privately

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The hard-drive maker on Tuesday entered into privately negotiated exchange agreements with certain holders of its 3% convertible senior notes due 2028, covering about $858.4 million in aggregate principal, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Separately, Medtronic on Wednesday also raised its quarterly dividend by a penny and said it has made strategic investments into two privately held companies focused on the development of intracardiac echocardiography, or ICE, catheter technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It wasn’t until much later that she came back to the subject, privately and in earnest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Superior algorithms are held privately, run with institutional capital and protected like trade secrets.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Hazel had diagnosed the problem privately to Frank: “He met someone.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan