Definitions for Private Equity
pri·vate equi·ty

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1. Private equity

   In finance, private equity is an asset class consisting of equity securities and debt in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange. A private equity investment will generally be made by a private equity firm, a venture capital firm or an angel investor. Each of these categories of investor has its own set of goals, preferences and investment strategies; however, all provide working capital to a target company to nurture expansion, new-product development, or restructuring of the company’s operations, management, or ownership. Bloomberg Businessweek has called private equity a rebranding of leveraged buyout firms after the 1980s. Among the most common investment strategies in private equity are: leveraged buyouts, venture capital, growth capital, distressed investments and mezzanine capital. In a typical leveraged buyout transaction, a private equity firm buys majority control of an existing or mature firm. This is distinct from a venture capital or growth capital investment, in which the investors invest in young, growing or emerging companies, and rarely obtain majority control. Private equity is also often grouped into a broader category called private capital, generally used to describe capital supporting any long-term, illiquid investment strategy.

How to pronounce Private Equity?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Private Equity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Private Equity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Private Equity in a Sentence

1. Miguel Melo Azevedo:

   The fact you're seeing big guys doing private equity investments in Africa is very good. They're paying consistent, high multiples, normally out of every 10 opportunities you look at you do one. In Africa, maybe it's one in every 15.

2. Bill E Ford:

   Growth equity is quite different from other flavors of private equity. In our industry, on one end of the spectrum, there are the global buyout firms that buy a controlling interest in companies by using leverage and they typically focus on operational efficiency.

3. Lysle Brinker:

   They’re much more strapped for cash, and they’re accelerating the sale of assets that will get pretty decent prices, a lot of the asset sales that the big guys have been selling are downstream and midstream, because those have been sought-after by private equity and others because there’s more steady cash flow.

4. Credit Suisse:

   We expected a big IPO class emanating from 2007 and 2008 private equity investments, some of which represented the last investments in people's funds, and they ended up not pricing in the second half.

5. Beth Gamel:

   If [a business owner] were to go to a bank, private equity firm or anywhere else, they’d need a business plan and projections, this raises the conversation to a higher plane and gives the lender permission to ask tougher questions than if someone was looking for money to tide them over.

References

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