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A working-paper series on the design of layered capital structures.

Eine Working-Paper-Reihe zum Design geschichteter Kapitalstrukturen.

Una serie de working papers sobre el diseño de estructuras de capital por capas.

Une série de working papers sur la conception de structures de capital en couches.

Una serie di working paper sulla progettazione di strutture di capitale a strati.

The Capital Architecture Institute publishes the foundational working paper, the accompanying practitioner manual, and a series of domain extensions covering energy transition, defense and dual-use, social infrastructure, and deep-tech credit. All publications are released under CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial scholarly and practitioner use; citation is required.

Das Capital Architecture Institute publiziert das Fundament-Working-Paper, das zugehörige Practitioner Manual und eine Reihe von Domänen-Erweiterungen zu Energiewende, Defense und Dual-Use, sozialer Infrastruktur und Deep-Tech-Kredit. Alle Publikationen erscheinen unter CC BY-NC 4.0 für nicht-kommerzielle wissenschaftliche und praktische Nutzung; Zitierung ist erforderlich.

El Capital Architecture Institute publica el working paper fundacional, el practitioner manual asociado y una serie de extensiones temáticas sobre transición energética, defensa y dual-use, infraestructura social y deep-tech credit. Todas las publicaciones se distribuyen bajo CC BY-NC 4.0 para uso académico y práctico no comercial; se requiere la cita correspondiente.

Le Capital Architecture Institute publie le working paper fondateur, le practitioner manual associé et une série d’extensions thématiques portant sur la transition énergétique, la défense et le dual-use, l’infrastructure sociale et le deep-tech credit. Toutes les publications sont diffusées sous CC BY-NC 4.0 pour un usage académique et praticien non commercial ; la citation est requise.

Il Capital Architecture Institute pubblica il working paper fondativo, il practitioner manual associato e una serie di estensioni tematiche su transizione energetica, difesa e dual-use, infrastruttura sociale e deep-tech credit. Tutte le pubblicazioni sono rilasciate sotto CC BY-NC 4.0 per uso accademico e professionale non commerciale; la citazione è richiesta.

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The Capital-Coupling Coefficient: Diagnosing Structural Fit in Systems Transformation Finance.

Der Capital-Coupling Coefficient: Diagnose struktureller Passung in der Finanzierung von Systemtransformationen.

Le Capital-Coupling Coefficient : diagnostic de l'adéquation structurelle dans la finance de transformation de systèmes.

Il Capital-Coupling Coefficient: diagnosi dell'adeguatezza strutturale nella finanza di trasformazione dei sistemi.

Tobias Temmen · May 2026 · CAI WP-002

The dominant apparatus across transformation finance treats capital as a quantity to be mobilised rather than a structure to be matched. This paper introduces the Capital-Mediated Systems Transitions (CMST) framework and the Capital-Coupling Coefficient κ — the ratio of capital horizon to transformation horizon — with dual coupling-conditional outputs, securitisation re-read as κ-engineering, and six falsifiable hypotheses.

Der dominante Apparat in der Transformationsfinanzierung behandelt Kapital als zu mobilisierende Menge statt als zu passende Struktur. Dieses Paper führt das Capital-Mediated-Systems-Transitions-Framework (CMST) und den Capital-Coupling Coefficient κ ein — das Verhältnis von Kapital-Horizont zu Transformations-Horizont — mit dualen koppelungs-konditionalen Outputs, Securitisation neu gelesen als κ-Engineering und sechs falsifizierbaren Hypothesen.

L'appareil dominant de la finance de transformation traite le capital comme une quantité à mobiliser plutôt qu'une structure à faire correspondre. Ce paper introduit le framework Capital-Mediated Systems Transitions (CMST) et le Capital-Coupling Coefficient κ — le rapport entre l'horizon du capital et l'horizon de transformation — avec des outputs doublement conditionnés par le couplage, la titrisation relue comme κ-engineering et six hypothèses falsifiables.

L'apparato dominante nella finanza di trasformazione tratta il capitale come una quantità da mobilitare piuttosto che una struttura da abbinare. Questo paper introduce il framework Capital-Mediated Systems Transitions (CMST) e il Capital-Coupling Coefficient κ — il rapporto tra orizzonte del capitale e orizzonte di trasformazione — con output dualmente condizionati dal coupling, la cartolarizzazione riletta come κ-engineering e sei ipotesi falsificabili.

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Capital Architecture: A Seven-Stage Methodology for the Design of Layered Capital Structures.

Capital Architecture: Eine siebenstufige Methodologie für das Design geschichteter Kapitalstrukturen.

Capital Architecture : une méthodologie en sept étapes pour la conception de structures de capital en couches.

Capital Architecture: una metodologia a sette stadi per la progettazione di strutture di capitale stratificate.

Tobias Temmen · April 2026 · CAI WP-001

Global private markets hold over USD 13 trillion (Preqin, 2024); blended finance has mobilised approximately USD 213 billion cumulatively to 2023 (Convergence, 2024). The binding constraint on capital deployment is not supply-side. It is architectural. This paper introduces the Capital Architecture Framework (CAF) — a seven-stage practitioner methodology with documented outputs and Quantitative Gate Requirements at each stage.

