Investment Committee Memo · Waterfalls
Groundfloor Loans 1, LLC
Groundfloor Finance · Unknown · Vintage 2014
28
Waterfalls composite LP-favorability score (0–100)
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LP take (absolute)
0
Pref quality
75
Fee drag
15
GP alignment
20
Timing risk
Key economics
- Preferred return
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- Hurdle rate
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- LP / GP split
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- GP catch-up
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- GP clawback
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- GP commitment
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Diligence findings (12 · 4 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 LP/GP carried-interest split above the preferred return?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: Does the fund use a third-party fund administrator?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.
- mediumDDQ gap: Is there a GP catch-up, and at what rate?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 distribution-waterfall structure does the fund use?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.
- 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.
- mediumNumeric inconsistency — Sponsor real estate loan track recordThe Sponsor's real estate/accounting team track record 'Through July 31, 2023' is stated as 'more than 4,700 commercial real estate loans' on page 81 but 'more than 2,500 commercial real estate loans' on page 101 — the same metric (same team, same date, same '$1 billion' total) is given two conflicting loan counts.
- lowNumeric inconsistency — Company telephone numberThe Company's telephone number is given as '(404) 850-9225' on the cover/notice pages (pages 3 and 14) but as '(404) 850-9223' in the prospectus summary on page 7 — the last digit disagrees.
- infoSpelling / typo — JanauryThe word 'January' is misspelled 'Janaury' in the Employees disclosure stating the Sponsor's headcount.
- infoSpelling / typo — Mary 2014 until Mary 2015In Patrick Donoghue's management bio the month 'May' is misspelled 'Mary' twice ('from Mary 2014 until Mary 2015'); the same error is repeated verbatim where the bio is duplicated on page 107.
DDQ readiness — 38% covered
5 answered · 0 partial · 8 gaps of 13 standard questions.