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PART 2A
ITEM 1: COVER SHEET
ClearPath Capital Partners LLC
Business address
123 Chester Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(415) 682-6900
Mailing Address
531 Lasuen Mall #19611
Stanford, CA 94309
www.clearpathcapital.com
March 24, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of ClearPath Capital
Partners LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at the
telephone number and/or e-mail address above. The information in this brochure has not been approved
or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities authority.
Our e-mail for regulatory compliance is clearpathoperations@clearpathcapital.com.
ClearPath Capital Partners LLC is a registered investment advisor. Registration of an investment advisor
does not imply any level of skill or training. The verbal and written communications of an investment
adviser provide you with information you need to determine whether to hire or retain the advisor.
Additional information about ClearPath Capital Partners LLC is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
PART 2A
ITEM 2: MATERIAL CHANGES
ClearPath Capital Partners LLC
Our previous annual update was dated March 20, 2024. Following is a summary of the material changes
made to Part 2 since that amendment.
Item 4: As of December 31, 2024, we manage assets of $158.7 million on a discretionary basis and we
don’t manage assets on a non-discretionary basis. In addition, we have $95.0 million in assets under
advisement.
Please contact us at (415) 682-6900 or nathaniel@clearpathcapital.com if you would like a copy of our
updated Part 2. Additional information about us is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
ITEM 3: TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1: Cover Sheet
Item 2: Material Changes
Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 4: Advisory Business...................................................................................................................... 1
Who we are ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Services we offer ................................................................................................................................. 1
ClearPath Special Opportunities Fund 2017, LP................................................................................... 1
ClearPath Opportunities Fund, LLC..................................................................................................... 1
Assets under management.................................................................................................................... 1
Item 5: Fees and Compensation .............................................................................................................. 2
Advisory Fees & Billing Practices ....................................................................................................... 2
ClearPath Special Opportunities Fund 2017, LP................................................................................... 3
ClearPath Opportunities Fund, LLC..................................................................................................... 3
Incentive Allocation Disclosures.......................................................................................................... 3
Other Costs Involved ........................................................................................................................... 3
Financial Planning & Financial Consulting .......................................................................................... 4
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management............................................................ 4
Item 7: Types of Clients ......................................................................................................................... 4
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ..................................................... 4
Investment Management Clients .......................................................................................................... 4
The Funds............................................................................................................................................ 5
Item 9: Disciplinary Information............................................................................................................. 6
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................................................. 6
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading................ 7
Code of Ethics ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Personal Trading for Associated Persons.............................................................................................. 7
Item 12: Brokerage Practices .................................................................................................................. 8
How We Select Brokers/Custodians..................................................................................................... 8
Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. .................................................................................................................. 8
Aggregation of Orders ......................................................................................................................... 9
Soft Dollars ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Item 13: Review of Accounts.................................................................................................................. 9
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............................................................................... 10
Other Compensation .......................................................................................................................... 10
Client Referrals.................................................................................................................................. 11
Item 15: Custody .................................................................................................................................. 11
Item 16: Investment Discretion............................................................................................................. 12
Item 17: Voting Client Securities.......................................................................................................... 12
Item 18: Financial Information ............................................................................................................. 13
ITEM 4: ADVISORY BUSINESS
Who we are
ClearPath Capital Partners LLC (referred to as “we,” “our,” “us,” or “ClearPath”), has been registered as
an investment advisor since August 1999. Our principals are Nathaniel Lane and Troy Larson.
Services we offer
We provide Financial Advisory and Investment Management Services with an active investment
management approach. This is accomplished by investing among diversified asset classes that we believe
to be selling at substantial discounts to their fair value. We do this by identifying money managers who
can deliver superior long-term performance.
ClearPath delivers a written summary of the personal wealth strategies and required implementation steps
specific to the achievement of each client's specific goals. Clients may impose restrictions on the
investments made in their account.
