Spire Branford Castle US Private Equity Fund II (USD)

Vintage Year
2020
Asset Class
Global Private Equities
Sub Class
Buyout - Small Cap
Fund facts
Investment Fund Type
Wholesale investment only
APIR
SPI8844AU
Fund Manager & Trustee
Spire Capital Limited
Investment Manager
Branford Castle Partners L.P.
Underlying Fund(s)
Branford Castle Partners Fund II, L.P.
Currency Hedging Status
Unhedged
Distribution frequency
Annually as at 30 June
Liquidity / Redemptions
N/A - The Fund is closed ended
Applications
Closed to new investment
Fund overview

Spire Branford Castle US Private Equity Fund II (USD) (the ‘Fund’) is a unit class of the Spire Capital Master Fund and feeder into the Branford Castle Partners Fund II, L.P. (‘Underlying Fund’). The Fund seeks to deliver steady returns and strong asset growth from US Private Equity. The Investment Manager for the Underlying Fund is Branford Castle Partners, L.P., (“Branford”). Branford is launching the Underlying Fund to build upon the Firm’s track record of making controlled investments in strong, privately held “Small-Cap” businesses primarily based in North America. For over three decades, Branford’s professionals have been buying solid Small-Cap businesses, at reasonable prices, then adding value, in the pursuit of generating superior risk-adjusted returns.

Performance
Performance as at 30 September 2025Net Returns*
3 months0.26%
1 year7.29%
Since Inception 20.43%
Unit Price $0.6789

*Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. Performance table is based on the aggregated total application amount and units issued during the capital raising period and includes Unit Price growth from commencement of NAV based unit pricing following completion of capital raising in November 2021. Unit Price and performance do not include the value of Foreign Income Tax Offsets (FITOs) which have been distributed in addition to cash. Individual investor performance will vary according to the Application Price at which they were issued Units in the Fund.

Distribution history
PeriodDistribution Amount (cents per unit in USD)EX Price
30 September 202442.4474 CPU Cash; Nil CPU FITOs0.2639
30 June 20240.9587 CPU Cash; Nil CPU FITOs0.6876Download File
30 June 20230.0902 CPU Cash; Nil CPU FITOs0.5356
30 June 2022Nil CPU Cash; 0.5968 CPU FITOs0.2659
Fund Documents
Off Market Transfer FormDownload File
Change of Address & Communication Election FormDownload File
Letter of Authority FormDownload File
Change of Advisor FormDownload File
Spire Capital Master Fund Financial Report 2024Download File

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