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Going private

When publicly owned stock in a firm is replaced with complete equity ownership by a private group. The firm is delisted on stock exchanges and can no longer be purchased in the open markets.

going private

The process by which a publicly held company has its outstanding shares purchased by an individual or by a small group of individuals in order to obtain complete ownership and control. The group wishing to take the firm private may feel that the market is undervaluing the shares. In addition, the purchaser(s) may not wish to meet the various requirements imposed on a publicly held company. Also called management buyout.

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2 million * Executives who think the reforms are 33% 54% a significant expense * Executives who think the reforms 55% 67% are too strict * Considering going private as a result 13% 21% Source: Foley & Lardner LLP survey

Corporate reform by Bronstad, Amanda / Los Angeles Business Journal

Going private and returning to the "good old days" sounds like the ideal solution, but is it?

The pros and cons of going private: going private is not a panacea ... by Sinnenberg, John / Financial Executive

An article in May about the trend of publicly traded companies going private misstated the given name of the president of Lillian Vernon.

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