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private equity


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Equity securities of companies that are not listed on a public exchange. Transfer of private equity is strictly regulated; therefore, any investor looking to sell his/her stake in a private company has to find a buyer in the absence of a marketplace. Returns on private equity generally occur in three ways: a merger or sale, an initial public offering, or a recapitalization.

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