Dry Powder
Committed capital that has not yet been deployed into investments. It is the reserve a fund can draw on to make new investments or follow on into existing ones. High dry powder signals the capacity to act when opportunities arise.
Example
A fund that has invested 3 of a 10 billion commitment has 7 billion of dry powder left.
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