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

Could it be desperate, unfortunate fans whose beloved teams are owned by inheritors, nepo families, or private equity bros who celebrate their glamorous assets?

From Los Angeles Times

The private equity model has struck again—this time, even more quickly and mercilessly than usual.

From Slate

Evernote, the task-management app, was bought in 2022 only to shed more than half its staff and move operations from California to Europe, as private equity consultant Colin Keeley has recounted.

From Slate

Private equity–style tactics did kill Vimeo, but it was also injured before then, thanks to corporate greed and multiple unforced errors.

From Slate

In over a decade at Dow Jones, Ed has worked as an editor and reported on commodity markets, private equity and breaking news.

From The Wall Street Journal