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

The private equity firm said the challenges were partly due to the "forced" name change, saying that it negatively impacted public awareness of the brand.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“We have seen how private equity has operated in many different industries to extract profit and not reinvest in the long-term health of the industry,” Kalra said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The deal announced Wednesday is one of Europe's biggest-ever takeovers involving private equity groups, according to Bloomberg, and the largest corporate acquisition ever carried out in Finland, Finnish media said.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Furthermore, Jones is alarmed by the swelling holding of private equity in institutional portfolios.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Both had worked briefly for the New York private equity firm Golub Associates as grunts chained to their desks, but neither had made actual investment decisions.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis