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Private equity
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Private equity
sponsor
Financial services; Private equity
In the UK, this term refers to the sponsor to an issuer on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange.
spinout
Financial services; Private equity
The creation of a new independent company by a university or government agency technology transfer unit whose purpose is to commercialise technology developed at such university or government agency.
split or stock split
Financial services; Private equity
An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a company’s stock, such that the proportionate equity of each shareholder remains the same. The market price per share theoretically should drop ...
sole proprietorship
Financial services; Private equity
A business operated directly by an individual, without the use of any legal entity.
spinoff
Financial services; Private equity
The creation of a new independent company from an existing company by the transfer of the assets of one or more business units or product lines of the company to a new corporation and the ...
soft market
Financial services; Private equity
A market for securities in which supply exceeds demand. A dramatic rise in new issues of securities may create a soft market, leading to a general reduction in share prices and difficulty in placing ...
sinking fund
Financial services; Private equity
An annual reserve of capital required by the creditor to be set aside out of a company’s current earnings to provide funds for retirement of an outstanding bond issue.
