UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-23176
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
325 North Saint Paul Street
49th Floor
Dallas, TX 75201
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
James Bowden, Chief Executive Officer and President
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
53 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-212-476-8800
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2021
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
(a)
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2021
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
For the year ended March 31, 2021
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Members’ Equity – Net Assets
As of March 31, 2021
Assets | | | | |
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Investments, at fair value (cost $228,714,734) | | $ | 386,559,406 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | 5,139,999 | |
Deferred financing costs | | | 60,293 | |
Prepaid insurance | | | 23,292 | |
Receivable from investment | | | 16,867 | |
Interest receivable | | | 48 | |
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Total Assets | | $ | 391,799,905 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
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Advisory fees payable | | $ | 459,668 | |
Professional fees payable | | | 178,661 | |
Administration service fees payable | | | 95,239 | |
Due to Affiliates | | | 71,470 | |
Financing costs payable | | | 9,375 | |
Other payables | | | 879 | |
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Total Liabilities | | $ | 815,292 | |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 5) | | | | |
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Members’ Equity - Net Assets | | $ | 390,984,613 | |
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Units of Membership Interests outstanding (unlimited units authorized) | | | 1,475,657.81 | |
Net Asset Value Per Unit | | $ | 264.96 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
Investments / Co-investments (A),(B),(D) | | Acquisition Type | | Acquisition Dates (C) | | Geographic Region (E) | | Cost | | | Fair Value | |
Large-cap Buyout (19.63%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BC European Capital X - Betty Co-Investment (1) LP | | Co-investment | | 01/2019-07/2020 | | North America | | $ | 1,190,258 | | | $ | 2,970,950 | |
BC European Capital X - Hulk Co-Investment (1) LP | | Co-investment | | 07/2018 | | North America | | | 2,660,701 | | | | 6,689,505 | |
Carlyle Partners VII, L.P. | | Primary | | 12/2018-02/2021 | | North America | | | 5,954,718 | | | | 6,631,975 | |
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund X, L.P. | | Primary | | 03/2018-02/2021 | | North America | | | 4,779,415 | | | | 9,222,867 | |
Cortefiel Co-Invest SCSp | | Co-investment | | 10/2017-07/2018 | | Europe | | | 1,306,411 | | | | 1,450,693 | |
CVC Capital Partners VII, L.P. | | Primary | | 12/2018-11/2020 | | Europe | | | 7,279,033 | | | | 9,336,130 | |
Gorilla Aggregator L.P. (F) | | Co-investment | | 10/2017 | | North America | | | 2,207,511 | | | | 4,385,511 | |
KKR Byzantium Infrastructure Co-Invest L.P. | | Co-investment | | 10/2017 | | Europe | | | 2,123,701 | | | | 2,409,172 | |
KKR Starlight Co-Invest II L.P. | | Co-investment | | 12/2018 | | Europe | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 7,235,116 | |
KKR Taurus Co-Invest II L.P. | | Co-investment | | 10/2017-11/2017 | | North America | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 6,334,448 | |
SLP Blue Co-Invest, L.P. | | Co-investment | | 06/2018 | | North America | | | 1,803,130 | | | | 2,668,214 | |
THL Equity Fund VIII Investors (Agiliti), L.P. | | Co-investment | | 01/2019 | | North America | | | 2,975,044 | | | | 8,199,822 | |
TPG Healthcare Partners, L.P. | | Primary | | 12/2019-12/2020 | | North America | | | 461,115 | | | | 685,012 | |
TPG Partners VIII, L.P. | | Primary | | 12/2019-2/2021 | | North America | | | 1,597,038 | | | | 1,884,322 | |
Uno Co-Invest L.P. | | Co-investment | | 06/2017-06/2020 | | North America | | | 3,599,359 | | | | 6,629,231 | |
| | | | | | | | | 45,937,434 | | | | 76,732,968 | |
Small and Mid-cap Buyout (47.50%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BC Holdco, LLC | | Co-investment | | 11/2017 | | North America | | | 2,390,570 | | | | 2,387,141 | |
ByLight InvestCo LP | | Co-investment | | 05/2017-03/2021 | | North America | | | 844,795 | | | | 7,074,332 | |
Charlesbank Equity Fund IX, L.P. | | Primary | | 07/2018-03/2021 | | North America | | | 6,961,880 | | | | 7,340,000 | |
CHG PPC Investor LLC | | Co-investment | | 03/2018 | | North America | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 2,363,703 | |
CI Capital Investors II, L.P. | | Secondary | | 06/2017-09/2020 | | North America | | | 977,577 | | | | 2,177,250 | |
CI Capital Investors II Follow-On Partners, L.P. | | Co-investment | | 05/2018-06/2020 | | North America | | | 74,270 | | | | 124,233 | |
EQT Mid Market Europe, L.P. | | Primary | | 08/2017-03/2021 | | Europe | | | 8,106,273 | | | | 12,799,386 | |
Fortress Vietnam Investment Holdings PTE. LTD. | | Co-investment | | 06/2017-07/2019 | | Asia | | | 1,301,945 | | | | 2,354,934 | |
Further Global Capital Partners, L.P. | | Primary | | 03/2018-11/2020 | | North America | | | 8,811,698 | | | | 10,451,786 | |
JLL MedPlast Topco, L.P. | | Co-investment | | 06/2018 | | North America | | | 1,640,000 | | | | 2,150,457 | |
KKR Global Infrastructure Investors III L.P. | | Primary | | 12/2018-03/2021 | | North America | | | 5,557,009 | | | | 5,764,762 | |
MCH Iberian Capital Fund IV, F.C.R. | | Secondary | | 05/2017-11/2020 | | Europe | | | 4,133,741 | | | | 5,456,240 | |
MHS Acquisition Holdings, LLC (F) | | Co-investment | | 03/2017-12/2019 | | North America | | | 1,046,584 | | | | 1,779,193 | |
Milani Aggregator LLC (F) | | Co-investment | | 06/2018-03/2020 | | North America | | | 1,595,229 | | | | 1,116,660 | |
MND Holdings I Corp (F) | | Co-investment | | 07/2017 | | North America | | | 1,757,165 | | | | 1,750,000 | |
NB Excelitas LP | | Co-investment | | 11/2017 | | North America | | | 3,303,817 | | | | 7,433,481 | |
NB Pitman 13 Holdings L.P. | | Co-investment | | 06/2018 | | South America | | | 3,345,245 | | | | 1,935,377 | |
NB Soho LP (TRG Growth Fund II) | | Secondary | | 06/2017-09/2017 | | North America | | | 2,269,644 | | | | 1,370,803 | |
Oak Hill Capital Partners IV, L.P. | | Primary | | 05/2017-12/2020 | | North America | | | 4,671,349 | | | | 9,205,031 | |
OHCP IV SF COI, L.P. | | Co-investment | | 01/2018-11/2018 | | North America | | | 681,730 | | | | 745,060 | |
Optimum Evolution Fund SIF-Property II | | Secondary | | 02/2018 | | Europe | | | 1,783,480 | | | | 2,935,722 | |
PPC Fund II, L.P. | | Primary | | 04/2018-03/2021 | | North America | | | 10,667,303 | | | | 13,057,882 | |
Rockbridge Portfolio Fund I L.P. | | Secondary | | 12/2018-03/2021 | | North America | | | 1,330,488 | | | | 1,788,766 | |
Silver Creek Midstream Coinvest LP | | Co-investment | | 06/2018-11/2019 | | North America | | | 3,283,131 | | | | 3,803,730 | |
THL Equity Fund VII Investors (MHS), L.P. | | Co-investment | | 04/2017-06/2018 | | North America | | | 1,351,028 | | | | 6,714,463 | |
Veritas Capital Fund VI, L.P. | | Primary | | 06/2017-10/2020 | | North America | | | 11,237,994 | | | | 29,634,142 | |
VSC RST Holdco, L.P. (F) | | Co-investment | | 08/2017 | | North America | | | 2,800,666 | | | | 7,027,548 | |
Webster Capital IV, L.P. | | Primary | | 07/2018-02/2021 | | North America | | | 10,411,099 | | | | 16,787,210 | |
Wind Point Partners CV1, L.P. | | Secondary | | 09/2018-10/2019 | | North America | | | 5,344,363 | | | | 10,700,000 | |
WR Environmental Aggregator LLC (F) | | Co-investment | | 04/2017-11/2019 | | North America | | | 972,310 | | | | 1,069,541 | |
Wrigley Co-Invest, L.P. | | Co-investment | | 06/2018-10/2018 | | North America | | | 3,408,863 | | | | 6,405,268 | |
| | | | | | | | | 113,161,246 | | | | 185,704,101 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
Investments / Co-investments (A),(B),(D) | | Acquisition Type | | Acquisition Dates (C) | | Geographic Region (E) | | Cost | | | Fair Value | |
Special Situations (17.05%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Apollo Investment Fund IX, L.P. | | Primary | | 03/2019-03/2021 | | North America | | | 1,090,660 | | | | 1,509,760 | |
Cerberus Institutional Partners VI, L.P. | | Primary | | 04/2017-12/2019 | | North America | | | 10,940,132 | | | | 14,353,259 | |
Diligere Co-Investment Partners, LLC | | Co-investment | | 02/2018-02/2019 | | North America | | | 1,303,552 | | | | 4,809,174 | |
Epiris Fund II L.P. | | Primary | | 05/2018-12/2020 | | Europe | | | 5,370,936 | | | | 6,852,657 | |
Lantern Capital Partners Fund I (A), L.P | | Primary | | 04/2018-02/2021 | | North America | | | 5,735,485 | | | | 5,827,852 | |
NB Arch LP | | Co-investment | | 09/2017 | | North America | | | 828,594 | | | | 2,543,029 | |
NB WM Co-Invest LP | | Co-investment | | 09/2017 | | North America | | | 560,389 | | | | 14,890,942 | |
RugsUSA Parent Holdings, LLC (F) | | Co-investment | | 04/2018 | | North America | | | 135,163 | | | | 4,870,163 | |
Sycamore Partners III, L.P. | | Primary | | 01/2018-03/2021 | | North America | | | 3,902,944 | | | | 3,502,998 | |
Verscend Intermediate Holding Corp. (F) | | Co-investment | | 08/2018 | | North America | | | 6,695,584 | | | | 7,517,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | 36,563,439 | | | | 66,677,334 | |
Venture Capital (14.69%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition Super Holdings Inc. (F) | | Co-investment | | 06/2018-02/2021 | | North America | | | 563,961 | | | | 1,283,720 | |
Alsop Louie Capital IV L.P. | | Primary | | 11/2017-01/2021 | | North America | | | 4,038,667 | | | | 4,415,344 | |
Battery Ventures XII, L.P. | | Primary | | 03/2018-01/2021 | | North America | | | 2,568,834 | | | | 5,265,527 | |
Battery XII Side Fund, L.P. | | Primary | | 03/2018-01/2021 | | North America | | | 1,513,521 | | | | 3,865,973 | |
Canaan XI L.P. | | Primary | | 01/2018-03/2021 | | North America | | | 4,350,000 | | | | 9,430,620 | |
Clearant Super Holdings Inc (F) | | Co-investment | | 06/2018-02/2021 | | North America | | | 1,400,714 | | | | 3,188,384 | |
DFJ Growth III, L.P. | | Primary | | 05/2017-03/2021 | | North America | | | 3,432,792 | | | | 6,906,773 | |
Hosen Capital Fund III, L.P. | | Primary | | 04/2017-09/2019 | | Asia | | | 2,435,078 | | | | 4,149,343 | |
Menlo Ventures XIV, L.P. | | Primary | | 10/2017-01/2021 | | North America | | | 2,352,538 | | | | 5,369,941 | |
Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund II, SCSp | | Primary | | 01/2018-02/2021 | | Europe | | | 4,971,201 | | | | 5,419,973 | |
TPG Drake Co-Invest, L.P. | | Co-investment | | 07/2018 | | North America | | | 1,719,117 | | | | 2,744,184 | |
TPG Tech Adjacencies, L.P. | | Primary | | 06/2019-03/2021 | | North America | | | 3,706,192 | | | | 5,405,221 | |
| | | | | | | | | 33,052,615 | | | | 57,445,003 | |
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Total Investments in Portfolio Funds (cost $228,714,734) (98.87%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 386,559,406 | |
Other Assets & Liabilities (Net) (1.13%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,425,207 | |
Members' Equity - Net Assets (100.00%) | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 390,984,613 | |
