Private ownership of productive assets differs from state ownership or collective ownership (as in worker-owned companies). This usage is often found in former See more

Privately held companies generally have fewer or less comprehensive reporting requirements and obligations for transparency, via annual reports, etc. than publicly traded companies do. For example, in the United States, privately held companies are … See more

• Limited company
• Private company limited by shares
• Private equity
• Public company
• Unlisted public company See more

• Private Company Council Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, a part of the Financial Accounting Standards Board See more

In countries with public trading markets, a privately held business is generally taken to mean one whose ownership shares or interests are not … See more

Private companies may be called corporations, limited companies, limited liability companies, unlimited companies, or other names, depending on where and how they are organized and structured. In the United States, but not generally in the United Kingdom, … See more

A privately owned enterprise is a commercial enterprise owned by private investors, shareholders or owners (usually collectively, but they can be owned by a single individual), and is in contrast to state institutions, such as publicly owned enterprises See more