Transaction Risk
What is Transaction Risk? Transaction Risk is the exposure to uncertainty factors that may impact the expected return from a deal or transaction. It can include but is not limited to foreign exchange risk, commodity, and time risk. It essentially encompasses all negative events that can prevent a deal from happening. A deal with a...
Negative-Yielding Bonds
What are Negative-Yielding Bonds? Negative-yielding bonds are bonds that cause bondholders to lose money when they mature. This happens when holders of such bonds will end up with less money than what they used to purchase them. In 2019, the amount of negative-yielding bonds in the global market is $13 trillion. How do Negative-Yielding Bonds...
Under the Tent
What Does “Under the Tent” Mean? An under the tent deal is a business transaction that is not disclosed to the public and is usually known by only a small select group of buyers or a single buyer. There is usually no open auction with multiple buyers seeking to be the best bidder. Instead, the...
Ex-Ante vs Ex-Post
What is Ex-Ante vs Ex-Post? Ex-ante and Ex-post are Latin terminologies used in predicting the returns of a security. In this article, we will discuss ex-ante vs ex-post in detail. When transcribed from Latin, ex-ante is the prediction of a particular event in the future, such as the potential returns of a company. Ex-ante predictions are...
Pro-Rata Participation Rights
What are Pro-Rata Participation Rights? Pro-rata participation rights, or pro-rata investing rights, guarantee existing investors the right to participate in future fundraising activities. Pro-rata participation rights allow private investors to maintain and/or expand their share of a business by participating in future funding rounds. As a result, the rights allow private investors to protect against...
