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Global Energy & Commodities Private Investment Firm Global Energy & Commodities Private Equity Firm
October 2011
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Global Energy and Commodities Private Equity
Denham Offices
Houston
São
Paulo
Short
Hills
London Boston
Singapore
Denham Capital Management
• Founded by Stu Porter, who began the Denham investment program in May 2000 as a portfolio manager at Harvard Management Company
• Four original partners have been investing together for four funds
• $4.1 billion of committed capital across five fund vehicles
• Aggregate portfolio gross IRR and MOI of 27.2% and 1.8x (net IRR of 18.3%) on 43 investments with invested capital of $2.8 billion
• Realized gross IRR of 47.2% and a 2.6 MOI on 20 investments with invested capital of $974 million
• Low leverage – approximately 28% debt to equity across unrealized portfolio
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Operational Expertise
• Four of five partners have direct operating experience
• Industry experience of investment professionals is over 570 years
• Denham’s realized deals outperform tracking indices by 121% due to de-risking, development skill and operational expertise
Global Reach
• 29 investment professionals; total team size of 66 people
• Invested $812 million outside the U.S. (out of $2.8 billion in total capital invested since July 2004)
• Gross MOI of 2.9x on $248 million of capital invested in realized deals outside the U.S.
Integrated Investment Platform
• First known dedicated Risk team in private equity
• Theme-based approach to identifying target areas of investment and sourcing opportunities
• Portfolio Services Group (PSG) adds value throughout deal lifecycle
Denham Fund VI • Targeting $2.5 billion of capital commitments
This presentation sets forth an introduction to Denham Capital. No security is offered herby. Please see the accompanying Notice to Recipients for important information.
All figures as of June 30, 2011. Please see Notes on investment performance in the Appendix.
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A Decade of Performance
All figures in US$ millions, as of June 30, 2011. Please see Notes on investment performance in the Appendix.
Five funds since 2000
$4.1 billion of committed capital across five fund vehicles
Funds I, II, III 2000-05 HMC legacy funds – fully invested
Fund IV 2005 $1.24 billion – fully invested
Fund V 2008 $2.0 billion – ~66% invested/committed
High-quality and loyal investor base
• 80% are endowments, foundations and family offices
• 94% of Fund IV LPs invested in Fund V, including all top 25 LPs
Denham Portfolio
Number of Investments
Capital Invested
Proceeds & Value Multiple
of Capital Invested 2
IRR
Realized Proceeds
Unrealized Value 1 Total 1 Gross 2,3 Net 4
Realized 5,8 20 $974 $2,188 $348 $2,536 2.6 47.2%
Unrealized 23 1,832 180 2,222 $2,402 1.3 10.1%
All 8 43 $2,806 $2,368 $2,570 $4,938 1.8 27.2% 18.3%
Denham Funds I-V
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• Conventional and unconventional E&P
• Midstream and transportation assets under tariff and bilateral fees
• Oilfield services and equipment with technological edge
Realized Gross MOI: 3.7x
Realized Gross IRR: 255.7%
• Project development and resource expansion
• low-cost production with access to infrastructure
• Steelmaking materials and other industrial commodities
Realized Gross MOI: 2.0x
Realized Gross IRR: 17.5%
• Conventional and renewable power generation
• Project and platform development
• Geographies with low reserve margins
Realized Gross MOI: 1.9x
Realized Gross IRR: 28.5%
663
821
$0 mm $400 mm $800 mm
Fund IV
Fund V
Investment Sectors
All figures as of June 30, 2011. Committed capital includes non-legally binding amounts that represent Denham’s best estimate and are subject to change. Please see Notes on investment performance in the Appendix.
Oil & Gas
Metals & Mining
Power & Renewables
Total Invested and Committed by Sector ($ mm)
218
516
$0 mm $400 mm $800 mm
Fund IV
Fund V
Total Fund Performance 2,3
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Global Platform
Global Opportunity
• Wider opportunity set prevents “hammer looking for nail” syndrome
• Developing countries present fertile ground for our de-risking and resource expansion expertise
• Capitalizes on Denham’s ability to distinguish perceived political risk from on-the-ground operating risk
Local Origination & Execution
• Deal sourcing and subsequent portfolio support requires local knowledge, presence and partnerships
• $812 million of investments outside the U.S.
•29% of total investments since May 2000
• Gross MOI of 2.9x on $248 million of capital invested outside the U.S.
