private-equity company

noun

1. an organization that uses private equity to gain control of and manage companies

Example Sentences

Those sites were bought out of bankruptcy by Great Hill Partners, a private-equity company, which renamed the collection of sites G/O Media.

From New York Times

Neither Jared Kushner, who now runs a private-equity company, nor Charles Kushner, who serves as chairman of the Kushner real estate company, responded to requests for comment.

From Washington Post

Knighthead and Certares have proposed taking control of Hertz with backing from some existing shareholders of the rental firm and private-equity company Apollo Global Management Inc, which has agreed to supply up to $2.5 billion in preferred equity financing, the report said here, citing people familiar with the matter.

From Reuters

Biden was one of nine directors at BHR, a private-equity company controlled by Chinese government-backed stakeholders.

From Fox News

Grassley and Johnson suggested the Secret Service might have information concerning Hunter Biden's dealings in those countries, especially concerning his position as one of nine directors at BHR -- a private-equity company controlled by Chinese government-backed stakeholders.

From Fox News