ClearPath provides Financial Planning services. Financial plans may be either a comprehensive review of
the client’s financial goals as a whole, or a targeted review of specific topics of concern. In addition,
ClearPath offers assistance with financial matters that may come up on an as-needed basis.
ClearPath Special Opportunities Fund 2017, LP
ClearPath acts as the general partner to ClearPath Special Opportunities Fund 2017, LP.
ClearPath Special Opportunities Fund 2017, LP invests directly or indirectly in common and preferred
stock (or securities convertible into common stock) of select technology or technology enabled
companies, usually later-stage companies that are generating meaningful revenue and that either are
profitable, or have reasonable plans to achieve profitability, and eventually exit. The Fund’s portfolio is
expected to include investments in Airbnb, Inc., Lyft, Inc., Palantir Technologies, Inc. and Space
Exploration Technologies Corp., among others.
ClearPath Opportunities Fund, LLC
ClearPath acts as the manager of ClearPath Opportunities Fund, LLC, a private fund formed to invest in
emerging companies through investment vehicles managed by other investment advisers. Each of the
investments in different companies, or a set of companies, will be treated as a different series of ClearPath
Opportunities Fund, LLC (the “Series”).
ClearPath Special Opportunities Fund 2017, LP and ClearPath Opportunities Fund, LLC will be referred
to, in other parts of this Part 2 as (the “Partnerships” or the “Funds”).
Assets under management
As of December 31, 2024, we manage assets of $158.7 million on a discretionary basis and we don’t
manage assets on a non-discretionary basis. In addition, we have $95.0 million in assets under
advisement.
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ITEM 5: FEES AND COMPENSATION
Advisory Fees & Billing Practices
Fees for investment management services are calculated as a percentage of assets under management.
These fees are billed quarterly in advance, based on the assets under management as of the last day of the
previous calendar quarter. Below are our standard fee schedules for various services.
Schedule I: Managed Portfolios up to $20,000,000
Assets under Management
Annual Fee
On the first $3,000,000
On the next $2,000,000
On all assets in excess of $5,000,000 up to $20,000,000
1.00%
0.75%
0.50%
Schedule II: Managed Portfolios Greater Than $20,000,000
Assets under Management
Annual Fee
On the first $20,000,000
On the next $10,000,000
On all assets above $30,000,000
0.50%
0.30%
0.25%
Fees are negotiated depending on a client’s assets and needs for our specific services
The above represent our current fee schedules. Clients with an inception date before these schedules were
adopted may pay a different fee than shown above.
We generally require that you provide authorization for us to deduct our fees directly from your
investment account. Important information about the deduction of management fees:
You must provide authorization for us to deduct fees by initialing the appropriate section of our
contract.
You will receive a statement from your custodian which shows all transactions, including the
deduction of our advisory fee.
You are responsible for reviewing the accuracy of the fees being billed, as the custodian will not
do so.
You may elect to pay by check rather than having payment deducted directly from your account.
If you would like to end our advisory relationship, you may do so by providing 3 days written notice. We
will prorate the advisory fees earned through the termination date and send you a refund of the prepaid,
unearned portion of your fee. We process refund payments within 15 days of the termination date and
will send you a check or refund your investment account. In either case we will provide a final invoice
detailing the calculation of the refund.
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ClearPath Special Opportunities Fund 2017, LP
ClearPath will receive a management fee, payable annually in advance. The annual management fee will
be equal to 1.5% of the Fee Base as described in the immediately following sentence. The “Fee Base”
will initially be the Partnership’s aggregate capital and, commencing after the fifth anniversary of the
Partnership, the lower of the Partnership’s aggregate cost basis in its remaining portfolio investments or
fair market value. In addition, ClearPath will receive an incentive allocation calculated as of December
31st each year. When profits for the current year exceed the unrecouped net losses for prior years, we
will receive an incentive allocation of 20% of the profits generated. Solely for purposes of computing the
incentive allocation, net profits and net losses include unrealized gains and losses. If an investor
withdraws capital from the Fund, the incentive allocation for the amount withdrawn will be calculated as
of the withdrawal date.
