AITC Category: Investment Trust Companies which have a significant portion of the company's portfolio invested in the securities of unquoted companies which are subject to directors' valuations.

Equity capital invested in a private company or made available to companies or investors outside of the stock market.

A private placement equity investment, such as a limited partnership, restructuring and direct investment.

Also known as venture capital. Private equity groups buy other business. They put up a fraction of the cost themselves and the balance is usually funded by debt.

Investment is unlisted companies, including the takeover and de-listing of listed companies.... more on: Private equity

a capital management company with an exclusive focus on unlisted investments

One of the four main Business Areas of Barclays Capital, Private Equity involves the provision of equity finance to young, unquoted businesses that require help starting out or that want to expand. This is done through the provision of tailor-made financing packages that meet the needs of investee companies attracted by this type of risk.

Investments made in private companies.

The generic term for the private market reflecting all forms of equity or quasi-equity investment. In a mature private equity universe, there are generally three distinct market segments: Buyout Capital, Mezzanine Capital and Venture Capital.

Privately negotiated investments with equity-like characteristics. They offer high expected returns.

Participations in companies which can be traded only privately, not in publicly quoted markets.

Umbrella term for privately negotiated investments in private or public companies aimed at achieving substantial added value.

Capital provided to investors in companies that have demonstrated operational excellence, sound long-term strategies and attractive growth potential.

In contrast to public equity, private equity denotes a participation in a private – that is, not publicly listed – established company.

Private Equity involves the financing of a company which is privately owned. It includes Venture Capital and leveraged buy-outs as well as distressed and mezzanine financing.

Private equity is an increasingly widely used term in Europe and is generally interchangeable with venture capital, but some commentators use it to refer only to the management buy-out and buy-in investment sector.

Equity Capital and other risk money which doesn't come via the public market. The term is used to describe venture capital investments in general but is mainly used to describe to finance for MBOs and MBIs.

Equity investments in non-public companies.

Private equities are equity securities of companies that have not "gone public" (in other words, companies that have not listed their stock on a public exchange). Private equities are generally illiquid and thought of as a long-term investment. As they are not listed on an exchange, any investor wishing to sell securities in private companies must find a buyer in the absence of a marketplace. In addition, there are many transfer restrictions on private securities. Investors in private securities generally receive their return through one of three ways: an initial public offering, a sale or merger, or a recapitalization.

Private equity provides equity capital to enterprises normally not quoted on a stock market. Private equity can be used to develop new products and technologies, to expand working capital, to make acquisitions, or to strengthen a company's balance sheet. It can also resolve ownership and management issues. A succession in family-owned companies, or the buyout and buy-in of a business by experienced managers may be achieved using private equity funding. Venture capital is, strictly speaking, a subset of private equity and refers to equity investments made for the launch, early development, or expansion of a business.

Activity specializing in the purchasing of stakes in private companies or in acquisition operations.

Equity capital investments in privately held, non-quoted companies.

Investments in the venture capital of non-listed companies, usually small and medium-sized.

Equity capital invested in private companies. Typically, references to private equity encompasses both early stage (venture) and later stage (buyouts) investing.

Describes the universe of all venture investing, buyout investing and mezzanine investing. Fund of Fund investing and secondaries are also included in this broad term.

Equity securities of companies that are not listed on a public exchange. Transfer of private equity is strictly regulated; therefore, investors looking to sell their stake in a private company have to find a buyer in the absence of a marketplace.

Sometimes known as merchant banking or venture capital. Investment in illiquid shares in new companies - high risk, high return.

Activity involving investments in companies whose securities are not traded on a public market.

Unquoted shares in a company. May never have been listed on the Stock Exchange or may have been issued to raise capital in a buy-out (eg MBO).

Refers to equity capital offered to private investors rather than being offered publicly on an exchange.

Private equity is a broad term that refers to any type of equity investment in an asset in which the equity is not freely tradable on a public stock market. Passive institutional investors may invest in private equity funds, which are in turn used by private equity firms for investment in target companies. Categories of private equity investment include leveraged buyout, venture capital, growth capital, angel investing, mezzanine capital and others.