Integrated Investment
Platform
All figures as of June 30, 2011. Please see Notes on investment performance in the Appendix.
GNPower
MEG
ALTA MESA
Denham Office
Select Denham Portfolio Investments
Deal Teams
Risk Group
Portfolio Support Group
Business Operations
Legal &
Investor Relations
Integrated Investment Platform
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Investment Committee
(5)
Regional Heads (2)
Investment Professionals
(19)
Geer Blalock
Risk Group (3)
Portfolio Services Group, Advisors & Operating
Partners (8)
Investment Management Services (5)
Denham Team
Don Schissel
Senior Advisor Houston
Ind. Exp: 35 yrs
Adam Carte
Operating Partner Boston
Ind. Exp: 17 yrs
Barney Rush
Operating Partner Boston
Ind. Exp: 36 yrs
Michael Sigman
Managing Director Boston
Ind. Exp: 28 yrs
Larry Vielhaber
Director Houston
Ind. Exp: 27 yrs
Koenraad Driessens
Director Houston
Ind. Exp: 19 yrs
Brent Willson
Director Houston
Ind. Exp: 14 yrs
Bevin Ronayne
Director Boston
Ind. Exp: 12 yrs
John Collins
CFO Paul Winters
General Counsel Wallace Varga
Tax Tim Smith
Investor Relations Joe Casey
Strategy
Jordan Marye
Managing Director Houston
Ind. Exp: 8 yrs
Jeff Gutke
Director Houston
Ind. Exp: 16 yrs
Tyler Crabtree
Director Houston
Ind. Exp: 12 yrs
Justin DeAngelis
Director Short Hills
Ind. Exp: 15 yrs
Rick Dowd
Operating Partner Boston
Ind. Exp: 27 yrs
Juliet Wallace
Director Short Hills
Ind. Exp: 21 yrs
Bert Koth
Director London
Ind. Exp: 16 yrs
Saurabh Anand
Vice President Houston
Ind. Exp: 9 yrs
Tulika Raj-Joshi Vice President
London Ind. Exp: 7 yrs
Riaz Siddiqi Managing Partner
Singapore Ind. Exp: 32 yrs
Bill Zartler
Managing Partner Houston
Ind. Exp: 24 yrs
Scott Mackin
Co-President Short Hills
Ind. Exp: 25 yrs
Todd Bright
Managing Director London
Ind. Exp: 19 yrs
Victor Muñoz
Managing Director São Paulo
Ind. Exp: 21 yrs
Louis van Pletsen
Senior Advisor London
Ind. Exp: 25 yrs
Oil & Gas
Metals & Mining
Power & Renewables
Two-year Associate Program:
Marc Wrase William McMullen Jonathan Scheiner Greg Streiff Spencer Soh Steven Smith Jack Howell Steve Mandel
Geer Blalock
Vice President Houston
Ind. Exp: 5 yrs
Bob Warburton
Operating Partner Boston
Ind. Exp: 33 yrs
Carl Tricoli Co-President
Houston Ind. Exp: 31 yrs
Stu Porter
CEO & CIO Boston
Ind. Exp: 24 yrs
Caroline Donally
Director Houston
Ind. Exp: 15 yrs
Ken Friedman
Director Houston
Ind. Exp: 12 yrs
Sam Meador
Director Houston
Ind. Exp: 20 yrs
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Independent, but integrated
• Dedicated group that reports directly to Chief Investment Officer
• Comprehensive interrogation of themes, transactions and capital allocation
• Proprietary quantitative modeling complements Deal teams’ operational expertise
• Proactive hedging plan for portfolio companies and funds
Risk Group
Themes
• Evaluate dislocations
• Industry-level analysis
• Region or country risk
“Classify”
Deals
• Quantitative rigor
• Qualitative assessment
• Company-specific hedging
“Analyze”
Portfolio Construction
• Diversification objectives
• Risk aggregation
• Capital competition
“Manage”
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Value Drivers
Exclusive Operating Partners
Bob Warburton 33 years experience
Adam Carte 17 years experience
Barney Rush 36 years experience
Don Schissel 35 years experience
To be Announced Senior Advisor-Power
• VP Operations - InterGen Energy
• Director of Power Marketing - US Generating Co.
• Director of Operations - J. Makowski Co.
• CFO - The Trigen Companies
• VP & Treasurer - Texas-New Mexico Power Co.
• CEO - Mirant Europe
• CEO – H2Gen Innovations
• Chairman - Bewag
• EVP - Oxbow Power
• SVP - Lehman
• Sr. Exec. - BHP Billiton
Exploration Manager, Russia and Kazakhstan
Global Search Leader, Diamonds and Nickel/PGMs
• Senior Geologist - Manville Corporation
• World leader in creating independent power industry
• Developed multi-billion dollar power projects in Europe and the Middle East
• Proven entrepreneur
•Board Participation
•Interim Management
•Operational Improvements
•M&A and Corporate Development
Portfolio Services Group
NIOTANNIOTAN
Business Plan Development
Define & Monitor Performance
Metrics
Direct Portfolio Engagements
Conduct Quarterly Portfolio
Review
NIOTANNIOTAN
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Investment Approach Theme Approval
Current Investment Themes
• Development capital for North American E&P projects
• Development capital for conventional international E&P projects
• Technologically enhanced E&P projects
• Midstream infrastructure for shale development
• Oilfield services for unconventional projects
• Oilfield services with technological advantages in expanding or low cost basins
• South American copper and zinc
• Regional sub-themes in southern Africa
• Seaborne thermal coal in select geographic areas
• Steel-making materials in select geographic areas
• Clean power at grid parity cost
• Renewables driven by feed-in tariffs and long-term PPAs
• Competitive power for high-growth, capacity-short economies
• Generation at cheap beta/low entry cost
North America & Latin America
Oil & Gas Metals & Mining Power & Renewables
Latin America, Africa & Australasia U.S. , Europe & Rest of World
Periodic
Review
Investment Committee Approval
Risk Assessment
Theme
Development
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• Proprietary sources for over 95% of transactions
• Rigorous diligence to seek teams and companies with enduring edge
• Operating Partners provide relationships and insights that aid deal flow and analysis
• Balance risk / reward for each deal through stress testing, structuring and hedging
• Risk group produces independent reports and recommendations
• Value-creation through operational and commercial initiatives
• Constant focus on management and board quality
• PSG provides depth of expertise and network
• Exit planning occurs across investment lifecycle
• Proactive assessment of exit options and timing
Investment Approach Transaction Review
DCM
Auction
Oil & Gas
Metals & Mining
Power & Renewables
Source of Opportunity
Optimize Investment
Exit
Harvest Operational
Alpha
Risk Management
Opportunity
Sourcing &
Analysis
Auction 7%
Auction 13%
Originated by DCM
87%
Auction 0.3%
Originated by DCM 99.7%
Originated by DCM
93%
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Committed capital includes non-legally biding amounts that represent Denham’s best estimate and are subject to change. Please see Notes on investment performance in the Appendix. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Investment Performance
Fund Vintage
Year Investments
Capital Proceeds & Value Multiple of Capital Invested 2
IRR
Invested Committed Realized
Proceeds Unrealized
Value 1 Total 1 Gross 2,3 Net 4
DCPF I-III 6,7
2000 to
2005
Realized 5 $593 - $1,450 $103 $1,554 2.6x 47.3%
Unrealized 293 - 91 245 337 1.1x 3.3%
All 886 - 1,541 348 1,890 2.1x 32.4% 26.4%
DCPF IV 7 2005
Realized 5 238 - 393 220 613 2.6x 38.7%
Unrealized 774 83 57 1,176 1,233 1.6x 17.2%
All 1,012 83 450 1,396 1,846 1.8x 23.7% 14.9%
DCPF V 7 2008
Realized 5 142 - 345 25 370 2.6x 102.4%
Unrealized 765 441 31 801 832 1.1x 4.3%
All 908 441 376 826 1,202 1.3x 17.5% 6.8%
All Funds
Realized 5,8 974 - 2,188 348 2,536 2.6x 47.2%
Unrealized 1,832 524 180 2,222 2,402 1.3x 10.1%
All 8 $2,806 $524 $2,368 $2,570 $4,938 1.8x 27.2% 18.3%
As of June 30, 2011 - US$ millions
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APPENDIX
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Opportunity Summary
• Denham has the opportunity to partner with one of Africa’s premier mining entrepreneurs to form a new African mining platform that will target deals across all stages of a project’s life cycle
• Management will focus on de-risking and developing low cost, long life assets across most of Africa which will be divested at the individual project level
Expected Close: 4Q 2011
Expected Size: $200+ million
Geography: Continental Africa (West, East and South)
Structure: Start-up Management Team Denham will have control
Theme/ Transaction
Identification
• Steelmaking materials • Platinum group metals • Seaborne thermal coal
Source • Denham sourced this opportunity during a search process for
