Tail-end fund

A fund near the end of its life holding its last unsold positions.

Tail-end fund in practice

Hypothetical: a fund in its tenth year retains interests in two investments while evaluating exit options and any permitted extension. Ten years is an illustration, not a universal cutoff, and the remaining holdings need not be wholly owned companies.

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