Understand how liquidity events can turn your equity into cash

Explore the differences between two types of M&A deal structures: asset sales and stock sales. Learn the tax implications for each type of sale to see whether an asset or stock sale is right for your company.

IPOs are the lifeblood of venture capital, but they've been few and far between in recent years. Investors are watching to see if the success of some recent high-profile listings will provide a much-needed spark.

Learn how to model exit scenarios using waterfall analysis. Waterfalls help investors predict how shareholders would be paid out at a future liquidity event.

A leveraged buyout (LBO) is a type of M&A exit strategy. The buyer uses debt as leverage to finance a substantial portion of the transaction.

Between Q1 2021 and Q1 2022, the number of M&A deals targeting startups on Carta increased by 79%.

An exit strategy outlines how and when a founder, CEO, or investor plans to liquidate a company. Learn more about IPOs, M&As, liquidations, and buyouts.

Secondary block transactions allow investors to buy or sell shares outside company-sponsored transactions. Learn how secondary market private block trades work.

Learn about tender offers, the tendering process, and how tenders work for private and public companies. Get all the answers to your tender offer questions.