BMW: Publicly or Privately Owned?

ZJP · 03-19-2009, 01:34 PM

I have to write a huge paper on a publicly traded company for one of my business classes.

I always thought BMW was private but figured I'd ask first.

Hoothout · 03-19-2009, 01:39 PM

Publicly
if its on the stock market of any kind then its a publicly traded company.

http://investing.businessweek.com/re...p?capid=704634

Jet335i · 03-19-2009, 03:08 PM

but one family has a big stake in it in terms of stock ownership

pmeloche · 03-21-2009, 10:07 PM

The Quandt family holds a 46% stake in the company.

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pmeloche Lieutenant Colonel 24 Rep 1,604 Posts Drives: 2013 F25 X3 xDrive35i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Montréal, Canada iTrader: (0)	The Quandt family holds a 46% stake in the company. __________________ Patrice 2013 F25 X3 xDrive35i Vermillion Red
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