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Number of Blossarys: 2
English (EN) Act on an acquisition. Usually used in reference to the signing of an LOI rather than the closing of a deal as in "He finally pulled the trigger on an acquisition."
The amount of common stock of a public company that is actually available for active trading in the public market. The calculation of a company's public float normally excludes securities held by ...
A company that has sold securities to the public in an IPO or otherwise become subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act. Public companies must provide extensive, ongoing financial and ...
A fundamental principle for professional money management which serves as a basis for the Prudent Investor Act. The principle is based on a statement by Judge Samuel Putnum in 1830: "Those with the ...
A formal document that gives sufficient detail about a business opportunity for a prospective investor to make a decision. A prospectus must disclose any material risks and be filed with the ...
A document explaining the details of an investment to potential investors. For example, a private equity fund will issue a PPM when it is raising capital from institutional investors. Also, a startup ...
The sale of a security directly to a limited number of institutional and qualified individual investors. If structured correctly, a private placement avoids registration with the Securities and ...
