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I'm not so sure. How does the average public investor benefit? I can see them losing money on the drop from the IPO, then locked out of future profits when th
by psychlops 4y ago
I'm not so sure. How does the average public investor benefit? I can see them losing money on the drop from the IPO, then locked out of future profits when the company goes private. Too cynical?
- jakelazaroff 4y agoThey can reject the motion to go private, can they not?
- psychlops 4y agoIn theory and depending on the shareholder makeup. In practice, the board makes the decision. Recall the controversy of Musk making fun of the Twitter board for not acting in the shareholder interests.
- jakelazaroff 4y agoAs I understand it, the board is responsible for putting the motion to the shareholders (Twitter shareholders still had the option to reject the Musk buyout). In practice, the board makes the decision because retail shareholders tend to not vote. But they could, if most of them were about to take on a big loss!
- psychlops 4y agoYes, that's my thinking as well. iirc in that case, the board rejected the first buyout offer even though it was for more than the current share price.
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- bkwhopper 4y agothey benefit because it IPO'd at $20 and then went down to $10 so they are happy to get out at a premium price of $15. Instead of losing 50% on their original investment they are only losing 25%.