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Private equity
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Private equity
Option
Financial services; Private equity
A contractual right to purchase or sell something (such as stock) at a future time or within a specified period at a specified price.
Operating ratio
Financial services; Private equity
A company's operating expenses divided by its operating revenues, or, more generally, any of a number of ratios measuring a company's operating efficiency, such as sales to cost of goods sold, net ...
Bring-along rights
Financial services; Private equity
Contractual rights pursuant to which minority shareholders are required to sell their securities in connexion with a sale by the majority shareholders. Such rights typically apply in connexion with ...
Bridge loan, bridge financing, or bridge round
Financial services; Private equity
A loan or equity investment to provide financing for a relatively short time period until the issuer can complete a longer term financing such as a public offering.
Book-entry securities
Financial services; Private equity
Securities whose ownership is evidenced by an entry on the books of the issuer or the transfer agent and not by physical certificates.
Bookbuilding
Financial services; Private equity
Process pursuant to which the lead underwriter(s) in a public offering solicit institutional and retail investors to commit to subscribe to shares prior to the closing of the offering.
Carried interest
Financial services; Private equity
The percentage of a venture capital fund's profits allocated to the general partner/ sponsors of the fund as compensation for their entrepreneurial efforts in organising and running the fund.
