Do US MFPE have a deal-by-deal waterfall? Or do they also follow a European waterfall?

Do US MFPE have a deal-by-deal waterfall? Or do they also follow a European waterfall?

I’ve heard anecdotally that even the traditional US MFPEs are also whole of fund waterfall and was curious

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