GARRETT W. PHILLIPS
The first set of books I kept was for the Dairy Queen I worked at as a teenager (maybe the best job I ever had!) In the 30 years since then, I've worked in a number of industries ranging from retail sales, consulting, broadband, banking, real estate, investment management, regulatory compliance and public companies.
Experience has taught me that successful businesses, and successful business owners, pay attention to the details. From vendor and customer contracts to financial reporting to office leases and treasury management - the details matter. Creating that culture within your business is what prepares you for growth and every opportunity that comes along.
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TRANSACTION EXPERIENCE
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Private Investment Fund - Co-founded the 3Summit Full Cycle Fund, LP in November 2022. The fund targets long-term absolute returns through all market environment while minimizing volatility and maintaining low correlations to broad equity markets. The fund invests in all securities types available publicly and takes long and short positions.
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The fund is exempt from registration under rules 506(b) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933 and offered only to accredited investors.
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​Public Investment Funds - Led the ops team that completed the leveraged acquisition of the Frontier Funds by Wakefield Advisors. The Frontier Funds are a group of seven public, 1933 Act registered commodity funds with approximately $250 million net asset value at acquisition. Frontier Funds information can be found under SEC CIK#0001261379.
Investment Adviser and Mutual Fund Structuring - Led the ops team that structured the Wakefield Alternative Series Trust. A 1940 Act registered investment company (mutual fund) with two series – the Wakefield Managed Futures Strategy Fund and the Clinton Long Short Equity Fund. Wakefield information can be found under SEC CIK#0001531758.
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Investment Funds - Worked as a key member of the operations team to successfully restructure the nearly $2 billion Blue River tender option bond strategy (municipals) following the failure of the bond insurance market leading into the sub-prime crisis.
Credit Facility Structuring - Guided the transaction teams to the completion of the legal agreements and operational structures for multiple investment warehouse credit lines for Three Palms’ internal fund families. My group structured and implemented a $325 million credit facility for new construction lending and a $125 million loan to acquire structured cash flow components of SBA 7(a) loan pools.
EXPERTISE​
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Investment Management
offered through 3Summit Investment Management
Corporate finance, accounting and control
Corporate and fund audit and tax
Treasury management
Portfolio management
Asset valuation
Investment product structuring
Investment company and fund operations
Investment company and public company filings
Anti-Money Laundering Program and Policies
Complex deal negotiation
Structured M&A
Hedge fund to mutual fund conversion
Debt and credit facility structuring
Asset liability management
Technical writing
Internal and regulatory compliance
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