(A) | Non-income producing securities, which are restricted as to public resale and illiquid. |
(B) | Total cost of illiquid and restricted securities at March 31, 2021 aggregated $228,714,734. Total fair value of illiquid and restricted securities at March 31, 2021 was $386,559,406 or 98.87% of net assets. |
(C) | Acquisition Dates cover from original investment date to the last acquisition date and is required disclosure for restricted securities only. |
(D) | All percentages are calculated as fair value divided by the Company's Members' Equity - Net Assets. |
(E) | Geographic Region is based on where a Portfolio Fund is headquartered and may be different from where the Portfolio Fund invests. |
(F) | The fair value of the investment was determined using a significant unobservable input. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Statement of Operations
For the year ended March 31, 2021
Investment Income: | | | | |
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Dividend income | | $ | 778,112 | |
Interest income | | | 822 | |
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Total Investment Income | | | 778,934 | |
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Operating Expenses: | | | | |
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Advisory fees | | | 1,838,674 | |
Administration service fees | | | 323,921 | |
Professional fees | | | 293,880 | |
Independent Managers' fees | | | 185,500 | |
Financing costs | | | 89,097 | |
Insurance expense | | | 65,016 | |
Interest expense | | | 972 | |
Other expenses | | | 55,497 | |
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Total Operating Expenses | | | 2,852,557 | |
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Net Investment Loss | | | (2,073,623 | ) |
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Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain on Investments (Note 2) | | | | |
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Net realized gain on investments | | | 5,630,868 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 124,628,655 | |
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Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain on Investments | | | 130,259,523 | |
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Net Increase in Members’ Equity – Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 128,185,900 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Statement of Changes in Members’ Equity – Net Assets
For the year ended March 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Members' Equity | | | Special Member | | | Total | |
Members' committed capital | | $ | 330,959,751 | | | $ | 3,344,543 | | | $ | 334,304,294 | |
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Members' equity at April 1, 2019 | | $ | 195,474,013 | | | $ | 1,975,412 | | | $ | 197,449,425 | |
Capital contributions | | | 33,095,975 | | | | 334,454 | | | | 33,430,429 | |
Capital distributions | | | (33,697 | ) | | | - | | | | (33,697 | ) |
Net investment loss | | | (2,031,434 | ) | | | (20,529 | ) | | | (2,051,963 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 3,529,005 | | | | 35,663 | | | | 3,564,668 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 3,062,788 | | | | 30,952 | | | | 3,093,740 | |
Members' equity at March 31, 2020 | | $ | 233,096,650 | | | $ | 2,355,952 | | | $ | 235,452,602 | |
For the year ended March 31, 2021
| | Members' Equity | | | Special Member | | | Total | |
Members' committed capital | | $ | 330,959,751 | | | $ | 3,344,543 | | | $ | 334,304,294 | |
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Members' equity at April 1, 2020 | | $ | 233,096,650 | | | $ | 2,355,952 | | | $ | 235,452,602 | |
Capital contributions | | | 27,304,179 | | | | 275,925 | | | | 27,580,104 | |
Capital distributions | | | (233,993 | ) | | | - | | | | (233,993 | ) |
Net investment loss | | | (2,052,877 | ) | | | (20,746 | ) | | | (2,073,623 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 5,574,534 | | | | 56,334 | | | | 5,630,868 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 123,381,810 | | | | 1,246,845 | | | | 124,628,655 | |
Members' equity at March 31, 2021 | | $ | 387,070,303 | | | $ | 3,914,310 | | | $ | 390,984,613 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Statement of Cash Flows
For the year ended March 31, 2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | |
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Net change in Members’ Equity – Net Assets resulting from operations | | $ | 128,185,900 | |
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Adjustments to reconcile net change in Members’ Equity – Net Assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | |
Purchases of investments | | | (47,354,869 | ) |
Proceeds received from investments | | | 26,938,134 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | (5,630,868 | ) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments | | | (124,628,655 | ) |
Net change in accretion of PIK dividend | | | (778,112 | ) |
Changes in assets and liabilities related to operations | | | | |
(Increase) decrease in deferred financing costs | | | 89,097 | |
(Increase) decrease in prepaid insurance | | | 2,504 | |
(Increase) decrease in interest receivable | | | 465 | |
(Increase) decrease in other receivable | | | 2,434 | |
Increase (decrease) in professional fees payable | | | 35,711 | |
Increase (decrease) in administration service fees payable | | | 24,908 | |
Increase (decrease) in due to Affiliates | | | 62,653 | |
Increase (decrease) in financing costs payable | | | (104 | ) |
Increase (decrease) in other payables | | | (689 | ) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | | | (23,051,491 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | | |
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Borrowings from credit facility | | | 500,000 | |
Payments to credit facility | | | (500,000 | ) |
Contributions from Members | | | 27,580,104 | |
Distributions to Members | | | (233,993 | ) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | | 27,346,111 | |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents | | | 4,294,620 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year | | | 845,379 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year | | $ | 5,139,999 | |
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Noncash activities | | | | |
Receipt of in-kind distributions of securities from underlying Portfolio Funds, at value on the date of distribution | | $ | 3,586,593 | |
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Distributions totaling $233,993 were made to the TE Fund and the Offshore Fund for taxes paid and/or accrued on behalf of the TE Fund and Offshore Fund. | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Financial Highlights
| | For the year ended March 31, 2021 | | | For the year ended March 31, 2020 | | | For the year ended March 31, 2019 | | | For the year ended March 31, 2018 | | | Period from November 15, 2016 (Commencement of Operations) through March 31, 2017 | |
Per Unit Operating Performance (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR | | $ | 177.13 | | | $ | 172.70 | | | $ | 144.52 | | | $ | 140.09 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (1.43 | ) | | | (1.62 | ) | | | (2.65 | ) | | | (5.33 | ) | | | (859.91 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 89.42 | | | | 6.08 | | | | 30.83 | | | | 9.76 | | | | - | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 87.99 | | | | 4.46 | | | | 28.18 | | | | 4.43 | | | | (859.91 | ) |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO MEMBERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in Members’ Equity - Net Assets due to distributions to Members | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR | | $ | 264.96 | | | $ | 177.13 | | | $ | 172.70 | | | $ | 144.52 | | | $ | 140.09 | |
TOTAL NET ASSET VALUE RETURN (1), (2), (3) | | | 49.69 | % | | | 2.58 | % | | | 19.50 | % | | | 3.16 | % | | | (35.81 | )%(4) |
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RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Members' Equity - Net Assets, end of period in thousands (000's) | | $ | 390,985 | | | $ | 235,453 | | | $ | 197,449 | | | $ | 68,126 | | | $ | 1,601 | |
Ratios to Average Members' Equity - Net Assets: (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | 0.98 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 2.14 | % | | | 4.66 | % | | | 759.27 | %(6) |
Net investment loss | | | (0.71 | )% | | | (0.91 | )% | | | (1.81 | )% | | | (4.56 | )% | | | (757.67 | )%(6) |
Portfolio Turnover Rate (7) | | | 9.36 | % | | | 8.89 | % | | | 7.59 | % | | | 9.09 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
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INTERNAL RATES OF RETURN: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Internal Rate of Return (8) | | | 23.18 | % | | | 9.35 | % | | | 17.76 | % | | | 3.36 | % | | | (95.48 | )% |
(1) | Selected data for a unit of Membership Interest outstanding throughout each period. |
(2) | Total investment return, based on per unit net asset value, reflects the changes in net asset value based on the effects of organizational costs, the performance of the Company during the period and assumes distributions, if any, were reinvested. The Company's units are not traded in any market; therefore, the market value total investment return is not calculated. |
(3) | Total investment return is not annualized. |
(4) | Total return and the ratios to average members' equity - net assets is calculated for the Company taken as a whole. rate of return methodology based on the timing of closings during the period November 15, 2016 (Commencement of Operations) through March 31, 2017. As a result, an individual investor's return may vary from these returns and ratios based on the timing of their capital transactions. |
(5) | Ratios do not reflect the Company's proportional share of the net investment income (loss) and expenses, including any performance-based fees, of the Portfolio Funds. |
(6) | Annualized for the period ended November 15, 2016 (Commencement of Operations) through March 31, 2017. The expense and net investment loss ratios are based on a very limited operating period and, as such, may not be meaningful. |
(7) | Proceeds received from investments are included in the portfolio turnover rate. |
(8) | The Internal Rate of Return is computed based on the actual dates of the cash inflows and outflows since inception and the ending net assets at the end of the period as of each measurement date. For the period November 15, 2016 (Commencement of Operations) through March 31, 2017, the Internal Rate of Return is based on a limited operating period and, as such, may not be meaningful. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
1. Organization
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC (the “Company”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). The Company was organized as a Delaware limited liability company on November 10, 2015. The Company commenced operations on November 15, 2016. The duration of the Company is ten years from the final subscription closing date (the “Final Closing”), subject to two two-year extensions which may be approved by the Board of Managers of the Company (the “Board” or the “Board of Managers”). Thereafter, the term of the Company may be extended by consent of a majority-in-interest of its Members as defined in the Company’s limited liability company agreement (the “LLC Agreement”).
