liquidity event

noun

A transaction that enables the owners of a company to realize the value of their investment, such as a merger, acquisition, or initial public offering.

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Meanings

nounliquidity event (plural liquidity events)

plural liquidity events

  1. businessA transaction that enables the owners of a company to realize the value of their investment, such as a merger, acquisition, or initial public offering.

    A liquidity event is something that converts an investor's equity in your company into cash. The most common liquidity event is an acquisition, where a company is acquired by another company or private equity firm.

    2016, Katherine Hague, Funded: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Your First Round, O'Reilly, →ISBN
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