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Private equity fund operations from first close to final distribution

Closed-ended funds run on commitments, calls and waterfalls. Fundtec keeps capital accounts, carry and LP reporting accurate across the full life of each fund.

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What

Private equity fund operations cover the accounting and investor work behind a closed-ended fund: capital calls and distributions, waterfall and carried interest calculations, GP and management company accounting, portfolio valuation support and LP reporting. Fundtec provides these services for private equity sponsors and their administrators, producing IRR, TVPI, DPI and MOIC metrics and ILPA-aligned reports on Tychi or the client’s systems.

Who it’s for

Managers running this strategy who want administration and operations that already understand its accounting, valuation and investor-reporting demands.

What happens first

A 30-minute scoping call, then a written plan: scope, the transition timeline and indicative pricing. No generic proposal.

What private equity fund accounting involves

A private equity fund raises commitments, not cash. Money arrives through capital calls over an investment period and returns through distributions as portfolio companies are sold or recapitalized. Each LP’s capital account must reflect contributions, allocated income, fees, carry and distributions exactly as the LPA describes.

The hardest parts are rarely daily. They are the events: a subsequent close with equalization interest, a partial exit through the distribution waterfall, a GP clawback test, a fee offset from transaction income. Fundtec models these events once, documents them, and reuses the model every quarter so the numbers LPs receive can be traced to the agreement.

Private equity operations we cover

  1. 01

    Capital calls and distributions

    Pro-rata call and distribution calculations, notices, cash tracking against the notice, and defaulting-investor procedures if needed.

  2. 02

    Waterfall and carried interest

    European or American waterfalls with return of capital, hurdle rate, GP catch-up and carried interest split, plus clawback tracking.

  3. 03

    Subsequent closes

    Rebalancing of contributions across LPs and calculation of equalization interest owed by late-closing investors.

  4. 04

    Management fees and offsets

    Fees on commitments during the investment period, on invested capital afterwards, net of transaction and monitoring fee offsets.

  5. 05

    GP and management company accounting

    Books for the GP entity, carry vehicle and management company, including fee income, expense allocation and partner capital.

  6. 06

    Portfolio valuation support

    Quarterly valuation files, roll-forwards and support schedules prepared under the manager’s policy and the fair value hierarchy.

Where Fundtec sits in a private equity fund

Fundtec is the operating partner, not the GP, auditor or legal adviser. We calculate, reconcile and report under the terms the GP and its counsel have set. Where an LPA clause is ambiguous, we document the interpretation, agree it with the GP in writing and apply it the same way every quarter, so LP reporting stays consistent from first close to final distribution.

Key private equity metrics and reports we produce

Metric or reportWhat it showsTypical cadence
IRRTime-weighted return on actual cash flows, gross and net of fees and carryQuarterly
TVPITotal value (distributed plus residual NAV) relative to paid-in capitalQuarterly
DPICash actually returned to LPs relative to paid-in capitalQuarterly
MOICGross value multiple on invested capital, by deal and in aggregateQuarterly
Capital account statementCommitment, contributions, allocations, distributions and unfunded balance per LPQuarterly
ILPA-aligned reporting templateStandardized fee, expense and carry disclosure requested by many institutional LPsQuarterly or annual
Waterfall and carry scheduleHypothetical liquidation carry, accrued carry and clawback exposureQuarterly

How a capital call is processed

Confirm purpose and amount

Agree the call amount with the GP by use: investments, fees, expenses or facility repayment.

Allocate by commitment

Calculate each LP’s share from unfunded commitments, honoring excusal and side letter terms.

Issue notices

Prepare and distribute notices through the investor portal or email with wire instructions and due date.

Track receipts

Match incoming wires to the notice, chase late payers and record contributions in each capital account.

Engagement model

How an engagement is structured

Economics aligned to your growth. Scope, cadence and pricing are confirmed jointly in the first phase.

  1. 01 · Weeks 1–4

    Onboarding & design

    A phase-linked fee covers process mapping, the operational handbook, systems access and the SLA framework — before any handover.

    • Target operating model
    • Operational handbook
    • SLAs agreed jointly
  2. 02 · From the parallel run

    Monthly base fee

    Your dedicated team, pod manager oversight and the governance cadence — daily huddle, weekly review, monthly service review, QBR.

    • Named PM → SME
    • Trained backup for every role
    • Governance included
  3. 03 · As you grow

    Scales with AUM

    AUM-linked tiers and pre-agreed triggers for new mandates or counterparties — so growth never means renegotiating the contract.

    • Transparent triggers
    • No renegotiation
    • Quarterly pricing review

Every engagement starts with a scoping call — no obligation, no generic proposal.

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Questions

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Last reviewed September 23, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Can Fundtec model a private equity distribution waterfall?

Yes. Fundtec builds the waterfall directly from the LPA, whether European (whole-of-fund) or American (deal-by-deal), including return of capital, preferred return, GP catch-up and carried interest split. The model is documented, tested against sample distributions and reused each quarter, and it tracks clawback exposure where the GP has received carry early.

Do you produce ILPA-format reports for LPs?

Yes. Fundtec prepares fee, expense and carried interest disclosures in the layout of the ILPA reporting templates when LPs or the GP request it, alongside standard capital account statements. Data is drawn from the same ledger as the financial statements, so figures reconcile across every report an LP receives.

How are IRR, TVPI, DPI and MOIC calculated for a PE fund?

IRR is calculated on dated cash flows between LPs and the fund plus residual NAV. TVPI divides distributions plus NAV by paid-in capital, DPI uses distributions alone, and MOIC compares value to invested capital at deal level. Fundtec reports gross and net figures and documents the method so auditors and LPs can recompute them.

Do you handle GP and management company accounting as well as the fund?

Yes. Sponsors often want one team to keep the fund, GP entity, carry vehicle and management company books consistent. Fundtec maintains each entity’s ledger, records fee income and carry allocations, allocates shared expenses under the agreed policy and prepares financials for each entity’s auditor.

How do you treat investors who join at a subsequent close?

Late-closing investors contribute their share of prior calls so every LP is funded pro rata to commitment. Fundtec calculates the true-up, any equalization interest owed under the LPA, and the refunds due to earlier LPs, then records each movement in the relevant capital accounts and issues supporting notices.

Can Fundtec support portfolio company valuations?

Fundtec prepares valuation support: roll-forwards, input schedules, comparable data compilation and documentation under the manager’s valuation policy. The valuation conclusion remains the manager’s responsibility and is reviewed by the auditor. Our role is to make the file complete, consistent and ready for committee review.

Get LP reporting you can trace to the LPA

Share your fund terms and reporting calendar. We will show how calls, waterfalls and carry run through one documented model.

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