Venture capital

Venture capital

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civilian unemployment rate

Financial services; Venture capital

Calculated by the number of unemployed people divided by the total size of the labor force and expressed as a percentage. The labor force is defined as people who are either employed or unemployed.

closing

Financial services; Venture capital

The final event to complete the investment, at which time all the legal documents are executed and signed with the funds transferred.

convertible

Financial services; Venture capital

The corporate securities, usually preferred shares or bonds, that can be exchanged for a set number of another form, usually common share, at a pre-stated price. Convertibles are appropriate for ...

corporate venture capital

Financial services; Venture capital

A subsidiary of a large corporation which makes venture capital investments.

private equity

Financial services; Venture capital

Equity securities of unlisted companies. Private equities are generally illiquid and thought of as a long-term investment. Private equity investments are not subject to the same high level of ...

private limited partnership

Financial services; Venture capital

Limited partnership having no more than 35 limited partners and thus able to avoid SEC registration.

Term used specifically to denote a private investment in a company that is publicly held. Private equity firms that invest in publicly traded companies sometimes use the acronym PIPEs to describe the ...