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Form N-CSR PMF Fund, L.P. For: Mar 31

June 9, 2023 1:58 PM EDT

 

UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED 

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-22941

 

PMF Fund, L.P. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

712 W. 34TH STREET, SUITE 201, AUSTIN, TX 78705 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

  With a copy to:
William P. Prather III George J. Zornada
PMF Fund, L.P. K & L Gates LLP
712 W. 34th Street, Suite 201 State Street Financial Center
Austin, TX 78705 One Lincoln St.
(Name and address of agent for service) Boston, MA 02111-2950
  (617) 261-3231

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 660-5146

 

Date of fiscal year end: 3/31/23

 

Date of reporting period: 3/31/23

 
 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PMF Fund, L.P.

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

1

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

12

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

13

Statement of Operations

14

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital

15

Statement of Cash Flows

16

Notes to Financial Statements

17

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

27

Privacy Policy (Unaudited)

33

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

37

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

47

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

48

Schedule of Investments

49

Statement of Operations

54

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital

55

Statement of Cash Flows

56

Notes to Financial Statements

57

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

75

Privacy Policy (Unaudited)

81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Partners and the Board of Directors of
PMF Fund, L.P.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and partners’ capital of PMF Fund, L.P. (the Fund) as of March 31, 2023, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statement of changes in partners’ capital for the year then ended, the period from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes to the financial statements (collectively, the financial statements), and the financial highlights for the year ended March 31, 2023, the period from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of March 31, 2023, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in partners’ capital and the financial highlights for the year ended March 31, 2023, the period from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, for the Fund were audited by other auditors. Those auditors expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights in their report dated February 26, 2021.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ RSM US LLP

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more Cypress Creek Partners investment companies since 2021.

 

Chicago, Illinois
May 30, 2023

 

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PMF FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

March 31, 2023

 

Assets

       

Investment in the Master Fund, at fair value

  $ 72,538,597  

Total assets

    72,538,597  

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

       

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    189,595  

Servicing Fees payable

    24,397  

Total liabilities

    213,992  

Partners’ capital

    72,324,605  

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

  $ 72,538,597  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PMF FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Statement of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2023

 

Net investment income allocated from the Master Fund:

       

Dividend income (net of foreign tax withholding)

  $ 401,276  

Interest income

    305,106  

Expenses

    (665,639 )

Net investment income allocated from the Master Fund

    40,743  

Expenses of the PMF Fund:

       

Servicing Fees

    351,304  

Professional fees

    302,432  

Other expenses

    114,844  

Total expenses of the PMF Fund

    768,580  

Net investment loss of the PMF Fund

    (727,837 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments allocated from the Master Fund:

       

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

    9,112,970  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

    (21,866,228 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments allocated from the Master Fund:

    (12,753,258 )

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations

  $ (13,481,095 )

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PMF FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital

Year Ended December 31, 2021, Period Ended March 31, 2022* and Year Ended March 31, 2023

 

Partners’ capital at December 31, 2020

  $ 145,998,963  

Withdrawals

    (47,268,626 )

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations:

       

Net investment loss

    (1,166,564 )

Net realized gain from investments

    19,442,984  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

    (3,760,881 )

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations

    14,515,539  

Partners’ capital at December 31, 2021

  $ 113,245,876  

Withdrawals

    (129 )

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations:

       

Net investment loss

    (355,777 )

Net realized loss from investments

    (7,072,747 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

    3,748,527  

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations

    (3,679,997 )

Partners’ capital at March 31, 2022

  $ 109,565,750  

Withdrawals

    (23,760,050 )

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations:

       

Net investment loss

    (727,837 )

Net realized gain from investments

    9,112,970  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments

    (21,866,228 )

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations

    (13,481,095 )

Partners’ capital at March 31, 2023

  $ 72,324,605  

 

*

The PMF Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to March 31. This period represents the three-month period from January 1, 2022, to March 31, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PMF FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended March 31, 2023

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

       

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations

  $ (13,481,095 )

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments allocated from the Master Fund

    12,753,258  

Net investment income allocated from the Master Fund

    (40,743 )

Withdrawals from the Master Fund

    24,433,683  

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

       

Servicing Fees payable

    (13,414 )

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    108,361  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    23,760,050  

Cash flows from financing activities:

       

Withdrawals

    (23,760,050 )

Net cash used in financing activities

    (23,760,050 )

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

  $  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PMF FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2023

 

(1)

ORGANIZATION

 

PMF Fund, L.P. (the “PMF Fund”), a Delaware limited partnership registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which commenced operations on March 31, 2014, is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The PMF Fund was created to serve as a feeder fund for The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P. (the “Master Fund”). There are currently three feeder funds (the “Feeder Funds”). For convenience, reference to the PMF Fund may include the Master Fund, as the context requires.

 

The PMF Fund’s investment objective is to manage a portfolio of investments in a wide range of investment vehicles (“Investment Funds”) and cash to preserve value while prioritizing liquidity to investors over active management, until such time as the Master Fund’s portfolio has been liquidated. The Master Fund holds a portfolio of Investment Funds, reflecting an approximate pro rata division of the portfolio of the Legacy Master Fund, managed in a broad range of investment strategies and asset categories. The Adviser, as hereinafter defined, manages the Master Fund portfolio primarily in a passive manner whereby the Master Fund holds to self-liquidating private equity and other similar illiquid interests in Investment Funds and oversees the liquidation of other Investment Funds that provide for redemption while managing the Master Fund’s cash to ensure the Master Fund has the ability to satisfy outstanding capital commitments relating to such portfolio holdings. The Master Fund’s financial statements, Schedule of Investments, and notes to the financial statements, included elsewhere in this report, should be read in conjunction with this report. The percentage of the Master Fund’s partnership interests owned by the PMF Fund on March 31, 2023, was 27.90%.

 

The Endowment Fund GP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, serves as the general partner of the PMF Fund, the Master Fund and the Legacy Master Fund (the “General Partner”). To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner has irrevocably delegated to a board of directors (the “Board” and each member a “Director”) its rights and powers to monitor and oversee the business affairs of the PMF Fund, including the complete and exclusive authority to oversee and establish policies regarding the management, conduct, and operation of the PMF Fund’s business. A majority of the Directors are independent of the General Partner and its management. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any of its rights, powers and authority to, among others, the officers of the PMF Fund, the Adviser, or any committee of the Board.

 

The Board is authorized to engage an investment adviser, and pursuant to an investment management agreement, (the “Investment Management Agreement”), it has selected Endowment Advisers, L.P. d/b/a Cypress Creek Partners (the “Adviser”), to manage the PMF Fund’s portfolio and operations. The Adviser is a Delaware limited partnership that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for the establishment of an investment committee (the “Investment Committee”), which is responsible for developing, implementing, and supervising the PMF Fund’s investment program subject to the ultimate supervision of the Board. In addition to investment advisory services, the Adviser also functions as the servicing agent of the PMF Fund (the “Servicing Agent”) and as such provides or procures investor services and administrative assistance for the PMF Fund. The Adviser can delegate all or a portion of its duties as Servicing Agent to other parties, who would in turn act as sub-servicing agents.

 

Under the PMF Fund’s organizational documents, the PMF Fund’s officers and Directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the PMF Fund. In the normal course of business, the PMF Fund enters into contracts with service providers, which also provide for indemnifications by the PMF Fund. The PMF Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve any future potential claims that may be made against the PMF Fund. However, based on experience, the General Partner expects that risk of loss to be remote.

 

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PMF FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

(2)

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES

 

(a)

BASIS OF ACCOUNTING

 

The accounting and reporting policies of the PMF Fund conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying financial statements reflect the financial position of the PMF Fund and the results of its operations. The PMF Fund is an investment company and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies.”

 

(b)

CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

The PMF Fund considers all unpledged temporary cash investments with a maturity date at the time of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

(c)

INVESTMENT SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The PMF Fund records monthly its pro-rata share of income, expenses, changes in unrealized appreciation and depreciation, and realized gains and losses derived from the Master Fund.

 

The PMF Fund records investment transactions on a trade-date basis.

 

Investments that are held by the PMF Fund are marked to fair value at the date of the financial statements, and the corresponding change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation is included in the Statement of Operations.

 

(d)

INVESTMENT VALUATION

 

The valuation of the PMF Fund’s investments is determined as of the close of business at the end of each reporting period, generally monthly. The valuation of the PMF Fund’s investments is calculated by UMB Fund Services, Inc., the PMF Fund’s independent administrator (the “Administrator”).

 

The Board is responsible for overseeing the PMF Fund’s valuation policies, making recommendations to the Adviser on valuation-related matters, and overseeing implementation by the Adviser of such valuation policies.

 

Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Advisers Act, the Board has delegated day-to-day management of the valuation process to the Adviser as the appointed Valuation Designee, which has established a valuation committee (the “Adviser Valuation Committee”) to carry out this function. The Valuation Designee is subject to the oversight of the Board. The Valuation Designee is responsible for assessing and managing key valuation risk, and is generally to review valuation methodologies, valuation determinations, and any information provided by the Adviser or the Administrator.

 

The PMF Fund invests substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund. Investments in the Master Fund are recorded at fair value based on the PMF Fund’s proportional share of the Master Fund’s partners’ capital. Valuation of the investments held by the Master Fund is discussed in the Master Fund’s notes to financial statements, included elsewhere in this report.

 

(e)

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

For investments in securities, dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of withholding taxes. Interest income is recorded as earned on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

 

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PMF FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

(f)

FUND EXPENSES

 

Unless otherwise voluntarily or contractually assumed by the Adviser or another party, the PMF Fund bears all expenses incurred in its business, directly or indirectly through its investment in the Master Fund, including, but not limited to, the following: all costs and expenses related to investment transactions and positions for the PMF Fund’s account; legal fees; compliance fees; accounting, auditing and tax preparation fees; recordkeeping and custodial fees; costs of computing the PMF Fund’s net asset value; fees for data and software providers; research expenses; costs of insurance; registration expenses; expenses of meetings of partners; directors fees; all costs with respect to communications to partners; transfer taxes; and other types of expenses as may be approved from time to time by the Board.

 

(g)

INCOME TAXES

 

The PMF Fund is organized and operates as a limited partnership and is not subject to income taxes as a separate entity. Such taxes are the responsibility of the individual partners. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the PMF Fund’s financial statements. Investments in foreign securities may result in foreign taxes being withheld by the issuer of such securities.

 

For the current open tax years, and for all major jurisdictions, management of the PMF Fund has evaluated the tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the PMF Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions will “more-likely-than-not” be sustained by the PMF Fund upon challenge by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold and that would result in a tax benefit or expense to the PMF Fund would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current period. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the PMF Fund did not recognize any amounts for unrecognized tax benefit/expense. A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefit/expense is not provided herein, as the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefit/expense are zero, with no interim additions, reductions or settlements. Tax positions taken in tax years which remain open under the statute of limitations (generally three years for federal income tax purposes and four years for state income tax purposes) are subject to examination by federal and state tax jurisdictions.

 

(h)

USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates and such differences may be significant.

 

(3)

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The PMF Fund records its investment in the Master Fund at fair value. Investments of the Master Fund are recorded at fair value as more fully discussed in the Master Fund’s notes to financial statements, included elsewhere in this report.

 

(4)

PARTNERS’ CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

 

(a)

ISSUANCE OF INTERESTS

 

Interests of the PMF Fund are generally available only to those investors who received Interests as in-kind repurchase proceeds for their tendered interests in one of the feeder funds to the Legacy Master Fund. Interests of the PMF Fund will generally not otherwise be offered or sold.

 

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PMF FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

(b)

ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES

 

For each fiscal period net profits or net losses of the PMF Fund, including allocations from the Master Fund, are allocated among and credited to or debited against the capital accounts of all partners as of the last day of each fiscal period in accordance with the partners’ respective capital account ownership percentage for the fiscal period. Net profits or net losses are measured as the net change in the value of the partners’ capital of the PMF Fund, including any change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments and income, net of expenses, and realized gains or losses during a fiscal period.

 

(c)

REPURCHASE OF INTERESTS

 

A partner will not have the right to require the PMF Fund to repurchase all or any portion of an Interest at the partner’s discretion at any time. Partners may not be able to liquidate their investment other than as a result of repurchases of Interests as described below. Interests are not redeemable nor are they exchangeable for Interests or shares of any other fund.

 

The Master Fund anticipates making quarterly distributions pro rata to all investors in an amount equal to the Master Fund’s excess cash (“Excess Cash”). Excess Cash is defined as the amount of cash on hand over and above the amount necessary or prudent for operational and regulatory purposes (“Required Cash”). The amount of Required Cash is determined by the Adviser with oversight by the Board. Excess Cash is generally distributed in the subsequent quarter or quarters where the aggregate of Excess Cash from such subsequent quarter(s) and prior quarters exceeds a threshold of $10 million. Intra-quarter distributions may also be made if Excess Cash exceeds a threshold of $25 million as of the forty fifth day after the end of any quarter. The Master Fund may make in-kind distributions of portfolio securities as deemed necessary. Total distributions during the year ended December 31, 2021, were $47,240,106, no distributions were paid during the period ended March 31, 2022, and total distributions of $23,760,050 were paid during the year ended March 31, 2023.

 

(5)

INVESTMENTS IN PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

 

As of March 31, 2023, all of the investments made by the PMF Fund were in the Master Fund.

 

(6)

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

 

In the normal course of business, the Investment Funds in which the PMF Fund may invest either directly or through the Master Fund may trade various derivative securities and other financial instruments, and enter into various investment activities with off-balance sheet risk both as an investor and as a principal. The PMF Fund’s risk of loss in these Investment Funds is limited to the PMF Fund’s pro rata share of the value of its investment in or commitment to such Investment Funds as held directly or through the Master Fund.

 

(7)

ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

 

In consideration for administrative, accounting, and recordkeeping services, the Master Fund pays the Administrator a monthly administration fee based on the month-end partners’ capital of the Master Fund. The Administrator also provides the PMF Fund and the Master Fund with compliance, transfer agency, and other investor related services at an additional cost.

 

The fees for PMF Fund administration are paid out of the Master Fund’s assets, which decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of the partners in the PMF Fund.

 

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PMF FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

(8)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

(a)

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE

 

In consideration of the advisory and other services provided by the Adviser to the Master Fund and the PMF Fund, the Master Fund pays the Adviser an investment management fee (the “Investment Management Fee”) equal to 0.40% on an annualized basis of the Master Fund’s partners’ capital at the end of each month, payable monthly in arrears, until the period ending March 31, 2024, when the Adviser will no longer receive the Investment Management Fee.

 

In addition, effective April 1, 2019, the Investment Management Fee will not be charged to the Master Fund on any Investment Fund classified as a “Hedge Fund” (as defined in the Master Fund’s Limited Partnership Agreement and disclosed on the Schedule of Investments of the Master Fund included elsewhere in this report), with any such Hedge Fund remaining in the Master Fund’s portfolio being excluded from the calculation.

 

The PMF Fund’s partners bear an indirect portion of the Investment Management Fee paid by the Master Fund. The Investment Management Fee decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of the Master Fund and indirectly the PMF Fund as the fees reduce the capital accounts of the Master Fund’s partners.

