Fund Summary
Fund Summary
Month BDC Fund II* S&P 500 TR NASDAQ Comp Dow Jones Russell 2000 (DRI)
FYE 2009 4.37% 5.49% 6.91% 7.37% 3.49%
FYE 2010 73.04% 15.07% 16.91% 11.02% 26.85%
FYE 2011 -46.38% 2.11% -1.80% 5.53% -4.18%
FYE 2012 28.21% 16.00% 15.19% 7.25% 16.34%
FYE 2013 13.20% 32.41% 38.33% 26.51% 38.82%
Inception to Date* 40.54% 91.38% 96.81% 70.68% 103.91%
1/1/12 to Date** 35.54% 53.60% 60.34% 35.69% 61.50%
* Fund's inception was October 1, 2009. Performance shown is net of all fees & expenses including management & performance fees. Past
performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. This material does not constitute an offer to sell (nor the solicitation of an offer to
buy) interests in BDC Fund II, LP (the "Fund"). Offering is made by Private Placement Memorandum from a Principal only. The indices included
above are presented only to provide a general indication of U.S. Stock market performance for the periods indicated and not as a standard of
comparison because they are unmanaged, broadly based indices.
** Represents investor with initial contribution of 1/1/2012. (After revised investment strategy.)
The General Partner of
BDC Fund II, LP
The general partner of BDC Fund II, LP (the
Fund) is Southland Capital Management, LLC
(SCM), a limited liability company. SCM is
registered as an investment adviser in the State of
California and has discretionary trading authority.
Nicholas Marshi is the Chief Investment Ofcer;
William Hansen is the Chief Marketing Ofcer.
Prime Broker MS Howells and Co.
Custodian Pershing, LLC / The Bank of New York
Administrator PartnersAdmin, LLC Monthly statements
Auditor Rothstein Kass & Partners P.C. - Annual Audit
Legal Counsel Ragghianti / Freitas LLP
Web Site www.southlandcapitalmanagement.com
BDC Blog www.bdcreporter.com
AUM, USD $24 million
Gross Assets $65 million
Every year, thousands of companies in America raise
hundreds of billions of dollars of debt to nance buy-
outs, recapitalizations or to renance existing
obligations, typically by issuing bonds or by taking on
loans. At a time when interest rates are very low,
borrowers pay a premium to attract debt capital.
Depending on size, credit risk and market conditions
borrowers pay between 5%-15% per annum. Outside
of recessionary periods, these loans have very low
default rates, pay interest regularly and rank in
priority above the Private Equity groups, which
typically provide the equity capital for the underlying
transactions. Until recently investors could invest in
private company debt, which is also known as
leveraged nance, only through private partnerships
and only to a small number of borrowers. Moreover,
capital invested was typically tied up for several
years, and little information was provided about the
composition, performance, and value of the
underlying loans in these partnerships.
Southland Capital Management, LLC
604 Arizona Ave., Ste. 23
Santa Monica, CA 90401 800.579.1651
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Investment Opportunity
Investment Universe
However, in recent years, a number of publicly traded vehicles have been
launched which provide broad and diversied access to all types of
borrowers from the very largest corporations to the lower middle market.
SCM believes there is an exceptional opportunity for investors to achieve
above-average returns from investing in a carefully selected portfolio of
leveraged nance debt, with the added benets of liquidity and transparency
from investing in publicly traded and regulated instruments. Given the
relative stability of the income streams, SCM is comfortable using a modest
amount of leverage to enhance investor returns. The Fund is generally
leveraged 2:1.
The Fund selects investments from a universe of over 110 publicly traded
vehicles that specialize in leveraged nance bond and loan instruments to
over 5,000 different borrowers. The Funds investments are in 3 categories
of debt instruments: below investment grade bonds (also known as high
yield bonds), oating rate senior bank loans and Business Development
Company (BDC) loans.
We invest in the high yield sector through over thirty different Exchange
Traded Funds (ETFs) and Closed End Funds (CEFs) that specialize in
these instruments, with assets in excess of $40 billion. Typically high yield
investments are to larger sized borrowers, in xed rate debt, across a range
of maturities and industries. The ETF and CEF vehicles we invest in pay out
net income earned on a monthly or quarterly basis.
We also invest in more than fteen ETF and CEF vehicles that specialize in
oating rate bank loans, with total assets of $10 billion. Typically, these
loans are made to larger sized companies, and usually are secured by
collateral. The interest rate on the debt oats in that the rate borrowers
pay changes quarterly, usually based on changes in the London Interbank
Offer Rate (commonly known as LIBOR). Again, the ETF and CEF
vehicles typically pay out all net interest earned (after expenses) monthly.
We also make investments in Business Development Companies. A BDC is
a unique kind of investment vehicle, set up by the Congress in 1980, with
the express purpose of encouraging investments in American private
companies. Companies that choose to become BDCs are not required to
pay corporate tax on their income, but must distribute at least ninety percent
of their taxable ordinary income to investors, and are required to use only
modest amounts of indebtedness. There are over 35 BDCs in existence,
with total investment assets of over $30bn in over 2,000 private companies.
All BDCs are publicly registered investment companies with debt or shares
that trade on an U.S. stock exchange.
There are over 35
Business Development
Companies in
existence; with total
investment assets of
over $30 billion in over
2,000 private
companies.