The Company’s investment objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns. The Company seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a diversified global portfolio of high quality third- party private equity funds (“Portfolio Funds”) including secondary investments in underlying Portfolio Funds acquired from investors in such Portfolio Funds (each, a “Secondary Investment”) pursuing investment strategies in small and mid-cap buyout, large-cap buyout, special situations (primarily distressed-oriented strategies), and venture and growth capital, and by co-investing directly in portfolio companies alongside Portfolio Funds and other private equity firms (each, a “Co-Investment”). Neither the Company nor the Registered Investment Adviser (as defined below) guarantees any level of return or risk on investments and there can be no assurance that the Company will achieve its investment objective. The Portfolio Funds are not registered as investment companies under the Investment Company Act.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV (TI) - Client LLC (the “TI Fund”), NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV (TE) - Client LLC (the “TE Fund”) and NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV (Offshore) - Client LLC (the “Offshore Fund” and together with the TI Fund and the TE Fund, the “Feeder Funds”) each pursue their investment objectives by investing substantially all of their assets in the Company. The TE Fund and the Offshore Fund invest indirectly in the Company through NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV (Offshore), Client Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Offshore Company”). Each of the TI Fund and the TE Fund is a Delaware limited liability company that is registered under the Investment Company Act as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Offshore Fund, a Cayman Islands limited liability company, is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. The percentage of the Offshore Company's shareholder capital owned by the TE Fund and Offshore Fund is 92.21% and 7.79%, respectively. The financial position and results of operations of the Offshore Company have been consolidated within the TE Fund’s and the Offshore Fund’s consolidated financial statements. The Offshore Company and the Feeder Funds have the same investment objective and substantially the same investment policies as the Company (except that the Offshore Company and the Feeder Funds pursue their investment objectives by investing in the Company).
The Board has overall responsibility to manage and supervise the operations of the Company, including the exclusive authority to oversee and to establish policies regarding the management, conduct, and operations of the TE Fund. The Board exercises the same powers, authority and
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Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
responsibilities on behalf of the Company as are customarily exercised by directors of a typical investment company registered under the Investment Company Act. The Board has engaged Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA” or “Registered Investment Adviser”) and NB Alternatives Advisers LLC (“NBAA” or “Sub-Adviser”) to provide investment advice regarding the selection of the Portfolio Funds and Co-Investments and to manage the day-to-day operations of the Company.
The Company operates as a vehicle for the investment of substantially all of the assets of the Feeder Funds as members of the Company (“Members”). As of March 31, 2021, the TI Fund’s, the TE Fund’s and the Offshore Fund’s ownership of the Company’s Members’ contributed capital was 61.84%, 34.26% and 2.90%, respectively, with a NB affiliate’s (“Special Member”) (who is also a Member of the Company) percentage ownership of the Company’s Members’ contributed capital being 1%.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The Company meets the definition of an investment company and follows the accounting and reporting guidance as issued through Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Company in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. Basis of Accounting
The Company’s policy is to prepare its financial statements on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Consequently, income and the related assets are recognized when earned, and expenses and the related liabilities are recognized when incurred. The books and records of the Company are maintained in U.S. dollars.
B. Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
C. Valuation of Investments
The Company computes its net asset value (“NAV”) as of the last business day of each fiscal quarter and at such other times as deemed appropriate by the Registered Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in accordance with valuation principles set forth below, or as may be determined from time to time, pursuant to the valuation procedures (the “Procedures”) established by the Board.
The Board has approved the Procedures pursuant to which the Company values its interests in the Portfolio Funds and other investments. The Board has delegated to the Sub-Adviser general responsibility for determining the value of the assets held by the Company. The value of the
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Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
Company’s interests is based on information reasonably available at the time the valuation is made and the Sub-Adviser believes to be reliable.
It is expected that most of the Portfolio Funds in which the Company invests will meet the criteria set forth under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”) permitting the use of the practical expedient to determine the fair value of the Portfolio Fund investments. ASC 820 provides that, in valuing alternative investments that do not have quoted market prices but calculate NAV per share or equivalent, an investor may determine fair value by using the NAV reported to the investor by the underlying investment. To the extent ASC 820 is applicable to a Portfolio Fund, the Sub-Adviser generally will value the Company’s investment in the Portfolio Fund based primarily upon the value reported to the Company by the Portfolio Fund or the lead investor of a direct co-investment as of each quarter-end, determined by the Portfolio Fund in accordance with its own valuation policies.
FASB ASC 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements” establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). FASB ASC 820 provides three levels of the fair value hierarchy as follows:
| Level 1 | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access; |
| Level 2 | Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates, and similar data; |
| Level 3 | Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and that would be based on the best information available. |
Most Portfolio Funds are structured as closed-end, commitment-based private investment funds to which the Company commits a specified amount of capital upon inception of the Portfolio Fund (i.e., committed capital) which is then drawn down over a specified period of the Portfolio Fund's life. Such Portfolio Funds generally do not provide redemption options for investors and, subsequent to final closing, do not permit subscriptions by new or existing investors. Accordingly, the Company generally holds interests in Portfolio Funds for which there is no active market, although, in some situations, a transaction may occur in the “secondary market” where an investor purchases a limited partner’s existing interest and remaining commitment.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
Assumptions used by the Sub-Adviser due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
The following table presents the investments carried on the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Members’ Equity - Net Assets by level within the valuation hierarchy as of March 31, 2021.
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Net Asset Value | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Large-cap Buyout | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 4,385,511 | | | $ | 72,347,457 | | | $ | 76,732,968 | |
Small and Mid-cap Buyout | | | - | | | | - | | | | 12,742,942 | | | | 172,961,159 | | | | 185,704,101 | |
Special Situations | | | - | | | | - | | | | 12,387,663 | | | | 54,289,671 | | | | 66,677,334 | |
Venture | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,472,104 | | | | 52,972,899 | | | | 57,445,003 | |
Total | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 33,988,220 | | | $ | 352,571,186 | | | $ | 386,559,406 | |
Significant Unobservable Inputs
As of March 31, 2021, the Company had investments valued at $386,559,406. The fair value of investments valued at $352,571,186 in the Company's Schedule of Investments have been valued at the unadjusted NAV reported by the managers of the investments.
The classification of an investment within Level 3 is based upon the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measurement. The following table summarizes the valuation methodologies and inputs used for investments categorized in Level 3 as of March 31, 2021:
| | | | | | | Unobservable Inputs |
Investments | | Fair Value 03/31/21 | | | Valuation Methodologies | | Variable | | Value/Range | | | Weighted Average1 | |
Large-cap Buyout | | $ | 4,385,511 | | | Market Approach | | LTM EBITDA | | | 11.6x | | | | N/A | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small and Mid-cap Buyout | | | 11,626,282 | | | Market Approach | | LTM EBITDA | | | 13.6x-15.3x | | | | 14.5x | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small and Mid-cap Buyout | | | 1,116,660 | | | Market Approach | | LTM Net Revenue | | | 3.6x | | | | N/A | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Special Situations | | | 12,387,663 | | | Market Approach | | LTM EBITDA | | | 10.7x-18.2x | | | | 15.3x | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Venture | | | 4,472,104 | | | Market Approach | | LTM Net Revenue | | | 6.5x | | | | N/A | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 33,988,220 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 Inputs weighted based on fair value of investments in range.
