Series 79: Private Equity Funds

Private Equity Funds

Private equity (PE) funds generally seek to acquire large or majority ownership stakes in private companies or public companies that the PE fund plans to take private. Like hedge funds, private equity funds pool the capital of deep-pocketed investors to accomplish their aims. Investors in private equity funds are institutional or very wealthy individuals. Also like hedge funds, private equity funds can limit the ability of investors to withdraw or transfer their i