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

More than 30% of independent special schools are backed by private equity firms, according to the government.

From BBC

The giant private equity firm KKR declined to comment.

From BBC

In a further email dated 9 February 2011, Andrew seems to suggest Epstein invest in a private equity firm he had visited a week before.

From BBC

The Houston-based private-equity firm raised $2.3 billion for the new fund, Quantum Energy Partners IX, and parallel vehicles by mid-December, according to the letter, which was viewed by WSJ Pro Private Equity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Backers of the new main fund include the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, which committed $250 million, according to the WSJ Pro Private Equity LP Commitments database.

From The Wall Street Journal