limited partner
noun
: a partner in a venture who has no management authority and whose liability is restricted to the amount of their investment compare general partner
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The firm’s focus on the middle market — typically involving deals of as much as $1 billion — appealed to prospective fund backers known as limited partners during meetings around the globe.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2026
Every person on Harbinger’s executive committee has personally owned or operated a sports team or league, said Williams, a limited partner in the Atlanta Falcons who has appeared on Shark Tank.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
For limited partners, this has made decision-making more situational.
—Sunaina Sinha Haldea, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
As a result, investors in private equity funds – known as limited partners, or LPs – have seen lower amounts of cash returned to them.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2026
Every person on Harbinger’s executive committee has personally owned or operated a sports team or league, said Williams, a limited partner in the Atlanta Falcons who has appeared on Shark Tank.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
For limited partners, this has made decision-making more situational.
—Sunaina Sinha Haldea, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
As a result, investors in private equity funds – known as limited partners, or LPs – have seen lower amounts of cash returned to them.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Limited partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limited%20partner. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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