STEP 2: Collect Data & Management Commentary from Portfolio Companies

TOOL NAME LINK USE

Financial Statement Review Cheat Sheet

Tool - Financial Statement Quality Checklist A tool that should be shared with the portfolio company’s CFO/Finance Manager for their own use; and is used by the FAC to quickly check the integrity and accuracy of the portfolio company-generated financial statements. Any violations of the checklist will require the portfolio company to revise their financial statements. Depending on the severity and/or number of errors, a corrective action meeting may need to be scheduled to update the financials to the point where they are ready to be entered into the Portfolio Company Dashboard and included in the IR Template.

investment/fund manager. If an Excel-based solution does not work for your needs, there are several ERP software systems available to investment/fund managers.

PRM 1 POA & Running Meeting Notes

Tool - PRM 1 POA & Running Meeting Notes An internal document that has a standardized Purpose, Outcome and Agenda (POA) for the Portfolio Review Meeting 1, and a section wherein a verbatim note taker can take meeting notes/minutes, capturing key decisions regarding the dashboard results and draft commentary.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

● Director of Asset Management - the individual who provides oversight for the

Investment Management (IM) Division [which is part of the broader Asset Management (AM) Unit], processes and functions; responsible for communicating [INV./FUND

MANAGER NAME]’s expectations surrounding the IR process to portfolio companies before, during and after each reporting cycle. Serves as the last stop within the IR process to ensure everything is in order before sending the final product (IRs) to the

Stakeholder Engagement & Innovation Unit (i.e., via the Investor Relations Manager) ● Copyeditor - the assigned copyeditor helps review the final product for accuracy and completeness against the firm’s Style & Formatting Guidelines. The assigned copyeditor should have native-level English proficiency.