UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                   SCHEDULE TO

            TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                     HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY TEI FUND, L.P.
                       (Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

                     HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY TEI FUND, L.P.
                       (Name of Filing Person(s) (Issuer))

                          LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                       N/A
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                David B. Perkins
                               8816 Six Forks Road
                                    Suite 107
                          Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
                                  919-846-2324
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                Communications on Behalf of the Filing Person(s))

                                 With a copy to:
                             Michael P. Malloy, Esq.
                           Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
                                One Logan Square
                           Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
                                  215-988-2700

                                 March 24, 2006
                       (Date Tender Offer First Published,
                       Sent or Given to Security Holders)

                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

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Transaction Valuation:   $1,340,000 (a)      Amount of Filing Fee: $143.38 (b)
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(a)  Calculated as the aggregate maximum value of Interests being purchased.

(b)  Calculated at $107.00 per $1,000,000 of the Transaction Valuation.







[ ]  Check  the  box if any  part  of  the fee is  offset  as  provided  by Rule
     0-11(a)(2)  and  identify  the  filing  with which the  offsetting  fee was
     previously  paid.  Identify the previous filing by  registration  statement
     number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

         Amount Previously Paid:
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         Filing Party:
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         Date Filed:
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[ ]  Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
     made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the  appropriate  boxes below to designate any  transactions  to which the
statement relates:

[ ]  third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

[x]  issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

[ ]  going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

[ ]  amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: [ ]

ITEM 1.  SUMMARY TERM SHEET.

o    Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. (the "Fund") is offering to purchase
     Interests  (as defined  below) in the Fund (the "Offer") in an amount up to
     5.00% of the net assets of the Fund (or $1,340,000 as of February 28, 2006)
     from partners of the Fund (the  "Partners")  at their net asset value (that
     is,  the value of the  Fund's  total  assets  minus its total  liabilities,
     including  accrued  fees  and  expenses,  multiplied  by the  proportionate
     interest in the Fund a Partner  desires to tender,  after giving  effect to
     all allocations,  including any incentive allocation)  calculated as of the
     Repurchase  Date (as defined  below),  less any  Repurchase Fee (as defined
     below) due to the Fund in connection with the  repurchase.  As used in this
     Schedule  TO, the term  "Interest"  or  "Interests"  refers to the  limited
     partnership  interests in the Fund or portions of interests that constitute
     the class of security that is the subject of the Offer, and includes all or
     any portion of a Partner's Interest as the context requires.  Partners that
     desire to tender an Interest  for  purchase  must do so by 12:00  midnight,
     Eastern  Standard Time on April 21, 2006 (the  "Initial  Notice Due Date"),
     subject to any  extension of the Offer made in the absolute  discretion  of
     the Fund's Board of Directors.  The later of the Initial Notice Due Date or
     the  latest  time and date that the Fund  designates  as the  deadline  and
     expiration  date for  Partners to tender an Interest for purchase is called
     the  "Notice Due Date," and is the date upon which the Offer  expires.  The
     net asset value of Interests will be calculated for this purpose as of June
     30,  2006,  or at a later  date  determined  by the  Fund if the  Offer  is
     extended (in each case, the "Repurchase Date").

o    The Fund  reserves the right to adjust the  Repurchase  Date to  correspond
     with any  extension of the Offer.  The Fund will review the net asset value
     calculation  of the  Interests  during the Fund's audit for the fiscal year
     ending on or after the  Repurchase  Date,  which the Fund  expects  will be
     completed within 60 days of the fiscal  year-end,  and that net asset value
     will be used to determine  the final  amount paid for  tendered  Interests.
     Since the Fund's  fiscal year end is March 31, 2007,  the Fund expects that
     the audit will be completed by the end of May 2007.

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o    A Partner  may  tender its entire  Interest  or a portion of its  Interest;
     however,  the minimum  value of a  repurchase  is  $50,000,  subject to the
     discretion of the general partner to allow otherwise.  If a Partner tenders
     a portion  of its  Interest  in an amount  that would  cause the  Partner's
     capital account balance to fall below the required  minimum account balance
     of $100,000,  Hatteras  Investment  Management LLC (the "General  Partner")
     reserves the right to reduce the amount to be repurchased  from the Partner
     so that the required  minimum  capital  account balance is maintained or to
     repurchase  the remainder of the Partner's  Interest in the Fund.  See Item
     4(a)(1)(ii).

o    A Partner who tenders an Interest  prior to holding  such  Interest  for 12
     consecutive months may be subject to a "Repurchase Fee" payable to the Fund
     equal  to 5.00% of the  amount  requested  to be  purchased,  to be  netted
     against withdrawal proceeds.

o    If a Partner tenders its Interest and the Fund purchases that Interest, the
     Fund  will  issue  the  Partner a  non-interest  bearing,  non-transferable
     promissory  note (the  "Note")  entitling  the Partner to receive an amount
     equal to the unaudited net asset value of the Interest  tendered (valued in
     accordance  with the  Fund's  Amended  and  Restated  Agreement  of Limited
     Partnership  dated as of March 31, 2005 (as it may be amended,  modified or
     otherwise  supplemented  from time to time, the  "Partnership  Agreement"))
     determined as of the Repurchase Date.

o    The Note will  entitle  the  Partner to receive an initial  payment in cash
     (valued according to the Partnership Agreement) equal to at least 90% (100%
     in the case of a Partner that tenders less than its entire Interest) of the
     unaudited  net asset value of the Interest  tendered by the Partner that is
     accepted for  purchase by the Fund (the  "Initial  Payment").  The Fund may
     take up to 90 days after the Repurchase Date to make the Initial Payment.

o    In the case of a Partner  that tenders its entire  Interest,  the Note will
     also entitle the Partner to receive a contingent  payment (the  "Post-Audit
     Payment")  equal to the  excess,  if any, of (1) the net asset value of the
     Interest  tendered and  purchased as of the  Repurchase  Date (as it may be
     adjusted  based  upon  the  next  annual  audit  of  the  Fund's  financial
     statements), less any Repurchase Fee due to the Fund in connection with the
     repurchase,  OVER (2) the Initial Payment.  The Post-Audit  Payment will be
     payable  promptly  after the  completion  of the Fund's next annual  audit.
     Final adjustments of payments in connection with the repurchased  Interests
     generally will be made promptly after the completion of the annual audit of
     the Fund.  Proceeds of the Initial Payment and the Post-Audit  Payment,  if
     applicable,  will be wire-transferred  directly to an account designated by
     the  Partner.  The Note  will be held by PFPC Inc.  (referred  to herein as
     "PFPC" or the  "Administrator")  on the  Partner's  behalf.  Upon a written
     request by a Partner to PFPC, PFPC will mail the Note to the Partner at the
     address of the Partner as  maintained in the books and records of the Fund.
     See Item 4(a)(1)(ii).

o    Partial  Interests  will be  repurchased  on a "first  in-first  out" basis
     (i.e., the portion of the Interest  repurchased will be deemed to have been
     taken from the earliest capital contribution made by such Partner (adjusted
     for  subsequent   appreciation   and   depreciation)   until  that  capital
     contribution  is decreased to zero, and then from each  subsequent  capital
     contribution  made  by  such  Partner  (as  adjusted)  until  such  capital
     contribution is decreased to zero).

o    The Offer is being made to all Partners of the Fund and is not  conditioned
     on any minimum amount of Interests being tendered.  If the Fund accepts the
     tender of the Partner's Interest,  the Fund will make payment for Interests
     it  purchases  from  one or more of the  following  sources:  cash on hand,
     proceeds from the sale of securities held by the Fund,  withdrawal proceeds
     from  investment  funds  in which  the Fund  invests,  or  borrowings.  The
     purchase  amount will be paid entirely in cash, less any Repurchase Fee due
     to the Fund in connection with the repurchase. See Item 4(a)(1)(ii).

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o    Partners that desire to tender an Interest for purchase must do so by 12:00
     midnight, Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, April 21, 2006 (or if the Offer
     is  extended,  by any later  Notice Due  Date),  at which time the Offer is
     scheduled to expire.  Until the Notice Due Date, Partners have the right to
     change their minds and withdraw any tenders of their  Interests.  Interests
     withdrawn may be re-tendered,  however, provided that such tenders are made
     before the Notice Due Date by  following  the tender  procedures  described
     herein.  If the Fund has not yet accepted a Partner's tender of an Interest
     on or prior to May 19,  2006  (I.E.,  the date 40  business  days  from the
     commencement of the Offer),  a Partner will also have the right to withdraw
     its tender of its Interest after such date. See Item 4(a)(1)(vi).

o    If a Partner  would like the Fund to  purchase  its entire  Interest or any
     portion of its Interest, it should complete,  sign and either (i) mail (via
     certified mail, return receipt  requested) or otherwise deliver a Letter of
     Transmittal  to Hatteras  Multi-Strategy  TEI Fund,  L.P., c/o PFPC Inc. at
     P.O.  Box  219,   Claymont,   Delaware  19703,   Attention:   Tender  Offer
     Administrator;  or (ii) fax it to PFPC at (302) 791-2790, Attention: Tender
     Offer Administrator,  so that it is received before 12:00 midnight, Eastern
     Standard Time, on April 21, 2006. IF THE PARTNER  CHOOSES TO FAX THE LETTER
     OF  TRANSMITTAL,  IT MUST MAIL THE ORIGINAL  LETTER OF  TRANSMITTAL TO PFPC
     PROMPTLY AFTER IT IS FAXED (ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL,  IF FAXED, DOES NOT HAVE
     TO BE RECEIVED BY MAIL BEFORE 12:00  MIDNIGHT,  EASTERN  STANDARD  TIME, ON
     APRIL 21,  2006).  See Item  4(a)(1)(vii).  The value of the  Interests may
     change  between  February 28, 2006 (the last time prior to the date of this
     filing as of which net asset value was calculated) and the Repurchase Date,
     the date as of which the value of the  Interests  being  purchased  will be
     determined.  See Item 2(b).  Partners  desiring to obtain the estimated net
     asset value of their Interests,  which the Fund will calculate from time to
     time  based  upon the  information  the Fund  receives  from the  portfolio
     managers of the investment funds in which it invests,  may contact PFPC, at
     (800)  348-1824 or at the address listed on the first page of the Letter of
     Transmittal, Monday through Friday, except holidays, during normal business
     hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

         Please note that just as each  Partner  has the right to  withdraw  its
tender prior to the Notice Due Date, the Fund has the right to cancel,  amend or
postpone  the Offer at any time before the Notice Due Date.  Also  realize  that
although  the Offer is  scheduled  to expire on April 21,  2006,  a Partner that
tenders  its  entire  Interest  will  remain a Partner of the Fund  through  the
Repurchase  Date,  when  the  net  asset  value  of the  Partner's  Interest  is
calculated,  notwithstanding the Fund's acceptance of the Partner's Interest for
purchase.

