COM:INVESTOPEDIA
Private Company
- Privately Held
locale
United Statesmarket
PRIVATEindustry
Variouswebsite
investopedia.comcrunchbase
investopedialinkedin
investopedia-ulcfounding date
Jan 01, 1999
A private company is a firm held under private ownership. Private companies may issue stock and have shareholders, but their shares do not trade on public exchanges and are not issued through an IPO. As a result, private firms do not need to meet the SEC's strict filing requirements for public companies. Private companies range in size and scope, encompassing individually owned...Show More