A/ A2
Usually a rating agency's second or third-highest rating given to a security or carrier. It connotes that a relatively low risk of default is present and the reason for this is the fairly stable issuer or carrier. Policyholders and investors are therefore only taking minimal risk with these companies.
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Management and Employee Buyout - MEBO
A restructuring initiative that is done to privatize a public traded company, which are public. It involves both managerial and non-managerial empl ...
Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation
A casual arithmetic calculation, usually executed on a scratch paper like an envelope. This computation utilizes projected and/or rounded amounts t ...
Prior Lien
A lien that is recorded prior to any other claims. Prior liens thus have to be paid before any other claims in the event that the collateral that i ...
Accumulating Shares
Stock given to shareholders of a company commonly added to a dividend. Stockholders don’t need to pay income tax on these shares but they sti ...
Distribution Waterfall
Ranking of distributing a private equity fund. The hierarchy sets the order the funds will be given, which may ensure several types of investors ha ...
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