For a quoted company whose shares trade in an illiquid market at a price that consistently fails to recognise its prospects, the rationale for ‘going private’ is compelling.
Private equity houses have a strong appetite and ample funds to invest in established companies with sufficiently predictable cash flows to service the debt raised to finance a management buy-out.
This course will enable participants to gain a detailed understanding of the financial, legal and regulatory processes of taking a public company private.