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Venture Capital And Private Equity

Limited Partnership Agreement LPA

Drafting Limited Partnership Agreements manually requires hours of careful attention to complex waterfall provisions, capital commitment structures, and GP/LP rights. Fund formation attorneys spend 6-8 hours per LPA ensuring consistency across management fees, clawback provisions, and distribution mechanics while managing multiple stakeholder requirements and regulatory compliance.

Automation ROI

Time savings at a glance

Manual workflow18 hoursAverage time your team spends by hand
With CaseMark25 minutesDelivery time with CaseMark automation
EfficiencySave 32.5x time with CaseMark

The Problem

Creating a comprehensive Limited Partnership Agreement requires extensive legal expertise and typically takes 15-20 hours of attorney time to draft all provisions governing GP-LP relationships, distribution waterfalls, and governance structures. Fund managers face high legal costs and lengthy turnaround times during critical fund formation periods when speed to market matters.

The CaseMark Solution

CaseMark automates the entire LPA drafting process by generating institutional-quality agreements with complete waterfall provisions, management fee structures, and governance frameworks tailored to your fund terms. Simply upload your term sheet and receive a comprehensive, negotiation-ready Limited Partnership Agreement in minutes instead of weeks.

Key benefits

How CaseMark automations transform your workflow

Generate complete LPAs with waterfall provisions, capital commitments, and GP terms in under 15 minutes

Ensure consistency across management fee structures, carried interest, and distribution mechanics

Automatically incorporate industry-standard provisions for clawback, defaults, and transfer restrictions

Reduce drafting time by 97% while maintaining precision in complex economic terms

Customize fund-specific parameters including preferred return rates, catch-up provisions, and investment periods

What you'll receive

Document Header and Title
Formation and Purpose (Article I)
Capital Commitments and Contributions (Article II)
Allocations and Distribution Waterfall (Article III)
Management and Operations (Article IV)
General Partner and Limited Partner Rights (Article V)
Management Fee Provisions
LPAC Structure
GP Clawback Provisions
Transfer Restrictions
Default Provisions

Document requirements

Required

  • Term Sheet or Fund Terms Summary

Optional

  • Marketing Materials or PPM
  • Subscription Agreements
  • Side Letter Provisions
  • Prior Fund LPA

Perfect for

Private Equity Fund Managers
Venture Capital General Partners
Fund Formation Attorneys
Corporate Counsel at Investment Firms
Emerging Fund Sponsors
Family Office Investment Teams

Also useful for

This workflow is applicable across multiple practice areas and use cases

LPAs are core securities documents for private fund offerings that must comply with securities regulations regarding capital raising, investor rights, and disclosure requirements.

Fund formation involves securities law compliance, and LPAs work in conjunction with PPMs and subscription agreements to satisfy regulatory requirements for private placements and exempt offerings.

LPAs establish governance structures, voting rights, and fiduciary duties between general and limited partners that mirror corporate governance frameworks for investment vehicles.

The workflow's provisions on GP/LP rights, LPAC structure, and management operations directly address governance issues critical to structuring investment partnerships and defining stakeholder relationships.

LPAs are foundational formation documents that establish the legal structure, capital structure, and operational framework for limited partnership entities.

Creating a limited partnership requires drafting the LPA as the primary governing document, similar to operating agreements for LLCs or bylaws for corporations, making this workflow essential for entity formation work.

Loan And Financing70% relevant

LPAs define capital commitment structures, distribution waterfalls, and economic terms that parallel financing arrangements and are often reviewed in fund-level financing transactions.

The workflow's capital contribution provisions, waterfall mechanics, and distribution terms are relevant when funds seek subscription line financing or when lenders need to understand partnership economics and payment priorities.

Frequently asked questions

Q

What information do I need to provide to generate an LPA?

A

You'll need your fund's basic terms including target size, management fee percentage, carried interest percentage, preferred return rate, investment period duration, and fund term length. Upload any term sheets, marketing materials, or prior fund documents you have. CaseMark will extract key details and prompt you for any missing critical information like jurisdiction of formation or specific investor requirements.

Q

Can the LPA handle both deal-by-deal and whole-fund waterfall structures?

A

Yes, CaseMark generates distribution waterfall provisions for both structures. You can specify whether you want deal-by-deal tracking with interim clawback provisions and escrow arrangements, or whole-fund aggregate performance measurement. The system drafts complete tier-by-tier waterfall language including return of capital, preferred return, GP catch-up, and carried interest split provisions.

Q

Is the generated LPA suitable for institutional investors?

A

Absolutely. CaseMark produces institutional-quality documentation that meets current market standards for private equity and venture capital funds. The agreements include comprehensive provisions covering LPAC governance, key person events, transfer restrictions, tax allocations, clawback mechanisms, and all other terms sophisticated institutional investors expect to see in professional fund documentation.

Q

How does CaseMark handle management fees and expense provisions?

A

The system drafts complete management fee provisions including calculation methodology during and after the investment period, quarterly payment schedules, and adjustments for key person events or fund extensions. It also includes fee offset provisions for transaction fees, monitoring fees, and director compensation received from portfolio companies, with customizable offset percentages based on your fund's specific terms.

Q

Can I customize the LPA for specific investor requirements or side letters?

A

Yes, you can upload side letter provisions or specify particular investor requirements that need to be incorporated. CaseMark will integrate these terms into the main agreement structure while maintaining consistency with the overall economic framework and ensuring all cross-references remain accurate throughout the document.