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Private Equity Fund Due Diligence Questionnaire

Create a private equity fund DDQ template and due diligence checklist for LPs covering strategy, team, track record, terms and operations. Turn an LP's manager-underwriting checklist, evidence requests and decision conditions into a structured private equity fund DDQ.

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What this generator covers

  1. Fund and review scope
  2. Strategy and fund size
  3. LP mandate and portfolio fit
  4. Team, governance and continuity
  5. Track record and attribution
  6. Sourcing and selection
  7. Reference programme
  8. Portfolio construction
  9. Value creation and monitoring
  10. Fees, carry and net-return bridge
  11. GP commitment and alignment
  12. Fund terms and LP protections
  13. Operational due diligence
  14. Cash flows and liquidity
  15. Open items and conditions
  16. Preliminary recommendation

Inputs used by the document

  • Fund mandate: Limited partner, Manager, Fund, Strategy, Target fund size, Proposed commitment, Mandate fit
  • Manager evidence: Team and decision makers, Track-record attribution, Sourcing evidence, References
  • Fund design and terms: Portfolio construction, Value-creation plan, Fees and carry, GP commitment and alignment, LP protections
  • Operations and decision: Operational diligence, Cash-flow and liquidity, Open diligence items, Preliminary recommendation

01

Fund and review scope

Institutional Investment Office is evaluating a commitment to Proposed Private Equity Fund IV, managed by Private Markets Manager. The DDQ should be answered with source documents, consistent data definitions and named evidence owners.

02

Strategy and fund size

Proposed Private Equity Fund IV targets $1.5bn for a North American lower-middle-market buyout strategy. Test whether the opportunity set, team capacity and expected ownership support that scale.

03

LP mandate and portfolio fit

The proposed commitment is $40m. Stated mandate fit: Adds lower-middle-market exposure while remaining within the approved buyout allocation. Confirm look-through strategy, geography, sector, vintage and manager concentration before approval.

04

Team, governance and continuity

Document partner responsibilities, investment-committee voting, turnover, succession and key-person coverage

05

Track record and attribution

Rebuild gross and net results by deal, partner, role, realization status, fund and relevant predecessor vehicle

06

Sourcing and selection

Quantify proprietary, intermediary and sponsor-backed sourcing; provide conversion rates and representative declined deals

07

Reference programme

Complete on-list and off-list calls with executives, lenders, co-investors, former employees and portfolio-company leaders

08

Portfolio construction

18-22 platform investments, 10%-12% initial exposure per company and explicit follow-on and add-on reserves

09

Value creation and monitoring

Identify the operating resources, intervention rights, underwriting assumptions and evidence behind margin and growth plans

10

Fees, carry and net-return bridge

2.0% management fee during the investment period, 20% carry after an 8% preferred return and 100% transaction-fee offset

11

GP commitment and alignment

Confirm amount, funding source, partner allocation, fee-waiver treatment, recycling and cross-fund conflicts

12

Fund terms and LP protections

Review key-person, removal, suspension, LPAC, valuation, conflicts, extensions, MFN and reporting provisions

13

Operational due diligence

Verify fund administrator, auditor, counsel, valuation policy, cash controls, cybersecurity, compliance and business continuity

14

Cash flows and liquidity

Model capital calls, management fees, recycling, distributions, subscription-line effects and unfunded exposure under downside cases

15

Open items and conditions

Complete two off-list references, reconcile one partially realized attribution case and receive the final side-letter draft

16

Preliminary recommendation

Proceed only after the open items are resolved and the final terms remain within policy

How to use this document generator

Review the example assumptions, replace them with information from your own investment process, and check every statement against the governing documents and source data. The interactive version updates the draft immediately and can export it to Word or PDF without a login.

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Scope

This is a practical starting point, not legal, tax, or investment advice.

Template 1.0 · Reviewed 13 August 2026