Glossary for M&A, Private Equity and Search Funds

Clear, precise definitions of over 300 financial terms from M&A, Private Equity and Search Funds.

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Acquisition
Equity Bridge
Equity Capital Markets
Equity Rollover
Equity Story
Equity Value
Escrow
ESG Due Diligence
EV to EBIT
EV to EBITDA
EV to Sales
Exclusivity Agreement
Exit
Fact Book
Fair Market Value
Fairness Opinion
Family Office
Financial Due Diligence
Financial Sponsor
Fixed Cost Degression
Follow-on Investment
Football Field
Free Cash Flow
Free Float
Full-Ratchet Anti-Dilution
Fund of Funds
Fundraising
Gearing
General Partner (GP)
German Mittelstand (SMEs)
Gift Tax
Goodwill
Goodwill Impairment
Greenshoe
Gross Margin
Gross Profit
Growth Equity
High Yield Bond
Holdback
Holding Period
Hostile Takeover
Human Resources Due Diligence
Hurdle Rate
Illiquidity Discount
Indemnities
Indicative Offer
Inheritance Tax
Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Intercreditor Agreement
Interest Coverage Ratio
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Intra-Family Succession
Investment Grade
Investment Holding Company
IT Due Diligence
J-Curve
Joint Venture
Junior Debt
Last Twelve Months (LTM)
Lead Investor
League Table
Legal Due Diligence
Letter of Intent
Leverage
Leveraged Buyout (LBO)
Limited Partner
Liquidation Preference
Liquidation Value
Loan Amortisation
Loan to Value (LTV)
Locked Box
Lock-up Period
Long List
Long Stop Date
Majority Investment
Management Buy-in
Management Buyout
Management Fee
Management Incentive Plan
Management Presentation (MP)
Market Capitalisation
Market Share
Material Adverse Change (MAC)
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Merger
Mezzanine
Milestone Financing
Minority Discount
Minority Interest
Minority Investment
Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)
Multiple Arbitrage
Multiple on Invested Capital (MOIC)
Net Asset Value
Net Debt
Net Debt to EBITDA
Net Income
Net Present Value (NPV)
Net Revenue Retention (NRR)
Net Working Capital
Next Twelve Months (NTM)
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