Can we recycle funds only after returning the Fund's total target size to the Limited Partners?

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Haw Kuo

on July 31, 2023

May 03, 2023

I think the below means that first we need to return the $25M to LPs, before we can recycle? “After a Limited Partner has received cumulative distributions equal to the sum of the aggregate capital Contributions made to the Fund by such Limited Partner, the then-current amount of a Limited Partner’s Unused Capital Commitment shall be increased by an amount equal to the Recycled Amount.”

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Pablo Vidal Arean

May 03, 2023

You can recycle anything over the capital contribution.

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Haw Kuo

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Jul 31, 2023

The recycling provision does not refer to the Fund's target size.

The recycling language in the Cornerstone LPA template means that:

After a limited partner receives distributions equal to its total capital contributions (not commitment) to the Fund;
The limited partner's "Unused Capital Commitment" (amount available to be called and deployed) will be increased by an amount up to the Recycled Amount.

For example:

A limited partner commits a total of $X to the Fund, which has Y% as the Recycled Amount;
Total capital called is 50% after a few years;
The limited partner's Unused Capital Commitment is now 50%;
There is an exit/distribution that returns 100% of the limited partner's capital contribution;
The limited partner's Unused Capital Commitment can be increased by up to Y% of the total commitment.

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