private equity

British  

noun

1. finance equity in a business that is raised from private sources, as opposed to shares that can be traded publicly

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Example Sentences

“Kevin is extraordinary. He’s been like a Swiss army knife at Duquesne. He runs our private equity, he helps with economic forecasts. He handles the networking outside the firm.”

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The private equity firm said the challenges were partly due to the "forced" name change, saying that it negatively impacted public awareness of the brand.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Lawmakers in three states are considering bills to make it harder for buyout firms and other corporate investors to buy law practices, a burgeoning investment strategy that was long off limits for private equity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The publicly traded company was sold to a private equity firm for $5.2 billion in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Both had worked briefly for the New York private equity firm Golub Associates as grunts chained to their desks, but neither had made actual investment decisions.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis