In the context of venture capital and private equity investing, exit strategy refers to the method by which an investment…

A floating-rate note (FRN) that grants issuers and investors the right to convert from a floating rate of interest to…

The third stage of venture capital financing which is preceded by the two stages of angel investing and seed funding.…

A cash CDO in which the underlying collateral pool generates sufficient cash flows to pay the stated coupon and principal…

A type of shareholding rights whereby a specified majority of shareholders- after entering into an agreement with a third party…

A floater (floating-rate note) which has a minimum and a maximum interest rate, i.e., an embedded collar. This collar has…

A study of similar publicly traded companies that is conducted by an investment bank for the purpose of specifying the offering…

A convertible bond that comes with a carrot-and-stick provision. Differently stated, its carrot provision provides for a low conversion premium…

A floater that involves a short position in a strip of caps over the life of collateralized motgage obligation (CMO)…

A shell company that is characterized by having questionable players, transactions, actions, plans, etc. Having fallen victim to deceptive players’…