Expert Guide

Deep dive into alternative investment with our expert-curated guides, crafted by Kai Global's seasoned specialists. These comprehensive resources offer unparalleled insight into fund structures, tax considerations, and compliance essentials, transforming industry complexity into your competitive advantage.

Close-Ended Fund Catch-Up Mechanisms

This guide is a continuation of a series of educational post on fund management. If you would like to find out more about how a fund works, please visit our Expert Insights webpage. In every close-ended fund, waterfall distribution mechanisms are designed to align the economic interests of limited partners (“investors” or “LPs”) and fund manager (or “GPs”), Two of the most critical elements of this alignment are the preferred return and the catch-up mechanism. Both preferred

Closed-Ended Fund Waterfalls

Explanatory guide on the various types of carried interest waterfall, and how each type of waterfall protects the investors / limited partners (“LPs”) while incentivising the fund managers / general partners (“GPs”).

Understanding Management Fee

What exactly does a fund's management fee pay for? From salaries and due diligence to tapering rates in the divestment phase, we explore the critical role this fee plays in ensuring a fund manager's stability and long-term focus.

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