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by a searcher from University of Oregon
in Washington, DC, USA

2yrs ago

Publicly Traded Target Companies

Does anyone have any thoughts on targeting a publicly traded company?

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reply by a searcher 2yrs ago
from Stanford University in Richmond, VA, USA

Hello, I have converted public companies to private, basically delisting them from an stock exchange after buying a majority position. It's a long process, be mindful of minority shareholder rights and better to do it in a friendly way with the current controlling shareholder

reply by a professional 2yrs ago
from The College of New Jersey in La Verne, CA 91750, USA

All great points on this post - your target needs to be the right company and you need to get the transaction done the right way. Everyone is sensitive at these micro-cap companies with stock prices having taken a nose dive. No one wants to recognize (both mentally and on the books) that they'll have to take a massive loss on their investment whether that be their dollars invested or their stock options received as compensation for employment. Great post.