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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A classification granted in the U.S. or E.U. in respect of a treatment applicable to a small patient population (defined as under 200,000 in the U.S.)
These are equity shares that are entitled to all income and capital after the rights of all other classes of capital and creditors have been satisfied. Ordinary shares have votes. In a private equity deal these are the shares typically held by the management and family shareholders rather than the private equity firm.
