Private Equity Funds and Venture Capital Funds Attract Major Investors

The private equity (PE) investment industry involves investing capital directly into private companies, which may be in the form of a direct cash injection and/or debt. Venture capital (VC) is a related sector, but venture capital investors tend to focus on earlier-stage companies, including startups, while the PE sector tends to focus on mature and well-established firms. In both types of investment, however, the goal is to help increase the value of the companies invested in, and then sell them off.

The PE firm may acquire 100% of the company, or often a smaller but controlling share. The end goal is typically growing, and ultimately selling the private companies for a profit, which is sometimes achieved by selling stock to the public (an IPO). Private equity funds pool money from institutional and high-net-worth investors to fund these investments. Private equity strategies vary, but they generally involve taking an active advisory role in the companies they invest in to drive value creation, such as increasing revenues, expanding markets and enhancing operating efficiency. The timeline of an investment by a PE firm typically runs from three to 10 years.

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