A private company is held in private hands. The company is owned by its founders, management, and/or a group of private investors in most cases. The public isn’t privy to its business.

Datasite, a private equity-backed company that caters to dealmakers, has acquired private markets-focused Grata for more than $200 million to help give customers an edge in transactions.

Investopedia / Paige McLaughlin Ltd. is a standard abbreviation ... The term appears as a suffix that follows the company name, indicating that it is a private or public limited company.

By Sopan Deb On Thursday, Kevin O’Donovan, a business development associate for the private bus company Boxcar, posted an urgent direct-to-camera video to the company’s Instagram account.