We have changed our privacy policy. In addition, we use cookies on our website for various purposes. By continuing on our website, you consent to our use of cookies. You can learn about our practices by reading our privacy policy.


Equity Kicker

Categories: Stocks, Investing

It's set. It’s hiked. It’s up. It’s gooooooddddd.

Okay, yeah, you knew we were gonna start there.

In FinanceLand, an equity kicker is usually a deal sweetener for debt. So…Shmoopicon Valley Bank loans whatever.com 5 million bucks at 8 percent interest.

But with a catch.

The bank doesn’t feel that 8 percent is enough to cover the risk and other crap that whatever.com brings with it. They ain’t Google. So in addition to the 8 percent interest, Shmoopicon Valley Bank wants an equity kicker in the form of 3 percent warrant coverage.

That is, they want 3 percent of the value of the loan of 5 million...or 150,000 shares of whatever.com thrown in as part of the deal. Those 150,000 shares are equity, and they kick the debt deal to be worth a lot more, should things go well at whatever.com.

But, um, we’re not hopeful.

Related or Semi-related Video

Finance: What is Equity Kicker?8 Views

00:00

Finance allah shmoop what is an equity kicker It's that

00:07

it's hiked it's up It's good Okay yeah You knew

00:10

we were going to start their well in finance Land

00:13

and equity kicker is usually a deal sweetener for debt

00:17

or lenders So shmoop akane valley bank loans whatever Dot

00:21

com five million bucks at eight percent interest but with

00:24

a catch and not a football catch get down The

00:27

bank doesn't feel that eight percent is enough to cover

00:30

the risk and well other craft that whatever dot com

00:33

brings with it they ain't google So in addition to

00:35

the eight percent interest shmoop akane valley bank wants an

00:39

equity kicker in the form of us A three percent

00:43

warrant coverage That is they want three percent of the

00:46

value of the loan of five million bucks or one

00:49

hundred fifty thousand shares or warrants to buy a share

00:53

It's like a really cheap price The option of whatever

00:55

dot com thrown in as part of the deal those

00:58

one hundred fifty thousand shares our equity and they kick

01:02

the debt deal to potentially be worth a lot more

01:05

Should things go well at whatever dot com but yeah 00:01:09.099 --> [endTime] We're not hopeful

Find other enlightening terms in Shmoop Finance Genius Bar(f)