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Adviser Profile

As of Date:

05/03/2024

Adviser Type:

- Large advisory firm


Number of Employees:

22 4.76%

of those in investment advisory functions:

21 5.00%


Registration:

SEC, Approved, 7/15/2020

AUM:

1,701,555,172 -3.33%

of that, discretionary:

1,701,555,172 -3.33%

Private Fund GAV:

1,701,555,172 -1.10%

Avg Account Size:

283,592,529 -3.33%


SMA’s:

NO

Private Funds:

6

Contact Info

818 xxxxxxx

Websites :
Client Types:

+

Advisory Activities:

+

Compensation Arrangments:

+

Reported AUM

Discretionary
Non-discretionary
2B 2B 1B 1B 754M 503M 251M
2020 2021 2022 2023

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Private Funds Structure

Fund Type Count GAV
Real Estate Fund 6 $1,701,555,172

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Brochure Summary

Overview

A. Description of the Advisory Firm This Brochure relates to Whitman/Peterson, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company founded in January 2012, and its affiliates (“Whitman Peterson” or the “Firm”). Whitman Peterson provides investment advisory services to the private investment funds operating as real estate funds (the “Funds”), which are its only advisory clients. Whitman Peterson has affiliated entities that serve as the general partner, manager or investment adviser, as applicable (each, a “General Partner”), to each respective Fund. Each Fund generally is managed by its respective General Partner, although for certain structures, a Whitman Peterson affiliate may act as a General Partner and/or provide discretionary or non-discretionary investment advice. The General Partners have delegated their management and advisory duties to Whitman Peterson. Each General Partner is subject to the Advisers Act pursuant to the Firm’s registration in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance. This brochure also describes the business practices of the General Partners, which operate as a single advisory business together with Whitman/Peterson, LLC. Whitman/Peterson Holdings, LLC (which is ultimately controlled by Robert A. Whitman, Weston Whitman and Joel C. Peterson) is the principal owner of the Firm. Weston Whitman and Robert Whitman serve as Co-Managing Partners of the Firm. B. Advisory Services The Firm provides advisory services in respect of the investment activities of the Funds and specifically in respect of the real estate and real estate related investments of each Fund and is responsible for identifying investment opportunities for the Funds, as well as facilitating the acquisition, monitoring, asset management and disposition of the Funds’ investments. Whitman Peterson provides investment advice to the Funds (not to Fund investors) and tailors its advisory services to the individual needs of each Fund, in accordance with the investment objectives, strategies and limitations (if any) described in each Fund’s respective partnership agreement, confidential private offering memorandum, investment management agreement or other governing agreement (with respect to each Fund, the “Governing Documents”). Governing Documents include, as to any particular investor, any side letter or similar agreement that has been entered into between such investor and the applicable Fund and/or General Partner. The investment focus of each Fund is described in its Governing Documents. The Funds are organized as Delaware limited partnerships, Cayman Islands corporations, or other similar entities established under the laws of other jurisdictions. In addition, the Firm may consider the formation of Funds or other structures including but not limited to separate accounts and management agreements that have investment objectives that differ from or that do not otherwise conflict with the Governing Documents of other Funds. The investment advisory focus of the Firm is on US and non-US real estate assets across numerous sectors, including, but not limited to the multi-family, student housing, lodging, seniors housing, office and industrial sectors. In these segments, the Firm generally seeks investment opportunities involving partnerships with national and regional operating partners to leverage their operating presence and capabilities, and their capital projects expertise, to create value at the property level and to efficiently source, evaluate, and execute on opportunities on a broad scale. The Firm also typically seeks investment opportunities where it maintains deal-by-deal approval rights on each investment and has significant influence on the investment decisions. The Firm may invest assets of a Fund in other entities or pooled investment vehicles that specialize in particular real estate investments. Through these types of investments, investors may bear two layers of fees that include fees paid to the sponsor
of the vehicle and fees paid to the Fund’s respective General Partner. In certain cases, such entities and other pooled investment vehicles are managed by unaffiliated third-party managers; however, typically Whitman Peterson would also have certain management rights that may include, without limitation, approvals or consultation rights over major decisions. Additionally, certain investment opportunities may include options to acquire an interest in the holding or operating companies of their operating partners, in order to share in any value created at the operating- company level, through the Fund’s investment in real estate assets. In summary, the Firm’s strategy in locating investment opportunities for the Funds is the following: 1) Choosing sectors with strong demand fundamentals; 2) Pursuing investments at different places in the value chain within those sectors, depending on market conditions (acquisitions vs. development, assets vs. operating companies, primary vs. secondary markets, infill vs. suburban, GP capital vs. LP capital, etc.); 3) Purchasing or developing assets at an attractive basis that allows strong absolute and risk-adjusted returns even utilizing conservative underwriting assumptions; 4) Establishing proprietary platform partnerships with top operating companies in the target sectors; and 5) Investing at least a portion of the Funds’ capital in the GP position of the property, portfolio, or fund-level ventures. Whitman Peterson’s Co-Managing Partners are responsible for leading the approval of investment decisions across all Funds and strategies with regard to the allocation of Fund assets to potential investment opportunities, as well as leading the Firm’s human resources who are teams managing the investments and leading approvals for the disposition of investments. Co-Investments The Governing Documents for certain Funds also provide terms by which the Fund investors may be allowed to co-invest with that Fund in real estate assets and that such co-investment opportunities are not required to be offered to the Fund investors. Co-investment opportunities may arise because of investment limitations, lack of available capital, applicable law or Fund objectives (such as diversification requirements), limit the amount the Fund would otherwise invest in such investment as determined in good faith by Whitman Peterson in its sole discretion. Co-investment agreements generally contain terms customary for joint investments, including without limitation provisions related to management rights, defaults, and capital calls. The Firm may be subject to conflicts of interest in exercising its discretion with regard to the determination of when to offer a co-investment opportunity to Fund investors or third parties or with regard to allocating co-investment opportunities. C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions Advisory services are tailored to seek to achieve the Funds’ investment objectives. Investors in the Funds do not have the ability to impose limitations on Whitman Peterson’s discretionary authority, other than limitations set forth in the Governing Documents. From time to time, Whitman Peterson will be presented with investment opportunities that would be suitable not only for a Fund, but also for other Funds. In determining which investment vehicles should participate in such investment opportunities, the Firm and its affiliates are subject to conflicts of interest (and mitigating processes and approvals, where applicable) among the investors in such investment vehicles. D. Wrap Fee Programs The Firm does not participate in wrap fee programs. E. Assets Under Management As of December 31, 2023, Whitman Peterson managed approximately $1,752,073,670 in Fund assets (calculated as regulatory assets under management), all on a discretionary basis. Whitman Peterson does not currently manage any advisory client assets on a non-discretionary basis or any advisory client other than the Funds.