Firm Description
Compass Group LLC was founded on September 6, 1995, and registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) on November 14, 2000. The Adviser’s principal place of business is in New York,
New York and has branch offices in Chile. Affiliates of the Adviser also have offices in Miami, Uruguay,
Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil (altogether, the “Firm”). The Adviser has a
diversified offering generally of Latin American investment strategies across equities, debt, private credit
and real estate.
Compass has managed Latin American investment strategies since 1996. The first fund, Compass Income
Fund, was launched in that year with a focus on Latin American debt, while the first Latin American Equity
Strategy was launched in 2005. As a result of Compass’ extensive history of investing in the region, it has
created a sizeable network and strong regional presence, resulting in unparalleled local intelligence. The
Adviser leverages its unique position by using its differentiated bottom-up driven investment process.
Principal Owners of Compass
Compass Group Holdings, Inc. is the direct sole owner of the Adviser. Compass Group Asset Management
Holding SL, a Spanish Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada, is the sole owner of Compass Group
Holdings Inc.
On March 7, 2024, it was announced that the ultimate parent company of the Adviser has agreed to merge
with Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ: VINP), a leading alternative investment platform based
in Brazil. The closing of this combination is subject to regulatory approval.
Types of Advisory Services
The Adviser provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to its Clients, which include primarily
institutional Clients through separately managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles (collectively,
“Clients”.) The Adviser manages pooled investment vehicles on a discretionary basis according to the
guidelines, objectives and investment policies described in their respective offering documents with the
primary focus on investments in public equity and debt securities, as well as private credit, of issuers in
Latin American countries. In the future, the Adviser may provide non-discretionary advice to Clients.
Tailored Relationships
The Adviser provides advice to Client accounts based on Client-specific investment objectives, portfolio
construction parameters and strategies. The Adviser tailors its advisory services based on the investment
guidelines included in the investment management agreement with the Client.
Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or certain classes of securities.
Participating Affiliates
The Adviser receives operational and/or investment advisory support from its Mexican affiliates under a
“participating affiliate agreement”, such agreements may be entered into with other affiliates of the Adviser
in the future. Under applicable regulations, a participating affiliate agreement is generally entered into when
personnel at a non-US affiliate of a US investment adviser are involved in providing advice or
recommendations given for or on behalf of the Adviser or have access to non-public information about such
advice or recommendations.
The non-US personnel are then subject to undertakings relating to recordkeeping and compliance protocols
including certain employees of participating affiliates serving as “associated persons” of the Adviser when
providing certain of these services to our Clients, including placing orders for execution, subject to
oversight and supervision. To the extent that we so engage one or more of our participating affiliates in
this manner, we remain responsible for and oversee the services provided by
“associated persons” of such participating affiliates to our Clients.
Client Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, the Adviser had approximately $2.118 billion in assets under management, of
which all was managed on a discretionary basis.
Compass currently does not participate in wrap fee programs.