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Financial services

Related to any service provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of organisations that deal with the management of money.

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management buy-in (MBI)

Financial services; Venture capital

Purchase of a business by an outside team of managers who have found financial backers and plan to manage the business actively themselves.

management buy-out (MBO)

Financial services; Venture capital

Term used for the funds provided to enable operating management to acquire a product line or business, which may be at any stage of development, from either a public or private ...

master limited partnership

Financial services; Venture capital

Limited partnership that is publicly traded. MLP combines the tax benefits of a limited partnership with the liquidity of publicly traded securities.

mezzanine debt

Financial services; Venture capital

Debts that incorporates equity-based options, such as warrants, with a lower-priority debt. Mezzanine debt is actually closer to equity than debt, in that the debt is usually only ...

mezzanine financing

Financial services; Venture capital

Late-stage venture capital, usually the final round of financing prior to an IPO. Mezzanine Financing is for a company expecting to go public usually within 6 to 12 months, ...

mezzanine level

Financial services; Venture capital

Term used to describe a company which is somewhere between startup and IPO. Venture capital committed at mezzanine level usually has less risk but less potential appreciation than ...

minority enterprise small business investment companies (MESBICS)

Financial services; Venture capital

MESBICs (Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Companies) are government-chartered venture firms that can invest only in companies that are at least 51 percent owned by ...