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News & Insights from IRC Partners
IRC Partners publishes institutional-grade research on capital stack structuring, GP/LP economics, debt and equity positioning, fund formation, and LP due diligence for real estate sponsors and growth-stage founders.
Each article is written to the standard institutional investors use to evaluate sponsors, not as general education.
August 6, 2026
Pitch Deck Audit: The Slides Institutional Investors Use to Disqualify You First
A pitch deck audit identifies the slides institutional investors use to disqualify a raise before the first meeting.
August 6, 2026
Cap Table Forensics: Why Most Founders Own 5 to 15 Percent Less Than They Think
Cap table forensics shows where founders lose hidden ownership through SAFEs, option pools, dead equity, and conversion math.
August 6, 2026
What Is an Investor Readiness Assessment and What Should It Cost?
An investor readiness assessment should test whether a raise can survive institutional screening, not just whether the pitch feels ready.
August 5, 2026
The Trap Zone: Why Scoring 50 to 84 on Investor Readiness Burns More Relationships Than Failing
A 50 to 84 investor readiness score creates enough confidence to launch but not enough discipline to survive institutional review.
June 15, 2026
Why Ambiguous Voting Calculations in Drag-Along Clauses - "Majority of Shares" vs. "Majority of Voting Shares" - Become Litigation When an Offer Arrives
Why "majority of shares" and "majority of voting shares" are not the same in a drag-along clause - and how the gap becomes litigation when an offer arrives.
June 15, 2026
What Happens to Drag-Along Rights When You Layer a Series B on Top of Your Series A
Closing a Series B doesn't reset your drag-along. The same threshold now applies to a cap table it was never designed to protect you against.
June 15, 2026
Drag-Along Provisions and Founder Exit Timing: Who Actually Controls When You Sell
The party that controls the drag-along trigger controls when you sell - not the founder's value timeline, but the investor's fund clock.
June 15, 2026
5 Drag-Along Clause Variations That Favor Investors Over Founders - And What to Ask For Instead
Five drag-along clause variations that quietly shift structural power to investors - and what founders should ask for before the round closes.
August 6, 2026
Capital Raise Audit vs Pitch Deck Review: What Institutional Investors Actually Screen
A pitch deck review improves the story, but a capital raise audit determines whether the raise is ready for institutional outreach.
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