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Venture capital

master limited partnership

Financial services; Venture capital

Limited partnership that is publicly traded. MLP combines the tax benefits of a limited partnership with the liquidity of publicly traded securities.

mezzanine debt

Financial services; Venture capital

Debts that incorporates equity-based options, such as warrants, with a lower-priority debt. Mezzanine debt is actually closer to equity than debt, in that the debt is usually only of importance in ...

mezzanine financing

Financial services; Venture capital

Late-stage venture capital, usually the final round of financing prior to an IPO. Mezzanine Financing is for a company expecting to go public usually within 6 to 12 months, usually so structured to ...

mezzanine level

Financial services; Venture capital

Term used to describe a company which is somewhere between startup and IPO. Venture capital committed at mezzanine level usually has less risk but less potential appreciation than at the startup ...

accredited investor

Financial services; Venture capital

A high net worth investor who meets certain SEC requirements for certain restricted offerings. Accredited investors include institutional investors, company directors and executive officers, and high ...

acquisition

Financial services; Venture capital

The process through which one company takes over the controlling interest of another company. Acquisition includes obtaining supplies or services by contract or purchase order with appropriated or ...

add-on service

Financial services; Venture capital

The services provided by a venture capitalist other than monetary, such as helping to assemble a management team, finding potential customers, or helping to prepare the company for an IPO.

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