Private equity

Private equity

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missing the market

Financial services; Private equity

Failing to time an offering of securities to take advantage of a period of higher than normal demand for securities. Missing the market often results in an offering being priced lower than if it was ...

mezzanine financing or round

Financial services; Private equity

A financing round in venture-capital-backed companies occurring after the company has completed its product development and after it is an operating company, but before the company is ready for a ...

mezzanine capital/fund

Financial services; Private equity

Venture capital financing in connection with a company’s execution phase as it begins production and marketing following the start-up phase. A ‘Mezzanine Fund’ is a venture capital fund focusing on ...

merchant bank

Financial services; Private equity

(USA) A firm investing its own funds for its own account, often acquiring a controlling interest in a company. This term is used interchangeably with the term ‘investment bank’ in the UK. See ...

management discussion and analysis (MD&A)

Financial services; Private equity

(USA) A required part of the disclosure in a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 or Form 10-K or 10-Q under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, where management of the issuer ...

material information

Financial services; Private equity

Information that a reasonable investor would consider an important part of the total mix of information required when deciding whether to buy or sell a security, to vote for or against a director or ...