 

(b)

SERVICING FEE

 

In consideration for providing or procuring investor services and administrative assistance to the PMF Fund, the Adviser receives a servicing fee (the “Servicing Fee”) equal to 0.40% (on an annualized basis) of each partner’s capital account balance, calculated at the end of each month, payable quarterly in arrears, until the period ending March 31, 2024, when the Adviser will no longer receive a Servicing Fee.

 

The Adviser may engage one or more sub-servicing agents to provide some or all of the services. Compensation to any sub-servicing agent is paid by the Adviser. The Adviser or its affiliates also may pay a fee out of their own resources to sub-servicing agents.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2023, $351,304 was incurred for Servicing Fees, of which $24,397 was outstanding as a payable at March 31, 2023.

 

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PMF FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

(9)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2023

   

Period Ended
March 31,
2022*

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2021

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

 

Net investment income (loss) to average partners’ capital (1)

    (0.85 )%     (1.29 )%     (0.89 )%     (0.80 )%     (0.32 )%     (0.30 )%

Expenses to average partners’ capital (1)

    1.67 %     1.30 %     1.27 %     1.16 %     1.12 %     1.06 %

Portfolio turnover (2)

    1.06 %     0.96 %     18.69 %     3.04 %     2.00 %     1.51 %

Internal rate of return since inception (3)

    0.29 %     0.97 %     0.92 %     0.11 %     (1.35 )%     (2.45 )%

Total return (4)

    (14.88 )%     (3.25 )%     11.29 %     18.44 %     5.56 %     (2.89 )%

Partners’ capital, end of period (000’s)

  $ 72,325     $ 109,566     $ 113,246     $ 145,999     $ 136,913     $ 161,151  

 

An investor’s return (and operating ratios) may vary from those reflected based on the timing of capital transactions.

 

 

*

The PMF Fund has changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to March 31. This period represents the 3-month period from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022.

(1)

Ratios are calculated by dividing the indicated amount by average partners’ capital measured at the end of each month during the period. Ratios include allocations of net investment loss and expenses from the Master Fund. Ratios are annualized for periods less than 12 months.

(2)

The PMF Fund is invested exclusively in the Master Fund, therefore this ratio reflects the portfolio turnover of the Master Fund, which is for the period indicated.

(3)

The internal rate of return since inception (“IRR”) of the limited partners is net of all fees and profit allocations to the Adviser. The IRR was computed based on the actual dates of the cash inflows (capital contributions), cash outflows (cash distributions), and the ending partners’ capital as of March 31, 2023 (the residual value). The IRR reported is for the PMF Fund as a whole, which includes the early liquidity discount that was specifically allocated only to those investors that did not elect the PMF Fund option but instead elected to be fully redeemed for cash pursuant to the March 31, 2014, tender offer. The IRR for investors who remained invested in the PMF Fund is 4.23%. The IRR reported for the Master Fund is 4.44%.

(4)

The total return of the PMF Fund is calculated as geometrically linked monthly returns for each month in the period, not annualized for periods less than 12 months.

 

(10)

INVESTMENT-RELATED RISKS

 

All securities investing and trading activities risk the loss of capital. No assurance can be given that the Master Fund’s or any Investment Fund’s investment activities will be successful or that the Partners will not suffer losses.

 

In general, these principal risks exist whether the investment is made by an Investment Fund or held by the Master Fund directly and therefore for convenience purposes, the description of such risks in terms of an Investment Fund is intended to include the same risks for investments made directly by the Master Fund. It is possible that an Investment Fund (or the Master Fund) will make (or hold) an investment that is not described below, and any such investment will be subject to its own particular risks. For purposes of this discussion, references to the activities of the Investment Funds should generally be interpreted to include the activities of an Investment Manager. The risks and considerations described below are intended to reflect the Master Fund’s anticipated holdings.

 

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PMF FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

(a)

HIGHLY VOLATILE MARKETS RISK

 

The prices of an Investment Fund’s underlying investments, and therefore the net asset value (the “NAV”) of the Master Fund’s Interests, can be highly volatile. Price movements of forward contracts, futures contracts and other derivative contracts in which an Investment Fund may invest are influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. In addition, governments from time to time intervene, directly and by regulation, in certain markets, particularly those in currencies, financial instruments and interest rate-related futures and options. Such intervention often is intended directly to influence prices and may, together with other factors, cause all of such markets to move rapidly in the same direction because of, among other things, interest rate fluctuations. Moreover, since internationally there may be less government supervision and regulation of worldwide stock exchanges and clearinghouses than in the U.S., Investment Funds also are subject to the risk of the failure of the exchanges on which their positions trade or of their clearinghouses, and there may be a higher risk of financial irregularities and/or lack of appropriate risk monitoring and controls.

 

(b)

FIXED INCOME RISK

 

The market value of fixed income investments changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. During periods of rising interest rates, the values of outstanding fixed income securities generally decrease. Moreover, while securities with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields, the prices of longer maturity securities are also subject to greater market value fluctuations as a result of changes in interest rates. During periods of falling interest rates, certain debt obligations with high interest rates may be prepaid (or “called”) by the issuer prior to maturity. This may cause the weighted average weighted maturity of investments to fluctuate and may require investments to invest the resulting proceeds at lower interest rates. Income from the investment’s debt securities portfolio will decline if and when the investment invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called securities in securities with market interest rates that are below the current earnings rate of the investment’s portfolio. A rise in interest rates may also increase volatility and reduce liquidity in the fixed income markets, and result in a decline in the value of the fixed income investments held by Investments. Reductions in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could further decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets.

 

In addition, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Master Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Master Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Master Fund. Recent examples include pandemic risks related to COVID-19 and aggressive measures taken worldwide in response by governments, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations, and by businesses, including changes to operations and reducing staff. As a result of these market conditions, the Master Fund’s NAV may fluctuate. Fixed income securities may also be subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that an issuer will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of either principal or interest. Changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of an issuer, factors affecting an issuer directly (such as management changes, labor relations, collapse of key suppliers or customers, or material changes in overhead), factors affecting the industry in which a particular issuer operates (such as competition or technological advances) and changes in general social, economic or political conditions can increase the risk of default by an issuer, which can affect a security’s credit quality or value. Since the Master Fund and investments may purchase securities backed by credit enhancements from banks and other financial institutions, changes in the credit ratings of these institutions could cause the Master Fund to lose money and may affect the Fund’s NAV. Moreover, in

 

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March 31, 2023

 

order to enforce its rights in the event of a default, bankruptcy or similar situation, the Master Fund may be required to retain legal or similar counsel, which may increase the Master Fund’s operating expenses and adversely affect the Master Fund’s NAV.

 

(c)

NON-U.S. INVESTMENT RISK

 

Investment Funds may invest in securities of non-U.S. issuers and the governments of non-U.S. countries. These investments involve special risks not usually associated with investing in securities of U.S. companies or the U.S. government, including political and economic considerations, such as greater risks of expropriation and nationalization, confiscatory taxation, the potential difficulty of repatriating funds, general social, political and economic instability and adverse diplomatic developments; the possibility of the imposition of withholding or other taxes on dividends, interest, capital gain or other income; the small size of the securities markets in such countries and the low volume of trading, resulting in potential lack of liquidity and in price volatility; fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies and costs associated with currency conversion; and certain government policies that may restrict the Investment Funds’ investment opportunities. In addition, because non-U.S. entities are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable with those applicable to U.S. companies, there may be different types of, and lower quality, information available about a non-U.S. company than a U.S. company. There is also less regulation, generally, of the securities markets in many foreign countries than there is in the U.S., and such markets may not provide the same protections available in the U.S. With respect to certain countries there may be the possibility of political, economic or social instability, the imposition of trading controls, import duties or other protectionist measures, various laws enacted for the protection of creditors, greater risks of nationalization or diplomatic developments which could materially adversely affect the Investment Funds’ investments in those countries. Furthermore, individual economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, and balance of payments position. An Investment Fund’s investment in non-U.S. countries may also be subject to withholding or other taxes, which may be significant and may reduce the Investment Fund’s returns.

 

Brokerage commissions, custodial services and other costs relating to investment in international securities markets generally are more expensive than in the U.S. In addition, clearance and settlement procedures may be different in foreign countries and, in certain markets, such procedures have been unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions, thus making it difficult to conduct such transactions.

 

Investment in sovereign debt obligations of non-U.S. governments involves additional risks not present in debt obligations of corporate issuers and the U.S. government. The issuer of the debt or the governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay principal or pay interest when due in accordance with the terms of such debt, and an Investment Fund may have limited recourse to compel payment in the event of a default. A sovereign debtor’s willingness or ability to repay principal and to pay interest in a timely manner may be affected by, among other factors, its cash flow situation, the extent of its foreign currency reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the sovereign debtor’s policy toward international lenders, and the political constraints to which the sovereign debtor may be subject. Periods of economic uncertainty may result in the volatility of market prices of sovereign debt to a greater extent than the volatility inherent in debt obligations of other types of issues.

 

(d)

INVESTMENT IN EMERGING MARKETS RISK

 

The Master Fund may hold investments in Investment Funds that focus on “emerging markets” (defined below), and the Adviser anticipates that this will continue. Investment Funds may invest in securities of companies based in emerging markets or issued by the governments of such countries. Securities traded in certain emerging markets may

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

be subject to risks due to the inexperience of financial intermediaries, the lack of modern technology, the lack of a sufficient capital base to expand business operations, and the possibility of temporary or permanent termination of trading. Political and economic structures in many emerging markets may be undergoing significant evolution and rapid development, and emerging markets may lack the social, political and economic stability characteristics of more developed countries. As a result, the risks relating to investments in foreign securities described above, including the possibility of nationalization or expropriation, may be heightened. In addition, certain countries may restrict or prohibit investment opportunities in issuers or industries deemed important to national interests. Such restrictions may affect the market price, liquidity and rights of securities that may be purchased by Investment Funds. Settlement mechanisms in emerging securities markets may be less efficient and less reliable than in more developed markets and placing securities with a custodian or broker-dealer in an emerging country also may present considerable risks. The small size of securities markets in such countries and the low volume of trading may result in a lack of liquidity and in substantially greater price volatility. Many emerging market countries have experienced substantial, and in some periods extremely high rates of inflation for many years. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates and corresponding currency devaluations and fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies and costs associated with currency conversion have had and may continue to have negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain emerging market countries. In addition, accounting and financial reporting standards that prevail in certain of such countries are not equivalent to standards in more developed countries and, consequently, less information is available to investors in companies located in such countries.

 

(e)

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS AND EXCHANGE RATE RISK

 

Investment Funds may invest in equity and equity-related securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies and in other financial instruments, the price of which is determined with reference to such currencies. Investment Funds may engage in foreign currency transactions for a variety of purposes, including to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of the security, between the trade and the settlement dates, the value of a security an Investment Fund has agreed to buy or sell, or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities the Investment Fund already owns. The Investment Funds also may engage in foreign currency transactions for non-hedging purposes to generate returns. The Master Fund will, however, value its investments and other assets in U.S. dollars. To the extent unhedged, the value of the Master Fund’s net assets will fluctuate with U.S. dollar exchange rates as well as with price changes of an Investment Fund’s investments in the various local markets and currencies. Forward currency contracts and options may be utilized by Investment Funds to hedge against currency fluctuations, but the Investment Funds are not required to utilize such techniques, and there can be no assurance that such hedging transactions will be available or, even if undertaken, effective.

 

(f)

CONVERGENCE RISK

 

The Master Fund will hold Investment Funds whose Investment Managers take long positions in securities believed to be undervalued and short positions in securities believed to be overvalued. In the event that the perceived mispricings underlying one or more Investment Managers’ trading positions were to fail to converge toward, or were to diverge further from, relationships expected by such Investment Managers, the Master Fund may incur significant losses.

 

(g)

CORPORATE EVENT RISK

 

Substantial transaction failure risks are involved in companies that are the subject of publicly disclosed mergers, takeover bids, exchange offers, tender offers, spin-offs, liquidations, corporate restructuring, and other similar transactions. Similarly, substantial risks are involved in investments in companies facing negative publicity or uncertain litigation. Thus, there can be no assurance that any expected transaction will take place, that negative publicity will not continue to affect a company or that litigation will be resolved in a company’s favor. Certain

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

transactions are dependent on one or more factors to become effective, such as market conditions which may lead to unexpected positive or negative changes in a company profile, shareholder approval, regulatory and various other third party constraints, changes in earnings or business lines or shareholder activism as well as many other factors. No assurance can be given that the transactions entered into will result in a profitable investment for the Investment Funds or that the Investment Funds will not incur substantial losses.

 

(h)

ISSUER RISK

 

The issuers of securities acquired by Investment Funds sometimes involve a high degree of business and financial risk. These companies may be in an early stage of development, may not have a proven operating history, may be operating at a loss or have significant variations in operating results, may be engaged in a rapidly changing business with products subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence, may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, to finance expansion or to maintain their competitive position, or may otherwise have a weak financial condition.

 

Issuers of securities acquired by Investment Funds may be highly leveraged. Leverage may have important adverse consequences to these companies and an Investment Fund as an investor. These companies may be subject to restrictive financial and operating covenants. The leverage may impair these companies’ ability to finance their future operations and capital needs. As a result, these companies’ flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions and to business opportunities may be limited. A leveraged company’s income and net assets will tend to increase or decrease at a greater rate than if borrowed money were not used.

 

In addition, such companies may face intense competition, including competition from companies with greater financial resources, more extensive development, manufacturing, marketing, and other capabilities, and a larger number of qualified managerial and technical personnel.

 

(11)

BANKING UPDATE

 

On March 10, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation closed Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and the FDIC was named as the receiver. The FDIC created the Deposit Insurance National Bank of Santa Clara (“DINB”) to facilitate the resolution of SVB. On March 12, 2023, the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC released a joint statement indicating that all deposits at SVB will be guaranteed. On March 13, 2023, the FDIC transferred all deposits and substantially all assets to Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. On March 27, 2023, First– Citizens Bank & Trust Company acquired Silicon Valley Bridge Bank which will continue to be insured by the FDIC up to the insurance limit. On May 1, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation closed First Republic Bank (“FRB”) and the FDIC was named as the receiver. The FDIC sold the bank’s deposits most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMC) in a negotiated transaction that concluded an auction process. As a result of these and other related events, general uncertainty within and around the U.S. banking industry has remained through the date the financial statements were issued. The Fund did not have any direct loss of capital associated with these events and there is no impact to the financial statements, but the General Partner is closely monitoring the on-going situation.

 

(12)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management of the PMF Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the financial statements, and there were no subsequent events that needed to be disclosed other than those events that have been disclosed elsewhere in these financial statements.

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

 

Supplemental Information
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Directors and Officers

 

The PMF Fund’s operations are managed under the direction and oversight of the Board. Each Director serves for an indefinite term or until he or she reaches mandatory retirement, if any, as established by the Board. The Board appoints the officers of the PMF Fund who are responsible for the PMF Fund’s day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board.

 

Compensation for Directors

 

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P., PMF Fund, L.P., and PMF TEI Fund, L.P., together pay each of the Directors who is not an “interested person” of the Adviser, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”), an annual retainer of $35,000 paid quarterly. There are currently four Independent Directors. In the interest of retaining Independent Directors of the highest quality, the Board intends to periodically review such compensation and may modify it as the Board deems appropriate.

