Abbreviations
| ABS | Asset-Backed Security |
| ACA | Angel Capital Association |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ADIA | Abu Dhabi Investment Authority |
| AICPA | American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
| AIFM | Alternative Investment Fund Manager |
| AIM | Alternative Investment Market |
| ARPU | Average Revenue Per User |
| ASB | Accounting Standards Board |
| ASCRI | Asociacioán Española de Entidades de Capital Riesgo (Spanish Venture Capital Association) |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ATN | Access Technology Now |
| BBAA | British Business Angels Association |
| BCC | Blank Check Company |
| BDC | Business Development Company |
| BEE | Black Economic Empowerment |
| BIMBO | Buy-In Management Buy-Out |
| BIS | Business Innovation and Skills |
| BRIC | Brazil, Russia, India, and China |
| BVCA | British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association |
| CAGR | Compound Annual Growth Rate |
| CalPERS | California Public Employees’ Retirement System |
| CAPM | Capital Asset Pricing Model |
| CalSTRS | California State Teachers’ Retirement System |
| CDIF | China Direct Investment Fund |
| CDO | Collateralized Debt Obligation |
| CEE | Central and Eastern Europe |
| CfE UK | Capital for Enterprise UK |
| CFO | Collateralized Fund Obligation |
| CIC | China Investment Corporation |
| CIP | Carried Interest Partner |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
| CNMV | Comisioán Nacional del Mercado de Valores |
| COC | Cash-On-Cash return |
| COGS | Cost of Goods Sold |
| CPA | Certified Public Accountant |
| CVC | Corporate Venture Capital |
