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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Gladstone Investment typically provides most (if not all) of the debt capital along with a majority of the equity capital.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 June 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
Barclays' pressures at homes have eased, with behemoth HSBC announcing plans to wind down its M&A and equity capital markets businesses in the U.K., U.S. and Europe amid a revamp of its investment operations.
—Jenni Reid,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 30 Apr. 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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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 June 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
Barclays' pressures at homes have eased, with behemoth HSBC announcing plans to wind down its M&A and equity capital markets businesses in the U.K., U.S. and Europe amid a revamp of its investment operations.
—Jenni Reid,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 30 Apr. 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 8 Jul. 2025.
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