Market Value

Main Street

The segment of the business landscape made up of small “mom-and-pop” businesses such as restaurants, coffee shops, landscaping companies, auto and truck service centers, convenience stores, most franchises, and small...

Management Buy-In (MBI)

A method for buying a company whereby an external management team acquires a company, often with the financial assistance of a sponsor, such as a private equity group. See Also...

Management Buyout (MBO)

The acquisition of a company by its existing managers, typically a leveraged transaction, which often uses the assets or future cash flows of the company as collateral for financing the...

Material Adverse Change (MAC)

A legal provision found in a letter of intent or purchase agreement that enables the acquirer to back out of the transaction if the seller suffers adverse events before the...

Merger

Combination of two or more companies into one with a single identity, typically that of the larger or largest of the companies. Example A merger is the fusion of two...