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Buy and Build
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Ratchets
Private Equity Terms
Understanding these terms will help you better evaluate candidates and communicate with hiring managers
Catch-up Period
Working Capital Target
Co-investment
Sponsor-backed
Limited Partnership
Exit Multiple
Entry Multiple
LBO
Preferred Return
Club Deal
Subordinated Debt
Purchase Price Adjustment
Ratchets
Secondary Buyout
MBO
Dividend Recapitalization
J-Curve
Bolt-on Acquisition
Fund of Funds
Sweet Equity
Management Incentive Plan
PIK Interest
Value Creation
Harvest Period
Add-on Acquisition
Quality of Earnings
Capital Call
IRR Hurdle
Operational Improvement
Dry Powder
Commitment Period
Buy and Build
Senior Debt
Equity Value
Distribution Waterfall
Earnout
Covenant-lite
Tertiary Buyout
Leveraged Recapitalization
Investment Period
Portfolio Company
EBITDA
Vintage Year
Mezzanine Debt
Roll-up Strategy
Platform Acquisition
Multiple Arbitrage
Enterprise Value
Net Debt
Wind-down Period
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