Private placement: Difference between revisions

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imported>Doug Williamson
(Link with USPP page.)
imported>Doug Williamson
(Qualify reference to not trading in secondary market, because of 'placings' of equities sometimes being broader than private placement.)
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It usually refers to an issue that has been designed for a specific set of investor needs at a particular time.   
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 expected to be traded in the secondary market and is not a 'public' issue.   
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.
It is not normally expected to be listed on an exchange.

Revision as of 06:39, 9 April 2015

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


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