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F&B Food and Beverage. ... read more

FF&E Either (1) Furniture, Furnishings and Equipment or (2) Fixtures, Fittings and Equipment e.g. beds, tables, chairs (but normally excluding Operating Equipment). ... read more

FF&E Reserve A pot of money (either in a ring-fenced bank account or just a notional reserve) to be used to fund replacements and additions to FF&E. This is normally funded by paying in a fixed percentage of revenue each month. Also kno... read more

Financial Promotion Order (FPO) The FPO regulates how and to whom an investment opportunity can be promoted. The rules are designed to protect investors. Generally, unless an investment opportunity is being promoted by or with the approval of a person or organisation reg... read more

Fixed Charges See Non-Operating Income and Expenses. ... read more

Flowering Shares See Growth Shares ... read more

Founder The founder of a start-up business. ... read more

Friends and Family Round Early stage capital provided by friends and family of Founders – typically the first outside capital. At this stage of its development, the start-up is generally too early to raise capital from Angel Investors or Seed Inve... read more

Full Ratchet Adjustment Method of total protection from Dilution which protects an investor’s shareholding percentage from decreasing as a result of new shares being issued to other investors at a lower price (see Downround). Under a Full Ratchet... read more

Fully Diluted The total number of shares that would be issued if all possible Share Options and Warrants and Convertible Loans were to be exercised/converted and became shares. See also Convertible Loans, Converti... read more