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private equity

British

noun

finance equity in a business that is raised from private sources, as opposed to shares that can be traded publicly

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The group focuses on asset-based finance, corporate debt, real estate and private equity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

She is signed with United Talent Agency and has launched a private equity film fund dedicated to uplifting underrepresented voices in Hollywood.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System last year said $103 billion, or 15%, of its investment portfolio was in private equity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

In recent years, however, the private equity argument has faded.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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

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