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Author:
Jackie Ammon
Date:
December 2023
featured article
Liquidity events
Liquidity events allow shareholders to turn illiquid equity into cash. Learn more about IPOs, M&As, tender offers, and other secondary transactions.
Founder Education
December 2023
Business exit strategies
An exit strategy outlines how and when a founder, CEO, or investor plans to liquidate a company. Learn more about IPOs,...
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Liquidity
August 2023
Liquidation preferences
We cover both standard and non-standard terms for each of the various rights and liquidation preferences, and how they...
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Founder Education
January 2024
Waterfall analysis
Learn how to model exit scenarios using waterfall analysis. Waterfalls help investors predict how shareholders would be...
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Secondary transactions
Author:
Kevin Dowd
Date:
May 2023
featured article
Secondary markets
Understand the function of the private secondary market and how companies can benefit from secondary liquidity and secondary market transactions.
Liquidity
December 2023
Tender offers
Learn about tender offers, the tendering process, and how tenders work for private and public companies. Get all the...
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Liquidity
December 2023
Private block trades
Secondary block transactions allow investors to buy or sell shares outside company-sponsored transactions. Learn how...
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Employee Resource Center
July 2022
How to sell private company stocks
If your company isn’t public, selling shares can be complicated. Learn how to sell stocks in a private company through...
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Going public
Author:
The Carta Team
Date:
December 2023
featured article
IPO readiness
This IPO readiness guide includes a checklist and timeline for pre-IPO companies that are in the process of transitioning from private to public.
Liquidity
March 2023
Initial public offerings (IPO)
An IPO is when a private company trades shares on a public stock exchange for the first time. Learn more about the IPO...
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Liquidity
June 2023
Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)
Learn what a SPAC is, how the deal process works, and how a special purpose acquisition company merger differs from a...
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Equity Education
June 2019
Direct listings
Learn why private companies like Spotify and Slack are opting for a direct listing instead of an IPO.
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M&A: A definitive guide to mergers and acquisitions
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State of Private Markets
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Peter Walker
Date:
February 2024
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State of Private Markets: Q4 and 2023 in review
While volatility diminished in 2023, fundraising activity in the startup ecosystem remained near recent lows in Q4 2023.
Data & Research
October 2023
State of Private Markets: Q3 2023
The downturn that has defined the venture capital industry for much of the past two years continued in the third...
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May 2023
State of Private Markets: Los Angeles
Across Q4 2022 and Q1 2023, Los Angeles County was the fifth-busiest county for venture investment in the U.S.,...
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July 2023
State of Private Markets: Q2 2023
The venture economy stabilized somewhat in Q2.
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Liquidity
April 2024
Leveraged buyout (LBO)
A leveraged buyout (LBO) is a type of M&A exit strategy. The buyer uses debt as leverage to finance a substantial...
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Founder Education
January 2024
Waterfall analysis
Learn how to model exit scenarios using waterfall analysis. Waterfalls help investors predict how shareholders would be...
View
Founder Education
December 2023
Business exit strategies
An exit strategy outlines how and when a founder, CEO, or investor plans to liquidate a company. Learn more about IPOs,...
View
Liquidity
December 2023
Tender offers
Learn about tender offers, the tendering process, and how tenders work for private and public companies. Get all the...
View
Liquidity
December 2023
Private block trades
Secondary block transactions allow investors to buy or sell shares outside company-sponsored transactions. Learn how...
View
Initial Public Offerings
December 2023
IPO readiness
This IPO readiness guide includes a checklist and timeline for pre-IPO companies that are in the process of...
View
Liquidity
December 2023
Liquidity events
Liquidity events allow shareholders to turn illiquid equity into cash. Learn more about IPOs, M&As, tender offers, and...
View
Liquidity
August 2023
Liquidation preferences
We cover both standard and non-standard terms for each of the various rights and liquidation preferences, and how they...
View
Liquidity
June 2023
Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)
Learn what a SPAC is, how the deal process works, and how a special purpose acquisition company merger differs from a...
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