Private equity

Private equity

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registered securities

Financial services; Private equity

Securities issued in a form allowing the owner’s name to be imprinted on the certificate and allowing the issuer to maintain records as to the identity of the owners. Also commonly used in the USA in ...

registrar

Financial services; Private equity

See 'Transfer Agent/Registrar'.

redemption

Financial services; Private equity

Repurchase by a company of its securities from an investor. Often required for preferred stock in a venture capital financing.

red herring prospectus

Financial services; Private equity

See ‘Preliminary Prospectus’.

ratchet

Financial services; Private equity

A mechanism whereby founders and management are able to recover a portion of their equity diluted by a down round upon the achievement of certain targets on an exit.

quorum

Financial services; Private equity

Minimum number of people who must be present (physically or by proxy) at a meeting in order for a legally valid action to be taken.

qualified opinion

Financial services; Private equity

An accountant’s opinion on financial statements in which some qualification is expressed, such as the company’s inability to continue as a going concern. See ‘Unqualified Opinion’.