ClearPath Opportunities Fund, LLC
ClearPath will receive a management fee, payable annually in arrears and a performance based fee of
20% of the net realized profits after payback of the fund’s investment. The annual management fee will
be 1.5% of the initial investment value in a Series. The annual management fee will only be charged for a
period starting on the date of the investment in the Series (the Start Date”) and ending 5 years after the
Start Date. The fees received by ClearPath will be reduced by operating and other expenses of the fund.
In addition to the fees paid by investors in ClearPath Opportunities Fund, LLC to ClearPath, they are also
responsible for management and performance based fees due to the other investment advisers of the
investment vehicles in which the fund invests. These fees will be disclosed in the offering memorandum
for each Series. The initial Series was charged an annual management fee of 1.75% of the capital
committed to the investment vehicle in addition to a performance based fee of 15% of the net realized
profits after payback of the initial investment.
Investors in ClearPath Opportunities Fund, LLC are required to invest for the duration of the
commitment. No interim withdrawals are permitted.
Incentive Allocation Disclosures
All incentive allocations will be made in a manner that complies with Rule 205-3 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.
Incentive allocation arrangements could create an incentive for us to make investments that are riskier or
more speculative than would be the case in the absence of the arrangement. In some circumstances, we
may receive increased compensation as a result of unrealized appreciation as well as realized gains.
Other Costs Involved
In addition to our advisory fee shown above, you are responsible for paying fees associated with investing
for your account. These fees include:
management fees for ETFs and mutual funds. These are fees charged by the managers of the ETF
or mutual fund and are a portion of the expenses of the ETF or mutual fund.
brokerage costs and transaction fees for any securities or fixed income trades. These are
generally charged by your custodian and/or executing broker.
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Each Fund will be responsible for all expenses incurred. These expenses will be either charged to
the series that incurred the expenses or all investors in the Fund, as deemed appropriate by
ClearPath. Further details about these expenses are provided in the offering documents for the
Fund. Investors in individual series will also be responsible for expenses incurred by companies
that assist the series in making the series’ investment as disclosed in the series offering
documents.
Additional information about brokerage costs and services is provided in “Item 12: Brokerage Practices.”
We believe the fees mentioned above are competitive; however you may be able to obtain similar services
from other sources at a lower price.
Financial Planning & Financial Consulting
These services are offered for a fee of $350 per hour, or ClearPath will negotiate a fixed fee upfront with
the client based on the scope and complexity of the services to be offered. Fees are invoiced at the
completion of the project and are payable upon receipt of the invoice.
ITEM 6: PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
We receive an incentive allocation for managing the Fund. Investment management accounts are
managed in a style completely different from that of the Fund. There is no cross-over of investments.
Please see Item 5 for additional information about the receipt of performance-based fees and the conflicts
of interest inherent in this type of relationship.
ITEM 7: TYPES OF CLIENTS
We provide investment advice to high net worth individuals and their families. Typically these are
successful, connected executives and professionals. We also can provide services to Public and Private
Foundations, Endowments, Non-Profit Corporations, Charitable Donor-Advised Funds, Corporate
Pensions and Commingled Retirement Plans.
Generally we require that clients maintain $100,000 under management with us. However, we may waive
that minimum at our sole discretion.
For ClearPath Special Opportunities Fund 2017, LP the minimum commitment from an investor is
$250,000. This minimum may be waived at the sole discretion of ClearPath.
For ClearPath Opportunities Fund, LLC, the minimum commitment from an investor is $50,000. This
minimum may be waived at the sole discretion of ClearPath.
ITEM 8: METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
Investment Management Clients
Our research-intensive investment process focuses on adding value over the long run in two ways. First,
we use a tactical asset allocation approach that over-weights asset classes when we believe they are priced
at bargain levels.
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Second, our investments within asset classes are chosen based on our extremely thorough due-diligence
research. Our underlying investment philosophy demands that all asset class over-weightings and
manager allocations be based on a very high level of conviction. We believe that setting the bar high
significantly increases the probability of success over a market cycle.
