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Standard Private Equity Dictionary
"Turnaround opportunity "
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Lost cause
"Rifle shot approach to a few investors "
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You’re the only potential investor left
"Considerably ahead of plan "
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Hit plan in one of the last three months
"Limited downside "
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It can’t get much worse
"Currently revising the budget "
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Financial plan is a total disaster
"Too early to tell "
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Results to date have been grim
"Strategic investor "
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Investor will pay a preposterous valuation
"Possibility of slight shortfall "
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Revenue shortfall of 50%
"Opportunistic investment strategy "
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Absolutely no investment strategy
"Somewhat below plan "
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Revenue shortfall of 75%
"Unique "
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No more than six competitors
"Ingredients are there "
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Given two years might find a workable strategy
"Entrepreneurial CEO "
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Totally uncontrollable, bordering on maniacal
"Well below plan "
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An outright, unmitigated disaster
"Feeding frenzy "
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At least one interested new customer
"Passive investor "
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Phones once a year to see if company is still in business
"Window of opportunity "
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Without more money, the company is dead
"Work closely with the management "
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Talk to them on the phone once a quarter
"Niche strategy "
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Small-time player
"Upgrading the management team "
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The organization is in complete disarray
"Investing heaving in R&D "
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Trying desperately to catch the competition
"Basically on plan "
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Revenue shortfall of 25%
"Major opportunity "
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Last chance
"Long selling cycle "
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Yet to find a customer who likes the product
"Reposition the company "
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No market for current products
"On a manufacturing learning curve "
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Can’t make the product with positive margins
"Cyclical industry "
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Posted a huge loss last year
"Core business "
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Obsolete product line
"Acquisition strategy "
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Current products have no market
"Value-added investor "
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Generally comes to board meetings but spends most of the time on “emergency” phone calls
"Volume sensitive "
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Massive fixed costs
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