private equity
Definition
Money invested in firms which have not 'gone public' and therefore are not listed on any stock exchange. Private equity is highly illiquid because sellers of private stocks (called private securities) must first locate willing buyers. Investors in private equity are generally compensated when: (1) the firm goes public, (2) it is sold or merges with another firm, or (3) it is recapitalized .
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private equity is in the Accounting & Auditing, Banking, Commerce & Finance and Investing subjects.
private equity appears in the definition of the following term: private securities
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