private equity fund

American  

[prahy-vit ek-wi-tee fuhnd] / ˈpraɪ vɪt ˈɛk wɪ ti ˌfʌnd /

noun

1. an investment partnership that invests directly in private companies, with a profit objective based on the long-term potential.

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Etymology

Origin of private equity fund

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

They include a note to Epstein's personal assistant Lesley Groff, inviting him to invest in a "China-focused private equity fund".

From BBC

When a software company starts showing stress, a private equity fund may cut costs or inject capital.

From Barron's

As part of the deal, the special stake will be transferred to a carved-out container liner business owned by Israeli private equity fund FIMI.

From Barron's

It also secured one million euros from the Swiss private equity fund Apres-Demain, led by pharmaceutical billionaire Thierry Mauvernay.

From Barron's