ITEM 2.  ISSUER INFORMATION.

         (a) The name of the issuer is "Hatteras  Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P."
The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act"), as a closed-end,  non-diversified,  management  investment company,
and is organized as a Delaware  limited  partnership.  The  principal  executive
office of the Fund is located at 8816 Six Forks Road, Suite 107, Raleigh,  North
Carolina, 27615 and its telephone number is (919) 846-2324.

         (b) The title of the  securities  that are the  subject of the Offer is
"limited  partnership  interests," or portions  thereof,  in the Fund. As of the
close of  business  on February  28,  2006,  the net asset value of the Fund was
$26,798,458.  Subject  to the  conditions  set out in the  Offer,  the Fund will
purchase  Interests  in an amount up to 5.00% of the net assets of the Fund that
are tendered by and not withdrawn by Partners as described above in Item 1.

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         (c) There is no established  trading market for the Interests,  and any
transfer  of an Interest  is  strictly  limited by the terms of the  Partnership
Agreement.

ITEM 3.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON.

         The name of the filing person (I.E.,  the Fund and the subject company)
is  "Hatteras  Multi-Strategy  TEI Fund,  L.P." The Fund's  principal  executive
office is located at 8816 Six Forks Road,  Suite 107,  Raleigh,  North Carolina,
27615 and the telephone number is (919) 846-2324. The principal executive office
of the General  Partner is located at 8816 Six Forks Road,  Suite 107,  Raleigh,
North  Carolina,  27615.  The Fund seeks to achieve its investment  objective by
investing  substantially  all  of its  assets  in  the  Hatteras  Multi-Strategy
Offshore Fund,  LDC, a Cayman  Islands  limited  duration  company with the same
investment  objective as the Fund (the "Offshore Fund").  The Offshore Fund will
in turn invest  substantially all of its assets in Hatteras Master Fund, L.P., a
Delaware  Limited  Partnership  (the "Master  Fund").  The Offshore  Fund serves
solely as an  intermediate  entity  through  which  the Fund will  invest in the
Master Fund. The Offshore Fund makes no independent investment decisions and has
no investment or other  discretion  over any investable  assets.  The investment
manager of the Master Fund is Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC (the "Investment
Manager").  The principal  executive office of the Investment Manager is located
at 8816 Six Forks Road, Suite 107, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27615. The directors
on the  Fund's  board of  directors  (the  "Board  of  Directors")  are David B.
Perkins,  H. Alexander Holmes,  Steve E. Moss, George Y. Ragsdale II and Gregory
S. Sellers. Their address is c/o Hatteras  Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. at 8816
Six Forks Road, Suite 107, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615.

ITEM 4.  TERMS OF THE TENDER OFFER.

         (a) (1) (i) Subject to the  conditions  set out in the Offer,  the Fund
will  purchase  Interests in an amount up to 5.00% of the net assets of the Fund
that are tendered by Partners by 12:00 midnight, Eastern Standard Time, on April
21,  2006 (or if the Offer is  extended,  by any later  Notice Due Date) and not
withdrawn as described in Item 4(a)(1)(vi).

         (ii) The value of the Interests  tendered to the Fund for purchase will
be the net asset value as of the close of business on June 30, 2006,  or, if the
Offer is extended,  as of any later Repurchase Date, less any Repurchase Fee due
to the Fund in connection with the repurchase. See Item 4(a)(1)(v) below.

         A Partner may tender its entire  Interest or a portion of its Interest.
If a Partner tenders a portion of its Interest in an amount that would cause the
Partner's  capital  account  balance to fall below the required  minimum account
balance of $100,000, the General Partner reserves the right to reduce the amount
to be repurchased  from the Partner so that the required minimum capital account
balance is maintained or to repurchase  the remainder of the Partner's  Interest
in the Fund. Each Partner that tenders an Interest that is accepted for purchase
will be given a Note, a non-interest bearing,  non-transferable promissory note,
promptly after the Notice Due Date. The Note will entitle the Partner to be paid
an amount  equal to the value,  determined  as of the  Repurchase  Date,  of the
Interest  being  purchased  (subject to adjustment  upon  completion of the next
annual  audit of the Fund's  financial  statements).  The Note will  entitle the
Partner to receive the Initial  Payment in an amount equal to at least 90% (100%
in the case of a Partner  that  tenders  less than its entire  Interest)  of the
unaudited net asset value of the Interest  tendered and accepted for purchase by
the Fund,  determined as of the Repurchase  Date, less any Repurchase Fee due to
the  Fund in  connection  with the  repurchase.  The Fund may take up to 90 days
after the Repurchase Date to make the Initial Payment.  In the case of a Partner
that  tenders  its  entire  Interest,  the Note will also  entitle a Partner  to
receive the Post-Audit  Payment,  a contingent  payment equal to the excess,  if
any, of (1) the net asset value of the Interest tendered and purchased as of the
Repurchase  Date (as it may be adjusted  based upon the next annual audit of the
Fund's  financial  statements),  less  any  Repurchase  Fee  due to the  Fund in
connection with the  repurchase,  OVER (2) the Initial  Payment.  The Post-Audit
Payment will be payable  promptly after the completion of the Fund's next annual
audit.  Final  adjustments  of  payments  in  connection  with  the  repurchased
Interests  generally  will be made promptly  after the  completion of the annual
audit of the  Fund.  It is  anticipated  that  the  annual  audit of the  Fund's
financial  statements  will be  completed no later than 60 days after the fiscal
year-end of the Fund.

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         The purchase amount will be paid entirely in cash.

         (iii) The Offer is  scheduled  to  expire  at 12:00  midnight,  Eastern
Standard Time, on April 21, 2006. Partners that desire to tender an Interest for
purchase  must do so by that time,  unless the Offer is extended in the absolute
discretion of the Board of Directors.

         (iv) Not applicable.

         (v) At the  absolute  discretion  of the Board of  Directors,  the Fund
reserves the right,  at any time and from time to time,  to extend the period of
time during which the Offer is open by notifying Partners of such extension.  If
the Fund  elects  to  extend  the  tender  period,  the net  asset  value of the
Interests tendered for purchase will be determined at the close of business on a
day  determined  by the Fund  and  notified  to the  Partners.  During  any such
extension,  all  Interests  previously  tendered and not  withdrawn  will remain
subject to the Offer. At the absolute discretion of the Board of Directors,  the
Fund also  reserves  the  right,  at any time and from  time to time,  up to and
including the Notice Due Date, to: (a) cancel the Offer in the circumstances set
out in Section 8 of the Offer to  Purchase  dated  March 24,  2006,  and, in the
event of such  cancellation,  not to purchase or pay for any Interests  tendered
pursuant to the Offer;  (b) amend the Offer;  and (c) postpone the acceptance of
Interests.  If the  Fund  determines  to amend  the  Offer  or to  postpone  the
acceptance of Interests tendered,  it will, to the extent necessary,  extend the
period  of time  during  which  the  Offer is open as  provided  above  and will
promptly notify the Partners.

         (vi) Until the Notice Due Date, Partners have the right to change their
minds and withdraw any tenders of their  Interests.  Interests  withdrawn may be
re-tendered, however, provided that such tenders are made before 12:00 midnight,
Eastern  Standard  Time,  April 21, 2006 (or, if the Offer is  extended,  by any
later  Notice Due Date) by following  the tender  procedures  described  herein.
Pursuant to Rule  13e-4(f)(2)(ii)  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as
amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  if the Fund has not yet  accepted a  Partner's
tender of an Interest  on or prior to May 19,  2006 (I.E.,  the date 40 business
days from the  commencement of the Offer), a Partner will also have the right to
withdraw its tender of its Interest after such date.

         (vii) Partners wishing to tender Interests pursuant to the Offer should
send or deliver a completed and executed  Letter of  Transmittal  to PFPC to the
attention of the Tender Offer Administrator, at the address set out on the first
page of the Letter of  Transmittal,  or fax a completed  and executed  Letter of
Transmittal to PFPC, also to the attention of the Tender Offer Administrator, at
the fax  number  set out on the first  page of the  Letter of  Transmittal.  The
completed and executed Letter of Transmittal must be received by PFPC, either by
mail or by fax, no later than 12:00  midnight,  Eastern  Standard Time, on April
21, 2006 (or if the Offer is extended,  by any later Notice Due Date).  The Fund
recommends  that all  documents be submitted to PFPC by certified  mail,  return
receipt  requested,  or by facsimile  transmission.  A Partner choosing to fax a
Letter of Transmittal  to PFPC must also send or deliver the original  completed
and executed Letter of Transmittal to PFPC promptly thereafter.

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         Any Partner  tendering  an Interest  pursuant to the Offer may withdraw
its tender as described above in Item 4(a)(1)(vi).  To be effective,  any notice
of withdrawal  must be timely  received by PFPC at the address or fax number set
out on the first  page of the  Letter  of  Transmittal.  A tender  of  Interests
properly withdrawn shall not thereafter be deemed to be tendered for purposes of
the Offer. Interests withdrawn may be re-tendered,  however,  provided that such
tenders are made before the Notice Due Date by following  the tender  procedures
described above.

         (viii)  For  purposes  of the  Offer,  the Fund  will be deemed to have
accepted  (and  thereby  purchased)  Interests  that are tendered if and when it
gives written  notice to the tendering  Partner of its election to purchase such
Interest.

         (ix) If  Interests in excess of 5.00% of the net assets of the Fund are
duly tendered to the Fund prior to the Notice Due Date and not  withdrawn  prior
to the Notice Due Date, the Fund will in its sole discretion  either: (a) accept
the additional  Interests  permitted to be accepted pursuant to Rule 13e-4(f)(3)
under the Exchange  Act; (b) extend the Offer,  if  necessary,  and increase the
amount  of  Interests  that the Fund is  offering  to  purchase  to an amount it
believes  sufficient to accommodate the excess Interests tendered as well as any
Interests  tendered during the extended Offer; or (c) accept Interests  tendered
before the Notice  Due Date and not  withdrawn  prior to the Notice Due Date for
payment on a pro rata basis based on the  aggregate  net asset value of tendered
Interests.  The Offer may be  extended,  amended or  canceled  in various  other
circumstances described in Item 4(a)(1)(v) above.

