2. This presentation is for informational purposes only, is subject to change, does not constitute investment advice or a
recommendation, is not an advertisement, and is not intended for public use or distribution. This presentation does not
constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy interests (the interests) in Astrum Fund I or Astrum
Investment Management. Such offer or solicitation may only be made by means of delivery of a confidential private
offering memorandum or other appropriate disclosure which contains a description of the material terms (including,
without limitation, risk factors, conflicts of interest, fees and charges, and tax implications) relating to such investment
and only in those jurisdictions where permitted by applicable law. An investment in Astrum Fund I is speculative and
involves a high degree of risk. An investment in the Astrum Fund I should be considered only by persons who can afford
to sustain a loss of their entire investment or to hold their interests indefinitely without the possibility for resale. There is
no secondary market for the Interests and none is expected to develop. The fees and expenses charged in connection
with this investment may be higher than the fees and expenses of other investment alternatives and may reduce profits,
if any. Performance levels will be reduced by management fees and carried interest. Past performance of Astrum
Investment Management or any of the separately managed accounts is not a guarantee nor is it indicative of future
returns. Astrum Investment Management, Astrum Fund I, nor any of its Principals warrant the accuracy, adequacy or
completeness of the information and data contained herein and expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in
this information and data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed or statutory, is given in conjunction with the
information and data. Astrum Investment Management, Astrum Fund I, Sanli, Pastore and Hill and its Principals
expressly disclaims liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use or misuse of or reliance on the information
provided herein, including, without limitation, any loss of profit or any other damage, direct or consequential. Sanli,
Pastor and Hill is not associated with nor an investor or Principal in Astrum Investment Management or Astrum Fund I
and disclaims any liability thereto.
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3. At Astrum Investment Management, we seek to:
• Produce moderate, absolute rates of return with current cash flow while
both minimizing the risk of capital loss and maintaining consistent, non-
correlation to the broad market indices
• Investing in commercial Sale, Lease-Back, Buy-Back (SLB3SM)
opportunities from U.S. middle market companies impacted by limited credit
markets
• Proprietary deal flow generated through affiliation with Sanli, Pastore, & Hill,
Inc. (SP&H) with 20 years experience in valuing corporate entities
• Unique investment model – Sale, Lease-Back, Buy-Back (SLB3SM)
• Focus on operationally essential real estate
• Buy-Back is the key factor for purchasing at opportunistic prices
• Designed to deliver high current income and long-term capital appreciation with reduced risk
• Existing pipeline of transactions exceeds $300MM
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4. • P/E funds and larger banks are providing capital at
very low margins, but only to large companies
(revenues > $500MM)
• Middle market companies (revenues $25MM -
$200MM) are of no interest to P/E funds and larger
banks due to special expertise required to
underwrite Middle market loan issuance fell below
$10 billion and has remained low
• P/E funds and smaller banks demand high cost of
capital to serve this market segment
◦ 18% to 24% rates of return plus warrants from P/E funds and
over 15% from banks with very stringent covenants
• Market segment has already shaken out; strong
companies remain standing after 3 years of
recession
Nearly $200B in middle market loans
matured over the last three years
Lack of available capital is forcing companies to monetize assets to create liquidity
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5. • Basic real estate fundamentals
are showing signs of
improvement
• Positive net absorption;
decreasing vacancy rates
• Limited new supply
• Rents bottoming with possible
increases coming
• Rent upside is projected to
exceed inflation
• Net Operating Income (NOI)
gains likely in 2012
• Prices for existing buildings are
historically low
• Less risk and more potential for
increasing value
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6. • Astrum Investment Management was founded in 2009
• Affiliation with Sanli, Pastore, & Hill, Inc., a premier valuation and financial
consulting firm in the Western U.S.
• Key principals, management and advisory board have over 250 years of
combined experience in real estate and middle market corporate
underwriting
◦ $30B in corporate valuations, investment and underwritings
◦ $10B in real estate financings, developments and investments
• Significant network of clients and referral sources among middle market
companies to access client owned real property
• Unique experience and skill set to underwrite both companies and real
estate properties for SLB3 transactions
• Principals involved in all aspects of investment process: sourcing,
underwriting, due diligence and asset management
• Commitment to transparency, reporting and risk management
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7. Nevin Sanli | Founder and Managing Director
• President and Founder, Sanli Pastore & Hill, Inc.
• 25 years of experience in financial consultancy, valuation, investment, and accounting analysis with total transaction and
valuation opinions exceeding $30B
• Experienced in real estate acquisition support, diligence analysis and research
• Member of Board of Directors of Atlantic Legal Foundation; Chairman of Dubnoff Center for Child Development; and,
actively involved in associations such as Barrington Group, Vistage International, California Redevelopment Association
• BA with Honors in Economics, University of California Irvine, Accredited Senior Appraiser in Business Valuation Discipline
• Fluent in English, French, Turkish, and conversational in Spanish
John Hartman| Managing Director
Twenty years of commercial real estate development, leasing, due diligence, acquisition and dispositions covering all
commercial asset classes
Fifteen plus years of capital markets, institutional and private fund raising expertise with a particular focus on raising
discretionary institutional capital for private equity real estate funds.
Ten years of C-level management experience with proven skills and accomplishments in increased operational efficiencies,
leadership/team building, business development, sales management, strategy and investment
Deep contacts in capital raising with experience managing investor relations, capital allocation, equity/debt placement,
compliance, corporate governance and environmental credit and tax credit syndication.
A highly accomplished Senior Executive with a successful track record in finance and capital markets (debt and equity)
including authoring memorandums and Reg D, offerings, cash flow/forecasting, and analysis, HR systems, tax and creative
deal structuring.
