Pantheon Ventures Inc. (“Pantheon”) is a private equity manager.
Pantheon’s London-based affiliate has been in business since 1982. Pantheon opened its San
Francisco office in 1987, its New York office in 2007, and its Chicago office in 2022. Pantheon
Ventures (US) LP (“PV US”), a SEC-registered investment adviser, opened a representative office
in Bogota, Colombia in 2014. As of 2019, Pantheon also has a Dublin, Ireland-based affiliate. In
2010, in connection with the acquisition of Pantheon and its affiliates by Pantheon’s senior
management and Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., Pantheon transferred all of its assets and certain
of its clients to PV US. Pantheon and PV US are parties to an intra-company services agreement
whereby PV US provides services to Pantheon, including management, investment advisory, and
other services to those Pantheon clients that were not assigned to PV US. References in this
Brochure to Pantheon’s investment management and advisory services refer to the services
provided by PV US to Pantheon’s clients under the intra-company services agreement.
Pantheon’s clients include funds that are either pooled investment vehicles or single investor
vehicles. Investors in pooled investment vehicles managed by Pantheon include public and private
pension plans (both U.S. and non-U.S.), insurance companies, endowments and foundations,
among others. Please see “Item 7 – Types of Clients” of this Brochure for more information with
respect to Pantheon’s clients and investors.
Principal Ownership
Pantheon Ventures Inc. is a California corporation. It is a limited partner of PV US and the sole
member of PV US’ general partner. Pantheon Ventures Inc. is the only limited partner that owns
25% or more of PV US.
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”) is a publicly traded asset management company
(NYSE: AMG) with equity investments in boutique investment management firms. AMG,
Pantheon’s institutional partner, holds interests in Pantheon and the various Pantheon Group
Companies, as well as in other investment
management firms (“AMG Affiliates”). Further
information on AMG, AMG Affiliates, and the Pantheon Group Companies is provided in “Item
10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations.”
As an affiliate of AMG, Pantheon operates autonomously, maintaining investment and operational
control, and benefits from access to the resources of a larger international partner.
Advisory Services
Pantheon is a private equity manager whose clients are funds (referred to in this Brochure as our
“funds”). Pantheon specializes in private equity investing. Our funds primarily invest in venture
capital, leveraged buyout, special situations, and other private equity funds (referred to in this
Brochure as “underlying portfolio funds”). Investment strategies include primary investments (i.e.,
purchasing an interest directly from the issuer), secondary investments (i.e., purchasing an interest
from an existing investor), and co-investments (i.e., investing in a portfolio company, either
directly or indirectly, alongside an underlying portfolio fund manager).
The investment strategies and restrictions relating to our funds are set forth in the fund’s private
placement memorandum, limited partnership agreement, or other governing documents
(“governing documents”).
Assets Under Management
In 2010, Pantheon assigned certain of its clients to PV US. For those clients that were not assigned
to PV US, Pantheon entered into an intra-company services agreement with PV US for the
provision of services by PV US to our clients. As a result, PV US has been delegated investment
management and investment advisory responsibilities with respect to Pantheon’s clients and
therefore Pantheon currently has no client regulatory assets under management (“RAUM”) as
defined in the instructions to this form. The assets of Pantheon’s clients are included in the RAUM
for PV US. Please see PV US’ Form ADV Part 2A at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov for more
information.