         (x) The  purchase  of  Interests  pursuant  to the Offer  will have the
effect of increasing the proportionate  interest in the Fund of Partners that do
not tender  Interests.  Partners  that retain their  Interests may be subject to
increased  risks  that may  possibly  result  from the  reduction  in the Fund's
aggregate assets resulting from payment for the Interests tendered.  These risks
include the potential for greater  volatility due to decreased  diversification.
The Fund believes; however, that this result is unlikely given the nature of the
Fund's investment  program.  A reduction in the aggregate assets of the Fund may
result in Partners  that do not tender  Interests  bearing  higher  costs to the
extent that certain  expenses borne by the Fund are relatively fixed and may not
decrease if assets  decline.  These  effects may be reduced or eliminated to the
extent that additional  subscriptions for Interests are made by new and existing
Partners  from time to time.  Payment for  Interests  purchased  pursuant to the
Offer  may also  require  the Fund to tender a portion  of its  Interest  in the
Master Fund via the Offshore Fund. Such a tender by the Fund could result in the
Investment  Manager being  required to raise cash to  accommodate  the tender by
liquidating  portfolio  holdings in the Master Fund earlier than the  Investment
Manager would otherwise have caused these holdings to be liquidated, potentially
resulting  in losses or  increased  investment  related  expenses for the Master
Fund. In addition to its own operating expenses,  the Fund also bears a pro rata
portion of the operating expenses of the Offshore Fund and the Master Fund.

         (xi) Not applicable.

         (xii) The  following  discussion  is a general  summary of the  federal
income  tax  consequences  of the  purchase  of  Interests  by the Fund for cash
pursuant to the Offer.  Partners  should  consult  their own tax  advisors for a
complete  description  of the tax  consequences  to them of a purchase  of their
Interests by the Fund pursuant to the Offer.

         A Partner who sells all or part of the  Partner's  Interest to the Fund
will  generally  recognize  income or gain only to the extent the amount of cash
received  by the  Partner  exceeds  the  Partner's  adjusted  tax  basis  in the
Partner's entire Interest at that time. The Partner's  adjusted tax basis in the
Partner's  Interest  will be reduced by the amount of any cash  received  by the
Partner  from the  Fund,  and any  excess of that  cash  over  that  basis  will
generally constitute capital gain for the Partner. It is possible, however, that
Partners  might  recognize  some  ordinary  income by reason of the sale,  under
certain  technical  rules  that apply to the  extent a partner  disposes  of the
partner's  share of  "unrealized  receivables"  of a partnership  (as defined in
Internal  Revenue Code section  751). No loss will be recognized by a Partner on
such a sale to the Fund,  except that a Partner who sells the  Partner's  entire
Interest  to  the  Fund  may  recognize  a  capital  loss  at  the  time  of the
determination  of the  Post-Audit  Payment  to the  extent  the  aggregate  cash
received, and to be received, by the Partner is less than the Partner's adjusted
tax basis in the Interest.

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              (2) Not applicable.

         (b) Any  Interests  to be  purchased  from  any  officer,  director  or
affiliate  of the Fund  will be on the same  terms and  conditions  as any other
purchase of Interests.

ITEM 5.  PAST CONTRACTS, TRANSACTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS.

         The  Fund's  registration  statement  on Form N-2,  filed with the U.S.
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on March 31,  2005 (as it may be amended,
modified  or  otherwise  supplemented  from  time  to  time,  the  "Registration
Statement"),  and the Partnership Agreement,  each of which was provided to each
Partner in advance  of  subscribing  for  Interests,  provide  that the Board of
Directors  has the  discretion  to  determine  whether  the Fund  will  purchase
Interests from Partners from time to time pursuant to written tenders,  and that
one of the  factors  the  Board  of  Directors  will  consider  in  making  such
determination is the  recommendations  of the General Partner and the Investment
Manager. The Registration Statement also states that the General Partner and the
Investment  Manager  expect that they will  recommend  to the Board of Directors
that the Fund offer to repurchase  Interests from Partners  quarterly each year.
The Fund  commenced  operations on April 1, 2005 and has made one previous offer
to purchase Interests from Partners since inception.

         The Fund is not aware of any contract,  arrangement,  understanding  or
relationship  relating,  directly or  indirectly,  to the Offer  (whether or not
legally enforceable)  between: (i) the Fund, the General Partner, the Investment
Manager or members of the Board of Directors or any person controlling the Fund,
the General Partner or the Investment  Manager;  and (ii) any other person, with
respect to the Interests.

ITEM 6.  PURPOSES OF THIS TENDER OFFER AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS.

         (a) The purpose of the Offer is to provide  liquidity to Partners  that
hold Interests, as contemplated by and in accordance with the procedures set out
in the Registration Statement and the Partnership Agreement.

         (b)  Interests  that are  tendered to the Fund in  connection  with the
Offer will be retired,  although the Fund may issue  Interests from time to time
in transactions  not involving any public offering,  conducted  pursuant to Rule
506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  in accordance
with the Partnership  Agreement.  The Fund currently expects that it will accept
subscriptions  for Interests as of the first day of each month,  but is under no
obligation to do so, and may do so more  frequently as determined by the General
Partner.

         (c) None of the Fund, the General  Partner,  the Investment  Manager or
the Board of Directors or any person  controlling  the Fund, the General Partner
or the  Investment  Manager has any plans or  proposals  that relate to or would
result in: (1) an extraordinary transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or
liquidation,  involving  the  Fund;  (2) any  purchase,  sale or  transfer  of a
material  amount of assets of the Fund;  (3) any material  change in the present
distribution  policy or  indebtedness  or  capitalization  of the Fund;  (4) any
change  in the  present  Board of  Directors  or in the  management  of the Fund
including,  but not limited to, any plans or  proposals  to change the number or
the term of members of the Board of Directors,  or to fill any existing  vacancy
on the Board of  Directors  or to change  any  material  term of the  employment
contract of any executive  officer;  (5) any other material change in the Fund's
corporate  structure or business,  including  any plans or proposals to make any
changes  in its  investment  policies,  for which a vote  would be  required  by
Section 13 of the 1940 Act;  (6) the  acquisition  by any  person of  additional
Interests (other than the Fund's intention to accept subscriptions for Interests
on the first day of each  month and from time to time in the  discretion  of the
General  Partner),  or the disposition of Interests (other than through periodic
purchase  offers,  including the Offer);  or (7) any changes in the  Partnership
Agreement or other governing  instruments or other actions that could impede the
acquisition  of control  of the Fund.  Because  Interests  are not traded in any
market,  Subsections (6), (7) and (8) of Regulation M-A ss.  229.1006(c) are not
applicable to the Fund.

                                       8


ITEM 7.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

         (a) The Fund  expects  that the  amount  offered  for the  purchase  of
Interests  pursuant to the Offer,  which will not exceed 5.00% of the net assets
of the Fund (unless the Fund elects to purchase a greater amount as described in
Item 4(a)(1)(ix)),  will be paid from one or more of the following sources: cash
on hand,  proceeds  from the sale of a portion  of the  Fund's  Interest  in the
Master Fund via the Offshore Fund or  borrowings  (as described in paragraph (d)
below). Upon its acceptance of tendered Interests for repurchase,  the Fund will
maintain daily, as an entry on its books, a distinct  account  consisting of (1)
cash or (2) a portion of its Interest in the Master Fund, via the Offshore Fund,
in an amount equal to the aggregate  estimated unpaid dollar amount of any Note,
as described above.

         (b)  There  are  no  material   conditions  to  the  financing  of  the
transaction.  There are currently no alternative financing plans or arrangements
for the transaction.

         (c) Not applicable.

         (d) None of the Fund, the General  Partner,  the Investment  Manager of
the Master Fund or the Board of  Directors or any person  controlling  the Fund,
the General Partner or the Investment  Manager of the Master Fund has determined
at this time to borrow funds to purchase  Interests  tendered in connection with
the Offer.  Depending on the dollar amount of Interests  tendered and prevailing
general economic and market  conditions;  the Fund, in its sole discretion,  may
decide to seek to borrow money to fund all or a portion of the  purchase  amount
for Interests,  subject to compliance with applicable law. The Fund expects that
the repayment of any amounts  borrowed will be financed  from  additional  funds
contributed  to the Fund by  existing  or new  Partners  or from a  tender  of a
portion of its Interest in the Master Fund via the Offshore Fund.

ITEM 8.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

         (a) Not applicable.

         (b) Other than the acceptance of  subscriptions  as of February 1, 2006
and March 1, 2006, there have been no transactions involving Interests that were
effected  during  the  past  60 days  by the  Fund,  the  General  Partner,  the
Investment  Manager,  any  member  of the  Board  of  Directors  or  any  person
controlling the Fund, the General Partner or the Investment Manager.

ITEM 9.  PERSONS/ASSETS RETAINED, EMPLOYED, COMPENSATED OR USED.

         No persons have been directly or indirectly employed or retained or are
to be  compensated  by the  Fund to make  solicitations  or  recommendations  in
connection with the Offer.

                                       9


ITEM 10. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

         (a)  (1) The Fund commenced  operations on April 1, 2005.  Reference is
made to the unaudited financial  statements dated September 30, 2005, which were
filed with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on Form N-CSR on December 8,
2005 and which are  incorporated  by reference in their entirety for the purpose
of filing this Schedule TO.

              (2) The  Fund is not  required  to and  does  not  file  quarterly
unaudited  financial  statements  under the Exchange Act. The Fund does not have
shares, and consequently does not have earnings per share information.

              (3) Not applicable.

              (4) The Fund does not have shares,  and consequently does not have
book value per share information.

         (b) The Fund's  assets  will be  reduced by the amount of the  tendered
Interests that are purchased by the Fund. Thus, income relative to assets may be
affected by the Offer. The Fund does not have shares and  consequently  does not
have earnings or book value per share information.

ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

         (a)  (1) None.

              (2) None.

              (3) Not applicable.

              (4) Not applicable.