qualified management teams in Africa
Proposed Investment Structure
• Common equity alongside Management • Denham will have Board control
Value Enhancement
& Risk Mitigation
• Management intends to create value by de-risking and expanding mineral resources in an undercapitalized environment, by seeking low execution risk opportunities to first cash flow and by exploiting different perceptions of political risk
• Company will seek to mitigate risk by focusing on assets in lower half of the cost curve and through the team’s strong political connections
Potential Exit • Selling individual project assets to strategic buyers or by
spinning individual assets out as public junior mining companies
African Mining Focused Management Team
Strictly Confidential – Denham Proprietary Information
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Opportunity Summary
• Denham has partnered with a proven and operational experienced management team to acquire, explore for and develop acreage in the Rocky Mountain region
• Management will utilize its operational and geologic expertise to cost-effectively acquire and develop out-of-favor conventional assets
• Management has a deep network of relationships within the Rockies that should provide significant proprietary deal flow
Expected Close: 3Q 2011
Expected Size: $100 million
Geography: Rocky Mountain Region
Structure: Start-up Management Team Denham will have control
Theme/ Transaction
Identification
• Growth capital for conventional E&P companies • Unconventional expertise in conventional basins
Source • Denham sourced this opportunity through an internal
relationship with the management team
Proposed Investment Structure
• Common equity alongside Management • Denham will have Board control
Value Enhancement
& Risk Mitigation
• Management intends to create value by acquiring and developing Rocky Mountain acreage and assets and applying their proprietary expertise to grow and optimize those assets
• Company may hedge its commodity price risk as appropriate
Potential Exit • E&P MLPs, strategics and the public market
Cascade Petroleum
Strictly Confidential – Denham Proprietary Information
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Opportunity Summary
• Denham is partnering again with the Ursa team who realized significant success for Denham in Ursa Resources I, which recently monetized its position in the Bakken Shale
• The Team will initially focus its efforts on conventional, gas-weighted opportunities primarily in South Texas
• Management should have a competitive edge via their industry relationships, operational expertise and extensive knowledge of conventional and unconventional oil and gas plays in the United States
Expected Close: 4Q 2011
Expected Size: $200 million
Geography: South Texas
Structure: Start-up Management Team Denham will have control
Theme/ Transaction
Identification
• Growth capital for conventional E&P companies • Unconventional expertise applied to conventional basins
Source • Ursa II is a repeat team that was originally introduced to
Denham through an industry contact
Proposed Investment Structure
• Common equity alongside Management • Denham will have Board control
Value Enhancement
& Risk Mitigation
• Management intends to utilize new imaging, drilling and completion technologies to optimize, exploit and explore for long-lived conventional assets in emerging and mature plays
• Company may use leverage and hedge its commodity price risk as appropriate
Potential Exit • E&P MLPs, strategics and the public market
Ursa Resources II
Strictly Confidential – Denham Proprietary Information
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Managing Partners and Regional Heads
Experience
Office Years Institutions Qualifications
Stu Porter IC Chief Executive Officer Chief Investment Officer
Boston 24 Harvard Management Co. Bacon Investments Goldman Sachs Chicago Board of Trade Cargill Inc.
BA University of Michigan MBA University of Chicago
Scott Mackin IC Co-President
Head of Power & Renewables Short Hills 25
Ogden Energy Waypoint Energy Covanta Energy Corporation The Chatham Group
BA Hons Villanova University JD University of Michigan Law School
Carl Tricoli IC Co-President Head of Oil & Gas
Head of Metals & Mining
Houston 31 Koch Producer Services Enron J. M. Huber NationsBank Capital Markets Black Hawk Resources
BA University of Texas MBA Cass Business School
Riaz Siddiqi IC Managing Partner Head of Portfolio Services Grp
Head of Singapore Office
Singapore 32 Georgia Power Company Capstone Global Energy Southern Company Cinergy Capital and Trading Electric Power Research Inst.
