Private placement
From ACT Wiki
This is a form of securities issuance that has no exact definition.
It usually refers to an issue that has been designed for a specific set of investor needs at a particular time.
As such it is not normally expected to be traded in the secondary market and is not a 'public' issue.
It is not normally expected to be listed on an exchange.
A wide variety of securities under various names are private placements. In Germany, Schuldschein are a form of private placements, for example.
See also
- Listing
- Issue
- MCT
- NAIC
- Placement
- Placing
- Private bond
- Rule 144A
- Schuldschein
- Secondary market
- Security
- USPP
Other links
Developing a UK Private Placement market – interim report of the PP15+ working group, 2012
Hot money just got hotter...then evaporated, Colin Tyler, ACT July 2013
