Private equity

Private equity

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Basis

Financial services; Private equity

An investor's total investment in an asset, including purchase price, commissions and other expenses, used to determine capital gains and capital losses for tax purposes. Also called cost basis or ...

Balloon payment

Financial services; Private equity

The final payment under a balloon note, commonly representing a large portion of the principal. See 'Balloon Note'.

Balloon note

Financial services; Private equity

A form of promissory note requiring repayment of little or no principal until the final payment. See 'Balloon Payment'.

Admission

Financial services; Private equity

The event evidencing commencement of trading of securities on either the Official List of the London Stock Exchange or on AIM.

Adjustable rate preferred stock

Financial services; Private equity

Preferred stock whose dividend rate changes periodically based upon changes in a reference interest rate.

Acceleration order

Financial services; Private equity

(USA) An order by the SEC declaring a registration statement effective (and thereby making sales of securities permissible) before expiration of the statutory 20 day period from the date of filing. ...