English Explanatory Dictionary

private equity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Capital stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public.
  2. An investment fund that specializes in buying companies in order to restructure and then sell them with a profit; the industry comprising such firms.

Word forms

private equity private equities

Related words

privately held closely held PE
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