Glosario Prívate Equity

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Private Equity Glossary Deal flow: a measure of the number of potential investments that a fund reviews in any given Alternative asset class: a class of investment that includes [private equity, real estate, and oil and gas, but excludes publicly traded securities. Pension plans, college endowments and other relatively large institutional investors typically allocate a certain percentage of their investments to alternative assets with an objective to diversify their portfolios. Acquisition: the obtainment of control, possession or ownership of a company. Bridge Financing: short-term debt financing that will eventually be replaced by permanent capital from equity investors or debt lenders. Buyout: a sector of the private equity industry. Also, the purchase of a controlling interest of a company by an outside investor (in a leveraged buyout) or a management team (in a management buyout). Carried Interest: a share in the profits of a private equity fund. Typically, a fund must return the capital given to it by limited partners plus any preferential rate of return before the general partner can share in the profits of the fund. The general partner will then receive a 20% carried intere...