A private company is defined as a firm or business owned by an individual, family or small group. Shares in the company are not traded on the stock exchange. Private companies are not required to file annual reports or financial data with the Securities Exchange Commission.
If you've searched Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies, Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies, Dun & Bradstreet Reports, or the Forbes list of largest private companies, and still did not locate information about a particular private company, try these sources: