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Data Room and DDQ
Make the management company easy to understand: its legal identity, ownership, structure and registration status.
The firm section describes the organization that manages the fund. Gather the formation documents, ownership records and relevant registration filings before drafting. Use them to explain which entity does what, keeping the management company distinct from the fund vehicle.
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The DDQ's firm section is asking about the management company, not the fund vehicle, which is a different section entirely. It wants the legal name and structure of the entity, its ownership breakdown down to any individual or entity holding a meaningful stake, and a plain statement of how long the firm has existed in its current form. A firm still operating under a prior name, or one where "the firm" in conversation and "the firm" on the org chart are not quite the same entity, needs to resolve that mismatch before the questionnaire goes out, not explain it after an allocator notices.
An ownership percentage or entity name can change while an older deck remains in circulation. Check the current source records and explain any predecessor entity or pending change. This is easier to resolve before the questionnaire is shared than during a follow-up exchange.
Reconcile factual differences and label dates and entity roles clearly. Consistency means the documents tell the same supported story; it does not require identical wording.
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