UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

                                                                                                                                                                                        


 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
 
CF CORPORATION
 (Name of Issuer)
 
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share
 (Title of Class of Securities)
 
G20307123 **
 (CUSIP Number)
 
December 31, 2016
 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
[ X ]              Rule 13d-1(b)
 
[    ]              Rule 13d-1(c)
 
[    ]              Rule 13d-1(d)
 
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
** The Ordinary Shares have no CUSIP number.  The CINS number for the Class A Ordinary Shares is G20307123.
 
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 

Continued on following pages
Page 1 of 13 Pages
Exhibit Index: Page 10

CUSIP No. G20307123
Page 2 of 13 Pages
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
BLUE POOL CAPITAL LIMITED
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
   
(a)
   
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Hong Kong
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
 
7.2%
 
 
 
 
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
FI, OO
 
 
 
 

 

CUSIP No. G20307123
Page 3 of 13 Pages
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
BLUE POOL MANAGEMENT LTD.
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
   
(a)
   
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Cayman Islands
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
 
7.2%
 
 
 
 
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
OO, HC
 
 
 
 




CUSIP No. G20307123
Page 4 of 13 Pages
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
ALEXANDER GUSTAV LENNART WEST
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
   
(a)
   
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Sweden
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
 
7.2%
 
 
 
 
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
IN, HC
 
 
 
 

 


CUSIP No. G20307123
Page 5 of 13 Pages
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
OLIVER PAUL WEISBERG
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
   
(a)
   
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
United States of America
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
 
7.2%
 
 
 
 
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
IN, HC
 
 
 
 

 


 
   
 
Page 6 of 13 Pages
 
Item 1(a).
Name of Issuer:

CF Corporation (the “Issuer”)

Item 1(b).
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

1701 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas, Nevada 89134

Item 2(a).
Name of Person Filing

This Statement is filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”)

i)
Blue Pool Capital Limited (“BPCL”);
ii)
Blue Pool Management Ltd. (“BPM”);
iii)
Alexander Gustav Lennart West (“Mr. West”); and
iv)
Oliver Paul Weisberg (“Mr. Weisberg”).

This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) represented by Units (as defined herein) held for the account of Absolute Partners Master Fund Limited (the “Master Fund”), an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.  BPCL provides investment advisory services to the investment manager of the Master Fund and, in such capacity, exercises voting and investment power over the Shares represented by the Units held for the account of the Master Fund.  BPM is the sole shareholder of BPCL.  Each of Mr. West and Mr. Weisberg is a shareholder and a director of BPM.

Item 2(b).
Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 3208 Two Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong.

Item 2(c).
Citizenship:

i)
BPCL is a company incorporated in Hong Kong;
ii)
BPM is an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands;
iii)
Mr. West is a citizen of Sweden; and
iv)
Mr. Weisberg is a citizen of the United States of America.

Item 2(d).
Title of Class of Securities:

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”)

Item 2(e).
CUSIP Number:

G20307123

 
   
 
Page 7 of 13 Pages
 
Item 3.
If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:
 
(g)          T
A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(j)          T
A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
     
Item 4.
Ownership:
Item 4(a)
Amount Beneficially Owned:

As of December 31, 2016, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of 5,000,000 Shares represented by Units held by the Master Fund.  Each “Unit” consists of one Share and one-half of one redeemable warrant to purchase one Share at a purchase price of $11.50 per Share, subject to adjustment, terms and limitations (the “Warrants”).   The Warrants may not be exercised within 60 days of the date hereof and, accordingly, have not been included in the Reporting Person’s aggregate beneficial ownership reported herein.

Item 4(b)
Percent of Class:

As of December 31, 2016, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 7.2% of Shares outstanding (based on 69,000,000 Shares outstanding as of November 9, 2016, according to the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended on September 30, 2016, filed November 9, 2016).

Item 4(c)
Number of Shares as to which such person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
5,000,000
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
5,000,000

Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

This Item 5 is not applicable.

Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

See disclosure in Items 2 and 4 hereof.  The Master Fund has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, more than 5 percent of the Shares covered by this Statement that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.

Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

This Item 8 is not applicable.

SCHEDULE 13G
   
 
Page 8 of 13 Pages
 

Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group:

This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.
Certification:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.

By signing below I further certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to Blue Pool Capital Limited, registered with and licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong to conduct Type 9 regulated activities (asset management), is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution listed in Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).  I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.
 
 


 
   
 
Page 9 of 13 Pages
 
SIGNATURE
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 
BLUE POOL CAPITAL LIMITED
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Henry Li
 
    Name: Henry Li  
    Title: Partner and General Counsel  
       
 
 
BLUE POOL MANAGEMENT LTD.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Henry Li
 
    Name: Henry Li  
    Title:
Attorney-in-fact for each of Alexander Gustav
Lennart West  and Oliver Paul Weisberg,
Directors of Blue Pool Management Ltd.
 
       
 
 
ALEXANDER GUSTAV LENNART WEST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Henry Li
 
    Name: Henry Li  
    Title:
Attorney-in-fact
 
       
 
 
OLIVER PAUL WEISBERG
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Henry Li
 
    Name: Henry Li  
    Title:
Attorney-in-fact
 
       
 
February 14, 2017

 
   
 
Page 10 of 13 Pages
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Ex.
 
Page No.

A
Joint Filing Agreement
11
B
Power of Attorney:  Alexander Gustav Lennart West
12
C
Power of Attorney:  Oliver Paul Weisberg
13
 

 

 
   
 
Page 11 of 13 Pages

EXHIBIT A


JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares of CF Corporation dated as of February 14, 2017 is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13D) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 

 
BLUE POOL CAPITAL LIMITED
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Henry Li
 
    Name: Henry Li  
    Title: Partner and General Counsel  
       
 
 
BLUE POOL MANAGEMENT LTD.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Henry Li
 
    Name: Henry Li  
    Title:
Attorney-in-fact for each of Alexander Gustav
Lennart West  and Oliver Paul Weisberg,
Directors of Blue Pool Management Ltd.
 
       
 
 
ALEXANDER GUSTAV LENNART WEST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Henry Li
 
    Name: Henry Li  
    Title:
Attorney-in-fact
 
       
 
 
OLIVER PAUL WEISBERG
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Henry Li
 
    Name: Henry Li  
    Title:
Attorney-in-fact
 
       
 
 
 
February 14, 2017
 

 
   
 
Page 12 of 13 Pages

EXHIBIT B
POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these present, that I, Alexander Gustav Lennart West, hereby make, constitute and appoint Henry Li, acting individually, as my agent and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing in my name, (a) in my personal capacity or (b) in my capacity as Director of Blue Pool Management Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands, all documents, certificates, instruments, statements, filings and agreements (“documents”) to be filed with or delivered to United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, (1) all documents relating to the beneficial ownership of securities required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(d) or Section 16(a) of the Act, including, without limitation: (a) any acquisition statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto; (b) any joint filing agreements pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act; and (c) any initial statements of, or statements of changes in, beneficial ownership of securities on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5, and (2) any information statements on Form 13F required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(f) of the Act.

All past acts of this attorney-in-fact in furtherance of the foregoing are hereby ratified and confirmed.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of it being (a) revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact or (b) superseded by a new power of attorney regarding the purposes outlined herein as of a later date .

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney, this 10th day of January 2017.

 
 
/s/ Alexander Gustav Lennart West
 
 
Alexander Gustav Lennart West
 



 
   
 
Page 13 of 13 Pages

EXHIBIT C
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
Know all by these present, that I, Oliver Paul Weisberg, hereby make, constitute and appoint Henry Li, acting individually, as my agent and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing in my name, (a) in my personal capacity or (b) in my capacity as Director of Blue Pool Management Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands, all documents, certificates, instruments, statements, filings and agreements (“documents”) to be filed with or delivered to United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, (1) all documents relating to the beneficial ownership of securities required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(d) or Section 16(a) of the Act, including, without limitation: (a) any acquisition statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto; (b) any joint filing agreements pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act; and (c) any initial statements of, or statements of changes in, beneficial ownership of securities on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5, and (2) any information statements on Form 13F required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(f) of the Act.

All past acts of this attorney-in-fact in furtherance of the foregoing are hereby ratified and confirmed.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of it being (a) revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact or (b) superseded by a new power of attorney regarding the purposes outlined herein as of a later date .

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney, this 10th day of January 2017.

 
 
/s/ Oliver Paul Weisberg
 
 
Oliver Paul Weisberg
 

 

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