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BERN DYNAMIC LLP
The Bern Lucerne Fund
Bern Dynamic LLP I 41 Paradise Walk I London, SW3 4JL UK I Phone •44 20 7745 2435
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Disclaimer
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PART, TO THIRD PARTIES.
NOTE: Performance results are described herein are net of fees. The latest month's performance is preliminary and subject to revision.
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Bern Lucerne Fund Introduction
Bern Lucerne Fund
The fund is a joint venture between Bern Dynamic LLP and Lucerne Capital, LLC
The Bern Lucerne Fund is a joint venture between Bern Dynamic (GP) and Lucerne Capital
(Sub-Advisor), a collaboration born from a childhood friendship between Thijs Hovers
(Lucerne) and Lars Christiaanse (Bern).
Lucerne Capital is a European long-short equity fund with a track record starting in 2002 and a
net annual return of over 13% since inception.
The Bern Lucerne Fund will run pad passu with the existing Lucerne Capital Fund Strategy.
As General Partner, Bern will monitor and control the fund's investments and offer
transparency to investors, while maintaining client relationships and facilitating dialogue
between investors and Lucerne.
All historical data presented in this document represent Lucerne's existing offshore fund.
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Bern Dynamic Overview
Bern Dynamic LLP ("Bern")
A boutique advisory and brokerage firm since 2011
Partner: Lars A. Christiaanse
Bern offers clients access to a pool of world-class, senior experts with a global reach, along
with the experience and ability to provide advice across the broadest range of issues;
geopolitical, security and business.
In tandem with its advisory role, Bern Dynamic will use its unique international network to
benefit its clients; creating, managing and executing the ambitions of investors and
entrepreneurs.
Team of 16 in London, UK
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Lucerne Capital Management, LLC ("Lucerne")
An SEC-Registered Investment Advisor since 2000
Partners: Pieter Taselaar (founder) and Thijs Hovers
European long / short equity management
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Firm assets under management: $290 million (11.01.2013)
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10-year track record compounding 14.5% net of fees annually, +314.2% cumulative net since inception
(May 2003 through October 2013)
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Team of 6 in Greenwich, CT
Unique management skill attributable to
Unique expertise in uncovering value in global leaders and local leading-edge companies within
Continental Europe
Four decades experience interacting with a focused list of 250 European management teams
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Evaluate companies in a proven and repeatable private equity investment style, considering dynamics
for above-average market growth, free cash flow, hard assets, and valuation
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Tactical trading around positions with defined entry and exits
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Lucerne Cumulative Returns vs Indices
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The Lucerne Capital Offshore Fund, LTD Cumulative Returns
2008
2009
2010
.—MSCI Euro Net LCL TR
2011
2012
—.500
TR
2013
Net
Cumulative
Net
Annualized
Net Annual Returns
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Return
Return
The Lucerne Capital Offshore Fund, LTD
29.7%
18.7%
27.6%
25.9%
-3.5% -43.8% 95.9%
24.7% -19.8%
26.5%
24.6%
314.2%
14.51
MSCI Europe Net LCL TR
19.8%
12.2%
24.9%
19.1%
6.0% -38.9%
27.7%
6.8%
-9.3%
15.6%
19.8%
121.8%
7.9%
500 TR
22.8%
10.9%
4.9%
15.8%
5.5% -37.0%
26.5%
15.1%
2.1%
16.0%
25.3%
137.4%
8.6%
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The Bern Lucerne Fund Strategy - European Long / Short Equity
Opportunity
Capitalize on the inefficiencies in the Continental Europe that result from:
Invest in a fund with well-established operational and administrative
controls both internally and through service provider partners
'ie.
Maintain a highly liquid portfolio allowing for flexible risk management
and active management
Focus on making money on the buy by being more nimble than other
European equity investors, of which there are few true competitors
Portfolio Construction
Universe of Continental European large, mid- and small-cap companies
Currency exposure is monitored and hedged to the USD
Opportunistic management of exposures
20 to 50 positions with sector and country diversification
Normal holding period: 3 to 24 months for longs, 1 to 6 months for shorts
Long positions are usually less than 10% of NAV and short positions less than 3%
At least 70% of the portfolio can normally be liquidated over S to 7 days, measured as no more than
25% of average daily traded volume
o Reporting lags
o Inadequate analyst
coverage
o Misunderstood trade and
fiscal policies
o Changing industry
dynamics among
companies in the same
value chain
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o Changing industry and
corporate dynamics
o Perceived-versus-real
changes to the
competitive landscape
o Lack of deep equity
\
it culture
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Investment Process
Bottom-up value research
Research requires watching for a private equity style opportunity
with a potential 30% return scenario
Universe of 2000 European stocks
Quality filter using metrics that have proven to be good indicators of companies' financial
performance
Dynamic use of the screening tool to focus our bottom-up research efforts
Apply in-depth bottom-up valuation-driven research to selected group of 100-200 stocks
Longs Typically Exhibit +Growing cash flows due to a strong
competitive position +Opportunities to expand domestic and
global market share +High-quality management focused on
opportunities to expand market share while delivering a
continuously high rate of return +Corporate events that are
catalysts to change
Shorts Typically Exhibit -Declining
return on capital employed -Balance
sheet or cash flow issues -Low
barriers to entry -Margin pressure -
High multiples on incorrect earnings
estimates
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Macroeconomic Overlay
Alignment of portfolio to
macroeconomic
environment
Rotation between sectors
and companies with
varying sensitivities to
discretionary versus non-
discretionary spending
Established database of
research on economic
cycle sensitivity: durable/
non-durable segments,
industrial/consumer
buyers, competitive
landscape
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Proprietary Opportunity Screen
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BOUTGUES SA
FP FP
TOW SA
FR FP
FRANCE TELECOMSA
GU FP
GOF SUEZ
GTO FP
GEMALTO
Electronic & Electrical (Quinn
LG FP
WANG( SA
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LR FP
LEGRAND SA
Electronic & Electrical (Quinn
MC FP
LUPIN MOST HENNESSY LOUIS VUI
Personal Goods
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MICHELIN (CGDEI
Automobiles & Parts
MT NA
ARCELORMTTAL
Industrial Metals& Wining
OR FP
L'OREAL
Personal Goods
Pp FP
PPR
General Retailers
PUBFP
PUBUOS GROUPE
Media
RI FP
PERNOPRICARD SA
Beverages
RHO FP
RENAULT SA
Automobiles & Palls
SAF FP
SAFRAN SA
Aerospace & Defense
SAN FP
SANOFI
Pharmaceuticals& Illotechnolog
SGO FP
COMPAGNIE DE SAINTGOBAIN
Construction & %%tonal'
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SCHNEICER ELECTRIC SA
Electronic & Electrical Equipm
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TECHNIP SA
Oil Equipment. Services& Dist
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VEOLIA ENVNIONNEMENT
Gas, Water& Multiutilities
WV FP
VIVENDI
Media
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ROTC ex
Sector
Revenue %HMCO
CAGR 4 YR
5 Tr data
ROIL
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Chemicals
8%
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14.1%
14.6%
Travel & leisure
20%
52%
Chemicals
21%
2%
10.4%
14.0%
Industrial Engineering
15%
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25%
13.3%
Feed Producers
11%
11%
9.9%
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21%
9.3%
14.5%
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0%
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6.0%
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13.7%
Elettnety
4.916
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13.7%
Construction & Matenais
5.4%
Oil & Gas Producers
88%
Fixed line Telecommunications
79%
Gas, Water& Multiutilities
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DIV %
3.0%
2.6%
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2.7%
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Multiple Contraction, Cheap Global Players
Richemont
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1000
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EV/EBITDA (RHS)
27
22
17
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Index
Ticker
Company
EBITDA
Gross Margin
ROIC
ROC
Working Capital FCY %
FCY
DIV %
Balance sheet
Shares Out
EWEBITDA
Valuation upside
CAGR 3yr
vs 4 yr avg
ex Goodwill 4 yr trend
4 yr Av
ND/EBITDA
6 YR CAGR
vs History (%)
SWI
CFR VX Richemont
-6.5%
4%
2
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CON GY Continental
11%
4%
15%
4%
1.1
4%
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Europe: Pockets of Excellence
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Aged Spirits
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Luxury Goods
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Engineering & Industrial Services
•
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Focus Countries
Germany
France
Switzerland
Benelux
Ar
Northern Italy
Scandinavia
Austria
Despite the maturity of the European capital markets, value dislocations and inefficiencies persist
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Europe: Global Footprint
Example
Worldwide automotive industry —global unit sales
Exposure to growth markets is key
Allows for acceleration in growth despite challenging domestic markets
70
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30
20
10
0
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6% CAGR
2% CAGR
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
■ Developed markets
■ Emerging markets
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Yield is Scarce
French 2 yr Government Yield
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Corporate Bond Yields to All-Time Low
European BBB Corporate Yield
....while dividend yields over credit is at an all time high
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EURO 600 Stock with Div Yield > Credit
1999 20002001 2002 20032004 2005 20062007 2008 20092010 2011 2012
companies DY > CY
—Average
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Europe ISM breaks through 50 again after 4 years
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urope is Investable Again
The Draghi Effect
Italian 10 yr Yields
Credit market takes view European
system is well underwritten
Growth periphery remains subdued
However, our companies are
positioned to benefit from global
growth
Austerity and tax hikes widen gap
between winners and losers
Second derivative in Europe
improving
We have counted over 50 companies
that are turning positive on Europe in
their earnings reports
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Europe in Recovery Mode....
Eurozone Business Climate
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Italian Retail Sales
1.00%
0.00%
-1.0094
-2.00%
-3.00%
-4.00%
-5.00%
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Source. Bloomberg
Corporate EBIT Margins (ex Financials) close to 10 year low enables strong profit growth
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Leading German engineer with global foot print and secular growth trends
•
World market leader in paint shops for automotive industry
•
Unique footprint after decades of expanding in growth markets
•
Unique skillset helps lower cost and energy efficiency at OEMS
•
Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW among largest clients
•
German OEM Capex plans reveal > 10% growth per annum
•
High investments in more energy efficient plants
•
As well as expansion in Emerging markets
•
Valuation suggest Duerr at peak profitability, while we expect
many years of +10% growth
Summary Financials
Sales 2012
1.5bn
EBIT 2012
EBIT CAGR 2012-2015
Market cap
Net debt/ EBITDA
EV/EBIT 2013
Dividend Yield 2013
ROIC
170m
20%
1bn
0.1x
5.3x
3.80%
16%
China Expansion
Unique Global Footprint
Country
Founded Employees
Brazil
48 years
250
2005
2011 CAGR%
Mexico
46 years
210
Orders
146
858
34
South Africa
41 years
50
Sales
83
575
38
Korea
30 years
115
Employees
119
887
40
China
28 years
1550
Source: Duerr
India
21 years
410
Russia
14 years
30
Source: Duerr
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Utilities & telecom incumbents, risk dividend cuts and right issues
Recent examples are RWE, EON, and KPN
Many contractors took too much risk to 'survive'
recession
Saipem and lmtech: recent examples where aggressive
accounting masked cost overruns and loss making contracts.
Hochtief has a high risk of being next contractor to warn due to:
Dramatic rise in working capital driven by (unbilled)
receivables signal either:
Cost overruns preventing billing their clients
Aggressive revenue recognition
Trade receivables rose to record 93 days in 1O13, up from
79 days in 2012 and 75 days in 2011.
Hochtief has lent EUR 600m to Dubai subsidiary to cover
high amounts of overdue receivables following the
property bust. None of the debt has been repaid.
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Hochtief receivables rise
100
90
80
70
60
50
40 1
1O2010 1O2011 1O2012 1O2013
DSO (days) —YOY rise %
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
-5.00%
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Shorts: Fake Yielders, Contractors & Accounting
Irregularities
Utilities & telecom incumbents, risk dividend cuts and right issues
r
Recent examples are RWE, EON, and KPN
Many contractors took too much risk to 'survive'
recession
Saipem and lmtech: recent examples where aggressive
accounting masked cost overruns and loss making contracts.