 

The table below shows, for each Director and executive officer, their full name, address and age, the position held with the Fund, the length of time served in that position, their principal occupation during the last five years, and other directorships held by such Director. The address of each Director and officer is c/o Endowment PMF Fund, 712 W. 34th Street, Suite 201, Austin, TX 78705. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Directors and is available free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-725-9456.

 

Interested Director

 

Name and Year of Birth

Position(s)
Held

Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
(1)

Other
Directorships
Held by
Director During the
Past 5 Years

William P. Prather, III

Year of birth: 1982

Director, Principal Executive Officer (Since 2021)

University of Texas / Texas A&M Investment Management Company (Endowment – Investment Management) – Head of Infrastructure and Natural Resources (2014-2019);
Cypress Creek Partners (Investment Management) – Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner (2019-Current)

7

MTi Group Ltd (Director) from 2019 to Current

 

 

(1)

The ‘Fund Complex’ for the purpose of this table consists of The Endowment PMF Funds (three funds) and Cypress Creek Private Strategies Funds (four funds) with all funds in the Fund Complex being advised by the Adviser.

 

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Supplemental Information, continued
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Independent Directors

 

Name and Year of Birth

Position(s)
Held

Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
(1)

Other
Directorships
Held by
Director During the
Past 5 Years

Graeme Gunn

Year of birth: 1967

Director (Since 2021)

SL Capital Partners LLP; Partner

7

3 Bridges Capital; Director; Sport Maison Limited; Director

Victor L. Maruri

Year of birth: 1952

Director (Since 2021)

Managing Partner, HCP Management Co., LLC (investment company)

7

Career Training Academy (trade school) (2011-2020 Taylor College Inc. (trade school) (2013-2021) MIAT College, Inc. (2014-2021) (trade school) HPE II (investment company) (since 2008), HCP ED Holdings) holding company) (since 2010)

David Munoz

Year of birth: 1974

Director (Since 2021)

President and CEO of financial services company. Advisor to multiple financial services companies.

7

Deltec International Group; Deltec Bank & Trust Limited; International Financial Services Group Limited; International Financial Services Group SA/CV; Deltec Investment Advisers Limited; Deltec Fund Services; Deltec U.S. Holdings Inc.; Deltec Wealth Management LLC; Deltec Securities Ltd.; Deltec Capital Limited; Long Cay Captive Insurance Management; Halcyon Life Insurance Limited.; Access Personal Finance LLC; Global Clearing & Settlement Assurance LLC

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

 

Supplemental Information, continued
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Name and Year of Birth

Position(s)
Held

Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
(1)

Other
Directorships
Held by
Director During the
Past 5 Years

Carl Weatherley-White

Year of birth: 1962

Director (Since 2021)

Managing Director, Advantage Capital (investment company) (since 2019); Chief Executive, Hoosier Solar Holdings, LLC (solar development company) (Since 2020); Chief Executive, VivoPower Holdings (solar development company) (from 2016 to 2019).

7

VivoPower International, October 4, 2017 to December 28, 2017

 

 

(1)

The ‘Fund Complex’ for the purpose of this table consists of The Endowment PMF Funds (three funds) and Cypress Creek Private Strategies Funds (four funds) with all funds in the Fund Complex being advised by the Adviser.

Officers of the Fund Who Are Not Directors

 

Name and Year of Birth

Position(s) Held with the Fund

Principal Occupation(s) During the
Past 5 Years

Benjamin Murray

Year of birth: 1981

Principal Financial Officer, Chief

Compliance Officer, Vice President, and

Treasurer (Since 2021)

Director/Head of Operational Due Diligence – University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company (2016-2020); Chief Operating Officer – Cypress Creek Partners (2020-present)

J. Henry Glenn

 

Year of birth: 1988

Secretary (Since 2023)

Associate Director – University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company (2016-2021); Managing Director – Cypress Creek Partners (2021-present)

 

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Supplemental Information, continued
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Allocation of Investments

 

The following chart indicates the allocation of investments among the asset classes in the Master Fund as of March 31, 2023.

 

Asset Class (1)

 

Fair Value

   

%

 

Energy

  $ 53,166,367       21.73  

Event-Driven

    5,340,992       2.18  

Private Equity

    161,011,621       65.81  

Real Estate

    24,646,000       10.07  

Relative Value

    506,264       0.21  

Total Investments

  $ 244,671,244       100.00  

 

 

(1)

The complete list of investments included in the following asset class categories is included in the Schedule of Investments of the Master Fund.

 

Board Consideration of the Investment Management Agreement

 

At an in-person meeting held on February 2, 2023 (“Meeting”), the Fund’s Board of Directors (“Board”), including all of the Fund’s directors who are not “interested persons” as defined under the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), considered and unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser (the “Advisory Agreement”). In preparation for review of the Advisory Agreement, the Board requested the Adviser to provide detailed information which the Board determined to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the agreement. The Independent Directors met on January 25, 2023 (“Pre-Meeting”), to discuss the responses with the Adviser, and also met in executive session prior to the Meeting to review and discuss aspects of the materials. At both the Pre-Meeting and the Meeting, at the request of the Independent Directors, the Adviser made presentations regarding the materials and responded to questions from the Independent Directors relating to, among other things, portfolio management, the Master Fund’s investment programs, Master Fund’s and Adviser’s compliance programs, Adviser staffing and management changes, Master Fund performance including benchmarks and comparisons to other funds, Master Fund fee levels, other portfolios (including fees) managed by the Adviser and the Adviser’s profitability (including revenue of the Adviser across all of its funds). The Board, including the Independent Directors, also took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the prior two-year period at regular Board meetings. The Independent Directors were assisted at all times by independent counsel.

 

Following the Board’s review, the Independent Directors at the Meeting reported that they had concluded that the Advisory Agreement enables the Fund’s partners to obtain high quality services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable, and in the interests of investors. They stated that prudent exercise of judgment warranted renewal of the Advisory Agreement. It also was noted that the Board’s decision to renew the Advisory Agreement was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings. Upon consideration of these and other factors, the Board also determined:

 

The nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided. With respect to the Investment Advisory Agreements, the Board considered: the unique characteristics and special purposes of the Fund’s operations and the specific services provided in overseeing the Fund; the background and experience of key personnel; the Adviser’s successful implementation of the liquidation program and the considerable distributions made by the Fund; the

 

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March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Adviser’s planning relating to the final term of the Fund; the conduct and oversight of the Fund’s operations; the Adviser’s significant compliance and tax reporting functions; and the Adviser’s oversight of and interaction with service providers.

 

The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the management and advisory service provided were appropriate and thus supported a decision to renew the Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board also concluded that the Adviser would be able to provide during the coming year quality investment management and related services, and that these services are appropriate in scope and extent in light of the Fund’s operations and investor needs.

 

The investment performance. The Board evaluated the comparative information provided by the Adviser regarding the Fund’s investment performance, noting the largely irrelevant nature of any other funds in comparison due to the Fund’s purpose and objective of successful and efficient liquidation of its existing portfolio. The Board also considered that the primary focus of the Fund was orderly liquidation, but noted in addition to the distribution of liquidated assets by the Fund, the Fund’s overall performance. The Board concluded that the Adviser continued to be successful in seeking the Fund’s objective. On the basis of the Directors’ assessment, the Directors concluded that the Adviser was capable of undertaking the Funds’ management as appropriate in light of the Fund’s investment objective and strategies.

 

The cost of advisory service provided and the level of profitability. In analyzing the cost of services and profitability of the Adviser, the Board considered the revenues earned and expenses incurred by the Adviser, and the declining size of the Fund as liquidation and distributions continue, and the expense cap. On the basis of the Board’s review, the Board concluded that the level of investment management fees are reasonable in light of the services provided.

 

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors. The Board noted that because the Fund’s size will certainly continue to decline as it is liquidated over time, that economies of scale are not present or likely to be present. The Board concluded that the management fees reflect the Fund’s complicated operations while unwinding. The Board noted in particular the expense limitation in the Fund’s organizational documents and its positive effect in light of the anticipated continuing declining size of the Funds.

 

Benefits (such as soft dollars) to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that other benefits derived by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds are not quantifiable or anticipated to arise, and that the Funds would not trade for investment purposes or be likely to incur brokerage.

 

Other considerations. The Board determined that the Adviser has made a continuing and substantial commitment both to the recruitment of high quality personnel, monitoring and investment decision-making and provision of investor service, is planning appropriately for the final term of the Funds, and has the financial, compliance and operational resources reasonably necessary to manage the Funds in a professional manner that is consistent with the best interests of the Funds and their partners.

 

Form N-PORT Filings

 

The PMF Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The PMF Fund’s Form N-PORT’s are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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Supplemental Information, continued
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the PMF Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-725-9456; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Information regarding how the PMF Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-725-9456; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Additional Information

 

The PMF Fund’s private placement memorandum (the “PPM”) includes additional information about Directors of the PMF Fund. The PPM is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-725-9456.

 

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Privacy Policy
(Unaudited)

 

FACTS

WHAT DOES CYPRESS CREEK PARTNERS1 (“CCP”) DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

       

WHY?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

       

WHAT?

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

● Social security number

● Income

● Assets

● Account balances

● Wire transfer instructions

● Transaction history

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share information about you as described in this notice.

       

HOW?

All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons CCP chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

       

Reasons we can share your personal information

Does CCP Share?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes -
such as to process your transactions, maintain your accounts(s) or respond to court orders and legal investigations.

Yes

No

For our marketing purposes -
to offer our products and services to you

Yes

No

For joint marketing with other financial companies

No

We do not share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes -
information about your transactions and experiences

No

We do not share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your creditworthiness

No

We do not share

For non-affiliates to market to you

No

We do not share

   

Questions?

Call CCP at (512) 660-5146

 

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Endowment Advisers, L.P., d/b/a Cypress Creek Partners

 

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Privacy Policy, continued
(Unaudited)

 

Page 2

 

Who we are

Who is providing this notice?

This notice pertains to CCP, the registered and private funds it manages (as follows), and each funds’ general partner.

● The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.

● The PMF Fund, L.P.

● PMF TEI Fund, L.P.

● PMF Offshore TEI Fund, Ltd.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Master Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Registered Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies TEI Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Institutional Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Domestic Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Domestic QP Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies International Fund, Ltd.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Offshore TEI Fund, Ltd.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Onshore Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Offshore Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Offshore Blocker Fund, LLC

● CCP Coastal Redwood Fund, L.P.

● CCP Sierra Redwood Fund, L.P.

● Marinas I SPV LLC

● CCP GP Fund LLC

● CCP Trinity Aquifer, LLC

● CCP Dawn Redwood Fund, L.P.

What we do

How does CCP protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

How does CCP collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

● Open an account

● Enter into an investment advisory contract

● Seek financial advice

● Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

● Provide account information

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

● sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness

● affiliates from using your information to market to you

● sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

 

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Definitions

Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

CCP does not share with our affiliates.

Non-affiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.

CCP does not share with non-affiliates so they can market to you.

Joint Marketing

A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

CCP does not jointly market.

Other important information

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Partners and the Board of Directors of
The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and partners’ capital of The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P. (the Fund), including the schedule of investments, as of March 31, 2023, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statement of changes in partners’ capital for the year then ended, the period from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes to the financial statements (collectively, the financial statements), and the financial highlights for the year ended March 31, 2023, the period from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of March 31, 2023, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in partners’ capital and the financial highlights for the year ended March 31, 2023, the period from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, for the Fund were audited by other auditors. Those auditors expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights in their report dated February 26, 2021.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of March 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodians, underlying fund advisors or by other appropriate audit procedures where replies were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ RSM US LLP

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more Cypress Creek Partners investment companies since 2021.

 

Chicago, Illinois
May 30, 2023

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

March 31, 2023

 

Assets

       

Investments in Investment Funds, at fair value (Cost $199,559,478)

  $ 169,019,616  

Investments in affiliated Investment Funds for which ownership exceeds 5% of the Investment Fund’s capital, at fair value (Cost $150,376,304)

    75,651,628  

Investments in affiliated Investment Funds for which ownership exceeds 25% of the Investment Fund’s capital, at fair value (Cost $33,346,199)

     

Total investments (Cost $383,281,981)

    244,671,244  

Cash and cash equivalents

    11,506,067  

Receivable from investments sold

    4,200,849  

Prepaids and other assets

    85,167  

Total assets

    260,463,327  

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

       

Investment Management Fees payable

    85,128  

Administration fees payable

    24,286  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    341,114  

Total liabilities

    450,528  

Commitments and contingencies (see note 3)

       

Partners’ capital

    260,012,799  

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

  $ 260,463,327  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2023

 

 

Initial
Investment
Date
(1)

 

Shares

   

Cost

   

Fair
Value

   

% of
Partners’
Capital

 

Investments in Investment Funds

                                 

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

                                 

Cayman Islands

                                 

Energy (2.48% of Partners’ Capital)

                                 

Sentient Global Resources Fund III, L.P.

2009

          $ 12,387,341     $ 3,629,522          

Sentient Global Resources Fund IV, L.P.

2011

            9,916,684       2,810,608          

Private Equity (17.72% of Partners’ Capital)

                                 

ABRY Advanced Securities Fund, L.P.

2008

                  32,257          

CX Partners Fund Ltd. (2)(3)

2008

            10,312,065                

Gavea Investment Fund II A, L.P.

2007

                  41,822          

Gavea Investment Fund III A, L.P.

2008

                  186,619          

India Asset Recovery Fund L.P.

2006

                  1,619          

J.C. Flowers III L.P. (2)

2009

            6,870,830       1,001,883          

LC Fund IV, L.P. (3)

2008

            7,493,581                

New Horizon Capital III, L.P. (2)

2008

                  12,894          

Northstar Equity Partners III (2)

2011

            3,011,449       1,862,771          

Orchid Asia IV, L.P. (2)

2007

            4,834,761       1,700,129          

Reservoir Capital Partners (Cayman), L.P. (2)

2006

            188,948       430,195          

Tiger Global Private Investment Partners V, L.P.

2008

            6,176,631       5,956,141          

Tiger Global Private Investment Partners VI, L.P.

2010

                  2,770,535          

Trustbridge Partners II, L.P. (2)

2007

            4,912,274       4,203,807          

Trustbridge Partners III, L.P. (3)

2008

            17,692,549       12,158,122          

Trustbridge Partners IV, L.P.(2)

2011

            3,403       15,718,589          

Real Estate (1.63% of Partners’ Capital)

                                 

Forum European Realty Income III, L.P.

2007

            4,466,262       351,340          

Phoenix Asia Real Estate Investments II, L.P.

2006

            3,650,617       3,882,880          

Total Cayman Islands

              91,917,395       56,751,733          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Schedule of Investments, continued
March 31, 2023

 

 

Initial
Investment
Date
(1)

 

Shares

   

Cost

   

Fair
Value

   

% of
Partners’
Capital

 

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (Continued)

                                 

Guernsey

                                 

Private Equity (0.00% of Partners’ Capital)

                                 

Mid Europa Fund III LP

2007

          $ 3,749,029     $ 7,851          

Total Guernsey

              3,749,029       7,851          

United Kingdom

                                 

Private Equity (0.05% of Partners’ Capital)

                                 

Darwin Private Equity I L.P.

2007

            6,816,923       141,977          

Real Estate (0.08% of Partners’ Capital)

                                 

Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners II, L.P.

