HgCapital Trust

Equivalent to a performance fee, this represents a share of the capital profits that will accrue to the Investment manager, after achievement of an agreed hurdle rate.

This is the aggregate value of a company’s entire issued share capital and net debt.

The provision of capital to an existing, established business, to finance organic growth or acquisitions – sometimes also known as venture capital.

Hedging is an investment technique designed to offset a potential loss on one investment by purchasing a second investment that is expected to perform in the opposite way.

An offering by a company of its share capital to the public with a view to seeking an admission of its shares to a recognised stock exchange.

The annual internal rate of return received by an investor in a fund. It is calculated from cash drawn from and returned to the investor together with the residual value of the fund unit.

The purchase of all or most of a company’s share capital, often involving its managers, funded mainly by borrowings often secured on the company’s assets, resulting in a post-financing capital structure of the company that is geared.

An English limited partnership includes one or more general partners, who have responsibility for managing the business of the partnership and unlimited liability, and one or more limited partners, who do not participate in the operation of the partnership and whose liability is ordinarily capped at any capital and loan contribution to the partnership. In typical fund structures, the general partner recieves a priority profit share ahead of distributions to limited partners. In addition, a limited partner designated as the 'founder partner' will share in the profits of the partnership alongside the other limited partners once limited partners have been returned all loan contributions plus a hurdle as agreed with the partnership.

A change of ownership, where an incoming management team raises financial backing, normally a mix of equity and debt, to acquire a business.

A change of ownership, where the incumbent management team raises financial backing, normally a mix of equity and debt, to acquire a business it manages.

The purchase of all of a listed company’s shares using a special-purpose vehicle funded with a mixture of debt and unquoted equity.

A preferential rate of return on an individual investment or a portfolio of investments.

Any company whose shares are listed or traded on a recognised stock exchange.

Any company whose shares are not listed or traded on a recognised stock exchange.

Investing in companies at a point in that company’s life cycle that is either at the concept, start-up or early stage of development.