Look up: PRIVATE-COMPANY

1. 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 fo...
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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. private company
   A company which is not allowed to offer its shares to the general public
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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. Shareholders cannot transfer their shares without the consent of other members, and shares cannot be offered to the public. ...
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11. Private military company
    guarding U.S. State Department employees at the Republican Palace in Baghdad. A `private military company` (`PMC`) or (Private Military or Security Companies) provide military and security services. These combatants are commonly known as mercenaries, though modern-day PMCs refer to their staff as `s...
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12. Private security company
    A `private security company` is a for-profit enterprise, sometimes a corporation or a limited liability partnership, which provides armed and unarmed security services and expertise to private and public clients. Private security companies are defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as compan...
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13. Privately held company
    A `privately held company` or `close corporation` is a business company owned either by non-governmental organizations or by a relatively small number of shareholders or company members which does not offer or trade its company stock (shares) to the general public on the stock market exchanges, but ...
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