equity capital

American  

noun

1. that portion of the capital of a business provided by the sale of stock.

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equity capital British  

noun

1. the part of the share capital of a company owned by ordinary shareholders or in certain circumstances by other classes of shareholder

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Etymology

Origin of equity capital

First recorded in 1960–65

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equity capital

Markets had been expecting a bumper third quarter following an ebullient start to the year crowned by SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO in June, Mergermarket’s head of global equity capital markets Samuel Kerr said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Samuel Kerr, global head of equity capital markets at Mergermarket, said: "What is now clear is we are in a very different IPO market to the one we envisaged just a few weeks ago."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“There’s really very little incentive to be bearish on a stock, especially a high-profile stock,” said Craig Coben, former global head of equity capital markets at Bank of America.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Samuel Kerr, who heads analysis of equity capital markets for Mergermarket, noted that the swings in the share price so far will have had a different impact on different investors.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

German pharmaceutical company Bayer said it secured 3 billion euros in equity capital, as part of an agreement with Apollo for its managed funds and affiliates to obtain a minority stake in a new entity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026