Hochtief has a high risk of being next contractor to warn due to:
•
Dramatic rise in working capital driven by (unbilled)
receivables signal either:
•
Cost overruns preventing billing their clients
•
Aggressive revenue recognition
•
Trade receivables rose to record 93 days in 1O13, up from
79 days in 2012 and 75 days in 2011.
•
Hochtief has lent EUR 600m to Dubai subsidiary to cover
high amounts of overdue receivables following the
property bust. None of the debt has been repaid.
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Hochtief receivables rise
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
20.00%
/I
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
-5.00%
1O2010 1O2011 1O2012 1O2013
DSO (days) —YOY rise %
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Appendix
Appendix
Monthly Returns
Terms and Service Providers
Bios
Valuation Metrics
Back Office Processes
Top 5 Investment Cases
AUM History
Investor Base
Awards & Press
Investor Relations
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Net Monthly Returns
The Lucerne Capital
Offshore Fund, LTD
Inception: May 2003
BERN DYNAMIC LIP
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
2013
4.8%
3.5%
-0.6%
0.2%
2012
12.5%
7.0%
-0.7%
-0.4%
2011
-2.4%
1.4%
4.2%
1.3%
2010
-1.2%
-6.4%
11.8%
-0.1%
2009
-0.8%
-8.6%
1.9%
28.8%
2008
-16.0%
3.8%
-3.8%
6.3%
2007
3.0%
-1.2%
5.6%
5.8%
2006
7.5%
3J%
2.9%
2.0%
2005
1.8%
4.5%
0.8%
-2.0%
2004
6.1%
3.0%
-3A%
-0.3%
2003
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
MSCI Net
Europe
LC L TR
3.6%
-0.8%
3.5%
-0.5%
4.2%
4.6%
24.6%
19.8%
-6.1%
-2.1%
0.9%
2.1%
3.1%
2.9%
3.5%
2.2%
26.5%
15.6%
-3.4%
-0.7%
-9.2% -11.4%
-5.6%
8.9%
-3.7%
0.5% -19.8%
•9.3%
-12.4%
-2.6%
4.2%
-5.3%
11.3%
10.1%
6.5%
9.9%
24.7%
6.8%
16.4%
1.1%
13.7%
15.5%
10.2%
•9.2%
-1.0%
7.5%
95.9%
27.7%
1.7% -11.2%
-0.2%
133% -17.2% -15.0%
-2.6% -10.1% -43.8%
-38.9%
3.7%
-0.4%
-25%
-6.7%
-0.2%
3.2% -10.4%
-2.1%
-3.5%
6.0%
-5.1%
-0.9%
0.3%
2.1%
0.2%
2.7%
1.9%
6.5%
25.9%
19.1%
2.5%
3.8%
4.5%
2.1%
4.7%
-4.6%
3.6%
3.5%
27.6%
24.9%
-1.4%
1.5%
-0.3%
0.1%
2.4%
1.0%
4.5%
4.5%
18.7%
12.2%
4.2%
3.9%
5.4%
2.5%
1.0%
6.0%
2.1%
1.6%
29.7%
19.8%
Cumulative since inception
Net annualized return
3142%
14.5%
121.8%
7.9%
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Terms and Service Providers
The Bern Lucerne Fund
Fees
Liquidity
Management fee: 1.5%
Incentive fee: 20%
Monthly, with 60 days notice
Minimum Investment
$500,000
Early Redemption Fee
First year, 2%
Administrator
Citco Fund Services (Bermuda) Ltd
Prime Brokers
Morgan Stanley
Goldman Sachs
Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Legal
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Walkers
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Bios Lucernce Capital Team
PIETER TASELAAR
Founding Partner & Portfolio Manager since 2002
r Previously, Senior Managing Director, ABN AMRO New York,
Head of European Equities
'r Corporate Finance and Capital Markets, ABN AMRO Amsterdam
'r MBA, Columbia University
'r Law Degree, Leiden University, the Netherlands
THUS HOVERS
Partner & Portfolio Manager
r Joined Lucerne Capital Management in 2007
• Previously, Head of Pan European Small and Mid-cap Equity
Research, ABN AMRO
• Head of Benelux Equity Research, ABN AMRO
• Senior Equity Analyst, ABN AMRO
• Equity Analyst, Rabobank
• MA, International Finance
• BA, Economics, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• II Ranked Analyst #2, 2006
• Thomson Extel - al Benelux: Small Caps Research, 2006
• Brendan Woods Top Gun, 2010 and 2011
r Brendan Woods Best Minds in Consumer Products, 2011
CASEY NUNEZ, Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Financial Officer
r Joined Lucerne Capital Management in 2010
Previously, Senior Associate, BDO Seidman
• BS, Georgetown University
ERNEST J. VERRICO, JR., Controller/Investor Relations
r Joined Lucerne Capital Management in 2013
Previously, Associate, Deloitte & Touche
