Private, as in, they're yours. Your personal wealth. They're not borrowed.... I think I probably meant to type "personal" rather than "private"!
I suppose the current climate could have a bearing, but let's face it, anyone who was interested in any case is going to have to be willing to either waste a load of cash or borrow a load.
If it's the latter then hopefully the current situation does put them off as we don't want to go down that route IMO.