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71Private equity in the 1990s — relates to one of the major periods in the history of private equity and venture capital. Within the broader private equity industry, two distinct sub industries, leveraged buyouts and venture capital experienced growth along parallel although… …
72Publicly traded private equity — (also referred to as publicly quoted private equity or publicly listed private equity) refers to an investment firm or investment vehicle, which makes investments conforming to one of the various private equity strategies, and is listed on a… …
73Private equity firm — A private equity firm is an investment manager that makes investments in the private equity, i.e. an equity security class that are not publicly traded, of operating companies through a variety of loosely affiliated investment strategies… …
74return on equity — The relationship of the amount of annual earnings available after all expenses are paid to the total value of all the common shareholders investment. Return on equity is calculated by dividing common stock equity (net worth as shown on the books… …
75Emerging Equity Markets — ▪ 1995 Introduction by John Mullin By the beginning of 1994, stock markets in less developed countries (LDCs) known as emerging equity markets had taken root in all corners of the globe. The most mature and prominent of these markets were… …
76Providence Equity Partners — Infobox Company name = Providence Equity Partners type = Limited liability company genre = foundation = 1989 founder = location city = Providence, Rhode Island location country = USA location = locations = area served = key people = Jonathan M.… …
77Cost of equity — In finance, the cost of equity is the return (often expressed as a rate of return) a firm theoretically pays to its equity investors, i.e., shareholders, to compensate for the risk they undertake by investing their capital. Firms need to acquire… …
78Official Committee of Equity Security Holders — An Official Committee of Equity Security Holders is a group of shareholders (usually the seven largest held positions) formed to represent a larger group of shareholders interests in a company s bankruptcy proceedings. This business term article… …
79Residual Equity Theory — An accounting concept that says that common stockholders take the greatest risk when they buy into a company; therefore, they should have sufficient information about the company s financial standing and performance to make sound investment… …
80debt-for-equity — UK US adjective ► FINANCE used to describe a situation in which shareholders in a company are given bonds to replace their shares: »Its lenders agreed to a debt for equity swap to save the company. »The company extended its debt for equity offer… …