Globale Privatmärkte halten über USD 13 Billionen (Preqin, 2024); Blended Finance hat kumulativ rund USD 213 Mrd. mobilisiert bis 2023 (Convergence, 2024). Die bindende Restriktion bei Kapitaleinsatz ist nicht angebotsseitig. Sie ist architektonisch. Dieses Paper führt das Capital Architecture Framework (CAF) ein — eine siebenstufige Praktiker-Methodologie mit dokumentierten Outputs und Quantitative Gate Requirements auf jeder Stufe.

Les marchés privés globaux détiennent plus de USD 13 billions (Preqin, 2024) ; le blended finance a mobilisé environ USD 213 milliards cumulativement jusqu'en 2023 (Convergence, 2024). La contrainte limitante du déploiement du capital n'est pas d'ordre de l'offre. Elle est architecturale. Ce paper introduit le Capital Architecture Framework (CAF) — une méthodologie practitioner en sept étapes avec des outputs documentés et des Quantitative Gate Requirements à chaque étape.

I private market globali detengono oltre USD 13 trillion (Preqin, 2024); il blended finance ha mobilitato circa USD 213 miliardi cumulativamente fino al 2023 (Convergence, 2024). Il vincolo dominante nel deployment del capitale non è di offerta. È architetturale. Questo paper introduce il Capital Architecture Framework (CAF) — una metodologia practitioner a sette stadi con output documentati e Quantitative Gate Requirements a ogni stadio.

A Practitioner Manual Praktiker-Handbuch Practitioner Manual Practitioner Manual

CAF Practitioner Manual.

Stage-by-stage tooling, worked examples, and quantitative governance requirements. Companion to Working Paper 001. Maps explicitly to ILPA DDQ 2.0 governance areas.

↗ In preparation. Q3 2026.

CAF Practitioner Manual.

Stage-für-Stage-Tooling, Worked Examples und quantitative Governance-Anforderungen. Begleitend zu Working Paper 001. Mappt explizit auf die Governance-Bereiche von ILPA DDQ 2.0.

↗ In Vorbereitung. Q3 2026.

CAF Practitioner Manual.

Outillage étape par étape, exemples travaillés et exigences quantitatives de gouvernance. Document compagnon du Working Paper 001. Cartographie explicite des domaines de gouvernance ILPA DDQ 2.0.

↗ En préparation. Q3 2026.

CAF Practitioner Manual.

Strumentazione stadio per stadio, esempi sviluppati e requisiti quantitativi di governance. Documento complementare al Working Paper 001. Mappa esplicitamente le aree di governance ILPA DDQ 2.0.

↗ In preparazione. Q3 2026.

B Forthcoming domain papers Anstehende Domain-Papers Working papers à paraître Working paper in arrivo
  1. WP-002 Energy transition Energiewende Transition énergétique Transizione energetica

    Catalytic capital architecture for industrial decarbonisation — calibrating concessionality against EUR 50bn+ KfW commitments (KfW, 2025).

    Katalytische Kapital-Architektur für industrielle Dekarbonisierung — Konzessionalitäts­kalibrierung gegen EUR 50 Mrd.+ KfW-Commitments (KfW, 2025).

    Architecture de capital catalytique pour la décarbonation industrielle — calibrage de la concessionality contre EUR 50 Mrd.+ de commitments KfW (KfW, 2025).

    Architettura di capitale catalitico per la decarbonizzazione industriale — calibrazione della concessionality rispetto agli impegni KfW di EUR 50 Mrd.+ (KfW, 2025).

  2. WP-003 Defense and dual-use Defense und Dual-Use Défense et dual-use Difesa e dual-use

    Venture-debt architecture for European Defense Fund-aligned scale-ups; the gap between EDF grants and institutional credit (European Commission, 2024).

    Venture-Debt-Architektur für European-Defence-Fund-aligned Scale-ups; die Lücke zwischen EDF-Förderung und institutioneller Kreditfinanzierung (Europäische Kommission, 2024).

    Architecture de venture debt pour les scale-ups alignés sur le European Defence Fund ; la lacune entre les grants EDF et le crédit institutionnel (Commission européenne, 2024).

    Architettura di venture debt per gli scale-up allineati al European Defence Fund; la lacuna tra i grant EDF e il credito istituzionale (Commissione europea, 2024).

  3. WP-004 Social infrastructure & ISAs Soziale Infrastruktur & ISAs Infrastructure sociale & ISAs Infrastruttura sociale & ISAs

    Income-sharing structures in human-capital finance and workforce platforms — the mandate logic for outcomes-based vehicles.

    Income-Sharing-Strukturen in Human-Capital-Finanzierung und Workforce-Plattformen — die Mandate-Logik für Outcomes-Based-Vehicles.

    Structures d'income-sharing dans la finance de human capital et les plateformes workforce — la logique de mandat pour les véhicules basés sur les outcomes.

    Strutture di income-sharing nel finanziamento di human capital e nelle piattaforme workforce — la logica di mandato per i veicoli basati sugli outcome.

  4. WP-005 Deep-tech credit Deep-Tech-Kredit Crédit deep-tech Credito deep-tech

    Royalty notes and milestone-linked credit for capital-intensive deep-tech balance sheets that equity cannot fund alone.

    Royalty Notes und milestone-gekoppelter Kredit für kapitalintensive Deep-Tech-Bilanzen, die nicht allein durch Eigenkapital tragbar sind.

    Royalty notes et crédit lié à des jalons pour les bilans capitalintensifs de deep tech que le seul capital propre ne peut financer.

    Royalty note e credito collegato a milestone per i bilanci capital-intensive di deep tech che il solo equity non riesce a finanziare.

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