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Number of Blossarys: 2
A leveraged buyout controlled by the members of the management team of a company or a division.
The average rate charged by large banks in London for loans to each other. LIBOR is a relatively volatile rate and is typically quoted in maturities of one month, three months, six months and one ...
An underwriter's right to require holders of restricted securities to refrain from selling restricted securities during a specified period following the effective date of a registration statement ...
A transaction whereby owners of a significant portion of the shares of a private company sell their shares in exchange for cash or shares in another, usually larger company. For example, an IPO is a ...
A decrease in the value of a private company compared to the value of a similar but publicly traded company. Since an investor in a private company cannot readily sell his or her investment, the ...
The ability of a security holder to convert a security to cash or to a security that is the equivalent of cash. Different assets have different levels of liquidity ranging from highly liquid assets ...
Is the amount of money an investor is entitled to receive prior to any distribution to holders of common stock. For preferred stockholders, the liquidation preference is always an amount equal to the ...