private equity firm

collocation in English

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private
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.vət/us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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equity
noun
uk
/ˈek.wɪ.ti/us
/ˈek.wə.t̬i/
finance & economicsspecialized
the value of a company, divided into many equal parts owned by the shareholders, or one of the equal parts into which the value of a company ...
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firm
adjective
uk
/fɜːm/us
/fɝːm/
not soft but not ...
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A private equity investment will generally be made by a privateequityfirm, a venture capital firm or an angel investor.
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In 2004, it was sold to a privateequityfirmas part of a larger parcel of property.
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Today, the company claims to be the largest and most active privateequityfirmin the lower-middle market.
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A private equity fund is raised and managed by investment professionals of a specific privateequityfirm(the general partner and investment advisor).
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A privateequityfirmthat can make quick returns to investors provides investors with the opportunity to reinvest that cash elsewhere.
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A sale of the portfolio company to another privateequityfirm, also known as a "secondary sale", has become increasingly more common.
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It was sold to a privateequityfirmin 1994.
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Typically, a privateequityfirmwill raise pools of capital, or private equity funds that supply the equity contributions for these transactions.
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He was a manager at a privateequityfirmbefore being sentenced to prison for investment fraud.
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The firm operates as both a privateequityfirmand as a hedge fund.
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Vestar today is a $7 billion privateequityfirmconcentrating its investments in management buyouts, growth capital, and recapitalisations.
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Kaplan eventually landed an interview for a receptionist position at a privateequityfirm, convincing them to hire her as an analyst instead.
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Founded in 1888, it became a public corporation in 1923 and remained under family control until 1990, when it was bought out by a privateequityfirm.
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Chrysler, purchased in 2007 by a privateequityfirm, had weak financial backing, was the most heavily dependent on light truck sales, and had few new products in their pipeline.
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With a motto of 'locusts for everyone', the motion for a resolution calls in places for private equity firms to make it easier to do business with them.
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Private equity firms had to cobble together financing made up of bank loans and mezzanine debt, often with higher equity contributions than had been seen.
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Mergermarket subscribers include more than 3,500 advisory firms, investment banks, law firms, hedge funds, private equity firms and corporates.
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Consulting operates as a single global partnership and advises 20 percent of the world's largest companies, as well as leading private equity firms and governments.
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Clients include publicly traded and privately held companies, law firms, government entities and investment organizations such as private equity firms and hedge funds.
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