Bridge equity ((For more see chapter 44 of the Vernimmen)) Bridge equity is equity contributed by financing banks in order to help a LBO fund to close a deal. This equity is normaly sold on to other investors by the lending banks after the LBO deal is completed. It allows LBO funds to close the deal without having to wait for other equity partners to join it. On this kind of deals financing banks take an underwritting risk on the equity. Bridge equity ((For more see chapter 44 of the Vernimmen)) Bridge equity is equity contributed by financing banks in order to help a LBO fund to close a deal. This equity is normaly sold on to other investors by the lending banks after the LBO deal is completed. It allows LBO funds to close the deal without having to wait for other equity partners to join it. On this kind of deals financing banks take an underwritting risk on the equity. See all terms in the dictionary of finance To know more about it, look at what we have already written on this subject :

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BIMBO Back-stop Back-up line Backdoor equity hypothesis Backwardation Balance sheet Bank guarantee Bank-based economy Bankruptcy Bankruptcy costs Barrier currency option Barrier interest rate option Barrier option Base Basis point Bear market Bearer bond Bearer shares Behavio(u)ral finance Below investment grade Benchmark Benchmark switching Benchmarking

Best efforts basis Beta Beta coefficient Beta is also called beta coefficient. Beta of assets Bid-ask spread Bid-ask spread is also called spread. Bill of exchange Binomial method Black & Scholes Model Black-out period Block Block ownership Blocking minority Bolt-on projects Bond Bond redeemable in shares Bond redemption premium Bond value of the convertible bond Book Book profitability Book value Book value of shareholders’ equity

Book-building Bookrunner Bootstrap game Bootstrapping model Bottom-up approach Bought deal Brands and market share Breakeven Bridge equity Bridge loan Bull market Bullet bond Bullet repayment Business cycle Business loan Buy and hold Buy-in Buy-sell provision Buyer’s credit By-category income statement format By-destination income statement format By-function income statement format By-nature income statement format