Best place to learn about liquidation preferences?

A deal i'm looking at would be a structured equity investment with a 1.0x liquidation preference convert.

Does anyone have any good reading materials to explain in detail how a liquidation pref works?

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When investing in early-stage enterprises, preferred stock holders can expect to earn at least the market rate 1X liquidation preference. Investors like Participating Liquidation Preferences, which are frequently referred to as "Double-Dip Preferred."

 

Hi Tamara, hope you had a good weekend and thank you for all your insightful comments to date (have found it tremendously insightful). If it's not too much trouble, could I PM you for the materials as well? As context, I am due to join a Special Situations investing team (e.g. Apollo Hybrid Value / BX Tac Opps) and therefore am looking to brush up all technical aspects as it pertains to SS investing. :) 

 

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