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Distribution waterfall & carried interest calculator

European · American · hybrid · clawback-aware

Excel waterfalls break the moment a side letter changes the hurdle. Caproom's distribution waterfall engine takes the term sheet, the cash flows and the side letters and produces a defensible carried interest calculation per LP.

Watch the waterfall fill

Set the parameters, then scroll to fill each tier.

Parameters

€100.0m
€150.0m
8%
20%
5 years
Return of Capital€100.0m
Preferred Return (LP)€40.0m
GP Catch-up€10.0m
Residual Split€100.0m — LP €80.0m / GP €20.0m
LP total
€220.0m
GP total
€30.0m
GP share of profit
20.0%

Illustrative — European whole-of-fund waterfall, 100% GP catch-up, simple preferred return accrual. The production engine uses Term Sheet parameters with optional side-letter overrides.

The problem with current tools

  • Excel models that nobody dares to update mid-fund.
  • Side letter MFN changes the hurdle for one LP, and the model doesn't reflect it.
  • No clawback tracker; GP overdistribution discovered at fund wind-down.

What Caproom does differently

European, American, hybrid

Switch via the term sheet, no remodelling, no version control nightmare.

Side letter aware

Each LP's carry calc honours its MFN, its hurdle and its catch-up.

Clawback ledger

Cumulative GP carry vs. realised return per LP; clawback liability surfaced in real time.

Per-deal & whole-fund views

Both at the same time, both reconciled to the GL.

See it in your data

30-minute demo on your fund, no slideware.

10bn+

AUM ADVISED ON BY THE FOUNDER SINCE 2017

9 yrs

Years of Dutch fund formation and corporate practice

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Get in Touch

Have questions about Caproom? We'd love to hear from you. Reach out directly or schedule a call.

Office

Jacob Bontiusplaats 9, 1018 LL Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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You'll speak with Duco.

A 30-minute call with the founder, a former fund formation lawyer. No discovery deck, no qualification gate. Bring a draft term sheet or just your structuring questions.

Built by Duco Poppema, former Dutch fund formation and corporate lawyer, in practice from 2017 to 2026, recognised in Legal 500.

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