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Distribute exit proceeds

Exit proceeds go out to LPs on the LPA’s waterfall, recorded, booked and explained to each LP.

PlanDistribute exit proceeds

  1. Run the waterfall

    Held

    Operator runs your LPA’s waterfall on the proceeds, citing each clause: return of capital, preferred return, catch-up and carry.

    Operator
  2. Draft each LP’s share

    Held

    Checks the pro-rata split of the LP total, then drafts each LP’s amount, what it counts as, and the journal lines.

    Operator
  3. Check the waterfall

    Held

    Your accountant checks the waterfall and the amounts against the LPA.

    PersonAccountant approves
  4. Approve and send the wires

    Held

    You approve the amounts and send the wires from the fund’s bank.

    PersonGP approves
  5. Record the distribution

    Held

    Records the paid distribution with each LP’s amount, once the wires are out.

    API actionGP confirms
  6. Book it on the ledger

    Held

    Posts one entry for the realized gain, the carry allocation and the distribution, once your accountant confirms it.

    API actionAccountant confirms
  7. Send each LP their notice

    Held

    Sends every LP a notice with their amount and what it counts as, behind one approval.

    API actionper LPGP approves all in one go
  8. Show the result

    Held

    Reads the fund’s performance after the distribution. You see each LP’s amount, a junior sees the total, and each LP sees only their own.

    API action

The plan as it runs: each step waits for the one before it, and stops at its gate until the owner approves.

At a glance

Who runs it, and when

Who runs it
GP
What starts it
Proceeds from an exit or a secondary sale land in the fund’s bank account.
How often
Per exit
Vehicle
Fund

Ask Operator

Start it in a sentence

Ask Operator in chat. It drafts the plan for your fund, and nothing runs until you release it.

  • You

    We got the proceeds from the acquisition, distribute them to LPs.

  • You

    Run the waterfall on the sale proceeds and pay out.

  • You

    Distribute the secondary sale proceeds.

The outcome

The proceeds are paid out on your LPA’s waterfall, recorded and booked, with your accountant’s and your sign-off first, and every LP has a notice with their amount.

What it proves

  • Runs your LPA’s waterfall on the real proceeds and cites the clauses it used.
  • Moves no money until your accountant and you have each signed off.
  • Records, books and notifies from the same approved figures, with no retyping.
  • Sends every LP their notice behind one approval.
  • Shows each viewer only what they should: an LP sees their own amount, a junior the total.

Run it on your fund

Talk to the team about running this playbook on your own fund.