ILPA Portfolio Company Template
The Portfolio Company Template offers comprehensive reporting about the individual companies held by a fund. The Template is currently being refreshed to ensure it meets LP data needs without being overly burdensome. The final product will seek to support more consistent, decision-useful investment-level reporting, and will be released in January 2027.
ILPA Portfolio Company Template Project Timeline
ILPA’s Draft Updated Portfolio Company Template
Since the release of ILPA’s Portfolio Company Metrics Template in 2019, an increasing number of LPs have cited portfolio company data as an area needing further transparency. ILPA seeks to facilitate improved reporting of portfolio company metrics especially as a means of improving transparency and alignment between LPs and GPs.
The updated ILPA Portfolio Company Template is designed to provide LPs with a more detailed look into the investment positions held by the fund. It will offer streamlined, yet detailed deal-level exposure data, company-specific KPIs, and investment transaction details.
A public comment period is now open to gather feedback on the newly drafted template and supplemental guidance, which will close on October 2, 2026.
We encourage LPs, GPs, and all other active industry participants to share their perspectives during our public comment period to ensure the Template continues to meet LP data needs, without creating unnecessary complexity.
Please download the draft updated Template and submit feedback here.
Why a Comment Period?
The comment period allows individuals and functional teams from across the industry to provide feedback on the updated ILPA Portfolio Company Template. ILPA has historically prioritized comment periods with any new release to encourage industry-wide adoption.
Why Should I Participate?
In 2025, ILPA delivered its next evolution of ILPA quarterly reporting standards with the launch of the updated ILPA Reporting Template, the new ILPA Performance Template, and the updated ILPA Capital Call & Distribution Template. All templates were designed for global adoption throughout the industry. Now is your chance to ensure that your feedback is incorporated within the updated ILPA Portfolio Company Template by participating in this comment period.
How Will the Group Collect Feedback?
Feedback will be collated and analyzed via a single Qualtrics survey, which is available here. Comment period participants will review new and updated aspects of the Portfolio Company Template and will provide input on structural questions impacting the template, such as implementation timeline, considerations for smaller managers and application to active funds. ILPA will also use the survey to gather feedback on the definitions associated with the template, as well as any field-specific supplemental guidance.
What Happens After the Comment Period Closes?
Following the conclusion of the comment period, the ILPA team will analyze and discuss the outcomes with a designated Working Group and Steering Committee, with the ultimate intention of releasing the updated Portfolio Company Template to the industry in January, 2027.
Full Package Download
- Go to ILPA Reporting Template (v. 2.0) and Supplemental GuidanceILPA Reporting Template (v. 2.0) and Supplemental GuidanceDownload this zipped folder containing all pieces of the template and supplemental guidance.
Template
- Go to ILPA Reporting Template (v. 2.0)ILPA Reporting Template (v. 2.0)To deliver the next evolution of ILPA quarterly reporting standards, this updated Reporting Template was developed throughout 2024 and released in January 2025 as one critical deliverable of ILPA’s Quarterly Reporting Standards Initiative (QRSI).
Suggested Guidance
- Go to ILPA Reporting Template (v. 2.0) Suggested GuidanceILPA Reporting Template (v. 2.0) Suggested GuidanceGuidance around the ILPA Reporting Template.
- Go to Combined Overview: ILPA Reporting Template, Performance Template and Capital Call & Distribution TemplateCombined Overview: ILPA Reporting Template, Performance Template and Capital Call & Distribution TemplateCombined overview of the latest ILPA Reporting Template, Performance Template and Capital Call & Distribution Template.
Definitions
- Go to DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions contained in the ILPA Reporting Template.
- Go to Definitions: Redline 2016 ILPA Reporting Template to Updated ILPA Reporting TemplateDefinitions: Redline 2016 ILPA Reporting Template to Updated ILPA Reporting TemplateRedline showing the evolution of the the definitions from the 2016 ILPA Reporting Template to the updated ILPA Reporting Template.
- Go to Definitions: Redline Comment Period ILPA Reporting Template to Updated ILPA Reporting TemplateDefinitions: Redline Comment Period ILPA Reporting Template to Updated ILPA Reporting TemplateRedline showing the evolution of the the definitions in the comment period version of the Draft ILPA Reporting Template to Updated ILPA Reporting Template.
Template Guides
- Go to Template Guide – Changes OverviewTemplate Guide – Changes OverviewOverview of changes in the updated ILPA Reporting Template relative to the 2016 ILPA Reporting Template (as well as looking at the 2016 ILPA Reporting Template relative to the updated ILPA Reporting Template) with a simple and detailed view.
- Go to Template Guide – Formulas OverviewTemplate Guide – Formulas OverviewOverview of formulas included in the updated ILPA Reporting Template with a simple and detailed view in the formulas and a text-based view.
Video Walkthroughs
- Go to Introduction to the Updated ILPA Reporting TemplateIntroduction to the Updated ILPA Reporting TemplateA quick video walkthrough of the main elements of the updated ILPA Reporting Template. (5 minutes)
- Go to A Deep Dive into the Updated ILPA Reporting TemplateA Deep Dive into the Updated ILPA Reporting TemplateA detailed look into the updated ILPA Reporting Template, with special attention paid to the key features and changes between the updated ILPA Reporting Template and the 2016 ILPA Reporting Template. (15 minutes)
Webcasts
- Go to Jumpstart Your Understanding of the New ILPA Reporting StandardsJumpstart Your Understanding of the New ILPA Reporting StandardsILPA and a panel of experts talk through the next evolution of ILPA reporting standards – the just-released updated ILPA Reporting Template and the new ILPA Performance Templates. (February 4, 2025)
- Go to ILPA Quarterly Reporting Standards Initiative – Q+A Session for Industry ILPA Quarterly Reporting Standards Initiative – Q+A Session for IndustryCommon questions received as the ILPA Reporting Template and ILPA Performance Template were being developed. (October 3, 2024)
- Go to Quarterly Reporting Standards Initiative and Open Public Comment PeriodQuarterly Reporting Standards Initiative and Open Public Comment PeriodAbout the Quarterly Reporting Standards Initiative and public comment period that helped shape the ILPA Reporting Template and ILPA Performance Template. (September 24, 2024)
2016 ILPA Reporting Template
GPs may continue to provide the 2016 Reporting Template, available below, for Funds that are no longer in their investment period as of Q1 2026.
- Go to 2016 ILPA Reporting Template (XLSX)2016 ILPA Reporting Template (XLSX)The ILPA Reporting Template, updated in 2025, is intended to replace this 2016 ILPA Reporting Template on a go-forward basis for Funds still in their investment period during Q1 2026 or for Funds commencing operations on or after January 1, 2026.
- Go to 2016 ILPA Reporting Template Guidance (PDF)2016 ILPA Reporting Template Guidance (PDF)Guidance on the 2016 ILPA Reporting Template.
Downloads
Review ILPA’s updated Portfolio Company Template and provide feedback during our open comment period.
Answering the need for a more efficient and comprehensive method of reporting portfolio company metrics for buyout and growth…
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