private placement

American  

noun

Finance.

1. a sale of an issue of securities by the issuing company directly to a limited number of investors, often only one or two large institutional investors, such as a bank or an insurance company (opposed to public offering): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Proceeds from the private placement will be used for research and development, cloud computing services, business expansion and potential mergers and acquisitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Another $10 billion of stock will be sold to Berkshire in a private placement.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

The private placement, set to close on Thursday, would be Momentus’s second in less than a month and third this year.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

Momentus investors continue to cheer as the space firm secures more cash through a private placement of stock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

In addition to the Class A shares, Madison Air has agreed to sell $100 million of its Class B shares in a private placement to an entity controlled by the company’s billionaire founder, Larry Gies.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026