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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Clause to confirm that the agreement does not bind the parties or allow the companies to represent each other. A general agreement term.
Obligation to maintain a level of insurance to ensure the party is able to meet its indemnification and other commitments.
Obligation of one party to pay the expenses and damages incurred by the other party.
Any useful innovation or discovery.
Abbreviation for Intellectual Property Rights.
Patents, designs, trademarks and other know-how rights owned by one of the parties. A general term to describe inventions or other discoveries that have been registered with a government authority in the form of a patent, trademark, design, copyright. Also referred to as IPR’s.
Initial Public Offering, “flotation”, “float”, “going public”, “listing” are just some of the terms used when a company obtains a quotation on a stock market. Stock markets include the Official List of the London Stock Exchange (where around 40% of trading company flotations are venture backed), the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), NASDAQ Europe, NASDAQ (USA) [...]
To enable a private equity firm to acquire a company, following which the incumbent and/or incoming management will be given or acquire a stake in the business. This is a relatively new term and is an increasingly used method of buy-out. It is a method often preferred by vendors, as it reduces the number of [...]
