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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Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors and businesses' enthusiasm for Hong Kong's equity capital markets is roaring back, as Chinese companies flocked to the city for fundraising, sparking a frenzy in the market that had been forsaken in recent years.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Gladstone Investment typically provides most (if not all) of the debt capital along with a majority of the equity capital.
—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
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Gladstone Investment typically provides most (if not all) of the debt capital along with a majority of the equity capital.
—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
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 19 Jul. 2025.
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