Investment Banking Category
Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Auction process | Sell-side transaction situation where investmen... more |
| Beauty contest | Process where clients interview investment bank... more |
| Boutique | Description of investment banks that handle adv... more |
| Bulge bracket | Category of largest world-wide investment banks... more |
| Business broker | Person who facilitates buying/selling small bus... more |
| Confidential information memorandum (CIM) | A glossy booklet that describes a business and ... more |
| Fairness opinion | An objective, independent letter drafted by an ... more |
| Financial sponsors group | Department within an investment bank responsibl... more |
| Investment banker | Person who provides financial advisory services... more |
| Lead manager | The primary investment bank handling a client e... more |
| League tables | Third party organized listings that rank invest... more |
| Lehman scale | Often used formula for determining a banker's f... more |
| Merchant bank | An investment bank that also invests in deals. more |
| Mid-market | Middle investment bank class covering advisory ... more |
| Pitchbook | Glossy memo prepared for prospective clients to... more |
| Process letter | Document distributed along with the CIM that pr... more |
| Teaser | One to two page brief outlining an investment o... more |
| Tombstone | Public annoucement by an investment bank indica... more |