During the period ended March 31, 2021 purchases and sales from Level 3 investments were as follows:
Purchases | | | Sales | |
$ | 164,675 | | | $ | (1,987,326 | ) |
During the year ended March 31, 2021 change in unrealized appreciation and realized gains from Level 3 investments were $12,235,618 and $0, respectively.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
The Company recognizes transfers into and out of the levels indicated above at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the year ended March 31, 2021.
The estimated remaining life of the Company’s Portfolio Funds as of March 31, 2021 is one to seven years, with the possibility of extensions by each of the Portfolio Funds.
D. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of cash and short term investments which are readily convertible into cash and have an original maturity of three months or less. UMB Bank N.A. serves as the Company’s custodian.
Cash and cash equivalents on the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Members' Equity – Net Assets can include deposits in money market accounts, which are classified as Level 1 assets. As of March 31, 2021, the Company held $5,139,999, in an overnight sweep that is deposited into a money market account.
E. Investment Gains and Losses
The Company records distributions of cash or in-kind securities from the Portfolio Funds based on the information from distribution notices when distributions are received. The Company recognizes within the Statement of Operations its share of realized gains or (losses), the Company's change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and the Company’s share of net investment income or (loss) based upon information received regarding distributions from managers of the Portfolio Funds. The Company may also recognize realized losses based upon information received from the Portfolio Fund managers for write-offs taken in the underlying portfolio. Changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments within the Statement of Operations includes the Company’s share of interest and dividends, realized (but undistributed) and unrealized gains and losses on security transactions, and expenses of each Portfolio Fund.
The Portfolio Funds may make in-kind distributions to the Company and, particularly in the event of a dissolution of a Portfolio Fund, such distributions may contain securities that are not marketable. While the general policy of the Company will be to liquidate such investment and distribute proceeds to Members, under certain circumstances when deemed appropriate by the Board, a Member may receive in-kind distributions from the Company.
F. Income Taxes
The Company is a limited liability company that is treated as a partnership for tax reporting. Tax basis income and losses are passed through to Members. The Company has a tax year end of December 31.
Differences arise in the computation of Members' equity for financial reporting in accordance with GAAP and Members' equity for federal and state income tax reporting. These differences are primarily due to the fact that unrealized gains and losses are allocated for financial reporting purposes and are not allocated for federal and state income tax reporting purposes.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
The cost of the Portfolio Funds for federal income tax purposes is based on amounts reported to the Company on Schedule K-1 from the Portfolio Funds. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had not received information to determine the tax cost of the Portfolio Funds. Based on the amounts reported to the Company on Schedule K-1 as of December 31, 2020, and after adjustment for purchases and sales between December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, the estimated cost of the Portfolio Funds at March 31, 2021, for federal income tax purposes aggregated $230,892,227. The net unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes was estimated to be $155,667,179. The net unrealized appreciation consisted of gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of $164,231,401 and $8,564,222, respectively.
The Company files tax returns as prescribed by the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by federal, state, local and foreign jurisdictions, where applicable. As of December 31, 2020, the tax years that remains subject to examination by the major tax jurisdictions under the statute of limitations is from the year 2017 forward (with limited exceptions). FASB ASC 740-10, Income Taxes requires the Sub-Adviser to determine whether a tax position of the Company is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. For tax positions meeting the more likely than not threshold, the tax amount recognized in the financial statements is reduced by the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant taxing authority. The Sub-Adviser has reviewed the Company’s tax positions for the current tax year and has concluded that no provision for taxes is required in the Company’s financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company did not incur any interest or penalties.
G. Restrictions on Transfers
Interests of the Company (“Interests”) are generally not transferable. No Member may assign, sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any of its Interests without the prior written consent of the Board which may be granted or withheld in the Board’s sole discretion, and in compliance with applicable securities and tax laws.
H. Fees of the Portfolio Funds
Each Portfolio Fund will charge its investors (including the Company) expenses, including asset-based management fees and performance-based fees, which are referred to as an allocation of profits. In addition to the Company level expenses shown on the Company’s Statement of Operations, Members of the Company will indirectly bear the fees and expenses charged by the Portfolio Funds. These fees are reflected in the valuations of the Portfolio Funds and are not reflected in the ratios to average net assets in the Company’s Financial Highlights.
I. Company Expenses
The Company bears all expenses incurred in the course of business on an accrual basis, including, but not limited to, the following: Advisory Fees (as defined herein); investment related expenses; legal
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Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
fees; administration; auditing; tax preparation fees; custodial fees; registration expenses; costs of insurance; Independent Managers’ fees (as defined herein); and expenses of meetings of the Board.
J. Foreign Currency Translation
The Company has foreign investments which require the Company to translate these investments into U.S. dollars. For foreign investments for which the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, the fair values of the investments are translated into the U.S. dollar equivalent using period end exchange rates. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments.
Contributed capital to and distributions received from these foreign Portfolio Funds are translated into the U.S. dollar equivalent using exchange rates on the date of the transaction.
Conversion gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates during the reporting period and gains and losses realized upon settlement of foreign currency transactions are reported in the Statement of Operations. The Company does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates on investment transactions from the fluctuations arising from changes in the fair value of these investments.
3. Advisory Fees, Administration Service Fee and Related Party Transactions
The Registered Investment Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Company and incurs research, travel and other expenses related to the selection and monitoring of Portfolio Funds. Further, the Registered Investment Adviser provides certain management and administrative services to the TI and TE Fund, including providing office space and other support services, maintaining files and records, and preparing and filing various regulatory materials. In consideration for such services, the Company pays the Registered Investment Adviser an investment advisory fee (the “Advisory Fee”) quarterly in arrears based on an annual rate of 0.10% during the first 12-months following the Company's commencement of operations; 0.55% beginning in year two through the end of year eight from the commencement of operations and then 0.30% for the remaining life of the Company, in each case based on the Members' total capital commitments. For the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred Advisory Fees totaling $1,838,674.
Pursuant to an Administrative and Accounting Services Agreement, the Company retains UMB Fund Services, Inc. (the “Administrator”), a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation, to provide administration, custodial, accounting, tax preparation and investor services to the Company. In consideration for these services, the Company pays the Administrator a tiered fee between 0.01% and 0.02%, based on the first day of each calendar quarter’s net assets, subject to a minimum quarterly fee. In accordance with the service level agreement additional fees may be charged for out of scope services and quarterly filings made on behalf of the Company. For the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred administration service fees totaling $323,921.
The Board consists of six managers, each of whom is not an “interested person” of the Company as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act (the “Independent Managers”).
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
Currently, the Independent Managers are each paid an annual retainer of $175,000 for serving on the boards of the funds in the fund complex. Compensation to the Board is paid and expensed by the Company on a quarterly basis. The Independent Managers are also reimbursed for out of pocket expenses in connection with providing their services to the Company. For the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred $185,500 in Independent Managers’ fees.
4. Capital Commitments from Members
At March 31, 2021 and 2020, capital commitments from Members totaled $334,304,294 and $334,304,294, respectively. Capital contributions received by the Company with regard to satisfying Member commitments totaled $228,998,441 and $201,418,337, respectively, which represents approximately 69% and 60% of committed capital at March 31, 2021 and 2020 respectively.
Capital contributions will be credited to Members’ capital accounts and units will be issued when paid. Capital contributions will be determined based on a percentage of commitments. During the year ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company issued 146,424.69 and 185,919.13 units, respectively.
The net profits or net losses of the Company are allocated to Members in a manner that takes into account the amount of cash that would be distributed based upon a hypothetical liquidation, such that allocations are based on Members’ percentage interests, as defined in the LLC Agreement.
Distributions shall be made of available cash (net of reserves that the Board deems reasonable) or other net investment proceeds to Members at such times and in such amounts as determined by the Board in its sole discretion and in accordance with Members’ respective percentage interests, as defined in the LLC Agreement.
5. Capital Commitments of the Company to Investments
As of March 31, 2021, the Company had total capital commitments of $336,787,285 to the investments with remaining unfunded commitments to the investments totaling $84,686,641 as listed below:
Assets: | | Unfunded Commitment | |
Large-cap Buyout | | | 23,130,482 | |
Small and Mid-cap Buyout | | | 30,782,613 | |
Special Situations | | | 18,951,601 | |
Venture | | | 11,821,945 | |
Total | | $ | 84,686,641 | |
6. Description of the Investments
Due to the nature of the investments, the Company generally cannot liquidate its positions in the investments except through distributions from the investments, which are made at the discretion of
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Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
the Portfolio Funds or sponsor of the Co-Investment. The Company has no right to demand repayment of its investment in the Portfolio Funds or Co-Investments.
The following underlying investment represent 5% or more of Members’ Equity – Net Assets of the Company.
Veritas Capital Fund VI, L.P. represents 7.58% of Members’ Equity – Net Assets of the Company as of March 31, 2021. Veritas VI will focus on middle-market companies that provide goods and services to a broad array of government-related customers.
7. Line of Credit
The Company entered into a revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Bank OZK, dated December 5, 2018, under which the Company can borrow an aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000 for the temporary financing of investments and payment of expenses under the specified terms. The line of credit is secured by the Company’s unfunded Members’ capital commitments. The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of December 3, 2021.
