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Original issue discount. This complicated tax concept requires that an issuer amortize the premium resulting from the difference between the price at which a debt instrument is purchased and the ...

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The total amount of common shares of a company, not including treasury stock, convertible preferred stock, warrants and options.

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A startup company that does not have a venture capitalist as an investor.

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When demand exceeds supply for shares of an IPO or a private placement.

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A clause in a financing agreement whereby any investor that does not participate in a future round agrees to suffer significant dilution compared to other investors. The most onerous version of "pay ...

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An equal sharing among different groups. Separate classes of preferred stock are frequently structured to be pari passu with respect to liquidation preferences or dividends. As a consequence, on the ...

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The right of holders of certain preferred stock to receive dividends and participate in additional distributions of cash, stock or other assets.

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