- MBA, Fairfield University Dolan School of Business
• BBA, Loyola College in Maryland
BRIAN JOHNSON, Head of Trading
Joined Lucerne Capital Management in 2008
r Previously, Senior Account Officer, Citi Private Bank
• BS, University of Florida
YOHANES WAHYUDI Trader
Joined Lucerne Capital Management in 2011
Previously, Trading Assistant and Research Analyst Intern, Matrix
Capital Group
BS, Syracuse University
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Absolute fair value metrics (rather than relative value analysis) enhances the selling discipline
Strict valuation multiples at entry to invest in pricing inefficiencies with limited downside
Identify attractive entry points with a potential 30% return scenario
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Typically 10x EV/EBIT for strong global franchises, generating high returns and have a low capital intensity to support
growth
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Typically 6x EBIT for more capital intensive cyclical stocks
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Key variables are cash conversion, capex/EBITDA, ROIC, fair equity risk premium, cost of debt
it Assess risk (beta) by the volatility of a company's cash flow and earnings growth
Cash flow based valuation model
Focuses on key drivers to generate cash under a variety of market circumstances:
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Top line and gross margin resilience
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Cost, working capital and capex flexibility
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Potential risks in tax, interest charges and hedging policies
Ongoing testing of assumptions
Models incorporate revenue line input from external macro advisors
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Sell if growth is priced in or if investment case fundamentally changes
Outperformance is due to our ability to identify and value companies
focused on reinvesting or distributing strong and growing cash flows
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Back Office Processes
Committed to protecting client capital
while providing the team enough support to effectively manage the Fund
Operational Control Features
ir Internal features — Clear roles, redundancies and ability to adapt
ir External features — Service providers, NAV confirmation, and third-party custody
Process Documentation
ir Trade processes — Daily reconciliation. Multi-layered system both in-house and at administrator
Research mosaic — Documentation to record our multi-level research process
)-e Valuation policy — Month-end formal review including external input away from investment professionals
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Risk management policy — Daily review of position sizes
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Cash control policy — Dual signatures and maintaining cash away from brokerage account
Registered investment advisor best practices — Documented policies / procedures and compliance oversight
ir Privacy policy for investor information
Counterparty Agreements
ir Extensively negotiated term and facilities with all counterparties
Disaster Recovery & Backup Procedures
ir Daily backup, off-site data storage, and remote access ready
Please refer to the Due Diligence Questionnaire for detail
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Top 5 Investment Cases
As of October 2013 (in alphabetical order)*
Company
(Country)
Descri .tion
Recent Dynamics
2014 Valuation Market Cap
Summary —
(Mil lion €)
Adecco SA
(Switzerland)
Largest European temporary employment
company, with 60% of revs in Europe, 20% in US
and 20% in the UK (Ticker: ADEN VX)
Ea rly cyclica I recovery play on Europe; significant
operating leverage; signals double-digit growth in
periphery with core Europe expected to follow
13.8x
FCY 6%
Div 3.3%
C 10,285
Arca dis NV
(Netherlands)
