Capital Call
A capital call is a formal request requiring a private-fund investor to fund part of an existing capital commitment by a stated date.
Fund Structures and Capital Flows terms covering fund structures, portfolio tools, indexes, investment strategies, return measures, and account mechanics.
Fund Structures And Capital Flows terms describe how fund structures, capital flows, gates, feeders, fund-of-funds arrangements, switching, and turnover affect investors.
Use this branch when operating mechanics alter liquidity, fees, tax drag, redemption rights, manager flexibility, or cash-flow timing.
| Term | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Capital Call | How a private fund requests committed capital, calculates investor allocations, and records the resulting contribution. |
| Distribution Waterfall | The sequence for returning capital and allocating preferred return, catch-up, carried interest, and residual fund proceeds. |
| Feeder Fund | A fund structure, capital-flow, gate, feeder, switching, turnover, or liquidity-management term. |
| Fund of Funds | A fund structure, capital-flow, gate, feeder, switching, turnover, or liquidity-management term. |
| Gate Provision | A fund structure, capital-flow, gate, feeder, switching, turnover, or liquidity-management term. |
| Master-Feeder Structure | A fund structure, capital-flow, gate, feeder, switching, turnover, or liquidity-management term. |
Check capital-call terms, redemption gates, feeder or master-feeder links, fund-of-funds layering, turnover, switching rules, cash-flow waterfall, and liquidity management tools.
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A capital call is a formal request requiring a private-fund investor to fund part of an existing capital commitment by a stated date.
What a feeder fund owns, how returns and expenses pass through a master fund, and what investors should verify before investing.
How a fund of funds invests through other funds, with examples of diversification, layered fees, liquidity, overlap, and investor checks.
A gate provision limits how much investors can redeem from a fund on a dealing date, affecting liquidity, timing, and remaining investors.
How master-feeder funds pool feeder vehicles into one portfolio, including fees, liquidity, governance, and investor checks.