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51Distressed securities — are securities of companies or government entities that are either already in default, under bankruptcy protection, or in distress and heading toward such a condition. The most common distressed securities are bonds and bank debt. While there is… …
52Secured loan — A secured loan is a loan in which the borrower pledges some asset (e.g. a car or property) as collateral for the loan, which then becomes a secured debt owed to the creditor who gives the loan. The debt is thus secured against the collateral in… …
53Control premium — is an amount that a buyer is usually willing to pay over the current market price of a publicly traded company. Contrary to a widely held view, this premium is not justified by the expected synergies, such as the expected increase in cash flow… …
54Management due diligence — is the process of scientifically evaluating the executives who make up the senior management team(s) prior to the close of a business deal that involves integrating the functions and cultures of two or more companies (private equity buyouts,… …
55Market value added — (MVA) is the difference between the current market value of a firm and the capital contributed by investors. If MVA is positive, the firm has added value. If it is negative, the firm has destroyed value. The amount of value added needs to be… …
56Monthly income preferred stock — This article is about the financial instrument. For other uses, see MIPS. Monthly income preferred stock or MIPS is a hybrid security created by Eli Jacobson[1], a Sullivan Cromwell tax partner, and introduced to the market by Goldman Sachs in… …
57Corporate raid — A corporate raid is an American English business term for buying a large interest in a corporation and then using voting rights to enact measures directed at increasing the share value. The measures might include replacing top executives,… …
58Terminal value (finance) — This article is about finance concept. For other uses, see Terminal value (disambiguation). In finance, the terminal value (continuing value or horizon value) of a security is the present value at a future point in time of all future cash flows… …
59Divestment — This article is about the business concept. For other uses, see Disinvestment and Divestment campaign. Finance Financial …
60Buyout — A buyout, in finance, is an investment transaction by which the ownership equity of a company, or a majority share of the stock of the company is acquired. The acquiror thereby buys out control of the target company. A buyout can take the form of …
