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3. Green Shoots Capital Square (‘GSC2’) is an
operational due-diligence consultancy serving the
single-manager investor community.
GSC2’s DD prowess and operational-risk focus relies
on the hands-on prior experience of its team with
leading alternative asset managers and fund service
providers, including inter alia the set-up and
operation of the Man Investments Trader Hotel, a
seeding and incubation platform for early-stage
hedge funds.
Excellence in Alternatives
4. GSC2views operational due
diligence as comprising the
discovery and ‘flagging’ of obvious
or hidden operational risks, the
provision of clear pertinent
notification(s) or the confirmation of
appropriateness and suitability, as
the case may be, and the
highlighting of potentially
problematic areas and issues that
require closer attention and
examination – whether these apply
to a hedge-fund start-up or to a
multi-billion-dollar fund.
5. GSC2 services single-manager investors
either via holistic, ‘360-degree’
operational due diligence, or via a
modular approach which focuses only
on highlighted areas of concern which
are not already covered by the
investor’s in-house capabilities.
6. Price List
Complete Manager Due Diligence Package CHF 30.000
An independent third-party assessment and quantitative analysis of the
investment strategy and investment risk management strategy.
A holistic approach covering all operational risk areas of the Fund and
an on-site visit to validate findings from document requests, phone
interviews and email correspondence. On completion, the service
includes a full report with a scorecard summary, risk red flags, risk
highlights and advice on reducing risks where applicable. Depending
on the Fund and Manager structure this service can evidence up to 60
documents in the due diligence process.
Five Stage process:
Document Request
Enquiry Question list A
Drill-down Question list B
Site Visit with Key Staff
Analysis & Report Write up
All above are subject to Swiss VAT if applicable, plus expenses
7. Price List
Operational Manager Due Diligence Package CHF 23.000
A holistic approach covering all operational risk areas of the Fund and
an on-site visit to validate findings from document requests, phone
interviews and email correspondence. On completion, the service
includes a full report with a scorecard summary, risk red flags, risk
highlights and advice on reducing risks where applicable. Depending
on the Fund and Manager structure this service can evidence up to 60
documents in the due diligence process.
Five Stage process:
Document Request
Enquiry Question list A
Drill-down Question list B
Site Visit with Key Staff
Analysis & Report Write up
All above are subject to Swiss VAT if applicable, plus expenses
8. Price List
Investment Strategy & Risk Package CHF 8.000
An independent third-party assessment and quantitative analysis of the
investment strategy and investment risk management strategy.
All above are subject to Swiss VAT if applicable, plus expenses
9. Price List
Modules CHF 3.200 each
I: Fund Legal Structure and PPM Summary of terms relevant to investors
II: Fund Manager Background, Ownership, Legal Structure, Staff Bios and Organisation
III: Applications , Technology and Business Continuity
IV: Investor Servicing, Trading , Operations, Accounting
V: Fund Governance & Oversight: Regulation, Compliance, Insurance & Audit
VI: Operational Risks, Credit Risk Exposure and Investment Risk Measures
VII: Valuation and NAV; assessment of level 1 , 2 and 3 instruments exposure and
questionable pricing methods
VIII: Fee Analysis (front load , management , performance, anti-dilution, investor
subscription & redemption terms, lockup , hidden costs etc )
IX: Fund forced closure implications and AUM Investor Breakdown
X: Asset Custody, Asset Verification, Asset Transfers & Trading Relationships;
Collateral Management, Liquidity & Leverage
XI: Site visit , write up and score-card
XII: Book a team member for a day of training, review or business development
guidance
All modules include an appropriate report with comments and recommendations;
normally not exceeding 5 pages. New module risk areas can be defined by the client
and a price quoted accordingly.
All above are subject to Swiss VAT if applicable, plus expenses
