Lender
The entity or entities, typically commercial banks, which purchases the bonds pursuant to a private placement for its own portfolio.
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Private Placement or Direct Purchase
The negotiated offering of a New Issue of Bonds directly to one or a limited number of purchasers without using an Underwriter. The Bond purchasers are typically institutional or private investors who may agree to restrictions as to resale, and the purchasers may be required to sign an agreement acknowledging these transfer restrictions.
See Also
Private Placement Memorandum
A type of offering document used in a private placement.
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Issue Price
A term defined in the Code and generally meaning, depending on the context, the dollar price at which a maturity of a bond issue or all of the bond issue was offered to the public by the underwriter.