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 (public offering ): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Example Sentences

American Bitcoin stock plummeted 39% on Dec. 2 as major stockholders cashed out after the lock-up period on shares sold in a private placement in June expired.

From Barron's

CoreWeave said it would offer $2 billion of convertible senior notes due 2031 in a private placement, with an option for initial purchasers to buy up to an additional $300 million.

From Barron's

This issue was sold as private placement to institutional investors under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

From Barron's

The company recently contributed to a $325 million private placement in Grail, which sells a blood test for early cancer detection.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this year, Newsmax filed for an initial public offering to raise $75 million and a private placement to generate additional capital.

From Los Angeles Times