Review of sponsors, investment advisers and money managers includes, among other things:

• Background checks on key executives;
• Review of regulatory status and compliance;
• Meeting and interviewing key executives;
• Reference checks with attorneys, accountants, lenders and others;
• Adverse litigation and regulatory searches;
• Review of financial condition;
• Review of the sponsor’s internal organization, including staffing, affiliates and workgroups; and
• Analysis of the performance of the sponsor’s prior and current investment programs.