Deal Types
The following is a summary of the deal types included in TagniFi Deals.
| Deal Type |
Private Company |
Public Company |
PE-Backed | Investor |
Definition |
| 100% Buyout | X | X | Acquisition - assumption is entire company if the announcement didn't mention a particular % stake but the words acquired / merged were mentioned. | ||
| Majority Stake | X | X | X | X | 50% or more stake OR words Controlling Interest / Majority Stake were mentioned. |
| Minority Stake | X | X | X | X | Less than 50% stake OR words Non-controlling / Minority Stake were mentioned OR there was an investment made but no information how much of the target was acquired. |
| Existing Shareholder - Additional Stake | X | X | X | X | Buyer already owns a stake in the company and the transaction increases its stake to the target. |
| Existing Shareholder - Additional Stake for Buyout | X | X | X | X | Buyer already owns a stake in the company and the transaction increases its stake to the target to 100%. |
| Reverse Merger | X | Reverse Merger, private company becoming a public company. | |||
| Joint Venture | X | X | When 2 or more existing entities (strategic or financial) make equal contributions to create a newly formed entity aimed at achieving a specific strategic goal. | ||
| Business Division Acquisition | X | X | |
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Acquisition only of a specific company division of the target as mentioned in the announcement. |
| Add-on Acquisition | |
X | An acquisition made by a PE-backed company. | ||
| Acquisition Capital | X | If the investment will be used for acquisition purposes by the target as mentioned in the announcement. | |||
| PE Acquisition | X | Acquisition made by a Private Equity Firm / Investor. | |||
| Management Participation | X | X | If the announcement mentioned that existing management team participated in the transaction / roll-over. | ||
| Consolidation | X | The buyer and target are owned by the same investor. | |||
| Corporate Divestitutre / Carve-out | X | X | If the announcement mentioned that only a specific division of the target was acquired (CARVEOUT) OR if a private / public company sells its stake in the target (CORPORATE DIVESTITURE). | ||
| Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) | X | ESOP transaction. |
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| Growth Capital | X | If the announcement mentioned there was an investment made and no selling shareholders were mentioned. | |||
| Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) | X | X | PIPE | ||
| Privatization | X | X | Public company acquisition by a private investor or company. | ||
| Recapitalization and Shareholder Liquidity | X | X | If the announcement mentioned that the target was recapitalized (RECAPITALIZATION) OR if an investor sells its stake in the target (SHAREHOLDER LIQUIDITY). | ||
| Turnaround | X | X | Acquisition or investment is made in a bankrupt target (As mentioned in the announcement). | ||