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Evolution Offshore Fund Manager Platform c/o Evolution Capital 10 Market Street, 758 Camana Bay Grand Cayman, KY1-9006 Cayman Islands T: 1-345-769-1362 | E: [email protected] Long-Only Mutual Funds Hedge Funds/Alternative Investments Fund of Funds Private Equity Funds Venture Capital Funds Real Estate Funds Infrastructure Funds Sharia Funds Commodity Funds Project & Secured Lending Funds FX Funds EVOLUTION OFFSHORE FUND MANAGER PLATFORM

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Evolution Offshore Fund Manager Platform

c/o Evolution Capital

10 Market Street, 758 Camana Bay

Grand Cayman, KY1-9006

Cayman Islands

T: 1-345-769-1362 | E: [email protected]

Long-Only Mutual Funds

Hedge Funds/Alternative Investments

Fund of Funds

Private Equity Funds

Venture Capital Funds

Real Estate Funds

Infrastructure Funds

Sharia Funds

Commodity Funds

Project & Secured Lending Funds

FX Funds

EVOLUTIONOFFSHORE FUND MANAGER PLATFORM

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The Evolution Offshore Fund Manager Platform (Evolution) is a Cayman Islands regulated fund platform for launching and managing an offshore fund in the world’s leading jurisdiction for investment funds.

Evolution provides “best-in-class” institutional service providers to enhance your fund offering and provide comfort to investors and regulators. Evolution makes the process of launching an offshore fund seamless so fund managers can focus on other operational matters, raising capital and building a track record for the fund.

Your fund will be provided with all legal documentation, administrative services, governance services and audit. A range of ancillary services are also provided to further enhance your fund offering from our range of premier global partners.

Whether you are an emerging manager, a well-established global asset manager, family office or wealth manager then Evolution provides a perfect solution to launching your offshore fund without the usual upfront legal and operational structuring expense.Whether targeting multiple investors around the world or individual investors. Evolution also provides the flexibility to add different funds for different strategies from day one or as your business grows.

Time-Frame: The time to launch is approximately 3-4 weeks, compared to 3-4 months.

Each fund on the platform operates independently and will have its own set of fund documents, brokerage trading account, fund bank account. Fund investment capital will be legally segregated and not be comingled.

Examples of Funds applicable to the Evolution Platform

The Fund Strategy is at the discretion of the fund manager. The Fund can be open-ended with quarterly or monthly liquidity or a closed-ended private equity or venture capital fund:

Distressed AssetsCommodities& EnergySharia CompliantReal Estate & PropertyMining &Precious MetalsAgricultureRenewable Energy/Clean-TechGlobal Water Technology& Crypto-CurrenciesSustainable InvestmentsAircraft & ShippingGreen InvestmentsEthical InvestmentsCredit & Structured Investments

Traditional Long-Only (Mutual Funds)Long/ShortIndex Tracking QuantitiveFXGlobal MacroEvent DrivenMulti-StrategyConvertible ArbitrageMerger ArbitrageSpecial SituationsEmerging MarketsFund of FundsMarket NeutralRelative Value Arbitrage

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EVOLUTION OFFSHORE FUND MANAGER PLATFORM

Evolution Fund Platform

(Regulated under the Mutual Funds Law -

Segregated Portfolio Company)

EvolutionCapital

CIMA “excludedperson” Investment

ManagementAgreement

Fund Services Provided

Cayman Legal CounselFund AdministrationAuditorBoard SupportRegistered OfficeIndependent Directors

Optional Services ProvidedIntroductions to Third-Party Marketing FirmsIntroductions to Prime BrokersIntroductions to Research & Product Distribution

Investors Investors Investors Investors Investors

Investment Management Agreement

Fund Manager1

Investment Advisory Agreement

Fund Manager2

Fund Manager3

Fund Manager4

Fund Manager5

Fund1 Fund2 Fund3 Fund4 Fund5

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No restriction on investment strategy (active or passive, traditional or alternative) No restriction on assets traded No restriction on leverage No restriction on liquidity No taxation. Tax Undertaking Certi�cate obtained which excludes taxation for at least 20 years. No restriction on management fees charged (most alternative funds are 2% management fee and 20%

performance fee) No restriction on the minimum initial investment – this is at the discretion of the fund manager and

depends on your investor base and distribution Regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) in accordance with Section 4(1)(b) of the

Mutual Funds Law Legal Structure – Segregated Portfolio Company. Each Sub-Fund (portfolio) is legally segregated from

all other Sub-Funds on the Platform Listing on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) - Recognised internationally as a listing centre for

investment funds and debt securities, a reputation which has grown since the first issuer was listed in 1997.

Trade capture from the investment manager; Daily trade and cash reconciliation to depositary, custodian or prime broker records; Corporate action and dividend processing; and Portfolio pricing, based on independently sourced, and validated, market information. Full cash and position reconciliation to depositary, custodian or prime broker records; Corporate action and dividend reconciliation to depositary, custodian or prime broker records; Market value reconciliation to depositary, custodian or prime broker records; Application of expense accruals and fixed fees; Calculation of NAV based fees, including management and performance fees; and Allocations and calculation of share class NAVs. FATCA & CRS Reporting

Overview and Key Benefits:

o Recognised Stock Exchange for the UK Income Tax Act 2007. Quoted Eurobond Exemption’ for debt securities allows issuers to make interest payments without deduction of withholding taxes.

o Offers efficient service, competitive pricing and fast document turnaround time.o Listing on the CSX provides a valuable marketing tool

Independent Fund Administrator:

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• Leading Independent Auditor - Deloitte

• Your Choice of Custodian Bank – Deutsche Bank, Societe Generali, DMS Bank, Bank of America,

Sparkasse, plus others to choose from

• CIMA Regulated Independent Directors & Company Secretarial Services

• Registered Office & Principal Office – as required by Law

• Legal Documents Provided: Fund Prospectus specific to the Fund’s Strategy which includes fees,

disclosures, risks and investment parameters, subscription agreement, investment advisory agreement,

custodian agreement and fund administration agreement.