MBA from California Coast University, Santa Ana, California
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9. Lawrence Hurwitz | Vice President of Finance and Shareholder
• 20 years of working with Mr. Sanli
• CEO of Lawrence Financial Group
• Over 40 years of experience in financing for real estate and mergers and acquisitions in a wide range of industries with
a total transaction volume of over $7B
• Established California Capital Summit
• Founder and group leader of Provisors Capital Markets Affinity Group
• MBA with Distinction, Harvard Business School
David Kauffman | Vice President
• 20 years of investment management and investor relations experience for high net worth families, foundations and
family run companies.
• Extensive knowledge of banking, SEC reporting, disclosures, financial markets, and financial instruments.
• Co-founder of “One-Less-Putt”, a golf training device company. Accountable for all strategic development from
incubation to current phase
• FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator - Member of 3 person panels as a securities industry expert to assist in the
resolution of monetary and business disputes between investors, securities firms and individual registered
representatives
• Numerous awards from private REIT’s and private funds for sales and marketing
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10. Mark Griffin | Vice President
• 20 Years experience in financial markets
• 20 Years of market development and management experience
• Developed deep relationships advising very high net worth individuals and family offices
• 8 years experience with complex project management
• 6 years portfolio and program management experience
• Background in high level consultative and executive level selling, gained through experience and extensive training
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11. • Execute Sale, Lease-Back, Buy-Backs (SLB3SM) by purchasing, managing, improving
and reselling core and value-add commercial properties to generate consistent,
absolute returns with high current cash flow
• Target companies ($20MM - $200MM) that are of no interest to P/E funds and larger
banks due to required special underwriting expertise
• Filter 300 target companies from existing corporate relationships, analyze 60
opportunities and invest in 10 real estate transactions
• Purchase properties directly from corporate sellers in Sale, Lease-Back, Buy-Back
(SLB3SM) transactions that will create high current income and long-term capital
appreciation
• Structure long-term (20 year) leasebacks with personal/corporate repurchase
guarantees at a predetermined “buyback” price at end of five year hold period
• Use moderate leverage
• Target investments projected to return over 20% gross per annum
SLB3SM enables companies to generate medium term liquidity without corporate leverage
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12. I. Acquisitions
Astrum purchases buildings direct from the Company via relationships
developed over the last 20 years via Sanli, Pastore & Hill, Inc. Deal flow is
proprietary and off market. Extensive due diligence is conducted on the
Company and on the property.
II. Income
The property is leased back to the Company for 20 years with reasonable
rental increases over the first 5 years.
III. Capital Gains
The Company has the right to purchase the property back at the end of year 5
at a predetermined purchase price.
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13. Target Companies Property Type
• Companies with revenues of $25MM to $200MM • Light Industrial
• Profitable, stable or growth oriented • Warehouse
• SLB3 must fuel growth, cost savings or both • Research & Development
• Special Situation Office
Transaction Size Property Characteristics
• By Equity Investment: $4 million to $6 million
• Income producing investment properties
• By Total Capitalization: $16 million to $25 million
• Operationally essential, owner occupied real estate
• 50,000 SF to 150,000 SF (typically)
• Single tenant NNN lease
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14. •
Geographic Location Exclusions
• Los Angeles (or within 1 hour flight) • No sites with heavy manufacturing or hazardous
• Orange County materials
• San Diego • No investments in major renovations or rehab
• Silicon Valley situations, raw land or distressed properties with
• Sacramento high vacancies and/or cash flow problems
Exit Strategy Return Characteristics & Targets
• Tenant/user as the right to repurchase the
• Going-in cap rate of 10%
property(s) at a predetermined price
• Long-term fixed asset level financing at 60%
• If tenant/user does not execute their repurchase
• Income Return: 5% unlevered / 12% levered
option, rents increase, the property(s) is sold to 3rd
• Total Return: 20% Gross IRR / 2.5x Gross EM
party investors
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15. • Astrum Investment Management recognizes the importance of
transparency and accurate reporting to its investors as such the
fund uses
• Deutsche Bank as its third party administrator in the U.S. and
• Vistra in the Netherlands for foreign investors
• Diversification by property type, industry type and geography
• Quarterly property inspections (or more often as required)
• Quarterly financial statements and balance sheets by tenants
• Transparency to risk exposures, leverage, liquidity of underlying
investments, and investment processes
• Disaster recovery systems and procedures
• Varying levels of disclosure available to large or strategic investors
at manager’s discretion
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16. Objective Execute Sale Lease-Back Buy-Back (SLB3SM)
transactions on office, warehouse, light industrial and
R&D properties, purchased directly from corporate
sellers
Suitability Requirements Accredited Investor
Fund Size $50,000,000
First Closing $5,000,000
Term 5 Years
Manager Fees Management fee of 1.5% per annum on capital
committed
- Incentive fee allocation equal to 35% with claw back
provision
Organization & Offering Costs Reimbursement of actual costs incurred -not to exceed
3% of total capital raised
Leverage The Fund will use moderate leverage, to the extent it is
possible to obtain, up to a maximum of 60% at the
property level as a means to increase investor returns
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17. • Broad based relationships with middle market corporate sellers
• Proprietary deal flow which provides pool of investment opportunities which
are all off- market
• Ability to evaluate the component transaction parts of a Sale Lease-Back
Buy-Back (property fundamentals & corporate credit)
• Seasoned team with experience through multiple market cycles
• Proprietary valuation and underwriting model developed over a 20 year
period
• Leverages significant long-term development of infrastructure, technology
and relationships
• No legacy Issues
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18. 1990 S. Bundy Drive, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 571-3400
www.astruminvest.com
Mr. Nevin Sanli Mr. John Hartman
nsanli@astruminvest.com jhartman@astruminvest.com
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