As of March 31, 2021, there were no outstanding principal owed to the bank by the Company. Interest is charged on the outstanding principal amount at rate per annum that is the aggregate of the applicable margin and London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Additionally, a commitment fee is charged on the daily unused portion. During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company had an average outstanding principal of $500,000, with an average interest rate of 5.00%. During the year ended March 31, 2021 the Company incurred $972 of interest expense, as presented in the Statement of Operations. In relation to entering the Credit Agreement, the Company incurred origination fees and other legal costs (“Financing Costs”). These Financing Costs will be amortized over the term of the loan. For the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company expensed $89,097 of Financing Costs as shown in the Statement of Operations.
8. Indemnifications
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Company’s maximum exposure under these agreements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Company, and therefore cannot be established; however, based on the Registered Investment Adviser’s experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.
Many of the Portfolio Funds’ partnership agreements contain provisions that allow them to recycle or recall distributions made to the Company. Accordingly, the unfunded commitments disclosed under Note 5 reflect both amounts undrawn to satisfy commitments and distributions that are recallable, as applicable.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
9. Concentrations of Market, Credit, Liquidity, Industry, Currency and Capital Call Risk
Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations, estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the securities existed, and the difference could be material. The Company’s investments are subject, directly or indirectly, to various risk factors including market, credit, industry, currency and capital call risk. Certain investments are made internationally, which may subject the investments to additional risks resulting from political or economic conditions in such countries or regions and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions affecting such countries or regions. Market risk represents the potential loss in value of financial instruments caused by movements in market variables, such as interest and foreign exchange rates and equity prices. The Company may have a concentration of investments, as permitted by its registration statement, in a particular industry or sector. Investment performance of the sector may have a significant impact on the performance of the Company. The Company's investments are also subject to the risk associated with investing in private equity securities. The investments in private equity securities are illiquid, can be subject to various restrictions on resale, and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to realize the value of such investments in a timely manner if at all.
This portfolio strategy presents a high degree of business and financial risk due to the nature of underlying companies in which the Portfolio Funds invest, which may include entities with little operating history, minimal capitalization, operations in new or developing industries, and concentration of investments in one industry or geographical area.
The Company believes that its liquidity and capital resources are adequate to satisfy its operational needs as well as the continuation of its investment program.
If the Company defaults on its commitment or fails to satisfy capital calls, it will be subject to significant penalties, including the complete forfeiture of the Company’s investment in the Portfolio Fund. This may impair the ability of the Company to pursue its investment program, force the Company to borrow or otherwise impair the value of the Company’s investments (including the complete devaluation of the Company). In addition, defaults by Members on their commitments to the Company, may cause the Company to, in turn, default on its commitment to a Portfolio Fund. In this case, the Company, and especially the non-defaulting Members, will bear the penalties of such default as outlined above. While the Registered Investment Adviser has taken steps to mitigate this risk, there is no guarantee that such measures will be sufficient or successful.
10. Other Matters
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in many countries has, among other things, disrupted global travel and supply chains, and adversely impacted global commercial activity. The impact of the virus may continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global securities and commodities markets, including liquidity and volatility, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. The fluidity of the situation precludes any prediction as to its ultimate impact, which may have a continued effect on the economic and market conditions. Such conditions,
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Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2021
which may be across industries, sectors, or geographies, have impacted and may continue to impact the Company’s portfolio companies.
11. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated all events subsequent to March 31, 2021, through the date these financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events that require disclosure.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Members and Board of Managers
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and members’ equity – net assets of NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC (the Company), including the schedule of investments, as of March 31, 2021, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in members’ equity – net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years in the four-year period then ended and the period from November 15, 2016 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2017. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2021, the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the four-year period then ended and the period from November 15, 2016 through March 31, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2021, by correspondence with the underlying fund managers and portfolio companies or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from underlying fund managers and portfolio companies were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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May 28, 2021
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NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Investment Program (Unaudited)
March 31, 2021
INVESTMENT PROGRAM (UNAUDITED)
Investment Objective and Process
The investment objective of NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC (the "Master Fund") is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to investors ("Investors"). The Master Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective principally by making primary investments (each, a "Primary Investment") in a portfolio of newly formed, third party private equity funds ("Portfolio Funds") managed by various experienced unaffiliated asset managers that generally have an established track record. The Master Fund may also invest, on an opportunistic basis, in "secondary investments" in Portfolio Funds acquired in privately negotiated transactions from investors in these Portfolio Funds typically after the end of the Portfolio Fund's fundraising period (each, a "Secondary Investment") in more mature Portfolio Funds and make opportunistic direct investments in equity or debt securities of portfolio companies alongside Portfolio Funds and other private equity firms (each, a "Co-Investment"). Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (the "Investment Adviser") believes the coupling of Secondary Investments and Co-Investment activities with Primary Investments should enhance and accelerate investment returns and offers Investors an opportunity to gain exposure to a broad range of private equity investment opportunities in the United States, Europe and emerging markets.
Each of NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV (TE) - Client LLC and NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV (TI) - Client LLC (each, a "Feeder Fund") invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund. The Master Fund has the same investment objective, investment policies and restrictions as those of the Feeder Funds. This form of investment structure is commonly known as a "master/feeder" structure.
Each of the Feeder Funds and the Master Fund is a non-diversified fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. However, the Master Fund generally will not commit more than 25% of the value of total capital commitments ("Commitment") by Investors (measured at the time of the Commitment) in a single Portfolio Fund.
The Investment Adviser serves as investment adviser of the Master Fund. The Investment Adviser has engaged NB Alternatives Advisers LLC (the "Sub-Adviser" and, together with the Investment Adviser, the "Adviser") to make investment decisions on behalf of the Master Fund. The Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. None of the Master Fund, the Feeder Funds or the Adviser guarantees any level of return or risk on investments and there can be no assurance that the Master Fund's investment objective will be achieved.
Principal Risk Factors
Information on the risk factors associated with investments in the Master Fund is incorporated herein by reference from the section entitled "Investment Program – Principal Risk Factors" in NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV (TI) - Client LLC's annual report to shareholders for the
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Investment Program (Unaudited)
March 31, 2021
fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 811-23171) (the "TI Fund Annual Report").
Recent Changes
Information on certain changes since March 31, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference from the section entitled "Investment Program – Recent Changes" in the TI Fund Annual Report.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Supplemental Information (Unaudited)
March 31, 2021
Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings
A description of the Company’s policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to the Company’s portfolio securities, as well as information regarding proxy votes cast by the Company (if any) during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Company at 212-476-8800 or on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at http://www.sec.gov. The Company did not receive any proxy solicitations during the year ended March 31, 2021.
The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Company’s N-PORT filings are available in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by calling Neuberger Berman at 212-476-8800.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Board of Managers of the Company (Unaudited)
March 31, 2021
Information pertaining to the Board of Managers of the Company is set forth below.
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Name, Position(s) Held, | | and Length of | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 | | Overseen by | | | Other Managerships Held by Manager During |
Address, and Year of Birth | | Time Served | | Years | | Manager | | | Past 5 Years |
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Disinterested Managers |
Virginia G. Breen, Manager 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 (1964) | | Term Indefinite – Since Inception | | Private investor and board member of certain entities (as listed herein) | | | 19 | | | Director of Jones Lang LaSalle Property Trust, Inc.; Trustee/Director of UBS A&Q Registered Fund Complex (3 funds); Director of Calamos Fund Complex (26 funds); Director of Paylocity Holding Corp.; Director of Tech & Energy Transition Corp. |
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Alan Brott, Manager 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 (1942) | | Term Indefinite – Since Inception | | Consultant (since 10/1991); Associate Professor, Columbia University (2000- 2017); Former Partner of Ernst & Young. | | | 19 | | | Manager of Man FRM Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund LLC; Director of Grosvenor Registered Multi- Strategy Funds (3 funds); Director of Hedge Fund Guided Portfolio Solution (part of the Grosvenor complex); Director of Stone Harbor Investment Funds (8 funds), Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund and Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund. |
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Victor F. Imbimbo, Jr., Manager 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 (1952) | | Term Indefinite – Since Inception | | President and CEO of Caring Today, LLC, an information and support resource for the family caregiver market. | | | 19 | | | Manager of Man FRM Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund LLC. |
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Thomas F. McDevitt, Manager 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 (1956) | | Term Indefinite – Since Inception | | Managing Partner of Edgew ood Capital Partners and President of Edgewood Capital Advisors (5/2002 to present). | | | 19 | | | Director of Jones Lang LaSalle Property Trust, Inc. (12/04 to 06/15). |
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Stephen V. Murphy, Manager 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 (1945) | | Term Indefinite – Since Inception | | President of S.V. Murphy & Co, an investment banking firm. | | | 19 | | | Manager of Man FRM Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund LLC; Director of The First of Long Island Corporation and The First National Bank of Long Island. |
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Thomas G. Yellin, Manager 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 (1954) | | Term Indefinite – Since Inception | | President of The Documentary Group (since 6/2006). | | | 19 | | | Director of Grosvenor Registered Multi-Strategy Funds (3 funds); Director of Hedge Fund Guided Portfolio Solution (part of the Grosvenor complex); Manager of Man FRM Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund LLC. |
* The ‘‘Fund Complex’’ consists of NB Private Markets Fund II (Master) LLC, NB Private Markets Fund II (TI) LLC, NB Private Markets Fund II (TE) LLC, NB Private Markets Fund III (Master) LLC, NB Private Markets Fund III (TI) LLC, NB Private Markets Fund III (TE) LLC, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV (TI) – Client LLC, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV (TE) – Client LLC, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund V Holdings LP, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund V (TE) LP, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund V (TE) Advisory LP, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund V (TI) LP, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund V (TI) Advisory LP, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund VI Holdings LP, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund VI LP, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund VI Advisory LP, NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund VI Custody LP, and NB Crossroads Private Markets Access Fund LLC.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Officers of the Company (Unaudited)
March 31, 2021
Information pertaining to the officers of the Company is set forth below.
