Look up: PRIVATE-COMPANY

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   Private Company
   Under the Companies Act 1985, companies are incorporated as either private ('limited') or public ('Plc'). They are distinguished by different standards of regulation in the Companies Act 1985 and other legislation. Public companies require a minimum capital investment of £50,000 and are designed for use as more substantial companies with wide share ownership. They may be listed. Private companies are the category which represents the remainder of companies.
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   Private Company
   A private company is any registered company that is not a public company. The shares of a private company may not be offered to the public for sale. The legal requirements for such a company are less strict; for example, there is no minimum issued or paid-up share capital requirement and small and medium-sized companies need not file full accounts.
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   Private Company
   A company which is not a public company and which is not allowed to offer its shares to the general public.
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   Private company
   A company that is not listed on an exchange and has not issued shares to the... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/private-company.htm?id=12896&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of private company'>more</a>
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   private company
   A company which is not allowed to offer its shares to the general public
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   Private company
   A company which is not a public company and which is not allowed to offer its shares to the general public.
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   Private limited company
   A Private Limited Company is an incorporated business which is owned by a few shareholders. Its shares cannot be made available for sale to the general public. Its shareholders enjoy limited liability.
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   private limited company
   Registered company which has limited liability (the shareholders cannot lose more than their original shareholdings), and a minimum of two shareholders and a maximum of fifty. It cannot offer its...
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   Private Limited Company
   Private companies may issue stock and have shareholders. However, their shares do not trade on public exchanges and are not issued through an IPO. :: AIB (10th Edition)
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    Private military company
    A `private military company` (`PMC`) provides specialised expertise or services of a military nature, sometimes called or classified as mercenary (`soldiers for hire`). Such companies are equally known as `Private Security Contractors` (`PSCs`), `Private Military Corporations`, `Private Military Firms`, `Military Service Providers`, and generally as the `Private Military Industry`. The services and expertise cover those typically found in gover...
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    Privately held company
    The term `privately held company` refers to ownership of a business company in two different ways—first, referring to ownership by non-governmental organizations; and second, referring to ownership of the company's stock by a relatively small number of holders who do not trade the stock publicly. Because of these two different meanings, the use of the term should normally be avoided unless the context makes clear which definition is intende...
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