BS EE Pakistan University of Energy & Technology MBA Mississippi State
Bill Zartler IC Managing Partner Oil & Gas – Midstream
Houston 24 Dynegy Solaris Energy Services Dow Chemical
BS University of Texas MBA Texas A&M University Exec Prog Stanford Business School
Todd Bright Managing Director Head of London Office
London 19 Conectiv Energy Waypoint Energy Lars Energy Statoil Enron MEGA
BS University of Richmond MBA George Washington University
Victor Muñoz Managing Director Head of Latin America
São Paulo 21 PSEG Global Chase Securities Enron
BS Los Andes University MBA Harvard University
IC Member of the Investment Committee
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Investment Professionals
Experience
Office Years Institutions Qualifications
Jordan Marye Managing Director
Houston 8 UBS Investment Bank Huron Consulting Group
BS Louisiana State University
Tyler Crabtree Director
Houston 12 El Paso Corporation Wachovia Jefferies & Company
BA Princeton University
Justin DeAngelis Director
Short Hills 15 Pace Global Energy Delmarva Power PG&E National Energy Waypoint Energy
BS Drexel University MBA Drexel University
Ken Friedman Director
Houston 12 SFC Energy Partners Credit Suisse Battery Ventures Wasserstein Perella & Co.
BS Indiana University ‘s Kelley School of Business
Jeff Gutke Director
Houston 16 Exxon Jefferies & Company J. M. Huber Aquila
BS Brigham Young University MBA Tulane University
Dr. Bert Koth Director
London 16 BHP Billiton ING Barings Deutsche Bank
BA/MBA University of Economics, Vienna, Austria PhD University of Economics, Vienna, Austria
Juliet Wallace Director
Short Hills 21 Fieldstone Private Capital Dexia Structured Finance BNY Capital Markets PWC Corporate Finance Mitsubishi Finance Security Pacific
BBA University of Texas MBA University of Texas
Caroline Donally Director
Houston 15 Rand Merchant Bank Investec Bank Limited BDO Spencer Steward
B Com University of Witwatersrand (S.A.) B Acc University of South Africa
Samantha Meador Director
Houston 20 Shell Corporation Ryder Scott Company EIG Arco Oil and Gas
BS Colorado School of Mines
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Investment Professionals Continued
Experience Office Years Institutions Qualifications
Saurabh Anand Vice President
Houston 9 GE Energy Financial Services BS EE Punjab University MBA Indian Institute of Management
Geer Blalock Vice President
Houston 5 Jefferies & Company BBA University of Texas
Tulika Raj-Joshi Vice President
London 7 BP Alternative Energy Schlumberger
BT Indian Institute of Technology Delhi MBA London Business School
Jack Howell Associate
Houston 2 Credit Suisse BA University of Texas
Steve Mandel Associate
Short Hills 2 Citigroup BS Lehigh University
William McMullen Associate
Houston 3 UBS Investment Bank BA Hons Harvard University
Jonathan Scheiner Associate
Houston 4 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Petrie Parkman & Co
BBA University of Miami (FL)
Steven Smith Associate
Houston 3 GulfStar Group Evercore Partners
BBA Texas A&M University
Spencer Soh Associate
Singapore 4 Ernst & Young Standard Chartered Bank
BA Nanyang Technological University
Greg Streiff Associate
Short Hills 4 Bank of America Merrill Lynch BA Washington University in St. Louis
Marc Wrase Associate
São Paulo 6 Patria Investimentos Stratus Group
BBA Ibmec Business School
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Experience
Office Years Institutions Qualifications
Risk Team
Michael Sigman Managing Director
Boston 28 Capstone Global Energy Cantor Fitzgerald ABN Amro Swiss Bank Corp
BS Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Koenraad Driessens Director
Houston 19 Capstone Global Energy Canam Inc. Christensen Associates
BS University of Wisconsin (Green Bay) MS Marquette University
Dr. Larry Vielhaber Director
Houston 27 Capstone Global Energy Marathon Oil Co. Tractebel USA
BBA University of Toledo MA Bowling Green State University PhD Texas A&M University
Portfolio Services Group
Bevin Ronayne Director
Boston 12 PricewaterhouseCoopers BA Stonehill College CPA Certified Public Accountant
Brent Willson Director
Houston 14 PricewaterhouseCoopers Ernst & Young
BS University of Louisiana at Lafayette MBA Rice University CPA Certified Public Accountant
Rick Dowd Operating Partner
Boston 27 Wellspring International The CanFibre Group Mapletree Networks Kidder Peabody Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Credit Suisse First Boston
BS Clarkson University MBA Sloan School at MIT CFA Chartered Financial Analyst
Dr. Louis van Pletsen Senior Advisor
London 25 Eskom International Nomura International Credit Suisse First Boston Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
Bcom University of the Free State (S.A.) Mcom University of the Free State (S.A.) DCom Rand University (S.A.) MBA Univ. of Notre Dame Business School HDLaw Witwatersrand University (S.A.) ADP London Business School
Don Schissel Senior Advisor
Houston 35 BHP Billiton Manville Corporation Ovoca Gold
BA Amherst College MS University of Montana
Bob Warburton Operating Partner
Boston 33 InterGen Waypoint Energy Babcock & Wilcox J. Makowski Co. City of Colorado Springs Utilities Dept.
