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Glossary of Terms

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Acquisition
The establishment of control in one business entity by another, often with the assistance of private equity. Third party acquisition is a common Exit Mechanism for private equity funds.

Acquisition for Expansion Financing
Capital provided to a company to finance its controlling interest in another entity for growth purposes

Agent
A market intermediary that assists in the structuring of a private equity transaction

Angel
A wealthy individual who invests in entrepreneurial firms. Although angels perform many of the same functions as venture capitalists, they invest their own capital rather than that of institutional or other individual investors

Average Company Financing
The dollar value of total capital invested divided by the total number of investee firms in a given period