Public Equity

Public Equity - Public equity is the involvement of private investment into public equity, referred to most often as a PIPE (Public Investment Private Equity). It consists of the selling of publicly traded common shares of stock. It is what privately secured investors know as preferred stock. A potential investor has the opportunity to purchase shares of stock or, equity linked securities at a lower than normal price therefore, saving the investor money. It provides a potential investor the opportunity to acquire a substantial position at a fixed price instead of pushing the price of stock higher through the open market purchasing.