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A $200.0 million fund makes three investments: Investment A ($25.0 million profit), Investment B ($45.0 million profit), and Investment C ($15.0 million loss).
Under a whole-fund (European) waterfall, when would the GP receive their first carry distribution?
- Only after the cumulative distributions from all deals exceed the total $200.0 million paid-in capital plus the preferred return.
- After the profits from A and B exceed the loss from C, regardless of total capital returned.
- Immediately upon the profitable exit of Investment A, provided Investment A returned its own cost.
- Once Investment B is exited, as the cumulative profits then exceed the fund's 'dry powder' threshold.
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