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Alternative Investment Returns After Fees and Carried Interest

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Understanding fees and carried interest

A projected gross return is not the return an investor ultimately keeps. Management fees reduce the proceeds available for distribution, while carried interest gives the sponsor a share of profits according to the deal's waterfall.

What is carried interest?

Carried interest, often called carry, is the sponsor's share of investment profits. A 20% carry generally means the sponsor receives 20% of the profit that is subject to the deal's waterfall after the applicable investor protections.

What is a hurdle rate or preferred return?

A preferred return sets the return threshold that applies before the sponsor participates in profits. Catch-up provisions and hard versus soft hurdle terms determine what happens after that threshold is reached. Read what a preferred return actually means.

Gross IRR vs. net IRR — what's the difference?

Gross IRR describes performance before investor-level fees and carry. Net IRR is the annualized return left for the investor after those costs. Fee terms are one part of a broader sponsor review; see how to evaluate a private equity sponsor.