Private equity

Private equity

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Senior debt

Financial services; Private equity

A debt instrument that expressly has a higher priority for repayment than that of general unsecured creditors. Typically used for long-term financing for low-risk companies or for later-stage ...

Borrowing a security (or commodity futures contract) from a broker and selling it, with the understanding that it must later be bought back (hopefully at a lower price) and returned to the broker. ...

Short form report

Financial services; Private equity

In the UK, the report on the accounting and financial history and position of an issuer by its auditors, normally based on its last three years' published financial statements and reproduced in a ...

Shell

Financial services; Private equity

The term 'shell' typically refers to a corporation that has been duly organised and is currently in existence, but that currently has no business operations.

Self-regulatory organisation (SRO)

Financial services; Private equity

Non-government organisation that has statutory responsibility to regulate its own members through the adoption and enforcement of rules of conduct for fair, ethical, and efficient practices. Examples ...

Seed capital

Financial services; Private equity

Initial capital for a start-up venture, usually provided by the founders, friends, or relatives, but that also may be provided by seed venture capital firms. Typically seed capital is provided in ...

Rounds

Financial services; Private equity

Stages of financing of a company. A first round of financing is the initial raising of outside capital. Successive rounds may attract different types of investors as companies mature.