Glossary

Current Partnering's comprehensive listing of terms used in business development.

When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone. 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.' Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass

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Buy-in management buy-out (BIMBO)

To enable a company’s management to acquire the business they manage with the assistance of some incoming management.
Bridge financing

Short-term private equity funding provided to a company generally planning to float within a year.