WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC other names

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Adviser Profile

As of Date:

03/29/2024

Adviser Type:

- Large advisory firm


Number of Employees:

77 50.98%

of those in investment advisory functions:

49 11.36%


Registration:

SEC, Approved, 8/11/2009

AUM:

6,205,127,227 -2.51%

of that, discretionary:

6,205,127,227 -2.51%

Private Fund GAV:

5,866,632,256 -2.24%

Avg Account Size:

96,955,113 3.58%


SMA’s:

YES

Private Funds:

37 1

Contact Info

415 xxxxxxx

Websites :
Client Types:

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Advisory Activities:

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Compensation Arrangments:

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Reported AUM

Discretionary
Non-discretionary
7B 6B 5B 4B 3B 2B 1B
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Recent News

Big questions still hang over Greensill Capital and GFG - AFR
10/11/2021

The steel conglomerate has spent months in talks with US private equity group White Oak Global Advisors to refinance funding previously provided to Liberty ...

afr.com

Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG in talks with White Oak over European operations
08/23/2021

US group has already stepped in with financing for metals group’s Australian arm

Financial Times

Gupta Loan Effort Ongoing Despite SFO Probe, White Oak Says
05/15/2021

Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here. Sanjeev Gupta's plans to save his sprawling metals ...

Bloomberg

Former BuzzFeed chairman sells Miami mansion for $25million
04/09/2021

Lerer, who stepped down as Buzzfeed chairman in 2019, is currently a managing partner at a venture capital fund. He bought the property in ... With its high ceilings, wall-to-ceiling windows and white oak floors, the bright home makes the most of its ...

MSN

Cape Cod Maritime Museum restoring 1944 surfboat
04/07/2021

Museum visitors and passersby on the Walkway to the Sea will be able to get a first-hand look as the restoration of the vintage boat proceeds outdoors, onsite.

barnstablepatriot.com


Private Funds Structure

Fund Type Count GAV
Hedge Fund 17 $1,820,376,757
Private Equity Fund 20 $4,046,255,499

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Brochure Summary

Overview

A. White Oak Global Advisors, LLC White Oak Global Advisors, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company that was formed in June of 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, Denver, and Atlanta, and is wholly owned by White Oak Financial, LLC. White Oak Financial is owned by its managing members, Andre Hakkak and Barbara McKee, as well as other individuals who hold less than 25% ownership interests in it. WOGA is a private debt advisory firm focused on direct lending and specialty finance that serves as an intermediary between companies that merit financing and investors seeking yield. B. Advisory Services WOGA provides investment advice and management to privately placed investment funds (“White Oak Funds” or “Funds”) and separately managed accounts (“Separate Accounts” and, together with the Funds, WOGA’s “Clients”). As discussed below, WOGA also provides other types of investment advisory services, including cash management services for institutions (the “Cash Management Strategy”). Additionally, WOGA manages White Oak Partners Fund I, L.P. (“WOPFI”), a proprietary account that invests through different series in certain White Oak Funds and other non-fund investments and whose investors are limited to past and present WOGA personnel, their families, and certain personnel of WOGA affiliates. Currently, in addition to the above-referenced Separate Accounts and proprietary accounts, WOGA advises a number of Funds, some of which are organized in a Master-Feeder Structure with each feeder fund investing substantially all of its assets in a dedicated master fund, including but not limited to:
• White Oak Yield Spectrum Fund V
• White Oak Impact Fund
• White Oak Yield Spectrum Fund
• White Oak Summit Fund
• White Oak Pinnacle Fund
• White Oak Fixed Income Fund
• White Oak Short Term ABL Fund In the future, WOGA is expected to advise additional Funds not named above, some of which may use a Master-Feeder Structure. To the extent that a master-feeder structure is employed, references to a particular Fund will mean collectively the associated master fund and feeder funds as well as any parallel funds within the same fund complex. From time to time, it may be necessary to separate an investment from a Fund or Separate Account in order to liquidate the investment. Special purpose liquidation vehicles may be formed in order to hold such assets for liquidation. For certain open-ended Funds that may offer periodic redemptions rights, redeeming investors’ assets are placed in a side pocket and cash distributions are made in accordance with the governing documents and WOGA’s internal policies, typically as their underlying illiquid investments are monetized. In addition, and from time to time, WOGA identifies individuals and companies with industry connections, expertise, and capabilities, which companies are engaged in the business of providing financing and serve as diversified investment opportunities for White Oak Clients. Consistent with their business models, these companies lend their monies to their customers. The portfolio companies described below in Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations; Section C – Material Business Relationships with Certain Related Persons; Portfolio Companies Referred to as “Financing Affiliates” are such entities. The amount of any loan made to these portfolio companies or any similar vehicles formed or acquired in the future is determined by WOGA’s Investment Committee, which also reviews the material investment parameters, including collateral, of the portfolio company itself. The vast majority of WOGA’s Clients pursue direct lending strategies (“Direct Lending Strategy”). Certain other strategies are also pursued as described below. 1. Private Credit / Direct Lending Strategy The Private Credit / Direct Lending Strategy encompasses a comprehensive investment process to originate, underwrite, and monitor term loans, primarily to U.S.-based and Canada-based companies in the lower end of the middle market. These companies are predominantly collateral-rich businesses with enterprise values of less than $1 billion and and/or EBITDA of less than $15 million. (“EBITDA” is defined in the Glossary at the end of this Brochure.) White Oak typically structures its investments as senior-secured term loans supported by a security interest in all of the company’s assets, as well as a pledge of cash flows, with conservative loan-to-value ratios and short durations of fewer than five years at the time of issuance. Such structures help to ensure a priority of return, as well as control if any restructuring process, asset sale, capital raise or receipt of insurance proceeds occurs. The investments may be originated with warrants, other forms of equity compensation, or embedded investment leverage. The objective of this strategy is to generate fixed-income, excess returns that are not correlated to the broader public markets by capitalizing on the supply and demand imbalances in the private debt markets and by maintaining downside protection with strong asset coverage. Loans to companies based outside the U.S. or Canada have been and may also be made if consistent with the Client’s governing documents. The Private Credit / Direct Lending Strategy is discussed, together with a description of its associated material risks, in more detail in Item 8 of this brochure and in the offering documents for the relevant Funds and in Client agreements, investment programs, investment policy statements, and/or investment guidelines (“Investment Program”) for Separate Accounts. Term Loan Strategy. WOGA’s general investment thesis for its term loan strategy is to underwrite loans to companies in which it holds a senior secured position in a capital structure in order to enhance its ability to protect Clients’ investments. Typically, this will involve lending against collateral, including but not limited to inventory, receivables, trade claims,
intellectual property, and property, plant, and equipment, while taking into consideration a borrower’s cash flows and its ability to reduce risk. Each term loan will seek to make investments in order to generate an attractive net internal rate of return (“IRR”) for investors on a portfolio basis. Asset-Based Loan Strategy. Asset-based loan transactions are similar to term loan financings, except that the amount of the advance is determined with reference to an advance rate on the receivables, inventory, or both of the borrower. Each asset-based loan will seek to make investments in order to generate an attractive net IRR for investors on a portfolio basis. Certain asset-based transaction may involve asset-backed securitizations. Equipment Financing Strategy. WOGA’s investments in equipment financing transactions provide exposure to a variety of equipment financing solutions, including operating leases, capital leases, and other forms of equipment financing. Each equipment financing loan will seek to make investments in order to generate an attractive net IRR for investors on a portfolio basis. Opportunistic Strategy. White Oak’s investment in opportunistic transactions target the following type of opportunities: Debtor in possession financings and rescue financings; secondary opportunities and other special situations opportunities. Each loan will seek to make investments in order to generate an attractive net IRR for investors. Stand Alone Funds. It is expected that certain of the strategies described above (such as asset-based loans, equipment financing transactions, opportunistic, etc.) will be offered by White Oak in the future as stand-alone Funds. Similarly, certain geographic (e.g., UK) or industry-focused (e.g., healthcare) term loan strategies also may be offered by White Oak in the future as stand-alone Funds, and, as with the possible targeted strategies mentioned in the preceding sentence, if consistent with the Fund’s investment mandate, would invest alongside other Clients as appropriate. 2. ESG Strategy Certain White Oak Clients have an investment mandate that specifically addresses Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) considerations in their governing documents. In such instances, WOGA, as investment manager to the ESG Client, invests in accordance with such Client’s ESG mandate. For such Clients, investments will comply (at the time of investment) with WOGA ’s Impact, Environmental, Social and Governance Policy (“ESG Policy”), which seeks to integrate environmental, social and governance factors, along with other criteria into the underwriting process at the time of the investment. 3. Cash Management WOGA also manages fixed income and cash portfolios on behalf of Clients that are institutions and portfolios of instruments that are not securities, such as bank-issued certificates of deposit and bank cash deposits, on behalf of Clients that are individuals. Each such Separate Account is managed pursuant to parameters specified by each Client. These parameters are set forth in each Client’s Investment Program and include, among other things, the term structure of each Separate Account, instrument types eligible for (or restricted from) purchase, and required instrument attributes. All Separate Accounts are managed on an individualized basis. * * * White Oak limits its discretionary advice to private debt investments, direct lending, and cash management instruments. Further information about these strategies and investments, as well as a brief discussion of associated material risks, can be found in Item 8 of this Brochure. C. Tailored Advice and Client-Imposed Restrictions Each White Oak Client has its own investment objectives, strategies and restrictions. Certain Clients focus on a narrow investment strategy while others pursue a broader investment strategy. Many Clients have a similar private credit investment mandate, although some mandates are distinct with their own unique parameters, characteristics, and restrictions. WOGA prepares offering materials with respect to each White Oak Fund that contain more detailed information, including a description of the investment objective and strategy or strategies employed and related restrictions. These serve as a limitation on the discretionary authority of WOGA’s management. Separate Account Clients can also impose restrictions on the discretionary authority of WOGA’s management through documents relating to the Investment Program for such Clients. While Separate Accounts may be reasonably tailored based on the individual needs of a Client, as agreed to with WOGA, none of the White Oak Funds is tailored to meet the individualized investment needs of any particular investor (“Investor”). An investment in a White Oak Fund does not create a client-adviser relationship between WOGA and an Investor. Further discussion of the strategies, investments, and risks associated with a White Oak Fund or Separate Account management is included in the relevant materials for each type of Client. Clients and Investors must consider whether a particular White Oak Fund or advisory relationship is appropriate to their own circumstances based on all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the Client’s or Investor’s own investment objectives, liquidity requirements, tax situation and risk tolerance. Prospective Clients and Investors are strongly encouraged to undertake appropriate due diligence, including but not limited to a careful review of relevant offering materials for the Funds or the documents relating to the proposed Investment Program for the Separate Account and the additional details about WOGA’s investment strategies, methods of analysis and related risks in Item 8, and possible conflicts set forth in Item 10, of this Brochure, before making an investment decision. D. Assets Under Management As of December 31, 2023, WOGA had regulatory assets under management of $6.20 billion. WOGA does not currently advise any assets on a non-discretionary basis.