2006

            1,975,313       35,411          

Patron Capital, L.P. II

2005

            674,772       6,874          

Patron Capital, L.P. III

2007

            3,254,500       153,053          

Total United Kingdom

              12,721,508       337,315          

United States

                                 

Energy (17.97% of Partners’ Capital)

                                 

EnCap Energy Capital Fund VII-B LP (2)

2007

            7,469,808                

EnCap Energy Infrastructure TE Feeder, L.P. (2)(3)

2008

            5,535,027                

Energy & Minerals Group Fund II, L.P. (2)

2011

            11,275,863       13,582,994          

Intervale Capital Fund, L.P. (3)

2007

            2,305,488       177,383          

Merit Energy Partners G, L.P. (2)

2008

            15,701,397       7,395,656          

Midstream & Resources Follow-On Fund, L.P. (3)

2009

            3,459,071       2,419,703          

NGP Energy Technology Partners II, L.P.

2008

            3,926,453       1,924,430          

NGP IX Offshore Fund, L.P.

2007

            4,181,522       200,495          

NGP Midstream & Resources, L.P.

2007

            5,412,496       653,852          

Quantum Parallel Partners V, LP (3)

2008

            20,217,115       20,270,000          

TPF II-A, L.P. (3)

2008

            6,612,057       101,724          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Schedule of Investments, continued
March 31, 2023

 

 

Initial
Investment
Date
(1)

 

Shares

   

Cost

   

Fair
Value

   

% of
Partners’
Capital

 

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (Continued)

                                 

United States (Continued)

                                 

Event-Driven (2.05% of Partners’ Capital)

                                 

BDCM Partners I, L.P. (3)(6)

2019

          $ 7,437,015     $ 5,329,823          

Fortelus Special Situations Fund Ltd. (3)(6)

2019

                  11,169          

Private Equity (44.15% of Partners’ Capital)

                                 

Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund IV-F L.P.

2007

            1,095,662       572,774          

Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund V-F L.P.

2010

            6,023,758       2,671,583          

BDCM Opportunity Fund II, L.P. (2)

2006

            2,732,651       593,340          

Catterton Growth Partners, L.P.

2007

            10,514,354       3,321,519          

Chrysalis Ventures III, L.P.

2006

            1,136,664       416,552          

Crosslink Crossover Fund V, L.P.

2007

            1,723,592       547,133          

Crosslink Crossover Fund VI, L.P.

2011

                  17,735,612          

Dace Ventures I, LP (3)

2007

            1,894,196       756,343          

Fairhaven Capital Partners, L.P.

2007

            8,481,555       1,720,803          

Founders Fund III, LP

2010

                  18,977,169          

Founders Fund IV, LP

2012

                  25,895,166          

Garrison Opportunity Fund LLC (3)

2009

                  14,388          

Garrison Opportunity Fund II A LLC

2010

                  11,016          

HealthCor Partners Fund, L.P. (3)

2007

            1,591,100       2,615,467          

MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners III L.P.

2007

            4,715,825       29,561          

Middle East North Africa Opportunities Fund, L.P. (6)

2019

    3,969       3,969,272       56,566          

Monomoy Capital Partners II, L.P.

2011

            5,460,564       1,684,573          

Pine Brook Capital Partners, L.P.

2007

            9,532,892       1,517,418          

Pinto America Growth Fund, L.P.

2005

                  71,561          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Schedule of Investments, continued
March 31, 2023

 

 

Initial
Investment
Date
(1)

 

Shares

   

Cost

   

Fair
Value

   

% of
Partners’
Capital

 

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (Continued)

                                 

United States (Continued)

                                 

Private Equity (44.15% of Partners’ Capital) (Continued)

                                 

Private Equity Investment Fund IV, L.P. (3)

2005

          $ 3,221,616     $ 454,198          

Private Equity Investment Fund V, L.P. (3)

2009

            32,635,067       17,081,308          

Saints Capital VI, L.P. (3)

2008

            9,042,256       2,082,552          

Sanderling Venture Partners VI Co-Investment Fund, L.P.

2004

            1,146,840       491,573          

Sanderling Venture Partners VI, L.P.

2004

            517,676       380,019          

Sterling Capital Partners II, L.P. (2)

2005

            1,039,496       62,488          

Sterling Group Partners III, L.P. (2)

2010

            3,242,169                

Strategic Value Global Opportunities Fund I-A, L.P.

2006

            157,773       738,342          

Tenaya Capital V, LP (2)

2007

            286,205       444,805          

Tenaya Capital VI, LP

2012

            4,516,706       5,348,415          

The Column Group, LP

2007

                  4,714,845          

Trivest Fund IV, L.P.(3)

2007

            66,650       39,316          

Tuckerbrook SB Global Distressed Fund I, L.P. (3)

2006

            434,042       1,577,365          

Valiant Capital Partners LP (6)

2019

            2,690,540       1,825,594          

Voyager Capital Fund III, L.P.

2006

            1,532,853       335,046          

Real Estate (7.79% of Partners’ Capital)

                                 

GTIS Brazil Real Estate Fund (Brazilian Real) LP (3)

2008

            6,582,606       3,489,530          

Lone Star Real Estate Fund II (U.S.), L.P.

2009

                  20,270          

Monsoon Infrastructure & Realty Co-Invest, L.P. (3)

2008

            9,542,106       6,498,935          

Northwood Real Estate Co-Investors LP (2)

2007

            1,825,391       2,416,554          

Northwood Real Estate Partners LP (2)

2007

            6,345,041       7,472,098          

SBC US Fund II, LP (3)

2011

            4,302,697       319,055          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Schedule of Investments, continued
March 31, 2023

 

 

Initial
Investment
Date
(1)

 

Shares

   

Cost

   

Fair
Value

   

% of
Partners’
Capital

 

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (Continued)

                                 

United States (Continued)

                                 

Relative Value (0.19% of Partners’ Capital)

                                 

King Street Capital, L.P. (2)(6)

2019

          $ 14,723     $ 195,842          

Magnetar Capital Fund LP (3)(6)

2020

                  255,247          

PIPE Equity Partners, LLC (4)(5)(6)

2003

            17,723,154                

PIPE Select Fund, LLC (4)(5)(6)

2009

            15,623,045                

Stark Select Asset Fund, LLC (6)

2018

                  55,175          

Total United States

              274,894,049       187,574,345          

Total Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

              383,281,981       244,671,244       94.11 %

Total Investments in Investment Funds(7)

              383,281,981       244,671,244       94.11 %

Total Investments

            $ 383,281,981     $ 244,671,244       94.11 %

 

The Master Fund’s total outstanding capital commitments to Investment Funds as of March 31, 2023 were $36,860,726. For certain Investment Funds for which the Master Fund has a capital commitment, the Master Fund may be allocated its pro-rata share of expenses prior to having to fund a capital call for such expenses.

 

All investments are non-income producing unless noted otherwise.

 

 

(1)

All Investment Funds were received in an in-kind transfer of a portfolio of Investment Funds on March 31, 2014.

(2)

Income producing investment.

(3)

Affiliated investments for which ownership exceeds 5% of the Investment Fund’s capital (see note 5b).

(4)

Affiliated investments for which ownership exceeds 25% of the Investment Fund’s capital (see note 5b).

(5)

Investment was valued in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Directors as of March 31, 2023. The total of all such investments represents 0.00% of partners’ capital.

(6)

Investment Funds classified as “Hedge Funds” in the Master Fund’s limited partnership agreement. The cost and fair value of these Investment Funds as of March 31, 2023 was $47,457,749 and $7,729,416, respectively.

(7)

Restricted investments as to resale.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Statement of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2023

 

Investment income:

       

Dividend income (net of foreign tax withholding)

  $ 1,422,170  

Interest income

    1,092,322  

Interest income from affiliated Investment Funds

    14,358  

Total investment income

    2,528,850  

Expenses:

       

Investment Management Fees

    1,229,379  

Professional fees

    353,866  

Administration fees

    216,770  

Directors fees

    142,655  

Consulting fees

    85,700  

Custodian fees

    33,109  

Other expenses

    321,655  

Total expenses

    2,383,134  

Net investment income

    145,716  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):

       

Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency translations

    37,951,633  

Net realized gain (loss) from affiliated Investment Funds

    (5,353,895 )

Net realized gain (loss)

    32,597,738  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments and foreign currency translations

    (67,295,373 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from affiliated Investment Funds

    (10,980,240 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (78,275,613 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (45,677,875 )

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations

  $ (45,532,159 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital

Year Ended December 31, 2021, Period Ended March 31, 2022*
and Year Ended March 31, 2023

 

Partners’ capital at December 31, 2020

  $ 521,696,316  

Withdrawals

    (171,047,540 )

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations:

       

Net investment loss

    (1,523,262 )

Net realized gain from investments and foreign currency translations

    58,700,329  

Net realized gain from affiliated Investment Funds

    10,673,153  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments and foreign currency translations

    (4,963,663 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from affiliated Investment Funds

    (8,455,840 )

Net increase in partners’ capital resulting from operations

    54,430,717  

Partners’ capital at December 31, 2021

  $ 405,079,493  

Withdrawals

    (334,950 )

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations:

       

Net investment loss

    (719,104 )

Net realized loss from investments and foreign currency translations

    (4,128,053 )

Net realized loss from affiliated Investment Funds

    (21,158,776 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments and foreign currency translations

    (11,642,590 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from affiliated Investment Funds

    25,044,521  

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations

    (12,604,002 )

Partners’ capital at March 31, 2022*

  $ 392,140,541  

Contributions

     

Withdrawals

    (86,595,583 )

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations:

       

Net investment income

    145,716  

Net realized gain from investments and foreign currency translations

    37,951,633  

Net realized loss from affiliated Investment Funds

    (5,353,895 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments and foreign currency translations

    (67,295,373 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from affiliated Investment Funds

    (10,980,240 )

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations

    (45,532,159 )

Partners’ capital at March 31, 2023

  $ 260,012,799  

 

*

The Master Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to March 31. This period represents the three-month period from January 1, 2022, to March 31, 2022.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Statement of Cash Flows

Year Ended March 31, 2023

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

       

Net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations

  $ (45,532,159 )

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in partners’ capital resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

Purchases of investments

    (3,509,034 )

Proceeds from disposition of investments

    51,201,879  

Proceeds from return of capital of investments

    33,055,397  

Net realized (gain) loss from investments and foreign currency translations

    (37,951,633 )

Net realized (gain) loss from affiliated Investment Funds

    5,353,895  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments and foreign currency translations

    67,295,373  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from affiliated Investment Funds

    10,980,240  

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

       

Receivable from investments sold

    (2,280,652 )

Prepaids and other assets

    (11,394 )

Investment Management Fees payable

    (46,012 )

Administration fees payable

    1,925  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    (133,403 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

    78,424,422  

Cash flows from financing activities:

       

Withdrawals, net of change in withdrawals payable

    (86,614,110 )

Net cash used in financing activities

    (86,614,110 )

Effect of exchange rate changes in cash

    (206 )

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (8,189,894 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

    19,695,961  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

  $ 11,506,067  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2023

 

(1)

ORGANIZATION

 

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P. (the “Master Fund”), a Delaware limited partnership, commenced operations on March 31, 2014. The Master Fund is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Master Fund is the master fund in a master-feeder structure in which there are currently three feeder funds.

 

On March 31, 2014, the Master Fund received in an in-kind transfer a portfolio of investment funds including, but not limited to, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, offshore corporations and other foreign investment vehicles (collectively, the “Investment Funds”) from Cypress Creek Private Strategies Master Fund, L.P. (formerly Salient Private Access Master Fund, L.P., which was formerly The Endowment Master Fund, L.P., the “Legacy Master Fund”), in exchange for limited partnership interests (the “Interests”) of the Master Fund.

 

The Master Fund’s investment objective is to manage a portfolio of Investment Funds and cash to preserve value while prioritizing liquidity to investors over active management, until such time as the Master Fund’s portfolio has been liquidated. The Master Fund holds a portfolio of Investment Funds, reflecting an approximate pro rata division of the portfolio of the Legacy Master Fund, managed in a broad range of investment strategies and asset categories. The Adviser, as hereinafter defined, manages the Master Fund portfolio primarily in a passive manner whereby the Master Fund holds to self-liquidating private equity and other similar illiquid interests in Investment Funds and oversees the liquidation of other Investment Funds that provide for redemption while managing the Master Fund’s cash to ensure the Master Fund has the ability to satisfy outstanding capital commitments relating to such portfolio holdings.

 

The Endowment Fund GP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, serves as the general partner of the Master Fund and the Legacy Master Fund (the “General Partner”). To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner has irrevocably delegated to a board of directors (the “Board” and each member a “Director”) its rights and powers to monitor and oversee the business affairs of the Master Fund, including the complete and exclusive authority to oversee and establish policies regarding the management, conduct, and operation of the Master Fund’s business. A majority of the Directors are independent of the General Partner and its management. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any of its rights, powers and authority to, among others, the officers of the Master Fund, the Adviser, or any committee of the Board.

 

The Board is authorized to engage an investment adviser, and pursuant to an investment management agreement, (the “Investment Management Agreement”), it has selected Endowment Advisers, L.P. d/b/a Cypress Creek Partners (the “Adviser”), to manage the Master Fund’s portfolio and operations. The Adviser is a Delaware limited partnership that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for the establishment of an investment committee (the “Investment Committee”), which is responsible for developing, implementing, and supervising the Master Fund’s investment program subject to the ultimate supervision of the Board.

 

Under the Master Fund’s organizational documents, the Master Fund’s Directors and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Master Fund. In the normal course of business, the Master Fund enters into contracts with service providers, which also provide for indemnifications by the Master Fund. The Master Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve any future potential claims that may be made against the Master Fund. However, based on experience, the General Partner expects that risk of loss to be remote.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

(2)

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES

 

(a)

BASIS OF ACCOUNTING

 

The accounting and reporting policies of the Master Fund conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying financial statements reflect the financial position of the Master Fund and the results of its operations. The Master Fund is an investment company and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies.”

 

(b)

CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

The Master Fund considers all unpledged temporary cash investments with a maturity date at the time of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

(c)

INVESTMENT SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The Master Fund records investment transactions on a trade-date basis.

 

Investments that are held by the Master Fund, including those that have been sold short, are marked to fair value at the date of the financial statements, and the corresponding change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation is included in the Statement of Operations.

 

Investment Fund distributions are recorded based on the detail provided with the distribution notice, as applicable. Realized gains or losses on the disposition of investments are accounted for based on the first in first out method.

 

(d)

INVESTMENT VALUATION

 

The valuation of the Master Fund’s investments is determined as of the close of business at the end of each reporting period, generally monthly. The valuation of the Master Fund’s investments is calculated by UMB Fund Services, Inc., the Master Fund’s independent administrator (the “Administrator”).

 

The Board is responsible for overseeing the Master Fund’s valuation policies, making recommendations to the Adviser on valuation-related matters, and overseeing implementation by the Adviser of such valuation policies.

 

Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Advisers Act, the Board has delegated day-to-day management of the valuation process to the Adviser as the appointed Valuation Designee, which has established a valuation committee (the “Adviser Valuation Committee”) to carry out this function. The Valuation Designee is subject to the oversight of the Board. The Valuation Designee is responsible for assessing and managing key valuation risk, and is generally to review valuation methodologies, valuation determinations, and any information provided by the Adviser or the Administrator.

