Glossary
M&A and corporate finance terms from A to Z
Term definitions for M&A and Corporate Finance
In our glossary you will find explanations of key terms from the areas of company sale, equity financing, M&A and company valuation. The texts link to our Services, Transactions, Blog posts and Case studies.
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SigningMAC Clause (Material Adverse Change)Leveraged Buy-out (LBO)Management Buy-in (MBI)Net Working CapitalCash & Debt FreeLocked BoxPurchase Price AdjustmentEscrowRepresentations and WarrantiesW&I InsuranceDrag-Along RightTag-Along RightShare Transfer RestrictionShareholders' AgreementTerm SheetCap TableLiquidation PreferenceVestingESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan)Bridge FinancingMezzanine CapitalVendor LoanSynergiesGoodwillEBITBreak-up FeeFairness OpinionRoll-up StrategyTrade SaleAsset DealDue DiligenceEBITDALetter of Intent (LOI)Company ValuationM&A (Mergers & Acquisitions)Private EquityVenture CapitalBusiness AngelEquity FinancingCompany SaleSuccession AdvisoryStrategic BuyerShare DealManagement Buy-out (MBO)Data RoomInvestment MemorandumTeaserNon-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)Earn-outClosingExclusivity AgreementVendor Due DiligenceBusiness SuccessionGrowth FinancingSeries ASeed FinancingPartial SaleBuyer SearchMid-MarketAdd-backs (EBITDA Adjustments)DCF MethodEnterprise ValueMultiplesSale PreparationTransaction StructuringE-Commerce TransactionCorporate Venture CapitalDeal SourcingExit StrategyFunding RoundNegotiation StrategyCompany ValueM&A ProcessBuyer & Investor ApproachB2B SaaS
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