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GLOSSARY
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Benchmarking Comparing returns of a portfolio to the returns of its peers; in private equity, fund performance is benchmarked against a sample of funds formed in the same vintage year with the same investment focus.
Blind Pool When a limited partnership has been formed by several investors pooling their capital and then subsequently looks for investments; virtually all private equity funds, and the majority of private real estate funds, are blind pools.
Bridge Temporary financing between major funding rounds for a private equity investment.
Buyouts Acquisition financing for mature companies incorporating many strategies and structures: small buyouts are fund sizes up to $500 million, medium buyouts from $500-1,000 million; large buyouts above $1,000 million.
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