              (5) None.

         (b) None.



ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

         Reference is hereby made to the following exhibits,  which collectively
constitute the Offer to Partners and are incorporated herein by reference:

         A.   Cover Letter to Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal.

         B.   Offer to Purchase.

         C.   Form of Letter of Transmittal.

         D.   Form of Notice of Withdrawal of Tender.

         E.   Forms of Letters  from  the  Fund to Partners  in  connection with
              the Fund's acceptance of tenders of Interests.


                                       10



                                    SIGNATURE

         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set out in this statement is true, complete and correct.



              HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY TEI FUND, L.P.

              By:
                       --------------------------------------------
                       Name:  David B. Perkins
                       Title: President and Chairman of the Board of Directors


              HATTERAS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC,
                       as General Partner

              By:
                       --------------------------------------------
                       Name:  David B. Perkins
                       Title: Managing Member


March 24, 2006




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBITS

A    Cover Letter to Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal.

B    Offer to Purchase.

C    Form of Letter of Transmittal.

D    Form of Notice of Withdrawal of Tender.

E    Forms of  Letters  from  the Fund  to  Partners  in  connection   with  the
     Fund's acceptance of tenders of Interests.



                                    EXHIBIT A

           COVER LETTER TO OFFER TO PURCHASE AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

   IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SELL YOUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS AT THIS TIME,
          PLEASE DISREGARD THIS NOTICE. THIS IS SOLELY NOTIFICATION OF
                            THE FUND'S TENDER OFFER.


March 24, 2006

Dear Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. Partner:

         We are writing to inform you of  important  dates  relating to a tender
offer by Hatteras  Multi-Strategy  TEI Fund,  L.P. (the "Fund").  IF YOU ARE NOT
INTERESTED IN HAVING THE FUND REPURCHASE YOUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP  INTEREST OR A
PORTION OF YOUR  INTEREST IN THE FUND  ("INTEREST")  VALUED AS OF JUNE 30, 2006,
PLEASE DISREGARD THIS NOTICE AND TAKE NO ACTION.

         The tender  offer  period  will begin on March 24, 2006 and will end at
12:00  midnight,  Eastern  Standard  Time, on APRIL 21, 2006, AT WHICH POINT THE
TENDER  OFFER  WILL  EXPIRE.  The  purpose  of the  tender  offer is to  provide
liquidity  to  Partners  of the  Fund  that  hold  Interests.  Interests  may be
presented  to the Fund for  purchase  only by  tendering  them during one of the
Fund's announced tender offers.

         Should you wish to tender your  Interest or a portion of your  Interest
for purchase by the Fund during this tender offer  period,  please  complete and
return the enclosed  Letter of  Transmittal  so that it is received by PFPC Inc.
("PFPC")  no later  than APRIL 21,  2006.  If you do not wish to have all or any
portion of your Interest repurchased, simply disregard this notice. NO ACTION IS
REQUIRED IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO HAVE ANY PORTION OF YOUR INTEREST REPURCHASED.

         If you would like to tender your Interest,  you should  complete,  sign
and either (i) mail (via certified mail, return receipt  requested) or otherwise
deliver the Letter of Transmittal to Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P., c/o
PFPC Inc. at P.O. Box 219,  Claymont,  Delaware 19703,  Attention:  Tender Offer
Administrator; or (ii) fax it to PFPC at (302) 791-2790, Attention: Tender Offer
Administrator  (if by fax,  please  deliver an original,  executed copy promptly
thereafter),  so that it is RECEIVED  BEFORE 12:00  MIDNIGHT,  EASTERN  STANDARD
TIME, ON APRIL 21, 2006.

         If you have  any  questions,  please  refer  to the  enclosed  Offer to
Purchase document,  which contains  additional  important  information about the
tender offer, or call the Tender Offer Administrator at PFPC at (800) 348-1824.

Sincerely,

Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.




                                    EXHIBIT B

                                OFFER TO PURCHASE

                     HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY TEI FUND, L.P.
                               8816 Six Forks Road
                                    Suite 107
                          Raleigh, North Carolina 27615

                           OFFER TO PURCHASE INTERESTS
                              DATED MARCH 24, 2006

                         LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL MUST BE
                              RECEIVED BY PFPC INC.
                               BY APRIL 21, 2006.

                 THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT
            12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON APRIL 21, 2006,
                          UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED


To the Partners of
Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.:

         Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P., a closed-end,  non-diversified,
management  investment company organized as a Delaware limited  partnership (the
"Fund"), is offering to purchase for cash on the terms and conditions set out in
this offer to purchase  (this  "Offer to  Purchase")  and the related  Letter of
Transmittal  (which,  together  with this  Offer to  Purchase,  constitutes  the
"Offer") an amount of  Interests or portions of Interests up to 5.00% of the net
assets of the Fund.  The Fund  seeks to  achieve  its  investment  objective  by
investing  substantially  all  of its  assets  in  the  Hatteras  Multi-Strategy
Offshore Fund,  LDC, a Cayman  Islands  limited  duration  company with the same
investment  objective as the Fund (the "Offshore Fund").  The Offshore Fund will
in turn invest  substantially all of its assets in Hatteras Master Fund, L.P., a
Delaware  limited  partnership  (the "Master  Fund").  The Offshore  Fund serves
solely as an  intermediate  entity  through  which  the Fund will  invest in the
Master Fund. The Offshore Fund makes no independent investment decisions and has
no investment or other  discretion  over any investable  assets.  The investment
manager of the Master Fund is Hatteras Investment Partners, LLC (the "Investment
Manager").  The Offer is being made  pursuant to tenders by partners of the Fund
("Partners")  at a price equal to the net asset value of the tendered  Interests
as of June 30, 2006 (or at a later date  determined  by the Fund if the Offer is
extended) (in each case,  the  "Repurchase  Date"),  less any Repurchase Fee (as
defined below) due to the Fund in connection with the repurchase. As used in the
Offer,  the term  "Interest" or  "Interests"  refers to the limited  partnership
interests  in the  Fund  representing  beneficial  interests  in the  Fund,  and
includes  all or any  portion of a Partner's  Interest as the context  requires.
Partners  that desire to tender an  Interest  for  purchase  must do so by 12:00
midnight,  Eastern  Standard  Time on April 21,  2006 (the  "Initial  Notice Due
Date"), subject to any extension of the Offer made in the absolute discretion of
the Fund's Board of Directors.  The later of the Initial  Notice Due Date or the
latest time and date that the Fund  designates  as the  deadline for Partners to
tender an Interest  for purchase is called the "Notice Due Date" and is the date
upon which the Offer  expires.  If the Fund elects to extend the tender  period,
the net asset value of the Interests tendered for purchase will be determined at
the  close of  business  on a day  determined  by the Fund and  notified  to the
Partners.  The Offer is being made to all Partners and is not conditioned on any
minimum amount of Interests being tendered, but is subject to certain conditions
described below.  Interests are not traded on any established trading market and
are subject to strict  restrictions  on  transferability  pursuant to the Fund's
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership dated as of March 31, 2005
(as it may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the
"Partnership Agreement").


         Partners should realize that the value of the Interests tendered in the
Offer  likely will  change  between  February  28, 2006 (the last time net asset
value was  calculated)  and the Repurchase  Date when the value of the Interests
tendered to the Fund for purchase will be determined.  Partners  tendering their
Interest  should  also note that they will  remain  Partners  in the Fund,  with
respect to the Interest tendered and accepted for purchase by the Fund,  through
the Repurchase  Date,  when the net asset value of their Interest is calculated.
Any  tendering  Partners  that wish to obtain the  estimated  net asset value of
their Interests should contact the Tender Offer  Administrator at PFPC Inc., the
Fund's Administrator,  at (800) 348-1824 or at Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund,
L.P., c/o PFPC Inc. at P.O. Box 219, Claymont, Delaware 19703, Attention: Tender
Offer  Administrator,  Monday through  Friday,  except  holidays,  during normal
business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

         Partners  desiring  to tender all or any  portion of their  Interest in
accordance  with the terms of the Offer  should  complete  and sign the enclosed
Letter of Transmittal  and send or deliver it to PFPC Inc. in the manner set out
below.

                                    IMPORTANT

         NONE OF THE FUND,  HATTERAS  INVESTMENT  MANAGEMENT  LLC (THE  "GENERAL
PARTNER"),  THE  INVESTMENT  MANAGER OR THE FUND'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS  MAKES ANY
RECOMMENDATION  TO ANY  PARTNER  WHETHER  TO TENDER OR  REFRAIN  FROM  TENDERING
INTERESTS.  PARTNERS MUST MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS  WHETHER TO TENDER INTERESTS,
AND, IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO, THE PORTION OF THEIR INTERESTS TO TENDER.

         BECAUSE EACH PARTNER'S  INVESTMENT DECISION IS A PERSONAL ONE, BASED ON
FINANCIAL   CIRCUMSTANCES,   NO  PERSON   HAS  BEEN   AUTHORIZED   TO  MAKE  ANY
RECOMMENDATION  ON  BEHALF  OF THE FUND AS TO  WHETHER  PARTNERS  SHOULD  TENDER
INTERESTS  PURSUANT  TO THE  OFFER.  NO PERSON HAS BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY  REPRESENTATIONS  IN CONNECTION  WITH THE OFFER OTHER
THAN THOSE CONTAINED  HEREIN OR IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.  IF GIVEN OR MADE,
SUCH RECOMMENDATION AND SUCH INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS  MUST NOT BE RELIED
ON AS HAVING  BEEN  AUTHORIZED  BY THE FUND,  THE FUND'S  GENERAL  PARTNER,  THE
INVESTMENT MANAGER, OR THE FUND'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

         THIS TRANSACTION HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY
STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED ON THE FAIRNESS OR MERITS OF SUCH TRANSACTION
OR ON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE  INFORMATION  CONTAINED IN THIS  DOCUMENT.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

         Questions  and requests  for  assistance  and  requests for  additional
copies of the Offer may be directed to:

                     Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.
                                  c/o PFPC Inc.
                                  P.O. Box 219
                               Claymont, DE 19703
                      Attention: Tender Offer Administrator
                              Phone: (800) 348-1824
                               Fax: (302) 791-2790

                                      (ii)




