Overview
General Description of Serone
Serone, an English limited liability partnership, is an investment adviser formed in England and
Wales in June 2009. Serone was founded by Neil Servis and Adrian King. Neil Servis is the
primary owner. Serone is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority of the
United Kingdom and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. While the full panoply
of requirements under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) apply to Serone’s
U.S. clients, the relationship between Serone, as a non-U.S. adviser, and its non-U.S. clients is not
subject to all of the requirements of the Advisers Act.
Description of Advisory Services
Serone provides services as follows:
• investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles (the
“Funds”); and
• investment advisory services to separately managed accounts (“SMAs”; together with the
Funds referred to collectively herein as the “Clients”).
The Firm has launched a new product, a collateralized loan obligation offering, which is not
structured as a private fund and is not currently being offered to US investors.
In the future, Serone may form additional fund clients and accept additional SMAs that invest
primarily in accordance with the same strategy or other strategies.
Serone Capital Management GP Limited acts as general partner to the Serone Key Opportunities
Fund LP. Serone Capital Management GP2 Limited is general partner of the Serone EC2 US Fund
LP. Serone European Special Situations GP Limited is general partner of the Serone Special
Situations U.S. Feeder LP. Serone Capital Management (Cayman) Limited (the “Procurement
Agent”) acts as the Procurement Agent to the Funds and has responsibility for procuring the
appointment of an investment manager to provide investment management services to, and act as
the investment manager of, the Fund and the Master Fund. The investment manager has the
responsibility for the investment and reinvestment of the assets in each Master Fund.
At the time of this annual filing, the Firm is in the process of winding down the Serone EC2 US
Fund LP.
Under the management agreements, the Procurement Agent is entitled to receive the management
fee as described below. The Procurement Agent in turn appointed the Adviser under an investment
management agreement to be responsible for the discretionary investment and reinvestment of the
Client assets. References to “Adviser” and “Serone” below shall include the general partners and
the Procurement Agent, if and as pertinent. Serone provides advisory services to its Clients
principally pursuant to an investment strategy regarding structured credit securities with a focus
on Europe.
Serone does not participate in wrap fee programs and does not manage wrap fee accounts.
Availability of Tailored Services
Serone manages the Funds in accordance with the investment objectives outlined in each Fund’s
private placement memorandum and governing documents. Investment advice is provided directly
to the Funds and not to individual limited partners or shareholders (each an “Investor”).
The Adviser manages the SMAs in accordance with negotiated guidelines and restrictions
regarding investments and other investment criteria. These guidelines and restrictions are reflected
in the investment management agreements between the Adviser and the SMAs.
Client Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Serone had $2,004,116,159 in discretionary regulatory assets under
management and does have any non-discretionary regulatory assets under management.