PE/VC ownership of a target company

How much does a PE/Venture capital firm own in a portfolio company and what usually determines this? How much equity does the PE/VC receive for investing in my company? And does this differ between PE and VC?

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These are all so dependent on the situation that they're unanswerable. It's sort of like asking, "how much is a business worth?"

Let's take a step back: what question are you trying to answer?

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