closely held shares

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• Closely Held Shares — The shares in a publicly traded company held by a small number of shareholders, who are either directly affiliated with the company or management, or are majority stakeholder. Closely held shares are not publicly traded in the same manner as… …   Investment dictionary

• closely held shares — Fin shares that are publicly traded but held by very few people …   The ultimate business dictionary

• Management/closely held shares — Percentage of shares held by persons closely related to a company, as defined by the Securities and exchange commission. Part of these percentages often is included in Institutional Holdings making the combined total of these percentages over 100 …   Financial and business terms

• management/closely held shares — Percentage of shares held by persons closely related to a company, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Part of these percentages often are included in institutional holdings making the combined total of these percentages over… …   Financial and business terms

• closely held — close·ly held / klōs lē held/ adj: having most stock shares and corporate voting rights in the hands of a few shareholders Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. closely held …   Law dictionary

• Closely Held Stock — A company whose common shares are owned by one individual owner or by a small group of controlling stockholders. This is in contrast to a widely held stock, in which thousands or even millions of different investors may own shares in a large… …   Investment dictionary

• closely held company — A company who has a small group of controlling shareholders. In contrast, a widely held firm has many shareholders. It is difficult or impossible to wage a proxy battle for any closely held firm. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * closely held… …   Financial and business terms

• Closely Held Corporation — Any company that has only a limited number of shareholders. Closely held corporation stock is publicly traded on occasion, but not on a regular basis. These entities differ from privately owned firms that issue stock that is not publicly traded.… …   Investment dictionary

• closely held — adjective Date: 1946 having most stock shares and voting rights in the hands of a few < a closely held business > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• closely held — adjective : having most stock shares and voting rights in the hands of a few a closely held business …   Useful english dictionary

• closely held — adjective Of a corporation or other business, owned by a small number of people, and not having shares of ownership sold via a stock exchange or other public market. Syn: privately held …   Wiktionary