Through our global professional network, we can also provide introductions to �rms that you may feel complement your fund o�ering. These include:

1. First, contact us with an overview of the proposed fund, number of investors, strategy, location of

investors, proposed AUM at launch and going forward, frequency of subscriptions and redemptions

and information on yourself or your �rm. We have a Platform Questionnaire that we will send you to

complete. We can easily set up a conference call, no matter where in the world you are, to provide an

overview of the Platform and address any questions you may have.

2. Provide us with Know Your Customer and Ant-Money Laundering Due Diligence documentation in

order for us to review and meet the Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Regulations.

3. Payment of Platform Acceptance Fee to cover all expenses and costs associated with launching your

Fund on the Platform

4. Launch your Fund in 3-4 weeks!

Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering

• Prime Broker Selection• Independent Research• Capital Introduction• Third-Party Marketing• Cross-Border Fund Distribution (Europe and Asia)• Compliance & Regulation Advisory• Legal Counsel in all major financial centres• Cyber-Security Advisory• Website Design & Hosting• Trading Platforms

So where do you Start?

Additional Services Available:

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Please Contact Us.

What is the legal structure of the Platform?

Cayman Islands Segregated account/ portfolio company. The segregated account / portfolio company structure allows the Platform to establish separate Sub-funds each of which is a segregated account/ portfolio and its assets and liabilities are segregated or ring-fenced from the general assets of other Sub-funds. This concept of segregation is recognised as a matter of statute and is supported by recent case law.

What is the process of forming a new sub-fund on the Platform?

The new Sub-fund is established when the Sub-fund supplement prospectus is filed. The supplement prospectus is supplementary to the Private Placement Memorandum for the Platform.

The supplemental prospectus contains details of the offering of the shares including, subscription and redemption terms, a description of the investment objective and strategy and any relevant investment restrictions, disclosure of any leverage used, details of the service providers and a description of the custody and prime brokerage arrangements, biographical details of the principals of the Sub-fund Manager and a description of its contractual arrangements with the Sub-fund and a summary of fees and expenses.

What service providers and professional advisers are required by the sub-fund?

The Platform has appointed a board of directors and company secretary who are CIMA registered. All other services providers are highly reputable, regulated and independent service providers. Unlike other platforms that

not have an overlap of services provided that may present conflicts of interest and hence regulatory problems in the future.

What duties does the sub-fund manager have?

The Sub-fund Manager is responsible for carrying out the day to day advisory services of the Sub-fund and implementing its investment strategy. It s contractual duties and responsibilities are set out in the Investment Advisory Agreement entered into between the Platform on behalf of the Sub-fund, Evolution Capital and the Sub-fund manager. One of the principal benefits of the Platform offering is that it frees up time and resources for the Sub-fund Manager so that it can focus on its trading strategy.

How Many Fund’s are on the Platform?

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What are the regulatory bodies that have authority over the sub-fund?

The Platform is regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. CIMA is an experienced and well respected regulator. The regulator may require such information or explanation in respect to the Sub-funds as may be reasonably required by them to enable them to carry out their regulatory duties and may require access to the records of the Sub-fund.

What are the regulatory requirements of the sub-fund manager?

The Sub-fund Manager is exempt from licensing requirements. However, an annual declaration of exemption must be filed by it with CIMA.

The Sub-fund Manager is required to comply with any local legal or regulatory requirements in the country in which it carries on its business and professional advice should be taken on this.

Are there any specific qualifications or requirements applicable to the principals of the Sub-fund Manager?

The principals of the Sub-fund Manager must be fit and proper persons and have appropriate experience to carry on their business. Short biographical details of the principals will be set out in the Supplement.

There is no income, capital gains or withholding tax in Cayman and the Sub-fund is not subject to tax as these

Information Exchange Agreements which are bilateral agreements under which countries agree to cooperate in tax mattes through the exchange of information. The directors and shareholders of the Sub-fund Manager should obtain their own tax advice in relation to local tax law and regulation in the country in which it carries on its business.

What are the principal marketing restrictions on the offer and sale of shares in the Sub-fund?

No restrictions apply to the investors under the laws of Cayman. The Sub-fund Manager should take advice in respect to the legal and regulatory restrictions that may apply in the jurisdictions into which they wish to offer their shares for sale. Generally, the offering will be structured as a private placement to qualifying investors in those countries.

What are the money-laundering rules and regulations applicable to the Sub-fund?

Is the Sub-fund subject to any tax in the Platform’s jurisdiction?

identity and source of funds. Any failure or delay in an investor in providing the required information can result in refusal of its subscription application.

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“Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are not without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.” Edward Whymper, Scrambles Amongst the Alps

Evolution Offshore Fund Manager Platform

c/o Evolution Capital

10 Market Street, 758 Camana Bay

Grand Cayman, KY1-9006

Cayman Islands

T: 1-345-769-1362 | E: [email protected]