"ValueSetters Inc. (Pink Sheets: VSTR) is pleased to announce that it has agreed to terms with a private equity firm and is scheduled to receive up to eight hundred and fifty thousand ( US$850,000 ) dollars."
Private Equity investments can be divided into the categories described below:
Venture capital: an investment to create a new company, or expand a smaller company that has undeveloped or developing revenues
Buy-out: acquisition of a significant portion or a majority control in a more mature company. The acquisition normally entails a change of ownership
Special situation: investments in a distressed company, or a company where value can be unlocked as a result of a one-time opportunity (Changing industry trends, government regulations etc.)
Private equity firms generally receive a return on their investment through one of three ways: an IPO, a sale or merger of the company they control, or a recapitalization.
...private equity fund investment is for those who can afford to have their capital locked in for long periods of time and who are able to risk losing significant amounts of money.
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