The value of one share in an investment company. Investors buy shares in investment companies, with each share entitling its…

The growth rate of a unit of invested funds (dollars, euros, yen, etc) over a specific period of time. It…

An investment scheme that involves raising funds from different investors and using the collected money to take on an investment.…

In the context of private equity fund investments, limited partners contribute capital to funds that diversify globally, rather than confine…

An investor who tries to uncover bargains in the securities of troubled companies. Stocks that trade at prices sufficiently lower…

The fifty large-capitalization stocks with outstanding growth record and prospects such as IBM, Kodak, McDonald’s, Disney, Xerox, DuPont, General Electric,…

The substitution of less liquid assets for more liquid assets (investments). This constitutes a reallocation tactic whereby investors sell what…

A subordination of mezzanine capital whereby a lender contractually agrees to be subordinated to another. A borrower effectuates this though…

A distinct sub-asset class (actually, a type of private equity) that is used to fill the funding gap between senior…

A form of return that is used to measure the performance of an investment, reflecting the amount of money that…