5 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Financial services > Private equity
Private equity
Industry: Financial services
Add a new termContributors in Private equity
Private equity
Closed corporation
Financial services; Private equity
A corporation in which all of the voting stock is held by a few shareholders, such as management or family members. Also called a private company.
Clearstream
Financial services; Private equity
Clearstream is an international clearing and settlement organisation offering a comprehensive service for bonds and equities – both domestic and cross border. Clearstream was formed in 2000 from the ...
Claw back option
Financial services; Private equity
The right to require repayment of funds set aside for a specific purpose that have been disbursed in a manner inconsistent with or contrary to the rules or agreements governing the disbursement. In ...
Cumulative voting
Financial services; Private equity
A technique permitted by the laws of some states in the USA that is intended to assure minority shareholder representation on the board of directors. A shareholder is allowed to cumulate votes equal ...
Cumulative preferred stock
Financial services; Private equity
A form of preferred stock that provides that if one or more dividends is omitted, those dividends accumulate and must be paid in full before other dividends may be paid on the company's common stock. ...
Cumulative dividend
Financial services; Private equity
A dividend that accumulates if not paid in the period when due and must be paid in full before other dividends are paid on the company's common stock. See 'Arrearage'.
Crossover fund
Financial services; Private equity
A mutual fund that invests in both public and private equity.
