In finance, private equity is an asset class consisting of equity securities and debt in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange. A private equity investment will generally be made by a private equity firm, a venture ca

Private placement (or non-public offering) is a funding round of securities which are sold not through a public offering, but rather through a private offering, mostly to a small number of chosen investors.[1] "Private placement" usually refers to non-pub

Private Equity, or PE, firms invest customers' capital in companies. The companies may be publicly traded or privately held. The companies in which the private equity company invests are called portfolio companies. While most private equity investments ar

Accounting procedures and rules help private equity firms report accurate financial data at the end of each quarter or year. These procedures must conform to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and international financial reporting standards (