General Category
Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accredited investor | According to the US Securities and Exchange Com... more |
| Alternative assets | Class of investments typically used to describe... more |
| Angel financing | Seed capital invested by wealthy individuals. more |
| Angel investor | Wealthy individual who invests in start-ups. more |
| Business development company (BDC) | A publicly traded investment firm that invests ... more |
| Common stock | Equity shares with the fewest rights and least ... more |
| Comparable | Also referred to as "comps", a public or privat... more |
| Corporate development | Office within major corporations that manages s... more |
| Corporate investor | Investment arm of major corporations with the p... more |
| Exit strategy | The method used to realize an investment. more |
| Family office | Professional entity set-up to manage the invest... more |
| Financial buyer | Another description of a private equity firm. ... more |
| Flipping | Selling a portfolio company interest within a s... more |
| Fund-of-funds | A private equity fund that invests in multiple ... more |
| General partner (GP) | The manager of an investment partnership. more |
| Institutional investor | Large, sophisticated investment groups that mak... more |
| Investment period | First several years after the formation of a pr... more |
| Involuntary exit | When a portfolio company goes into liquidation. more |
| Lead investor | Primary investor in a transaction involving mul... more |
| Liquidity event | A partial or full realization on an investment.... more |
| Newco | Generic name given to the new entity when consi... more |
| Option pool | Company shares set aside in a private equity tr... more |
| Preferred stock | Equity shares that are given a higher priority ... more |
| Private equity | Acquiring equity ownership in private companies... more |
| Private equity allocation | Share of investment strategy devoted to the pri... more |
| Private equity backed company | Business owned by a private equity firm. more |
| Private equity fund | The investment vehicle where limited partners h... more |
| Private equity real estate | Sector of the private equity industry focused o... more |
| Secondary fund | Private equity partnerships set-up to acquire l... more |
| Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) | A company licensed by the Small Business Admini... more |
| Sovereign wealth fund | Government owned and controlled fund created ou... more |
| Strategic buyer | Description of a potential acquirer that operat... more |
| Venture capital | Financing for start-up or early stage companies... more |
| Vintage | The date a private equity limited partnership w... more |