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Name, Address* and Age | | Company | | Served | | Years |
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Officers who are not Managers |
James D. Bow den (1953) | | Chief Executive Officer and President | | Term — Indefinite; Length — since 2018, (previously, Vice President since inception) | | Managing Director, NBAA, since 2015. Formerly, Managing Director, Bank of America; Manager and Vice President, Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC (2013-2015); Executive Vice President, Bank of America Capital Advisors LLC (1998-2013). |
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Claudia A. Brandon (1956) | | Executive Vice President and Secretary | | Term — Indefinite; Length — since inception | | Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman LLC, since 2007 and Employee since 1999; Senior Vice President, NBIA, since 2008 and Assistant Secretary since 2004. Formerly, Vice President, Neuberger Berman LLC (2002-2006), Vice President – Mutual Fund Board Relations, NBIA (2000- 2008), Vice President, NBIA (1986-1999) and Employee (1984-1999). |
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Mark Bonner (1977) | | Treasurer | | Term — Indefinite; Length — since 2020, (previously, Assistant Treasurer since inception) | | Senior Vice President, NBAA, since 2015. Formerly, Senior Vice President, Bank of America; Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC (2006-2015); Manager, Advent International Corporation (2004- 2006); Senior Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1999- 2004). |
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Sarah Doane (1989) | | Assistant Treasurer | | Term — Indefinite; Length — since 2020 | | Assistant Vice President, Neuberger Berman LLC, since 2016. Formerly Internal Auditor, Arbella Insurance Group (2015- 2016), Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers (2012-2015) |
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Savonne Ferguson (1973) | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Term — Indefinite; Length — since 2018 | | Chief Compliance Officer (Mutual Funds) and Associate General Counsel, NBIA, since 2018; Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman LLC, since 2018. Formerly, Vice President T. Row e Price Group, Inc. (2018), Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel, T. Row e Price Associates, Inc. (2014-2018), Vice President and Director of Regulatory Fund Administration, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC (2009-2014), Secretary, PNC Funds and PNC Advantage Funds (2010-2014). |
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC
Officers of the Company (Unaudited)
March 31, 2021
Information pertaining to the officers of the Company is set forth below.
| | Position(s) | | Term of Office and | | |
| | Held w ith the | | Length of Time | | Principal Occupation During Past 5 |
Name, Address* and Age | | Company | | Served | | Years |
Officers who are not Managers |
Corey A. Issing (1978) | | Chief Legal Officer (only for purposes of sections 307 and 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) | | Term — Indefinite; Length — since inception | | General Counsel and Head of Compliance– Mutual Funds since 2016 and Managing Director, NBIA, since 2017. Formerly, Associate General Counsel (2015-2016), Counsel (2007-2015), Senior Vice President (2013-2016), Vice President (2009-2013). |
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Sheila James (1965) | | Assistant Secretary | | Term — Indefinite; Length — since inception | | Vice President, Neuberger Berman LLC, since 2008 and Employee since 1999; Vice President, NBIA, since 2008. Formerly, Assistant Vice President, Neuberger Berman LLC (2007-2008); Employee, NBIA (1991-1999). |
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Brian Kerrane (1969) | | Vice President | | Term — Indefinite; Length — since inception | | Managing Director, Neuberger Berman LLC, since 2013; Chief Operating Officer – Mutual Funds and Managing Director, NBIA, since 2015. Formerly, Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman LLC (2006 to 2014), Vice President, NBIA (2008-2015) and Employee since 1991. |
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Josephine Marone (1963) | | Assistant Secretary | | Term — Indefinite; Length — since inception | | Senior Paralegal, Neuberger Berman LLC, since 2007 and Employee since 2007. |
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Brien Smith (1957) | | Vice President | | Term — Indefinite; Length — since 2017 | | Managing Director, NBAA, since 2005. Chief Operating Officer of NB Private Equity Division since 2017. |
* The business address of each listed person is 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104, except for James D. Bowden, Mark Bonner and Sarah Doane whose business address is 53 State Street, 13th Floor, Boston, MA 02109; and Brien Smith whose business address is 325 North Saint Paul St. 49th Floor Dallas, TX 75201.
All officers of the Company are employees and/or officers of the Registered Investment Adviser. Officers of the Company are elected by the Managers and hold office until they resign, are removed or are otherwise disqualified to serve.
Alternative investments are sold to qualified investors only by a Confidential Offering Memorandum. An investment in an alternative investment fund is speculative and should not constitute a complete investment program. The information presented in this report is current as of the date noted, is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy interests in the Company. This is not, and under no circumstances is to be construed as, an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any of the securities or investments referenced, nor does this information constitute investment advice or recommendations with respect to any of the securities or investments used. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Additional information is available upon request.
(b) Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The Registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there were no substantive amendments to or waivers from the code of ethics. A copy of the Code of Ethics is incorporated by reference to NB Private Markets Fund II (Master) LLC’s Form N-CSR, Investment Company Act file number 811-22476 (filed June 09, 2020). The Code of Ethics is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Board of Managers (the “Board”) of the Registrant has determined that Alan Brott and Stephen V. Murphy possess the technical attributes to qualify as the audit committee's financial experts and that each of them is an "independent" Manager pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 on Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
KPMG, LLP serves as independent registered public accounting firm to the Registrant.
(a) Audit Fees
The aggregate fees, billed for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements and security counts required under Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 were $94,000 and $147,341, respectively.
(b) Audit-Related Fees
There were no audit-related services provided by the principal accountant to the Registrant for the last fiscal year.
(c) Tax Fees
The principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements billed no fees for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning services to the Registrant during the last fiscal year.
(d) All Other Fees
The principal accountant billed no other fees to the Registrant during the last fiscal year.
(e) (1) During its regularly scheduled periodic meetings, the Registrant's audit committee will pre-approve all audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be provided by the principal accountants of the Registrant. The audit committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman for any subsequent new engagements that arise between regularly scheduled meeting dates provided that any such pre-approved fees are presented to the audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
(e) (2) None of the services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the Registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The amount of non-audit fees that were billed by the Registrant's accountant for services rendered to:
(i) the Registrant, and (ii) the Registrant's investment adviser and any control person of the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, were $0 and $0, respectively.
The amount of non-audit fees that were billed by the Registrant's accountant for services rendered to: (i) the Registrant, and (ii) the Registrant's investment adviser and any control person of the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, were $0 and $0, respectively.
(h) The Registrant's audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that may be rendered to the Registrant's investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. No such services were rendered.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
(a) The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to members filed under Item 1 of this form.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Subject to the Board’s oversight, the Registrant has delegated responsibility to vote any proxies the Registrant may receive to the Investment Adviser, Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“NBIA”).
NBIA is required by the Board to vote proxies related to portfolio securities in the best interests of the Registrant and its members. The Board permits NBIA to contract with a third party to obtain proxy voting and related services, including research of current issues.
NBIA has implemented written Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Proxy Voting Policy”) that are designed to reasonably ensure that NBIA votes proxies prudently and in the best interest of its advisory clients for whom NBIA has voting authority, including the Registrant. The Proxy Voting Policy also describes how NBIA addresses any conflicts that may arise between its interests and those of its clients with respect to proxy voting.
NBIA’s Governance and Proxy Committee (“Proxy Committee”) is responsible for developing, authorizing, implementing and updating the Proxy Voting Policy, overseeing the proxy voting process and engaging and overseeing any independent third-party vendor as a voting delegate to review, monitor and/or vote proxies. In order to apply the Proxy Voting Policy noted above in a timely and consistent manner, NBIA utilizes Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) to vote proxies in accordance with NBIA’s voting guidelines or, in instances where a material conflict has been determined to exist, in accordance with the voting recommendations of Glass Lewis.
NBIA retains final authority and fiduciary responsibility for proxy voting. NBIA believes that this process is reasonably designed to address material conflicts of interest that may arise between NBIA and a client as to how proxies are voted.
In the event that an investment professional at NBIA believes that it is in the best interests of a client or clients to vote proxies in a manner inconsistent with NBIA’s proxy voting guidelines, the Proxy Committee will review information submitted by the investment professional to determine that there is no material conflict of interest between NBIA and the client with respect to the voting of the proxy in that manner.
If the Proxy Committee determines that the voting of a proxy as recommended by the investment professional would not be appropriate, the Proxy Committee shall: (i) take no further action, in which case Glass Lewis shall vote such proxy in accordance with the proxy voting guidelines or as Glass Lewis recommends; (ii) disclose such conflict to the client or clients and obtain written direction from the client as to how to vote the proxy; (iii) suggest that the client or clients engage another party to determine how to vote the proxy; or (iv) engage another independent third party to determine how to vote the proxy.
Information on how the Registrant voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge by calling the Registrant toll-free at 866-637-2587 or by accessing the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a)(1) Identification of Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Members and Description of Role of Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Member - As of March 31, 2021:
Neuberger Berman Private Equity’s investment team is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and, along with other members of NB Private Equity, serves as the day-to-day interface with the members of the Investment Committee, which serve as the Fund’s Portfolio Fund Managers. The Investment Committee and other senior private equity investment personnel also have responsibility for managing private equity investments made on behalf of third-party investors, sourcing new investment opportunities, performing due diligence on all new investment opportunities and monitoring existing investments.