Our investment portfolios take into account both short-term downside risk and potential long-term
returns.
(cid:127)
For each client, we identify an appropriate target mix of investments based on their return
objectives, risk preference, time horizon, cash flow requirements and any other relevant
circumstances.
(cid:127) We make periodic "tactical" adjustments to the asset mix when we are highly confident that by
overweighting certain investments we can improve return potential and/or reduce portfolio risk.
(cid:127) We analyze a range of economic scenarios to assess the potential impact of any tactical decision
on overall portfolio risk.
ClearPath attempts to reduce risk by investing among many diversified asset classes.
All investments involve different degrees of risk. You should be aware of your risk tolerance level and
financial situations at all times. We cannot guarantee the successful performance of an investment and
we are expressly prohibited from guaranteeing accounts against losses arising from market conditions.
The Funds
Risk Inherent in Venture Capital Investments. The Funds will invest directly or indirectly in a
number of private companies, as described in the offering materials (“Interests”). The Interests are
venture backed companies that are staying private longer, delaying their exit and IPO until further
matured with growth rates and profitability attractive to the public markets and the Fund’s investment in
these securities involves a high degree of risk.
In general, financial and operating risks confronting
both early-and development-stage companies, as well as more mature expansion-stage companies are
significant. Many emerging growth companies go out of businesses every year. It is difficult to know
how companies will grow, if at all, or what changes may occur in the market. While targeted returns
should reflect the perceived level of risk in any investment situation, there can be no assurance that
the Funds will be adequately compensated for risks taken. The loss of the Subscriber’s entire
investment in the Funds is possible. The timing of profit realization is highly uncertain.
Lack of Information. Although ClearPath has endeavored to acquire sufficient information to monitor
the Funds’ investments in the Interests, ClearPath will only be able to obtain limited information from
private security itself and, in some cases, may not be able to obtain information about private securities
beyond the information that is publicly available. ClearPath may not have contractual rights to receive
any financial information from the private security itself or even the right to current capitalization
information. ClearPath may have to make valuation determinations without the benefit of certain relevant
information that it would otherwise be expected to rely upon. Investors in the Funds should be aware that
as a result of these difficulties, as well as other uncertainties, any valuation made by ClearPath may not
represent the fair market value of the Interests acquired by this Fund.
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Limited Portfolio Diversification. ClearPath intends to invest substantially all of the Fund’s available
capital in a limited number of private companies. Adverse developments at the private companies would
have a negative effect on returns of this Fund’s Interests.
Limitations on Ability to Exit Its Investment. The Fund is not likely to be able to exit its investment in
the Interests until one of three events occurs: (i) the private sale of the investment in a private company to
a third party; (ii) a private sale of a private company and (iii) initial and secondary public offerings of by a
private company of its securities. At any particular time, one or all of these avenues may not be open, or
timing with respect to these exit mechanisms may be inopportune. As such, the ability to exit from and
liquidate an investment in a private company may be constrained at any particular time. It is anticipated
that the private companies will have consent rights over all transfers of their securities. The investors in
the Funds should expect that the Funds will not be able to resell or otherwise transfer the Interests it
acquires until the private companies’ securities become marketable and freely tradable following an initial
public offering of the private company or the private company is acquired by a third party.
ITEM 9: DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Registered investment advisors are required to disclose any material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of the investment advisor and each
investment advisor representative providing investment advice to you. We have no information of this
type to report.
ITEM 10: OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
As a registered investment advisor, we are required to disclose when we, or any of our principals, have
any other financial industry affiliations. Neither we nor any of our principals have outside business
affiliations.
We serve as the general partner, manager, and investment advisor to the Funds. We do not expect to be
engaged to advise investors as to the appropriateness of investing in the Fund, and we will not receive any
compensation for doing so, or for selling interests in the Fund.
As mentioned in Items 4 and 5, the Funds may invest directly or indirectly in certain types of companies.
