Topic
Private Equity & Alternatives
Technology and operational strategies for PE firms, venture capital, hedge funds, and alternative asset managers.
14 articles
How to Track Unfunded Commitments and Recallable Capital
Keep a live ledger of each LP's commitment, drawdowns, distributions subject to recall, and the callable balance that is actually left.
The Role of NAV Triggers in Subscription Line Credit Facilities
NAV triggers adjust subscription line facility terms automatically when a fund's net asset value crosses a predetermined threshold.
Managing Clawback Obligations and Escrow Accounts in PE Accounting
Clawback obligations represent one of the most complex accounting and legal challenges in private equity.
How to Build a Fund of Funds (FoF) Fee and Expense Allocation Model
A fund of funds must spread management fees, performance fees, and expenses across underlying investments with different terms and timelines.
What Is a QIP (Qualified Institutional Placement) Workflow in PE?
A QIP lets listed companies and private equity funds issue securities to institutional investors under exemptions, bypassing the public offering process.
How to Handle GP Co-Investment and Carried Interest Tracking
Track GP co-investment and carried interest in separate ledger accounts, with automated waterfall processing and clawback escrow behind them.
How to Build a Deal Sourcing and Pipeline Management Workflow for PE
Start with an investment thesis specific enough to filter on — enterprise value, sector, geography — then build the sourcing pipeline around it.
How to Automate Investor Capital Call and Notice Distribution
Private equity funds issue large capital calls across many jurisdictions. Automation cuts distribution time and removes multi-currency errors.
What Is a Waterfall Distribution? (European vs. American Waterfall Explained)
A waterfall distribution sets the order in which fund proceeds flow to limited and general partners, tier by tier, before carried interest is paid.
How to Manage Lockups, Gates, and Side Pockets in Investor Allocations
Codify each restriction in the investor accounting system, compute eligibility at each redemption window, and report available against restricted capital.
What Is a P&L Explain? (Attribution by Sector, Region, Security)
A P&L explain decomposes trading gains and losses into the risk factors and sources that produced them, by sector, region, and individual security.
What Is Shadow NAV? And Why Hedge Funds Run It in Parallel
Shadow NAV is an independent calculation of a hedge fund's net asset value, kept apart from the official book of records and run in parallel with it.
How to Automate NAV (Net Asset Value) Calculation for Daily Pricing
Integrate custodian position feeds, multi-source pricing validation, and multi-level approval routing to deliver same-day fund pricing.
How to Reconcile Custodian vs. Internal Positions Daily
Import custodian files at market close, match on security identifier and quantity, and route every break through a tiered same-day investigation.