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equity

[ek-wi-tee] / ˈɛk wɪ ti /


NOUN
money invested in possession
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Private equity firm Thoma Bravo bought the company in 2014 and took it public in 2017, only to buy it back in 2022 for $6.9 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Vanguard, which pioneered index mutual funds, says that about 30% of retirement account holders choose equity funds if they’re offered by plan sponsors, and most are indexed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Tech companies are raising billions through equity and bond sales to fund the artificial-intelligence build-out, with Alphabet announcing an $85 billion equity raise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Big tech companies have only recently considered adding equity issuance to the funding mix.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“Sure did. Fetched a pretty penny for it, too. God bless home equity and hipsters lookin’ to ‘revitalize’ or whatever the heck they’re calling it.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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