Private Company

A private company is one whose shares are not listed on a regulated stock exchange but which are held and traded privately. Private companies are not bound by the same level of transparency and disclosure that public companies are subject to. Private companies run the gamut of micro, small and medium-sized corporations to large multinational companies. Alternatively, a private company can also refer to a privately-owned company i.e. a company operating in the private sector (listed or unlisted) as opposed to State-owned enterprises