Private equity

Private equity

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Placing

Financial services; Private equity

A form of issue of securities in the UK, typically with a predetermined number of non-retail investors.

Placing with clawback

Financial services; Private equity

A form of placing of securities in the UK subject to recall of securities to satisfy the entitlements (to the extent exercised or taken up) of existing shareholders to purchase such securities.

Pipeline

Financial services; Private equity

The aggregate of securities that are in the process of registration and expected to come onto the market. An offering is 'in the pipeline' once the registration process has begun.

A provision in venture financing documents that states that if one of the venture investors declines to participate in a later financing round up to its pro rata ownership share of the company, it ...

Patent pending

Financial services; Private equity

(USA) A statement or notice typically found on an article of manufacture or related documentation indicating that a patent has been applied for but not yet granted.

Public orphan

Financial services; Private equity

A company that is publicly held, but where there is so little trading activity or analyst coverage that the company's stock has limited liquidity and the company has limited ability to raise addition ...

Public offering

Financial services; Private equity

An offering of stock to the general investing public. The definition of a public offering varies from country to country, but typically implies that the offering is being made to more than a very ...