The Investment Committee is responsible for the development, selection, and ongoing monitoring and realization of investments:
James Bowden is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman. Previously, Mr. Bowden was a Managing Director at Bank of America / Merrill Lynch, managing the group’s private equity fund of funds business since its inception in 1998. In that capacity he led the private placement capital raising activities, directed investment origination and has ongoing management and administration responsibilities for the Bank of America fund of funds business. Mr. Bowden’s career covers a variety of private equity, commercial banking and management consulting positions. Prior to joining Bank of America / Merrill Lynch, he served as the manager of the Chicago office of Corporate Credit Examination Services for Continental Bank, where he had responsibility for the independent oversight of the Private Equity Investing and Midwest Commercial Banking Division. Earlier in his career, he was a Managing Consultant in the Financial Advisory Services practice of Coopers & Lybrand, specializing in corporate turnarounds and previously focused on commercial lending and problem loan workouts during his time at Continental Bank, Citicorp and the American National Bank of Chicago. Mr. Bowden received his M.B.A. and B.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Mr. Bowden is a Certified Public Accountant.
John P. Buser is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman and Executive Vice Chairman of NB Alternatives. He is also a member of the Private Investment Portfolios, Co Investment, Latin America Private Equity, Northbound and Secondary Investment Committees. Before joining Neuberger Berman in 1999, Mr. Buser was a partner at the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., where he had extensive experience in the practice of domestic and international income taxation during his 17 year tenure. Mr. Buser was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1982 after receiving his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Buser graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in accounting from Kansas State University.
Kent Chen is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman and leader of the firm’s private equity efforts in the Asia Pacific region. He is also a member of the Private Investment Portfolios and Co-Investment Investment Committees. Mr. Chen joined Neuberger Berman in May 2015 from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”) after 17 years in central banking in various positions including Deputy Chief Representative of the HKMA’s New York Office and Advisor to the Executive Director for China at the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C. Beginning in 2008, Mr. Chen helped to establish the HKMA’s private equity program, comprising of global buyout, Asia private equity and global energy investments. Before joining the HKMA in 1998, Mr. Chen was Head of China Research at Daiwa Securities in Hong Kong covering the Chinese stocks market with a focus on infrastructure, energy and power equipment stocks. Mr. Chen has been awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and earned a Master of M.P.A from Columbia University, M.B.A from University of Hull and Bachelor of Science in Economics from University of London.
Michael Kramer is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman. He is a member of the Co-Investment, Credit Opportunities, Marquee Brands and Private Investment Portfolios Investment Committees as well as a member of the Board of Directors for Marquee Brands. Before joining Neuberger Berman in 2006, Mr. Kramer was a vice president at The Cypress Group, a private equity firm with $3.5 billion under management. Prior thereto, he worked as an analyst at PaineWebber Incorporated. Mr. Kramer holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A., cum laude, from Harvard College.
John H. Massey is the Chairman of the Neuberger Berman Private Investment Portfolios Investment Committee. He is also a member of the Co-Investment Investment Committee. In 1996, Mr. Massey was elected as one of the original members of the board of directors of the PineBridge Fund Group. Mr. Massey is active as a private investor and corporate director. Previously, he was Chairman and CEO of Life Partners Group, Inc., a NYSE listed company. Over the last 35 years, Mr. Massey has also served in numerous executive leadership positions with other publicly held companies including Gulf Broadcast Corporation, Anderson Clayton & Co., and Gulf United Corporation. He began his career in 1966 with Republic National Bank of Dallas as an investment analyst. Mr. Massey currently serves on the boards of several financial institutions, including Central Texas Bankshare Holdings, and Hill Bancshares Holdings, Inc., among others. He is also the principal shareholder of Columbus State Bank in Columbus, Texas and Hill Bank and Trust Company in Weimar, Texas. Mr. Massey received the Most Distinguished Alumnus award from SMU’s Cox School of Business in 1993. In 2009, he and Mrs. Massey were jointly named Most Distinguished Alumnus by The University of Texas from the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of Texas School of Law and as an Advisory Board Member of the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas. He is also active in oil and gas, agricultural and wildlife conservation activities in Colorado County and Matagorda County, Texas. Mr. Massey received a B.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and an M.B.A. from Cornell University. He also earned an L.L.B. from The University of Texas at Austin. He received his Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been a member of the State Bar of Texas since 1966.
David Morse is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman, and is the Global Co-Head of Private Equity Co-Investments. He is also a member of Co-Investment, Private Debt and Private Investment Portfolios Investment Committees. Mr. Morse is currently a Board Observer of Salient Solutions, Behavioral Health Group, Taylor Precision Investments, Gabriel Brothers’ Stores, and Extraction Oil and Gas, all of which are portfolio companies of our dedicated co-investment funds. Mr. Morse joined Lehman Brothers in 2003 as a Managing Director and principal in the Merchant Banking Group where he helped raise and invest Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners III L.P. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Morse was a founding Partner of Hampshire Equity Partners (and its predecessor entities). Founded in 1993, Hampshire is a middle-market private equity and corporate restructuring firm with $825 million of committed capital over three private equity funds. Prior to Hampshire, Mr. Morse worked in GE Capital’s Corporate Finance Group providing one-stop financings to middle-market buyouts. Mr. Morse began his career in 1984 in Chemical Bank’s middle-market lending group. Mr. Morse holds an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a B.A. in Economics from Hamilton College. Mr. Morse is a member of the M.B.A. Advisory Board of the Tuck School, a member of the Alumni Council of Hamilton College, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Berkshire School.
Joana P. Rocha Scaff is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman, Head of Europe Private Equity and a member of the Co-Investment, Latin America Private Equity and Private Investment Portfolios Investment Committees. Previously, Ms. Scaff worked in investment banking covering primarily the telecommunications, media and information services sectors. Ms. Scaff worked in the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers, and prior to that at Citigroup Global Markets and Espirito Santo Investment. She advised on corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, financial restructurings and public equity and debt offerings in the United States, Europe and Brazil. Ms. Scaff received her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and her B.A. in Business Management and Administration from the Universidade Catolica of Lisbon. Ms. Scaff is a member of the LP Committee of the BCVA – British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association.
Jonathan D. Shofet is the Global Head of the Firm’s Private Investment Portfolios group and is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman. He is also a member of the Private Investment Portfolios and Co-Investment Investment Committees. Prior to joining Neuberger Berman in 2005, Mr. Shofet was a member of the Lehman Brothers Private Equity division, focusing on mid-through late-stage equity investments primarily in the technology, communications and media sectors. Prior to that, Mr. Shofet was a member of the Lehman Brothers Investment Banking division, where he focused on public and private financings, as well as strategic advisory in the real estate, technology and utility sectors. Mr. Shofet sits on the Limited Partner Advisory Boards of a number of funds including those managed by Amulet Capital, Beacon Capital Partners, Castlelake Airline Credit and Credit Strategies, Cerbeus Institutional Partners, Clearlake Capital, ComVest Investment Partners, DFW Capital, Monomoy Capital Partners, Platinum Equity, Siris Partners, Tengram Capital Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Vector Capital Partners. He is also a Board Observer for several private companies. Mr. Shofet holds a B.A. from Binghamton University, where he graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.
Brien P. Smith is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman and the Chief Operating Officer of the Neuberger Berman Private Equity Division. He is also a member of the Private Investment Portfolios, Co-Investment, Latin America Private Equity and Private Debt Investment Committees. Mr. Smith sits on the Limited Partner Advisory Boards of a number of investment relationships on behalf of Neuberger Berman funds. Prior to joining Neuberger Berman in 2001, Mr. Smith worked in the middle market private equity firm Mason Best Company, L.P., and its affiliates. While at Mason Best, Mr. Smith served in a number of roles, including executing private equity investments and dispositions, arranging transaction financing and restructuring underperforming investments. Mr. Smith began his career at Arthur Andersen & Co. where he focused on the financial services sector in the southwest. Mr. Smith sits on the Red McCombs School of Business Advisory Council at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a director of National Autotech Inc. and has also served on a number of other boards of directors. Mr. Smith received a Master’s in Professional Accounting and a B.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.
David S. Stonberg is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman and is the Global Co-Head of Private Equity Co-Investments. He is also a member of the Co-Investment, Private Investment Portfolios, Renaissance and Secondary Investment Committees. Before joining Neuberger Berman in 2002, Mr. Stonberg held several positions within Lehman Brothers’ Investment Banking Division including providing traditional corporate and advisory services to clients as well as leading internal strategic and organizational initiatives for Lehman Brothers. Mr. Stonberg began his career in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Lazard Frères. Mr. Stonberg is also a member of the Neuberger Berman Risk Committee. Mr. Stonberg holds an M.B.A. from the Stern School of New York University and a B.S.E. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Anthony D. Tutrone is the Global Head of Neuberger Berman Private Equity and a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman. He is a member of all Neuberger Berman Private Equity’s Investment Committees. Mr. Tutrone is a member of Neuberger Berman's Partnership, Operating, and Asset Allocation Committees. Prior to starting at Neuberger Berman, from 1994 to 2001, Mr. Tutrone was a Managing Director and founding member of The Cypress Group, a private equity firm focused on middle market buyouts with approximately $3.5 billion in assets under management. Mr. Tutrone began his career at Lehman Brothers in 1986, starting in Investment Banking and in 1987 becoming one of the original members of the firm’s Merchant Banking Group. This group managed a $1.2 billion private equity fund focused on middle market buyouts. He has been a member of the board of directors of several public and private companies and has sat on the advisory boards of several private equity funds. Mr. Tutrone earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University.
