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Grave Dancer

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

Favorite Fifty

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

Flight To Liquidity

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

Contractual Subordination

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

Mezzanine Capital

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

Money-Weighted Return

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

Hands-Off Investor

An investor who takes a passive role in the management of the company in which he has a large stake…

Hands-On Investor

An investor who takes an active role in the management of the company in which he has a large stake…

Management Buyout

A type of leveraged buyout (LBO) that involves the purchase (buyout) of a firm by its own senior management, whether...

MBO

It stands for management buyout; a type of leveraged buyout (LBO) that involves the purchase (buyout) of a firm by...