Created by: kirb
Number of Blossarys: 2
A venture capitalist that only appears during board meetings of a portfolio company and rarely offers advice to management.
The right of a security holder to force another security holder to sell his or her stock (usually in connection with a sale of the company), provided that the person being dragged receives the same ...
A round of financing whereby the valuation of the company is lower than the value determined by investors in an earlier round.
The distribution of earnings from a company to its stockholders, either in cash or stock. Cash dividends are usually ordinary income to the recipient and are not deductible by the company. Dividends ...
The transfer of cash or securities to a limited partner resulting from the sale, liquidation or IPO of one or more portfolio companies in which a general partner chose to invest.
The bonds of a company that is either in or approaching bankruptcy. Some private equity funds specialize in purchasing such debt at deep discounts with the expectation of exerting influence in the ...
A valuation methodology whereby the present value of all future cash flows expected from a company is calculated.