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Unique INVESTMENT

We are creating a unique investment vehicle where we can invest for our clients the same way we invest for ourselves.

unique inefficiencies

The fund seeks to exploit unique inefficiencies in public and private energy markets and to generate compelling returns by owning a broad range of assets.

liquid public energy

We allocate capital to liquid public energy investments through a unique and flexible structure, allowing us to be opportunistic in analyzing private illiquid assets. 

The Mindset of a Business Owner is at the core of everything we do

We are creating a unique investment vehicle where we can invest for our clients the same way we invest for ourselves.The fund seeks to exploit unique inefficiencies in public and private energy markets and to generate compelling returns by owning a broad range of assets.We allocate capital to liquid public energy investments through a unique and flexible structure, allowing us to be opportunistic in analyzing private illiquid assets. In the energy space, our experience has found that active management is more effective than passive indexing. Deep subject matter expertise provides a competitive advantage in producing positive risk-adjusted returns.

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STRATEGY

Our team has real life experience

Unique Fund Construction

The illiquid nature of alternative investments often discourages investors. We solved this issue by deploying a two-sleeve structure. One sleeve invests in liquid public assets while the second may seek illiquid private opportunities. Additionally, the liquid sleeve can be used to hedge the illiquid exposure when applicable.


Liquid Sleeve Construction

The liquid sleeve seeks to invest in energy and peripheral companies that possess attractive valuations, strong relative strength, and momentum in the fundamentals. The strategy is designed to take advantage of shifting market conditions and is built on an innovative mathematical blend of technical fundamental and quantitative facts that are constantly monitored. The strategy is 100% tactical and can hold cash or take short positions. Our exact methodology is a trade secret, but we can reveal that the essence of our system predicates on measurements that reveal inconsistencies in the continuous tug-of-war between supply and demand imbalances. In addition to supply and demand, we use a weighted blend of specific fundamental factors/facts to guide our portfolio construction.

Illiquid Sleeve Construction

The illiquid portfolio takes a value-driven perspective to owning private equity and real assets. Through steadfast purchase price discipline and active portfolio management, our team of engineers and financial analysts look for value in complex investments that most investors lack the inclination, resources, or ability to capitalize on. Our strategy is guided by the identification and analysis of disruptive forces, and demographic trends within the energy space. We employ an opportunistic, value-driven style and a flexible approach to acquire real energy assets, portfolios, and companies. From oil wells, mineral rights, and drilling leases to solar, windmill and other private alternative energy companies, we invest in a broad spectrum of real asset types throughout the capital structure.

Unique Fund Construction

The illiquid nature of alternative investments often discourages investors. We solved this issue by deploying a two-sleeve structure. One sleeve invests in liquid public assets while the second may seek illiquid private opportunities. Additionally, the liquid sleeve can be used to hedge the illiquid exposure when applicable.

Illiquid Sleeve Construction

The illiquid portfolio takes a value-driven perspective to owning private equity and real assets. Through steadfast purchase price discipline and active portfolio management, our team of engineers and financial analysts look for value in complex investments that most investors lack the inclination, resources, or ability to capitalize on. Our strategy is guided by the identification and analysis of disruptive forces, and demographic trends within the energy space. We employ an opportunistic, value-driven style and a flexible approach to acquire real energy assets, portfolios, and companies. From oil wells, mineral rights, and drilling leases to solar, windmill and other private alternative energy companies, we invest in a broad spectrum of real asset types throughout the capital structure.

Liquid Sleeve Construction

The liquid sleeve seeks to invest in energy and peripheral companies that possess attractive valuations, strong relative strength, and momentum in the fundamentals. The strategy is designed to take advantage of shifting market conditions and is built on an innovative mathematical blend of technical fundamental and quantitative facts that are constantly monitored. The strategy is 100% tactical and can hold cash or take short positions. Our exact methodology is a trade secret, but we can reveal that the essence of our system predicates on measurements that reveal inconsistencies in the continuous tug-of-war between supply and demand imbalances. In addition to supply and demand, we use a weighted blend of specific fundamental factors/facts to guide our portfolio construction.

A gateway to otherwise inaccessible investments

CrossLink Capital Fund I was founded to solve a problem that many sophisticated investors face. They simply do not have the resources, the network, or the technical know-how to source and acquire prime energy assets for their portfolios. The CrossLink team provides sustainable competitive advantage in allocating capital and aspires to give investors above average return opportunities, while also providing diversification to their other portfolio assets. We deliver institutional-level alternative investing in a way that has been historically limited to a closed ecosystem of companies and institutional investors. 

Unique liquidity construction

Alternative investments have the potential to mitigate the impact of declines on a portfolio and can act as a hedge to general market conditions. However, the illiquid nature of alternative investments can discourage investors. We mitigate this issue by deploying a two sleeve structure. One sleeve invests in liquid public assets, while the second seeks illiquid private opportunities. Additionally, the liquid sleeve can be used to hedge the illiquid exposure when applicable.

RISK MANAGEMENT

We Solved the Liquidity Problem

Our decision to buy or sell shares in a business is based on the same fundamental criteria as the purchase. We are looking to compound the capital we manage and have identified that investing in “extraordinary“ businesses over long periods of time is the best way to achieve this goal. We begin sell discussions when the economics and or fundamentals deteriorate.

Our Team Has Real Life Experience 

Crosslink Capital Group, LLC is an advisor to private investment funds that is focused on long-term ownership of a few “extraordinary” private and public companies. We are energy asset agnostic. Fossil or alternative energy opportunities that provide acceptable rates of return will be considered. Our investment process combines bottom-up, hands-on, in-field engineering experience with 30 years of fundamental and valuation analysis, coupled with deep working knowledge of private company M&A and real estate transactions. The goal is to compound capital at above average rates of return over long periods of time.

CrossLink Capital was founded to solve a problem that many sophisticated investors face. They simply do not have the resources, the network, or the technical know-how to source and acquire prime energy assets for their portfolios. The CrossLink team provides sustainable competitive advantage in allocating capital and aspires to give investors above-average return opportunities while also providing diversification to their other portfolio assets. We deliver institutional-level alternative investing in a way that has been historically limited to a closed ecosystem of companies and institutional investors.

Frank Roman

B. S. ME

Founder | Portfolio Manager

Frank is a former Mechanical Engineer at Oasis Petroleum where he allocated over $100 million in the fracking and completion of multistage horizontal oil and gas wells. Frank also conducted surveys for some of the largest private and public oil and gas companies in the U.S., laying out well sites and pipelines. He gained drilling experience as a “roughneck,”working rig floors for Nabors Drilling and Ensign. He advanced through the ranks by learning the intricacies of drilling for oil and gas.

Education & Awards: B.S. Mechanical Engineering University of Idaho, Licensed pilot, currently holds a world Speed Record for a C.1 class aircraft and U.S. National Record. In 2017 he was awarded the Louis Bleriot Medal for his aviation achievements.

Joseph Maas

CFA, CFP, CLU, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA

Founder | Chief Investment Officer  

Joe is responsible for analyzing the firm’s current and potential investments through deep fundamental analysis, researching industry trends, and speaking to industry experts. He is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charterholder, Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), a chartered financial consultant (ChFC), a certified commercial investment member (CCIM™) with expertise in commercial and investment real estate. Joe also holds a Master’s of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) from The American College.

Jack Sweeney

B. S.

Advisory Board | Former Managing Director, Bain Capital

Jack is currently CEO of SevOne. Previously, he served as a Managing Director for Bain Capital Ventures which manages over $100 Billion in alternative investments. He has served as CEO of six companies. Jack is a technology entrepreneur and investor with over 20 years of experience managing capital investments. He has served in executive roles at Axeda, AppNeta (formerly Apparent Networks, Inc.), EMC, Stargus, and EPiCON Inc.

Prior to joining EPiCON, he was a founding employee and served as Chief Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic Network Integration (BANI). During his time at BANI he started a regional network services division and turned it into a $330 million global organization with over 1200 employees. Jack holds a B.S. Degree in Management from Bridgewater State College and Graduated from the Stanford University Executive Program.

John Myer

Advisory Board | Legal Counsel

John represents start-up companies from formation, through angel financing to merger or acquisition. He also negotiates bank or venture capital financing for established businesses and drafts contracts with companies’ employees, customers or vendors. In addition, John represents investment advisers who operate hedge funds and others who manage public mutual funds.

Prior to moving to Seattle in 2004, he was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell (New York and Frankfurt), White & Case (Miami) and Paul Weiss (London). Before his career in law, John served as a financial analyst and management consultant with Arthur D. Little, Inc. He earned his JD, magna cum laude from the University of Miami, an MS in finance and international management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an AB in mathematics and economics, summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College.

Michael DeKruif

B. S. PE

Senior Reservoir Engineer | Oasis Petroleum

Michael is a highly accomplished petroleum engineer. He has spent that last eight years as the lead engineer evaluating billion dollar acquisitions for publicly-traded energy companies. He has been instrumental in multiple, company transforming, acquisitions ranging from $800 million to well over a $1 billion. Michael has extensive experience looking at delineated assets as well as rank exploration deals. Previously Michael oversaw production on over +250 horizontal wells. He was pivotal in the selection and implementation of artificial lift techniques, analysis of well performance and production equipment failures. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

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