Fund structures, private equity, costs and the measures used to judge performance.
How a closed-ended private equity fund works for its investors: why you commit money rather than pay it in, how capital calls and distributions work, why returns follow a J-curve, and how to read IRR, TVPI and DPI, fees and carried interest.
Read the reportThe four fund labels a European investor meets most often, compared side by side: who may invest, how often you can sell, who supervises the product and the manager, and which documents you receive before you invest.
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