If the investment is made through an intermediary, we may agree to receive a portion of the fees received
by such an intermediary.
Troy Larson and Nathaniel Lane act as members of a private fund which was formed to invest in various
investment opportunities. Some ClearPath clients have invested in this private fund. The investment
opportunities considered for this private fund will not be considered for investment by ClearPath in client
accounts. Please refer to Item 5 regarding the fees charged by this fund, and the conflict of interest that
occurs when this fund is recommended to clients of ClearPath. Neither Clearpath nor Messrs. Lane and
Larson will recommend investment in their fund to clients of Clearpath who have not asked for
information about investments similar to those considered by the private fund.
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ITEM 11: CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT
TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a set of enforceable guidelines (Code of Ethics), which describes unacceptable conduct by
ClearPath and our associated persons. Summarized, this Code of Ethics prohibits us from:
placing our interests before yours,
using non public information gathered when providing services to you for our own gains, or
engaging in any act, practice or course of business that is, or might be considered, fraudulent,
deceptive, manipulative, or in violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation of a
governmental agency.
Please contact us if you would like to receive a full copy of this Code of Ethics.
Personal Trading for Associated Persons
We may buy or sell some of the same securities for you that we already hold in our personal account. We
may also buy for our personal account some of the same securities that you already hold in your account.
It is our policy not to permit our associated persons (or their immediate relatives) to trade in a way that
takes advantage of price movements caused by your transactions.
We may restrict trading for a particular security for our accounts or those of our associated person if there
is a pending trade in that security in a client account. Trades for our accounts (and those of our associated
persons) will be placed as part of a block trade with client trades, or individually after client trades have
been completed. Additional information about block trades is provided in the Aggregation of Orders
section of “Item 12: Brokerage Practices.” When our trades are placed after our client trades, we may
receive a better or worse price than that received by the client.
ClearPath and its associated persons may purchase or sell specific securities for their own account based
on personal investment considerations without regard to whether the purchase or sale of such security is
appropriate for clients.
No trades will be made on behalf of investment management clients in securities being transacted for the
Fund. Investment management clients may elect to invest in one or more Series of the Fund directly.
All persons associated with us are required to report all personal securities transactions to us quarterly.
We serve as the general partner and investment advisor to the Fund. We do not expect to be engaged to
advise investors as to the appropriateness of investing in the Fund, and we will not receive any
compensation for doing so, or for selling interests in the Fund.
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ITEM 12: BROKERAGE PRACTICES
How We Select Brokers/Custodians
We seek to recommend a broker/custodian who will hold client assets and execute transactions on terms
that are, overall, most advantageous when compared to other available providers and their services. We
consider a wide range of factors, including, among others:
the execution capabilities of the broker/dealer,
research (including economic forecasts, investment strategy advice, fundamental and technical
advice on individual securities, valuation advice and market analysis),
custodial and other services provided by the broker/dealer that are expected to enhance our
general portfolio management capabilities,
the size of the transaction,
the difficulty of execution,
the operational facilities of the broker-dealers involved,
the risk in positioning a block of securities, and
the quality of the overall brokerage and research services provided by the broker/dealer.
When we select the broker/dealer for a transaction, we may cause you to pay a higher commission for
effecting a transaction than another broker/dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction. We
do this if we determine in good faith that the amount of the commission is reasonable in relation to the
value of the brokerage and research services provided by the broker/dealer. The determination is viewed
in terms of either the particular transaction or our overall responsibilities to you.
We do not maintain custody of your assets, although we may be deemed to have custody of your assets if
you give us authority to withdraw assets from your account (see “Item 15: Custody”). Your assets must
be maintained in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker/dealer or bank. We recommend
that our clients use Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), Interactive Brokers, UBS Financial Services
Inc., or Jefferson National as the qualified custodian. We are independently owned and operated and are
not affiliated with any of these custodians. The custodian will hold your assets in a brokerage account
and buy and sell securities when we instruct them to. While we recommend that you use one of these
firms as custodian/broker, you will decide whether to do so and will open your account with the firm you
choose by entering into an account agreement directly with them. We do not open the account for you,
although we may assist you in doing so.
