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

Examples of equity capital in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Second, this new structure provides us with an efficient vehicle for future catalog acquisitions, without significant capital allocation through a combination of leverage and partner equity capital. Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2024 The Bank's earnings for the year ended December 31, 2023 represented a healthy 15.7% return on equity capital and 1.34% return on assets. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2024 Petal has raised more than $300 million in equity capital and over $680 million in debt financing. Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023 The Journal's equity capital markets reporter Corrie Driebusch spoke about why IPOs are having a hard time. Wsj Staff, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023 Those leading a first, second, or third fund raised 13.9% of total private equity capital in 2022 and early 2023 compared to 26.8% between 2008 and 2021, according to Pitchbook. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023 In 2022, the country dropped out of the top 10 global IPO destinations, and has stayed out so far this year, Samuel Kerr, senior equity capital markets editor at Dealogic, told CNN. Anna Cooban, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023 Perris Lee, who focuses on Asian equity capital markets at Dealogic, told CNN in May that the city’s IPO market had been held back by poor valuations and the legacy of strict Covid lockdowns. Anna Cooban, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023 Out of view for most of us, supermarkets are changing hands, with more transnational and private equity capital ownership. Ramón Borges-Méndez, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of equity capital was in 1942

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“Equity capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equity%20capital. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Legal Definition

equity capital

see capital

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