Secondary · Workflow

Secondary review for teams that need source-backed financial judgment.

Position-level diligence ahead of a transferred LP interest — NAV reconciled against the portfolio file, price computed against your chosen reference set, with concentration analysis against the existing book.

Closed-system workflow. Source-backed outputs. Versioned review.

Engagement console

Source intake through review state

Illustrative

Source intake

  • S-014 · PPM.pdfadmitted
  • S-021 · LPA.pdfadmitted
  • S-028 · DDQ.xlsxscanning

Workflow stage

nav reconciliation

Stage running · citations required

Evidence anchors

[S-014 · p.42 ¶3][S-021 · cl. 8.2][S-028 · tab 3]

Open risks

Unreconciled holding

severity · high · cited

Draft artifact

Pricing memorandum · v1 draft

schema valid · 47 claims cited

Review state

Partner review

Awaiting challenge before lock

audit · memorandum.draft.v3 · 2026-05-24T14:32:01Z · engagement

Secondary pricing fails when NAV is accepted without reconciliation to the portfolio file.

Secondary transactions arrive with a portfolio file, recent NAV statements, and GP consent documentation. Teams price against broker indications or stale comparables. Holdings the NAV cannot tie to underlying positions are buried. The reference set is a House decision — but without a cited reconciliation, the price figure lacks a defensible foundation.

  • GP NAV is taken at face value without portfolio-file reconciliation
  • Comparable transactions are selected ad hoc without House-supplied reference set
  • Holdings with unreconciled NAV surface late in IC preparation
  • Concentration against the existing book is computed in a separate spreadsheet
  • No durable record of which comparables anchored the price figure

Who uses this workflow

Built for senior finance teams who need committee-ready artifacts — not chat transcripts.

Family office allocator

Use caseLP interest transfer evaluation

Moment of needA secondary position is offered against a stated NAV

OutputPricing memorandum against chosen reference set

Secondaries desk

Use casePrice against NAV analysis

Moment of needGP NAV must reconcile to underlying holdings before pricing

OutputNAV reconciliation appendix

Portfolio manager

Use caseConcentration against existing book

Moment of needNew exposure must be read against current allocations

OutputConcentration analysis

Investment committee

Use caseSecondary approval

Moment of needCommittee needs cited comparables, not broker quotes alone

OutputPrice-against-NAV with comparable transactions cited

Admitted source envelope

Source materials enter the engagement as a controlled register — scanned, classified, and scoped before the workflow runs.

Source register for this workflow

Source register

Pending admission · scanner gate

4 sources
SourceDescriptionStatus
Portfolio file for the position being transferredPortfolio file for the position being transferred.01
Recent NAV statements from the GP.02
GP consent or transfer documentation.03
Reference set — comparable transactions or pricing the House has elected to anchor onReference set — comparable transactions or pricing the House has elected to anchor on.04

Workflow process

A versioned pipeline — each stage records what happened, what you can review, and what output it produces.

Stage pipeline

Topological DAG · runtime enforced

3 steps
NAVRECONCILIATIONPRICE ANALYSISSYNTHESISE
Workflow · SECONDARY · 3 steps · cited
  1. 01

    Admit portfolio and NAV materials

    Portfolio file, recent NAV statements, GP consent documentation, and House reference set enter the envelope.

    Recorded
    Source admission with hash; reference set recorded as House input.
    Review
    Principal confirms reference set is the House's chosen anchor.
    Output
    Admitted source register including reference set.
  2. 02

    Reconcile NAV to portfolio file

    nav_reconciliation reads NAV statements against the portfolio file; unreconciled holdings are surfaced as exceptions.

    Recorded
    Reconciliation table with exception flags per holding.
    Review
    Analyst verifies exceptions before pricing proceeds.
    Output
    Reconciled NAV with exception list.
  3. 03

    Compute price against reference set

    price_analysis reads reconciled NAV against the House reference set with comparables cited explicitly.

    Recorded
    Price-against-NAV figure with cited comparable transactions.
    Review
    Partner validates comparable selection against admitted reference set.
    Output
    Pricing analysis with cited comparables.
  4. 04

    Analyze concentration

    Concentration analysis against the existing book computed from reconciled holdings.

    Recorded
    Concentration metrics with source citations.
    Review
    Portfolio manager reviews exposure impact.
    Output
    Concentration analysis appendix.
  5. 05

    Synthesise the pricing memorandum

    synthesise composes pricing memorandum, concentration analysis, and NAV-reconciliation appendix.

    Recorded
    Draft version and validation result.
    Review
    Partner sign-off before IC.
    Output
    Secondary pricing memorandum.
  6. 06

    Lock the version

    Signed version locked with audit trail.

    Recorded
    memorandum.locked event.
    Review
    Partner name on the document.
    Output
    Locked secondary review artifact.

Workflow outputs

Committee-ready artifacts — each with a named reviewer and a defensibility standard.

  • Pricing memorandum

    Price against reconciled NAV with comparable transactions from the House reference set cited explicitly.

    Reviewed by
    Partner and secondaries desk
    Defensibility
    Reference set is House-supplied — the workflow does not pick comparables on the House's behalf.
  • NAV reconciliation

    Holdings where NAV cannot be tied to underlying positions surfaced as exceptions.

    Reviewed by
    Analyst and partner
    Defensibility
    Pricing computed against reconciled NAV only; exceptions on the cover.
  • Concentration analysis

    New exposure read against the existing book from reconciled holdings.

    Reviewed by
    Portfolio manager and IC
    Defensibility
    Derived from the same reconciliation as the price figure.

Price is computed against reconciled NAV and a reference set the House supplied.

Secondary review refuses to price against a reference set the House has not admitted or to infer NAV from outside the GP's most recent statement. Exceptions stay on the cover. Partner review is recorded before lock.

  • Reference set is a House decision — recorded as admitted input
  • Unreconciled holdings are exceptions, not silent adjustments
  • Comparable transactions cited explicitly in the pricing figure
  • The system supports pricing judgment; it does not replace market negotiation

Diligence OS supports investment judgment. It does not make investment decisions, provide investment advice, or guarantee risk detection.

Why not generic AI

Prompt-based tools produce inconsistent outputs with weak provenance. This workflow runs a structured process with an admitted source envelope and a versioned review path.

Comparison of generic AI tools and Diligence OS for this workflow

Starting point

Generic AIChat-first

Diligence OSWorkflow-first

Process

Generic AIUser-defined prompts

Diligence OSVersioned process

Provenance

Generic AIWeak provenance

Diligence OSSource-span citations

Across documents

Generic AIOne file at a time

Diligence OSThe full set reconciled; contradictions surfaced

Review

Generic AIHard to review

Diligence OSPartner review states

Outputs

Generic AIInconsistent outputs

Diligence OSRepeatable artifacts

Memory

Generic AINo durable workflow memory

Diligence OSAppend-only audit trail

Committee use

Generic AIDifficult to defend

Diligence OSCommittee-ready outputs

NAV reconciliation

Generic AIAccept stated NAV

Diligence OSPortfolio-file reconciliation with exception register

Business value

Institutional outcomes — not productivity slogans.

  • Reconcile NAV before price — reduce IC surprises from unreconciled holdings
  • Anchor pricing to a House-supplied reference set with cited comparables
  • Standardize secondary review quality across desks and analysts
  • Integrate concentration analysis with pricing in one cited artifact
  • Preserve institutional memory on reference sets and prior secondary decisions
  • Create a defensible record for allocator and IC approval

Security and control

Closed by construction — each engagement runs inside a dedicated chamber with an append-only audit trail.

  • Closed-system workflow — each engagement runs in an isolated chamber
  • Engagement-level isolation with row-level tenant scoping
  • Source-controlled review — partners read drafts against the audit log
  • No training on customer documents — ever, by anyone
  • Citation-backed artifacts with hash-verified source spans
  • Versioned workflow history preserved on every run
  • Audit trail on reads, retrievals, model calls, and locks
  • Reviewer traceability — partner review recorded before sign-off

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