Snowhawk LP (“Snowhawk” or the “Adviser”) is a Delaware limited partnership founded in March 2022
by Brian McMullen, a former Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Communications and Digital
Infrastructure at Stonepeak Partners LP (together with its relying advisers and affiliates, “Stonepeak”).
Snowhawk is an investment management firm targeting strategic majority investments in businesses that
power the economy’s digital transition, including the cloud, connectivity, and technology services sectors.
Snowhawk began its operations as a wholly-owned subsidiary and relying adviser of Stonepeak, but in
December 2023 consummated (a) a transaction spinning Snowhawk out of Stonepeak (the ”Spin-Out”),
pursuant to which Stonepeak retained a minority, passive ownership interest in Snowhawk, and,
contemporaneously, (b) a series of transactions (collectively, the “Nuveen Transaction”) with Nuveen
Alternative Holdings, LLC (“Nuveen”) and its indirect parent, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association
of America (“TIAA” and together with Nuveen and their respective affiliates, the “Nuveen Parties”),
pursuant to which the Nuveen Parties obtained a minority, non-controlling interest in certain Snowhawk
entities that directly and indirectly control and receive distributions from, the Adviser. Brian McMullen,
Robert Reid, Sara Baack, and Joe Payne are the principal owners of Snowhawk.
The Adviser serves as investment manager and provide discretionary investment advisory services to
investment vehicles privately offered to qualified investors, each, a “Fund,” and collectively, together with
any future private investment vehicle or fund to which Snowhawk and or its affiliates provide investment
advisory services, the “Funds.” The general partners of the Funds (each, a “General Partner,” and
collectively, together with any future affiliated general partner entities, the “General Partners,” and
together with Snowhawk and their affiliated entities, the “Firm”), are subject to the Advisers Act pursuant
to Snowhawk’s registration in accordance with SEC guidance. This Brochure also describes the business
practices of the General Partners.
The Funds invest through negotiated transactions in operating entities, generally referred to herein as
“portfolio companies.” Snowhawk’s investment advisory services to the Funds consist of identifying and
evaluating investment opportunities,
negotiating the terms of investments, managing and monitoring
investments and achieving dispositions for such investments. Although investments are made
predominantly in non-public companies, investments in public companies are permitted. Where such
investments consist of portfolio companies, the senior principals or other personnel of Snowhawk or its
affiliates generally serve on such portfolio companies’ respective boards of directors or otherwise act to
influence control over management of portfolio companies in which the Funds have invested.
Snowhawk provides investment advisory services to each Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment
advisory agreement. The investment advisory agreement tailors the advisory services provided to a Fund
in a manner consistent with the investment objectives, restrictions and manner of operation provided for
in the Fund’s agreement of limited partnership (“LPA”) and private placement memorandum (“PPM”),
(collectively, the “Governing Documents”). Investors in the Funds (generally referred to herein as
“Investors” or “Limited Partners”) participate in the overall investment program for the applicable Fund,
but in certain circumstances are excused from a particular investment due to legal, regulatory, or other
agreed-upon circumstances pursuant to the Governing Documents; for the avoidance of doubt, such
arrangements generally do not and will not create an adviser-client relationship between Snowhawk and
any investor.
Please see Item 10 below for additional information relating to Snowhawk’s current relationships with
Stonepeak and the Nuveen Parties. Unless otherwise noted or the context indicates otherwise, any
references herein to any affiliate(s) of Snowhawk does not include Stonepeak or the Nuveen Parties,
their respective relying advisers and financial industry affiliates, the general partners (or equivalent) of
any funds, vehicles and/or accounts sponsored, advised or managed by Stonepeak, any Nuveen Party,
or any of their respective relying advisers, any entity that principally owns any of the foregoing entities
(whether directly or indirectly), or any other entity that is not under the same principal ownership as
Snowhawk.
As of December 31, 2023, Snowhawk manages approximately $419,314,977 of client assets on a
discretionary basis. Snowhawk does not manage any client assets on a non-discretionary basis.