Maximum exposure/ overcommitment

Hello everybody,

just a short question: Why is the maximum exposure of most private equity funds only around 60-90%? I can see the use of overcommitment in order to maximise the exposed capital, but besides some "security" aspects these low rates of maximum exposure don´t make sense to me. I know it´s probably a stupid question but one of my courses goes quiet into detail concerning PE and so im wondering if anybody could answer my question. Thank in advance!

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“Very good planning prior to the meeting and effective notes that allowed the session to go quickly and effectively. We covered a lot of topics on the resume and I recieved a good amount of notes that I can correct my resume in order to make it more specific for the PE companies I will work with. Was very helpful in the way of bringing out niche skills I have in order to maximise my chances at differentiating myself from more typical IB candidates. Also provided good insights on the MBA process, what is valuable and the WHY side of P.E. which I will go into depth with in my WHY statements that I am going to do. ”

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