Fund Structure
Subscription Credit Facility
A line of credit secured by LP capital commitments that lets funds make investments before calling capital from LPs.
A subscription credit facility (also called a capital call facility) is a revolving credit line extended to a fund, secured by the uncalled capital commitments of its LPs. This allows the GP to make investments quickly without waiting for capital calls to be funded, smoothing cash management and potentially boosting IRR by delaying capital calls.
In Practice
A $200M fund with a subscription line can invest $20M immediately upon finding a deal, then call the capital from LPs 90 days later to repay the credit facility.
Why It Matters
While subscription lines improve operational flexibility and boost reported IRR, they've become controversial because they can artificially inflate time-weighted returns by shortening the measured investment period.
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