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Capital Call

Capital Call is a concept that clarifies fund performance and GP/LP alignment.

Deep dive

Capital Call helps you separate true performance, timing effects, and risk taken. Helpful formula: define scope clearly and compare two scenarios before deciding.

Key formula

Total committed amount - Amount already called

Real-world examples

PE case: Capital Call

The investment committee compares funds with different maturity and risk profiles. Capital Call is used as the anchor to compare conservative and ambitious scenarios.

fund_size_eur:: 400000000
tvpi:: 1.85
dpi:: 0.74
fund_life_years:: 10

Pitfalls to avoid

Judging a fund too early without considering J-curve dynamics.
Comparing multiples while ignoring time dimension of cash-flows.

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