PRIVATE EQUITY
Вид активов, под которым понимается доля в капитале, пай или акции компании, не размещённые на фондовой бирже.

Private equity is an alternative investment class and consists of capital that is not listed on a public exchange. Private equity is composed of funds and investors that directly invest in private companies, or that engage in buyouts of public companies, resulting in the delisting of public equity. Institutional and retail investors provide the capital for private equity, and the capital can be utilized to fund new technology, make acquisitions, expand working capital, and to bolster and solidify a balance sheet.
The global value of private equity buyouts bigger than $1 billion grew from $28 billion in 2000 to $502 billion in 2006, according to Dealogic, a firm that tracks acquisitions.

The emergence of public companies competing with private equity in the market to buy, transform, and sell businesses could benefit investors substantially.

Private equity partners typically are former investment bankers and like to trade.