 

The Master Fund is not able to obtain complete underlying investment holding details on each of the Investment Funds in order to determine if the Master Fund’s proportional, aggregated, indirect share of any investments held by the Investment Funds exceeds 5% of partners’ capital of the Master Fund as of March 31, 2023.

 

Investments held by the Master Fund are valued as follows:

 

 

INVESTMENT FUNDS—Investments in Investment Funds that do not have a readily determinable fair value are carried at fair value, using the net asset value (the “NAV”) as a practical expedient, as provided to the Administrator by the investment managers of such Investment Funds or the administrators of such Investment

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

Funds. These Investment Funds value their underlying investments in accordance with policies established by such Investment Funds. Prior to investing in any Investment Fund, the Adviser Valuation Committee, as part of the due diligence process, conducts a review of the valuation methodologies employed by the Investment Fund to determine whether such methods are appropriate for the asset types. All of the Master Fund’s valuations utilize financial information supplied by each Investment Fund and are net of management and estimated performance incentive fees or allocations payable to the Investment Funds’ managers pursuant to the Investment Funds’ agreements. Generally, Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests will use market value when available, and otherwise will use principles of fair value applied in good faith. The Adviser Valuation Committee will consider whether it is appropriate, in light of the relevant circumstances, to value shares at NAV as reported by an Investment Fund for valuation purposes, or whether to adjust such reported value to reflect an adjusted fair value. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, fair value may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had readily available markets for the investments in Investment Funds existed. The Master Fund’s investments in Investment Funds are subject to the terms and conditions of the respective operating agreements and offering memoranda of such Investment Funds.

 

 

SECURITIES LISTED ON A SECURITIES EXCHANGE OR OVER-THE-COUNTER EXCHANGES—In general, the Master Fund values these securities at their last sales price on the exchange or over-the-counter market on the valuation date. If the security is listed on more than one exchange, the Master Fund uses the price from the exchange that it considers to be the principal exchange on which the security is traded. If there have been no sales for that day on the exchange where the security is principally traded, then the price of the security will be valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on the valuation date. Securities traded on a foreign securities exchange will generally be valued at their closing prices on the exchange where such securities are primarily traded, and translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate. If an event occurred between the close of the foreign exchange and the valuation date of the Master Fund’s NAV that would materially affect the value of the security and the NAV of the Master Fund, the value of such security and the NAV of the Master Fund will be adjusted to reflect the change in the estimated value of the security.

 

 

OTHER—Investments in open-end registered investment companies (“RICs”) that do not trade on an exchange and in other investment companies that have a readily determinable fair value are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Where no value is readily available from a RIC or other security, or where a value supplied by a RIC is deemed not to be indicative of the RIC’s value, the Adviser Valuation Committee and/or the Board, in consultation with the Administrator or the Adviser, will determine, in good faith, the fair value of the RIC or other security.

 

 

SECURITIES NOT ACTIVELY TRADED—The value of securities, derivatives or synthetic securities that are not actively traded on an exchange shall be determined by obtaining quotes from brokers that normally deal in such securities or by an unaffiliated pricing service that may use actual trade data or procedures using market indices, matrices, yield curves, specific trading characteristics of certain groups of securities, pricing models or a combination of these procedures pursuant to the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

(e)

FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

The accounting records of the Master Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts and investments denominated in a foreign currency, if any, are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at current exchange rates on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions. The Master Fund does not segregate the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments and foreign currency translations reported in the accompanying Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Partners’ Capital.

 

(f)

CFTC REGULATION

 

On August 13, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted rules to harmonize conflicting Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and CFTC disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements for RICs that do not meet an exemption from the definition of commodity pool. The harmonization rules provide that the CFTC will accept the SEC’s disclosure, reporting, and recordkeeping regime as substituted compliance for substantially all of the otherwise applicable CFTC regulations as long as such investment companies meet the applicable SEC requirements. Previously, in November 2012, the CFTC issued relief for fund of fund operators, including advisers to RIC’s, that may otherwise be required to register with the CFTC as commodity pool operators but do not have access to information from the investment funds in which they are invested in order to determine whether such registration is required. This relief delayed the registration date for such operators until the later of June 30, 2013 or six months from the date the CFTC issues revised guidance on the application of certain thresholds with respect to investments in commodities held by funds of funds. In December 2012, the Master Fund filed as required with the CFTC in order to claim this no-action relief, which was effective upon receipt of the filing. Although the CFTC now has adopted harmonization rules applicable to investment companies that are deemed to be commodity pools, the CFTC has not yet issued guidance on how funds of funds are to determine whether they are deemed to be commodity pools. As of March 31, 2023, the Master Fund is not considered a commodity pool and continues to rely on the fund of fund no-action relief.

 

(g)

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

For investments in securities, dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of withholding taxes. Interest income is recorded as earned on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.

 

(h)

FUND EXPENSES

 

Unless otherwise voluntarily or contractually assumed by the Adviser or another party, the Master Fund bears all expenses incurred in its business including, but not limited to, the following: all costs and expenses related to investment transactions and positions for the Master Fund’s account; legal fees; compliance fees; accounting, auditing and tax preparation fees; recordkeeping and custodial fees; costs of computing the Master Fund’s net asset value; fees for data and software providers; research expenses; costs of insurance; registration expenses; expenses of meetings of partners; directors fees; all costs with respect to communications to partners; transfer taxes; offshore withholding taxes; and other types of expenses as may be approved from time to time by the Board.

 

(i)

INCOME TAXES

 

The Master Fund is organized and operates as a limited partnership and is not subject to income taxes as a separate entity. Such taxes are the responsibility of the individual partners. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the Master Fund’s financial statements. Investments in foreign securities may result in foreign taxes being withheld by the issuer of such securities. For U.S. offshore withholding tax, the Master Fund serves as withholding agent for its offshore feeder funds. For the current open tax years, and for all major jurisdictions, management of the Master Fund has evaluated the tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Master Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions will “more-likely-than-not” be sustained by the Master Fund

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

upon challenge by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold and that would result in a tax benefit or expense to the Master Fund would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current period.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2023, the Master Fund did not recognize any amounts for unrecognized tax benefit/expense. A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefit/expense is not provided herein, as the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefit/expense are zero, with no interim additions, reductions or settlements. Tax positions taken in tax years which remain open under the statute of limitations (generally three years for federal income tax purposes and four years for state income tax purposes) are subject to examination by federal and state tax jurisdictions.

 

(j)

USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates and such differences may be significant.

 

(3)

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Master Fund defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions.

 

The inputs used to determine the fair value of the Master Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed in the fair value hierarchy below:

 

 

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments and registered investment companies where the value per share (unit) is determined and published and is the basis for current transactions for identical assets or liabilities at the valuation date

 

 

Level 2 — investments with other significant observable inputs

 

 

Level 3 — investments with significant unobservable inputs (which may include the Master Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the fair value hierarchy. The Master Fund discloses transfers between levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

 

The Master Fund establishes valuation processes and procedures to ensure that the valuation techniques for investments categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are fair, consistent, and appropriate. The Adviser is responsible for developing the Master Fund’s written valuation processes and procedures, conducting periodic reviews of the valuation policies, and evaluating the overall fairness and consistent application of the valuation policies. The Board has authorized the Adviser to oversee the implementation of the Board-approved valuation procedures by the Administrator. The Adviser Valuation Committee is comprised of various members of the Adviser’s team. The Adviser Valuation Committee generally meets on a monthly basis to determine the valuations of the Master Fund’s investments. The valuations are supported by methodologies adopted by the Adviser and documented in the Adviser’s Valuation Policy.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

The following is a summary categorization of the Master Fund’s investments based on the level of inputs utilized in determining the value of such investments as of March 31, 2023, and assets valued at NAV as practical expedient are listed in a separate column to permit reconciliation to the totals in the financial statements:

 

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

INVESTMENTS
VALUED AT
NAV AS A
PRACTICAL
EXPEDIENT

   

TOTAL

 

Investment Funds

Limited Partnerships, Exempted Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

                                       

Energy

  $     $     $     $ 53,166,367     $ 53,166,367  

Event-Driven

                      5,340,992       5,340,992  

Private Equity

                      161,011,621       161,011,621  

Real Estate

                      24,646,000       24,646,000  

Relative Value

                      506,264       506,264  

Total

  $     $     $     $ 244,671,244     $ 244,671,244  

 

A reconciliation of assets in which Level 3 inputs are used in determining fair value, along with additional quantitative disclosures, are presented when there are significant Level 3 investments at the end of the period. As of and for the year ended March 31, 2023, there was not a significant amount of Level 3 investments in the Master Fund.

 

The Master Fund is permitted to invest in alternative investments that may not have a readily determinable fair value. For an investment that does not have a readily determinable fair value, the Master Fund uses the NAV reported by the Investment Fund as a practical expedient, without further adjustment, unless it is probable that the investment will be sold at a value significantly different than the reported NAV. If the practical expedient NAV is not as of the reporting entity’s measurement date, then the NAV is adjusted to reflect any significant events that would materially affect the value of the investment and the NAV of the Master Fund as of the valuation date.

 

Certain Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, early redemption fees. Other than Investment Funds that are self-liquidating, such as Private Equity and some Energy, Natural Resources and Real Estate Funds, the Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests have withdrawal rights ranging from monthly to annually, after a notice

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

period, usually for a period of up to two years from the date of the initial investment or an additional investment. A listing of the investments held by the Master Fund and their attributes as of March 31, 2023, that qualify for this valuation approach is shown in the table below.

 

Investment Category

Investment Strategy

 

Fair Value
(in 000s)

   

Unfunded
Commitments
(in 000s)

 

Remaining
Life*

Redemption
Frequency*

Notice Period
(in Days)*

Redemption
Restrictions
and Terms*

Energy (a)

Private investments in securities issued by companies in the energy and natural resources sectors.

  $ 53,166     $ 12,047  

Up to 10 years

N/A

N/A

Up to 15 years

Event-Driven (b)

Strategies designed to profit from changes in the prices of securities of companies facing a major corporate event.

    5,341       N/A  

N/A

Quarterly

45-90

Up to 5 years; potential early withdrawal fee; potential fund-/investor-level gate; potential illiquid side pocket(s)

Private Equity (c)

Investments in nonpublic companies.

    161,012       21,020  

Up to 10 years

N/A

N/A

Up to 10 years

Real Estate (d)

Investments in REITs, private partnerships, and various real estate related mortgage securities.

    24,646       3,794  

Up to 10 years

N/A

N/A

Up to 10 years

Relative Value (e)

Strategies seeking to profit from inefficiencies existing within capital structures, within markets, and across markets.

    506       N/A  

N/A

Quarterly

30-120

Up to 5 years; potential early withdrawal fee; potential fund-/investor-level gate; potential illiquid side pocket(s)

      $ 244,671     $ 36,861          

 

 

*

The information summarized in the table above represents the general terms for the specified asset class. Individual Investment Funds may have terms that are more or less restrictive than those terms indicated for the asset class as a whole. In addition, most Investment Funds have the flexibility, as provided for in their constituent documents, to modify and waive such terms.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

(a)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest primarily in privately issued securities by companies in the energy and natural resources sectors and private investments in energy-related assets or companies. The Investment Funds include private funds and private partnerships with private investments in their portfolios.

(b)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest primarily in the following securities: common stock, preferred stock, and many types of debt. Events include mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, spin-offs, and litigation.

(c)

This category includes private equity funds that invest primarily in non-publicly traded companies in need of capital. These Investment Funds may vary widely as to sector, size, stage, duration, and liquidity. Certain of these Investment Funds may also focus on the secondary market, buying interests in existing private equity funds, often at a discount.

(d)

This category includes Investment Funds that invest in registered investment companies or managers that invest in real estate trusts (commonly known as “REITs”) and private partnerships that make investments in income producing properties, raw land held for development or appreciation, and various types of mortgage loans and common or preferred stock whose operations involve real estate.

(e)

This category includes Investment Funds with low net exposure to most financial markets. Underlying strategies include Equity Market Neutral or Statistical Arbitrage, Capital Structure Arbitrage, Convertible Arbitrage, Volatility Arbitrage, and Credit Arbitrage.

 

The Adviser monitors Investment Fund capital call activity and reviews regularly the Master Fund’s cash positions and anticipated activity, including planning any necessary redemptions of Investment Funds so that the Fund may cover any funding call by Investment Funds.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

The following is a summary of the fair value as percentage of partners’ capital, and liquidity provisions for Investment Funds constituting greater than 5% of the Master Fund’s partners’ capital as of March 31, 2023:

 

Limited
Partnerships,
Exempted
Partnerships and
Limited Liability
Companies

Fair Value
as % of
Partners’
Capital

Investment Strategy

Does the
Underlying
Portfolio Fund
Employ Debt
Financing?

Redemption
Frequency

Redemption
Restrictions
and Terms

Crosslink Crossover Fund VI, L.P.

6.82%

Crosslink Crossover Fund VI, L.P., is a private equity fund that invests in growth-stage long and short public companies, and traditional private venture capital companies.

No

N/A

N/A

Energy & Minerals Group Fund II, L.P.

5.22%

A private equity fund which makes direct or indirect investment in the global natural resources sector.

Yes

N/A

N/A

Founders Fund III, L.P.

7.30%

Founders Fund III, L.P. makes venture capital investments in seed stage and early stage companies.

No

N/A

N/A

Founders Fund IV, L.P.

9.96%

Founders Fund IV, L.P. makes venture capital investments in seed stage and early stage companies.

No

N/A

N/A

Private Equity Investment Fund V, L.P.

6.57%

Private Equity Investment Fund V, L.P., is a private equity fund that invests in venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds, and secondary funds.

No

N/A

N/A

Quantum Parallel Partners V, LP

7.80%

Quantum Parallel Partners V, LP, is a private equity fund investing in companies in the energy industry

Yes

N/A

N/A

Trustbridge Partners IV, L.P.

6.05%

Trustbridge Partners IV, L.P. is a private equity fund making growth equity and buyout investments in China.

No

N/A

N/A

 

(4)

PARTNERS’ CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

 

(a)

ISSUANCE OF INTERESTS

 

Interests of the Master Fund are generally available only to those investors who received Interests as in-kind repurchase proceeds for their tendered interests in one of the feeder funds to the Legacy Master Fund. Interests of the Master Fund will generally not otherwise be offered or sold.

 

(b)

ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES

 

For each fiscal period, generally monthly, net profits or net losses of the Master Fund are allocated among and credited to or debited against the capital accounts of all partners as of the last day of each fiscal period in accordance with the partners’ respective capital account ownership percentage for the fiscal period. Net profits or net losses are

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

measured as the net change in the value of the partners’ capital of the Master Fund, including any change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments and income, net of expenses, and realized gains or losses during a fiscal period.

 

(c)

REPURCHASE OF INTERESTS

 

A partner will not have the right to require the Master Fund to repurchase all or any portion of an Interest at the partner’s discretion at any time. Partners may not be able to liquidate their investment other than as a result of repurchases of Interests as described below. Interests are not redeemable nor are they exchangeable for Interests or shares of any other fund.