                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.   Summary Term Sheet......................................................1
2.   Background and Purpose of the Offer.....................................2
3.   Offer to Purchase and Price.............................................3
4.   Amount of Tender........................................................4
5.   Procedure for Tenders...................................................4
6.   Withdrawal Rights.......................................................5
7.   Purchases and Payment...................................................5
8.   Certain Conditions of the Offer.........................................6
9.   Certain Information About the Fund......................................6
10.  Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences.................................7
11.  Miscellaneous...........................................................7





                                     (iii)




1.  SUMMARY TERM SHEET

    This Summary Term Sheet highlights certain information concerning the Offer.
To understand  the Offer fully and for a more  complete  discussion of the terms
and conditions of the Offer, please read carefully this entire Offer to Purchase
and the related Letter of Transmittal.  Section  references are to this Offer to
Purchase.

o   The Fund  (referred  to as "we" or the "Fund" in this Summary Term Sheet) is
    offering to purchase Interests in an amount up to 5.00% of the net assets of
    the Fund (or  $1,340,000  as of February 28,  2006).  We will  purchase your
    Interests  at their net asset value (that is, the value of the Fund's  total
    assets minus its total  liabilities,  including  accrued fees and  expenses,
    multiplied by the  proportionate  interest in the Fund you desire to tender,
    after giving effect to all allocations,  including any incentive allocation)
    calculated  as of the  Repurchase  Date,  less any  Repurchase  Fee (defined
    below)  due to the Fund in  connection  with the  repurchase.  The net asset
    value of Interests  will be calculated  for this purpose as of June 30, 2006
    or, if the Offer is extended,  as of any later  Repurchase  Date.  The Offer
    will remain open until 12:00 midnight,  Eastern  Standard Time, on April 21,
    2006 (or if the Offer is  extended,  until any later  Notice Due  Date),  at
    which time the Offer is scheduled to expire.

o   The Fund reserves the right to adjust the Repurchase Date to correspond with
    any  extension  of the  Offer.  The Fund will  review  the net  asset  value
    calculation  of the  Interests  during the Fund's  audit for the fiscal year
    ending on March 31, 2007, which the Fund expects will be completed within 60
    days of the  fiscal  year-end,  and that  net  asset  value  will be used to
    determine the final amount paid for tendered  Interests.  Because the Fund's
    current  fiscal year will end on March 31,  2007,  the Fund expects that the
    audit will be completed by the end of May 2007.

o   A Partner may tender its entire Interest or a portion of its Interest.  If a
    Partner  tenders a portion of its Interest in an amount that would cause the
    Partner's capital account balance to fall below the required minimum account
    balance of $100,000,  the General Partner,  reserves the right to reduce the
    amount to be  repurchased  from the  Partner  so that the  required  minimum
    capital  account balance is maintained or to repurchase the remainder of the
    Partner's Interest in the Fund. See Section 4.

o   A Partner who  tenders an Interest  prior to holding  such  Interest  for 12
    consecutive  months may be subject to a "Repurchase Fee" payable to the Fund
    equal to 5.00% of the amount requested to be purchased, to be netted against
    withdrawal proceeds.

o   If you tender your Interest and we purchase that Interest, we will issue you
    a  non-interest  bearing,  non-transferable  promissory  note  (the  "Note")
    entitling  you to an  amount  equal to the net asset  value of the  Interest
    tendered (valued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement) determined as
    of  June  30,  2006  (or if the  Offer  is  extended,  the net  asset  value
    determined on the Repurchase  Date), less any Repurchase Fee due to the Fund
    in connection with the repurchase.

o   The Note will entitle you to an initial payment in cash (valued according to
    the  Partnership  Agreement)  equal to at least  90%  (100% in the case of a
    Partner  tendering less than its entire Interest) of the unaudited net asset
    value of the Interest, less any Repurchase Fee due to the Fund in connection
    with the repurchase (the "Initial Payment"). The Fund may take up to 90 days
    after the Repurchase Date to make the Initial Payment.

o   In the case of a Partner  tendering its entire Interest,  the Note will also
    entitle  the  Partner  to  receive a  contingent  payment  (the  "Post-Audit
    Payment")  equal to the  excess,  if any,  of (1) the net asset value of the
    Interest  tendered  and  purchased as of the  Repurchase  Date (as it may be
    adjusted  based  upon  the  next  annual  audit  of  the  Fund's   financial
    statements),  less any Repurchase Fee due to the Fund in connection with the
    repurchase,  OVER (2) the Initial  Payment.  The Post-Audit  Payment will be
    payable  promptly after the completion of the Fund's next annual audit.  The
    Note  will be held by  PFPC  Inc.  (referred  to  herein  as  "PFPC"  or the
    "Administrator") on your behalf. Upon a written request by you to PFPC, PFPC
    will mail the Note to you at the address for you as  maintained in the books
    and records of the Fund. See Section 7.


o   If we accept the tender of your Interest,  we will pay you the proceeds from
    one or more of the following sources:  cash on hand,  proceeds from the sale
    of a portion of the Fund's  Interest in the Master Fund or  borrowings.  The
    purchase amount will be paid entirely in cash. See Section 7.

o   If you desire to tender an Interest  for  purchase,  you must do so by 12:00
    midnight,  Eastern  Standard  Time,  on April  21,  2006 (or if the Offer is
    extended,  by any  later  Notice  Due  Date),  at which  time  the  Offer is
    scheduled to expire. Until that time, you have the right to change your mind
    and  withdraw  any  tenders of your  Interest.  Interests  withdrawn  may be
    re-tendered,  however, provided that such tenders are made before the Notice
    Due Date by following the tender  procedures  described  herein. If the Fund
    has not yet accepted  your tender of an Interest on or prior to May 19, 2006
    (I.E.,  the date 40 business days from the  commencement of the Offer),  you
    will also have the right to withdraw the tender of your Interest  after such
    date. See Section 6.

o   If you would like us to purchase your Interest,  you should  complete,  sign
    and  either (i) mail (via  certified  mail,  return  receipt  requested)  or
    otherwise  deliver the Letter of  Transmittal,  enclosed with the Offer,  to
    Hatteras  Multi-Strategy  TEI  Fund,  L.P.,  c/o PFPC  Inc.,  P.O.  Box 219,
    Claymont, DE 19703, Attention: Tender Offer Administrator; or (ii) fax it to
    PFPC at (302) 791-2790, Attention: Tender Offer Administrator, so that it is
    received before 12:00 midnight, Eastern Standard Time, on April 21, 2006. IF
    YOU  CHOOSE TO FAX THE  LETTER OF  TRANSMITTAL,  YOU MUST MAIL THE  ORIGINAL
    LETTER  OF  TRANSMITTAL  TO PFPC  PROMPTLY  AFTER YOU FAX IT  (ALTHOUGH  THE
    ORIGINAL,  IF  FAXED,  DOES NOT HAVE TO BE  RECEIVED  BY MAIL  BEFORE  12:00
    MIDNIGHT,  EASTERN  STANDARD  TIME, ON APRIL 21,  2006).  See Section 5. The
    value of your Interests may change between  February 28, 2006 (the last time
    net asset value was  calculated)  and the Repurchase  Date when the value of
    the Interests being purchased will be determined. See Section 3.

o   As of February 28, 2006, the net asset value of the Fund was $26,798,458. If
    you would like to obtain the  estimated  net asset  value of your  Interest,
    which we calculate from time to time,  based upon the information we receive
    from the  managers  of the  investment  funds in  which we  invest,  you may
    contact the Tender Offer  Administrator  at PFPC at (800) 348-1824 or at the
    address  listed  on the cover  page of the  Letter  of  Transmittal,  Monday
    through Friday,  except holidays,  during normal business hours of 9:00 a.m.
    to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). See Section 3.

2.  BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE OFFER.

    The purpose of the Offer is to provide  liquidity to the Partners  that hold
Interests in the Fund, as  contemplated by and in accordance with the procedures
set out in the Fund's registration  statement on Form N-2 (as it may be amended,
modified  or  otherwise  supplemented  from  time  to  time,  the  "Registration
Statement"),  and the Partnership Agreement.  The Registration Statement and the
Partnership  Agreement  provide  that the  board of  directors  of the Fund (the
"Board of  Directors")  has the  discretion  to determine  whether the Fund will
purchase  Interests from time to time from Partners pursuant to written tenders,
and that one of the factors the Board of Directors  will consider in making such
determination is the  recommendations  of the General Partner and the Investment
Manager. The Registration  Statement also states that the General Partner of the
Fund and the Investment  Manager expect that they will recommend to the Board of
Directors that the Fund offer to repurchase  Interests  from Partners  quarterly
each  year.  The Fund  commenced  operations  on April 1,  2005 and has made one
previous offer to purchase Interests from Partners since inception.

                                       2


    Because there is no secondary  trading market for Interests and transfers of
Interests are  prohibited  without prior  approval of the General  Partner,  the
Board of Directors  has  determined  to cause the Fund to make the Offer,  after
consideration of various matters,  including but not limited to those set out in
the Registration Statement and the Partnership Agreement and the recommendations
of the General Partner and the Investment Manager. While the General Partner and
the  Investment  Manager  intend to recommend to the Board of Directors that the
Fund offer to repurchase  Interests,  or portions of them, on a quarterly  basis
each  year,  the  Board of  Directors  is under no  obligation  to  follow  such
recommendations.

    The  purchase  of  Interests  pursuant  to the Offer will have the effect of
increasing the proportionate interest in the Fund of Partners that do not tender
Interests.  Partners  that retain  their  Interests  may be subject to increased
risks due to the reduction in the Fund's aggregate assets resulting from payment
for the  Interests  tendered.  These  risks  include the  potential  for greater
volatility due to decreased  diversification.  The Fund believes;  however, that
this result is unlikely  given the nature of the Fund's  investment  program.  A
reduction in the aggregate assets of the Fund may result in Partners that do not
tender Interests  bearing higher costs to the extent that certain expenses borne
by the Fund are relatively  fixed and may not decrease if assets decline.  These
effects may be reduced or eliminated to the extent that additional subscriptions
for Interests are made by new and existing  Partners from time to time.  Payment
for  Interests  purchased  pursuant  to the Offer may also  require  the Fund to
tender a portion of its Interest in the Master Fund via the Offshore Fund.  Such
a tender by the Fund could result in the  Investment  Manager being  required to
raise cash to accommodate  the tender by liquidating  portfolio  holdings in the
Master Fund earlier than the  Investment  Manager  would  otherwise  have caused
these  holdings to be liquidated,  potentially  resulting in losses or increased
investment  related  expenses  for  the  Master  Fund.  In  addition  to its own
operating expenses,  the Fund bears a pro rata portion of the operating expenses
of the Offshore Fund and the Master Fund.

