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IBM's Private Company
IBM is a public company, owned by its Shareholders. The CEO of IBM is Samuel J. Palmisano.
A private company differs from a public company by how it does its research. A public company can dip into public capital markets as to where private companies cannot.
On May 29, 2012 IBM finished acquiring the company Vivisimo. This company is now within the IBM Information Management Software brand. It was formerly private.
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Mars is a private company.
Godrej is a private company.
ConocoPhillips is a Public company.
Disney is a public company.
No, a private company remains private even if a public company holds a percentage of its paid-up capital. The status of a company as public or private is determined by its articles of association and the provisions of the Companies Act in the relevant jurisdiction.
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