Venture capital

Venture capital

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Venture capital

first-round financing

Financial services; Venture capital

First investment in a company made by external investors.

follow-on

Financial services; Venture capital

Subsequent investment made by an investor who has made a previous investment in the company, generally a later stage investment in comparison to the initial investment.

Financing technique used by companies to defend against hostile takeovers. By recapitalization, a company restructures it's debt and equity mixture without affecting the total amount of balance sheet ...

resyndication limited partnership

Financial services; Venture capital

A limited partnership in which existing properties are sold to new limited partners, so that they can receive the tax advantages that are no longer available to the old partners.

return on investment (ROI)

Financial services; Venture capital

The profit or loss resulting from an investment transaction, usually expressed as an annual percentage return. ROI is a return ratio that compares the net benefits of a project verses its total ...

blind pool

Financial services; Venture capital

Form of limited partnership which doesn't specify what investment opportunities the general partner plans to pursue.

bridge loans

Financial services; Venture capital

Short-term loans used until company can arrange a more comprehensive longer-term financing. The need for a bridge loan arises when a company runs out of cash before it can obtain more capital ...