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by URSpider94 5178 days ago
Odd as it may seem, this is not necessarily great for the VC's. Most VC funds only get to invest each dollar once; when it gets cashed out after an IPO or M&A event, the returns go back to the investors. I'm not sure if this money still counts as being under management for purposes of their 2% annual commission; if not, then it's almost certainly a bad deal.
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Many funds have provisions for recycling (ie calling a given dollar twice instead of just once) that address cases like this that are quick flips.

One other note - for the first five years of a fund (typically), the 2 percent fee is calculated on committed capital not invested capital, so an event like this has no impact.