 

The Master Fund anticipates making quarterly distributions on a pro rata basis to all investors in an amount equal to the Master Fund’s excess cash (“Excess Cash”). Excess Cash is defined as the amount of cash on hand over and above the amount necessary or prudent for operational and regulatory purposes (“Required Cash”). The amount of Required Cash is determined by the Adviser with oversight by the Board. Excess Cash is generally distributed in the subsequent quarter or quarters where the aggregate of Excess Cash from such subsequent quarter(s) and prior quarters exceeds a threshold of $10 million. Intra-quarter distributions may also be made if Excess Cash exceeds a threshold of $25 million as of the forty fifth day after the end of any quarter. The Master Fund may make in-kind distributions of portfolio securities as deemed necessary. Total distributions during the year ended December 31, 2021, were $168,597,513, no distributions were paid during the period ended March 31, 2022, and total distributions of $85,100,000 were paid during the year ended March 31, 2023.

 

(5)

INVESTMENTS IN PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

 

(a)

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Master Fund held investments in Investment Funds. The agreements related to investments in Investment Funds provide for compensation to the Investment Funds’ managers/general partners or advisers in the form of management fees. In addition, many Investment Funds also provide for performance incentive fees/allocations of an Investment Fund’s net profits. These management fees and incentive fees are in addition to the management fees charged by the Master Fund.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2023, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were $3,509,034 and $51,201,879, respectively.

 

The cost of the Master Fund’s underlying investments for federal income tax purposes is adjusted for items of taxable income allocated to the Master Fund from such investments. The allocated taxable income is generally reported to the Master Fund by its underlying investments on Schedules K-1, Forms 1099, or PFIC statements, or a combination thereof.

 

The underlying investments generally do not provide the Master Fund with tax reporting information until well after year end, and as a result, the Master Fund is unable to calculate the year end tax cost of its investments until such time. The Master Fund’s book cost as of March 31, 2023, was $383,281,981, resulting in accumulated net unrealized depreciation of ($138,610,737), consisting of $94,993,983 in gross unrealized appreciation and ($233,604,720) in gross unrealized depreciation.

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

(b)

AFFILIATED INVESTMENT FUNDS

 

At March 31, 2023, the Master Fund’s investments in certain Investment Funds were deemed to be investments in affiliated issuers under the 1940 Act, primarily because the Master Fund owns 5% or more of the Investment Funds’ total partners’ capital. A listing of these affiliated Investment Funds, including activity for the period ended March 31, 2023, is shown below:

 

Affiliated Investment Funds

 

Shares
3/31/22

   

Shares
3/31/23

   

Beginning
Fair Value
3/31/22

   

Cost of
Purchases

   

Sales Proceeds*

   

Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Investments

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation /
Depreciation

   

Ending
Fair Value
3/31/23

   

Interest
Income

 

Ownership exceeds 5% of the Investment Fund’s Capital:

                                                                       

BDCM Partners I, L.P.

                  $ 5,350,828     $     $     $     $ (21,005 )   $ 5,329,823     $  

CX Partners Fund Ltd.

                    5,616,604       199,349       (440,276 )     (2,607,483 )     (2,768,194 )           5,425  

Dace Ventures I, LP

                    863,499       9,783       24,627       (102,070 )     (39,496 )     756,343        

EnCap Energy Infrastructure TE Feeder, L.P.

                    425,737       8,946       (43,168 )     8,109       (399,624 )           8,933  

Fortelus Special Situations Fund Ltd.

                    215,350                         (204,181 )     11,169        

Garrison Opportunity Fund LLC

                    118,448             43,308       (43,308 )     (104,060 )     14,388        

GTIS Brazil Real Estate Fund (Brazilian Real) LP

                    7,578,585       158,133       (5,008,706 )           761,518       3,489,530        

HealthCor Partners Fund, L.P.

                    3,962,784       15,551                   (1,362,868 )     2,615,467        

Intervale Capital Fund, L.P.

                    6,300,691       24,608       (2,579,768 )     (1,408,619 )     (2,159,529 )     177,383        

LC Fund IV, L.P.

                    415,681             (58,592 )     9,765       (366,854 )            

Midstream & Resources Follow-On Fund, L.P.

                    3,627,532                         (1,207,829 )     2,419,703        

Magnetar Capital Fund LP

                    227,786                         27,461       255,247        

Monsoon Infrastructure & Realty Co-Invest, L.P.

                    7,170,849                         (671,914 )     6,498,935        

Private Equity Investment Fund IV, L.P.

                    702,958             (46,900 )           (201,860 )     454,198        

Private Equity Investment Fund V, L.P.**

                    18,600,993                         (1,519,685 )     17,081,308        

Quantum Parallel Partners V, LP

                    24,445,194             (2,609,973 )     (1,210,289 )     (354,932 )     20,270,000        

Saints Capital VI, L.P.

                    2,280,084             (145,701 )           (51,831 )     2,082,552        

SBC US Fund II, LP

                    641,852             (118,970 )           (203,827 )     319,055        

TPF II-A, L.P.

                    1,041,287       22,823       (958,376 )           (4,010 )     101,724        

Trivest Fund IV, L.P.

                    41,460                         (2,144 )     39,316        

Trustbridge Partners III, L.P.

                    12,241,140                         (83,018 )     12,158,122        

Tuckerbrook SB Global Distressed Fund I, L.P.

                    1,619,723                         (42,358 )     1,577,365        

Total

                    103,489,065       439,193       (11,942,495 )     (5,353,895 )     (10,980,240 )     75,651,628       14,358  
                                                                         

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

Affiliated Investment Funds

 

Shares
3/31/22

   

Shares
3/31/23

   

Beginning
Fair Value
3/31/22

   

Cost of
Purchases

   

Sales Proceeds*

   

Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Investments

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation /
Depreciation

   

Ending
Fair Value
3/31/23

   

Interest
Income

 

Ownership exceeds 25% of the Investment Fund’s Capital:

                                                                       

PIPE Equity Partners, LLC

                  $     $     $     $     $     $     $  

PIPE Select Fund, LLC

                                                         

Total

                                                         

Total Affiliated Investment Funds

                  $ 103,489,065     $ 439,193     $ (11,942,495 )   $ (5,353,895 )   $ (10,980,240 )   $ 75,651,628     $ 14,358  

 

 

*

Sales include return of capital.

**

Voting rights have been waived for this investment.

 

(6)

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

 

In the normal course of business, the Investment Funds in which the Master Fund invests may trade various derivative securities and other financial instruments, and may enter into various investment activities with off-balance sheet risk both as an investor and as a principal. The Master Fund’s risk of loss in these Investment Funds is limited to the value of its investment in such Investment Funds.

 

(7)

ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

 

In consideration for administrative, accounting, and recordkeeping services, the Master Fund pays the Administrator a monthly administration fee based on the month-end partners’ capital. The Master Fund is charged, on an annual basis, 6 basis points on partners’ capital of up to $2 billion, 5 basis points on partners’ capital between the amounts of $2 billion and $5 billion, 2 basis points on partners’ capital between the amounts of $5 billion and $15 billion, and 1.25 basis points for amounts over $15 billion. The administration fee is payable monthly in arrears. The Administrator also provides compliance, transfer agency, and other investor related services at an additional cost. The total administration fee incurred for the year ended March 31, 2023, was $216,770, of which $24,286 was outstanding as a payable at March 31, 2023.

 

(8)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

(a)

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE

 

In consideration of the advisory and other services provided by the Adviser to the Master Fund, the Master Fund pays the Adviser an investment management fee (the “Investment Management Fee”) equal to 0.40% on an annualized basis of the Master Fund’s partners’ capital at the end of each month, payable monthly in arrears, until the period ending March 31, 2024, when the Adviser will no longer receive the Investment Management Fee.

 

In addition, effective April 1, 2019, the Investment Management Fee will not be charged on any Investment Fund classified as a “Hedge Fund” (as defined in the Master Fund’s Limited Partnership Agreement and disclosed on the Schedule of Investments), with any such Hedge Fund remaining in the Master Fund’s portfolio at that time being excluded from the calculation.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

The Master Fund’s partners bear an indirect portion of the Investment Management Fee paid by the Master Fund. The Investment Management Fee decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of the Master Fund that are credited to or debited against the capital accounts of its partners. For the year ended March 31, 2023, $1,229,379 was incurred for Investment Management Fees, of which $85,128 was outstanding as a payable at March 31, 2023.

 

(b)

EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT

 

Pursuant to the Master Fund’s limited partnership agreement there is an expense limitation in which the Adviser contractually agreed to limit total annualized expenses of the Master Fund, to the amount of 1.25%, exclusive of fees and expenses of underlying investment funds, borrowing and other investment-related costs and fees, taxes, litigation and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Master Fund’s business (the “Expense Limitation”).

 

Under the Expense Limitation, the Adviser is permitted to recover in later periods expenses it has borne to the extent that the Master Fund’s expenses fall below the rate in effect at the time of the waiver. The Master Fund, however, is not obligated to pay any such amounts beyond three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the Adviser reimbursed such expense.

 

Any such recoupment by the Adviser shall not cause the Master Fund to exceed the annual Expense Limitation rate that was in effect at the time of such waiver or reimbursement. For the year ended March 31, 2023, no such expense waiver or recoupment has been incurred by the Master Fund.

 

(9)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2023

   

Period Ended
March 31,
2022*

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2021

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2018

 

Net investment income (loss) to average partners’ capital (1)

    0.05 %     (0.73 )%     (0.32 )%     (0.26 )%     0.20 %     0.15 %

Expenses to average partners’ capital (1),(2)

    0.77 %     0.86 %     0.71 %     0.61 %     0.60 %     0.61 %

Portfolio Turnover

    1.06 %     0.96 %     18.69 %     3.04 %     2.00 %     1.51 %

Internal rate of return since inception (3)

    4.44 %     5.20 %     5.21 %     4.67 %     3.59 %     2.91 %

Total Return (4)

    (14.10 )%     (3.11 )%     11.89 %     19.06 %     6.10 %     (2.44 )%

Partners’ capital, end of period (000’s)

  $ 260,013     $ 392,141     $ 405,079     $ 521,696     $ 490,231     $ 578,662  

 

An investor’s return (and operating ratios) may vary from those reflected based on the timing of capital transactions.

 

 

*

The Master Fund has changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to March 31. This period represents the 3-month period from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022.

(1)

Ratios are calculated by dividing the indicated amount by average partners’ capital measured at the end of each month during the period. Ratios are annualized for periods less than 12 months.

(2)

Expense ratios do not include expenses of acquired funds that are paid indirectly by the Master Fund as a result of its ownership in the underlying funds.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

(3)

The internal rate of return since inception (“IRR”) of the limited partners is net of all fees and profit allocations to the Adviser. The IRR reported is for the Master Fund as a whole. The IRR was computed based on the actual dates of the cash inflows (capital contributions), cash outflows (cash distributions) and the ending partners’ capital as of March 31, 2023 (the residual value).

(4)

The total return of the Master Fund is calculated as geometrically linked monthly returns for each month in the period, not annualized for periods less than 12 months.

 

(10)

INVESTMENT-RELATED RISKS

 

All securities investing and trading activities risk the loss of capital. No assurance can be given that the Master Fund’s or any Investment Fund’s investment activities will be successful or that the Partners will not suffer losses.

 

In general, these principal risks exist whether the investment is made by an Investment Fund or held by the Master Fund directly and therefore for convenience purposes, the description of such risks in terms of an Investment Fund is intended to include the same risks for investments made directly by the Master Fund. It is possible that an Investment Fund (or the Master Fund) will make (or hold) an investment that is not described below, and any such investment will be subject to its own particular risks. For purposes of this discussion, references to the activities of the Investment Funds should generally be interpreted to include the activities of an Investment Manager. The risks and considerations described below are intended to reflect the Master Fund’s anticipated holdings.

 

(a)

HIGHLY VOLATILE MARKETS RISK

 

The prices of an Investment Fund’s underlying investments, and therefore the NAV of the Master Fund’s Interests, can be highly volatile. Price movements of forward contracts, futures contracts and other derivative contracts in which an Investment Fund may invest are influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. In addition, governments from time to time intervene, directly and by regulation, in certain markets, particularly those in currencies, financial instruments and interest rate-related futures and options. Such intervention often is intended directly to influence prices and may, together with other factors, cause all of such markets to move rapidly in the same direction because of, among other things, interest rate fluctuations. Moreover, since internationally there may be less government supervision and regulation of worldwide stock exchanges and clearinghouses than in the U.S., Investment Funds also are subject to the risk of the failure of the exchanges on which their positions trade or of their clearinghouses, and there may be a higher risk of financial irregularities and/or lack of appropriate risk monitoring and controls.

 

(b)

NON-U.S. INVESTMENT RISK

 

Investment Funds may invest in securities of non-U.S. issuers and the governments of non-U.S. countries. These investments involve special risks not usually associated with investing in securities of U.S. companies or the U.S. government, including political and economic considerations, such as greater risks of expropriation and nationalization, confiscatory taxation, the potential difficulty of repatriating funds, general social, political and economic instability and adverse diplomatic developments; the possibility of the imposition of withholding or other taxes on dividends, interest, capital gain or other income; the small size of the securities markets in such countries and the low volume of trading, resulting in potential lack of liquidity and in price volatility; fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies and costs associated with currency conversion; and certain government policies that may restrict the Investment Funds’ investment opportunities. In addition, because non-U.S. entities are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable with those

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

applicable to U.S. companies, there may be different types of, and lower quality, information available about a non-U.S. company than a U.S. company. There is also less regulation, generally, of the securities markets in many foreign countries than there is in the U.S., and such markets may not provide the same protections available in the U.S. With respect to certain countries there may be the possibility of political, economic or social instability, the imposition of trading controls, import duties or other protectionist measures, various laws enacted for the protection of creditors, greater risks of nationalization or diplomatic developments which could materially adversely affect the Investment Funds’ investments in those countries. Furthermore, individual economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, and balance of payments position. An Investment Fund’s investment in non-U.S. countries may also be subject to withholding or other taxes, which may be significant and may reduce the Investment Fund’s returns.

 

Brokerage commissions, custodial services and other costs relating to investment in international securities markets generally are more expensive than in the U.S. In addition, clearance and settlement procedures may be different in foreign countries and, in certain markets, such procedures have been unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions, thus making it difficult to conduct such transactions.

 

Investment in sovereign debt obligations of non-U.S. governments involves additional risks not present in debt obligations of corporate issuers and the U.S. government. The issuer of the debt or the governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay principal or pay interest when due in accordance with the terms of such debt, and an Investment Fund may have limited recourse to compel payment in the event of a default. A sovereign debtor’s willingness or ability to repay principal and to pay interest in a timely manner may be affected by, among other factors, its cash flow situation, the extent of its foreign currency reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the sovereign debtor’s policy toward international lenders, and the political constraints to which the sovereign debtor may be subject. Periods of economic uncertainty may result in the volatility of market prices of sovereign debt to a greater extent than the volatility inherent in debt obligations of other types of issues.