Even though your account is maintained at one of the custodians, we can still use other brokers to execute
trades for your account. ClearPath has similar arrangements with Interactive Brokers and Jefferson
National as described for Schwab below.
Charles Schwab & Co, Inc.
For our clients’ accounts that Schwab maintains, Schwab generally does not charge clients separately for
custody services but is compensated by charging clients commissions or other fees on trades that it
executes or that settle into the client’s Schwab account. For some accounts, Schwab may charge clients a
percentage of the dollar amount of assets in the account in lieu of commissions. In addition to
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commissions and asset-based fees, Schwab charges clients a flat dollar amount as a “prime broker” or
“trade away” fee for each trade that we have executed by a different broker-dealer but where the
securities bought or the funds from the securities sold are deposited (settled) into the client’s Schwab
account. These fees are in addition to the commissions or other compensation clients pay the executing
broker-dealer. Because of this, in order to minimize client trading costs, we have Schwab execute most
trades for client accounts. We have determined that having Schwab execute most trades is consistent with
our duty to seek “best execution” of client trades. Best execution means the most favorable terms for a
transaction based on all relevant factors, including those listed above (see “How We Select
Brokers/Custodians”).
Aggregation of Orders
There are occasions on which portfolio transactions will be executed as part of concurrent authorizations
to purchase or sell the same security for another client or one or more of our associated persons.
We may choose to block (aggregate) trades for your account with those of other client accounts and
personal accounts of persons associated with ClearPath. When we place a block trade, all participants
included in the block receive the same price per share on the trade. The price is calculated by averaging
the price of all of the shares traded. Due to the averaging of price over all of the participating accounts,
aggregated trades could be either advantageous or disadvantageous. Commission costs are not averaged.
You will pay the same commission whether your trade is placed as part of a block or on an individual
basis. The objective of the aggregated orders will be to allocate the executions in a manner that is deemed
equitable to the accounts involved.
Trades for the Fund will not be aggregated with other client trades.
Soft Dollars
The receipt of goods and/or services from the required custodian in connection with providing advice to
clients is seen by the regulators as “soft dollars.” The additional services we receive from Schwab are
disclosed in Item 14 below.
ITEM 13: REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
Our model portfolios are reviewed on a monthly basis or more often when market or economic
circumstances trigger additional reviews, for conformity with their underlying philosophies. Individual
accounts are reviewed and adjusted whenever changes to the underlying models are made, when changes
in a client’s needs arise, and when they no longer conform with their selected model(s). All reviews are
performed by the accounts’ managers Nathaniel Lane and Troy Larson, both Managing Partners. A
performance and activity review is prepared each quarter by the appropriate account manager. Clients
receive quarterly reports which include Market Analysis; Aggregate Overview of performance; Holdings
by Account; Statement of Fees and a Quarterly Client Presentation. Investors in the Funds receive annual
audited financial statements of the Funds and tax information regarding the Funds necessary for the
completion of each investor’s tax return.
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ITEM 14: CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
Other Compensation
Schwab Advisor Services™ is Schwab’s business serving independent investment advisory firms like us.
They provide ClearPath and our clients with access to its institutional brokerage— trading, custody,
reporting, and related services—many of which are not typically available to Schwab retail customers.
Schwab also makes available various support services. Some of those services help us manage or
administer our clients’ accounts, while others help us manage and grow our business. Schwab’s support
services generally are available on an unsolicited basis (we don’t have to request them). Following is a
more detailed description of Schwab’s support services:
Services that benefit you. Schwab’s institutional brokerage services include access to a broad range of
investment products, execution of securities transactions, and custody of client assets. The investment
products available through Schwab include some to which we might not otherwise have access or that
would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment by our clients. Schwab’s services
described in this paragraph generally benefit you and your account.
