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Number of Blossarys: 2
A valuation method whereby an estimate of the future value of a company is discounted by a certain interest rate and adjusted for future anticipated dilution in order to determine the current value. ...
The year that a private equity fund stops accepting new investors and begins to make investments on behalf of those investors.
The rate at which options granted under a stock option plan become exercisable by the option holder. Most stock option plans provide that options vest (and therefore become exercisable by the option ...
The rights of holders of preferred and common stock in a company to vote on certain acts affecting the company. These matters may include payment of dividends, issuance of a new class of stock, ...
The voluntary process by which investors relinquish a contractual right (such as a covenant), usually by affirmative vote of at least a majority of the affected investors. The effect of granting a ...
A security which gives the holder the right to purchase shares in a company at a pre-determined price. A warrant is a long term option, usually valid for several years or indefinitely. Typically, ...
A financing round whereby previous investors, the founders and management suffer significant dilution. Usually as a result of a washout round, the new investor gains majority ownership and control of ...