Arthur A. Bavelas is an internationally-known expert and leading strategic adviser to the ultra-affluent and family offices.

Overseeing renowned authorities from the financial, legal and accounting communities, Mr. Bavelas coordinates their services to bring sophisticated solutions, tax and asset protection strategies as well as unique opportunities to the highly discriminating affluent. Mr. Bavelas is a frequent speaker to the Hedge Fund and Family Office communities. Mr. Bavelas also facilitates customized charitable and foundation development methodologies and stewardship strategies. He has written numerous articles, white papers and books focused on wealth preservation and asset protection. A published author, Mr. Bavelas has been quoted in several publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Elite Traveler, Wealth Management, Investment Advisor. He most recently co-authored: Fortune's Fortress: A Primer on Wealth Preservation for Hedge Fund Professionals.

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Andrew D. Beer is the Chief Executive Officer of Beachhead Capital Management, LLC, a hedge fund advisory firm based in New York, NY and Lexington, MA. Previously, Beer served as the Senior Advisor and seed investor of Belenos Capital Management and co-founded Apex Capital Management, a leading Asia-focused investment firm that manages several market neutral and directional hedge funds from New York and Hong Kong. Prior to this, Beer co-founded Pinnacle Asset Management, a commodity fund of hedge funds firm that manages approximately $2 billion. Mr. Beer received his M.B.A. as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School and his A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard College.

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Andrew Bentley is a principal and leader of the tax practice in Rothstein Kass’ Boston office. Mr. Bentley provides ongoing tax expertise to the firm’s Boston-based clients and is responsible for business development as it relates to tax. Andrew has more than 14 years of “Big Four” public accounting experience with both regulated and non-regulated funds and specializes in the taxation of alternative investments. He has worked with clients across a broad spectrum of alternative investments including hedge funds, private equity funds, CDO and special opportunity funds.

Mr. Bentley has significant experience with alternative investment vehicle allocations, having been a tax technical champion for the development of the internal partnership allocation system at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where he served for more than six years prior to joining Rothstein Kass. Andrew is the co-founder and co-chairperson of the Alternative Investments Committee of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). He is also actively involved with the Massachusetts Working Group of the Managed Funds Association (MFA) as well as the Northeast Chapter of Hedge Funds Care.

Mr. Bentley has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and marketing from Boston College, and is a certified public accountant in Massachusetts and New Jersey. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the MSCPA. e-

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