BS Worcester Polytechnic Institute MBA University of Colorado RPE Registered Professional Engineer
Adam Carte Operating Partner
Boston 17 Fairlead Advisors Trigen Texas-New Mexico Power NRG Energy
BA Earlham College MBA University of Minnesota CFA Chartered Financial Analyst
Barney Rush Operating Partner
Boston 36 H2Gen Innovations Mirant Europe Bewag Oxbow Power Lehman Brothers U.S. Department of State
BA Harvard College MA Princeton University
Investment Professionals Continued
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Investment Management Services
Experience
Office Years Institutions Qualifications
Business Operations
John Collins Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer
Boston 21 Capital Resource Partners Advent International
BA Norwich University MBA Salem State University
Legal Paul Winters
Managing Director, General Counsel
Boston 18 Latham & Watkins LLP The Winters Company
BSFS Georgetown University JD Georgetown University
Tax Wallace Varga
Managing Director Boston 17
Deloitte & Touche BISYS Alternative Inv. Ernst & Young
BS Merrimack College MS Suffolk University (accounting) MS Bentley College (taxation)
Investor Relations
Tim Smith Managing Director
Boston 25 Boston Ventures The Pioneer Group The Boston Company
BA Lake Forest College
Strategy Joe Casey
Managing Director Boston 24
Boston Ventures Venrock Associates Intel Xerox
BA Holy Cross College MBA Harvard Business School
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Summary of Investment Performance
• All figures in US$ millions, as of June 30, 2011. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Gross IRR does not reflect all advisory fees, funding fees, “carried interest,” taxes, transaction costs and other expenses to be borne by certain and/or all investors, which reduce returns and, in the aggregate, are expected to be substantial. Please see the notes below for additional detail regarding investment performance, and the Notice to Recipients for additional important information
• This summary represents the combined performance results for all funds managed by Denham from May 2000 through June 2011. From May 2000 to June 2004, such investments were made on a proprietary basis within Harvard Management Company. From July 2004 to July 2007, the Denham investment vehicles bore the name “Sowood”
• While the performance of the first three Denham Funds are reflected in the aggregate, each fund is governed by a separate partnership agreement
• Performance excludes Panhandle Investments, L.P. and Irish Ocean, L.P. (investments in structured oil/gas net profits interests and volumetric production payments which are in the first two Denham Funds, but are not anticipated to be a significant part of future Fund portfolios) and is exclusive of a $182 million bridge loan for Thermal North America Holdings LLC
Notes Regarding Individual
Items
1. Includes the fair value of investments valued in accordance with Denham’s internal fair valuation policy (which incorporates the techniques prescribed by ASC 820) and accrued interest and other non-cash items to appropriately reflect the total value of the portfolio company as a whole
2. Both Gross IRR and Gross MOI ire calculated excluding the impact of cash flows associated with fund expenses, management fees and carried interest distributions
3. Gross IRR represents the annual pretax internal rate of return based on actual dates of underlying cash flows
4. Net IRR is calculated net of fund expenses, management fees and any carried interest amounts, based on actual dates of capital contributions and distributions since May 2000, using limited partners’ ending capital balance as of March 31, 2011 as the terminal cash flow
5. Investments that have been realized either in full or in part
6. The performance of DCPF II LP is exclusive of a $182 million bridge loan for a portfolio company investment
7. Performance results include hedges executed at the Fund level
8. Inclusive of Panhandle Investments, L.P. , Irish Ocean, L.P. and the $182 million bridge loan for Thermal North America Holdings LLC: Realized and Substantially Realized Investments IRR is 39.1% and the multiple of capital invested is 2.1x; Total Investments Gross IRR is 26.4%, Net IRR is 18.2% and the multiple of capital invested is 1.7x
Investment Performance Notes
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Notice to Recipients