private equity
noun/ˌpraɪvət ˈekwəti/
/ˌpraɪvət ˈekwəti/
[uncountable] (finance)- investment made in a company, usually a small one, whose shares are not bought and sold by the public
- private equity investment by financial institutions
- The firm has been bought by a private equity company.
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