Redemption elimination
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Ingest-grounding pass on distributions/ and risks/: fix a second instance of the fabricated transfer-refusal-grounds claim (perpetual-equity-model.md's invented 10% notification threshold, replaced with the sourced 20% Take Over Bid mechanism); trim unsourced T5013 slip/capital-account specificity in distribution-declaration-mechanics.md; fix stale topic- prefixed wikilinks across distributions/; drop 2 dangling plain-text references to the archived Interest Coverage Ratio standalone article. risks/ category reviewed in full — no fabrication found, only clean
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ paired_with: redemption-elimination.es.md cites: [] --- Woodfine [[topic-direct-hold-framework|Direct-Hold]] assets carry no redemption queue — each investor's equity corresponds to a specific property, and liquidity depends on the private market for that asset, not on the corporate entity's cash reserves. Because no commingled pool exists, the condition that makes redemption mechanisms necessary is absent by design. Liquidity executes through the [[topic-equity-transfer-model|Equity Transfer Model]], and asset-level debt is constrained by the Interest Coverage Ratio so that cash reserves are not required to service obligations. Woodfine [[direct-hold-framework|Direct-Hold]] assets carry no redemption queue — each investor's equity corresponds to a specific property, and liquidity depends on the private market for that asset, not on the corporate entity's cash reserves. Because no commingled pool exists, the condition that makes redemption mechanisms necessary is absent by design. Liquidity executes through the [[equity-transfer-model|Equity Transfer Model]], and asset-level debt is constrained by the Interest Coverage Ratio so that cash reserves are not required to service obligations. ## Key takeaways @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The Direct-Hold architecture is immune to this failure mode. There is no queue t The structural consequence for investors is explicit: no vehicle's governing body — in Canada, the General Partner, Woodfine Professional Centres Inc. — provides a redemption facility. Liquidity depends on the private market for the specific asset. The Direct-Hold structure carries a different risk profile than a pooled fund — the corporate entity makes no liquidity commitment it cannot fulfill, because no pooled capital exists from which such a commitment could be honored. Without a redemption queue, no coordinated exit pressure can destabilize the portfolio. Long-term equity compounds without the structural drag of a cash reserve that earns less than the underlying assets, consistent with the [[topic-perpetual-equity-model|perpetual equity model]] applied to fractional investor holdings. Without a redemption queue, no coordinated exit pressure can destabilize the portfolio. Long-term equity compounds without the structural drag of a cash reserve that earns less than the underlying assets, consistent with the [[perpetual-equity-model|perpetual equity model]] applied to fractional investor holdings. ## The bottom line @@ -58,6 +58,5 @@ The Direct-Hold architecture structurally eliminates the need for a redemption f ## See also - [[topic-direct-hold-framework]] — the ownership structure that makes redemption mechanisms unnecessary - [[topic-equity-transfer-model]] — how investors exit their positions in practice - Interest Coverage Ratio — the debt-service discipline that removes the need for cash reserves - [[direct-hold-framework]] — the ownership structure that makes redemption mechanisms unnecessary - [[equity-transfer-model]] — how investors exit their positions in practice