Carrying Value Of A Private Equity Fund

Hi everyone,

Newbie question, but indulge me please.

How does one go about calculating the carrying value/book value of a private equity fund? Is it based on the expected return of the fund's companies at the exit? Or is it strictly how much money one has put in?

How does leverage play into the carrying value? Do I just subtract all the debt that the companies have incurred from the assets? For example

if a pe fund has

Company A: Assets : 600m Debt:400m (post LBO) Equity: 200m

Company B: Assets : 200m Debt : 150m Equity:50m

What would the carrying value be? Would this information be sufficient? or would I need the IRR, EBITDA, Exit Multiple Etc.?

Thank you!

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