Public company is the stock of a public company is owned and traded by individual and institutional investors. In contrast, in a privately held company, the stock is held by company founders, employees, and sometimes venture capitalists. Many privately held companies eventually go public to help raise capital to finance growth.
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| APA | Barry Goldsmith. (2010). public company. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/public_company/definitions/1161440 |
| Chicago | Barry Goldsmith. 2010. "public company" http://smartdefine.org/public_company/definitions/1161440 (accessed September 26, 2026). |
| Harvard | Barry Goldsmith 2010, public company, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/public_company/definitions/1161440>. |
| MLA | Barry Goldsmith. "public company" 21 October 2010. Web. 26 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/public_company/definitions/1161440> |