minus-squareathairmor@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction with PermiralinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoWhat? Private companies can and do sell shares of the company and people who own them are shareholders. The difference is that the shares aren’t traded on public markets. People who own shares in publicly traded companies are also called investors. linkfedilink
What? Private companies can and do sell shares of the company and people who own them are shareholders. The difference is that the shares aren’t traded on public markets.
People who own shares in publicly traded companies are also called investors.