Investment types

Terms and
concepts

Buyout	Financial sponsor Management buyout Divisional buyout Buy–sell agreement Leveraged recapitalization Dividend recapitalization
Venture	Angel investor Business incubator Post-money valuation Pre-money valuation SAFE Seed money Startup company Venture capital financing Venture debt Venture round
Structure	Private equity firms and funds Limited partnership Limited liability company Carried interest Management fee Pledge fund Publicly traded private equity Business Development Company Venture capital trust Private investment in public equity (PIPE) SPAC

Investors

Related
financial terms

Private equity portfolio companies are those companies with either current or previous private equity ownership: