private placement

American  

noun

Finance.

1. a sale of an issue of securities by the issuing company directly to a limited number of investors, often only one or two large institutional investors, such as a bank or an insurance company (opposed to public offering): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Example Sentences

Direct indexing with private accounts has become an increasingly popular alternative to mutual funds and exchange traded funds for tax-sensitive investors seeking to harvest every possible tax loss in their portfolios.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The PM also told the BBC digital ID could reduce banking fraud because it would make it harder for criminals to access private accounts using forged or stolen physical documents.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

The institute’s Project on Social Security Privatization aimed to prepare the public to accept the idea of transitioning to private accounts they could invest in the markets.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

For its part, Twitter has signaled that the days of private accounts disseminating troves of information at no cost may be ending.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

The accounts of the government and his private accounts were treated by him as one and the same thing.

From Santo Domingo A Country with a Future by Schoenrich, Otto