Investment Committee Memo · Waterfalls
Gratus Reserve V, LLC
Commercial RE · Debt · Vintage 2019
7
Waterfalls composite LP-favorability score (0–100)
0
LP take (absolute)
15
Pref quality
0
Fee drag
10
GP alignment
20
Timing risk
Key economics
- Preferred return
- —
- Hurdle rate
- —
- LP / GP split
- 85% / 15%
- GP catch-up
- No
- GP clawback
- —
- GP commitment
- —
Diligence findings (6 · 3 high/critical)
- highDDQ gap: Does the fund engage an independent auditor?The offering documents don't answer a standard institutional DDQ question (Governance). An allocator will ask this directly — the GP should be ready with an answer.
- highDDQ gap: Does the fund have a GP clawback provision?The offering documents don't answer a standard institutional DDQ question (Economics). An allocator will ask this directly — the GP should be ready with an answer.
- highDDQ gap: What is the preferred return (hurdle) rate offered to LPs?The offering documents don't answer a standard institutional DDQ question (Economics). An allocator will ask this directly — the GP should be ready with an answer.
- mediumDDQ gap: What is the GP's capital commitment (skin in the game)?The offering documents don't answer a standard institutional DDQ question (Economics). An allocator will ask this directly — the GP should be ready with an answer.
- mediumDDQ gap: What is the target offering size?The offering documents don't answer a standard institutional DDQ question (Structure). An allocator will ask this directly — the GP should be ready with an answer.
- mediumGP earns a promote but no tier returns LP capital firstThe waterfall pays the GP a promote/carry, yet none of the extracted tiers return the LP's contributed capital before that promote runs. Either the PPM omits a return-of-capital step or the extractor missed it — either way the distribution section is worth a read.
DDQ readiness — 54% covered
7 answered · 1 partial · 5 gaps of 13 standard questions.