Growth equity means buying a significant, usually minority, stake in a proven, growing, often founder-led company. Little or no leverage is used. Returns come from revenue and earnings growth, not financial engineering. It sits between venture capital (unproven models, high loss rates) and buyouts (control, leverage, mature cash flows), and borrows tools from both.
What the study covers
- 1Overview
- 2How it works
- 3Economics and key numbers
- 4Key players and landmark deals
- 5Risks and pitfalls
- 6How an expert thinks about it
- 7Glossary
- 8Related sections
Technical exhibits
Worked examples, checklists and case studies included with this study.
Structured Preferred Term Sheet Worked Example
A full growth-equity term sheet with payoff tables for non-participating, participating, and capped preferred, plus IPO ratchet math