Private Capital terms

Capital raising and placement advisory help fund managers, companies and other issuers identify suitable investors, prepare an institutional proposition and execute a compliant fundraising process. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Private Capital and FundraisingLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Portfolio company value creation is the active ownership agenda through which private-capital investors and management teams seek to improve growth, operations, capabilities and exit value. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Private Equity and Management ConsultingLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Private equity secondaries provide liquidity through the transfer of existing fund interests or portfolios and through manager-led transactions involving assets held by established funds. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Private Capital SecondariesLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Private equity is an ownership model in which investment funds acquire interests in companies and seek to create value through governance, strategic change, operational improvement and eventual exit. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Private CapitalLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

Private credit supplies privately originated or negotiated debt capital to companies and assets through funds and specialist lenders outside conventional public bond markets. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Private Capital and FinancingLast reviewed: 24 August 2026

A continuation fund transfers one or more assets from an existing private-capital fund into a new vehicle, offering current investors liquidity or continued exposure while extending the manager’s ownership period. Entry type: Knowledge articleField: Private Capital SecondariesLast reviewed: 24 August 2026