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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Example Sentences

As part of the deal, Alphabet will issue $10 billion of common stock to External link Berkshire in a private placement at a 6%-plus discount to Alphabet’s closing price on Monday.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 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

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

It doesn’t intend to increase the aggregate offering size, such that proceeds from the offering and private placement would exceed $10 billion, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026