Monarch Alternative Capital LP (the “Adviser” or “Monarch”) is an investment adviser formed in
Delaware with its principal place of business in New York, New York. The Adviser was formed
on March 26, 2002. The Adviser is wholly owned by MDRA GP LP, which is majority owned
both directly and indirectly by the Adviser’s three co-founders: Michael A. Weinstock, Andrew
J. Herenstein and Christopher M. Santana.
The Adviser provides discretionary investment advisory services to its clients, which are pooled
investment vehicles intended as investments for sophisticated investors such as institutional
investors and high net worth individuals who are qualified to invest under applicable law (each
such vehicle a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). In addition, the Adviser has in the past
provided and may in the future provide discretionary investment advisory services to private funds
that are established by or in conjunction with third parties (“Third Party Funds” and together with
the Funds, “Clients”). The Adviser provides and may in the future provide non-discretionary
investment advisory services, including to Third Party Funds. It should be noted that any such
future relationships may be subject to minimum investment size and other possible special
requirements.
Clients may be structured as open end, closed end or hybrid funds. Clients typically are U.S. and
non-U.S. limited partnerships or non-U.S. corporate entities that are not registered or required to
be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) or the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Interests in Clients are typically
privately placed to qualified investors in the United States and elsewhere. These qualified
investors are U.S. persons that are “Accredited Investors” and “Qualified Purchasers,” non-U.S
persons or “Knowledgeable Employees” as defined under applicable SEC rules and regulations.
The Adviser is focused on investing in opportunistic credit and real estate. Clients may invest in
and hold a variety of instruments, including bank loans, public and private corporate bonds,
municipal and sovereign debt, asset-backed securities, equity securities received in connection
with debt restructurings or otherwise, real estate and private equity. Clients may also hold a variety
of derivative instruments or short positions for investment and hedging purposes. The Adviser
tailors its advisory services as described in the investment program of each Client’s private
placement memorandum or organizational documents or as set forth in the investment
management agreement with such Client (collectively, “Governing Documents”). Please refer to
Item 8 for a more detailed description of the Adviser’s investment strategies and instruments held
by Clients.
The Adviser manages each Client’s portfolio according to the terms of the Client’s Governing
Documents. The terms upon which the Adviser serves as investment manager of a Client and the
terms of such Client are generally fixed at the time a Fund is first offered or are generally
negotiated before the Adviser is engaged. Such terms are set out in a Client’s Governing
Documents, which may be amended from time to time. These terms, which vary among Clients,
generally include restrictions
or guidelines on the types of securities and other assets in which a
Client may invest, as well as the amount of assets a Client may invest in any issuer, security type,
industry or geography, among others. The Adviser is not obligated, although it has the authority,
to structure any Client’s investment in order to address or give effect to the individual objectives
or considerations of any investors or group of investors in that Client. While Clients’ portfolios
are managed utilizing an opportunistic, event driven strategy, the particular investment targets and
limitations are tailored for each Client and are reflected in the relevant Governing Documents. For
example, certain Clients’ strategies involve a diversified portfolio with a preference for senior debt
while maintaining flexibility to invest throughout the capital structure. Other Clients’ strategies
provide for an emphasis on longer-term credit and real estate opportunities. The Adviser also
manages Clients focused exclusively on real estate. For all Clients, there is a focus on
opportunities with the potential for process control, including from distress, restructuring or other
complexity. The Adviser may in the future manage Clients with other non-diversified or co-
investment strategies, including those focused on a particular market segment or asset class; Third
Party Funds and certain other Funds from time to time request changes in concentrations of certain
investments or investment classes within their portfolios and may request certain non-discretionary
services in conjunction with their discretionary services. These Clients may have a greater degree
of concentration of investments in individual companies, countries, market segments or industries.
The Adviser does not assign specific individuals to support only specific Clients. The Adviser’s
portfolio managers manage each Client with the input of the broader investment team. Within
Monarch’s one-team model investment professionals develop specialization that may change
depending on where the Adviser determines opportunity resides. The Adviser may create teams
to focus on a particular area that includes investment professionals dedicated to that area. In
particular, the Adviser has created a real estate focused team that sits within the broader investment
team.
Persons reviewing this Form ADV Part 2A Brochure should not construe this as an offering of any
of the Funds described herein. Any such offering will only be made pursuant to the delivery of a
private placement memorandum to prospective investors.
The Adviser does not participate in wrap fee programs.
As of December 31, 2023, in respect of Clients that the registrant advises as of the date hereof and
its proprietary account described below, the Adviser managed approximately $13.079 billion in
assets on a net asset value basis, including unfunded and contingent commitments. Of these
approximately $13.079 billion in assets managed by the Adviser, approximately $4.332 million in
assets are attributable to a proprietary account that does not actively trade its positions and is not
expected to participate in new investment opportunities, although it has and is expected to
participate in investments the purpose of which is to protect or enhance an existing position.