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

Unlike during the credit crises in the early 2000s, Walsh doesn’t see a credit crunch and instead says the current issue is more limited, with issues popping up in underwriting in deals where private credit was tied to private equity.

From Barron's

A recent boom in private credit lending, where non-bank institutions like private equity firms make loans to companies, has sparked concerns that growing rates of default on these loans would have knock-on effects across the economy.

From Barron's

If you have an adviser who is managing your investments in private equity or real estate, for instance, you won’t get the same kind of daily access to an account dashboard.

From MarketWatch

That includes alternative investments, such as private equity, which isn’t offered on public exchanges and could be used to diversify plan offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Banks have tripled lending to private equity and credit since 2018 to over $300 billion, part of a broader expansion of lending to financial companies.

From The Wall Street Journal