private ownership

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Many of the midsize manufacturers for which Germany is famed are innovators in highly specialized technologies, but they lack the expertise to broaden their product lines, and private ownership limits their ability to finance expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The deal to return Soho House to private ownership was done by private equity firm Apollo.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

The rise in popularity of Seraphine, driven in part by Royalty wearing its clothes, led to the company listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2021, before being taking back into private ownership in 2023.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

As these agencies flounder, turning their lands over to private administration — to timber, mineral and oil extraction or to private ownership and development — will begin to seem logical and even appealing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

He had reduced private ownership of land, nationalized certain sectors of the economy, pioneered rapid industrialization, democratized education, and built a modem army.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela