User:DS1953/Mergers and acquisitions terms

The following is a list of terms that are used in the mergers and acquisitions area. Some are legal terms and some are business terms, so this doesn't fit strictly on the list of business law terms. This list should be checked against the general list of legal articles for updating:

Basic terms

 * due diligence
 * loi, letter of intent
 * mou, memorandum of understanding
 * deal sheet
 * term sheet
 * buying a business
 * selling a business
 * reps & warranties, representations, covenants
 * indemnification, baskets, caps
 * spin off
 * split off
 * earnout
 * takeover
 * poison pill
 * divestiture, disposition
 * sale
 * reorganization
 * business broker
 * investment banker
 * intermediary
 * merger
 * acquisition
 * share exchange
 * roll-up
 * vc, venture capital, venture capitalist
 * seed capital
 * debt
 * equity
 * private equity
 * llc, limited liability company
 * llp, limited liability partnership
 * lp, limited partnership
 * jv, joint venture
 * strategic alliance
 * strategic partnership
 * corporation
 * mezzanine
 * attorney role
 * banker role
 * startup
 * angels
 * rounds, tranche
 * notes
 * downpayment
 * no shop provisions
 * nda, non-disclosure agreement, confidentiality agreements
 * non-compete agreements
 * non-solicitation
 * non-disparagement
 * stock options
 * management shares
 * assets
 * liabilities
 * contingent liabilities
 * taxes
 * legal opinion, enforceability opinion
 * Horizontal merger guidelines
 * Merger control
 * Merger simulation
 * Multiple voting rights
 * Takeover
 * Competition regulator

Accounting

 * Pooling of interests
 * Purchase acquisition


 * Wikiversity:Mergers and Acquisitions: The Wikiversity Graduate Level Department

Banker, lenders, financing

Valuation experts
 * appraisal, appraiser
 * EBITDA
 * EBIT
 * cash flow
 * replacement cost
 * comparables


 * dispostions, buying a business, selling a business
 * Attorneys, Lawyers, counsel, lawyer, attorney, counsellor
 * Chicago mergers and acquisitions lawyer