Peter J. Von Lehe is the head of Investment Solutions and Strategy and is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman. He is also a member of the Athyrium, Private Investment Portfolios, Co-Investment, Marquee Brands and Renaissance Investment Committees. Mr. von Lehe sits on the Limited Partner Advisory Boards of a number of investment relationships globally on behalf of Neuberger Berman funds. Previously, Mr. von Lehe was a Managing Director and Deputy Head of the Private Equity Fund of Funds unit of Swiss Re Company. There, Mr. von Lehe was responsible for investment analysis and product structuring and worked in both New York and Zurich. Before that, he was an attorney with the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York focusing on corporate finance and private equity transactions. He began his career as a financial analyst for a utility company, where he was responsible for econometric modeling. Mr. von Lehe received a B.S. with Honors in Economics from the University of Iowa and a J.D. with High Distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law. He is a member of the New York Bar.
Jacquelyn Wang is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman and a member of the Private Investment Portfolios and Co-Investment Investment Committees. She joined Neuberger Berman in 2007 focusing on direct co-investments, primary fund investments and secondary investments. Prior to joining Neuberger Berman, Ms. Wang worked in Corporate Development at Verizon Communications focused on corporate M&A. Previously, Ms. Wang worked at Spectrum Equity Investors, where she was responsible for sourcing, executing and evaluating buyout and growth equity investments in media, technology and telecom. Ms. Wang began her career in the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers advising on corporate transactions in the communications and media industries. Ms. Wang received an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA with honors from The Johns Hopkins University.
Patricia Miller Zollar is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman. Within the alternatives business, she is responsible for managing a bespoke Co-Investment Separate Account and leading the NorthBound Emerging Managers Private Equity Fund, a private equity fund which invests in private equity partnership interests and co-investments. She is also a member of the Co-Investment, Private Investment Portfolios, and NorthBound Investment Committees. Before the management buyout of Neuberger, Ms. Zollar co-headed and co-founded the Lehman Brothers Partnership Solutions Group (“PSG”), a Wall Street business focused on developing strategic opportunities with women- and minority-owned financial services firms. The innovation of the Partnership Solutions Group was chronicled in a case study for the Harvard Business School. Before rejoining Lehman Brothers in 2004, Ms. Zollar was a vice president in the Asset Management Division of Goldman Sachs. Ms. Zollar began her career as a Certified Public Accountant in the Audit Division of Deloitte & Touche. She received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her B.S., with highest distinction, from North Carolina A&T State University, where she formerly served as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and is the recipient of an honorary Doctorate degree. Ms. Zollar is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and serves on the executive board of the National Association of Investment Companies and The Apollo Theater.
(a)(2) Other Accounts Managed by Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Member - As of March 31, 2021:
The following tables set forth information about funds and accounts other than the Registrant for which a member of the Portfolio Management Team is primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management as of March 31, 2021, unless indicated otherwise. Registered investment companies in a ‘‘master-feeder’’ structure are counted as one investment company for purposes for determining the number of accounts managed.
James D. Bowden
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 5 | | | $ | 1,380,000,500 | | | | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 5 | | | $ | 1,380,000,500 | | | | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
John P. Buser
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 27 | | | $ | 21,169,804,940 | | | | 102 | | | $ | 29,522,557,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 27 | | | $ | 21,169,804,940 | | | | 102 | | | $ | 29,522,557,364 | |
Kent Chen
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
Michael Kramer
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
John H. Massey
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
David Morse
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
Joana P. Rocha Scaff
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 27 | | | $ | 19,157,109,492 | | | | 102 | | | $ | 29,548,157,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 27 | | | $ | 19,157,109,492 | | | | 102 | | | $ | 29,548,157,364 | |
Jonathan D. Shofet
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
Brien P. Smith
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
David S. Stonberg
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 28 | | | $ | 22,321,738,693 | | | | 95 | | | $ | 28,357,257,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 28 | | | $ | 22,321,738,693 | | | | 95 | | | $ | 28,357,257,364 | |
Anthony D. Tutrone
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 28 | | | $ | 22,321,738,693 | | | | 95 | | | $ | 28,357,257,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 28 | | | $ | 22,321,738,693 | | | | 95 | | | $ | 28,357,257,364 | |
Peter J. Von Lehe
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
Jacquelyn Wang
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
Patricia Miller Zollar
Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | | | Number | | | Total Assets | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Registered Investment Companies Managed | | | | Pooled Vehicles Managed | | | | Other Accounts Managed | |
| Number with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance- Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Number with Performance-Based Fees | | | | Total Assets with Performance-Based Fees | |
| 7 | | | $ | 1,178,030,039 | | | | 25 | | | $ | 16,669,344,940 | | | | 101 | | | $ | 29,447,557,364 | |
Potential Conflicts of Interests
Real, potential or apparent conflicts of interest may arise should members of the Portfolio Management Team have day-to-day portfolio management responsibilities with respect to more than one fund. Portfolio Management Team members may manage other accounts with investment strategies similar to the Registrant, including other investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts. Fees earned by the Investment Adviser may vary among these accounts and Portfolio Management Team members may personally invest in these accounts. These factors could create conflicts of interest because the Portfolio Management Team members may have incentives to favor certain accounts over others, that could result in other accounts outperforming the Registrant. A conflict may also exist if a Portfolio Management Team member identifies a limited investment opportunity that may be appropriate for more than one account, but the Registrant is not able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to the need to allocate that opportunity among multiple accounts. In addition, a Portfolio Management Team member may execute transactions for another account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by the Registrant. However, the Investment Adviser believes that these risks are mitigated by the fact that accounts with like investment strategies managed by the Portfolio Management Team members are generally managed in a similar fashion and the Investment Adviser has policies that seek to allocate opportunities on a fair and equitable basis, taking into consideration the investment objectives and strategies and any legal, tax or regulatory considerations.
(a)(3) Compensation Structure of Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Members - As of March 31, 2021:
Neuberger Berman’s compensation philosophy is one that focuses on rewarding performance and incentivizing our employees. We are also focused on creating a compensation process that we believe is fair, transparent, and competitive with the market.
Compensation for the Fund’s Portfolio Management Team consists of fixed (salary) and variable (bonus) compensation but is more heavily weighted on the variable portion of total compensation and is paid from a team compensation pool made available to the portfolio management team with which the portfolio manager is associated. The size of the team compensation pool is determined based on a formula that takes into consideration a number of factors including the pre-tax revenue that is generated by that particular portfolio management team, less certain adjustments. The bonus portion of the compensation for a portfolio manager is discretionary and is determined on the basis of a variety of criteria, including investment performance (including the aggregate multi-year track record), utilization of central resources (including research, sales and operations/support), business building to further the longer term sustainable success of the investment team, effective team/people management, and overall contribution to the success of Neuberger Berman.
The terms of our long-term retention incentives are as follows:
| · | Employee-Owned Equity. Certain employees (i.e., senior leadership and investment professionals) participate in Neuberger Berman’s equity ownership structure, which was designed to incentivize and retain key personnel.In addition, in prior years certain employees may have elected to have a portion of their compensation delivered in the form of equity. |
For confidentiality and privacy reasons, Neuberger Berman cannot disclose individual equity holdings or program participation.
| · | Contingent Compensation. Certain employees may participate in the Neuberger Berman Group Contingent Compensation Plan (the “CCP”) to serve as a means to further align the interests of our employees with the success of the firm and the interests of our clients, and to reward continued employment. Under the CCP, up to 20% of a participant’s annual total compensation in excess of $500,000 is contingent and subject to vesting. The contingent amounts are maintained in a notional account that is tied to the performance of a portfolio of Neuberger Berman investment strategies as specified by the firm on an employee-by-employee basis. By having a participant’s contingent compensation tied to Neuberger Berman investment strategies, each employee is given further incentive to operate as a prudent risk manager and to collaborate with colleagues to maximize performance across all business areas. In the case of members of investment teams, including Portfolio Managers, the CCP is currently structured so that such employees have exposure to the investment strategies of their respective teams as well as the broader Neuberger Berman portfolio. |
| · | Restrictive Covenants. Most investment professionals, including Portfolio Fund Managers, are subject to notice periods and restrictive covenants which include employee and client non-solicit restrictions as well as restrictions on the use of confidential information. In addition, depending on participation levels, certain senior professionals who have received equity grants have also agreed to additional notice and transition periods and, in some cases, non-compete restrictions. |
(a)(4) As of March 31, 2021, no Portfolio Management Team member owned any interest in the Registrant.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities By Close-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which members may recommend nominees to the Board.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) were effective as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) of the 1940 Act.
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's fiscal half-year covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) The Fund did not engage in any securities lending activity during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.
(b) The Fund did not engage in any securities lending activity and did not engage a securities lending agent during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.
Item 13. Exhibits.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund IV Holdings LLC | |
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By: | /s/ James Bowden | |
| James Bowden | |
| Chief Executive Officer and President | |
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Date: June 7, 2021 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ James Bowden | |
| James Bowden | |
| Chief Executive Officer and President | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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Date: June 7, 2021 | |
By: | /s/ Mark Bonner | |
| Mark Bonner | |
| Treasurer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer) | |
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Date: June 7, 2021 | |