Page 1 Wellington Financial lP 2013 Year in review on June 30
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Page 1 Wellington Financial lP 2013 Year in review on June 30
2013 Year in Review Wellington Financial LP is a specialty finance company based in Toronto, with offices in San Francisco and Santa Monica, California. Wellington operates a $200 million recirculating equity program that provides secured senior or secured subordinate loans to growth companies in Canada and the United States. Founded in 2000, Wellington is the largest independent venture debt fund in Canada. Fund IV Overview » » » Distribution date: Targeted quarterly 2013 – An Active and Successful Year for Wellington Net simple GAAP return for 2013 of 10.1%; 10.9% IRR » Closed 8 new transactions in both Canada and the USA » Named to Preqin’s list of “Consistent Performing Managers” » On June 30, 2012, Fund IV acquired Fund III’s 19 company portfolio. Since that date, Fund IV has committed almost $130 million on new loans across 18 different companies. » First close: June 30, 2012 ($177.5 million) » Final close: March 31, 2013 ($200 million) » Minimum investment: $3 million (Fund IV closed to new investors) » Management fee/allocation: 2% p.a., paid monthly » Lock-up: Life of fund – 2020, subject to “no fault divorce” clause » Preferred return: 6% with clawback on all GP payouts Opened third office – San Francisco, California Wellington Financial LP 2013 Year in Review 2013: An Active and Successful Year for Wellington In 2013, the Wellington team reviewed more than 600 opportunities, conducting detailed due diligence on more than 290 firms from across Canada and the USA: »Closed 8 new transactions » Opened our third office in San Francisco, California » Wellington’s portfolio had 27 different commitments on December 31, 2013 » 76% of Fund IV is committed/drawn » Committed $130 million on new loans across 18 different companies since the first close • Received 9 full loan repayments (5 by way of M&A transactions) • 3 positive credit reversals • 1 new specific credit provision » Several portfolio companies advised they would be initiating an M&A sales process in 2014 – expecting warrant gains over coming quarters » At the end of Q4 2013 and since the inception of Fund II in 2004, Wellington has closed 82 transactions for 71 different companies: • Loans to 24 different companies were outstanding at quarter end • Of the 47 company loans no longer outstanding, 47% generated an IRR >20%, 43% between 10-20%, 4% between 0-10% and 6% had a negative IRR • Realized loan losses to date represent <3% of the total loan dollars advanced since inception Fund III’s Steady Distribution History Fund III paid out 22 consecutive profit distributions between April 2007 and September 2012; Fund IV began distributions in Q4 2012: Fund III Quarterly Cash Distribution on Average Drawn Capital Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2007 — 1.68% 4.76% 1.39% 2008 1.76% 2.02% 2.39% 1.03% 2009 1.35% 1.72% 1.93% 1.11% 2010 2.18% 1.21% 2.62% 2.35% 2011 1.02% 1.80% 1.80% 4.42% 2012 1.13% 3.05% 2.03% — Fund III Cumulative Cash Distribution on Average Drawn Capital Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2007 — 1.68% 6.27% 5.98% 2008 6.81% 8.47% 9.75% 10.56% 2009 13.85% 15.85% 17.78% 18.89% 2010 21.08% 22.29% 24.91% 27.26% 2011 28.28% 28.94% 29.38% 33.80% 2012 34.93% 37.99% 40.02% — Wellington Financial LP 2013 Year in Review Fund II, III and IV IRR > 20% 10 – 20% 0 – 10% < 0% As at the end of Q4 2013 Consistent Investment Strategy Since inception, Wellington has provided first secured senior or secured subordinate loans in keeping with the following investment strategy: » Cash-pay yield via secured corporate loans » Capital preservation is the key goal: Across the portfolio, current assets (cash, A/R and inventory) often represent an average of 1.5-1.75x all debt equal or senior to Wellington’s loans (including our facilities) » Short, if any, J-curve » No active fund has ever had a negative income year » Consistent returns generate regular distributions » Disciplined targeting: • High growth companies that want to delay the dilution of equity and have meaningful revenue (generally between $10M-$100M) • Attractive firms