equity capital

American  

noun

1. that portion of the capital of a business provided by the sale of stock.

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equity capital British  

noun

1. the part of the share capital of a company owned by ordinary shareholders or in certain circumstances by other classes of shareholder

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Etymology

Origin of equity capital

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

“I’m not sure that’s entirely true anymore,” said Magdalena Heinrich, head of U.S. technology equity capital markets at Bank of America.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The bar will be higher because you’re asking portfolio managers to sell out of a big established name,” said Jill Ford, co-head of equity capital markets at Wells Fargo.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, they are cashing in their holdings quickly after early gains, said Samuel Kerr, Mergermarket’s global head of equity capital markets.

From Barron's

“Newly listed stocks are always more susceptible to market volatility than more established listed peers, and the volatility of the past few weeks seems to have taken a real toll on the performance of this year’s IPO class,” said Samuel Kerr, global head of equity capital markets at Mergermarket, in an email to Barron’s.

From Barron's

It is a cost that not only reduces the value of savings but also increases the cost of equity capital for U.K.-listed companies, potentially leading to lower valuations, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal