silent partners
Uninvolved business financiers
Silent partners are investors who contribute capital to a business but take no active role in its management or operations.
They share in profits and losses but remain invisible to customers and often to employees.
The arrangement suits those who want returns without involvement: She brought in a silent partner to fund the expansion.
In British English, the equivalent term is sleeping partner.
One who allocates capital
- backerFinancial supporter
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalWealth used for investment
financing · venture · funding · angel investor · sponsor · shareholder · stake · ownership
Not made known
- hiddenKept out of sight
- unnamedNot identified or specified
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- privateRestricted to certain parties
secretive · discreet · incognito · covert · faceless · nameless · shadowy · unrecognized
Not directly involved
- uninvolvedNot taking part
- dormantInactive but capable
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- nonparticipatingNot joining in
behind-the-scenes · background · withdrawn · disengaged · absentee · removed · detached · unobtrusive
Profits paid to shareholders
- profit sharingDistributing earnings to workers
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
- distributionsActs of parceling out
- equity stakeOwnership portion in enterprise
passive income · royalties · revenue share · interest · yield · payout · residuals · investment return
investor
One who allocates capital
- backerFinancial supporter
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
capital · financing · venture · funding · angel investor · sponsor · shareholder · stake · ownership · contribution
undisclosed
Not made known
- hiddenKept out of sight
- unnamedNot identified or specified
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
private · secretive · discreet · incognito · covert · faceless · nameless · shadowy · unrecognized
hands-off
Not directly involved
- uninvolvedNot taking part
- dormantInactive but capable
- inactiveNot currently functioning
nonparticipating · behind-the-scenes · background · withdrawn · disengaged · absentee · removed · detached · unobtrusive
dividends
Profits paid to shareholders
- profit sharingDistributing earnings to workers
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
- distributionsActs of parceling out
equity stake · passive income · royalties · revenue share · interest · yield · payout · residuals · investment return
- backerssupporters, backers, sponsors, patrons, funders
- partnersassociates, collaborators, colleagues, co-workers, coworkers
- passive investors
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- contributorscontributors, collaborators, helpers, supporters, volunteers
- startup fundingseed round, venture capital, angel investment, angel investors, seed funding