Leading engineering and consultancy firm, with
strong leading positions in the US, Europe and
the UK (Ticker: ARCAD NA)
Recovering end markets (U.S. architect index & early
European recovery indicated by permits & planning);
high ROIL; large accretive acquisition expected
PE 12.8x
FCY 7.9%
Div 2.9%
C 1,730
Continental AG
(Germany)
German automotive component and tire
producer. Key supplier to German OEMs
(Ticker: CON GY)
Superior growth prospects on geo diversification, new
products in safety, and recovery of tire markets; one of
cheapest high quality cycl icals in our universe
PE 10.lx
FCY 7.2%
Div 2.6%
C 26,991
Rexel SA (France)
Distributor of electrical equipment, including
wires, cables, ducts, security & telecom products
& household appliances (Ticker: RXL FP)
Strong growth in the US; European growth is not yet
priced in; when it is, operating leverage would kick in
and push multiples down from already low levels
PE 11x
FCY 9%
Div 4.7%
C 5,189
TKH Group NV
(Netherlands)
Designer & manufacturer of innovative systems
for IT, telecom, electrotechnical engineering &
industrial production (Ticker:TWEKA NA)
Among highest ROIC in Dutch market; clean balance
sheet to propel growth; pa rtid pati ng in strong
healthcare and security growth trends
PIE 9.4x
FCY 10%
Div 4.6%
C 888
•Excludes index hedges. "These are Lucerne Capital Management, LLC's projections for 2014 as of April 2013 and are subject to change.
Source for Market Capitalization: Bloomberg, March 31, 2013
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AUM History - Lucerne Capital Management
Current Funds
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Investor Base
Firm Investor Base
as of November 1, 2013
Employee
7.4%
Multi-family office
4.3%
Fund of funds
21.5%
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Endowment/
foundation
0.1%
High-net worth
individuals
66.7%
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Awards & Press
2010 & 2011
2012
2013
Brendan Wood International's
Top Gun Award
Thijs Hovers, among the 75 most influential
buyside specialists in Europe
Bloomberg Brief: Hedge Funds
June 19, 2012
Lucerne Bets on European Multinationals while
Shorting Builders
Bloomberg Brief: Hedge Funds
March 12, 2013
Returns in Brief
BarclayHedge Award
Recognition Award
Annual Top 10
The Lucerne Capital Fund, LP
Sector: Equity Long/Short — Europe
Brendan Wood International's
Top Gun Award
Thijs Hovers, among top 11 buyside investment
minds in the Dutch Market
Barclay Managed Funds Report
3'd Quarter 2012
Barclay Roundtable: No Optimal Solution is at
Hand to Resolve Europe's Credit Crisis
Het Financieele Dagblad
June 3, 2013 (Dutch article)
Hedgefonds Lucerne speculeert op verdere
koersimplosie Imtech (Hedge Fund Lucerne
Speculates on lmtech)
Effect
Aug 2012 (Dutch article)
De korte lijntjes van een Nederlands-Amerikaan
hedgefonds (The Short Lines of a Dutch-American
Hedge Fund)
Het Financieele Dagblad
June 14, 2013 (Dutch article)
Nederlands hedgefonds in de Verenigde Staten
belegt vooral in Europese aandelen (Dutch Hedge
Fund in the US Invests Primarily in European
Equities)
Brendan Wood International's
Best Investment Minds
Thijs Hovers, Worldwide Consumer Products
BarclayHedge Award
Recognition Award
Annual Top 10
The Lucerne Capital Fund, LP
Sector: Equity Long/Short — Europe
HFMWeek Awards Nominee
October 2013
Long/Short equity (Global) under 51bn & Long/
short equity long term performance (5 years)
Institutional Investor
Feb 2011 (Online Article)
How Hedge Funds Generate Returns in Europe
Business in Canada
October 29, 2013
Star Heckle Fund Managers See Opportunity In
European Equities
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Investor Relations
BERN DYNAMIC LLP
CONTACT
Lars A Christiaanse
Routine Reporting
Monthly: Day I Estimate, Newsletter, Statement
Annual: Audited Financial Statements and Kls, both mid-April
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