    Interests that are tendered to the Fund in connection with the Offer will be
retired, although the Fund may issue Interests from time to time in transactions
not involving any public offering,  conducted pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation
D under  the  Securities  Act of  1933,  as  amended,  in  accordance  with  the
Registration  Statement.   The  Fund  currently  expects  that  it  will  accept
subscriptions  for Interests as of the first day of each month,  but is under no
obligation to do so, and may do so more  frequently as determined by the General
Partner.

    The tender of an Interest by a Partner will not affect the record  ownership
of such  Partner for  purposes  of voting or  entitlement  to any  distributions
payable by the Fund unless and until such Interest is purchased. You should also
realize that although the Offer is scheduled to expire on April 21, 2006 (unless
it is  extended),  you remain a Partner of the Fund with respect to the Interest
you tendered  that is accepted  for purchase by the Fund through the  Repurchase
Date.

3.  OFFER TO PURCHASE AND PRICE.

    The Fund  will,  on the terms and  subject to the  conditions  of the Offer,
purchase an amount of  Interests  up to 5.00% of the net assets of the Fund that
are tendered by Partners by 12:00 midnight,  Eastern Standard Time, on April 21,
2006 (or if the  Offer is  extended,  by any later  Notice  Due  Date),  and not
withdrawn  (as  provided in Section 6 below)  prior to the Notice Due Date.  The
Fund  reserves  the right to extend,  amend or cancel the Offer as  described in
Sections 4 and 8 below. The value of the Interests tendered for purchase will be
their net asset  value as of June 30, 2006 or, if the Offer is  extended,  as of
any later Repurchase Date, payable as set out in Section 7. The determination of
the net  asset  value of  Interests  as of the  Repurchase  Date is  subject  to
adjustment  based  upon the  results  of the  next  annual  audit of the  Fund's
financial statements.

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4.  AMOUNT OF TENDER.

    Subject to the  limitations  set out below,  a Partner may tender its entire
Interest  or a portion of its  Interest.  If a Partner  tenders a portion of its
Interest in an amount that would cause the Partner's  capital account balance to
fall below the required minimum account balance of $100,000, the General Partner
reserves  the right to reduce the amount to be  repurchased  from the Partner so
that the required minimum capital account balance is maintained or to repurchase
the remainder of the Partner's  Interest in the Fund. The Offer is being made to
all  Partners  of the Fund  and is not  conditioned  on any  minimum  amount  of
Interests being tendered.

    If the amount of Interests that are properly  tendered pursuant to the Offer
and not withdrawn  pursuant to Section 6 below is less than or equal to 5.00% of
the net  assets  of the Fund (or such  greater  amount  as the Fund may elect to
purchase pursuant to the Offer),  the Fund will, on the terms and subject to the
conditions of the Offer,  purchase all of the  Interests so tendered  unless the
Fund elects to cancel or amend the Offer, or postpone acceptance of tenders made
pursuant to the Offer, as provided in Section 8 below. If Interests in excess of
5.00% of the net assets of the Fund are duly  tendered  to the Fund prior to the
Notice  Due Date and not  withdrawn  prior to the Notice  Due Date  pursuant  to
Section 6 below,  the Fund will in its sole  discretion  either  (a)  accept the
additional Interests permitted to be accepted pursuant to Rule 13e-4(f)(3) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"); (b) extend
the Offer,  if necessary,  and increase the amount of Interests that the Fund is
offering  to purchase to an amount it believes  sufficient  to  accommodate  the
excess Interests  tendered as well as any Interests tendered during the extended
Offer;  or (c) accept  Interests  tendered  prior to the Notice Due Date and not
withdrawn  prior to the Notice Due Date for payment on a pro rata basis based on
the aggregate net asset value of tendered Interests.  The Offer may be extended,
amended or canceled in other circumstances described in Section 8 below.

5.  PROCEDURE FOR TENDERS.

    Partners  wishing to tender  Interests  pursuant  to this Offer to  Purchase
should  send or deliver by April 21, 2006 (or if the Offer is  extended,  by any
later Notice Due Date) a completed and executed  Letter of  Transmittal to PFPC,
to the  attention of the Tender Offer  Administrator,  at the address set out on
the first page of the Letter of  Transmittal,  or fax a completed  and  executed
Letter  of  Transmittal  to PFPC,  also to the  attention  of the  Tender  Offer
Administrator,  at the fax  number  set out on the first  page of the  Letter of
Transmittal.  The completed and executed Letter of Transmittal  must be received
by  PFPC,  either  by mail or by fax,  no later  than  12:00  midnight,  Eastern
Standard Time, on April 21, 2006 (or if the Offer is extended, no later than any
later Notice Due Date).

    The Fund  recommends  that all  documents be submitted to PFPC via certified
mail, return receipt requested, or by facsimile transmission. A Partner choosing
to fax a Letter of  Transmittal  to PFPC must also send or deliver the  original
completed  and  executed  Letter of  Transmittal  to PFPC  promptly  thereafter.
Partners  wishing to confirm receipt of a Letter of Transmittal may contact PFPC
at the  address or  telephone  number set out on the first page of the Letter of
Transmittal.  The method of delivery of any  documents  is at the  election  and
complete risk of the Partner tendering an Interest,  including,  but not limited
to, the failure of PFPC to receive any Letter of  Transmittal  or other document
submitted by facsimile  transmission.  All questions as to the  validity,  form,
eligibility  (including  time of  receipt)  and  acceptance  of tenders  will be
determined by the Fund, in its sole discretion,  and such  determination will be
final and binding.  The Fund  reserves  the absolute  right to reject any or all
tenders  determined by it not to be in appropriate  form or the acceptance of or
payment for which  would,  in the opinion of counsel for the Fund,  be unlawful.
The Fund also reserves the absolute  right to waive any of the conditions of the
Offer or any defect in any tender with respect to any particular Interest or any
particular Partner, and the Fund's interpretation of the terms and conditions of
the  Offer  will  be  final  and  binding.   Unless   waived,   any  defects  or
irregularities  in connection with tenders must be cured within such time as the
Fund will  determine.  Tenders  will not be  deemed to have been made  until the
defects  or  irregularities  have been cured or  waived.  None of the Fund,  the
General  Partner,  the  Investment  Manager  or the Board of  Directors  will be
obligated to give notice of any defects or irregularities  in tenders,  nor will
any of them incur any liability for failure to give such notice.

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6.  WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS.

    Until the Notice Due Date, Partners have the right to change their minds and
withdraw any tenders of their Interests. Interests withdrawn may be re-tendered,
however, provided that such tenders are made before the Notice Date by following
the tender procedures  described in Section 5. Pursuant to Rule  13e-4(f)(2)(ii)
of the Exchange  Act, if the Fund has not yet accepted a Partner's  tender of an
Interest on or prior to May 19, 2006 (i.e.,  the date 40 business  days from the
commencement  of the Offer),  a Partner will also have the right to withdraw its
tender  of its  Interest  after  such  date.  To be  effective,  any  notice  of
withdrawal  must be timely received by PFPC at the address or fax number set out
on the first page of the Letter of Transmittal. All questions as to the form and
validity (including time of receipt) of notices of withdrawal will be determined
by the Fund, in its sole discretion,  and such  determination  will be final and
binding.  A tender of Interests properly withdrawn will not thereafter be deemed
to be tendered for purposes of the Offer.

7.  PURCHASES AND PAYMENT.

    For  purposes  of the  Offer,  the  Fund  will be  deemed  to have  accepted
Interests that are tendered if and when it gives written notice to the tendering
Partner of its election to purchase such Interest. As stated in Section 3 above,
the amount offered for the Interests  tendered by Partners will be the net asset
value thereof as of June 30, 2006, or if the Offer is extended,  as of any later
Repurchase Date. The net asset value will be determined after all allocations to
capital  accounts  of the  Partners  required  to be  made  by  the  Partnership
Agreement  have  been  made,  including  any  Repurchase  Fee due to the Fund in
connection with the repurchase and any incentive  allocation.  The Fund will not
pay interest on the purchase amount.

    For Partners that tender  Interests that are accepted for purchase,  payment
of the  purchase  amount  will  consist  of  the  Note,  a  non-interest-bearing
non-transferable  promissory  note. The Note will entitle the Partner to receive
the  Initial  Payment in an amount  equal to at least 90% (100% in the case of a
Partner  tendering  less than its entire  Interest) of the  unaudited  net asset
value of the Interest tendered and accepted for purchase by the Fund, determined
as of the Repurchase Date, less any Repurchase Fee due to the Fund in connection
with the  repurchase.  The Fund may take up to 90 days after the Repurchase Date
to make the  Initial  Payment.  In the case of a  Partner  tendering  all of its
Interests,  the Note will also  entitle  the  Partner  to  receive a  contingent
payment (the "Post-Audit  Payment") equal to the excess,  if any, of (1) the net
asset value of the Interest tendered and purchased as of the Repurchase Date (as
it may be  adjusted  based upon the next  annual  audit of the Fund's  financial
statements),  less any  Repurchase  Fee due to the Fund in  connection  with the
repurchase, OVER (2) the Initial Payment. The Post-Audit Payment will be payable
promptly after the completion of the Fund's next annual audit. It is anticipated
that the annual audit of the Fund's  financial  statements  will be completed no
later than 60 days after the fiscal year-end of the Fund.

    The Note  pursuant to which a  tendering  Partner  will  receive the Initial
Payment and, if applicable,  Post-Audit Payment  (together,  the "Cash Payment")
will be held by PFPC on behalf of the tendering Partner.  Upon a written request
by a Partner to PFPC,  PFPC will mail the Note to the  Partner at the address of
the Partner as maintained in the books and records of the Fund. Any Cash Payment
due pursuant to the Note will be made by wire transfer directly to the tendering
Partner to an account designated by the Partner in the Letter of Transmittal.

