English term (edited): private equity-owned [businesses]

Краткие определения:
Private equity = an umbrella term for large amounts of money raised directly from accredited individuals and institutions and pooled in a fund that invests in a range of business ventures
см.
http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Private eq...

Private equity firms = businesses established to manage private equity funds
Private equity funds = funds comprised of investments from corporate investors, private individuals, government agencies, banks, pension funds, and insurance companies (institutional and qualified investors)
см.
http://inflationomics.com/glossary.php#private_equity_firms

Более развернутые определения:
Private equity fund is a pooled investment vehicle used for making investments in various equity (and to a lesser extent debt) securities according to one of the investment strategies associated with private equity. Private equity funds are typically limited partnerships with a fixed term of 10 years (often with annual extensions). At inception, institutional investors make an unfunded commitment to the limited partnership, which is then drawn over the term of the fund
A private equity fund is raised and managed by investment professionals of a specific private equity firm (the general partner and investment advisor). Typically, a single private equity firm will manage a series of distinct private equity funds and will attempt to raise a new fund every 3 to 5 years as the previous fund is fully invested
см.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Private Equity Fun...

В схеме участвуют:
а) организации или лица, вкладывающие собственные средства в private equity funds
б) управляющие фирмы (private equity firms = financial sponsors), инвестирующие средства фондов в бизнес, т.е. спонсирующие фирмы, созданные для получения прибыли
в) private equity-owned businesses = спонсируемые фирмы, куда вкладываются деньги private equity funds

Замечания:
1. Это НЕ акционерные компании, т.к. нет главного признака таковых - уставного капитала, разделенного на акции
2. Это НЕ прямые инвестиции, т.к. между инвесторами и бизнесом есть промежуточное звено - private equity firm

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