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Private equity
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Private equity
Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Financial services; Private equity
Rules and procedures generally accepted within the accounting profession in a particular jurisdiction (for example, 'US GAAP' or 'UK GAAP'. See 'IAS'.)
General partnership
Financial services; Private equity
Form of partnership in which all partners are general partners. See 'Partnership'.
Greenmail
Financial services; Private equity
Acquiring a large block of a public company's securities and threatening a takeover, tender offer, proxy fight, or other action for the purpose of inducing the company to repurchase the securities at ...
Green shoe or shoe
Financial services; Private equity
Term for an underwriter's over-allotment option. This name derives from the fact that the over-allotment option technique was first used in a public offering of the securities of the
Golden parachute
Financial services; Private equity
A contractual arrangement between a key employee and the company that provides for the payment of a large bonus or other payment to the employee upon the occurrence of certain events, such as ...
Golden handcuffs
Financial services; Private equity
A method of insuring that key employees remain with the company for a certain period of time by granting the employees' options or restricted shares of stock that vest over a period of time.
First preferred stock or shares
Financial services; Private equity
Preferred stock that takes precedence over other preferred and common stock with regard to dividends and assets. Also called 'Senior Preferred Stock or Shares'.
