Private Equity

Private equity is an alternate mode of private financing, which is composed of funds and investors that directly invest in private companies, What is Private Equity (PE)?or that engage in buyouts of public companies, resulting in the delisting of public equity. Private equity (PE) typically refers to investment funds, generally organized as limited partnerships, that buy and restructure companies. A private-equity manager uses the money of investors to fund its acquisitions. Examples of investors are hedge funds, pension funds, university endowments or wealthy individuals.