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Commercial Real Estate Private Equity Pure Edge Computation

Multifamily Real Estate Syndication Waterfall & Promote Calculator

Model commercial real estate private equity distribution waterfalls. Evaluate LP preferred return hurdles, sponsor promote carried interest, cash-on-cash yield, and project equity multiples.

Formula: LP Distribution = LP Invested Capital + Annual Preferred Return + ((Exit Proceeds - Capital) * (1 - Promote %))

Model Parameters

$

Total combined equity raised from Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partner (GP).

%

Percentage of total project equity contributed by passive LP investors (typically 80% to 95%).

%

Annual cumulative preferred return paid to LP investors before sponsor promote participation.

$

Net cash flow from operations available for periodic equity distributions.

$

Net capital proceeds generated upon property sale or cash-out refinancing.

%

Sponsor carried interest percentage earned on profits exceeding the preferred return hurdle (e.g. 20% in an 80/20 split).

Outputs & Underwriting Summary

Calculation Status
SYNDICATION WATERFALL PROFITABLE
Verified Model
Limited Partner (LP) Equity Multiple
1.46x MOIC
Annualized Simple ROI: 9.19%/yr | LP Net Profit: $827200.00
Total LP Distributions
$2627200.00
LP Initial Equity: $1800000.00 | Cumulative Pref: $144000.00
General Partner (GP) Promote & Waterfalls
$392800.00 total GP distributions
GP Invested: $200000.00 | GP Profit: $192800.00 | 8.0% Preferred Return / 20.0% Promote
In an 80/20 syndication promote structure with an 8.0% preferred return, Limited Partners contributing $1,800,000.00 receive $144,000.00/yr in priority hurdle distributions. Upon capital event exit ($2,800,000.00 proceeds), total LP cumulative distributions reach $2,627,200.00, delivering a 1.46x equity multiple alongside $392,800.00 in GP co-investment and carried interest promote.