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Private equity
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Private equity
Tender offer
Financial services; Private equity
A formal offer to all or a large group of stockholders to purchase their shares on fixed and substantially non-negotiable terms. The party making the offer customarily reserves the right to accept ...
Treasury stock
Financial services; Private equity
Stock that has been reacquired by the issuing company and has not been cancelled and returned to the status of authorised but unissued stock, but instead occupies the status of issued but not ...
Transfer agent/registrar
Financial services; Private equity
The agent of a company responsible for the issuing of stock certificates, for the registration of stockholders' names, and re-registration of new holders when a transfer of stock occurs.
Trade secret
Financial services; Private equity
Information, such as a formula, pattern, device, or process that is not known to the public and that gives the person possessing the information a competitive advantage. May sometimes include ...
Unqualified opinion
Financial services; Private equity
An accountant's opinion on financial statements in which no limitation is expressed beyond customary assumptions and conditions. See 'Qualified Opinion'.
Unit
Financial services; Private equity
A security consisting of two separate securities bundled together, for example one share of stock plus a warrant.
Volatility
Financial services; Private equity
The volatility of a stock describes the extent of its variance over time between high and low market prices. High volatility denotes a wide variation and low volatility, a more stable stock. See ...
