Control Interest
Shareholding or voting rights giving management control — a minimum of 51 per cent for simple majority control, though such rights are sometimes conferred by a specific contract instead of voting rights.
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- Time value of moneyThe principle that the same sum of money is worth different amounts at different points on a timeline, because money held today can be invested and because inflation erodes what it will buy.
- Total Value to Paid-in CapitalA fund's investment multiple: cumulative distributions plus the residual value of unsold investments, divided by paid-in capital — equivalently, DPI plus RVPI.
- Venture DebtSpecialised lending to start-ups that have already raised institutional venture equity — unsecured, priced above commercial rates, repaid in two to three years, usually with an equity kicker attached.
- Yield to MaturityThe single discount rate at which a bond's future coupons and redemption amount add up to exactly its market price today — the return you actually earn if you hold it to maturity.
Where this is taught
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