                                       5


    The Fund will make payment for Interests it purchases  pursuant to the Offer
from one or more of the following sources:  cash on hand, proceeds from the sale
of a portion  of its  interest  in the Master  Fund via the  Offshore  Fund,  or
borrowings.  Upon its acceptance of tendered Interests for repurchase,  the Fund
will maintain daily, as an entry on its books, a distinct account  consisting of
(1) cash or (2) a portion of its Interest in the Master Fund, in an amount equal
to the aggregate estimated unpaid dollar amount of any Note, as described above.
None of the Fund, the Board of Directors, the General Partner, or the Investment
Manager  have  determined  at this time to borrow  funds to  purchase  Interests
tendered in connection with the Offer.  However,  depending on the dollar amount
of Interests tendered and prevailing general economic and market conditions, the
Fund,  in its sole  discretion,  may  decide to fund any  portion  of the amount
offered for the purchase of  Interests,  subject to compliance  with  applicable
law, through  borrowings.  The Fund expects that the repayment of any amounts so
borrowed  will be financed  from  additional  funds  contributed  to the Fund by
existing  and/or new  Partners or from a tender of a portion of its  Interest in
the Master Fund via the Offshore Fund.

    The purchase amount will be paid entirely in cash.

8.  CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER.

    In the absolute discretion of the Board of Directors,  the Fund reserves the
right,  at any time and from time to time,  to extend the period of time  during
which the Offer is pending by notifying Partners of such extension. In the event
that the Fund  elects to extend the tender  period,  the net asset  value of the
Interests  tendered for purchase will be  determined as of the later  Repurchase
Date.  During any such  extension,  all  Interests  previously  tendered and not
withdrawn will remain subject to the Offer.  The Fund also reserves the right at
any  time  and  from  time to time up to and  including  acceptance  of  tenders
pursuant to the Offer: (a) to cancel the Offer in the  circumstances  set out in
the following paragraph and in the event of such cancellation not to purchase or
pay for any Interests  tendered  pursuant to the Offer;  (b) to amend the Offer;
and (c) to postpone the acceptance of Interests. If the Fund determines to amend
the Offer or to postpone the acceptance of Interests  tendered,  it will, to the
extent  necessary,  extend the period of time during  which the Offer is open as
provided above and will promptly notify Partners.

    The Fund may cancel the Offer, amend the Offer or postpone the acceptance of
tenders  made  pursuant  to the  Offer  if:  (a) the Fund  would  not be able to
liquidate  portfolio  securities in a manner that is orderly and consistent with
the Fund's  investment  objectives  and policies in order to purchase  Interests
tendered  pursuant to the Offer;  (b) there is, in the  judgment of the Board of
Directors,   any  (i)  legal  action  or  proceeding  instituted  or  threatened
challenging the Offer or otherwise materially adversely affecting the Fund, (ii)
declaration  of a banking  moratorium  by  federal or state  authorities  or any
suspension  of payment  by banks in the United  States or New York State that is
material to the Fund, (iii) limitation  imposed by federal or state  authorities
on the extension of credit by lending  institutions,  (iv) suspension of trading
on any  organized  exchange  or  over-the-counter  market  where  the Fund has a
material  investment,  (v)  commencement  of war,  armed  hostilities  or  other
international or national calamity  directly or indirectly  involving the United
States  that is material to the Fund,  (vi)  material  decrease in the net asset
value of the Fund from the net asset value of the Fund as of the commencement of
the Offer, or (vii) other event or condition that would have a material  adverse
effect on the Fund or its Partners if Interests  tendered  pursuant to the Offer
were purchased; (c) the Board of Directors determines that it is not in the best
interest of the Fund to purchase Interests pursuant to the Offer; or (d) for any
other periods that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits by
order for the protection of Partners.

9.  CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND.

    The Fund is registered under the Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the  "1940  Act"),  as a  closed-end,  non-diversified,  management  investment
company.  It is organized as a Delaware limited  partnership.  Subscriptions for
Interests of the Fund were first  accepted for  investment  as of April 1, 2005.
The Fund seeks to achieve its  investment  objective by investing  substantially
all of its assets  indirectly in the Master Fund through the Offshore  Fund. The
principal  office of the Fund is  located  at 8816 Six Forks  Road,  Suite  107,
Raleigh,  North  Carolina  27615 and the  telephone  number  is (919)  846-2324.
Interests are not traded on any  established  trading  market and are subject to
strict restrictions on transferability pursuant to the Partnership Agreement.

                                       6


    None of the Fund, the General Partner,  the Investment  Manager or the Board
of Directors  has any plans or proposals  that relate to or would result in: (1)
an extraordinary transaction,  such as a merger,  reorganization or liquidation,
involving the Fund; (2) any purchase,  sale or transfer of a material  amount of
assets of the Fund; (3) any material change in the present  distribution  policy
or  indebtedness  or  capitalization  of the Fund; (4) any change in the present
Board of Directors or in the management of the Fund  including,  but not limited
to,  any plans or  proposals  to change the number or the term of members of the
Board of Directors, or to fill any existing vacancy on the Board of Directors or
to change any material term of the employment contract of any executive officer;
(5) any other  material  change in the Fund's  corporate  structure or business,
including any plans or proposals to make any changes in its investment policies,
for which a vote  would be  required  by  Section  13 of the 1940  Act;  (6) the
acquisition  by any  person  of  additional  Interests  (other  than the  Fund's
intention to accept  subscriptions  for Interests on the first day of each month
and  from  time  to time  in the  discretion  of the  General  Partner),  or the
disposition of Interests (other than through periodic purchase offers, including
the Offer);  or (7) any changes in the Partnership  Agreement or other governing
instruments or other actions that could impede the acquisition of control of the
Fund.

    Other than the acceptance of  subscriptions as of February 1, 2006 and March
1, 2006, there have been no transactions  involving Interests that were effected
during  the  past 60 days by the  Fund,  the  General  Partner,  the  Investment
Manager,  any member of the Board of  Directors  or any person  controlling  the
Fund, the General Partner or the Investment Manager.

10.  CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.

    The  following  discussion  is a general  summary of the federal  income tax
consequences  of the purchase of Interests by the Fund for cash  pursuant to the
Offer. Partners should consult their own tax advisors for a complete description
of the tax  consequences  to them of a purchase of their  Interests  by the Fund
pursuant to the Offer.

    A Partner who sells all or part of the  Partner's  Interest to the Fund will
generally  recognize  income  or gain  only to the  extent  the  amount  of cash
received  by the  Partner  exceeds  the  Partner's  adjusted  tax  basis  in the
Partner's entire Interest at that time. The Partner's  adjusted tax basis in the
Partner's  Interest  will be reduced by the amount of any cash  received  by the
Partner  from the  Fund,  and any  excess of that  cash  over  that  basis  will
generally constitute capital gain for the Partner. It is possible, however, that
Partners  might  recognize  some  ordinary  income by reason of the sale,  under
certain  technical  rules  that apply to the  extent a partner  disposes  of the
partner's  share of  "unrealized  receivables"  of a partnership  (as defined in
Internal  Revenue Code section  751). No loss will be recognized by a Partner on
such a sale to the Fund,  except that a Partner who sells the  Partner's  entire
Interest  to  the  Fund  may  recognize  a  capital  loss  at  the  time  of the
determination  of the  Post-Audit  Payment  to the  extent  the  aggregate  cash
received, and to be received, by the Partner is less than the Partner's adjusted
tax basis in the Interest.

11. MISCELLANEOUS.

    The Offer is not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from,  Partners
in any  jurisdiction in which the Offer or its acceptance  would not comply with
the securities or other laws of such jurisdiction.  The Fund is not aware of any
jurisdiction  in which the Offer or  tenders  pursuant  thereto  would not be in
compliance with the laws of such  jurisdiction.  However,  the Fund reserves the
right to  exclude  Partners  from the Offer in any  jurisdiction  in which it is
asserted  that the  Offer  cannot  lawfully  be made.  The  Fund  believes  such
exclusion is permissible  under  applicable laws and  regulations,  provided the
Fund makes a good faith effort to comply with any state law deemed applicable to
the Offer.

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    The Fund has filed an Issuer Tender Offer  Statement on Schedule TO with the
SEC, which includes  certain  information  relating to the Offer. A free copy of
such  statement may be obtained by contacting  PFPC at the address and telephone
number set out on the first page of the Letter of  Transmittal or from the SEC's
internet web site,  http://www.sec.gov.  A copy may be inspected  and copied at,
and, for a fee, may be obtained by mail from, the public reference office of the
SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20549.


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                                    EXHIBIT C

                              LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

                             Regarding Interests in

                     HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY TEI FUND, L.P.

                   Tendered Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
                              Dated March 24, 2006


                       THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MUST BE
                              RECEIVED BY PFPC INC.
                               BY APRIL 21, 2006.


                   THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE
          AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON APRIL 21, 2006,
                          UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.


               Complete This Letter Of Transmittal And Return To:

                     Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.
                                  c/o PFPC Inc.
                                  P.O. Box 219
                               Claymont, DE 19703

                      Attention: Tender Offer Administrator
                              Phone: (800) 348-1824
                               Fax: (302) 791-2790






Ladies and Gentlemen:

    The undersigned hereby tenders to Hatteras  Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P., a
closed-end,  non-diversified,  management  investment  company  organized  as  a
limited  partnership  under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Fund"),  the
limited  partnership  interest in the Fund or portion  thereof (the  "Interest")
held by the  undersigned,  described  and  specified  below,  on the  terms  and
conditions set out in the Offer to Purchase, dated March 24, 2006 (the "Offer"),
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,  and in this Letter of Transmittal. THE
OFFER AND THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ARE SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SET OUT IN THE OFFER,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT OF THE
FUND TO REJECT ANY AND ALL TENDERS DETERMINED BY IT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, NOT
TO BE IN THE APPROPRIATE FORM.

    The undersigned  hereby sells to the Fund the Interest  tendered pursuant to
this Letter of Transmittal.  The undersigned warrants that it has full authority
to sell the Interest  tendered  hereby and that the Fund will acquire good title
to the Interest, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances, conditional
sales agreements or other obligations  relating to this sale, and not subject to
any adverse claim, when and to the extent the Interest is purchased by the Fund.
Upon request,  the undersigned will execute and deliver any additional documents
necessary to complete the sale in accordance with the terms of the Offer.

    The undersigned  recognizes that under certain  circumstances set out in the
Offer, the Fund may not be required to purchase the Interest tendered hereby.