 

(c)

INVESTMENT IN EMERGING MARKETS RISK

 

The Master Fund may hold investments in Investment Funds that focus on “emerging markets” (defined below), and the Adviser anticipates that this will continue. Investment Funds may invest in securities of companies based in emerging markets or issued by the governments of such countries. Securities traded in certain emerging markets may be subject to risks due to the inexperience of financial intermediaries, the lack of modern technology, the lack of a sufficient capital base to expand business operations, and the possibility of temporary or permanent termination of trading. Political and economic structures in many emerging markets may be undergoing significant evolution and rapid development, and emerging markets may lack the social, political and economic stability characteristics of more developed countries. As a result, the risks relating to investments in foreign securities described above, including the possibility of nationalization or expropriation, may be heightened. In addition, certain countries may restrict or prohibit investment opportunities in issuers or industries deemed important to national interests. Such restrictions may affect the market price, liquidity and rights of securities that may be purchased by Investment Funds. Settlement mechanisms in emerging securities markets may be less efficient and less reliable than in more developed markets and placing securities with a custodian or broker-dealer in an emerging country also may present considerable risks. The small size of securities markets in such countries and the low volume of trading may result in a lack of liquidity and in substantially greater price volatility. Many emerging market countries have experienced substantial, and in some periods extremely high rates of inflation for many years. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates and corresponding currency devaluations and fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies and costs associated with currency conversion have had and may continue to have negative effects on the economies and securities markets

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

of certain emerging market countries. In addition, accounting and financial reporting standards that prevail in certain of such countries are not equivalent to standards in more developed countries and, consequently, less information is available to investors in companies located in such countries.

 

(d)

FIXED INCOME RISK

 

The market value of fixed income investments changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. During periods of rising interest rates, the values of outstanding fixed income securities generally decrease. Moreover, while securities with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields, the prices of longer maturity securities are also subject to greater market value fluctuations as a result of changes in interest rates. During periods of falling interest rates, certain debt obligations with high interest rates may be prepaid (or “called”) by the issuer prior to maturity. This may cause the weighted average weighted maturity of investments to fluctuate and may require investments to invest the resulting proceeds at lower interest rates. Income from the investment’s debt securities portfolio will decline if and when the investment invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called securities in securities with market interest rates that are below the current earnings rate of the investment’s portfolio. A rise in interest rates may also increase volatility and reduce liquidity in the fixed income markets, and result in a decline in the value of the fixed income investments held by Investments. Reductions in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could further decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets.

 

In addition, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Master Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Master Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Master Fund. Recent examples include pandemic risks related to COVID-19 and aggressive measures taken worldwide in response by governments, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations, and by businesses, including changes to operations and reducing staff. As a result of these market conditions, the Master Fund’s NAV may fluctuate. Fixed income securities may also be subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that an issuer will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of either principal or interest. Changes in the actual or perceived creditworthiness of an issuer, factors affecting an issuer directly (such as management changes, labor relations, collapse of key suppliers or customers, or material changes in overhead), factors affecting the industry in which a particular issuer operates (such as competition or technological advances) and changes in general social, economic or political conditions can increase the risk of default by an issuer, which can affect a security’s credit quality or value. Since the Master Fund and investments may purchase securities backed by credit enhancements from banks and other financial institutions, changes in the credit ratings of these institutions could cause the Master Fund to lose money and may affect the Fund’s NAV. Moreover, in order to enforce its rights in the event of a default, bankruptcy or similar situation, the Master Fund may be required to retain legal or similar counsel, which may increase the Master Fund’s operating expenses and adversely affect the Master Fund’s NAV.

 

(e)

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS AND EXCHANGE RATE RISK

 

Investment Funds may invest in equity and equity-related securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies and in other financial instruments, the price of which is determined with reference to such currencies. Investment Funds may engage in foreign currency transactions for a variety of purposes, including to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of the security, between the trade and the settlement dates, the value of a security an Investment Fund has agreed to buy or sell, or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities the Investment Fund already owns. The Investment Funds

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

also may engage in foreign currency transactions for non-hedging purposes to generate returns. The Master Fund will, however, value its investments and other assets in U.S. dollars. To the extent unhedged, the value of the Master Fund’s net assets will fluctuate with U.S. dollar exchange rates as well as with price changes of an Investment Fund’s investments in the various local markets and currencies. Forward currency contracts and options may be utilized by Investment Funds to hedge against currency fluctuations, but the Investment Funds are not required to utilize such techniques, and there can be no assurance that such hedging transactions will be available or, even if undertaken, effective.

 

(f)

CONVERGENCE RISK

 

The Master Fund will hold Investment Funds whose Investment Managers take long positions in securities believed to be undervalued and short positions in securities believed to be overvalued. In the event that the perceived mispricings underlying one or more Investment Managers’ trading positions were to fail to converge toward, or were to diverge further from, relationships expected by such Investment Managers, the Master Fund may incur significant losses.

 

(g)

CORPORATE EVENT RISK

 

Substantial transaction failure risks are involved in companies that are the subject of publicly disclosed mergers, takeover bids, exchange offers, tender offers, spin-offs, liquidations, corporate restructuring, and other similar transactions. Similarly, substantial risks are involved in investments in companies facing negative publicity or uncertain litigation. Thus, there can be no assurance that any expected transaction will take place, that negative publicity will not continue to affect a company or that litigation will be resolved in a company’s favor. Certain transactions are dependent on one or more factors to become effective, such as market conditions which may lead to unexpected positive or negative changes in a company profile, shareholder approval, regulatory and various other third party constraints, changes in earnings or business lines or shareholder activism as well as many other factors. No assurance can be given that the transactions entered into will result in a profitable investment for the Investment Funds or that the Investment Funds will not incur substantial losses.

 

(h)

ISSUER RISK

 

The issuers of securities acquired by Investment Funds sometimes involve a high degree of business and financial risk. These companies may be in an early stage of development, may not have a proven operating history, may be operating at a loss or have significant variations in operating results, may be engaged in a rapidly changing business with products subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence, may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, to finance expansion or to maintain their competitive position, or may otherwise have a weak financial condition.

 

Issuers of securities acquired by Investment Funds may be highly leveraged. Leverage may have important adverse consequences to these companies and an Investment Fund as an investor. These companies may be subject to restrictive financial and operating covenants. The leverage may impair these companies’ ability to finance their future operations and capital needs. As a result, these companies’ flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions and to business opportunities may be limited. A leveraged company’s income and net assets will tend to increase or decrease at a greater rate than if borrowed money were not used.

 

In addition, such companies may face intense competition, including competition from companies with greater financial resources, more extensive development, manufacturing, marketing, and other capabilities, and a larger number of qualified managerial and technical personnel.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Notes to Financial Statements, continued
March 31, 2023

 

(11)

BANKING UPDATE

 

On March 10, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation closed Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and the FDIC was named as the receiver. The FDIC created the Deposit Insurance National Bank of Santa Clara (“DINB”) to facilitate the resolution of SVB. On March 12, 2023, the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC released a joint statement indicating that all deposits at SVB will be guaranteed. On March 13, 2023, the FDIC transferred all deposits and substantially all assets to Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. On March 27, 2023, First– Citizens Bank & Trust Company acquired Silicon Valley Bridge Bank which will continue to be insured by the FDIC up to the insurance limit. On May 1, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation closed First Republic Bank (“FRB”) and the FDIC was named as the receiver. The FDIC sold the bank’s deposits most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMC) in a negotiated transaction that concluded an auction process. As a result of these and other related events, general uncertainty within and around the U.S. banking industry has remained through the date the financial statements were issued. The Fund did not have any direct loss of capital associated with these events and there is no impact to the financial statements, but the General Partner is closely monitoring the on-going situation.

 

(12)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management of the Master Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the financial statements, and there were no subsequent events that needed to be disclosed other than those events that have been disclosed elsewhere in these financial statements.

 

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THE ENDOWMENT PMF MASTER FUND, L.P.
(A Limited Partnership)

 

Supplemental Information
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

 

Directors and Officers

 

The Master Fund’s operations are managed under the direction and oversight of the Board. Each Director serves for an indefinite term or until he or she reaches mandatory retirement, if any, as established by the Board. The Board appoints the officers of the Master Fund who are responsible for the Master Fund’s day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board.

 

Compensation for Directors

 

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P., PMF Fund, L.P., and PMF TEI Fund, L.P., together pay each of the Directors who is not an “interested person” of the Adviser, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”), an annual retainer of $35,000 paid quarterly. There are currently six Independent Directors. In the interest of retaining Independent Directors of the highest quality, the Board intends to periodically review such compensation and may modify it as the Board deems appropriate.

 

The table below shows, for each Director and executive officer, their full name, address and age, the position held with the Fund, the length of time served in that position, their principal occupation during the last five years, and other directorships held by such Director. The address of each Director and officer is c/o Endowment PMF Fund, 712 W. 34th Street, Suite 201, Austin, TX 78705. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Directors and is available free of charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-725-9456.

 

Interested Director

 

Name and Year of Birth

Position(s)
Held

Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
(1)

Other
Directorships Held
by Director During
the Past 5 Years

William P. Prather, III

Year of birth: 1982

Director, Principal Executive Officer (Since 2021)

University of Texas / Texas A&M Investment Management Company (Endowment – Investment Management) – Head of Infrastructure and Natural Resources (2014-2019);

Cypress Creek Partners (Investment Management) – Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner (2019-Current)

7

MTi Group Ltd (Director) from 2019 to Current

 

 

(1)

The ‘Fund Complex’ for the purpose of this table consists of The Endowment PMF Funds (three funds) and Cypress Creek Private Strategies Funds (four funds) with all funds in the Fund Complex being advised by the Adviser.

 

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Independent Directors

 

Name and Year of Birth

Position(s)
Held

Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
(1)

Other
Directorships Held
by Director During
the Past 5 Years

Graeme Gunn

Year of birth: 1967

Director (Since 2021)

SL Capital Partners LLP; Partner

7

3 Bridges Capital; Director;
Sport Maison Limited; Director

Victor L. Maruri

Year of birth: 1952

Director (Since 2021)

Managing Partner, HCP Management Co., LLC (investment company)

7

Career Training Academy (trade school) (2011-2020
Taylor College Inc. (trade school) (2013-2021)
MIAT College, Inc. (2014-2021) (trade school)
HPE II (investment company) (since 2008), HCP ED Holdings) holding company) (since 2010)

David Munoz

Year of birth: 1974

Director (Since 2021)

President and CEO of financial services company. Advisor to multiple financial services companies.

7

Deltec International Group; Deltec Bank & Trust Limited; International Financial Services Group Limited; International Financial Services Group SA/CV; Deltec Investment Advisers Limited; Deltec Fund Services; Deltec U.S. Holdings Inc.; Deltec Wealth Management LLC; Deltec Securities Ltd.; Deltec Capital Limited; Long Cay Captive Insurance Management; Halcyon Life Insurance Limited.; Access Personal Finance LLC; Global Clearing & Settlement Assurance LLC

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

 

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Name and Year of Birth

Position(s)
Held

Principal
Occupation(s) During
the Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Director
(1)

Other
Directorships Held
by Director During
the Past 5 Years

Carl Weatherley-White

Year of birth: 1962

Director (Since 2021)

Managing Director, Advantage Capital (investment company) (since 2019); Chief Executive, Hoosier Solar Holdings, LLC (solar development company) (Since 2020); Chief Executive, VivoPower Holdings (solar development company) (from 2016 to 2019).

7

VivoPower International, October 4, 2017 to December 28, 2017

Jeffrey D. Young

Year of birth: 1967

Director (Since 2014)

Partner, Origami Capital Partners, LLC (investment adviser).

1

None.

Jeffrey R. Keay

Year of birth: 1974

Director (Since 2014)

Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners, LLC (private equity).

1

None.

 

 

(1)

The ‘Fund Complex’ for the purpose of this table consists of The Endowment PMF Funds (three funds) and Cypress Creek Private Strategies Funds (four funds) with all funds in the Fund Complex being advised by the Adviser.

Officers of the Fund Who Are Not Directors

 

Name and Year of Birth

Position(s) Held with the Fund

Principal Occupation(s) During the
Past 5 Years

Benjamin Murray

Year of birth: 1981

Principal Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President, and Treasurer (Since 2021)

Director/Head of Operational Due Diligence – University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company (2016-2020); Chief Operating Officer – Cypress Creek Partners (2020-present)

J. Henry Glenn

Year of birth: 1988

Secretary (Since 2023)

Associate Director – University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company (2016-2021); Managing Director – Cypress Creek Partners (2021-present)

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

 

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Allocation of Investments

 

The following chart indicates the allocation of investments among the asset classes in the Master Fund as of March 31, 2023.

 

Asset Class (1)

 

Fair Value

   

%

 

Energy

  $ 53,166,367       21.73  

Event-Driven

    5,340,992       2.18  

Private Equity

    161,011,621       65.81  

Real Estate

    24,646,000       10.07  

Relative Value

    506,264       0.21  

Total Investments

  $ 244,671,244       100.00  

 

 

(1)

The complete list of investments included in the following asset class categories is included in the Schedule of Investments of the Master Fund.

 

Board Consideration of the Investment Management Agreement

 

At an in-person meeting held on February 2, 2023 (“Meeting”), the Fund’s Board of Directors (“Board”), including all of the Fund’s directors who are not “interested persons” as defined under the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), considered and unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser (the “Advisory Agreement”). In preparation for review of the Advisory Agreement, the Board requested the Adviser to provide detailed information which the Board determined to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the agreement. The Independent Directors met on January 25, 2023 (“Pre-Meeting”), to discuss the responses with the Adviser, and also met in executive session prior to the Meeting to review and discuss aspects of the materials. At both the Pre-Meeting and the Meeting, at the request of the Independent Directors, the Adviser made presentations regarding the materials and responded to questions from the Independent Directors relating to, among other things, portfolio management, the Master Fund’s investment programs, Master Fund’s and Adviser’s compliance programs, Adviser staffing and management changes, Master Fund performance including benchmarks and comparisons to other funds, Master Fund fee levels, other portfolios (including fees) managed by the Adviser and the Adviser’s profitability (including revenue of the Adviser across all of its funds). The Board, including the Independent Directors, also took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the prior two-year period at regular Board meetings. The Independent Directors were assisted at all times by independent counsel.

 

Following the Board’s review, the Independent Directors at the Meeting reported that they had concluded that the Advisory Agreement enables the Fund’s partners to obtain high quality services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable, and in the interests of investors. They stated that prudent exercise of judgment warranted renewal of the Advisory Agreement. It also was noted that the Board’s decision to renew the Advisory Agreement was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings. Upon consideration of these and other factors, the Board also determined:

 

The nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided. With respect to the Investment Advisory Agreements, the Board considered: the unique characteristics and special purposes of the Fund’s operations and the specific services provided in overseeing the Fund; the background and experience of key personnel; the Adviser’s successful implementation of the liquidation program and the considerable distributions made by the Fund; the

 

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Adviser’s planning relating to the final term of the Fund; the conduct and oversight of the Fund’s operations; the Adviser’s significant compliance and tax reporting functions; and the Adviser’s oversight of and interaction with service providers.

 

The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the management and advisory service provided were appropriate and thus supported a decision to renew the Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board also concluded that the Adviser would be able to provide during the coming year quality investment management and related services, and that these services are appropriate in scope and extent in light of the Fund’s operations and investor needs.

 

The investment performance. The Board evaluated the comparative information provided by the Adviser regarding the Fund’s investment performance, noting the largely irrelevant nature of any other funds in comparison due to the Fund’s purpose and objective of successful and efficient liquidation of its existing portfolio. The Board also considered that the primary focus of the Fund was orderly liquidation, but noted in addition to the distribution of liquidated assets by the Fund, the Fund’s overall performance. The Board concluded that the Adviser continued to be successful in seeking the Fund’s objective. On the basis of the Directors’ assessment, the Directors concluded that the Adviser was capable of undertaking the Funds’ management as appropriate in light of the Fund’s investment objective and strategies.