that can’t access sufficient bank debt due to the fact that their key asset is IP » Diversification of portfolio: • Geography: 27% Canada / 73% USA as of January 2014 • Industry: Since the 2008-2009 crisis, Wellington has focused primarily on industries within the Innovation Economy but has experience in most major industries and many niche sectors of the economy 73% 27% Experienced Team of Investment Professionals Wellington has an experienced core team of investment professionals that has been consistent and stable across its externally managed funds. Professional Joined Title Mark McQueen 2000 President & CEO Mark Usher 2006 Partner Kul Mani 2000 Partner Vik Gupta 2013 Partner, Western USA Eric Speer 2009 Vice-President, Santa Monica Jason Nardari 2001 Vice-President Amit Rajput 2010 Vice-President, Finance Caroline Mulroney Lapham 2011 Vice President, Corporate Development Daniel Bernholtz 2010 Associate Amy Olah 2000 Business Development Paul McKinlay 2013 Business Development Mark McQueen Co-founder and CEO, Mark has spent the last 14 years building Wellington Financial into one of North America’s most active venture debt funds. Previously, Mark was Managing Director and Head of Technology Investment Banking of Orion Securities (now Macquarie Capital Markets). Previously, he worked as an advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office. Ken Rotman Wellington’s management company is owned by our management team and by Clairvest Group. Clairvest Co-CEO Ken Rotman is a co-founder of Wellington and currently serves as Wellington’s Chairman and a member of its credit and investment committees WELLINGTON FINANCIAL LP 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW Established Track Record and History of Successful Outcomes Wellington’s net returns exceed all fixed income benchmarks as of December 31, 2013: Relative Returns » Fund I: 2000 vintage, $7 million of re-circulating capital – Top decile IRRs Investment Horizon Performance through December 31, 2013 Fund Type 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year 1.0 1.2 1.6 2.3 FTSE TMX Bond Universe C$ -1.2 3.9 4.8 5.2 » Fund III: 2006 vintage, $150 million of re-circulating capital – Five year net cash IRR of 8.8% (2007-2011) Wellington Financial Fund II » Fund IV: 2012 vintage, $200 million of re-circulating capital – 2013: net simple GAAP return of 10.1%; 10.9% IRR Wellington Funds I–III » Fund II: 2004 vintage, $83 million of re-circulating capital – Five year net cash IRR of 8.7% (2004-2008) Canadian Gov’t Bond Yield (1) nmf 9.1 8.7 Wellington Funn III (GAAP) (3) 8.9 10.4 9.0 Wellington Fund IV (GAAP) (4) 10.9 (2) 9.4 (5) All WF returns are net IRR to investors after mgmt. fees, carried interest and credit reserves. (1) As at 6/17/14; (2) 3 yr. figure simple return as at 12/08; 5 yr. figure IRR as at 12/08; (3) Terminated in 2012; (4) Launched July 2012; (5) As at December 2012 Funds I – III data reflects net IRR since inception August 2000 – December 2013 In the context of the FTSE TMX (formerly DEX) bond universe, Wellington has delivered: » 3930 bps of cumulative net “value add” over the past 10 years (Cost accounting basis) » 3367 bps of cumulative net “value add” over the past 7 years (GAAP accounting basis) Net Returns 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 FTSE TMX Bond Universe C$ Wellington Financial (Cost) WF value-add (Cost Returns vs DEX C$) 7.1% 6.5% 4.1% 3.7% 6.4% 5.4% 6.7% 9.7% 3.6% -1.2% 14.2% 12.4% 6.6% 11.8% 6.9% 6.9% 7.2% 9.4% 8.9% 7.0% 710 590 250 810 50 150 50 -30 530 820 11.0% 10.0% 7.8% 10.1% 8.9% 10.0% 10.1% 730 359 244 340 -76 640 1130 WF Funds III & IV (GAAP) WF value-add (GAAP Returns vs DEX C$) Note: Simple return calculations. Fund II for 2004-06. Fund III for 2007-2011. Fund III/IV for 2012-. Net Returns 15 % Wellington Financial (Cost) 12 WF Funds III & IV (GAAP) 9 6 3 FTSE TMX Bond Universe C$ 0 -3 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 For more information, please contact: Caroline Mulroney Lapham Vice-President, Corporate Development [email protected] (416) 682-6014 Wellington Financial LP 2013 Year in Review 2011 2012 2013 Wellington Financial LP Bay Adelaide Centre 333 Bay Street, Suite 1620 Toronto, ON, M5H 2R2 www.wellingtonfund.com