A private placement is:

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a very highly regulated and managed first sale of most or all of the stock of a previously private company$-$or mostly private company$-$to the general public

an issue of securities offered for sale to the public by a company or other entity

the sale of securities directly to a private investor, rather than as part of a public offering the first sophisticated round of investment capital to fund a young entity's growth after seed capital has already been provided