Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC (TCA) is a specialist in energy infrastructure Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). TCA was founded in 2002 and has $1.7 billion of assets under management in publicly traded closed end funds, private funds and separate accounts. TCA has completed over $1 billion of direct investments in public and private companies. Energy infrastructure MLPs operate real assets which are critical to the functioning of the North American economy. TCA follows a long-only direct investment philosophy with low turnover, seeking to achieve a portfolio characterized by high current yield, low volatility and growth.