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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Perris Lee, head of APAC equity capital markets at Mergermarket, told CNBC that a potential shift of its headquarters back to mainland China suggested that the business had exploited all of its other options.
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Latvia's Golden Visa requires a minimum investment of €250,000 in real estate plus a 5% state fee or, alternatively, €50,000 in equity capital of a Latvian company plus a €10,000 donation to the state budget.
—Jeremy Savory, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Too many of the biotechs that went public in the prolific pandemic years lacked maturity or a strong investment thesis, said Jason Fenton, Cantor Fitzgerald’s co-head of equity capital markets.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
Other factors are less black-and-white, like a filmmakers’ ability to deliver a movie on time, the quality of the project’s sales team and how much equity capital has already been raised.
—Matt Craig, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Latvia's Golden Visa requires a minimum investment of €250,000 in real estate plus a 5% state fee or, alternatively, €50,000 in equity capital of a Latvian company plus a €10,000 donation to the state budget.
—Jeremy Savory, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Too many of the biotechs that went public in the prolific pandemic years lacked maturity or a strong investment thesis, said Jason Fenton, Cantor Fitzgerald’s co-head of equity capital markets.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
Other factors are less black-and-white, like a filmmakers’ ability to deliver a movie on time, the quality of the project’s sales team and how much equity capital has already been raised.
—Matt Craig, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for equity capital
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“Equity capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equity%20capital. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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