private

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The airline has also posted losses since its return to private ownership four years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Blackstone closed its Capital Opportunities Fund V, a $10 billion opportunistic credit fund, despite private credit industry turmoil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Wilson, a veteran of Singapore Airlines’ budget carrier Scoot, was brought in as Air India’s CEO after the company was taken private by Tata Sons, linked to one of India’s largest conglomerates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In his letter on Monday, Dimon flagged high global sovereign deficits and debt and ongoing worries about private credit as other large risks that pose a threat to the market.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

But her thoughts had become hopelessly tangled, and the only thing that she was certain of was that it would actually be easier to sort all of that out in private.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny