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

Investors that have publicly disclosed commitments to the Los Angeles firm’s second flagship vehicle include the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, which committed up to $45 million, according to the WSJ Pro Private Equity LP Commitments database.

From The Wall Street Journal

For now, the agency is still owned by Wasserman and private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.

From Los Angeles Times

Ken Kencel, CEO of private-credit firm Churchill Asset Management, recently visited Coco’s with an old friend who works in private equity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Watt and Dickie sold nearly a fifth of their shares to US private equity fund TSG for £50m each.

From BBC

He later set up an Edinburgh-based private equity company and became wealthy working in finance.

From BBC