Private equity is an ownership model in which investment funds acquire interests in companies and seek to create value through governance, strategic change, operational improvement and eventual exit. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Private CapitalLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Private credit supplies privately originated or negotiated debt capital to companies and assets through funds and specialist lenders outside conventional public bond markets. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Private Capital and FinancingLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

A continuation fund transfers one or more assets from an existing private-capital fund into a new vehicle, offering current investors liquidity or continued exposure while extending the manager’s ownership period. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Private Capital SecondariesLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Debtor and creditor advisory describes distinct restructuring mandates undertaken for companies that owe obligations and stakeholders that hold financial claims against them. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Restructuring and Special SituationsLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Turnaround management is the intensive stabilization and operational renewal of an underperforming or distressed organization under conditions of limited time, liquidity or stakeholder confidence. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Restructuring and OperationsLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Distressed M&A transfers a financially pressured business or asset under conditions in which liquidity, creditor rights, insolvency risk and compressed timing reshape the ordinary transaction process. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Restructuring and Corporate TransactionsLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

A liability management exercise modifies or repurchases existing debt to improve liquidity, extend maturities, reduce leverage or change contractual restrictions without necessarily commencing a formal restructuring. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Restructuring and Capital MarketsLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Corporate restructuring reorganizes a company’s finances, operations or ownership when its existing configuration no longer supports viability, performance or stakeholder objectives. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Restructuring and Special SituationsLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Transaction advisory services form the multidisciplinary ecosystem that helps buyers, sellers, investors and lenders evaluate, execute and implement corporate transactions. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Corporate TransactionsLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Post-merger integration converts a completed acquisition or merger into a functioning organization capable of delivering the strategic and financial objectives used to justify the transaction. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Transactions and TransformationLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Corporate valuation estimates the economic value of a business, equity interest or asset for transactions, financing, reporting, disputes and strategic decisions. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Financial AdvisoryLast reviewed: 24 August 2026 Definition

A fairness opinion is a financial adviser’s stated conclusion on whether the financial consideration in a transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to a specified constituency. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Valuation and M&A AdvisoryLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

M&A due diligence tests the facts and assumptions underlying a proposed transaction so that value, risk, structure and integration decisions can be made on an informed basis. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Corporate TransactionsLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Mergers and acquisitions change the ownership or control of businesses and assets through a coordinated process of strategy, valuation, diligence, financing, negotiation and execution. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Corporate TransactionsLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Crisis management coordinates urgent operational, legal, governance and communications decisions when an event threatens people, continuity, assets, legitimacy or organizational control. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Risk and Corporate SituationsLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Corporate governance is the system through which companies are directed, supervised and held accountable by boards, management, shareholders and other institutional stakeholders. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Risk, Compliance and GovernanceLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Shareholder activism is the organized use of ownership rights, public pressure and strategic engagement to influence a company’s governance, capital allocation, portfolio or operating direction. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Governance and Corporate SituationsLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Enterprise risk management provides an organization-wide system for understanding uncertainty, making risk-informed decisions and aligning exposure with strategy, capacity and accountability. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Risk, Compliance and GovernanceLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Digital transformation redesigns customer propositions, operations and organizational capabilities through coordinated use of digital technology, data and new ways of working. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Technology and TransformationLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Artificial intelligence transformation redesigns decisions, workflows and products around machine-learning and generative systems while establishing the data, governance and operating capabilities needed for responsible use at scale. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Artificial Intelligence and Business TransformationLast reviewed: 24 August 2026