Terms,clearly explained.

Asset deal Transaction

The purchase of individual assets, such as a property, rather than the company as a whole.

Co-investment Investment

A joint investment by several investors in the same project.

Company valuation Investment

Determining the value of a company, for example based on future earnings or comparable transactions.

Debt capital Financing

Funds a company receives from creditors, such as bank loans, with interest and repayment obligations.

Due diligence Transaction

A careful review of a company or project before a transaction, for example from a legal, financial and technical perspective.

Equity Financing

Funds that owners provide to a company on a long-term basis. Equity bears the risk and is entitled to the profit.

Equity investment Investment

The acquisition of shares in a company. The investor bears entrepreneurial risk and participates in its value development.

Exit Investment

An investor's withdrawal from an investment, for example by selling their shares.

Green hydrogen Energy

Hydrogen produced by electrolysis using electricity from renewable sources.

Letter of intent Financing

A written statement in which parties record their interest in a transaction and its key points, usually without an obligation to complete it.

Majority stake Investment

A holding of more than half of the voting rights, which usually provides control over a company.

Mezzanine capital Financing

A hybrid of equity and debt, for example a subordinated loan.

Minority stake Investment

A holding of less than half of the voting rights.

Non-disclosure agreement Transaction

A contract obliging the parties to treat exchanged information confidentially (NDA).

Operating model Hospitality

How a hotel is run, for example by the owner, a leaseholder or a management company.

Project development Real estate

Planning and delivering a construction project from the idea through permits and financing to its use.

Share deal Transaction

The purchase of a company's shares. The company continues to exist with all its rights and obligations.

Sponsorship agreement Sponsorship

An agreement on the sponsor's contribution and what is offered in return, such as visibility, usage rights and communication.

Start-up Investment

A young company with a new business idea in its build-up and growth phase.

Term sheet Transaction

A summary of the key terms of a planned investment or financing, serving as the basis for the contracts.

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The explanations are for general orientation only and do not replace legal, tax or financial advice.