Services that do not directly benefit you. Schwab also makes available to us other products and services
that benefit us but do not directly benefit you or your account. These products and services assist us in
managing and administering our clients’ accounts and operating our firm. They include investment
research, both Schwab’s own and that of third parties. We may use this research to service all or a
substantial number of our clients’ accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab. In addition to
investment research, Schwab also makes available software and other technology that:
Provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account
statements)
Facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts
Provide pricing and other market data
Facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts
Assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping, and client reporting
Services that generally benefit only us. Schwab also offers other services intended to help us manage and
further develop our business enterprise. These services include:
Educational conferences and events
Consulting on technology and business needs
Consulting on legal and related compliance needs
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Publications and conferences on practice management and business succession
Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and insurance providers
Marketing consulting and support
Schwab provides some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party vendors to
provide the services to us. Schwab also discounts or waives its fees for some of these services or pays all
or a part of the third party's fees. Schwab also provides us with other benefits, such as occasional
business entertainment of our personnel. If you did not maintain your account with Schwab we would be
required to pay for these services from our own resources.
Our Interest in Schwab's Services. The availability of these services from Schwab benefits us because we
do not have to produce or purchase them. We don’t have to pay for Schwab’s services. These services
are not contingent upon us committing any specific amount of business to Schwab in trading commissions
or assets in custody. The fact that we receive these benefits from Schwab is an incentive for us to
recommend the use of Schwab rather than making such a decision based exclusively on your interest in
receiving the best value in custody services and the most favorable execution of your transactions. This is
a conflict of interest. We believe, however, that taken in the aggregate, our recommendation of Schwab
as custodian and broker is in the best interests of our clients. Our selection is primarily supported by the
scope, quality, and price of Schwab’s services (see “How We Select Brokers/Custodians”) and not
Schwab’s services that benefit only us.
Client Referrals
We do not directly or indirectly compensate anyone for client referrals.
ITEM 15: CUSTODY
When you give us authority to deduct our fees directly from your separately managed account, we have
custody of those assets. In order to avoid additional regulatory requirements in these cases, we follow the
procedures outlined in “Item 5: Fees and Compensation.” For accounts where the client has a standing
letter of authorization that allows us to transfer money between accounts specified by the client, we are
also deemed to have custody. We follow the guidance outlined in the Investment Adviser Association no-
action letter dated February 21, 2017, for these accounts. A copy of this letter is available upon request.
You will also receive quarterly statements directly from custodian of the account that details all
transactions in the account. We do not accept physical custody of client assets.
As the general partner for the Fund, we have custody of the Fund's assets. In order to comply with the
regulatory requirements, we provide all investors in the Fund with audited financials. The audited
financial statements are sent to investors within 180 days of the Fund's fiscal year-end.
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ITEM 16: INVESTMENT DISCRETION
We manage the Funds on a discretionary basis and do not allow for any limitations to be placed on our
investment authority. Our investment philosophy is summarized above, and more completely described
in the offering materials for each Fund. In order to invest in a Fund, you must:
Review the offering materials we provide. This Part 2A and the Part 2Bs for Nathaniel Lane and
Troy Larson, both Managing Partners, are included with the offering materials.
Complete subscription documents for the Fund. These provide information about your
qualifications to invest in the Fund.
You may provide discretionary authority for us to manage your assets in a separately managed account.
Discretionary authority means that you are giving us a limited power of attorney to place trades on your
behalf. This limited power of attorney does not allow us to withdraw money from your account, other
than advisory fees if you agree to give us that authority.
You grant us discretionary authority by completing the following items:
Sign a contract with us that provides a limited power of attorney for us to place trades on your
behalf. Any limitations to the trading authorization will be added to this agreement.
Provide us with discretionary authority on the new account forms that are submitted to the
broker/dealer acting as custodian for your account(s).
We also offer non-discretionary advisory services. If you elect to engage us to manage assets on a non-
discretionary basis, we will contact you before each trade is placed in your account.
Clients may discuss limitations on adding or removing securities or limitations on the amounts or timing
of the investments.
