Mezzanine-Finanzierung

Mezzanine Financing or Mezzanine Capital refers to subordinated debt or preferred equity securities that often represent the most junior portion of a company’s capital structure, but that is still senior to the company’s common equity. This form of financing is often used by an issuing company seeking to finance its Initial Public Offering on the stock market and by private equity investors to … Weiterlesen

Absichtserklärung – LOI

Definition A Letter Of Intent L.O.I. or LOI is different from a term sheet because whether binding or not, it expresses consent to certain terms, whether preliminary or not, and its structure is formatted as a letter. Common in sophisticated commercial or financial transactions, a LOI outlines the terms of a deal a party proposes to the … Weiterlesen

Ist Ihr Unternehmen bereit für einen IPO-Börsengang?

This question is always a topic of discussion among the various actors of and around the company, from the entrepreneur to the investment bankers, going through lawyers, auditors, accountants etc… Many of these actors, basing their argument on the listing requirements, believe and will want the entrepreneur to believe the issuing company has to meet … Weiterlesen

Stimmungen der Anleger

Abstract from Investment Madness by John R. Nofsinger In order to operate in the financial markets, it is crucial to understand the investor’s psychology. Every human being is influenced primarily by his perception of things at a given moment. Human memory stores some images of this perception, even if it is imperfect, altered by emotions … Weiterlesen

Investitionsausstieg oder Desinvestition

Everyone talks about investing in private equity, especially the entrepreneur and the venture capitalist. But, the problem for the investor is less to invest than to answer those two essential questions: How will the enterprise give back the capital? When will that restitution take place? To answer the first question, the investor verifies the crédibility … Weiterlesen

Imaginärer internationaler Handel

Imaginärer internationaler Handel

The Grand Hotel Palace shone under the sun in the late afternoon. There was no crowd at that hour. The man who went there with a habitual step did not look at the grand spectacle which unfolded before his eyes. Mr Alfred Von Müller was obviously a regular visitor and it seemed obvious to him. … Weiterlesen

Der Börsengang – IPO – IPO

Der Börsengang

The Initial Public Offering Definition The Initial Public Offering is the event defined as the first time that the shares of stock of a sstock issuing private company called the “Issuer”, are offered for sale to the public. The proceeds of the sale of the Issuer’s stock raise a large equity financing for said Issuer. … Weiterlesen