Edifice Complex
Term coined by the lawyer and historian Professor Cyril Northcote …
Category: Venture Capital
Equity Carve Out
A type of corporate restructuring designed to support the sale …
Equity Kicker
An option to purchase shares (equity) in a business offered …
Exit Strategy, Exit
Venture capital term describing the strategy by which investors will …
Fiduciary
Someone who owes a duty of loyalty, good faith and …
First Mover Advantage
Term used to describe the advantages that can accrue to …
First Refusal, Right of
Option on an asset or business under which the owner …
Flipping a Company
venture capital term for an exit strategy based on selling …
Flipping Shares
Term for the rapid resale of shares obtained through an …
Form D, SEC
See Regulation D.
Founders’ Rights/Shares
The founders of a company may insert provisions into its …
Franchise Disclosure Document
The law of several U.S. states including New York and …
Freedom to Operate (search)
A type of patent search, sometimes called an FTO search, …
Friends and Family Shares/Allocation
In an IPO (initial public offering) the management may choose …
FTO
See Freedom to Operate (Search)