About Altitude FundsAltitude Funds, LLC manages and brings to market a variety of private equity limited partnership fund offerings, sharing investment management responsibilities and performing all administrative services for such funds. Altitude is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GF Private Equity Group which is, in turn, owned by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. Altitude is an important evolution of the GF Private Equity Group's extensive and successful investment program. Our philosophy reflects the Southern Ute Tribe's progressive program of partnering with the best teams in sectors with the most substantial growth opportunity. Altitude takes great care in its investment program, sponsoring only experienced investment professionals with deep industry knowledge, differentiated strategies, and a superior track record. Altitude Funds views its relationship with the management teams with whom it sponsors as a true working partnership and brings significant resources to its partner management teams, including:
GF Private Equity Group (www.gfprivateequity.com) is the merchant banking, venture capital and investment arm of the Southern Ute Tribe's Growth Fund. It is an active investor in venture capital funds and makes direct investments in companies bridging a broad array of industry sectors. It incubates new business start-ups and acquires substantial existing businesses in a variety of fields. GF Private Equity Group manages investments in:
 Our Headquarters The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is a federally recognized Indian tribe that has distinguished itself as the first Indian tribe to receive a AAA rating by the Standard & Poor's and Fitch rating agencies for its general obligation bond offering. It has established a well-known model for integrating the development of business and investment operations, better-known as the Growth Fund, with dramatic improvement of tribal services and benefits for its members over the years. These services and programs are administered by the Tribal government. The Tribe's Growth Fund (www.sugf.com) has become well-known as a manager of a variety of successful businesses and investment funds. Beginning in 2000 with $69 million of investment capital, the Growth Fund has increased its asset value through appreciation and additional contributions to more than $2 billion excluding the value of the Tribe's endowment fund, its land, water, timber and mineral interests. The Growth Fund's phenomenal increase in value is the result of outstanding investment decisions during its six years of operation. Today, this world-class investment and business management organization has significant businesses, assets and investments in:  Our Principal Operations
The Southern Ute Growth Fund employs approximately 550 people, has regional management offices in Houston, Tulsa, Denver, Durango, and New York City, and has numerous operating offices in other states. The Growth Fund's headquarters are located on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Southwestern Colorado. |