Privatization Transaction
Definition
Change in a public company's ownership where shares are repurchased and no longer publicly traded. Privatizations are also known as going private or take-privates.
Comments
Privatizing was the popular transaction in 2006 and 2007 as mega-size deals such as the take-private of Hilton Hotels, Clear Channel, Harrah's, and TXU seem to happen quite frequently.
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