Private equity

Private equity

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Limited partnership

Financial services; Private equity

A partnership consisting of one or more general partners and one or more special partners (the 'limited partners') who are not liable for the debts of the partnership beyond their capital ...

Inside spread or inside quote

Financial services; Private equity

The difference between the highest bid and lowest ask price being quoted by market makers for a security.

Initial public offering (IPO)

Financial services; Private equity

The registered public offering of securities of an issuer to the public for the first time. In the UK, also referred to as a 'flotation'.

(USA) A non-binding expression of interest by a dealer or investor in purchasing securities. In the USA, securities may be offered after a registration statement has been filed, but may not be sold ...

Index

Financial services; Private equity

A benchmark against which financial or economic performance is measured, such as the S&P 500, FTSE 100, etc.

Highly confident letter

Financial services; Private equity

A letter from an investment bank indicating that it is highly confident that it will be able to raise financing for a transaction, but without legally obligating itself to do so.

Hedge fund

Financial services; Private equity

A private investment fund that invests in a variety of assets, utilising investments and strategies with various long and short exposures and degrees of leverage.