 

The cost of advisory service provided and the level of profitability. In analyzing the cost of services and profitability of the Adviser, the Board considered the revenues earned and expenses incurred by the Adviser, and the declining size of the Fund as liquidation and distributions continue, and the expense cap. On the basis of the Board’s review, the Board concluded that the level of investment management fees are reasonable in light of the services provided.

 

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors. The Board noted that because the Fund’s size will certainly continue to decline as it is liquidated over time, that economies of scale are not present or likely to be present. The Board concluded that the management fees reflect the Fund’s complicated operations while unwinding. The Board noted in particular the expense limitation in the Fund’s organizational documents and its positive effect in light of the anticipated continuing declining size of the Funds.

 

Benefits (such as soft dollars) to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that other benefits derived by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds are not quantifiable or anticipated to arise, and that the Funds would not trade for investment purposes or be likely to incur brokerage.

 

Other considerations. The Board determined that the Adviser has made a continuing and substantial commitment both to the recruitment of high quality personnel, monitoring and investment decision-making and provision of investor service, is planning appropriately for the final term of the Funds, and has the financial, compliance and operational resources reasonably necessary to manage the Funds in a professional manner that is consistent with the best interests of the Funds and their partners.

 

Form N-PORT Filings

 

The Master Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Master Fund’s Form N-PORT’s are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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(A Limited Partnership)

 

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Proxy Voting Policies

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Master Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-725-9456; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Information regarding how the Master Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-725-9456; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Additional Information

 

The Master Fund’s registration statement includes additional information about Directors of the Master Fund. The registration statement is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-725-9456.

 

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FACTS

WHAT DOES CYPRESS CREEK PARTNERS1 (“CCP”) DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

       

WHY?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

       

WHAT?

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

● Social security number

● Income

● Assets

● Account balances

● Wire transfer instructions

● Transaction history

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share information about you as described in this notice.

       

HOW?

All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons CCP chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

       

Reasons we can share your personal information

Does CCP Share?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes -
such as to process your transactions, maintain your accounts(s) or respond to court orders and legal investigations.

Yes

No

For our marketing purposes -
to offer our products and services to you

Yes

No

For joint marketing with other financial companies

No

We do not share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes -
information about your transactions and experiences

No

We do not share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your creditworthiness

No

We do not share

For non-affiliates to market to you

No

We do not share

   

Questions?

Call CCP at (512) 660-5146

 

 

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Who we are

Who is providing this notice?

This notice pertains to CCP, the registered and private funds it manages (as follows), and each funds’ general partner.

● The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P.

● The PMF Fund, L.P.

● PMF TEI Fund, L.P.

● PMF Offshore TEI Fund, Ltd.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Master Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Registered Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies TEI Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Institutional Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Domestic Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Domestic QP Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies International Fund, Ltd.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Offshore TEI Fund, Ltd.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Onshore Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Offshore Fund, L.P.

● Cypress Creek Private Strategies Offshore Blocker Fund, LLC

● CCP Coastal Redwood Fund, L.P.

● CCP Sierra Redwood Fund, L.P.

● Marinas I SPV LLC

● CCP GP Fund LLC

● CCP Trinity Aquifer, LLC

● CCP Dawn Redwood Fund, L.P.

What we do

How does CCP protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

How does CCP collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

● Open an account

● Enter into an investment advisory contract

● Seek financial advice

● Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

● Provide account information

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

● sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness

● affiliates from using your information to market to you

● sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

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Definitions

Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

CCP does not share with our affiliates.

Non-affiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.

CCP does not share with non-affiliates so they can market to you.

Joint Marketing

A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

CCP does not jointly market.

Other important information

n/a

 

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Investment Adviser
Endowment Advisers, L.P., d/b/a Cypress Creek Partners

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent
UMB Fund Services, Inc.

 

Custodian
UMB Bank, N.A.

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
RSM US LLP

 

Legal Counsel
K&L Gates LLP

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders Continued.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics is included as Exhibit 13(a)(1).

 

(b) During the period covered by the report, with respect to the registrant’s code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions; there have been no amendments to, nor any waivers granted from, a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item 2.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

3(a)(1) The registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

 

3(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert is Carl Weatherly-White, who is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

   Fiscal Year
March 31,
2023
   Fiscal Year
March 31,
2022
   Fiscal Year
December 31,
2021
 
Audit Fees  $10,350   $8,138   $11,550 
Audit-Related Fees  $0   $0   $0 
Tax Fees  $216,509   $0   $116,214 
All Other Fees  $0   $0   $0 

 

(e)(1) Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

The audit committee may delegate its authority to pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services to one or more members of the committee. Any decision of such members to pre-approve services shall be presented to the full audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

 

 

(2) Disclose the percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c) (7)(i)(c) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

Fiscal Year March 31, 2023 Fiscal Year March 31, 2022 Fiscal Year December 31, 2021
0% 0% 0%

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) Disclose the aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant.

 

Fiscal Year March 31, 2023 Fiscal Year March 31, 2022 Fiscal Year December 31, 2021
$0 $0 $0

 

(h) Not applicable. 

(i) Not applicable. 

(j) Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments as of the close of the reporting period is included in the report to the shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

A closed-end management investment company that is filing an annual report on this Form N-CSR must, unless it invests exclusively in non-voting securities, describe the policies and procedures that it uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, including the procedures that the company uses when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of its shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the company’s investment adviser; principal underwriter; or any affiliated person (as defined in section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(3)) and the rules thereunder) of the company, its investment adviser, or its principal underwriter, on the other. Include any policies and procedures of the company’s investment adviser, or any other third party, that the company uses, or that are used on the company’s behalf, to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities.

 

 

These policies are included below:

 

Cypress Creek Private Strategies Master Fund, L.P. (the “Master Fund”) 

The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P. (the “PMF Master Fund”) 

Cypress Creek Private Strategies Registered Fund, L.P. (the “Registered Fund”) 

Cypress Creek Private Strategies TEI Fund, L.P. (the “TEI Fund”) 

Cypress Creek Private Strategies Institutional Fund, L.P. (the “Institutional Fund”) 

PMF Fund, L.P. (the “PMF Fund”) 

PMF TEI Fund, L.P. (the “PMF TEI Fund”) 

(collectively, the “Funds”) 

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

Background

 

The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “IC Act”) requires that an investment company registered under the IC Act (“RIC”) disclose in its registration statement a description of its adopted policies and procedures that the it uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, including the procedures that the RIC uses when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the RIC’s investment adviser; principal underwriter; or any affiliated person of the RIC, its investment adviser, or its principal underwriter, on the other.

 

A RIC is also required to include in its registration statement any policies and procedures of its investment adviser, or any other third party, that the RIC uses, or that are used on the RIC’s behalf, to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities.

 

Rule 30b1-4 under the IC Act requires a RIC to file with the SEC an annual record of proxies voted by the RIC on Form N-PX. Form N-PX must be filed each year no later than August 31 and must contain each RIC’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30. A RIC must also state in its disclosure documents (in its registration statement and shareholder reports) that information regarding how the RIC voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling a specified toll-free (or collect) telephone number; or on or through the RIC’s website at a specified Internet address; or both; and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

If a RIC discloses that its proxy voting record is available by calling a toll-free (or collect) telephone number, and the RIC (or financial intermediary through which shares of the RIC may be purchased or sold) receives a request for this information, the RIC (or financial intermediary) must send the information disclosed in the RIC’s most recently filed report on Form N-PX, within three business days of receipt of the request, by first-class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery.

 

If a RIC discloses that its proxy voting record is available on or through its website, the RIC must make available free of charge the information disclosed in the RIC’s most recently filed report on Form N-PX on or through its website as soon as reasonably practicable after filing the report with the SEC. The information disclosed in the RIC’s most recently filed report on Form N-PX must remain available on or through the RIC’s website for as long as the RIC remains subject to the requirements of Rule 30b1-4 and discloses that the RIC’s proxy voting record is available on or through its website.

 

 

This policy and procedures outline obligations for disclosure and filing requirements that are performed on behalf of the Funds by the Fund Administrator.

 

Policies and Procedures

 

It is the policy of the Funds that proxies should be voted in the interest of the shareholders of the appropriate Fund, as determined by those who are in the best position to make this determination.

 

The Master Fund and PMF Master Fund invest in a broad portfolio consisting primarily of private partnerships, limited liability companies or similar entities managed by third-party investment managers (“Investment Funds”). The Master Fund also makes direct investments for hedging purposes, to hedge existing exposure to an asset class or strategy, or to gain access to an investment opportunity, an asset class, or a strategy in a cost-effective manner. To the extent that the Master Fund or PMF Master Fund receive notices or proxies from Investment Funds or other portfolio securities or holds securities in a separate account, the Board has delegated proxy voting responsibilities with respect to the Master Fund’s and PMF Master Fund’s portfolio securities to the Adviser, subject to the Board’s general oversight. The Adviser has agreed to vote the proxy ballots received on behalf of the Funds and will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy voting policies and guidelines which are included in the Adviser’s compliance manual and reviewed by the Board at least annually.

 

The Registered Fund, TEI Fund, Institutional Fund, PMF Fund and PMF TEI Fund invest substantially all of their respective assets in the Master Fund or PMF Master Fund. With respect to proxies issued by the Master Fund and PMF Master Fund, the Board of the Registered Fund, TEI Fund, Institutional Fund, PMF Fund and PMF TEI Fund retains proxy voting authority. After receiving a proxy issued by the Master Fund or PMF Master Fund, the Registered Fund, TEI Fund, Institutional Fund, PMF Fund and PMF TEI Fund will hold a meeting of its shareholders to obtain instructions for voting with respect to the matter presented by the Master Fund or PMF Master Fund.

 

Registration Statement

 

The Funds will describe the policies and procedures that the Adviser uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities. The Funds will also state how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Such disclosure must also include procedures used when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of Fund shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Adviser or any affiliated person of the Funds or the Adviser, on the other; and a description of the proxy voting guidelines used by the Adviser to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities. As such, the Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines are provided in the Funds’ registration statement.

 

Form N-CSR

 

When filing the annual report on Form N-CSR, the Funds will describe the policies and procedures that the Funds and Adviser use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities. A copy of such policies and procedures themselves may be included.

 

Annually, through the review of the Funds’ Form N-CSR, the Adviser will review the disclosures and identify whether the Adviser’s Proxy Voting Procedures and Guidelines are current.

 

 

Form N-PX

 

The Funds are required to disclose annually the Funds’ complete proxy voting record on Form N-PX, which provides information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th. Form N-PX must be filed annually, no later than August 31 of each year. The Adviser is responsible for ensuring that appropriate documentation and controls for voting and reporting of proxy votes is maintained in order to file the Form N-PX. The Adviser shall work with the Fund Administrator in filing the Form N-PX with the SEC.

 

Reports to the Board

 

The Adviser shall annually review the Funds’ registration statement to ensure that disclosures in the registration statement adequately and accurately describe the Adviser’s proxy voting policy and procedures. Updated policies and procedures for the voting of proxies shall be provided to the Board upon any material change and in any event, no less frequently than annually.

 

Books and Records

 

The Adviser shall (i) maintain such records and provide such voting information as is required for the Funds’ regulatory filings including, without limitation, Form N-PX and the required disclosure of policy called for by Item 17 of Form N-1A; and (ii) provide such additional information as may be requested, from time to time, by the Board or the CCO. The Funds rely upon the Fund Administrator to prepare and make filings on Form N-PX. The Adviser shall assist the Fund Administrator, if applicable by providing information regarding any proxy votes made for the Funds within the most recent 12-month period ending June 30.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

As of the date of the filing, Mr. William Prather III is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. The Endowment PMF Master Fund, L.P., PMF Fund, L.P., and PMF TEI Fund, L.P. are registered investment companies.

 

Mr. Prather is the Principal Executive Officer and a Portfolio Manager of the Fund Complex since 2021 (the “Principal”). Mr. Prather is a Founding Partner of CCP Operating, LLC (since 2020) and was previously Head of Infrastructure and Natural Resources, The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company (2014-2019).

 

The Adviser and certain other entities controlled by the Principals may in the future serve as an investment adviser or otherwise manage or direct the investment activities of other registered and/or private investment vehicles with investment programs similar to the Funds.

 

Other Accounts Managed by the Investment Adviser

 

Mr. Prather, who is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, may also manage other registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles and other accounts, as indicated below. The following tables identify, as of March 31, 2023: (i) the number of registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles and other accounts managed by Mr. Prather and the total assets of such companies, vehicles and accounts; and (ii) the number and total assets of such companies, vehicles and accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on performance.

 

 

Name  Number of
Other
Accounts
   Total Assets
of Other
Accounts
   Number of
Other
Accounts
Subject to a
Performance
Fee
   Total Assets
of Other
Accounts
Subject to a
Performance
Fee
 
William P. Prather III                    
Registered investment companies   1   $210,700,000    1   $210,700,000 
Other pooled investment companies   3   $18,500,000    4   $18,400,000 
Other accounts      $       $ 

 

Conflicts of Interest of the Adviser

 

From time to time, potential conflicts of interest may arise between a portfolio manager’s management of the investments of the Fund, on the one hand, and the management of other registered investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and other accounts (collectively, “other accounts”), on the other. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives or strategies as the Fund, track the same index the Fund tracks or otherwise hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Fund. The other accounts might also have different investment objectives or strategies than the Fund.

 

Knowledge and Timing of Fund Trades. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio manager’s day-to-day management of a Fund. Because of their positions with the Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing and possible market impact of the Fund’s trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of other accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the Fund.

 

Investment Opportunities. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio manager’s management of a number of accounts with varying investment guidelines. Often, an investment opportunity may be suitable for both the Fund and other accounts managed by the portfolio manager, but may not be available in sufficient quantities for both the Fund and the other accounts to participate fully. Similarly, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by the Fund and other accounts. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

 

Performance Fees. A portfolio manager may advise certain accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based entirely or partially on performance. Performance fee arrangements may create a conflict of interest for the portfolio manager in that they may have an incentive to allocate the investment opportunities that he or she believes might be the most profitable to such other accounts instead of allocating them to the Fund.

 

 

Compensation to Portfolio Managers

 

Mr. Prather, a Founding Partners of CCP Operating, LLC, indirectly owns equity interests in the Adviser. In addition, Mr. Prather receives compensation based on objective and subjective performance assessments of his work, which may take into account the size of the Master Fund and the other funds within the Fund Complex and the management and servicing fees charged thereon.

 

Securities Ownership of Portfolio Managers

 

The table below shows the dollar range of the interests of each Fund beneficially owned as of March 31, 2023 by the Portfolio Manager.

 

Portfolio Manager Master Fund PMF Fund TEI Fund
William P. Prather III None None None

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is (i) accumulated and communicated to the investment company’s management, including its certifying officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

(a) Not applicable. 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of ethics that is subject to Item 2 is attached hereto.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable. 

(a)(4) Not applicable. 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) PMF Fund, L.P.  
     
By (Signature and Title)

/s/ William P. Prather III 

 
  William P. Prather III  
  Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date: June 8, 2023  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ William P. Prather III 

 
  William P. Prather III  
  Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date: June 8, 2023  

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Benjamin Murray  
  Benjamin Murray  
  Principal Financial Officer  
     
Date: June 8, 2023  

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

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