capital raise

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   An act of obtaining money for a company or organization by selling shares, bonds, or other financial instruments.

   Grammar: Countable; often used with 'a' or in the plural: 'a capital raise', 'several capital raises'.

   Patterns

   • a capital raise of $X
   • a capital raise for something
   • launch/announce a capital raise

   The company announced a $50 million capital raise to fund its expansion.

   The capital raise was oversubscribed, with strong demand from institutional investors.

   They are planning a capital raise next quarter to pay off debt.

2. 2nouncountable

   The total amount of money obtained in such an event.

   Grammar: Countable; often used with a specific amount: 'a capital raise of $10 million'.

   Patterns

   • a capital raise of $X
   • the capital raise totaled $X

   The capital raise of $200 million was completed in just two weeks.

   Their latest capital raise exceeded expectations, reaching $75 million.

Word forms

Common combinations

announce a capital raise

The firm announced a capital raise to fund its new project.

launch a capital raise

They launched a capital raise to support their growth strategy.

successful capital raise

The successful capital raise allowed the company to hire more staff.

capital raise of $X million

The startup completed a capital raise of $30 million.

funding round

The capital raise was part of a larger funding round.

Synonyms and how they differ

funding round

Often used for startup financing, whereas 'capital raise' is broader and can include debt or equity.

financing

A general term for obtaining money; 'capital raise' specifically refers to the event of raising capital.

Word family

raise capital phrase

The verb phrase meaning to obtain money for a company.

Commonly confused: capital raise or capital?

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