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Types of Equity Research - Private Equity, Contra-investment 

 

  • Private equity research - Private equity is a broad term which commonly refers to any type of non-public Ownership Equity securities that are not listed on a public exchange. Since they are not listed on an public exchange, any investor wishing to sell private equity securities must find a buyer in the absence of a public marketplace. There are many transfer restrictions on private securities. Investors in private securities generally receive their return through one of three ways: an initial public offering, a sale or merger, or a recapitalization. (Wikipedia article on Private equity). The article goes on to add that, "private equity fund investment is for those who can afford to have their capital locked in for long periods of time and who are able to risk losing significant amounts of money. This is balanced by the potential benefits of annual returns which range up to 30% for successful funds. Most private equity funds are offered only to institutional investors and individuals of substantial net worth. This is often required by the law as well, since private equity funds are generally less regulated than ordinary mutual funds. For example in the US, most funds require potential investors to qualify as accredited investors, which requires $1 million of net worth, $200,000 of individual income, or $300,000 of joint income (with spouse) for two documented years and an expectation that such income level will continue". Private equity research hence is research done on private companies with the objective of investing in them.

 

  • Institutional equity research – equity research done for other investment professionals and organizations instead of for internal use, or for individuals

 

  • Investment research – this is strictly not equity research, as equities are commonly referred to stocks. Investment research is a broader term that includes research all types of asset class, including real estate, bonds, commodities, forex and even non-standard investments such as investments in works of art etc.

 

  • Sector research – sector research refers to equity research done for specific sectors. A sector could refer to an industry sector (eg., chemicals), or to the size of the companies being referred to (eg., small-cap) and so on.

 

  • Mid cap research – a sub-set of the sector research, focuses on mid-cap stocks

 

  • Small cap research – a sub-set of the sector research, focuses on small-cap stocks

 

  • High growth companies research – a sub-set of the sector research, focuses on high growth companies (many times in sunrise and emerging industries)

 

  • Emerging markets research – while this can also be considered to be a part of sector research, the term emerging markets has a much larger scope, hence this can also be considered to be a separate category in itself.

 

  • Long term, value investing equity research – this refers to an investment approach / strategy rather to specific operational parameters (sector research, on the other hand is more specific and operational in nature). Renowned investors such as Warren Buffer are known for their value investing approach where they put in efforts to identify stocks that are currently undervalued but have strong fundamentals that they will be excellent long-term bets.

 

 

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