equity stake
Piece of company
An equity stake is an ownership interest in a company or property, typically expressed as a percentage.
Unlike debt, which must be repaid, equity represents actual ownership—sharing in both profits and losses.
She sold a 20% equity stake to outside investors.
The term appears frequently in business and investment contexts: venture capital, real estate partnerships, corporate acquisitions.
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- vestingGaining full ownership
- golden handcuffsFinancial incentives preventing departure
- common stockBasic corporate ownership units
stock · dilution · ownership · skin in the game · voting rights · board seat · preferred stock · investment · Series A · buyout · fiduciary duty · pro rata · capital · securities · stock exchange · joint venture · partnership · proxy
- fundingfunding, grant, loan, grants, venture capital
- job perkssalary, perks, pension plans, 401k, benefits
- corporate financecost of capital, investment, capital markets, NPV, debt financing
- investmentinvestor, foreign investment, financier, direct investment, backer
- investmentsbonds, stocks, securities, investment, equities
- Bailoutsbailout, bank bailout, bank bailouts, rescue package, rescue fund
equity stakedebt
Money owed another
loan · debt financing · bond · debenture · promissory note
equity stakedivestment
Disposal of assets
stock sale · selloff · spin-off · exit