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equity capital
noun
: capital (such as stock or surplus earnings) that is free of debt
especially
: capital received for an interest in the ownership of a business
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The company completed various financing transactions, including a private equity investment and a rights offering, raising $95.0 million in new equity capital.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
Venture Debt For companies that have already raised equity capital but need additional funding without further dilution, venture debt is another option.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
The equity capital market team is instrumental in detecting the most opportune moments for assets sales, at times through block trades on secondary markets, the people said.
—Min Jeong Lee, Fortune Asia, 10 May 2024
Follow-ons drive stock issuance as IPOs lag Boeing's monster fundraise last week was a crucial cash injection for the company and a symbol of what has driven the equity capital markets for the last few years: follow-on and convertible offerings.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined above
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“Equity capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equity%20capital. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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equity capital
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