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general partner

American  

noun

  1. a partner with unlimited liability for the debts of the partnership.


Etymology

Origin of general partner

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90


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Marina F. Bellini, Mars president, MGS & Digital Technologies and Jonathan Lehr, Work-Bench co-founder and general partner, discuss the shifting build vs. buy dynamic in enterprise software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Steinbrenner family will retain full control of the franchise, while Hal Steinbrenner will remain the team’s managing general partner and Major League Baseball control person.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Over the past 12 months, nearly 75% of the capital raised from outside investors went into non-direct lending segments, including real assets and general partner strategic capital, a strategy that backs other asset managers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

This week, Tenacity founder and general partner Ben Narasin on the IPO boom.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Just 30% of the deals in its last fund were New York-based, said Ben Sun, the firm’s co-founder and general partner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

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