    A promissory note (the "Note") for the value of the purchased  Interest will
be held by PFPC Inc. ("PFPC") on behalf of the undersigned. Upon written request
by the  undersigned to PFPC,  PFPC will mail the Note to the  undersigned at the
address of the  undersigned  as maintained in the books and records of the Fund.
The initial  payment of the  purchase  amount for the  Interest  tendered by the
undersigned will be made by wire transfer of the funds to an account  designated
by the undersigned in this Letter of Transmittal.

    The Note will also reflect the "Post-Audit  Payment" portion of the purchase
amount,  if any, as described in Section 7 of the Offer. Any Post-Audit  Payment
of cash due pursuant to the Note will also be made by wire transfer of the funds
to the undersigned's account as provided herein. The undersigned recognizes that
the amount of the initial  payment of the purchase  amount for Interests will be
based on the unaudited net asset value of the Fund as of June 30, 2006,  subject
to an  extension  of the  Offer as  described  in  Section 8 of the  Offer.  The
Post-Audit  Payment will be payable  promptly after the completion of the Fund's
next  annual  audit.  It is  anticipated  that the  annual  audit of the  Fund's
financial  statements  will be  completed no later than 60 days after the fiscal
year-end of the Fund.

    All  authority  conferred  or  agreed  to be  conferred  in this  Letter  of
Transmittal  will survive the death or  incapacity  of the  undersigned  and the
obligation of the undersigned  hereunder will be binding on the heirs,  personal
representatives,  successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in
Section 6 of the Offer, this tender is irrevocable.

    PLEASE  FAX OR MAIL (VIA  CERTIFIED  MAIL,  RETURN  RECEIPT  REQUESTED)  TO:
HATTERAS  MULTI-STRATEGY  TEI FUND, L.P., C/O PFPC INC., P.O. BOX 219, CLAYMONT,
DE 19703,  ATTENTION:  TENDER OFFER ADMINISTRATOR.  FOR ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION:
PHONE: (800) 348-1824 OR FAX: (302) 791-2790.

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PART 1.  NAME:

         Name of Partner:
                         -------------------------------------

         Telephone Number:
                         -------------------------------------

PART 2.  AMOUNT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
         BEING TENDERED:

         [ ]  A  portion  of   the  undersigned's  limited  partnership interest
              expressed as a specific dollar value.

         $-----------------------

         [ ]  The undersigned's entire limited partnership interest.


         The undersigned  understands and agrees that if the undersigned tenders
         an amount that would cause the undersigned's capital account balance to
         fall  below the  required  minimum  account  balance of  $100,000,  the
         General  Partner of the Fund may  reduce  the amount to be  repurchased
         from the  undersigned  so that the  required  minimum  capital  account
         balance is maintained or repurchase the remainder of the  undersigned's
         Interest in the Fund.

PART 3.  PAYMENT:

         CASH PAYMENT

         Cash  payments  will be  wire  transferred  to the  account you specify
         below:

                        ---------------------------------
                                  Name of Bank

                        ---------------------------------
                                 Address of Bank

                        ---------------------------------
                                   ABA Number

                        ---------------------------------
                                 Account Number

                        ---------------------------------
                        Name Under Which Account Is Held



              PROMISSORY NOTE

              The Note  reflecting  both the initial  payment and the Post-Audit
              Payment  portion of the purchase  amount,  as applicable,  will be
              held by PFPC  Inc.  on the  undersigned's  behalf.  Upon a written
              request by the undersigned to PFPC, PFPC will mail the Note to the
              undersigned at the address of the undersigned as maintained in the
              books and records of the Fund.

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PART 4.  SIGNATURE(S):




FOR INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS                                   FOR OTHER INVESTORS:
AND JOINT TENANTS:

                                                                         

- ---------------------------------------------------        -------------------------------------------------
Signature                                                  Print Name of Investor
(SIGNATURE OF OWNER(S) EXACTLY AS APPEARED ON
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT)


- ---------------------------------------------------        -------------------------------------------------
Print Name of Investor                                     Signature
                                                           (SIGNATURE OF OWNER(S) EXACTLY AS APPEARED ON
                                                           SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT)


- ---------------------------------------------------        -------------------------------------------------
Joint Tenant Signature if necessary                        Print Name of Signatory and Title
(SIGNATURE OF OWNER(S) EXACTLY AS APPEARED
ON SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT)


- ---------------------------------------------------        -------------------------------------------------
Print Name of Joint Tenant                                 Co-signatory if necessary (SIGNATURE OF
                                                           OWNER(S) EXACTLY AS APPEARED ON SUBSCRIPTION
                                                           AGREEMENT)


                                                           -------------------------------------------------
                                                           Print Name and Title of Co-signatory

Date:
      ----------------

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                                    EXHIBIT D

                         NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF TENDER

                             Regarding Interests in

                     HATTERAS MULTI-STRATEGY TEI FUND, L.P.

                   Tendered Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
                              Dated March 24, 2006


                   THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE
                    AT, AND THIS NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL MUST BE
                            RECEIVED BY PFPC INC. BY,
            12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON APRIL 21, 2006,
                          UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.


                Complete This Notice of Withdrawal And Return To:

                     Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.,
                                  c/o PFPC Inc.
                                  P.O. Box 219
                               Claymont, DE 19703

                      Attention: Tender Offer Administrator
                              Phone: (800) 348-1824
                               Fax: (302) 791-2790





Ladies and Gentlemen:

    The  undersigned  wishes to withdraw  the tender of its limited  partnership
interest in Hatteras  Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. (the "Fund"),  or the tender
of a portion of such  interest,  for  purchase by the Fund that  previously  was
submitted by the undersigned in a Letter of Transmittal dated ____________.

    Such tender was in the amount of:

         [ ]  The undersigned's entire limited partnership interest.

         [ ]  A   portion  of  the  undersigned's limited  partnership  interest
              expressed as a specific dollar value.

         $
          -----------------------

    The  undersigned  recognizes  that upon the  submission on a timely basis of
this Notice of Withdrawal of Tender, properly executed, the interest in the Fund
(or portion of such interest)  previously  tendered will not be purchased by the
Fund upon expiration of the tender offer described above.

SIGNATURE(S):



FOR INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS                                    FOR OTHER INVESTORS:
AND JOINT TENANTS:

                                                                         
- -----------------------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------------------------
Signature                                                   Print Name of Investor
(SIGNATURE OF OWNER(S) EXACTLY AS APPEARED ON
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT)


- -----------------------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------------------------
Print Name of Investor                                      Signature
                                                            (SIGNATURE OF OWNER(S) EXACTLY AS APPEARED ON
                                                            SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT)


- -----------------------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------------------------
Joint Tenant  Signature if necessary  (SIGNATURE  OF        Print Name of Signatory and Title
OWNER(S) EXACTLY AS APPEARED ON SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT)


- -----------------------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------------------------
Print Name of Joint Tenant                                  Co-signatory if necessary (SIGNATURE OF OWNER(S)
                                                            EXACTLY AS APPEARED ON SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT)


                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Print Name and Title of Co-signatory

Date:
     ----------------

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                                    EXHIBIT E

          FORMS OF LETTERS FROM THE FUND TO PARTNERS IN CONNECTION WITH
                         ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS OF TENDER


                                                               [______ __, 200_]

Dear Partner:

         Hatteras  Multi-Strategy  TEI Fund,  L.P. (the "Fund") has received and
accepted for purchase  your tender of all or a part of your limited  partnership
interest in the Fund (your "Interest").

         Because you have  tendered and the Fund has  purchased all or a part of
your Interest, you have been issued a note (the "Note") entitling you to receive
an initial payment in an amount equal to at least 90% (100% if you tendered less
than your entire  Interest) of the value of the purchased  Interest based on the
unaudited net asset value of the Fund as of June 30, 2006,  in  accordance  with
the terms of the  tender  offer.  A cash  payment  in this  amount  will be wire
transferred  to the account  designated by you in your Letter of  Transmittal no
later than July 28, 2006,  unless the  repurchase  date of the  interests in the
Fund has changed, or the Fund has requested a withdrawal of its capital from the
investment  funds in which it invests;  provided  that,  if you tendered  only a
portion of your  Interest,  and the remaining  portion of your Interest would be
less than the required  minimum account balance of $100,000,  the Fund's General
Partner  reserves the right to reduce the amount to be  repurchased  from you so
that the required  minimum  account  balance is maintained or to repurchase  the
remainder of your  Interest,  in accordance  with the terms of the tender offer.
The Note will be held by PFPC Inc. on your behalf. Upon a written request by you
to PFPC,  PFPC will mail the Note to you at the address for you as maintained in
the books and records of the Fund.

         If you  tendered  your entire  Interest,  the terms of the Note provide
that a post-audit  payment  representing the balance of the purchase amount,  if
any, will be paid to you promptly after the completion of the Fund's next annual
audit  according  to the terms of the tender  offer.  We expect  that the annual
audit of the Fund's  financial  statements  will be  completed by the end of May
2007.

         If you are  tendering  only a portion  of your  Interest,  you remain a
Partner of the Fund with  respect to the portion of your  Interest  that you did
not tender.

         Should you have any  questions,  please feel free to contact the Tender
Offer Administrator at PFPC Inc. at (800) 348-1824.

Sincerely,

Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.







                                                               [______ __, 200_]

Dear Partner:

         Enclosed  is  a  statement   showing  the  breakdown  of  your  capital
withdrawal   resulting   from  our   purchase  of  your   interest  in  Hatteras
Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P. (the "Fund").

         Because you have  tendered and the Fund has  purchased all or a part of
your  interest in the Fund,  you have been paid an amount  equal to at least 90%
(100% if you  tendered  less  than  your  entire  Interest)  of the value of the
purchased  interest  in the Fund based on the  unaudited  net asset value of the
Fund as of June 30, 2006,  in accordance  with the terms of the tender offer.  A
cash payment in this amount has been wire transferred to the account  designated
by you in your Letter of Transmittal.

         The  balance  of the  purchase  amount,  if  any,  will  be paid to you
promptly after the  completion of the Fund's next annual audit  according to the
terms of the  tender  offer.  We  expect  that the  annual  audit of the  Fund's
financial statements will be completed by the end of May 2007.

         Should you have any  questions,  please feel free to contact the Tender
Offer Administrator at PFPC Inc. at (800) 348-1824.

Sincerely,

Hatteras Multi-Strategy TEI Fund, L.P.



Enclosure