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Data Room and DDQ
Use this list to check who is responsible, which practices are in place and what evidence an LP can review.
Operational due diligence examines how the fund works as a business. It sits alongside the investment case: how money and information are handled, who is responsible and what happens when something goes wrong. The requirements depend on the fund and the LP, but these areas are useful starting points.
An LP may treat a missing item as a condition of proceeding. Ask which requirements apply and explain the current state, rather than assuming every institution uses the same four automatic exclusions.
Confirm reporting frequency, content and audit obligations against the documents, applicable rules and LP agreements. There is no universal Fund II or $30 million audit threshold. Keep reporting readiness and audit status distinct.
Map the administrator, counsel, audit and compliance work required for your fund, then plan engagement and onboarding dates. Build a budget from actual scope and quotes. A fixed $250,000 annual operating-cost floor is not a substitute for that analysis.
A policy, a responsible person and evidence that the practice operates are three different things. Check all three where they matter.
Work from dependencies: confirm requirements with advisers, assign responsibilities and build the reporting and control processes that follow. Track current, planned and not-applicable items separately, with reasons and realistic next steps.
Check your operational readiness
Upload one document containing your compliance manual, your policies, or a description of your current operational stack. No signup required for your first result.
One PDF or DOCX, up to 15 MiB. Three successful free reads are shared across the library; no account is needed. This is an initial review, not an eligibility decision or a fund rating.
Perspectives by Colibrí Strategies: practical notes for GPs and the LPs who back them.
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