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private company

a limited company that does not issue shares for public subscription and whose owners do not enjoy an unrestricted right to transfer their shareholdings
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The American wind energy market first began to surge in the 1980s, as three California-based turbine manufacturers--Kenetech (now bankrupt), Zond Systems (today a subsidiary of General Electric), and Seawest (still operating as a privately held company)--competed for dominance.
The privately held company does not disclose revenue figures.