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Unannounced
Deals
Many buyers and sellers do not want their transactions announced to avoid
notifying customers, creditors, suppliers until both parties to the transaction
are prepared for the outcomes.
Underwriter
The investment banking firm that brought the company public. In the IPO
Summary section we include both the primary Underwriter, called the Lead
Manager and the Co-Manager, when available.
Unrealized
Taxable Income
Income from tax-free sources such as bonds or annuities.
Unsecured
Debt
A loan that requires no assets as collateral, but allows the bondholder
a general claim against the corporation, rather than a lien against specific
assets.
Valuation
Pricing
Setting a value for anything.
Variable
Costs
Costs that move directly with a change in volume. Examples are raw materials,
factory labor, and sales commissions.
Value-added
tax (VAT)
A government tax on the value added; a tax on the selling price of manufactured
items less the cost of the materials and expenses used in their production.
Venture
Capitalist
Venture capitalists raise capital (commonly known as risk capital) to
invest in a business and provide advisory services during the term of
their investment. The capital raised may be in the form of debt or equity
and may be from private or public sources. They usually specialize-in
specific stages of investment and/or specific industries that they know
well.
Volatility
The degree of price fluctuation for a given asset, rate, or index; usually
expressed as a variance or standard deviation.
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