Private equity

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A term which covers a range of transactions in which the source of finance is usually a fund established to invest specifically in unquoted securities rather than in publicly quoted securities or government bonds. The range of transactions encompassed by the term depends on geographic region. In Europe, private equity covers the entire range of the investment sector so includes venture capital (www.practicallaw.com/1-107-7540) and management buy-ins (www.practicallaw.com/6-107-6802) and management buyouts (www.practicallaw.com/4-107-6803). In the US, private equity and venture capital are treated as separate types of investment.

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Management Interests in Private Equity and Venture Capital InvestmentManagement Interests in Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment (http://uk.practicallaw.com/1-318-1974)
Private equity and venture capital Private equity and venture capital (http://uk.practicallaw.com/0-103-1350)

Practice note: overview

Acquisition finance: debt for buyouts Acquisition finance: debt for buyouts (http://crossborder.practicallaw.com/topic3-107-4036)
Private equity and management buyouts: overview Private equity and management buyouts: overview (http://crossborder.practicallaw.com/topic0-107-4033)

Practice notes

Equity finance aspects of private equity transactions Equity finance aspects of private equity transactions (http://crossborder.practicallaw.com/topic9-107-4057)
Preliminary issues: private equity Preliminary issues: private equity (http://crossborder.practicallaw.com/topic9-107-4260)

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Public to private transaction (PTPs) Public to private transaction (PTPs) (http://crossborder.practicallaw.com/topic2-107-7568)
Tag along rights Tag along rights (http://crossborder.practicallaw.com/topic2-107-7361)

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