As with debt financing, additional equity often comes fromnon-professional investors such as friends, relatives, employees, customers, or industry colleagues.

因为债务的原因，那些增加的股份往往被一些不专业的人士占有着，比如朋友、亲戚、雇员、客户或者行业联盟之类的。

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As many as 28 of the 50 top venture-backed firms in 2011 have since raised additional equity financing, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, which, like The Wall Street Journal, is owned by News Corp.

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If the dividend plan passes, each dollar of credit would be worth a lower amount of equity, so the developers will have to find additional financing or their projects won't get built.

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