私募股权基金来源于英文Private Equity Funds(PE)。它是一种集合投资工具,通过私募方式向机构投资者或者富有个人募集资金,然后再以股权形式投资于非上市企业,最后通过股权出售或转让从中获得高额回报。私募股权基金的基本概念私募股权基金有广义和狭义之分。美国风险投资协会(NVCA)给出了私募股权基金的广义定义,即私募股权基金包括所有的风险投资基金、收购基金、夹层投资基金、基金的基 Private equity funds come from the English Private Equity Funds (PE). It is a collection of investment vehicles that raise money from institutional investors or wealthy individuals through private placement and then invest in unlisted companies in the form of equity and finally get a high return on equity sale or transfer. The basic concept of private equity funds Private equity funds have broad and narrow sense. The American Venture Capital Association (NVCA) gives a broad definition of private equity funds, that is, private equity funds include all venture capital funds, acquisition funds, mezzanine investment funds, fund bases