Private equity

Private equity

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Private equity

right of first refusal

Financial services; Private equity

A contractual right, frequently granted to venture capitalists, to purchase shares held by other shareholders before such shares may be sold to a third party.

right of rescission

Financial services; Private equity

The right of a person to cancel or nullify a contract without penalty under certain legally prescribed circumstances.

reverse split or reverse stock split

Financial services; Private equity

A decrease in the number of a company’s outstanding shares such that the proportionate equity of each shareholder remains the same. The market price per share theoretically should increase ...

retail investor

Financial services; Private equity

A non-institutional investor who purchases securities for his or her own account.

resolution

Financial services; Private equity

An official document representing an action on the part of the board of directors of a corporation. Or more generally, an expression of intent to do something.

restricted security

Financial services; Private equity

(USA) A security that has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may only be resold in certain ways.

repurchase agreement

Financial services; Private equity

An agreement in which a holder of shares agrees that the person from whom it purchased the securities may repurchase them in certain events. In venture capital rounds, founders may be required to ...