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private equity

noun

  1. finance equity in a business that is raised from private sources, as opposed to shares that can be traded publicly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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These misrepresentations allegedly continued through AllHere’s collapse; as the company was sinking, she was able to obtain nearly $10 million from investors and sought an additional $35 million from a private equity investor — who ultimately decided to not invest.

The move comes as Endeavor is taking steps to be taken private by its largest investor, private equity firm Silver Lake, about three years after it began trading on the public market.

He arrived as the club's fourth manager since American investor Todd Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital bought the club in May 2022, and with the new regime having spent more than £1.5bn on players.

From BBC

The plundering of healthcare institutions by private equity investors could pick up steam.

The private equity firm of Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, received a reported $2 billion investment from the PIF.

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