ITEM 17: VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
We do not accept the authority to vote proxies on your behalf. You will receive proxies and other related
paperwork directly from your custodian. Upon request we will provide guidance about voting a specific
proxy solicitation.
We vote all proxies for the Funds that, in our reasonable judgment alone, we determine affect the value of
the investment. In so doing, we generally cast proxy votes in favor of proposals that increase shareholder
value and generally cast against proposals having the opposite effect. Nathaniel Lane will be responsible
for our decisions on proxy voting. Nathaniel Lane verifies that the proxies are voted in a prudent and
diligent fashion and only after a careful evaluation of the issue presented on the ballot. You may not
provide direction regarding any particular proxy solicitation.
Investors in the Funds may request a copy of our Proxy Policies and Procedures and/or information about
how a proxy was voted at any time by contacting Nathaniel Lane at nathaniel@clearpathcapital.com.
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ITEM 18: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We receive management fees for the Fund annually, in advance. We do not charge or solicit pre-payment
six months or more in advance for investment management or financial planning clients. We have never
filed for bankruptcy and are not aware of any financial conditions that are reasonably likely to impair our
ability to meet our contractual obligations to clients.
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BROCHURE SUPPLEMENT
ITEM 1: COVER SHEET
Nathaniel R. Lane
ClearPath Capital Partners LLC
123 Chester Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(415) 682-6900
March 24, 2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Nathaniel R. Lane that supplements the ClearPath
Capital Partners LLC Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure. Please contact
Nathaniel R. Lane, Managing Member, at (415) 682-6900 or nathaniel@clearpathcapital.com if you did
not receive ClearPath Capital Partners LLC’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the content of
this supplement.
Additional information about Nathaniel R. Lane is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
ITEM 2: EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Nathaniel R. Lane was born in 1966.
Employment Background
Employment Dates:
Firm Name:
Type of Business:
Job Title & Duties:
8/1998 – Present
ClearPath Capital Partners LLC
Investment Advisor
Director of Client Relations
ITEM 3: DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Registered investment advisors are required to disclose any material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of each investment advisor representative
providing investment advice to you. There is no information of this type to report.
ClearPath Capital Partners LLC
Brochure Supplement
Nathaniel R. Lane
ITEM 4: OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Mr. Lane is not involved in any other business activities.
ITEM 5: ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
Mr. Lane does not receive any economic benefit from any non-client for providing advisory services.
ITEM 6: SUPERVISION
Troy Larson, Managing Partner, is responsible for the supervision of Mr. Lane. His telephone number is
(415) 682-6900.
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BROCHURE SUPPLEMENT
ITEM 1: COVER SHEET
Troy S. Larson
ClearPath Capital Partners LLC
701 Landsbury Court
Keller, TX 76248
(415) 682-6900
March 24, 2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Troy S. Larson that supplements the ClearPath
Capital Partners LLC Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure. Please contact
Nathaniel R. Lane, Managing Member, at (415) 682-6900 or nathaniel@clearpathcapital.com if you did
not receive ClearPath Capital Partners LLC’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the content of
this supplement.
Additional information about Troy S. Larson is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
ITEM 2: EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Troy S. Larson was born in 1962.
Employment Background
Employment Dates:
Firm Name:
Type of Business:
Job Title & Duties:
8/1998 - Present
ClearPath Capital Partners LLC
Investment Advisor
Vice President-Marketing
ITEM 3: DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Registered investment advisors are required to disclose any material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of each investment advisor representative
providing investment advice to you. There is no information of this type to report.
ITEM 4: OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Mr. Larson is not involved in any other business activities.
ClearPath Capital Partners LLC
Brochure Supplement
Troy S. Larson
ITEM 5: ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
Mr. Larson does not receive any economic benefit from any non-client for providing advisory services.
ITEM 6: SUPERVISION
Nathaniel Lane, Managing Partner, is responsible for the supervision of Mr. Larson. His telephone
number is (415) 682-6900.
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