficiency and effectivenessand effectiveness

• In-depth experience with hedge fund operations, supplying the investor with insights and results that would not otherwise be obtained


Contact InformationContact Information

For more information about Casedy Consulting and our services, please contact us:

Casedy Consulting, L.L.C.

John A. Rogers, CPA, Founding Partner

Telephone: 914-533-0306

Mobile: 917-716-0394

Email: [email protected]


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