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Raising Entrepreneurial Capital Chapter 3: Options in Venture Financing– Early Stage Equity Capital Equity capital Private equity is any investment made, in exchange for ownership shares, in a company whose shares are not traded on a stock exchange. A private equity investor may be familiar with the management team and may be actively involved in the company. Public equity involves any sale of stock on a formal stock exchange. Private equity investors Look for: an appropriate risk adjusted return on their investment. A “liquidity event” or exit strategy to enable early stage investo